The Times Crossword Masterclass: 7 November 2025

The Times Crossword editor himself, Jason Crampton, returns as the setter of today's excellent ‪@TheTimes‬ crossword. Lots and lots to learn from here and a delight too of a tricky kind in today's Quick Cryptic by Kybos!

The puzzle is available to play on The Times crossword club website (which is behind their paywall):
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/puzzleclub...

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