Introduction: Welcome (back) to the Mockingbird Puzzle series, testing your comprehension of Phish lore. The first few puzzles are relatively easy. All of the answers (but not all of the clues) are from titles of songs Phish has created, covered, or teased. The clues are fairly standard, the grid isn't tight, and the layout isn't symmetric. These will tease you for what's to come.

Progression: Future puzzles will be distributed here, with some irregularity, and occasionally at Phish shows on Mockingbird flyers. (The latter are great to help pass the time during the setbreak and after the show.) The puzzles slowly progress in size, complexity, trickiness, and symmetry. Test your phamiliarity now, and catch up on phishtory. By the final puzzle, you'll want a definitive reference book as a guide. (And with your help, we'll bring it to you.)

Variation:

• Online (Java):  Crozzles #1 and #3 (song titles), #4 (original artists of cover songs), #5 (onstage guests), #6 and #7 (dates in phishtory), #10 (more lyrics), #11 (even more lyrics),d #12 (venues), and #14 (1999 popourri) are below on this page in a web-based format that allows you to work the puzzles online. (Be sure to see hints, below! You'll need Java, and want some other guidance.)
• Offline (Acrobat):  Other puzzles were distributed on Mockingbird flyers and must be viewed with Adobe's free Acrobat Reader, then printed:  #2, song titles (originally for 7/25/98 Shoreline; solution);  #8, mixed batch (originally for 8-8-98 Merriwhether; solution); #9, lyrics (originally for 8-16-98 Lemonwheel; solution); and #13, 1999 Popourri (for summer 1999 tour).

Hints for online puzzles:

• Need Java: Your browser must support java. Try it if not sure. If it doesn't work, adjust your browser as follows: choose EDIT then PREFERENCES then ADVANCED, and make sure that Java is enabled.
• Resize: Click on "resize" a few times if it's too small to read.
• Clues: Click a square to see relevant clue(s).
• Cheat: Use "peek" to be given the letter in the red square (i.e. the cheat).
• Controls: You can use either a mouse or the keyboard.
• Direction: Use the arrow keys or the right mouse button to toggle horizontal/vertical.
• Timed: There's a clock, too -- who can do it the fastest? (You may want to hit "reload" now, so that you're not penalized the time it took to read this.)

The Online Puzzles: