Collaboration Collaboration
Two heads are better than one
Aug 30, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
In the Mail In the Mail
An odd message comes over the transom.
Aug 23, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Hetero Hetero
Heteronyms in wordplay and in clues
Aug 16, 2012 / Word Salad / 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 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Way Too Hard! Way Too Hard!
Are the Nation puzzles too difficult?
Aug 3, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
On Bookshelves Now On Bookshelves Now
A rare sighting—a new book of variety cryptics
Jul 26, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
The Rebus Clue The Rebus Clue
Putting the clue in the answer, and vice versa
Jul 20, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Theme Variations Theme Variations
Some themed puzzles are relatively freewheeling, while others require full compliance.
Jul 12, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Following Frank Following Frank
Some personal reflections on our illustrious predecessor
Jul 5, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto
Straight and Narrow Straight and Narrow
Can you cheat when solving a crossword puzzle, and if so how?
Jun 28, 2012 / Word Salad / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto