manehi – Page 32 – Fifteensquared

Guardian Cryptic 27,303 by Brummie

Fri September 15, 2017 at 7:13 am by manehi

Tough in places…

Guardian Cryptic 27,296 by Enigmatist

Thu September 7, 2017 at 10:50 amThu September 7, 2017 at 9:43 am by manehi

Enigmatist is always challenging, and this took me ages to finish, with the theme indicated in the Special Instructions…

Guardian Cryptic 27,289 by Picaroon

Wed August 30, 2017 at 10:59 amWed August 30, 2017 at 7:54 am by manehi

Too many clues made me smile to mention them all – particular favourites were 25ac, 27ac, and 10dn. Thanks Picaroon

Guardian Cryptic 27,282 by Qaos

Tue August 22, 2017 at 10:10 amTue August 22, 2017 at 9:05 am by manehi

Lots to like – 25ac was a favourite

Guardian Cryptic 27,273 by Paul

Fri August 11, 2017 at 5:09 amFri August 11, 2017 at 2:57 am by manehi

Great fun from Paul – many favourites including 1ac, 22ac, 2dn, 4/19dn, 15dn, 23dn, and especially 12ac.

Guardian Cryptic 27,266 by Crucible

Thu August 3, 2017 at 2:45 am by manehi

Tough going, mostly done a corner at a time and ending in the bottom right. Favourites were 25ac, 26ac, and 5dn – thanks, Crucible.

Guardian Cryptic 27,259 by Vlad

Wed July 26, 2017 at 7:50 amWed July 26, 2017 at 1:48 am by manehi

A pleasantly tough solve as usual from Vlad, with quite a few clues parsed after the fact. I especially liked 18ac, 20ac, 4dn, 14dn and 23dn.

Guardian Cryptic 27,252 by Picaroon

Tue July 18, 2017 at 8:07 am by manehi

An enjoyable puzzle with some lovely clues and great surfaces…

Guardian Cryptic 27,245 by Pan

Mon July 10, 2017 at 1:42 am by manehi

I think this is Pan’s first Monday Cryptic, after many Monday Quiptics and a few other Cryptics. Lots to like, including 12ac, 8dn, 22dn and 27dn – and my last in was 21ac which was guessed but very gettable. Thanks, Pan.

Guardian Cryptic 27,243 by Imogen

Fri July 7, 2017 at 2:00 am by manehi

Very tricky – held up by two of the longer ones and then in the top right corner. Favourites 15ac and 24ac. Thanks, Imogen.

Guardian 27,236 – Paul

Thu June 29, 2017 at 2:17 am by manehi

Great fun from Paul – favourites were 17/12ac, 5dn and 18dn. A question mark over the parsing of 26/24

Guardian 27,229 – Screw

Wed June 21, 2017 at 8:22 amWed June 21, 2017 at 12:45 am by manehi

Very enjoyable – favourites were 1ac and 19ac. Thanks, Screw.

Guardian Cryptic 27,222 by Brummie

Tue June 13, 2017 at 1:46 am by manehi

Lots of fun – my favourites were 18ac and 19dn. Thanks Brummie

Guardian 27,215 – Rufus

Mon June 5, 2017 at 11:44 amMon June 5, 2017 at 9:14 am by manehi

The online version of the crossword hasn’t yet appeared, so I’ve had to solve and blog in a bit of a rush. Favourite today was 11dn. Thanks, Rufus.

Edit: the crossword is now available online on the Guardian website

Guardian Cryptic 27,213 by Pasquale

Fri June 2, 2017 at 8:16 am by manehi

Nicely clued and quickly solved for the most part, held up by a few obscurities. Favourite was 2dn – thanks, Pasquale.