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.

Collaboration Collaboration

Two heads are better than one

Aug 30, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3250 Puzzle No. 3250

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

Aug 29, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

In the Mail In the Mail

An odd message comes over the transom.

Aug 23, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3249 Puzzle No. 3249

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

Aug 21, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Hetero Hetero

Heteronyms in wordplay and in clues

Aug 16, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

What’s a Three-Letter Word for? What’s a Three-Letter Word for?

The shortest words in a cryptic grid

Aug 9, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3248 Puzzle No. 3248

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

Aug 7, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Way Too Hard! Way Too Hard!

Are the Nation puzzles too difficult?

Aug 3, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

On Bookshelves Now On Bookshelves Now

A rare sighting—a new book of variety cryptics

Jul 26, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3247 Puzzle No. 3247

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

Jul 24, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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