First cryptic crossword

First cryptic crossword
Who
Crossword by Edward Powys Mathers in The Saturday Westminster Gazette
What
first
Where
United Kingdom ()
When
1925

The first crossword made up entirely of cryptic clues appeared in 1925 in The Saturday Westminster Gazette. Although there had previously been cryptic elements within crosswords, Edward Powys Mathers (UK), who set crosswords under the name Torquemada, used only cryptic clues and is usually credited as the inventor of the cryptic crossword.