manehi – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,161 by Paul

Wed November 11, 2026 at 8:54 am by manehi

A tricky puzzle, with quite a few parsed slowly after solving. My favourites were 17ac, 24ac, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul for the challenge.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,154 by Philistine

Tue November 3, 2026 at 7:59 am by manehi

An enjoyable solve with some fun clueing – I especially liked 1ac/5ac, 13ac, 21ac, and 23ac. Thanks to Philistine for the puzzle

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,147 by Brummie

Mon October 26, 2026 at 9:08 am by manehi

An entertaining puzzle – I particularly liked 9ac, 2dn, 16dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Brummie

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,145 by Yank

Fri October 23, 2026 at 2:13 pm by manehi

Apologies for a delayed and slightly rushed blog. An interesting mix of clues today, and my favourites were 22ac, 23ac, 28ac, and 8dn. Thanks to Yank for the puzzle

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,138 by Kite

Thu October 15, 2026 at 9:13 am by manehi

An enjoyable solve – especially 9ac, 14ac, and 18ac. Thanks to Kite for the puzzle

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,131 by Paul

Wed October 7, 2026 at 8:18 am by manehi

Thanks to Paul for the puzzle…

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,124 by Chandler

Tue September 29, 2026 at 8:21 am by manehi

A quick solve overall, with several clues taking much longer to parse. My favourites were 20ac, 21ac, and 6dn. Thanks to Chandler

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,117 by Vulcan

Mon September 21, 2026 at 10:59 am by manehi

Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle – I particularly liked 18ac and and 15dn. Apologies for a delayed and somewhat rushed blog today.

Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,115 by Brendan

Fri September 18, 2026 at 9:40 am by manehi

A fun solve…

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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…