Update 24/10/19 – Details of the Friday night Ale Trail can be found here.
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Sloggers & Betters York VI
An announcement by John Henderson:
Here’s my annual spring announcement, regarding what will be our sixth autumn S&B weekend get-together in York, dates: Friday evening 25th October to Sunday lunchtime 27th October with the main event at the Fox and Roman during the day on Saturday 26th. I hope to avoid a clash with the final of The Times Crossword Championships, which is held in London around that time, usually in early November (for updates, see the Crossword Event Calendar).
Independent 10,148 / Radian
0920 Edit: The puzzle is now available on the Independent website. Due to its non-appearance on the Independent website today, Eimi has asked me to make the puzzle available on 15². A pdf … Read more >>
Independent 10,147 / Vigo
1730 Edit: This puzzle is now available on the Independent website. Due to its non-appearance on the Independent website today, Eimi has asked me to make the puzzle available on 15². A pdf version … Read more >>
TES Cryptic Crosswords
For some time now Knut (Julius in the FT) has been setting the cryptic crosswords that appear in the TES. Twenty of these puzzles have now been published in a book which, if … Read more >>
Inquisitor Review of 2017-8 – The Results
Where next?
A familiar figure sits in the first-class lounge, presumably waiting to embark on the next leg of his round-the-world crossword tour. Having navigated the coast of Australia in 2017, last year Harribobs arrived in the USA to take in the sights of the Western states. And now, having conquered America, where will he head next? It could be time to dust off the atlas and revise the provinces of Canada or the countries of North Africa…
Guardian Prize Puzzles
Due to the recent festivities, the closing date for entries has been extended so the blogs of Maskarade and Azed 2,428 will appear on 3rd Jan and 5th Jan respectively.
Inquisitor Review of 2017-8 by Nimrod
Variety Show
Whatever your Mastermind specialist subject, I hope you’ve not been too universally challenged by another extraordinarily diverse set of themed puzzles from the IQ setters this year. Once again I tip my hat to our incredible team of compilers.
3D Crossword Calendar 2019
A message from Puck:
The 2019 3D Crossword Calendar is now available to order from the link below. There is no printed calendar for 2019, due to recent health problems experienced by the 3D Crossword project’s founder and main man, Eric Westbrook (aka Sirius). The calendar is however available in virtual format, in the same style and to the same high standard as in previous years.
Site Feedback
This page is where you can provide feedback relating to Fifteensquared or raise issues regarding the website itself. Comments posted before 29/12/18 can be found here. This post is now closed. New comments … Read more >>
General Discussion
This page is for the discussion of general crossword related matters and other topics of interest. Comments posted before 29/12/18 can be found here. This post is now closed. New comments can be … Read more >>
Our Twelfth Anniversary
I am reluctant to post this because I don’t want to detract from the sad announcement regarding the passing of David Crossland (Dac) and it doesn’t seem right to celebrate after such unwelcome … Read more >>
David Crossland (Dac) – RIP
Update: Eimi has added a link to the Independent obituary in comment #43.
A message from Mike Hutchinson (Eimi), the Independent’s crossword editor:
It is with great sadness that I have to pass on the news that the great Dac is no longer with us. He lost his battle with cancer at the weekend. I’m sure many people will have noticed that he hasn’t appeared in the Indy for the last two months, but he had asked me not to mention his illness here.
Enigmatic Variations – Blogging Vacancy
Edit: Vacancy now filled. A vacancy has arisen on the Enigmatic Variations blogging team. If you are (or might be) interested in filling it please contact me via the email address below. The … Read more >>