The Times Crossword Masterclass: 27 February 2026

James McGaughey created today's fantastic‪@TheTimes‬ crossword. It's absolutely fantastic and one clue in particular seems to have resulted in a slew of errors... but WHICH ONE?!!? And check out our new ‪@MinuteCryptic‬ in a Minute daily videos too! The puzzle is available to play on The Times crossword club website (which is behind their paywall): https://www.thetimes.co.uk/puzzleclub... If you enjoy these videos, PLEASE subscribe to the channel. It is free to do so and helps the dreaded YouTube algorithm understand that these puzzles deserve a wider audience. ** ON PATREON ** Mark's solve of The Times Club Monthly Special appears each month; there's also Simon & Mark's series' of videos tackling some recent Listener crossword and Mark's speed solve of today's Times crossword too!   / crackingthecryptic   ▶SUDOKU WORMS NOW LIVE! ◀ 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... ** NEW CONTENT ON PATREON ** Mark's solves of last month's Back to the Future hunt have been released on Patreon.   / crackingthecryptic   ** ORDER OUR BOOK HERE ** https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/... ▶ Contact Us ◀ Twitter: @Cracking The Cryptic email: [email protected] Our PO Box address: Simon Anthony & Mark Goodliffe Box 102 56 Gloucester Road London SW7 4UB ▶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 13-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