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. 3390

Puzzle No. 3390 Puzzle No. 3390

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Go away after vocalist holds dissonant chord—is it live or not? (12,3)  9 Wearing jeans, I cut out a book of the Bi…

Feb 11, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3389

Puzzle No. 3389 Puzzle No. 3389

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Feminist pioneer’s garments, with some pieces reused (8,6)  8 Term heard at the card table—or in presidential polit…

Feb 4, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3388

Puzzle No. 3388 Puzzle No. 3388

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 “High and low openings on either side of zoo!” I rant in a random way (like this entry) (10)  6 At first, detective…

Jan 28, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3387

Puzzle No. 3387 Puzzle No. 3387

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Awkwardly, I tutor cops to make ham (10)  6 Laugh at radio personality’s sacred journey (4)  9 Legendary sea dwelle…

Jan 21, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3386

Puzzle No. 3386 Puzzle No. 3386

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 What’s heard from both sides of America: Deconstruct Shaw, including the start of Candida (5)  4 Effervescent cast…

Jan 7, 2016 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3385

Puzzle No. 3385 Puzzle No. 3385

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  7 Meg’s protest (5)  8 Change intro and halt multi-tage race (9)  9 Sausage exploded, with rodent and piece of worm i…

Dec 23, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3384

Puzzle No. 3384 Puzzle No. 3384

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Weed: the first logical step preceding mild agricultural disaster (6,6)  9 Panetta eats medium-size fruit (5) 10 La…

Dec 17, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3383

Puzzle No. 3383 Puzzle No. 3383

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Lead the way to overcome depression? (3,4)  5 Detroit athlete, gaining height, gets increasingly tense (7)  9 With…

Dec 3, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3382

Puzzle No. 3382 Puzzle No. 3382

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Hater, 19 (12)  7 Trade hands after a turn (4) 11 Surrealist poet had ultimately made a choice (5) 12 19 heros beat…

Nov 25, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3381

Puzzle No. 3381 Puzzle No. 3381

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Maude’s cracking up laughing (6)  5 Makeshift containers flipped about sport organization (7) 10 Turner heading to…

Nov 19, 2015 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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