Product Description

Araucaria is one of The Guardian's best-known setters, and his ability to captivate solvers everywhere led to his being awarded the MBE. Now there is another chance to pit your wits against him, with this new collection of 100 little-known crosswords from the specialist crossword publication 1 Across. By turns infuriating and amusing, captivating and satisfying, these demanding puzzles were previously only seen by a select band of solvers; now cryptic crossword fans everywhere can relish the challenge of this diverse assortment.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34518 in Books
• Published on: 2008-09-26
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 229 pages

Review

'No compiler has given more pleasure to more people'

(Hugh Stephenson, The Guardian )

'The most infuriatingly ingenious setter working today'

(Ian Rankin ) --Ian Rankin

Review

'No compiler has given more pleasure to more people'

(Hugh Stephenson, The Guardian )

'The most infuriatingly ingenious setter working today'

(Ian Rankin )

About the Author
John Graham began creating crosswords at the age of nine, and his first published crossword puzzle appeared in the Manchester Guardian in 1958. He has set for The Guardian ever since, taking the pseudonym Araucaria, meaning 'monkey puzzle tree'. He also compiles crosswords for the Financial Times as Cinephile, and founded the crossword magazine 1 Across in 1984. A retired clergyman, he lives in Cambridgeshire. He was awarded the MBE for 'services to the newspaper industry' in 2005. No compiler has given more pleasure to more people. Hugh Stephenson, crossword editor of The Guardian

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Customer Reviews

Inspired and Outrageous!
Araucaria (John Graham) gets more and more inspired and outrageous. This collection takes cryptic crosswords where they have never been before, breaking all the rules and setting new standards. All with wonderful wit and humour. Highly recommended for all the family!