The ‘Accommodation’ post can be found here.
A message from John Henderson:
Thank you for the excellent response to my “Show of Hands” posting. It’s time now to start putting together numbers for both parts of the event…
Announcements
York S&B – Accommodation
A suggestion from John Henderson:
The Guardian (Letters, 26-08-2016) – I Haven’t A Clue
Those of you who have a subscription to The Guardian may have noticed that there were, on Saturday and before, quite a few letters from readers about the level of the newspaper’s cryptic crosswords. As … Read more >>
Cryptic Crossword Survey Results
Some of you may remember that a few years ago we were asked to participate in a survey regarding cryptic crosswords. A few may even have attended the subsequent trials held at Buckingham University. Though some preliminary feedback was available in 2011, it is not until now that the first results have been published. Below is a message from the research team.
Final Call for 21st May Derby S&B
A message from Eileen and Peter (Kathryn’s Dad)
Our Derby S&B is only a few weeks away, on Saturday 21st May. It will be at The Brunswick Inn, which is a very short distance from Derby station. Come out of the station at the main exit, cross the road and bear right. In a couple of hundred metres, you’ll find the pub on your left.
New FT Blogger Required
We need a new blogger to cover the Tuesday Financial Times (three weeks out of four). If you are interested in joining the Fifteensquared team please let me know via admin{at}fifteensquared{dot}net.
S&B York 2016? Preliminary Show of Hands, please!
For the latest update please click here.
Software Problem
Update 8.05pm: I have hopefully resolved the problem (eventually!). A WordPress plugin updated itself at 0100 this morning and this resulted in various issues with the WordPress core, including the loss of formatting … Read more >>
Inquisitor – The Good News
From today’s final print edition:
“Fantastic news: the Inquisitor will have a new slot in the i newspaper every Saturday.”
Indy Cryptics & Inquisitor Petition
Dave Tilley has started a petition to try to ensure that the Indy cryptic puzzles and the Inquisitor (and I would add Beelzebub) continue to be available after the Independent paper version is … Read more >>
Sloggers and Betters Event – Derby – May 21st 2016.
A message from Eileen and Peter (Kathryn’s Dad).
Eileen and I have arranged a 2016 Derby Sloggers and Betters event in Derby for Saturday May 21st.
S & B London – thank you for a great event
Some setters are better than others, and some crossword gatherings are better than others.
Today’s S & B was simply fantastic for which huge thanks to, who else, John Henderson and Sue Taylor (aka dirkybee)!
As there was no announcement at Fifteensquared, I didn’t know what to expect but the journey to Kings Cross (great venue!) was worth every penny.
For those who didn’t know this event was on the agenda anyway: see beery hiker’s explanation in comment @5.
Important message for mobile users
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Sloggers & Betters – Macclesfield – Friday 18th / Saturday 19th March 2016
A message from Dean Mayer (Anax/Loroso/Elkamere):
Why this didn’t occur to me before I have no idea, but Macclesfield has a perfect S&B venue in the Snow Goose. It’s a cosy alpine themed café bar on 3 levels. On Friday evening there will be musical entertainment in the form of LeLounge, a chilled out duo featuring Looby & Dave, friends from the covers band I used to be in.