manehi – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,951 by Pasquale

Wed March 11, 2026 at 11:25 amWed March 11, 2026 at 7:54 am by manehi

A nice puzzle – I particularly liked 10ac, 13ac, 7dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Pasquale

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,944 by Philistine

Tue March 3, 2026 at 11:51 am by manehi

Thanks to Philistine for an enjoyable puzzle – and apologies for a late and slightly hurried blog, it’s been a hectic morning. I haven’t been able to fully work out 8dn.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,937 by Brummie

Mon February 23, 2026 at 8:50 am by manehi

Very enjoyable – I particularly liked 9ac, 20ac, 24ac, 2/18/13/22, and 6dn. Thanks to Brummie

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,935 by Brockwell

Fri February 20, 2026 at 9:22 am by manehi

A fun solve with some tricky parsings. My favourites were 8ac, 9ac, and 5dn. Thanks to Brockwell for the puzzle.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,928 by Pasquale

Thu February 12, 2026 at 8:20 am by manehi

An enjoyable mix of clues, with several that I found quite tricky to parse. My favourites were 16ac, 19ac, 25ac, and 8dn. Thanks to Pasquale.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,921 by Alia

Wed February 4, 2026 at 9:05 am by manehi

An enjoyable solve – I especially liked 8ac, 25ac, 5dn, and 6dn. Thanks to Alia for the puzzle

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