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A Reminder

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Because many comments containing multiple links are spam, WordPress, the software this site runs on, is set so that any comment with three or more links in it is placed in a moderation queue if … Read more >>

Cambridge S&B – 25 April 2015 – update

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Less than four three two weeks to go!
So, time for a reminder that there will be a Sloggers & Betters event in Cambridge on Saturday 25 April.

The venue is The Castle Inn, 38 Castle Street, Cambridge CB3 0AJ
http://thecastleinncambridge.com/

Castle Inn Cambridge

The pub will open its doors at 11.30am and from twelve o’clock onwards the complete first floor (including roof terrace) will be ours, with space for around 60 people.

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S&B Cambridge – 25/4/15

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According to the National Rail Enquiries website, the only trains running to/from Cambridge on April 25th will be those from/to London and Norwich. There will be a replacement bus service between Peterborough and … Read more >>

TfTT Christmas Turkey

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The bloggers and commenters of TfTT have again put together a cryptic puzzle for Christmas. It can be found here if anyone wishes to pit their wits against their counterparts.  

Cambridge S & B – now confirmed: 25 April 2015

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We are delighted to announce that there will be a Sloggers & Betters meeting in Cambridge next spring. The date is Saturday 25 April 2015, the venue a nice pub:   The Castle Inn.

So far, 25+ cruciverbalists showed their interest with a clear “yes!”. If you changed your mind or if you want to add your name to the list of potential attendees, please be so kind to tell us here at Fifteensquared, now or at a later point (closer to the date).   Having said that, everyone’s welcome, at any stage, even at the last minute.

Details (how to get there, food, parking etc) will be given later.

Meanwhile, we want to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. The world is a turbulent place, also one to be treasured.

Sil, Phil (aka Flashling), Jon (aka Rorschach)

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Araucaria Anniversary – a message from Sandy Balfour

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It’s a year since John died. For some years his brother, Stephen, has set a cryptic quiz and donated the proceeds to various charities. This year, and partly in John’s memory, the chosen charity is Medicin sans Frontieres.

Solvers who would like to sample a different version of the Graham wit are invited to download the puzzle and make a small donation here.

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Good News!

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Those of you who have been visiting this site for a while now will no doubt remember the appeal I made back in December 2012 for help towards the annual hosting costs when … Read more >>

Site Maintenance

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Edit (0730 13/11/14): The site should now be back to normal. Sorry for any inconvenience to users of a mobile device. In an attempt to track down the cause of excess CPU usage … Read more >>

General Discussion & Site Feedback

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A software update this afternoon has caused an elderly WordPress plug-in to malfunction, resulting in an error which created display abnormalities. This plug-in generated the ‘paged comments’ in the above two posts. To avoid the error I … Read more >>

Fifteensquared is now Twocubed

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Eight years ago today the first blog was published on Fifteensquared by the site’s founder neildubya (it was for a Janus puzzle in the Guardian which had appeared two days earlier). Since then we have … Read more >>

York S & B – cryptics

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Last Saturday’s marvellous York meeting was not just about beer, wine and cider. Or Wein Weib und Gesang as it was called centuries ago. The incomparable John Henderson gave us a lecture in … Read more >>