Times Cryptic Masterclass: 6 November 2026 - GREEK CHIC

Today's crossword is by Paul Bringloe, a long-time setter for multiple newspapers. Behind the Times paywall, you can play it here: https://www.thetimes.com/puzzleclub/c... Simon's solving of Periodic Location by Nebuchadnezzar has been serialised on Patreon (5 episodes in all). There are also Mark's solves of Words of a Feather by Jacan, and various Times Monthly Club Special crosswords, as well as certain Listener crosswords:   / crackingthecryptic   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): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/puzzleclub... More information about The Magpie crossword magazine is available here: www.piemag.com ▶SUDOKU WORMS! ◀ 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 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/crackin... Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/37... https://store.steampowered.com/app/37... ** ORDER OUR BOOK HERE ** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... ▶ 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