BENNY DAVIS MUSIC

"You have to listen to the notes he's NOT playing."

A new grid made as a present for a friend, so it's a little bit particular. See how far you can get!

Just a regular cryptic crossword, with maybe a few more double meanings than usual. Take a turn and be critical (4, 1, 3).

Fitting 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.

Related TV mopers need reboot?! (8, 11)

A new crossword to make this more than just a fleeting obsession. Something of a theme to this but might not be immediately obvious.

A cryptic crossword that includes every different kind of cryptic clue, to teach people how to do them. Once you've made an attempt at...

Another classic dug up from 2016. Old Me still managing to surprise New me.

This one's alright I guess

The 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

A favourite theme with an updated grid, hopefully for the better! Maybe not! You tell me!

An old theme, but a brand new and improved grid. The old one was f**king terrible.

Another Boatman-style running theme from 2011, with references perhaps more relevant to the time.

Another themed grid from the archives, with a few clues updated and refined. A running theme in the style of The Guardian's Boatman...

Another fun one from the vault. Genuinely surprised that a younger me managed this, I must be getting dumber. Or just less confident.

Found 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,...