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Name: Matthew Livermore. Age 33. I've been doing cryptics for about 5 years, but have only been obsessive about them since last year when I won the Guardian Prize Crossword - an Araucaria alphabetical puzzle - and got an HC for my first attempt at an Azed clue-writing competition. Have had some success with advanced crosswords; I belong to the Crossword Club and attempt the Listener most weeks - they usually remain unfinished though! I'm a teacher and share the cryptic bug with some of my fellow staff, we do the Telegraph cryptic daily and I do the Guardian and sometimes Independent every day. I am definitely not one of the fast solvers like some here, but perseverance usually gets me there!