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A tribute to a dog (not a setter) was among June’s puzzles
Solvers come to Brockwell puzzles expecting a theme. One of June’s prize crosswords felt a little different, though. And it was. Over to Brockwell himself for an explanation:
Where do I start? Eddie was our loyal YORKSHIRE TERRIER for 16 years. As you can see from the picture, he was an absolute SWEETIE. Eddie arrived unexpectedly one morning in June TWENTY TEN, unceremoniously dumped in our wheelie bin and it was our DUTY to ADOPT him. Sadly, we lost him earlier this year. It has been a huge WRENCH and we are feeling very FLAT and EMOTIONAL.
I wrote this puzzle to help process my grief and to celebrate our “Eddie boy”, which was his PET NAME. Eddie’s ashes are scattered in beautiful Brockwell Park, the SCENE of his WATERLOO on several occasions, when chasing squirrels up a TREE. Definitely a MISSABLE dog and I’d give my EYE TEETH to have him back. As Nina says, FAREWELL EDDIE BOY.