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manehi's avatarmanehi

Started solving cryptics as a teenager in the early 2000s. I have worked as an economist in the civil service and am now teaching. I play ultimate frisbee three times a week, and help to run a community cafe in a local eco park.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,108 by Paul

Thu September 10, 2026 at 10:57 am by manehi

Thanks Paul – this was an enjoyable struggle, with some tricky parsing to work through afterwards. My favourites were 15ac, 3/24, and 5dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,101 by Fed

Wed September 2, 2026 at 9:14 amWed September 2, 2026 at 8:41 am by manehi

Thanks to Fed for the puzzle, with a nice mix of clever clues. I particularly liked 14ac, 25ac, 2dn, 3/16, and 13dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,094 by Turnstone

Tue August 25, 2026 at 7:57 am by manehi

Thanks to Turnstone for today’s puzzle – I think this is their first Guardian Cryptic. I particularly liked 6ac, 15ac, 2dn, and 8dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,087 by Dice

Mon August 17, 2026 at 9:21 am by manehi

Many thanks to Dice – I especially liked 10ac, 8dn, 16dn, and 21dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,085 by Pangakupu

Fri August 14, 2026 at 11:00 am by manehi

Thanks Pangakupu for the puzzle, I especially liked 1ac, 16ac, 23ac, and 16dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,078 by Paul

Thu August 6, 2026 at 9:58 amThu August 6, 2026 at 9:00 am by manehi

Thanks to Paul for the puzzle – I especially liked 12ac, 25,24 and 26,20…

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,071 by Brendan

Wed July 29, 2026 at 9:41 amWed July 29, 2026 at 9:02 am by manehi

Thanks Brendan for a tricky and very enjoyable solve.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,064 by Brummie

Tue July 21, 2026 at 9:28 am by manehi

Thanks to Brummie for a fun puzzle with some tricky cluing. My favourites were 11ac, 12ac, 18ac, and 20dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,057 by Vulcan

Mon July 13, 2026 at 1:48 am by manehi

Thanks Vulcan for today’s puzzle – I especially liked 21ac, 22ac, 5dn, and 19dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,055 by Brockwell

Fri July 10, 2026 at 12:46 pmFri July 10, 2026 at 9:21 am by manehi

Thanks to Brockwell for today’s puzzle, my favourites were 2dn, 18dn, and 23dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,048 by Paul

Thu July 2, 2026 at 9:37 am by manehi

Thanks to Paul for the puzzle, with several that took a little while to work out – my favourites were 19ac, 24ac, and 5dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,041 by Brummie

Wed June 24, 2026 at 9:14 am by manehi

A fun solve – my favourites were 10ac, 11ac, and 12ac. Many thanks to Brummie.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,034 by Vlad

Tue June 16, 2026 at 9:32 am by manehi

A tricky solve, with many fun clues and several bits of parsing that needed more time at the end. Many thanks to Vlad for the puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,027 by Vulcan

Mon June 8, 2026 at 8:57 am by manehi

Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle – my favourites were 22ac, 26ac, 3dn, 4dn, and 19dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,025 by Brendan

Fri June 5, 2026 at 12:34 pmFri June 5, 2026 at 11:55 am by manehi

Thanks Brendan for a fun puzzle that was quite tricky in places – I’m still unsure on some parsing. edit: thanks to Balfour, muffin, and others in the comments!

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