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Araucaria is one of The Guardian's best-known setters and his ability to captivate solvers everywhere led to his being awarded the MBE. Now there is another chance to pit your wits against him, with this new collection of 100 little-known crosswords from the specialist crossword publication 1 Across. By turns infuriating and amusing, captivating and satisfying, these demanding puzzles were previously only seen by a select band of solvers; now cryptic crossword fans everywhere can relish the challenge of this diverse assortment.

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I can warmly recommend for Christmas a new volume of puzzles by Araucaria. - Hugh Stephenson, Crossword Editor - the Guardian No compiler has given more pleasure to more people - Hugh Stephenson, The Guardian The most infuriatingly ingenious setter working today - Ian Rankin

'No compiler has given more pleasure to more people' -- Hugh Stephenson, The Guardian 'The most infuriatingly ingenious setter working today' -- Ian Rankin

I can warmly recommend for Christmas a new volume of puzzles by Araucaria. - Hugh Stephenson, Crossword Editor - the Guardian No compiler has given more pleasure to more people - Hugh Stephenson, The Guardian The most infuriatingly ingenious setter working today - Ian Rankin

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John Graham began creating crosswords at the age of nine, and his first published crossword puzzle appeared in the Manchester Guardian in 1958. He has set for The Guardian ever since, taking the pseudonym Araucaria, meaning 'monkey puzzle tree'. He also compiles crosswords for the Financial Times as Cinephile, and founded the crossword magazine 1 Across in 1984. A retired clergyman, he lives in Cambridgeshire. He was awarded the MBE for 'services to the newspaper industry' in 2005.

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