Private Eye blogging day to change
With effect from Cyclops puzzle 749, the Private Eye blog will appear on Saturday rather than Monday. Saturday makes more sense since the closing date/time for entries is (presumably) midnight on Fridays.
Announcements
Tony Sever – RIP
Tony Sever – RIP I heard today that Tony Sever died last Friday. Tony was an erstwhile occasional contributor to Fifteensquared and ran his own crossword related website at https://tony-sever.livejournal.com. He was, in … Read more >>
Komorník’s Charitable Challenge
From Komorník The 2023 edition of his charity fund-raising Crossword Challenge is now available: solvers have until 1st July to solve sixteen puzzles and send in their claim to a tasty prize. After last … Read more >>
POSTPONED – East Midlands S & B, Saturday 1st April
We are in Japan at the moment but have heard from Eileen that there are rail strikes planned for April 1st. Under the circumstances we feel that it would be better to postpone … Read more >>
Gaufrid/Dad
Gaufrid in 1950 Gaufrid in 1993 Gaufrid – October 2018. Most probably the last photo taken of him. (http://www.fifteensquared.net/2023/01/23/gaufrid-rip/) Dear Fifteen Squarers We are completely and utterly flabbergasted at all the heartfelt condolences … Read more >>
Gaufrid – RIP
Gaufrid – RIP I learned earlier today that Geoff Moss (aka Gaufrid) died last week. Most of you will know that Gaufrid was the custodian of Fifteensquared for around thirteen years before he … Read more >>
Inquisitor Review of 2021-22 by Nimrod
Inquisitor Review of 2021-22 by Nimrod As another year draws to a close, thanks from all of the team for a wonderfully distracting and educational collection of puzzles. A Trivial Pursuit – IV … Read more >>
Crossword Masterclasses – a message from Boatman
Crossword Masterclass in Sussex for Aspiring Setters and Advanced Solvers My next in-person masterclass will take place in April. The contents of the class will be the same as usual, split into two … Read more >>
Guardian Crossword stats – 2022
Posted on behalf of Mitz When I produced my summary of the Guardian crossword statistics in 2021 I talked about the bonanza of records – well, 2022 has not seen quite as many … Read more >>
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year …
… and any other appropriate greetings too numerous to list. As 2022 nears its end, I’d like to thank my team of faithful bloggers who all do a tremendous job of keeping an … Read more >>
Comment numbers – now fixed, I hope
It appears that a bug has crept in which is affecting comment numbering. I will look into it today as a matter of urgency. This may be related to a licence renewal which … Read more >>
S&B puzzle availability
Hi all, It was great to meet so many from the Fifteensquared community over the weekend in York. A good time was had by all. As they become available, I’ll post a link … Read more >>
Crossword setter on Countdown – link fixed
One of our regular setters is “Dictionary Corner” guest on Countdown this week. On Tuesday’s episode (Click here) he explains, albeit brief and rushed, a little bit about how the majority of clues … Read more >>
PeeDee is retiring
Hello all, After nearly 12 years and 940 blogs written I have decided to call it a day. I have enjoyed helping out 225 along the years and hope it carries on for … Read more >>