Some of you may have heard that The Independent newspaper has decided to drop the daily cryptic crossword with effect from the end of October 2026. I believe that the last puzzle will appear on October 31st. Incidentally the day before Fifteensquared’s 20th birthday.
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Guardian Cryptic Survey Results
Some of you recently took part in the survey, originally posted here The results are now available here Thanks to all who took part.
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4925 Wrong Column by Deuce — setter’s blog
Like, I suspect, most solvers of the Listener, I usually get my fix by downloading a pdf of the puzzle online. On the rare occasions I’ve bought a dead-tree Times — manly on … Read more >>
Countdown Update
Original post: may contain spoilers: https://fifteensquared.net/2026/07/01/yours-truly-on-countdown/
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New link added to the “links” page
One of our Australian readers has provided an anagram solver with a difference. It’s called The Anagrind and there is a link on the links page, which can be selected from the main … Read more >>
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Listener Dinner Quiz – 2026
The quiz: A3 Listener 2026 Quiz 03 The answer sheet: A4 Quiz Answer Sheet 02