Solver’s Disposition Solver’s Disposition
A conversation about how we approach solving puzzles
Jun 22, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Keeping It Inside Keeping It Inside
A few words in celebration of container clues
Jun 14, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Loosening Up Loosening Up
A more permissive approach could give cryptic crosswords the popularity they deserve.
Jun 7, 2012 / Word Salad / 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 / Word Salad / 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 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Fair’s Fair Fair’s Fair
One person’s fair is another person’s foul.
May 18, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Ars Magna Ars Magna
The great art of anagrams
May 10, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Breaching the Firewall Breaching the Firewall
On leakage between the parts of a cryptic clue
May 3, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Put It In a Letter Put It In a Letter
The challenge of clueing single letters
Apr 26, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
A Few Words About a Few Words A Few Words About a Few Words
Cryptic crosswords as a vocabulary-building exercise
Apr 19, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto