Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Nation Puzzlers

Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto are The Nation’s puzzlers. To read more about Kosman, click here. To read more about Picciotto, click here.

Kosman and Picciotto explain what they’re up to in “Solving The Nation’s Cryptic Crosswords” (also available as a PDF).

Check out The Nation’s Current Issue page each week for the latest puzzle.

Puzzle No. 3420

Puzzle No. 3420 Puzzle No. 3420

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 First I refuse, then authorize recess (4)  3 Sites for burning logfi? (10) 10 Changed teal blend to another color (…

Jan 19, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3419

Puzzle No. 3419 Puzzle No. 3419

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Nut captures Long Island bird (7)  5 Like some architecture degrees involving a certain rental, mostly (7)  9 Prosp…

Jan 5, 2017 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3418

Puzzle No. 3418 Puzzle No. 3418

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 and 9 down Part of our answer to Trump: start to bolster need to destroy evil master—it’s about time (5,5,6)  6 Hon…

Dec 22, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3417

Puzzle No. 3417 Puzzle No. 3417

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Something representative of the era: ? (4,2,3,5)  9 Read letters from Pinter, some more than once (9) 10 Get wet to…

Dec 1, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3416

Puzzle No. 3416 Puzzle No. 3416

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle.  1 Astonish an archery aficionado? (4,4)  5 Beetle to injure a butterfly’s head (6) 10 After inauguration, platform for hatre…

Nov 17, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3415

Puzzle No. 3415 Puzzle No. 3415

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Lowdown sign of fish split most of the way (4,4)  5 Lies back in his bifocals (4)  9 Kid turning over is still in b…

Nov 10, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3414

Puzzle No. 3414 Puzzle No. 3414

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Father is someone expressing regret aloud (4)  3 Dutchcummerbund who was the first European to reach New Zealand (4…

Nov 3, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3413

Puzzle No. 3413 Puzzle No. 3413

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 An English seductress might know what makes this something for your lips (9)  6 One radical restrains really, reall…

Oct 27, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3412

Puzzle No. 3412 Puzzle No. 3412

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 A sneaker lining demonstrated extortion (9)  6 Someone in a tub turns around and discards shirt—that’s one way to g…

Oct 20, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3411

Puzzle No. 3411 Puzzle No. 3411

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Feathers going the other way (4)  3 Political cartoonist admitting pointer to Canada’s leader is not disseminated v…

Oct 13, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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