The world’s most famous crossword – the first compilation in a brand-new series of The Times Crossword Book, with 80 puzzles to solve The Times Crossword has been baffling, infuriating, challenging and delighting its devotees for close on 80 years. It is not only the world’s oldest crossword – it is, deservedly, the world’s most famous crossword. It is, simply, The Times Crossword. This first collection in a brand-new series of The Time Crossword Book, edited by Brian Greer, former Crossword Editor of The Times, will gladden the hearts of all addicts of this most justly celebrated of all crosswords.