The Great Bob Stigger

After Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon and Henry Hook (who can sometimes be so deceptive that I cannot fully appreciate him), my favorite cryptic constructor is Bob Stigger. His clues hold two special places in my heart. His wordplay is exquisite and he is from the midwest. The midwestern connection means that for me (a Wisconsin native), he uses references and terminology that I "get" very naturally. From this month's GAMES magazine (get a subscription whydoncha) a clue by the great Mr. Stigger:

University in Eau Claire (4)

As UWEC grad, I love this clue and while I don't fault coastal dwellers, I don't think anyone else but Bob would look at the name like "Eau Claire" and say "How can I use that in a cryptic clue?" Plus, the entire clue both rolls of the toungue and is perfect in cryptic grammar.

Bob's cryptics are regularly featured in GAMES magazine.

Comments

[Sean]

YALE, right?

[peter]

errr...that would be UCLA (look inside Eau Claire)