My name is Ben Chenoweth, and I'm currently a teacher at Donvale Christian College, in Melbourne, Australia. I've worked overseas with Wycliffe Bible Translators, and in Australia as a secondary and tertiary teacher. (I was the Educational Designer / eLearning Coordinator at Melbourne School of Theology for four years, and taught at Eastern College for some of that time.)
My main interests are music, writing, theology and various combinations of those. I have a number of other interests, including reading, crosswords (especially cryptics and metas), and computer games. I also enjoy programming. My About Me website (https://www.ephesusscroll.com/about) was put together as an HTML/CSS demonstration for my Year 10 Computing class. Another interesting programming project is my EPUB Metadata Editor (an open-source project on GitHub).
I have a supersized puzzle for you this week, with this my first ever "weekend"-sized meta puzzle. There are a lot of words in this grid but that just means there are more opportunities for some fun cluing! It may also prove to be the only crossword…
In our house, every Saturday is laundry day. Actually, we do loads of washing mid-week, too. But Saturday is the day for specific items that need washing on a regular basis. Some of these just might be hidden in this puzzle. The answer to the meta is…
Goodness but this was one of the hardest grids I've ever put together! And yes, I know it didn't have to be a pangram; but when 39 down appeared early in proceedings, I just couldn't help myself. Ah well, let's hope all that effort was worth it. The…
When Cap'n Rick won the most recent Crosshare midi crossword contest and chose "The Sea" as the theme for the new contest I thought I should submit an entry both in homage to him as a meta constructor and also to see if I could cram a meta into an…
Ah, wisdom from the ages! Look, I don't think you will find this meta puzzle very tricky, but I really like the way it came together. The answer to the meta is a 10-letter word. Answer & explanation: https://xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=157414…
I'm really hoping this one turns out to be fun; I certainly had fun putting it together! The answer to the meta is a 4-word phrase heard in the context of advice giving. Answer & explanation: https://xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=156711#p156711
A GRAMMY-RELATED SPECIAL BONUS PUZZLE FOR YOU! This puzzle is part of the MOAT Music Meta Pack (which is still available for purchase here: https://www.ephesusscroll.com/about/interest4.html fwiw). However, before it was included in that pack, I had…
From idea to finished meta this one took me far longer than I could possibly have imagined! However, this should prove to be a fitting "week 4". The answer to the meta is two 8-letter words. Answer & explanation: https://xword-muggles.com/viewtopic…
This puzzle was constructed while I desperately tried to solve the last MGWCC of 2023. (If you recall, there were no successful solvers for more than 18 hours! I could have got the achievement "1-Across" - usually impossible when the puzzle drops at…
The above image is a still from a clip of what has to be the most ocker Australian ever to be caught on film! You can watch part of the interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VD2h5PYV8ng. That clip may or may not help you with finding the…