Araucaria Is Dead !

[mikey4444]

Araucaria died today...may he rest in peace.
Bloody hell, I shall miss him. I have been doing his puzzles for more years than I can care to remember.

[sunny-dave]

Nice thread here, mikey

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1294400.html

[Tilly2]

mikey, see here

http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Quizzes-and-Puzzles/Crosswords/Question1294400.html

[Tilly2]

Dave! You beat me.

[mikey4444]

Sorry for the repeat...I have only just seen the news. I am in shock.

[Jomlett]

RIP Araucaria... His first Guardian crossword from 1958
http://static.guim.co.uk/sys-images/Guardian/Pix/pictures/2013/11/26/1385484102856/Araucarias-first-Guardian-002.jpg

[mikey4444]

Who to and where could I send a card ?

[Psybbo]

That's a lovely thought mikey, could one be sent from AB?

[Tilly2]

Thank you, Jomlett. That is much appreciated.

[Jomlett]

You can leave a message here... http://www.fifteensquared.net/2013/11/26/john-graham-rip/#more-67632

[Tilly2]

mikey, I'm sure you/we could send a card to The Guardian and it would be passed on.

Good idea, Sibs.

[humbersloop]

No idea Mikey, but I suspect if you just sent something to the Graham family in care of Somersham, Cambs,it will probably get through

[mikey4444]

Lets have a synchronized card sending then.

[Jomlett]

Araucaria the crossword master: share your favourite clues... http://gu.com/p/3kkpp/tw via @guardian

[maurice]

Jomlett: thanx 4 that first puzzle. Hope you know where to find the solution just in case we get desperate!

[Jomlett]

Maurice...your wish is my command!
http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/crossword-blog/2013/nov/26/araucaria-first-guardian-crossword-the-solution

[ichkeria]

A friend of mine visited him last week and said he was near the end, so not entirely unexpected.
Great memories of chaste Lord Archer vegetating in the Old Vicarage, Grantchester. Or at least, of the clue :-)

[Tilly2]

How can I save this thread to do that crossword and have the answers as well?

[dzug2]

If you follow the link and then add to favorites it should work - though I don't know how long the page will remain accessible.

Maybe print it off.

[Jomlett]

Save this page of the guardian that gives both...
http://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2013/nov/26/araucaria-guardian-crossword-setter-puzzles

[Tilly2]

Thank you, dzug. I've saved it to favourites.