A date for your diary … ?

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 >>

A little bit of decorum please

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Wednesday October 30th 2024 saw the publication of a Guardian Cryptic puzzle by the virtually unknown setter Ludwig.

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It turns out that there was a previous Ludwig puzzle on Wednesday September 25th.

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It further transpires that the answers to both puzzles are the same though the clues are, almost entirely, different.

It put me in mind of Inquisitor 1266 on Saturday February 2nd 2013 and Inquisitor 1267 on Saturday February 9th 2013.

Please can I take the opportunity to remind people that this is a friendly, well-mannered site where everyone should be expected to treat others with respect and is entitled to respect in return.

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RIP – Dutch

RIP – Dutch I heard at the weekend of the recent death of Richard Pauptit. Please follow this link for more information: https://bigdave44.com/2024/07/07/rip-dutch/#more-198788 Update: Here are the details of the memorial service being … Read more >>

Site Maintenance

Yesterday (June 27th) the site was unavailable for a while. This was due to planned maintenance by the hosting company. Everything should be back to normal now but if you still have problems, … Read more >>

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This page is where you can provide feedback relating to Fifteensquared or raise issues regarding the website itself. Comments posted before 30/05/2024 can be found here. New comments can be posted here. If you … Read more >>