Benny DavisOct 10, 20201 minCryptic 7: Little Wiggle Room"You have to listen to the notes he's NOT playing."
Benny DavisSep 23, 20201 minCryptic 6: Happy BirthdayA new grid made as a present for a friend, so it's a little bit particular. See how far you can get!
Benny DavisSep 16, 20201 minHow To Solve Cryptic CrosswordsI've started a series explaining how this obsession of mine works. They're such fun but there's a barrier to taking them up if you don't...
Benny DavisSep 13, 20201 minCryptic 5: Have A GoJust a regular cryptic crossword, with maybe a few more double meanings than usual. Take a turn and be critical (4, 1, 3).
Benny DavisSep 8, 20201 minCryptic 4: Indeterminate CrosswordFitting all the across clues in was quite a struggle, so I trust your delight and anguish in solving it will make it worth the while.
Benny DavisAug 27, 20207 minThe Bakelite TelephoneThere is a Bakelite telephone in my living room. It sits unplugged on a shelf in the house I share with my wonderful, and above all...
Benny DavisAug 24, 20201 minCryptic 3: And Now, The Story Of A CrosswordRelated TV mopers need reboot?! (8, 11)
Benny DavisAug 12, 20203 minBut Are You SURE The World Is Ending?This whole world reacting to climate change is no different to my belligerent, overweight, diabetic father’s to medical advice. Every...
Benny DavisAug 11, 20201 minCryptic 2: A CrosswordA new crossword to make this more than just a fleeting obsession. Something of a theme to this but might not be immediately obvious.
Benny DavisAug 6, 20201 minCryptic 1: How To CrosswordA cryptic crossword that includes every different kind of cryptic clue, to teach people how to do them. Once you've made an attempt at...
Benny DavisAug 5, 20201 minThe Smallest Hill - Episode 1I argue with an Englishman about whether hazelnut is a better flavour than chocolate, reaching no conclusion and achieving nothing.
Benny DavisJun 30, 20201 minFrom The Archives 9: Old FashionedAnother classic dug up from 2016. Old Me still managing to surprise New me.
Benny DavisJun 7, 20201 minFrom The Archives 7a: Get Around AgainThe same theme as the previous but squeezed into a different grid. Which do you prefer? Have a go at each and see which looks better
Benny DavisJun 6, 20201 minFrom The Archives 7: Getting AroundA favourite theme with an updated grid, hopefully for the better! Maybe not! You tell me!
Benny DavisJun 5, 20201 minFrom The Archives 6: Broken MirrorAn old theme, but a brand new and improved grid. The old one was f**king terrible.
Benny DavisJun 5, 20201 minFrom The Archives 5: TimberAnother Boatman-style running theme from 2011, with references perhaps more relevant to the time.
Benny DavisJun 4, 20201 minFrom The Archives 4: Good GroundsAnother themed grid from the archives, with a few clues updated and refined. A running theme in the style of The Guardian's Boatman...
Benny DavisJun 2, 20201 minFrom The Archives 3: DrowAnother fun one from the vault. Genuinely surprised that a younger me managed this, I must be getting dumber. Or just less confident.
Benny DavisJun 1, 20201 minFrom The Archives 1: Thumb CrosswordFound all the old grids I made way back in 2011 when we briefly wrote them for the student paper. Varying levels of quality among them,...
Benny DavisMar 1, 20206 minAn Excessively Introspective Tripadvisor Review Of A Guided Mountain ClimbThis is for anybody who’s ever told me that I don’t have the sense to know when to hold my tongue. The following is the review I wanted...
Benny DavisOct 1, 20194 minChildren With PowerChildren being ordered to behave like adults by adults behaving like children.
Benny DavisFeb 22, 20182 minMusic Nerd PostI think one of my favourite things about ear training was learning to transcribe something from a very distant long term memory....