Posted by Admin on 15th May 2013
A week ago I installed a WordPress plug-in to cache the site’s content. This was because the large number of unwanted bots that regularly crawl the site were causing problems by generating excessive demands on server resources.
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Posted by Admin on 13th May 2013
Don (aka Bradman, Pasquale, Quixote, Giovani etc) is celebrating the 50th anniversary of his first newspaper crossword in Oxford on 20 May. Full details can be found here.
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Posted by Admin on 10th May 2013
The annual lunch for Times setters is taking place on 23rd May and this will be followed by a Sloggers and Betters get-together in The Town of Ramsgate (62 Wapping High Street E1) from 4pm onwards. All welcome.
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Posted by Admin on 5th May 2013
Many thanks to Arachne and Gervase for organising such a friendly and enjoyable get-together in Manchester yesterday and for allowing me to gate-crash it for my research. Could I also thank the 16 volunteers who bravely took part in my word-game tests? I collected more data in one day than I had managed in the whole of April, and I’m immensely grateful. You were all very good sports and I’m conscious that you very kindly broke off from more convivial pursuits to help out. Finally it was good to put a face to so many names I’ve come to know over the internet: what a lovely bunch of people you all are! Hope to meet up with many of you again (and not just when I need data).
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Posted by Admin on 12th April 2013
Boatman has sent another update.
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Posted by Admin on 19th March 2013
Arachne and I are hosting a get-together at the Vine Inn, 42-46 Kennedy St, Manchester, M2 4BQ, from 12.00 on Saturday 4 May. This is a final call to all fellow travellers to email me ( [email protected] ) to confirm their attendance (or send their apologies if they have received a better offer for the day). We are expecting around 40 to turn up. There will be a charge of £7.50 to cover costs, including food – a buffet will be provided.
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Posted by Admin on 17th March 2013
Boatman has sent an update.
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Posted by Gaufrid on 23rd February 2013
As some of you will know from her recent comments, Sarah (Arachne/Anarche) is getting married today. John Henderson (Enigmatist et al) has produced a puzzle in honour of the occasion which will be handed out to all the guests. If you would like to have a go at solving this puzzle it can be found here.
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Posted by Admin on 20th February 2013
Due to the limited response to the requests for nominations at the end of last month, John Halpern has decided that his time is better spent with other aspects of his Crossword Centenary activities. Consequently, no further nominations will be required.
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Posted by Admin on 8th February 2013
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Posted by Admin on 30th January 2013
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Posted by Admin on 2nd January 2013
This year is the centenary of the crossword, the first one being published in the New York World on December 21st 1913. To mark this, John Halpern (aka Paul, Mudd, Dada, Punk) is organising a series of events around the country during the year, culminating in a Crossword Awards ceremony in December.
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Posted by Gaufrid on 17th December 2012
It’s the festive season again (it doesn’t seem that long since the last one!) and time for me to offer my thanks to many people.
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Posted by Admin on 9th December 2012
We have now moved to a new hosting company. If you have any problems with the site please report them to me at fifteensquared{at}btinternet{dot}com or the usual Admin address.
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Posted by Admin on 7th December 2012
Due to the transfer to a new hosting company, please don’t add a comment later than 8pm on Sunday. There will then be some down time, after about 9pm, followed by a period of around four hours when you may be connected to the old server or the new one. If you want your comment to be preserved for posterity then please delay it until after, say, 10am Monday morning (all times GMT).
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