A handy reminder of the weekend’s itinerary:
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S&B York 2024 – Friday 25th & Saturday 26th October 2024 – IMPORTANT UPDATE
S&B York 2024 – Friday 25th & Saturday 26th October 2024 – IMPORTANT UPDATE Hi again, everyone. Four weeks to go! We’re now at the stage where I need to liaise with the … Read more >>
S&B York 2024 – Friday 25th & Saturday 26th October 2024
S&B York 2024 – Friday 25th & Saturday 26th October 2024
RIP – Andy Stewart
RIP – Andy Stewart Andy Stewart, who set as Dysart has passed away. He produced 18 Listener crosswords and 14 Inquistor crosswords and appeared in the Enigmatic Variations, the Magpie and the Crossword … Read more >>
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 >>
RIP – Richard Rogan **UPDATED**
RIP – Richard Rogan See The Times Obituary (free for the weekend) by clicking here. I am very sad to share with you the news that the Times crossword editor Richard Rogan has … Read more >>
Site Feedback
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 >>
RIP – Allan Scott
I have just heard of the passing of Allan Scott who was a former Everyman setter. Thanks to crypticsue for the following link: RIP Allan Scott aka Campbell
General Discussion
This page is for the discussion of general crossword related matters and other topics of interest. Comments posted before 10/04/24 can be found here. This post is now closed. New comments can be … Read more >>
Off-Grid podcast
Those who enjoy learning new things from crosswords might enjoy “Off-Grid, the not-really-about-crosswords podcast”.
Guzzlers & Pests
At the Ivory Hotel in Glasgow on Sunday April 14th
Recreation of Neil Shepherd’s website
Neil Shepherd, who died in April 2022, set crosswords for the Financial Times (as Alberich) and for the Independent (as Klingsor). He was highly regarded among setters and solvers alike for his impeccably fair and elegant puzzles.
Inquisitor 1843: Too Much by Skylark
Too Much by Skylark Each clue contains too much: either an extra letter, which should be removed before solving, spelling instructions to solvers; or a surplus word, giving the final words of a … Read more >>
New Yorker article
I’ve been sent this article which may be of interest. https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/what-turned-crossword-constructing-into-a-boys-club