manehi – Page 10 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 29,270 by Maskarade

Thu January 4, 2024 at 9:24 am by manehi

A rare treat to see Maskarade on a weekday…

Guardian Cryptic 29,263 by Fed

Wed December 27, 2023 at 9:00 am by manehi

A slow and enjoyable solve – my favourites were 23ac, 2dn, 4/18, 6dn, 14dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Fed for the puzzle

Guardian Cryptic 29,257 by Pasquale

Tue December 19, 2023 at 9:46 amTue December 19, 2023 at 9:11 am by manehi

A slow and tricky solve today. My favourites were 21ac, 12dn, and 1dn and 22dn. Thanks to Pasquale for the puzzle

Guardian Cryptic 29,250 by Brummie

Mon December 11, 2023 at 9:09 am by manehi

Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle – my favourites were 21ac, 2dn, 12dn, 14dn, and 20dn.

Guardian Cryptic 29,248 by Paul

Fri December 8, 2023 at 2:18 pmFri December 8, 2023 at 11:07 am by manehi

Thanks Paul for today’s puzzle…

Guardian Cryptic 29,241 by Pasquale

Thu November 30, 2023 at 8:34 am by manehi

An enjoyable solve, especially 15ac, 5dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Pasquale for the puzzle

Guardian Cryptic 29,234 by Carpathian

Wed November 22, 2023 at 8:32 am by manehi

Not too tricky, with neat cluing and surfaces. Favourites 25ac, 1dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Carpathian for the puzzle.

Guardian Cryptic 29,227 by Tramp

Tue November 14, 2023 at 11:41 amTue November 14, 2023 at 11:07 am by manehi

Thanks to Tramp for an excellent puzzle. Apologies for the late and brief blog – I had issues accessing the puzzle until now.

If you solved the Kite puzzle that was available on the Guardian site earlier, this was already blogged here: https://www.fifteensquared.net/2023/11/09/guardian-cryptic-29223-kite.

Guardian Cryptic 29,220 by Vulcan

Mon November 6, 2023 at 1:59 pmMon November 6, 2023 at 6:40 am by manehi

A fun solve with many neat surfaces – my favourites clues were 18ac, 22ac, 27ac, 28ac, and 5dn. Thanks to Vulcan

Guardian Cryptic 29,218 by Soup

Fri November 3, 2023 at 10:31 amFri November 3, 2023 at 6:31 am by manehi

A slow solve, and many tricky parsings. Favourites were 17ac, 2dn, 9dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Soup for the puzzle.

Guardian Cryptic 29,211 by Picaroon

Thu October 26, 2023 at 8:54 am by manehi

Lots to like today – some of my favourites were 1ac, 10ac, 12ac, 25ac, 26ac, 1dn, 5dn, 19dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle.

Guardian Cryptic 29,204 by Imogen

Wed October 18, 2023 at 6:53 am by manehi

A slow solve with some tricky parsing – many favourites including 5ac, 12ac, 25ac, 7dn, 15dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Imogen for the puzzle

Guardian Cryptic 29,197 by Anto

Tue October 10, 2023 at 5:59 pmTue October 10, 2023 at 8:34 am by manehi

A fun challenge with a good mix of constructions – I particularly liked 5ac, 10ac, 13ac, 19ac, 4dn, and 5dn. Thanks to Anto

Guardian Cryptic 29,190 by Carpathian

Mon October 2, 2023 at 1:07 am by manehi

An enjoyable solve – I especially liked 6ac, 3dn, 19dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Carpathian.

Guardian Cryptic 29,188 by Paul

Fri September 29, 2023 at 1:34 am by manehi

Fun to solve and parse – I especially enjoyed 1ac, 9ac, 1dn, and 24dn, alongside other favourites including 25ac, 28ac, and 6dn. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle