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Boatman – The Second 50
RIP Mike Holmans
RIP Mike Holmans I heard today that Mike (Alchemi, Hemical, Chalmie) died yesterday. More details as and when.
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S&B York 2023 – Friday 27th & Saturday 28th October 2023
Posted on behalf of John Henderson See Important Update Hello, everybody. Here’s the usual preliminary announcement to inform you that York Sloggers & Betters will be going ahead as usual. As ever, … Read more >>
Nutmeg Tributes
I believe that the New Statesman’s Margaret Irvine tribute crossword by Anorak will appear this coming Friday (28th). There will be a full tribute to Margaret in July edition of 1 Across magazine: … Read more >>
A milestone for Fifteensquared – 1000th individual blog
The first blog in the Fifteensquared database was published on 1st November 2006 when neildubya blogged Guardian 23910, followed the next day by nmsindy explaining Independent 6254.
A message from Sil
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 >>
Roger Squires – RIP
Roger Squires – RIP
Many of you will have, like myself, solved today’s Guardian Prize puzzle and learned of the death of Rufus at the age of 91.
I did wonder about including the previous sentence but I notice that another website has already made the connection.
Roger retired as a setter in 2017 and was featured in The Guardian. There is also a Wikipedia Page.
I had the pleasure of meeting Roger, albeit briefly, in Birmingham in 2011 in The Old Contemptibles, where he performed a few magic tricks.
Dave Morton – RIP
Dave Morton (Big Dave) – RIP I heard today that Big Dave passed away on Wednesday. I met Dave a few times at S&B dos but I remember the first time I met … Read more >>
Times Do – Apres Drinks
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 >>
Boatman – The Second 50
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 >>
Crossword Masterclasses in Sussex and Online for Aspiring Setters and Advanced Solvers
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 >>
Private Eye blogging day to change
With effect from Cyclops puzzle 749, the Private Eye blog will appear on Saturday rather than Monday. Saturday makes more sense since the closing date/time for entries is (presumably) midnight on Fridays.
Tony Sever – RIP
Tony Sever – RIP I heard today that Tony Sever died last Friday. Tony was an erstwhile occasional contributor to Fifteensquared and ran his own crossword related website at https://tony-sever.livejournal.com. He was, in … Read more >>
Komorník’s Charitable Challenge
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 >>
Inquisitor Review of 2021-22 by Nimrod
Inquisitor Review of 2021-22 by Nimrod As another year draws to a close, thanks from all of the team for a wonderfully distracting and educational collection of puzzles. A Trivial Pursuit – IV … Read more >>