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What a fickle lot we are. WordPress allows for the use of avatars on peoples’ replies to posts. The default is for them to be enabled and, clearly, when Fifteensquared was set up … Read more >>
The Listener dinner will take place tonight. I understand that dinner will be served from 8pm and for those of us not attending, there will be a treat from 8pm (on this site) … Read more >>
IMPORTANT (updated) I’ve now changed the security level from “critical” to “high”. Thanks all for your indulgence. Many of you will have experienced slow response times and/or error messages on Monday. This morning, … Read more >>
Many of you will be familiar with Bluth in The Independent, Fed in The Guardian and Django in The Telegraph.
Some readers will be familiar with the esoteric meaning of Jorum.
Inquisitor Review of the Year 2023-4: The Results
Menu Choice
And there we have it. In the end you opted for the sausage dish in preference to the cheese and the whale-meat courses.
Komorník announces the publication of his Cryptic Challenge for 2025. There are 16 puzzles to be solved, and a required response sent, before 1st July this year.
Solvers of The Observer’s Azed crossword, both regular and occasional, are invited to a special lunch to celebrate puzzle No. 2,750 at Wolfson College, Oxford on Saturday 3rd May, followed by afternoon tea at Azed’s Oxford home. For full details please email heald (dot) richard (at) gmail.com.
Funeral is on Thursday 20th February at 12 noon in Scarborough. There will be a live webcast.
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Tickets can be purchased at this link. Calling all Fifteensquared setters and solvers. Please come and join us on Friday, March 21 for an all-day conference about literature and word puzzles in the Auditorium at Magdalen College, Oxford. We … Read more >>
Anyone who watched the last Only Connect of 2024 may be wondering about the crossword which was displayed prominently in the foreground. Victoria referenced it during the show. Here are links to the … Read more >>
Listener blogs coming soon Beginning with the Listener puzzle from December 14th (no. 4846), Listener blogs will appear here three weeks after the publication date. Thus the blog (no. 4846) will be scheduled … Read more >>