Announcements

A message from Sil van den Hoek Early last week I was pleasantly surprised, read: delighted, to find a lovely card in my mailbox, sent from the S and B gathering in Nottingham. … Read more >>

WE’RE BACK! On Tuesday 27th June I awoke to several messages regarding access errors to Fifteensquared. I posted the “Site access problems” post and, of course, that generated varying replies. This left me … Read more >>

Margaret Irvine (Nutmeg) – RIP I heard that Nutmeg died on Saturday after a long illness. Nutmeg set puzzles for The Guardian as well as 26 Inquisitors. Read Nutmeg’s interview in Meet The … Read more >>

Some people are experiencing problems accessing the site today. I have found that “http://” works whereas “https://” doesn’t work. The difference is the “s” for secure. I’m trying to fix the problem as … Read more >>

SAME DATE – CHANGE OF VENUE Unfortunately, we have discovered that the Pitcher & Piano has changed its priorities post-pandemic and no longer stocks real ales or cask beers, and also is not … Read more >>

Sorry for the late notice – I only just found out myself. FYI Times do is Tuesday May 30th – 12 for 1230 for the lunch (for the compilers), but there’s usually a … Read more >>

I’ve just finished the first draft of my next book, which includes my second set of 50 puzzles from the Guardian, along with four from the Genius slot and the special Referendum Day … Read more >>

Posted on behalf of Boatman I’ll be giving two more masterclasses this year, in Sussex in July and online in November. The contents of the class will be the same, split into two … Read more >>

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 >>

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 >>