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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 29,928 by Pasquale

Thu February 12, 2026 at 8:20 am by manehi

An enjoyable mix of clues, with several that I found quite tricky to parse. My favourites were 16ac, 19ac, 25ac, and 8dn. Thanks to Pasquale.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,921 by Alia

Wed February 4, 2026 at 9:05 am by manehi

An enjoyable solve – I especially liked 8ac, 25ac, 5dn, and 6dn. Thanks to Alia for the puzzle

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,914 by Fed

Tue January 27, 2026 at 8:29 am by manehi

A fun solve with a nice mix of clues and some trickier parsings. My favourites were 28ac, 29ac, 6dn, and 9dn. Thanks to Fed for the puzzle

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,907 by Vulcan

Mon January 19, 2026 at 9:31 am by manehi

Thanks Vulcan for today's puzzle – my favourites were 10ac, 18ac, 28ac, and 2dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,905 by Enigmatist

Fri January 16, 2026 at 11:18 amFri January 16, 2026 at 9:40 am by manehi

A tough challenge, with quite a few parsings that took a while to work through. My favourites were 8ac, 12ac, and 25ac. Thanks to Enigmatist.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,898 by Pasquale

Thu January 8, 2026 at 8:56 am by manehi

Thanks to Pasquale for the puzzle, with a few words I had to look up afterwards. My favourites were 11ac, 25ac, and 17dn.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,891 by Maskarade

Wed December 31, 2025 at 9:41 am by manehi

Thanks to Maskarade for the puzzle, with nice clues and a very helpful grid. Happy New Year, all.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,885 by Paul

Tue December 23, 2025 at 9:42 am by manehi

Thanks to Paul for today’s puzzle – my favourites were 12ac, 16ac, 13dn and 17dn. Merry Christmas, all.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,878 by Vulcan

Mon December 15, 2025 at 6:02 pmMon December 15, 2025 at 4:30 pm by manehi

Apologies for the delayed blog, I’m currently travelling and couldn’t fit this in earlier. Many thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,876 by Pasquale

Fri December 12, 2025 at 10:27 am by manehi

Apologies for a slightly late and rushed blog – this was a tricky and well-clued puzzle and I especially liked 11ac, 26ac, 27ac, and 4dn. Thanks to Pasquale.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,869 by Vlad

Thu December 4, 2025 at 10:44 amThu December 4, 2025 at 10:11 am by manehi

A tough solve, and a lot of parsing slowly worked out while blogging. Favourites were 9ac, 10ac, and 18dn. Thanks to Vlad for the challenge

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,862 by Paul

Wed November 26, 2025 at 8:53 am by manehi

Thanks to Paul for the puzzle…

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,855 by Fed

Tue November 18, 2025 at 8:05 am by manehi

Many thanks to Fed for the puzzle – my favourites were 11ac, 4/22, 18dn, and especially 15ac.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,848 by Brendan

Mon November 10, 2025 at 8:13 am by manehi

A fun solve – lots of thanks to Brendan.

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,846 by Pasquale

Fri November 7, 2025 at 8:22 am by manehi

Found this quite tricky after a quick start. My favourites were 18ac, 24/25, 8dn, and 19dn. Thanks to Pasquale.

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