Richard Rogan comes from Northern Ireland, and studied French at university. A crossword addict from an early age, he started compiling puzzles for his parents and gradually started having puzzles published, first in the Listener in the Times. He became a regular setter for the Times Crossword in 2004, and gave up a career in IT to become the paper’s crossword editor in 2014. He lives in Cheltenham with his wife and young son, and his interests outside crosswords include running and reading.
