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 thirteen-time winner of The Times championship 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. Click on the Discord, Patreon, Catalogue, email address, twitter address or instagram address below to interact with CTC.

Simon Anthony and Mark Goodliffe

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Send us puzzles to solve or contact us: crackingthecryptic@gmail.com

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