Roy Earle is a former compiler of Crosaire, a cryptic crossword published daily in The Irish Times.
Roy Earle's sole predecessor was John Derek Crozier, under whose stewardship the crossword became enormously popular,[1] inspiring a daily leaderboard,[2] dedicated blogs[3][4] and a book.
[7] Earle was selected to take over after Crozier's 68-year run due to his stewardship of a blog, written under the pen name William Ernest Butler, dedicated to Crosaire solutions.
[8] He published the rationale behind each clue to the Crosaire Blog,[9] which has been integrated into the larger Irish Times website and is continued by his successor, "Crossheir.
[8] He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife Paula and his two sons, David and Brian.