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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 29,795 by Philistine

Tue September 9, 2025 at 8:08 am by manehi

An enjoyable challenge – I especially liked 5ac, 10ac, 18ac, and 3dn. Thanks to Philistine for the puzzle

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Guardian Cryptic No 29,788 by Brendan

Mon September 1, 2025 at 9:02 amMon September 1, 2025 at 6:49 am by manehi

A fun solve, with favourites 8ac, 22ac, 24ac, and 4dn. Thanks to Brendan for the puzzle.

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Guardian No 29,786 by Kite

Fri August 29, 2025 at 10:26 amFri August 29, 2025 at 9:12 am by manehi

A tricky solve with some tough parsing – my favourites were 29ac, 14dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Kite for the puzzle.

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Guardian No 29,779 by Pangakupu

Thu August 21, 2025 at 9:43 am by manehi

A fun solve – my favourites were 9ac, 27ac, 16dn, and 23dn…

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Guardian No 29,772 by Anto

Wed August 13, 2025 at 9:20 am by manehi

A fun solve with neat surfaces and definitions. My favourites were 10ac, 13ac, 16ac, and 2dn. Thanks to Anto

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Guardian 29,765 by Paul

Tue August 5, 2025 at 10:55 am by manehi

A fun solve with some tricky clues…

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Guardian 29,758 by Vulcan

Mon July 28, 2025 at 9:31 am by manehi

A very nice puzzle, I particularly liked 5ac, 21ac, 24ac, and 1dn. Thanks to Vulcan

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Guardian No 29,756 by Paul

Fri July 25, 2025 at 8:07 am by manehi

A tricky solve…

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Guardian No 29,749 by Brummie

Thu July 17, 2025 at 10:01 am by manehi

A nice mix of clues and difficulties. My favourites were 15ac, 14dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle

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Guardian No 29,742 by Fed

Wed July 9, 2025 at 10:39 amWed July 9, 2025 at 9:59 am by manehi

A tough solve with some complex clueing, and with one bit of parsing that I haven’t been able to figure out. Thanks to Fed for the challenge.

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Cryptic crossword No 29,735 by Brockwell

Tue July 1, 2025 at 9:13 am by manehi

Many thanks to Brockwell for a fun puzzle…

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Cryptic crossword No 29,728 by Brendan

Mon June 23, 2025 at 11:38 am by manehi

Apologies for the late blog, have had some tech issues this morning. Thanks to Brendan for the puzzle…

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Guardian 29,726 by Brummie

Fri June 20, 2025 at 10:02 am by manehi

A tough and enjoyable challenge – my favourites were 9ac, 18ac, 5dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Brummie

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Guardian 29,719 by Fed

Thu June 12, 2025 at 7:56 am by manehi

A very enjoyable solve with clever surfaces. My favourites were 1a, 10ac, 11ac, 2/17, and 16dn. Thanks to Fed

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Guardian Cryptic crossword No 29,712 by Imogen

Wed June 4, 2025 at 8:08 am by manehi

Found this quite tough at times, with some clever cluing. My favourites were 11ac, 3dn, 6dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Imogen

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