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manehi's avatarmanehi

Started solving cryptics as a teenager in the early 2000s. I have worked as an economist in the civil service and am now teaching. I play ultimate frisbee three times a week, and help to run a community cafe in a local eco park.

Guardian Cryptic 28,641 by Vlad

Thu December 30, 2021 at 10:32 amThu December 30, 2021 at 4:21 am by manehi

A slow solve today, starting in the southwest corner with…

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Guardian Cryptic 28,635 by Paul

Wed December 22, 2021 at 9:00 am by manehi

A fairly quick solve…

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Guardian Cryptic 28,628 by Brummie

Tue December 14, 2021 at 9:07 am by manehi

A solve in two halves, with the top half going in quickly and a bit of a struggle with the rest. Favourite clues were 13ac and 15dn. Thanks to Brummie

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Guardian Cryptic 28,621 by Vulcan

Mon December 6, 2021 at 8:45 am by manehi

Some nice cluing to start the week – my favourites were 14ac, 25ac, 26ac, 3dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Vulcan

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Guardian Cryptic 28,619 by Vlad

Fri December 3, 2021 at 9:58 amFri December 3, 2021 at 8:55 am by manehi

I liked this a lot, a very fun and challenging solve – many favourites including 12ac, 22ac, 25ac, 26ac, 1dn, 6dn, and 20dn. Many thanks to Vlad.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,612 by Nutmeg

Thu November 25, 2021 at 9:52 am by manehi

Apologies for a delayed and rather hurried blog, have had some computer issues. Thanks to Nutmeg as ever for a very nice puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,605 by Picaroon

Wed November 17, 2021 at 6:52 am by manehi

Lots of tricky fun – many likes including 1ac, 9ac, 12ac, 14ac, 18ac, 24ac, 2dn, 3dn, 7dn… thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle

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Guardian Cryptic 28,598 by Pasquale

Tue November 9, 2021 at 7:04 am by manehi

A tough solve, getting quite stuck a few times. Favourites today were 4ac, 11ac, and 2dn. Thanks to Pasquale for the puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,591 by Anto

Mon November 1, 2021 at 8:24 am by manehi

Very enjoyable – favourites today were 9ac, 17ac, 27ac, and 5dn. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle

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Guardian Cryptic 28,589 by Fed

Fri October 29, 2021 at 8:33 am by manehi

Took a little while to get started then finished quite quickly. Favourites were 1ac, 14ac, 26ac, 5dn, 6dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Fed.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,582 by Paul

Thu October 21, 2021 at 8:40 am by manehi

Found this tough and slow to solve…

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Guardian Cryptic 28,575 by Boatman

Wed October 13, 2021 at 4:28 pmWed October 13, 2021 at 9:08 am by manehi

Found this tough, and had to guess and check 20dn at the end – still not sure about the parsing. Lots to enjoy, especially 8ac, 24ac, 2dn, 5dn, 11dn, and 17dn.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,568 by Nutmeg

Tue October 5, 2021 at 8:43 am by manehi

Had a slow start into this, then all went very smoothly. Favourites were 10ac, 12ac, 26ac, 6dn, 7dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Nutmeg for the puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,561 by Vulcan

Mon September 27, 2021 at 8:28 am by manehi

A fun start to the week from Vulcan – my favourites were 11ac, 16ac, 26ac, 3dn, 8dn, and 22dn. Thanks for the puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,559 by Maskarade

Fri September 24, 2021 at 8:32 am by manehi

Nice to see Maskarade on a weekday – my favourites were 9ac, 13ac, 15ac, 3dn, and 14dn. Thanks for the puzzle.

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