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.

The Hunt Was On The Hunt Was On

I figured out what the puzzle is! Now to solve it…

Jan 24, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3269 Puzzle No. 3269

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

Jan 23, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

I Hear You! I Hear You!

Some clues should be heard and not seen

Jan 17, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3268 Puzzle No. 3268

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

Jan 15, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

A Talk With Richard Maltby A Talk With Richard Maltby

Repunctuation of a clue is the key to its solution.

Jan 10, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3267 Puzzle No. 3267

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

Jan 9, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzling resolutions Puzzling resolutions

Some self-improvement vows for the new year

Jan 3, 2013 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3266 Puzzle No. 3266

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

Dec 31, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Let’s Put the ‘Play’ Back in Wordplay! Let’s Put the ‘Play’ Back in Wordplay!

There are no rules to this game

Dec 28, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Etymological Taboo The Etymological Taboo

Some reflections on word genealogy

Dec 20, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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