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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 29,652 by Paul

Wed March 26, 2025 at 9:24 am by manehi

A slow solve – my favourites were 19ac, 1dn, 5dn, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul

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Guardian 29,645 – Yank

Tue March 18, 2025 at 9:08 am by manehi

A fun solve with a variety of general knowledge references. Favourites were 1ac, 11ac, 17ac, 25ac, and 5dn. Thanks to Yank

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Guardian Cryptic 29,638 by Vulcan

Mon March 10, 2025 at 8:20 am by manehi

A pleasant solve – my favourites were 21ac, 25ac, and 8dn. Thanks to Vulcan

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Guardian Cryptic 29,636 by Boatman

Fri March 7, 2025 at 9:09 amFri March 7, 2025 at 8:28 am by manehi

A fun solve, tricky in parts…

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Guardian Cryptic 29,629 by Brummie

Thu February 27, 2025 at 9:38 am by manehi

Tricky in parts and an enjoyable solve – my favourites were 20ac, 21ac, 24ac, and 20dn. Thanks to Brummie

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Guardian Cryptic 29,622 by Brummie

Wed February 19, 2025 at 8:31 am by manehi

A very enjoyable solve – I particularly liked 11ac, 5dn, 15dn, 23/21, and 24dn. Thanks to Brummie

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Guardian Cryptic 29,608 by Brummie

Mon February 3, 2025 at 8:03 am by manehi

A nice puzzle – I particularly liked 5ac and 27ac. Thanks to Brummie

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Guardian Cryptic 29,606 by Brockwell

Fri January 31, 2025 at 8:28 am by manehi

A fun challenge with neat surfaces and some tricky parsing. My favourites were 8ac, 11ac, 12ac, 26ac, and 7dn. Thanks to Brockwell

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Guardian Cryptic 29,599 by Paul

Thu January 23, 2025 at 8:03 am by manehi

A slow solve with several bits of parsing that needed revisiting afterwards. My favourites were 12ac, 1dn, and 15dn. Thanks to Paul for the puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic 29,592 by Kite

Wed January 15, 2025 at 10:49 amWed January 15, 2025 at 8:32 am by manehi

Found this very tricky – favourites were 23ac, 8/20, 11dn, and 17dn. Thanks to Kite

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Guardian Cryptic 29,585 by Brummie

Tue January 7, 2025 at 12:02 pm by manehi

Thanks to Brummie for the puzzle, and apologies for a late and slightly rushed blog.

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Guardian Cryptic 29,578 by Vulcan

Mon December 30, 2024 at 7:50 am by manehi

A nice puzzle with neat cluing – I especially liked 13ac, 14ac, 30ac, and 1dn. Thanks to Vulcan

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Guardian Cryptic 29,576 by Paul

Fri December 27, 2024 at 9:56 am by manehi

This is now three Paul puzzles in a row on my blogging days this month…

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Guardian Cryptic 29,570 by Paul

Thu December 19, 2024 at 9:57 am by manehi

A slow and tough solve…

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Guardian Cryptic 29,563 by Paul

Wed December 11, 2024 at 8:11 am by manehi

A tricky solve – my favourites were 5ac, 10ac, 23ac, 25ac, and 4dn. Thanks to Paul

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