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Benny Davis

Oct 10
1 min

Cryptic 7: Little Wiggle Room

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

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Benny Davis

Sep 23
1 min

Cryptic 6: Happy Birthday

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

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Benny Davis

Sep 13
1 min

Cryptic 5: Have A Go

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

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Benny Davis

Sep 8
1 min

Cryptic 4: Indeterminate Crossword

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.

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Cryptic 3: And Now, The Story Of A Crossword

Benny Davis

Aug 24
1 min

Cryptic 3: And Now, The Story Of A Crossword

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

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Benny Davis

Aug 11
1 min

Cryptic 2: A Crossword

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

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Benny Davis

Aug 6
1 min

Cryptic 1: How To Crossword

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 so...

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Benny Davis

Jun 30
1 min

From The Archives 9: Old Fashioned

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

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Benny Davis

Jun 8
1 min

From The Archives 8: Another Crossword

This one's alright I guess

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Benny Davis

Jun 7
1 min

From The Archives 7a: Get Around Again

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

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Benny Davis

Jun 6
1 min

From The Archives 7: Getting Around

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

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Benny Davis

Jun 5
1 min

From The Archives 6: Broken Mirror

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

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Benny Davis

Jun 5
1 min

From The Archives 5: Timber

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

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Benny Davis

Jun 4
1 min

From The Archives 4: Good Grounds

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

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Benny Davis

Jun 2
1 min

From The Archives 3: Drow

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

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Benny Davis

Jun 1
0 min

From The Archives 2: Another Language

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Benny Davis

Jun 1
1 min

From The Archives 1: Thumb Crossword

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, b...

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