Ruth Crisp

Ruth Crisp (1918–2007) (born Margery Ruth Edwards, who compiled under the names "Crispa" and "Vixen") was one of The Guardian's most noted crossword compilers – producing puzzles for them from 1954 to 2004. She also produced crosswords for The Daily Telegraph, The Times, The Independent, the Financial Times, The Sunday Times, and other publications. Crisp's favourite clue of her own creation was: Men's my one failing, (mother of nine) (9). The solution is Mnemosyne.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

References

^ Hugh Stephenson (29 January 2007). "Stephenson, Hugh (2007) Ruth Crisp: Crossword setter of elegant simplicity, The Guardian, Monday 29 January (Accessed Dec 2012)". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
^ ""The Telegraph" (2007) Obituaries: Ruth Crisp". The Daily Telegraph. London. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
^ "Last word, Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme, 1st Broadcast Friday 2nd February 16:00-16:30 Matthew Bannister". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 23 October 2013.
^ Crowther, Jonathan (2007). Collins A to Z of Crosswords: Insight Into the Top Setters and Their Crosswords. HarperCollins.
^ Balfour, Sandy (2004) The last word, The Guardian, Monday 6 December, (Accessed Feb 2016)

[1] Hugh Stephenson (29 January 2007). "Stephenson, Hugh (2007) Ruth Crisp: Crossword setter of elegant simplicity, The Guardian, Monday 29 January (Accessed Dec 2012)". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

[2] ""The Telegraph" (2007) Obituaries: Ruth Crisp". The Daily Telegraph. London. 27 January 2007. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

[3] "Last word, Radio 4's weekly obituaries programme, 1st Broadcast Friday 2nd February 16:00-16:30 Matthew Bannister". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 23 October 2013.

[4] Crowther, Jonathan (2007). Collins A to Z of Crosswords: Insight Into the Top Setters and Their Crosswords. HarperCollins.

[5] Balfour, Sandy (2004) The last word, The Guardian, Monday 6 December, (Accessed Feb 2016)

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