Taupi

I've just found out that Albie Fiore died late in July (see the Guardian obituary for details). I didn't realise that he'd touched me in two (minor) ways. I really knew his name as the editor of The Fiend Factory in White Dwarf (and author of one or two other articles). To me, his was a name from the late '70s and early '80s. RPGs and other games. I suspect he was also technically the first person to accept and publish something I'd written.

The surprise is that he was also Taupi, the crossword compiler for the Guardian. (And Satori for the Times). Today there is a fine commemorative crossword by Enigmatist and Paul in the Graun. Well worth while, and not easy, even tho' one solution is given at the start.