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. 3529

Puzzle No. 3529 Puzzle No. 3529

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Eastern yogi, originally in Asian capital, had a meal before beginning to read our message for Nation cryptic solve…

Mar 26, 2020 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3528

Puzzle No. 3528 Puzzle No. 3528

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Reverse damage involving single candelabra (7)  5 Wine and mead curdled nest egg (7)  9 Like Johnson, engage in bea…

Mar 19, 2020 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

No Cross Words

No Cross Words No Cross Words

Our cryptic maestros say a fond farewell.

Mar 19, 2020 / Editorial / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3527

Puzzle No. 3527 Puzzle No. 3527

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Invest a bit of money in trade for wetland (5)  4 Prize in the direction of Harding? (4,5)  9 Conditions color poli…

Mar 12, 2020 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3526

Puzzle No. 3526 Puzzle No. 3526

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Name one independent state in the Middle East (5)  4 Showed compassion in play about decent orchestra space (4,4)  …

Feb 27, 2020 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3525

Puzzle No. 3525 Puzzle No. 3525

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Musical chairs, ultimately, amid sprinkles at mid-month (May, for instance) (4,4,5)  9 Llama’s cousin kept by Nicar…

Feb 13, 2020 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3524

Puzzle No. 3524 Puzzle No. 3524

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Mystery, primarily to a scoundrel: “Am I a nut?” (9)  6 Tailless dog seen east of Georgia range (5)  9 …

Feb 6, 2020 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3523

Puzzle No. 3523 Puzzle No. 3523

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  6 Cure something you’d want to beat with a club (7)  7 Alloy could be auctioned off, only more so? (6)  9 Bush…

Jan 30, 2020 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3522

Puzzle No. 3522 Puzzle No. 3522

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle. ACROSS  1 Passport notation’s a tautology if its first part is flipped, with a line across the middle (4)  3 Greedy slug, not…

Jan 23, 2020 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

Puzzle No. 3521

Puzzle No. 3521 Puzzle No. 3521

Click HERE to download a printable PDF of this puzzle.1 ACROSS2  1 Song about law and a member of Congress, to friends (10)3  6 Three or four found in safe workplace (1,3)4  9 Boys…

Jan 16, 2020 / Crossword / Joshua Kosman and Henri Picciotto

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