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- Crossword Who's Who A concise but comprehensive compendium of crossword setters, editors, bloggers,
solvers and other puzzling people -- in the UK and elsewhere. - Many setters go by one or more codenames or aliases. Locate in this page with your browser's Find command.
- or: list of setter aliases
- Anderson, RD: Crucible Guardian; 6/23/2014
- Astle, David: DA; So you want my arts job: Crossword Maker 10/12/2020
- Bell, Adrian
- Breman, Marc Guardian; 6/4/2018
- Bringloe, Paul: Tee Guardian; 3/1/2021; Donnybrook Tel; 8/15/2019
- Browne, Richard: Vulcan, Imogen, Antares, Victor, Teazel, Fieldfare Guardian; 12/7/2020
- Brydon, James: Picaroon A crime novel from Guardian setter Picaroon; Guardian; 11/3/2014
- Cansfield, Joyce: Machiavelli;
Joyce Cansfield obituary Formidably smart crossword setter for The Times; 10/21/2019 - Chamberlain, Peter Tel; 10/10/2011
- Connor, Alan: Philistine Philistine speaks on BBC Radio 4; Guardian; 1/31/2013
- Cox, Emily
- Crampton, Jason: Jack, Serpent Guardian; 1/17/2022
- Crisp, Ruth: Crispa, Vixen
- Crossland, David: Dac Guardian; 8/12/2013
- Crowther, Jonathan: Azed; Guardian 9/26/2018; Guardian 50 down: celebrating half a century of Azed, king of crosswords; 2/27/2022
- Crozier, John Derek: Crosaire
- Curl, Michael: Orlando Guardian; 9/13/2012
- Curran, Shirley: Chalicea Guardian; 6/19/2017
- Davis, Tony: Anto Guardian; 7/5/2021
- Dawe, Leonard
- Dawson, Dave: Chifonie Guardian; 4/24/2017;
Remembering Chifonie Guardian; 10/12/2020 - Dexter, Colin
- Driberg, Tom
- Earle, Roy
- Euvrard, George the brains behind our cryptic crossword; 1/19/2021
- Evans, Lucy: Navy Guardian; 11/26/2018
- 'Everyman' various people?; 11/26/2022
- Gorman, Dave: Bluth; Django Guardian; 5/24/2021; Tel 11/26/2020
- Graham, Rev. John Gabraith: Araucaria;
Crossword author uses puzzle to reveal he's dying "has 18 down of the 19, which is being treated with 13 15"; 1/22/2013 - Godfrey, Victoria: Carpathian Guardian; 6/7/2021
- Gregory, Bob: Cullen, Smurf Guardian; 2/4/2019
- Grimshaw, John Times crossword compiler, marks a milestone: his 5,000th puzzle today; 3/2/2019
- Hall, Barbara
- Halpern, John: Paul, Punk? Guardian; 9/22/2011; 25 years of Paul's puzzles Guardian; 4/20/2020;
Live Charity Event Will Reveal the Magic Behind Making Cryptic Crosswords John Halpern & Will Shortz; NYT; 2/1/2021 - Harrison, Donald: DH believes he is 'the luckiest man on earth'. Here’s a clue to why; 4/19/2021
- Hayes, Sarah: Arachne; Guardian 2/2/2012;
How Arachne came to appear in BBC comedy State of the Union 10/14/2019 - Henderson, John: Enigmatist, Nimrod Guardian; 10/13/2011;
'Ingenuity, solvability and mischievousness': i's crossword king on secret to the perfect clue
and why he set his wife a puzzle for their wedding day 12/17/2019 - Henderson, Paul: Phi Guardian; 9/13/2021
- Hodgkin, Mick: Michawber, Morph Guardian; 8/17/2012
- Holt, Gordon: Otterden Guardian; 6/13/2013
- Hook, Henry
- Howard-Williams, Jeremy
- Irvine, Margaret: Nutmeg Guardian; 4/10/2017
- Jacques, Rob: Knut Guardian; 3/26/2018
- Johnson, Tom: Doc, Gozo, Didymus, Twudge, Busman, Maskarade Guardian; 7/11/2013
- King, Tim: Encota Guardian; 6/15/2020
- Knowles, Ashley: Boatman Guardian; 1/5/2012
- Law, Wendy: Hectence Guardian; 4/26/2021
- Lewis, Frank
- Macnutt, Derrick Somerset: Ximenes
- Manley, Don: Bradman, Duck, Giovanni, Izetti, Pasquale, Quixote;
Guardian 8/2/2012; Fleet Street's most fiendish crossword compiler hits 100 Tel; 12/3/2014 - Mathers, Edward Powys: Torquemada
- Mayer, Dean: Anax Guardian; 11/10/2011
- McCarroll, Andy: Eccles, Snape organic chemist Eccles: 'I have wide but shallow knowledge'; Guardian; 2/14/2022
- McKie, John: Myops RIP; John McKie in the Wee Stinker puzzle, had a style -- and a rulebook -- all his own; Guardian; 3/23/2020;
Crossword genius, gentleman and teacher John McKie dies aged 80 Herald; 3/16/2020 - Mepham, Kate Want to keep the grey matter sharp? Professional puzzlers reveal their secrets; Tel; 9/30/2018
- Morse, Jeremy
- Moseley, David: Gordius Guardian; 11/15/2012; Rev David Moseley obituary 3/13/2020
- Palmer, Richard: Messinae Tel; 11/4/2019
- Pidgeon, John
- Puck Guardian; 4/26/2012
- Rao, A. N.Prahlada
- Rathvon, Henry
- Ratnakar, Viresh: Gussalufz Los Altos crossword setter creates local puzzle; Exolve tool; 7/8/2020
- Ritchie, Alistair Ferguson: Afrit
- Sanitt, Adam Phssthpok; 9/5/2022
- Smithies, Robert: Bunthorne
- Sondheim, Stephen;
Stephen Sondheim Didn't Just Change Musicals Forever Slate; 12/4/2021 - Squires, Roger: Bower, Dante, Hodge, Icarus, Rufus;
Guardian 2/22/2012 - Stickley, David: Styx video; Guardian; 4/9/2018; Tel 4/30/2010
- Symington, Hamish: Soup Guardian; 8/2/2021
- Tabraham, John: Qaos Guardian; 11/29/2012;
100 puzzles from Qaos Guardian; 5/18/2020 - Toal, Jim: Vlad Guardian; 8/24/2020
- Tossman, David NZ; 7/29/2020
- Walker, Neil: Tramp 12/1/2011; Guardian 11/22/2021
- Warder, Dave: Screw Guardian; 6/5/2017
- Wilmot, Peter: Gaff Guardian; 2/10/2014
- Young, Audrey: Audreus Guardian; 1/10/2013
- Young, John: Shed Guardian; 4/5/2012