Comments on: Independent 7799 by Phi

By: nmsindy

nmsindy — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 21:17:24 +0000

Thanks, Phi and flashling. Yes, I found this gentle in terms of difficulty with some gems in the clues eg ADORE, NONET, DEVIATION, HOLY but all good as always. And classical music was not ignored as 13A showed.

By: Phi

Phi — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:21:23 +0000

St Andrews has a rather complex early history with some documents suggesting it was up and running around 1610. As a result they feel able to have a 600th birthday party spread over several years. It was kicked off a few months ago by some alumni called William and Kate. I think there was some talk about their wedding a while back too.

By: Lenny

Lenny — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 15:47:03 +0000

Thanks Flashling and Phi. I think this was my fastest ever Indy solve but I’m not complaining about that after yesterday. I spotted the Nina as soon as I got the X and that contributed to the fast time. I guessed it must be the university that is celebrating the anniversary rather than the board game, which just takes 600 years to play. Thanks for explaining Holy, which was the one I did not bother to parse since it had to be.

By: Kathryn's Dad

Kathryn's Dad — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 13:17:09 +0000

Nina, wot nina? Blind to it as usual, but it didn’t make a difference to my enjoyment of Phi’s puzzle.

Often a top and bottom row nina will result in some obscurities, but there were none here, so bravo Phi for a cleverly constructed crossword.

Thanks for the blog, flashling.

By: Pelham Barton

Pelham Barton — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:33:05 +0000

Thanks Phi for a very pleasant and gentle puzzle, and flashling for the blog. Lots of enjoyable clues – just what I needed today.

I think it is the first time I have actually spotted a Nina and used it to help me solve the puzzle.