Comments on: Independent 7232 by Phi (Sat 19-Dec)

By: beermagnet

beermagnet — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 10:20:04 +0000

1-0 to Phi.
Because this was on the easy side for a prize puzzle I looked very, very hard for a Nina. I mean, imagine the embarrassment of blogging the puzzle and not spotting the Nina. I even subjected it to an intense scrute with my specially developed laser-guided Nina detector and it found no trace.
I think I’ll let the patent lapse on that one.

By: The Scotts

The Scotts — Mon, 28 Dec 2009 01:00:47 +0000

I’m not sure how anyone found that Nina – or would even spot that there was one!?

By: Richard3435

Richard3435 — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 21:01:33 +0000

That would be veni vidi vici in a symmetrical arrangement in three of the rows without across clues.

I suppose that the solver who spots it can say it to Phi, rather than the other way around as he suggests.

By: sidey

sidey — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 11:23:06 +0000

Off topic, but the Indy site has an old Quixote puzzle(880) for today. A nice one too.

By: Phi

Phi — Fri, 25 Dec 2009 09:28:21 +0000

Let me, as a seasonal treat, just give you a Nina alert. Not a massive Nina, but one that is only really true if you don’t spot it.

Merry Christmas

Phi