Independent 10,907 by Gila

13 comments on “Independent 10,907 by Gila”

1. Definitely tricky in places, couldn’t parse MALL, or STOREYED so thanks Quirister.

   WATFORD raised a chuckle when I saw how it worked.

   Thanks Gila.

2. I found this very hard and needed a few sessions, separated by a good sleep, to eventually fill the grid. Off to a bad start by not being able to get BOWIE – where is the ‘London district’ of ‘Sat’? – and having no knowledge of ‘Video game(s)’ made 2d impossible without all the crossers in place. A few unusual words such as EGRESSION and SWIFTIAN didn’t help either.

   After just about giving up a few times, I was happy see the “Solved Correctly” screen come up at the end, albeit well over the (generous) time limit allowed on the site.

   Thanks to Gila for a puzzle worthy of your reptilian namesake and to Quirister

3. I’d agree with ‘tricky in places’ but lots to enjoy

   Thanks to Gila and Quirister

4. We also found this hard. We’d never heard of the INRO, but struggled most with the NW corner, with EGRESSION being the last to fall.

   Thanks to Gila for the challenge and to Quirister for the explanations.

5. I liked this crossword very much.
   Very neat and, um, no Guardianisms today ( 🙂 ).
   Lovely surfaces throughout.
   Despite being on Gila’s wavelength I has some trouble to finish the NW corner.
   Not sure if, in 12ac, “headed” does the trick for me but, yes, Chambers has it.
   The only thing I had to check was the Japanese medical kit but that was in the major dictionaries too.
   I particularly loved the simplicity and elegance of 25ac (TWO-SEATER), 30ac (GIST) and a clue like 7dn (AMISS).
   The customary thanks to S & B, or to be more precise, G & Q – or was it B & Q?

6. I’m with those who found this tricky, although perhaps very tricky would describe my feelings better. However it was great fun and rewarding to solve even though I couldn’t parse either WATFORD or INROADS.

   Many thanks to Gila and to Quirister, particularly for my two missing parsings.

7. Never heard of a BEANBURGER(although it was boviously the answer)
   I didnt warm to this at all
   Sorry

8. Got off to a bad start by not having heard of a BEANBURGER and it would seem that Chambers is equally in the dark. Inro was a ‘guess and look up’ as was SWIFTIAN and I don’t know much at all about video games so that was another that required investigation. Couldn’t really justify 31a with a ‘y’ at the end but it had to be to make sense of RUDDY.
   All in all, it was hard work here, the saving grace being BACKSWING.

   Thanks to Gila for the challenge and to Quirister for confirmation that I’d got there in the end.

9. Big thumbs up – nothing obvious, nothing silly, smart & thoughtful clues throughout.
   Quite a few minimal definitions: eg. sounds, vehicle, satirical, which I liked as you have to get them from the wordplay.
   EGRESSION the only slightly damp squib, there being not much revelation in going from regression to the solution.
   Thanks Gila, Quirister

10. Good thoughtful puzzle.

    TILT is INRO. I liked the simple VAT and the well-hidden EGO TRIP.

    Thanks Gila and two-blogs Quirister.

11. Indeed thanks Gila and the Q lady – I once got stuck with three on one day – not easy in places. Got stuck for a long time on back swing because it looked like ??casting for change of vote.

12. The top left corner totally defeated me, I’m afraid. Just couldn’t finish.

13. Similar to others, top left required cheats and guesses. Never heard of a beanburger and video games are beyond our range.

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