The kind people at Cryptical Crosswords have made all Saturday’s puzzles available interactively on their app.
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Happy Birthday Fifteensquared
November 1st 1954 was a momentous day in the life of your site administrator.
BUT – fifty-two years later on November 1st 2006, there appeared something more momentous. The launch of Fifteensquared.
S&B York 2026 – Friday 23 & Saturday 24 October – IMPORTANT UPDATE
S&B York 2026 – Friday 23 & Saturday 24 October – IMPORTANT UPDATE
Independent Cryptic Crossword – the future
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.
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.
YORK SLOGGERS & BETTERS 2026
Important update
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/
RIP – Hectence/Zamorca – *UPDATED*
RIP – Hectence/Zamorca
If you wish to watch the webcast mentioned below, then you will need the Login PIN: 426-0051
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 >>
Site Feedback
This page is where you can provide feedback relating to Fifteensquared or raise issues regarding the website itself. Comments posted before 2026-05-23 can be found here. If you need a more immediate response, … Read more >>
General Discussion
This page is for the discussion of general crossword related matters and other topics of interest. Comments posted before 2026-05-23 can be found here. This post is now closed. New comments can be … Read more >>
Special Genius
https://www.theguardian.com/crosswords/2026/may/08/may-2026-bonus-genius-crossword