manehi – Fifteensquared

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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,018 by Kite

Thu May 28, 2026 at 10:35 am by manehi

A mix of tricks in the clueing made this difficult to parse in a number of places. My favourites were 21ac, 22dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Kite for the puzzle

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,011 by Brummie

Wed May 20, 2026 at 8:30 am by manehi

A puzzle with many nice clues – I especially liked 14ac, 3dn, 8dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Brummie

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,004 by Philistine

Tue May 12, 2026 at 11:48 amTue May 12, 2026 at 8:54 am by manehi

A very enjoyable puzzle – I particularly liked 15ac, 25ac, 18dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Philistine

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,997 by Dice

Mon May 4, 2026 at 12:17 pm by manehi

Apologies for a delayed and slightly rushed blog today due to some internet issues. I think this is Dice’s first Guardian Cryptic, following a number of Quiptics and Quicks. Many thanks to Dice, this was good fun.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,995 by Paul

Fri May 1, 2026 at 5:00 pmFri May 1, 2026 at 10:48 am by manehi

Thanks to Paul for the puzzle…

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,988 by Brockwell

Thu April 23, 2026 at 8:04 am by manehi

Thanks to Brockwell, this was a fun challenge and my favourites were 7dn, 8dn, and 16dn.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,981 by Paul

Wed April 15, 2026 at 10:06 am by manehi

Thanks to Paul for a challenging puzzle – my favourites were 5ac, 24ac, 25ac, 5dn, and 16dn.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,974 by Pasquale

Tue April 7, 2026 at 11:53 amTue April 7, 2026 at 11:06 am by manehi

Thanks to Pasquale for the puzzle – lots to like, and my favourites were 21ac, 3dn, 18dn, and 20dn.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,967 by Vulcan

Mon March 30, 2026 at 4:31 pm by manehi

Apologies for the delayed blog. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle, my favourites were 14ac, 16dn, and 24dn.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,965 by Omnibus

Fri March 27, 2026 at 11:41 amFri March 27, 2026 at 10:22 am by manehi

As seen before from Omnibus, a mix of cluing styles…