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.

Spooner and Company Spooner and Company

The ins and outs of non-standard wordplay

Nov 21, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3304 Puzzle No. 3304

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Nov 19, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Pithecanthropus, You Say? Pithecanthropus, You Say?

This must be the answer, but is it a word?

Nov 14, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3303 Puzzle No. 3303

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Nov 12, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Long and Short of It The Long and Short of It

Keeping clues concise—and sometimes not

Nov 7, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3302 Puzzle No. 3302

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Nov 6, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

One on One, Part Two One on One, Part Two

The Nation constructors go on and on about themselves.

Oct 31, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3301 Puzzle No. 3301

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Oct 30, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

One on One, Part 1 One on One, Part 1

Getting to know the Nation constructors

Oct 24, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3300 Puzzle No. 3300

And don’t miss Kosman and Picciotto’s crossword blog, Word Salad.

Oct 22, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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