In this series, we turn the tables on the torturers. Under the spotlight this time is Paul Henderson, AKA Phi
Phi has passed many milestones: 1,500 Independent puzzles; 300 in the BBC Music Magazine; 50 Listeners; 150 Inquisitors; 60 Enigmatic Variations. It’s about time we met the setter.
Hello Phi. How has your approach changed over time, and do you have any tips on achieving enormous output?
Hmm … enormous output. Someone commented that the 1,500th Independent puzzle put me in the same class as Roger Squires and I had to find a polite way to say “absolute nonsense”. I always feel other people are far more prolific. The numbers mount up if you keep at it – and, I guess, if people like the result enough for you to be invited back.
