manehi – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,914 by Fed

Tue January 27, 2026 at 8:29 am by manehi

A fun solve with a nice mix of clues and some trickier parsings. My favourites were 28ac, 29ac, 6dn, and 9dn. Thanks to Fed for the puzzle

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,907 by Vulcan

Mon January 19, 2026 at 9:31 am by manehi

Thanks Vulcan for today's puzzle – my favourites were 10ac, 18ac, 28ac, and 2dn.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,905 by Enigmatist

Fri January 16, 2026 at 11:18 amFri January 16, 2026 at 9:40 am by manehi

A tough challenge, with quite a few parsings that took a while to work through. My favourites were 8ac, 12ac, and 25ac. Thanks to Enigmatist.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,898 by Pasquale

Thu January 8, 2026 at 8:56 am by manehi

Thanks to Pasquale for the puzzle, with a few words I had to look up afterwards. My favourites were 11ac, 25ac, and 17dn.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,891 by Maskarade

Wed December 31, 2025 at 9:41 am by manehi

Thanks to Maskarade for the puzzle, with nice clues and a very helpful grid. Happy New Year, all.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,885 by Paul

Tue December 23, 2025 at 9:42 am by manehi

Thanks to Paul for today’s puzzle – my favourites were 12ac, 16ac, 13dn and 17dn. Merry Christmas, all.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,878 by Vulcan

Mon December 15, 2025 at 6:02 pmMon December 15, 2025 at 4:30 pm by manehi

Apologies for the delayed blog, I’m currently travelling and couldn’t fit this in earlier. Many thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,876 by Pasquale

Fri December 12, 2025 at 10:27 am by manehi

Apologies for a slightly late and rushed blog – this was a tricky and well-clued puzzle and I especially liked 11ac, 26ac, 27ac, and 4dn. Thanks to Pasquale.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,869 by Vlad

Thu December 4, 2025 at 10:44 amThu December 4, 2025 at 10:11 am by manehi

A tough solve, and a lot of parsing slowly worked out while blogging. Favourites were 9ac, 10ac, and 18dn. Thanks to Vlad for the challenge

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,862 by Paul

Wed November 26, 2025 at 8:53 am by manehi

Thanks to Paul for the puzzle…

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,855 by Fed

Tue November 18, 2025 at 8:05 am by manehi

Many thanks to Fed for the puzzle – my favourites were 11ac, 4/22, 18dn, and especially 15ac.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,848 by Brendan

Mon November 10, 2025 at 8:13 am by manehi

A fun solve – lots of thanks to Brendan.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,846 by Pasquale

Fri November 7, 2025 at 8:22 am by manehi

Found this quite tricky after a quick start. My favourites were 18ac, 24/25, 8dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Pasquale.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,839 by Brendan

Thu October 30, 2025 at 9:56 am by manehi

A fun solve – I particularly liked 9ac, 23ac, and 5dn. Thanks to Brendan.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,825 by Paul

Tue October 14, 2025 at 8:11 am by manehi

A fun solve with some tricky surfaces/definitions. My favourites were 4dn, 11dn, and 16/1. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle.