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. 3410

Puzzle No. 3410 Puzzle No. 3410

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Hater’s need! (6,2,5)  9 Find start of trail and wander (5) 10 Peruvian hollers for working together (2,7) 11 Solid…

Oct 6, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3409

Puzzle No. 3409 Puzzle No. 3409

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle.  1 Spanish dessert for 24A (5)  4 Plant finishes off beneath one particular shrub (4)  6 Wise person’s 4A (4)  9 A head in Eu…

Sep 29, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3408

Puzzle No. 3408 Puzzle No. 3408

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Sponsor protects maladjusted cop (9)  6 Notable France-Lebanon connection (5)  9 What a child might say in a game a…

Sep 22, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3407

Puzzle No. 3407 Puzzle No. 3407

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 They are needed to be a surgeon, or a race-car driver? (4,5,6)  9 Unsophisticated woman rebuilt engine around the m…

Sep 8, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3406

Puzzle No. 3406 Puzzle No. 3406

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Inmates report this magazine lacks leadership—it is reminiscent of the completed grid (13)  9 Right around nine, be…

Aug 25, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3405

Puzzle No. 3405 Puzzle No. 3405

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Lose weight ahead of surprisingly sturdy business opportunity (6,8) 10 “Flipper Returns”: story is comparatively co…

Aug 11, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3404

Puzzle No. 3404 Puzzle No. 3404

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Fall to pieces and perish, concealing transgression to get back at informer (12)  9 Leaders of Egypt might begin ex…

Jul 28, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3403

Puzzle No. 3403 Puzzle No. 3403

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Block Pat’s construction with asphalt (8)  6 Some fakirs cherish alcoholic drink (6)  9 An embankment for a legenda…

Jul 14, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3402

Puzzle No. 3402 Puzzle No. 3402

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Legume enthusiast catches Gardner with bare shoulders (4,4)  5 Love to sail to Washington with Native American (6)…

Jun 30, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3401

Puzzle No. 3401 Puzzle No. 3401

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Evil supplier of money running game (9)  6 Prickly ones perform in front of Charles I (5)  9 Sanufactures? (5) 10 P…

Jun 16, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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