Dalibor, aka Sil van den Hoek, a doyen of this site, has sent a puzzle for the delectation and delight of the S&B 2024 crowd, even though he won’t be able to join the festivities…much missed… (For anyone who wasn’t there but would like to try the puzzle before reading the blog, it should be at this link here)
S&B Puzzles
S&B 2024 by A. Bailey
The puzzle may be found here:
https://www.fifteensquared.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Armistice-4Oct10_Redacted.pdf
This puzzle definitely felt like a change of pace for me, with some of the cluing outside the conventions of the puzzles that I normally solve. There were a couple of solutions that I could not parse without the setter’s explanations, which was not so much the fault of the clues as a result of my lack of the requisite GK.
York S&B 2024 by Amoeba
A delightful puzzle from Amoeba. Apart from a couple of NHO oddities (both eminently guessable from the wordplay), this solve was smooth sailing. The puzzle may be found here: https://www.fifteensquared.net/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Amoeba-SB-2024.pdf
York SnB – PostMark
Apologies for the lateness of this blog – which I think is the last of the many York S&B puzzles – hope it was worth waiting for! (If you haven’t tried it, you should be able to access it here.)
S&B – Links quiz by kenmac
Not exactly crossword related but it seemed to go down well on Saturday.
S&B – Barred but easier than IQ or EV by Wickball
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York S&B 2023 by Laccaria (50a)
The puzzle may be found here: https://www.fifteensquared.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Laccaria-puzzle-50a.pdf
I very much enjoyed solving and blogging this.
York S&B 2023 by Fez
A fun solve that requires a little extra brainpower to complete.
The puzzle may be found here:
https://www.fifteensquared.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Fez_SBYork2023.pdf
Fair warning: This blog is a bit coarser than the typical Fifteensquared write-up.
Fez advises: “Thematic elements of 12 answers are omitted from wordplay, possibly due to 1a taking an off-hand remark literally.”
Literally! by Jugular
If you were not at the York S&B, but would like to tackle Jugular’s puzzle, click HERE The puzzle is not specifically related to the York S&B, and Jugular apparently came across the … Read more >>
S&B York 23 by Dalibor
Dalibor (Sil) was a regular attendee at S&Bs all around the country, usually bringing a themed puzzle with him prepared specially for the event. 16 of his puzzles had been published in the … Read more >>
It’s on the house by Komornik
Instructions from the setter on Saturday: Komorník offers a drink at his expense to the first solver able to bring him a correctly filled grid with the information required. Or take the puzzle … Read more >>
S&B York 23 by Egbert
NB – apologies the pdf of the puzzle missed out the last part of the instructions – the first letters of the redundant words spell out an instruction to complete the puzzle. If … Read more >>
Amoeba – plain puzzle for S&B York 2023
A plain puzzle (with a twist in the tail) by Amoeba – the puzzle can be downloaded from here. The top and bottom rows of the grid spell out RHUBARB and CUSTARD – … Read more >>
Amoeba – “Routine Work” – puzzle for S&B York 2023
A themed puzzle by Amoeba – a PDF can be downloaded from here. The instructions tell us: Five pairs of solutions have no definition. The remaining clues each contain a redundant word. When … Read more >>
S&B Nottingham – Egbert puzzle
Many apologies for the lateness. I was due to post this last Tuesday but the crossword gods saw things a little differently. The blog appears below and the puzzle can be found … Read more >>