This Sloggers & Betters puzzle from the York event a week ago is a tribute to setters of Independent crosswords. The puzzle is compiled by Methuselah, who is an Independent setter himself.
S&B Puzzles
S&B puzzles now available interactively
The kind people at Cryptical Crosswords have made all Saturday’s puzzles available interactively on their app.
S & B 2026 by Dalibor
Hello bloggers and setters. I’d like to join you, but I’m in Philadelphia and I was just across the pond in Sweden a month ago (I actually was composing the annotation while in … Read more >>
York S&B 2026 puzzle by Exit
Exit is a regular contributor of puzzles at S&Bs – here is his puzzle for the 2026 York event.
York Sloggers & Betters 2026 by Cheeseman
Like the Romans, Vikings, Scots, Saxons and, latterly, 15×15 Bloggers and Setters, what goes to York stays in York, so aside from this crossword blog much of what goes on behind the doors … Read more >>
York S&B 2026 puzzle by Major
I hope you’ve all been having a good time in York. Here is Major’s contribution to the puzzle collection.
Ouroboros Puzzle – York Sloggers & Betters 2026
This blog is for a puzzle by Ouroboros, who I thought was a debut setter, but I note he had an Independent puzzle published in 2024, and, slightly embarrassingly in terms of memory, … Read more >>
York S&B 2026 – Await Further Instructions by Henri
Await Further Instructions by Henri
Hello from a bright and friendly corner of a damp and grey York. A copy of the puzzle is available here.
Invicta Puzzle – York Sloggers & Betters 2026
I think this is Invicta’s first puzzle to be blogged on fifteensquared, but he does contribute regularly to the site as a blogger (Leedsclimber)
WHEELTAPPERS AND PUNSTERS by Burrows
A largely sound and pleasant crossword from Burrows. He does use one or two devices with which I’m not familiar so either he is using things that setters nowadays and in the future will be using or he is making the odd mistake. Being a dyed-in-the-wool Ximenean I’m less than happy with the fact that several answers have less than 50% checking.
Definitions underlined in crimson. Anagrams indicated *(like this) or (like this)* and their indicators in italics. Deletions indicated [like this] and homophones “like this”.
York S&B by metagloria
What a splendid puzzle from metagloria. This was great fun.
S&B 2026 – A puzzle by tpg
tpg (Anthony Barra) has kindly provided a puzzle for the York gathering…if you want to solve the puzzle before reading the blog, it can be found here.
Bad Postman by NoBadWeather
Bad Postman by NoBadWeather This puzzle clearly has some things missing, but it also has something extra; you might want to work in pairs to find a special Bonus Clue. Solution to the … Read more >>
Puzzles distributed at York Sloggers and Betters 2026
Updated with the addition of the Methuselah ‘tribute to Independent setters’ puzzle made available in York earlier today
The York 2026 Sloggers & Betters gathering is being held today.
Thirteen puzzles have been distributed at the gathering, but for those crossword enthusiasts who aren’t in York, but would like to attempt one or more of the puzzles, PDF files of all of them can be displayed by clicking on the links below.