kenmac

In early 2022 I took over administration for this site. Born 1954. I've been fascinated by cryptic crosswords since childhood. My mother used to attempt the Daily Mail cryptic every day but I don't remember her ever finishing one. Then, when I started working, a colleague would bring in The Telegraph every day. It wasn't till my daughter started to get interested, when I bought her a "how to" book that I realized that the definition is "always" the first word (or words) or the last word (or words) of the clue. In 2000 I discovered the, then, Independent Weekend Crossword (now Inquisitor) and later Enigmatic Variations and The Listener. I solve The Inquisitor most weeks and won the Champagne once. In 2005 I achieved an ambition by having a barred crossword published in The Independent using the pseudonym Cayenne. Then I had another one in 2015 in collaboration with Anax. This was Inquisitor 1839.

Margaret Irvine Funeral *update*

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Nutmeg’s funeral *update 2023-07-11* Ref: https://www.fifteensquared.net/2023/06/28/rip-nutmeg/ I believe that the funeral service will be broadcast by Zoom and I will post Zoom links as soon as I can. In the meantime, Margaret’s life-long … Read more >>

Site access problems solved

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WE’RE BACK! On Tuesday 27th June I awoke to several messages regarding access errors to Fifteensquared. I posted the “Site access problems” post and, of course, that generated varying replies. This left me … Read more >>

RIP Nutmeg

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Margaret Irvine (Nutmeg) – RIP I heard that Nutmeg died on Saturday after a long illness. Nutmeg set puzzles for The Guardian as well as 26 Inquisitors. Read Nutmeg’s interview in Meet The … Read more >>

Site access problems

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Some people are experiencing problems accessing the site today. I have found that “http://” works whereas “https://” doesn’t work. The difference is the “s” for secure. I’m trying to fix the problem as … Read more >>

General Discussion

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This page is for the discussion of general crossword related matters and other topics of interest. Comments posted before 19/06/2023 can be found here. New comments can be posted here.