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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 crossword No 30,048 by Paul

Thu July 2, 2026 at 9:37 am by manehi

Thanks to Paul for the puzzle, with several that took a little while to work out – my favourites were 19ac, 24ac, and 5dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,041 by Brummie

Wed June 24, 2026 at 9:14 am by manehi

A fun solve – my favourites were 10ac, 11ac, and 12ac. Many thanks to Brummie.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 30,034 by Vlad

Tue June 16, 2026 at 9:32 am by manehi

A tricky solve, with many fun clues and several bits of parsing that needed more time at the end. Many thanks to Vlad for the puzzle.

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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.

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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…

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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…

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