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. 3243 Puzzle No. 3243

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

Jun 5, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

The Chicken and the Egg The Chicken and the Egg

Building a grid precedes writing the clues—and vice versa.

May 31, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3242 Puzzle No. 3242

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

May 29, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Cryptic Parlor Game Cryptic Parlor Game

My first is a burn, my second is a drink, my whole puts them together.

May 25, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3241 Puzzle No. 3241

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

May 22, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Fair’s Fair Fair’s Fair

One person’s fair is another person’s foul.  

May 18, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3240 Puzzle No. 3240

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

May 15, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Ars Magna Ars Magna

The great art of anagrams

May 10, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3239 Puzzle No. 3239

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

May 9, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Breaching the Firewall Breaching the Firewall

 On leakage between the parts of a cryptic clue  

May 3, 2012 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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