Announcements

Just in case you’ve not read it anywhere else, the Daily Telegraph has a new cryptic puzzle as from yesterday. In addition to their relatively easy daily anonymous cryptic they now have the … Read more >>

I was looking forward to the Guardian’s free crossword this morning (Sept. 1) but even past noon IST it has not appeared. I have been a registered user of the website (though not … Read more >>

Further to the initial announcement here’s what the crossword editor says about the free service: “[What] the crossword site now offers you (and from September 1 anyone else who logs on to guardian.co.uk/crossword) … Read more >>

As some of you might know there used to be a blog like this one dedicated to the Daily Telegraph cryptic crossword.  Since its demise a few people have asked if we would … Read more >>

The Guardian crossword site currently states the following Guardian crosswords are going free From September 1 you will be able to access all of the Guardian’s crosswords online for free. As a result … Read more >>

One of our Guardian bloggers is stepping down from active duty so we have an opening. You don’t need to be a super solver but you will need to be able to blog … Read more >>

As nmsindy says in his Quixote report, this Sunday’s edition (8th June) will include a shortened version of Don Manley’s “Chambers Crossword Manual”. For UK solvers who don’t yet have a “how to … Read more >>

We’ve had quite a few bloggers join us over the last few months so I thought I’d take the opportunity to introduce them all. On the Guardian side, Diagacht and Manehi share a … Read more >>

Apologies for the problems you all experienced yesterday in trying to reach the blog – it was out of action for pretty much for the whole day. Unfortunately the problem was at the … Read more >>

I’m looking for someone to join the Independent bloggers team. If you’re interested, please email me at blogging@fifteensquared.net. Neil

Following on from the non-appearance of a post on an Araucaria puzzle this week, we’re going to start using placeholders. This is how it will work: Either a full post or a placeholder … Read more >>

http://picasaweb.google.com/fifteensquared Edit:  as Rishi points out in his comments, the photos could do with some captions to identify who’s who. Anyone can add a comment to any photo so if you recognise someone or … Read more >>

Just a quick reminder that some of us are gathering for another pub & grub session next Friday. Full details in this previous posting.

A year ago today I posted a message to this blog saying that my wife had just given birth to our first child. This was him then: And here he is now: Happy … Read more >>

As some readers will know, we’ve had a few evening meetings at London pubs for contributors to and readers of this blog, Times for the Times and Tony Sever’s RTC3. Both times, we’ve … Read more >>