Ben D Robinson

Overlooked, Spurs vied desperately around Europe (10)

A #clue from this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Jocular Rule":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2866

Led to accept great suffering... and continued to suffer! (10)

A #clue from this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Stern Ideas":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2842

Somewhere to recover after tip of tongue destroyed from chilli perhaps? (7)

A #clue from this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Music Stream":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2822

It's pretty sad if you've reached the point where you're poring over the original Ximenes scriptures for indications of right and wrong. Why reduce an enjoyable intellectual pursuit to the level of pedantic faith? Surely better to work from some basic universal principles combined with common sense.

Part of craze: a lot strident! (7)

A #clue from this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Method Actors":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2801

Although I'm also posting my puzzles on MyCrossword, I continue to upgrade my own site.
Latest improvement: after you "reveal" a word, as well as the annotation for the word play being added to the clue, the definition within the clue gets highlighted.
(Only works on recent puzzles for now.)

Poet from eastern hills, east of pass (9)

A #clue from this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Novel Ideas":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2779

Yes - word play is "in Asia" with "done" replacing the capital A.

The extended definition is based on the fact that Indonesia's capital Jakarta is overcrowded and sinking, and as such the country is planning to build a new capital elsewhere.

Those who don't hear so much about the relevant part of the world might not notice that this is actually an extended definition.

But then I think most people will need some internet help to make sense of parts of this puzzle, as is often the way with my historic anniversary themes.

Country in Asia, with done-for capital? (9)

Another (sorry) #clue from this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Repercussion":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2769

One in dock is damned when destroyer finally sunk (7)

From this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Repercussion":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2769

I'm traveling at the moment with an old laptop that's not quite up to exporting my puzzles to the MyCrossword site... normal service will resume next week!

Gas within forming, taking edge off having climax (9)

From this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Addled Lion":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...

It can be hard work sometimes getting all your ducks in a row.

Glad to see it came to fruition (and thanks for the acknowledgement). Quite a tease sharing the clue for 14a!

I'm hoping your right. Since the parent of some of my maths tutoring students accidentally messaged that I was "the best meth teacher"

So is it true that autocorrect bases its guesses on your past usage?

My latest #cryptic #crossword #puzzle "Beastly Battle" is now available at Ben's Cryptics and at MyCrossword...
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2744
This is my first puzzle with Ninas ... if I've got the idea right!

Main cases involved people forgetting things (9)

From this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Larger Male":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...

Also now available at MyCrossword...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2732

So take your pick of interfaces!

Those two reasons would sound like much the same thing to him. In his world view there are the good decent people who love him, and the rest are crazy Marxists, transgender society wreckers, and people from contemptible nations, creeds and races.

Cryptic crossword No 2,719 · MyCrossword Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,719 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 32 clues by BenDR. Published Tue 16 Sep 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.

Also available at MyCrossword...
www.mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2719

Advice to guitar player to stick to single notes, a bitter pill perhaps? (7)

From this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Promoted Pawn":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...

I've decided to start sharing my #cryptic #crossword #puzzles on www.mycrossword.co.uk to reach a wider audience, and get more feedback (nowhere for comments on my site). But I shall refrain from dumping my entire archive of 480 puzzles on all at once. They'e here:
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/ar...

One making predictions with ball, strangely clear? (6)

From this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Mushy Peas":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...

Spots for the very young in computer industry (5)

From this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "British Busk":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...

Loom with demonic tail? (6)

From this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Challenge News":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...

Travelling on Aeroflot ill-advised - it has many craft that shouldn't fly at all! (8)

From this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Cry Out Success!":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...

*In the UK* ... our football teams in Australia routinely cover much larger distances, but admittedly we tend to cheat and use aeroplanes.

Looking up the answer makes me wonder if the definition is accurate enough... seems that the answer is a product of a type of cherry, with the cherry itself originally going by a different name.

Rates of LBW enhanced for this player? (4 6)

From this week's new #cryptic #crossword #puzzle at Ben's Cryptics "Skipping School":
ibendr.github.io/xwd/bendr/pu...