manehi – Fifteensquared

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…

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,958 by Enigmatist

Thu March 19, 2026 at 9:47 am by manehi

This was tough – lots of tricky parsing, and I’m not fully confident in my reading of a few clues – have now made multiple edits thanks to Jack Of Few Trades, KVa, and Shirl in the comments. Favourites were 9ac, 3dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Enigmatist

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.