RIP – Hectence/Zamorca
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Obituary
RIP – Mark Longair
RIP – Mark Longair
Frank Greaney (FrankieG) – RIP
Frank Greaney (FrankieG) – RIP
RIP – Puck – funeral details
RIP – Puck – funeral details
Funeral is on Thursday 20th February at 12 noon in Scarborough. There will be a live webcast.
RIP – Orlando
RIP – Orlando
RIP – Andy Stewart
RIP – Andy Stewart Andy Stewart, who set as Dysart has passed away. He produced 18 Listener crosswords and 14 Inquistor crosswords and appeared in the Enigmatic Variations, the Magpie and the Crossword … Read more >>
RIP – Dutch
RIP – Dutch I heard at the weekend of the recent death of Richard Pauptit. Please follow this link for more information: https://bigdave44.com/2024/07/07/rip-dutch/#more-198788 Update: Here are the details of the memorial service being … Read more >>
RIP – Richard Rogan **UPDATED**
RIP – Richard Rogan See The Times Obituary (free for the weekend) by clicking here. I am very sad to share with you the news that the Times crossword editor Richard Rogan has … Read more >>
RIP – Allan Scott
I have just heard of the passing of Allan Scott who was a former Everyman setter. Thanks to crypticsue for the following link: RIP Allan Scott aka Campbell
RIP Mike Holmans
RIP Mike Holmans I heard today that Mike (Alchemi, Hemical, Chalmie) died yesterday. More details as and when.
Roger Squires – RIP
Roger Squires – RIP
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.
Dave Morton – RIP
Dave Morton (Big Dave) – RIP I heard today that Big Dave passed away on Wednesday. I met Dave a few times at S&B dos but I remember the first time I met … Read more >>
Tony Sever – RIP
Tony Sever – RIP I heard today that Tony Sever died last Friday. Tony was an erstwhile occasional contributor to Fifteensquared and ran his own crossword related website at https://tony-sever.livejournal.com. He was, in … Read more >>
John Young – RIP
John Young – RIP John H writes: With a very heavy heart, I must pass on to crossword friends the sad news of the death of the compiler John Young. Financial Times solvers … Read more >>