manehi – Page 23 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 28,142 by Pan

Mon May 25, 2020 at 9:03 am by manehi

A tricky and fun start to the week, with neat wordplay and surfaces, and with quite a bit of general knowledge required. Favourites were 14ac, 16ac, 26ac, 29ac, and 22dn. Thanks to Pan

Guardian Cryptic 28,140 by Nutmeg

Fri May 22, 2020 at 12:11 pmFri May 22, 2020 at 8:45 am by manehi

A quicker solve than expected from a Friday Nutmeg, with some very neat cluing and a few trickier bits of parsing. Favourites were 10ac, 15ac, 26ac, 5dn, and 20dn.

Guardian Cryptic 28,133 by Vlad

Thu May 14, 2020 at 7:33 am by manehi

Tricky in parts, with some gentler clues that eased me in. Favourites were 18ac, 25ac, 26ac, and 19dn. Thanks to Vlad.

Guardian Cryptic 28,126 by Brummie

Wed May 6, 2020 at 10:59 am by manehi

A nice solve, and relatively gentle for a Wednesday. As it’s Brummie I had a look for a theme but haven’t spotted one. Favourites were 5ac, 1dn, and 7dn. Thanks to Brummie.

Guardian Cryptic 28,119 by Pasquale

Tue April 28, 2020 at 7:54 am by manehi

A quick start with the longer clues all falling early, then got stuck for a while in the North-West. Favourites were 13ac, 17ac, 1dn, 2dn, 15dn, and 18dn. Thanks Pasquale

Guardian Cryptic 28,112 by Vulcan

Mon April 20, 2020 at 10:04 am by manehi

Mostly straightforward, getting stuck for a while in the North-West of the grid. Favourites were 23ac, 4dn, and 11dn. Thanks to Vulcan

Guardian Cryptic 28,110 by Philistine

Fri April 17, 2020 at 10:23 amFri April 17, 2020 at 9:31 am by manehi

Intimidating at first and enjoyable throughout – I liked all of the outer long clues, and other favourites were 10ac, 19ac, 3dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Philistine.

Guardian Cryptic 28,103 by Nutmeg

Thu April 9, 2020 at 8:32 amThu April 9, 2020 at 7:09 am by manehi

Lots of fun with some very nice misdirection – favourites were 14ac, 20ac, 23ac, 5dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Nutmeg

Guardian Cryptic 28,096 by Chifonie

Wed April 1, 2020 at 11:08 am by manehi

Apologies for the delayed blog. This was a quick solve in the end, and at least on the online version, it seems that there are typos in 3dn’s clue and in the solution offered for 12ac.

Guardian Cryptic 28,089 by Pasquale

Tue March 24, 2020 at 8:01 am by manehi

Lots of fun – I got off to a quick start then got stuck for a while in the middle. Favourites were 5ac, 16ac, 17ac, 24ac, 29ac, and 9dn. Thanks to Pasquale

Guardian Cryptic 28,082 by Chifonie

Mon March 16, 2020 at 8:14 am by manehi

A nice difficulty for a Monday, and several clues that raised a smile – I particularly liked 1ac, 9ac, 22ac, 6dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Chifonie

Guardian Cryptic 28,080 by Paul

Fri March 13, 2020 at 1:38 am by manehi

A slow solve with some tricky parsing. I especially liked 13ac, 27ac, and 1dn – other favourites were 25ac, 31ac, and 21dn. Thanks to Paul.

Guardian Cryptic 28,073 by Imogen

Thu March 5, 2020 at 2:12 am by manehi

An enjoyable solve, with some particularly satisfying constructions that raised a smile. Favourites 1ac, 12ac, 14ac, 22ac, 1dn, 4dn, 7dn, and 9dn. Thanks to Imogen.

Guardian Cryptic 28,066 by Brummie

Wed February 26, 2020 at 7:37 amWed February 26, 2020 at 1:27 am by manehi

Solved this from the outside in, with the longer clues going quite quickly one after another. Favourites were 16ac, 2dn, 4dn, 9dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Brummie.

Guardian Cryptic 28,059 by Pasquale

Tue February 18, 2020 at 10:07 am by manehi

Got off to a quick start then stalled towards the end. Favourites were 10ac, 22ac, 8dn, 16dn, 18dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Pasquale