Author: John Grant
Born: 29 October 1923
Died: 16 July 2012
Bio: Born in Lancashire 29 October 1923 and died 16 July 2012, aged 88. He was crossword editor of The Times from 1983 to 1995, and continued to be active as a compiler into his eighties. He is credited with compiling some 700 Times crossword puzzles. (source: http://bestforpuzzles.com/people/g.html#John-Grant)