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Boatman – The Second 50

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Boatman – The Second 50 Posted on behalf of Boatman I’ve just published my second collection of 50 puzzles from the Guardian – in fact, it’s 55 puzzles, as the book includes five … Read more >>

Nutmeg Tributes

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I believe that the New Statesman’s Margaret Irvine tribute crossword by Anorak will appear this coming Friday (28th). There will be a full tribute to Margaret in July edition of 1 Across magazine: … Read more >>

A message from Sil

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A message from Sil van den Hoek Early last week I was pleasantly surprised, read: delighted, to find a lovely card in my mailbox, sent from the S and B gathering in Nottingham. … Read more >>

Roger Squires – RIP

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Roger Squires – RIP

Remembrance page

Guardian Obituary

Many of you will have, like myself, solved today’s Guardian Prize puzzle and learned of the death of Rufus at the age of 91.

I did wonder about including the previous sentence but I notice that another website has already made the connection.

Roger retired as a setter in 2017 and was featured in The Guardian. There is also a Wikipedia Page.

I had the pleasure of meeting Roger, albeit briefly, in Birmingham in 2011 in The Old Contemptibles, where he performed a few magic tricks.

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