Legendary crossword compiler Araucaria decided to share special message in one of his own puzzles to his fans - that he has cancer. The 91-year-old, whose real name is the Rev John Graham, decided ...

A crossword compiler has played a cryptic joke on Boris Johnson - smuggling a blunt Brexit message into his puzzle. Fans of the Guardian's daily crossword were surprised to see 'Bollocks to Brexit' ...

Bert Danher, the crossword compiler at The Daily Telegraph newspaper who produced a special puzzle for the Queen Mother Elizabeth on her 100th birthday, has died at age 75. Danher, who liked to ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Roger Squires chanced upon crosswords by magic. During his first career flying for the aviation arm of the ...

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The Telegraph Crossword is one of the most famous in the world, and often the main reason why somebody takes the newspaper; however, the precise make-up of the compiling team is shrouded in mystery, ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Many letters have been sent to this publication following the announcement of the death of Donald Harrison, the Tuesday crossword ...

Nuala Considine, who has died aged 90, had perhaps the longest career of any crossword compiler; her first puzzle was published at the age of 18, and she was still working prolifically until shortly ...

The Rev John Graham, aka Araucaria, revealed he was dying of cancer in yesterday's Guardian. Credit: PA A national newspaper crossword setter used his own puzzle in the Guardian to announce that he is ...

A world renowned crossword compiler has used one of his own puzzles to reveal he is dying of cancer. Crossword master Rev John Graham, who goes by the pseudonym Araucaria, announced his terminal ...

Legendary crossword compiler Araucaria decided to share special message in one of his own puzzles to his fans - that he has cancer. The 91-year-old, whose real name is the Rev John Graham, decided ...