manehi – Page 26 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,790 by Brummie

Tue April 9, 2019 at 8:52 am by manehi

A quick and enjoyable solve, with plenty of smiles including 12ac, 26ac, 27ac, 15dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Brummie.

Guardian Cryptic 27,783 by Vulcan

Mon April 1, 2019 at 8:48 am by manehi

Quick and enjoyable solve – with smiles at 1ac, 10ac, 20ac, 2dn, 19dn, and 22dn/23dn. Thanks to Vulcan.

Guardian Cryptic 27,781 by Enigmatist

Sat March 30, 2019 at 2:08 amFri March 29, 2019 at 1:50 am by manehi

Very tough going, with a quite a bit of checking and parsing after the fact. Favourites were 17ac, 26/6, 7dn, and 18/28. Thanks to Enigmatist for the workout. Edit: and congratulations to Enigmatist – thanks to crypticsue for pointing out that this is the 40th anniversary of John’s first Guardian puzzle.

Guardian Cryptic 27,774 by Paul

Thu March 21, 2019 at 9:48 amThu March 21, 2019 at 8:59 am by manehi

A slow, difficult, and satisfying solve. Favourites were 17ac, 1dn, 3dn, 7dn, and 22dn. Thanks to Paul.

Guardian Cryptic 27,767 by Brendan

Wed March 13, 2019 at 1:10 pmWed March 13, 2019 at 7:08 am by manehi

Very fun with some very smooth and tricky surfaces. Favourites included 25ac, 3dn, 13dn, and 22dn. Many thanks to Brendan

Guardian Cryptic 27,760 by Paul

Tue March 5, 2019 at 8:44 am by manehi

A slow solve, with a few of the longer clues holding out for a while but being very gettable in the end [with a little general knowledge]. Favourites were 12ac, 14ac, and 8dn/16ac.

Guardian Cryptic 27,753 by Chifonie

Mon February 25, 2019 at 8:54 am by manehi

All good fun, with a few trickier elements at the end, including my favourites 4dn and 7dn. Thanks to Chifonie.

Guardian Cryptic 27,751 by Philistine

Fri February 22, 2019 at 12:19 pmFri February 22, 2019 at 10:27 am by manehi

A pretty quick solve, especially with the longer answers going in early. Parsing was a bit more tricky, and I’m still stuck on 16dn. Favourites were 9ac, 20/13, 26/27, and 17dn. Thanks to Philistine.

Guardian Cryptic 27,744 by Crucible

Thu February 14, 2019 at 9:16 am by manehi

A very quick solve, though there were a couple left unparsed that held me up for quite a while afterwards. Favourites were 2dn and 22dn. Thanks to Crucible.

Guardian Cryptic 27,737 by Nutmeg

Wed February 6, 2019 at 9:33 am by manehi

Enjoyed this – a lot of neat constructions and some sneaky definitions. The online Special instructions mentioning a correction to the clue for 9 down also brought a smile [9 across now reads “worthy committees”]. Favourites were 3dn and 13dn. Thanks to Nutmeg.

Guardian Cryptic 27,730 by Brummie

Tue January 29, 2019 at 9:53 amTue January 29, 2019 at 9:00 am by manehi

Lots of enjoyable clues, and mostly not too tricky other than a few unfamiliar solution words that needed checking. Favourites were 5ac, 14ac, 17ac, and 15dn. Thanks to Brummie.

Guardian Cryptic 27,723 by Pan

Mon January 21, 2019 at 10:12 am by manehi

Not very tricky but some nice surfaces and clues – favourites were 13ac, 3dn, and 6dn. Thanks to Pan.

Guardian Cryptic 27,721 by Paul

Fri January 18, 2019 at 9:29 am by manehi

Very slow going…

Guardian Cryptic 27,714 by Nutmeg

Thu January 10, 2019 at 9:35 am by manehi

Fun with lots of tricksy clues and clever definitions – favourites were 12ac, 13ac, and 26ac. Thanks to Nutmeg

Guardian Cryptic 27,707 by Puck

Wed January 2, 2019 at 11:04 am by manehi

An enjoyable and slowish solve, followed by even slower parsing of a couple of clues afterwards. Both long down clues were new words to me, but gettable with a few crossers. Favourites 5dn and 6dn. Thanks to Puck.