Premier crossword compiler also creates Sudoku, word searches, and other puzzles. Despite its name, Crossword Compiler isn’t limited to compilingcrossword puzzles. This heavy-duty puzzle generator can ...

Most compilers produce puzzles in their spare time, but to do it professionally you’ll need mathematical precision Words, seen through Sue Purcell’s eyes, are acrobatic things. For an instant a label ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Your setter/compiler handle/pseudonym/alter ego Monk. Why? “M on K”, my initials. And, increasingly, the ...

Robots will put the last remaining crossword compilers out of work within 15 years, an expert warns. There are less than 100 professional crossword makers left in the UK but their days are numbered ...

Araucaria fans will do the crossword anywhere, any time – in the middle of a bungee jump if necessary – but we do have our favourite spots. Mine would be in front of a crackling wood fire in the ...

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 ...

Puzzle play… A solver fills in a crossword in The New York Times (Picture: AP) If you have ever spent most of your day in a state of frustration because you cannot find the answer to 12 down, the ...