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. 3510

Puzzle No. 3510 Puzzle No. 3510

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 and 14D At the 11th hour, securing bishop left in the custody of libertine singer-actor (6,10)  4 Excerpt from “Ess…

Sep 19, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3509

Puzzle No. 3509 Puzzle No. 3509

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Parts of article used and reused in parallel (6,6)  9 Senior Department of Justice figure in the Obama administrati…

Sep 12, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3508

Puzzle No. 3508 Puzzle No. 3508

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Republican put off? That’s too bad (11)  7 and 28 Toy weapon suitable for older kids: uranium engulfed in fire (3,3…

Sep 5, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3507

Puzzle No. 3507 Puzzle No. 3507

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Heard location makes sense (5)  4 Vessels with a hint of serious trouble try to return filled with oxygen (9)  9 Es…

Aug 22, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3506

Puzzle No. 3506 Puzzle No. 3506

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Nobel-winning author is yellowish, and sadly blue on the inside (4,6)  6 50 percent failure dogs onboard computer (…

Aug 8, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3505

Puzzle No. 3505 Puzzle No. 3505

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Noticed a tool melting (4)  4 Put in other words: political center managed group of candidates (9) 10 Our dean mang…

Jul 25, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3504

Puzzle No. 3504 Puzzle No. 3504

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Carol and Lily mended in confusion, which is how we clued the other Across clues (6-8)  9 Circle around in the morn…

Jul 11, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3503

Puzzle No. 3503 Puzzle No. 3503

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Viciously beat staff, incorporating a way to learn: It’s good for you, supposedly (4-8)  9 Failing dandy invested i…

Jun 27, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3502

Puzzle No. 3502 Puzzle No. 3502

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Jerry and Carol translated Spanish poet (6,5)  7 and 27 Exclude that subatomic particle (6)  9 Split part of simple…

Jun 13, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3501

Puzzle No. 3501 Puzzle No. 3501

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 At first, acute pressure to back up claims (7)  5 Like one receiving a pension or new wheels? (7)  9 En route, I sm…

May 30, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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