Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Today's Times Crossword is by Andy McCarroll, who constructs as Eccles in The Independent. As so often on Fridays, this tests your knowledge of all sorts of things - as well as your ability to solve the clues themselves!
Do please remember to Subscribe if you enjoy these masterclasses and check out our new @MinuteCryptic in a Minute daily videos too! The puzzle is available to play on @TheTimes crossword club website (which is behind their paywall): thetimes.co.uk/puzzleclub/crosswordclub/puzzles/crossword/51413
You can find out more about Jack Munro who Simon's just been playing golf with (and his awesome clothing brand) here:
ornumco.com
*** NEW CROSSWORD CONTENT ON PATREON ***
You can find Simon's puzzle (Hope by Pieman) and its solution at the link below:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic/posts/hope-by-pieman-166650507
Mark's solve of The Times Club Monthly Special (brutal), comes out each month! And there's a solve of recent Listener crosswords too:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
▶SUDOKU WORMS NOW LIVE! ◀ You can try worms (strings of sudoku which feed each other) by Marty Sears or James Sinclair (or both – approx. $1 apiece) either on Steam at these addresses or on AppStore: AppStore apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934 Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3794680/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Marty_Sears store.steampowered.com/app/3794690/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_James_Sinclair *** ORDER OUR BOOK HERE *** kickstarter.com/projects/peterchayward/cracking-the-cryptics-greatest-hits-volume-2
▶ Contact Us ◀ Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic email: crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
▶ABOUT US◀ Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the 14-time winner of The Times crossword championship and twice Senior World Champion in Sudoku, and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles. Thank you for watching! Simon and Mark #crossword #puzzle #cryptic
Today's Times Crossword is by Andy McCarroll, who constructs as Eccles in The Independent. As so often on Fridays, this tests your knowledge of all sorts of things - as well as your ability to solve the clues themselves!
Do please remember to Subscribe if you enjoy these masterclasses and check out our new @MinuteCryptic in a Minute daily videos too! The puzzle is available to play on @TheTimes crossword club website (which is behind their paywall): thetimes.co.uk/puzzleclub/crosswordclub/puzzles/crossword/51413
You can find out more about Jack Munro who Simon's just been playing golf with (and his awesome clothing brand) here:
ornumco.com
*** NEW CROSSWORD CONTENT ON PATREON ***
You can find Simon's puzzle (Hope by Pieman) and its solution at the link below:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic/posts/hope-by-pieman-166650507
Mark's solve of The Times Club Monthly Special (brutal), comes out each month! And there's a solve of recent Listener crosswords too:
patreon.com/crackingthecryptic
▶SUDOKU WORMS NOW LIVE! ◀ You can try worms (strings of sudoku which feed each other) by Marty Sears or James Sinclair (or both – approx. $1 apiece) either on Steam at these addresses or on AppStore: AppStore apps.apple.com/us/app/cracking-the-cryptic/id1629992934 Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3794680/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_Marty_Sears store.steampowered.com/app/3794690/Cracking_the_Cryptic__The_Sudoku_Worm_of_James_Sinclair *** ORDER OUR BOOK HERE *** kickstarter.com/projects/peterchayward/cracking-the-cryptics-greatest-hits-volume-2
▶ Contact Us ◀ Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic email: crackingthecryptic@gmail.com
▶ABOUT US◀ Hi! We're Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe, two of the UK's most enthusiastic puzzle solvers. We have both represented the UK at the World Sudoku Championships and the World Puzzle Championships. We're also "cryptic crossword" aficionados. Mark is the 14-time winner of The Times crossword championship and twice Senior World Champion in Sudoku, and Simon is the former record holder for most consecutive correct solutions to The Listener crossword. We hope we can help your puzzle solving while also introducing you to some of the world's best puzzles. Thank you for watching! Simon and Mark #crossword #puzzle #cryptic
