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manehi

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 28,501 by Vulcan

July 19, 2021 at 7:23 am by manehi

A pleasant solve with some neat clueing – favourites today were 1ac, 19ac, 25ac, and 1dn. Thanks to Vulcan for the puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,499 by Paul

July 16, 2021 at 8:39 am by manehi

I got stuck for a little while in the southeast corner – overall, not the trickiest Paul. Favourites were 14ac, 25/17, 26ac, 18dn, and 21dn. Thanks Paul for the puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,492 by Qaos

July 8, 2021 at 8:53 am by manehi

I found this a quick and enjoyable solve, with a few entries filled in and only properly parsed later.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,485 by Paul

June 30, 2021 at 11:48 amJune 30, 2021 at 11:07 am by manehi

A tough and slow solve, needing a second session to finish and blog. Favourites were 13ac, 17ac, 4dn, and 5dn. Thanks to Paul for the challenge.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,478 by Anto

June 22, 2021 at 9:15 amJune 22, 2021 at 8:33 am by manehi

A slow solve with some neat cluing and quite a few tricky parsings. Favourites were 6ac, 9ac, 12ac, 3dn, 7dn, and 20dn. Thanks to Anto for the puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,471 by Pan

June 14, 2021 at 8:46 am by manehi

An enjoyable solve, and on the harder end for a Monday. Favourites were 17ac, 22ac, 6dn, 7dn, and 21dn. Thanks to Pan for the puzzle.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,469 by Paul

June 11, 2021 at 7:08 am by manehi

Very enjoyable and a quicker finish than most Paul puzzles for me, with a quite a few left to parse afterwards. Favourites were 21ac, 24ac, 25ac, and 18dn. Thanks to Paul.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,462 by Picaroon

June 3, 2021 at 8:27 amJune 3, 2021 at 7:07 am by manehi

Some lovely surfaces – lots of favourites, including 1ac, 11ac, 12ac, 15ac, 21ac, 26ac, 4dn, 5dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle

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Guardian Cryptic 28,455 by Nutmeg

May 26, 2021 at 6:56 am by manehi

Always a pleasure to solve a puzzle by Nutmeg – favourites today were 12ac, 27ac, 1dn, 2dn, and 8dn. Thanks to Nutmeg.

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Guardian Cryptic 28,448 by Philistine

May 18, 2021 at 7:38 amMay 18, 2021 at 6:49 am by manehi

Really enjoyed this – plenty of smiles along the way, and some penny drop moments of parsing at the end. Favourites were 20ac, 25ac, 2dn, 7dn/8dn, 16dn, 22dn, and 23dn/5ac. Thanks to Philistine

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Guardian Cryptic 28,441 by Pan

May 10, 2021 at 6:37 am by manehi

Enjoyable and mostly quite straightforward, with a few more complicated parsings to work out at the end. Favourites were 17ac, 5dn, and 16dn. Thanks to Pan

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Guardian Cryptic 28,439 by Brendan

May 7, 2021 at 7:42 amMay 7, 2021 at 1:19 am by manehi

Some clever cluing…

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Guardian Cryptic 28,432 by Brummie

April 29, 2021 at 10:38 am by manehi

Fun, and not too tricky once I got going – favourites were 9ac, 10ac, 17/24dn, and 23dn. Thanks to Brummie

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Guardian Cryptic 28,425 by Philistine

April 21, 2021 at 7:37 am by manehi

A mix of difficulties, with some clues going in very quickly at the beginning, and others with trickier bits of parsing that took a while to sort out. Favourites were 1ac, 19ac, 20ac, and 17/22. Thanks to Philistine

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Guardian Cryptic 28,418 by Picaroon

April 13, 2021 at 2:22 am by manehi

Some very fun clues here – I especially liked 5ac, 25ac, 1dn, 3dn, 18dn, and all of the long solutions. Thanks to Picaroon for the puzzle.

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