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New Blogger Wanted

Posted by Admin on 13th February 2010

Admin.

A new blogger is wanted for the EV. If anyone is interested please contact:
admin {at} fifteensquared {dot} net
Thanks.

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Thank You

Posted by Gaufrid on 19th December 2009

Gaufrid.

I would like to say thank you to the Fifteensquared team members who have all taken time out of their busy schedules to post blogs during the past twelve months. I’m sure your efforts have been much appreciated, particularly by those new or relatively new to cryptic puzzles.

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Site Layout Changes

Posted by Gaufrid on 6th December 2009

Gaufrid.

Following comments made today by Anax and eimi in the Indy 7214 post, I have made some changes to the site layout. The ‘Recent Posts’ section in the left-hand sidebar now lists the last 25 posts, which should cover a full week.

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Reminder

Posted by Gaufrid on 27th September 2009

Gaufrid.

Please do not refer to, or comment on, a prize puzzle until after the closing date for entries.

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Discussion Policy

Posted by Gaufrid on 26th August 2009

Gaufrid.

May I please remind contributors to this site of the Discussion Policy regarding multiple identities. These are not allowed. There have been several cases recently where people have posted comments under different names. Those responsible know who they are, as do I. Please desist otherwise you will either be put under moderation or, for persistent offenders, banned.

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Mention in Grauniad monthly newsletter

Posted by petebiddlecombe on 3rd August 2009

petebiddlecombe.

This month’s version of the monthly e-mail from Guardian xwd ed Hugh Stephenson (presumably sent to me as I was a member when it was a paysite) mentions the blog. I can’t remember whether he’s done so before.

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Albie Fiore

Posted by Colin Blackburn on 29th July 2009

Colin Blackburn.

John Henderson posted the following notice elsewhere yesterday. I thought bloggers and readers here would like to know.

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Shameless commercial for a Charity Appeal

Posted by petebiddlecombe on 24th July 2009

petebiddlecombe.

With apologies to those who have already seen this in other crossword places on the internet …

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Emoticons

Posted by Gaufrid on 19th June 2009

Gaufrid.

So that comments may at times be put more into context, and to perhaps brighten up the site a bit, I have activated graphic emoticons (smileys).

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Comment Preview

Posted by Gaufrid on 22nd May 2009

Gaufrid.

I have added a facility whereby you can preview your comments prior to submitting them should you so wish (a new button under the comment box).

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Sloggers and Betters 5 – last call …

Posted by petebiddlecombe on 18th May 2009

petebiddlecombe.

… for a London pub and dinner gathering on Thursday. Please let me know promptly if you would like to come – especially for the dinner part – anyone can turn up at the pub on spec.

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New Administrator

Posted by Gaufrid on 23rd April 2009

Gaufrid.

As of this week there is a new administrator at Fifteensquared, myself Gaufrid. Chatmeister will cease to exist, instead any relevant  comments will be posted under my pseudonym. My aim is to make this site successful and I hope you will help me in this endeavour by complying with the Discussion Policy, that is to say by avoiding significantly off-topic comments in posts related to a specific puzzle, whilst retaining the friendly nature of the site.

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Everyman Blogs

Posted by chatmeister on 18th April 2009

chatmeister.

As from this week, the Everyman will be blogged again. A blog will be published each Sunday covering the previous weekend’s puzzle. The first post will appear tomorrow (19/4/2009).

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Sloggers and Betters 5

Posted by petebiddlecombe on 15th April 2009

petebiddlecombe.

At long last, our 5th social gathering for the writers and fans of this blog and the puzzles behind it. Well actually “these blogs” – it’s equally open to folk from fifteensquared, Big Dave’s Telegraph blog, Tony Sever’s RTC3 and anyone else interested.

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What future for the Guardian crossword

Posted by Colin Blackburn on 1st April 2009

Colin Blackburn.

This news may interest current solvers.

Guardian development

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Off-topic Comments

Posted by neildubya on 17th February 2009

neildubya.

There’s been some discussion over the last couple of days about off-topic chat: some of you like it, some don’t. In an attempt to accommodate both points of view, we have introduced a chat area containing two threads: one for general crossword discussion and another for everything else. When those two threads get too long and unwieldy, we’ll close them and start new ones.

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New Daily Telegraph solving blog

Posted by neildubya on 9th February 2009

neildubya.

Solvers of the Daily Telegraph cryptic and Toughie puzzles might be interested to know about a new blog that has just started up just for you:

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FT blogging – Situations Vacant

Posted by neildubya on 4th February 2009

neildubya.

We have two vacancies on our FT team: Rishi, who has provided excellent coverage of the Tuesday puzzle for a year, has decided to retire at the end of February.  Also, Octofem, our Thursday blogger, has to take a break for a couple of months.

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“How to master the Times Crossword” by Tim Moorey

Posted by petebiddlecombe on 15th November 2008

petebiddlecombe.

This is obviously more relevant for readers of another blog, but if you have friends in need of help with broadsheet dailies, it does a good job for these puzzles in general as well as for the Times in particular.  More about it from me in a review on its Amazon UK page.

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Marking our second birthday

Posted by neildubya on 8th November 2008

neildubya.

For those that haven’t seen it, here’s the completed grid for yesterday’s Independent crossword by Math:

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Chambers Dictionary 11th Edition

Posted by Gaufrid on 4th September 2008

Gaufrid.

If you have bought, or are about to buy, the 11th Edition please check it carefully. Today I have found that my copy has pages 1168 to 1216 missing and pages 1217 to 1264 duplicated. This might not be an isolated occurence.

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Telegraph Toughie

Posted by Colin Blackburn on 3rd September 2008

Colin Blackburn.

Just in case you’ve not read it anywhere else, the Daily Telegraph has a new cryptic puzzle as from yesterday. In addition to their relatively easy daily anonymous cryptic they now have the Toughie. This is a slightly harder puzzle, probably the same level as the main puzzles in the other broadsheets (although as pointed out elsewhere the Telegraph is technically the only national broadsheet (excluding Scottish-only nationals!)) The puzzle is by named setters and runs from Tuesday to Friday. It is, now, also available via their online Crossword Society (subscription charge.)

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Is free Guardian crossword up?

Posted by C G Rishikesh on 1st September 2008

C G Rishikesh.

I was looking forward to the Guardian’s free crossword this morning (Sept. 1) but even past noon IST it has not appeared.

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Guardian goes free – part 2

Posted by Colin Blackburn on 15th August 2008

Colin Blackburn.

Further to the initial announcement here’s what the crossword editor says about the free service:

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Daily Telegraph and Enigmatic Variations puzzles

Posted by neildubya on 1st August 2008

neildubya.

As some of you might know there used to be a blog like this one dedicated to the Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword.  Since its demise a few people have asked if we would be covering the puzzle on this blog. And on a separate note, one of our bloggers asked me about the possibility of covering the Telegraph’s advanced cryptic series, called Enigmatic Variations.

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