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. 3520

Puzzle No. 3520 Puzzle No. 3520

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle.1 ACROSS2  1 Coordinate pretty nice permutation (1-9)3  6 Crow in second-rate newspaper (4)4 10 Mythical creature’s simple gar…

Jan 9, 2020 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3519

Puzzle No. 3519 Puzzle No. 3519

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Weirdly precise sets of instructions (7)  5 Fall with hesitation into tuna salad (6)  8 Cut and burn to get hot (5)…

Dec 19, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3518

Puzzle No. 3518 Puzzle No. 3518

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Immaculate lace tangled by a bunch of astronauts while holding two pieces of string (5,2,1,7)  9 Business gathering…

Dec 12, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3517

Puzzle No. 3517 Puzzle No. 3517

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Athlete’s company getting back inside (just kidding!) (4)  3 Flip game console recording and support accommodations…

Nov 28, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3516

Puzzle No. 3516 Puzzle No. 3516

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Transportation cost is reasonable, we hear (4)  3 Irreverent person mixed maple and herbs (10) 10 Brown wood with t…

Nov 14, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3515

Puzzle No. 3515 Puzzle No. 3515

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 What you might do with a dirty belt clutched by senior adventurer (12)  9 Measure of light feather without first nu…

Nov 7, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3514

Puzzle No. 3514 Puzzle No. 3514

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 One who might botch e-phone reconfiguration? (11)  7 Touch, one way or the other (3)  9 Burn most of weighing devic…

Oct 24, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3513

Puzzle No. 3513 Puzzle No. 3513

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 What often follows. (Simple gripe) (8)  5 Reversed circuits capturing Rhode Island wind (6) 10 Otherwise, teach gir…

Oct 10, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3512

Puzzle No. 3512 Puzzle No. 3512

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Chinese food (mostly chicken) hardens political philosopher (9,6)  9 Janelle Monáe eating fruit (5) 10 Display web…

Oct 3, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3511

Puzzle No. 3511 Puzzle No. 3511

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  8 Reed concealing sheep left a smoky hole in the ground (8)  9 Operator with tractor trailer in the beginning (6) 10 …

Sep 26, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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