The Times Crossword Masterclass: 10th July 2026 - A New Type of Clue?

Today's puzzle is by Roger Phillips, and contains brilliant examples of cryptic crossword techniques, with one new clue type! 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... ** NEW CONTENT ON PATREON ** Mark's solve of a new Listener crossword, Two in One III by Sabre, has been released. And a new Gridogram video! Mark's solve of The Times Club Monthly Special, which is brutal, appears each month! And NCalder47 sent us a special cryptic called Arachnophobia, which is linked in the Spider-Man Successful Solvers post. There's also Connections videos (from the New York Times too!)   / crackingthecryptic   ▶SUDOKU WORMS NOW LIVE! ◀ You can try worms (strings of sudoku which feed each other) by eg Marty Sears or Zetamath (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: [email protected] ▶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