The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book 1: 80 world-famous crossword puzzles (The Times Crosswords). Este artículo no está disponible.The Times Quick Cryptic Crossword Book 1: 80 world-famous crossword puzzles (The Times Crosswords)

Challenge yourself with these fun crossword puzzles.

80 puzzles from The Times adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who’d like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who can perhaps only solve a handful of clues.

Appearing Monday to Friday in the puzzle pages of Times2, this crossword has a reduced 13x13 grid size and reduced difficulty too, the intention being to encourage people to take their first steps in tackling cryptic crosswords. And also to cater for those of us who have limited time to devote to our favourite pastime and need a ready-made set of puzzles that is solvable in a short space of time.

In addition to the 80 puzzles there is a sample Quick Cryptic followed by a list of answers with detailed explanations of all the clues. All other solutions, should they be needed, are at the back of the book as usual!

Times Mind Games publish a range of high-quality puzzles including Quick Crosswords, Quick Cryptic Crosswords, General Knowledge Crosswords, Cryptic Crosswords, Jumbo Crosswords, Codewords, several levels of Su Doku plus many others.

Richard Rogan comes from Northern Ireland, and studied French at university. A crossword addict from an early age, he started compiling puzzles for his parents and gradually started having puzzles published, first in the Listener in the Times. He became a regular setter for the Times Crossword in 2004, and gave up a career in IT to become the paper’s crossword editor in 2014. He lives in Cheltenham with his wife and young son, and his interests outside crosswords include running and reading.