Roger Squires (OW 1947) sadly passed away on 1 June 2023 aged 91 years.

Roger was born in Tettenhall and educated at WGS from 1942 and 1947. He served 15 years in the Fleet Air Arm and wrote, produced and appeared in a number of shows for the forces during his service.

He was best known for being the world's most prolific crossword compiler under the pseudonym Rufus in The Guardian, Dante in The Financial Times and was the Monday setter for the Daily Telegraph. Squires published over 70,000 crosswords in total, and on 14 May 2007 what was estimated to be his two millionth clue was published in the Daily Telegraph. 

He was recognised by Guinness World Records as "The World's Most Prolific Crossword Compiler" and appeared in the Guinness Book of Records from 1978 until all crossword records were dropped in 2002.  He holds the record for the longest word used in a published puzzle, the Welsh place name: Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. He was one of only four setters to have been on the regular teams of all five quality newspapers (The Times, Daily Telegraph, The Guardian, The Independent and Financial Times). He holds the Guinness Record for the Longest Published Crossword and also produced a 3D crossword that fits on a Rubik's Cube.