manehi – Fifteensquared

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…

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.

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.

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.

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.