The Times Bumper Book of Quick Cryptic Crosswords book 1: 300 World-Famous Crossword Puzzles

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The Times Mind Games

The Times Bumper Book of Quick Cryptic Crosswords book 1

300 World-Famous Crossword Puzzles

The Times Mind Games

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Times
24 February 2026

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Series: Times Mind Games

Gift a Times puzzle book for the crossword fan in your family this Christmas.

Challenge your brain with these enjoyable crosswords.

300 puzzles from The Times adapting the cryptic puzzle for those with a hectic lifestyle and schedule. Ideal for those starting out with cryptic crosswords, and those who’d like to tackle the main puzzle but feel daunted, or who can perhaps only solve a handful of clues.

Appearing Monday to Friday in the puzzle pages of Times2, this crossword has a reduced 13x13 grid size and reduced difficulty too, the intention being to encourage people to take their first steps in tackling cryptic crosswords. And also to cater for those of us who have limited time to devote to our favourite pastime and need a ready-made set of puzzles that is solvable in a short space of time.

These puzzles are taken from Times Quick Cryptic Books 1, 2 and 3.

By: The Times Mind Games
Imprint: Times
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 30mm
Weight: 320g
ISBN: 9780008749187
ISBN 10: 0008749183
Series: Times Mind Games
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 24 February 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

The Times is a British daily national newspaper, first published in London in 1785. A daily cryptic crossword is published in the main newspaper, and the Mind Games section in the Times2 supplement contains sudoku, Killer Sudoku, KenKen, word polygon puzzles, and a quick crossword.