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).
While this puzzle focuses on gifts for that special someone, let's not forget that there are many different love languages including words of affirmation, acts of service, receiving gifts, quality time, and physical touch to name the well-known ones.…
This might be a tricky grid, but keep persevering because the meta mechanism should hit you right between the eyes, revealing the answer which is a type of punch. Good luck! Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=81820…
Albert Camus famously said, "Somebody has to have the last word. If not, every argument could be opposed by another and we’d never be done with it." See if you can complete this grid and then puzzle out who has the last word. If you succeed, you will…
Here's a bonus puzzle for you: this was last week's Matt Gaffney's Weekly Crossword Contest (MGWCC) puzzle, which makes it the very first crossword I've sold. (Hopefully, there will be many more!) Enjoy! Answer and explanation: https://www.xword…
Art lovers shouldn't have any problems with this one. But there are lots of hints in this puzzle, so hopefully everyone can make it to the meta answer, which is a painting. Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?p=80150…
What can I say about this puzzle? I could probably come up with another breadful pun, but in the end I think I'll just let the puzzle title and the meta note speak for themselves. Good luck! Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com…
In mathematics, a strange attractor is the shape that can emerge out of a chaotic system over time. It means two points that are quite close together can become widely divergent given enough time. (This is also known as the butterfly effect, but that…
This is an end-of-year challenge for experienced meta solvers. The grid is difficult, some of the clues are difficult (but hopefully I've provided enough toe-holds - if not, there's always Google!), and, although it's always hard for the meta creator…
Wishing you a very merry Christmas! I've attempted some gentle myth-busting in this grid. If you're interested in reading more, check out https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/jesus-was-not-born-in-a-stable-honest/ for a good presentation of the…
Time to put your lateral thinking caps on and see if you can solve two puzzles at once: the one in 6 down, and the meta, the answer of which should be obvious given the puzzle's title. Answer and explanation: https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic…