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. 3490

Puzzle No. 3490 Puzzle No. 3490

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. Each Across clue leads to two different words that are anagrams of each other; the wordplay is for one, and the definition is…

Feb 21, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3489

Puzzle No. 3489 Puzzle No. 3489

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Fashion celebrity’s bad mood cut short when taking in poetic tribute to a hairstyle? (10)  6 Doctor said, “This is…

Feb 7, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3488

Puzzle No. 3488 Puzzle No. 3488

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Ford, say, to write and attempt a trade (9)  6 Picciotto? Picciotto comprehends what is being discussed (5)  9 Hiss…

Jan 24, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3487

Puzzle No. 3487 Puzzle No. 3487

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 A bit of zesty sex with, um, a deer maybe? That’s almost certain to end badly for someone (4-3,4)  7 and 29 Invert…

Jan 10, 2019 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3486

Puzzle No. 3486 Puzzle No. 3486

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Different tactic ultimately executed (7)  5 Holiday tradition—for example, turning instrument over (6)  8 Broken-do…

Dec 20, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3485

Puzzle No. 3485 Puzzle No. 3485

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Article in the Süddeutsche Zeitung pertaining to French population decline (3-3)  4 Fish beginning to drink liquor?…

Dec 13, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3484

Puzzle No. 3484 Puzzle No. 3484

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Wickedness in half-sleazy city (7)  5 Comedian Lee cut fool short (5-2)  9 Traveler to disfigure policeman near squ…

Dec 6, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3483

Puzzle No. 3483 Puzzle No. 3483

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 God rested by vessel (6)  4 Something you might eat at the shore: gruesome, macabre bit of turtle (8)  9 Appear in…

Nov 22, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3482

Puzzle No. 3482 Puzzle No. 3482

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Going back and forth sick during time off (11)  7 and 27 Criticize crack in closet (6)  9 One interrupting Presiden…

Nov 8, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3481

Puzzle No. 3481 Puzzle No. 3481

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  8 Corporate practice I’d reflected about has an exciting quality (10)  9 A biblical brother nearly produces a faddish…

Oct 25, 2018 / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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