The Nation Cryptic Crossword Forum

Solutions and comments on the weekly cryptic crossword puzzles set by Joshua Kosman (Trazom) and Henri Picciotto (Hot), published in The Nation magazine. Also weekly links to other cryptic and variety crosswords including solutions to New York Times cryptic, diagramless, and puns & anagrams puzzles.

Saturday, November 30, 2013

John Graham, R.I.P. (Sunday brunch: December 1, 2013)

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“Any clue is legitimate which leads, by whatever route, to an answer which,  80 per cent of the time, can be known to be correct as soon ...

Wall Street Journal hint (November 30, 2013)

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Here’s a hint for the Wall Street Journal puzzle this weekend.  As the instructions note, twelve answers have to be altered before entry in...
Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Printer’s Devilry (Puzzle No. 3,305)

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Well if you noticed that last week’s The Nation was not a double issue, and we have a holiday coming up tomorrow, and those pieces of inform...
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Monday, November 25, 2013

Spiced cranberry and zinfandfel sauce (Solution No. 3,304)

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The solution to The Nation puzzle No. 3,304 is below the recipe and the fold. This recipe was from Cooking Light about a decade ago, and g...
Sunday, November 24, 2013

New York Times solution (November 24, 2013)

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Below the fold is the solution to this weekend’s New York Times variety puzzle, a diagramless by Paula Gamache. Want some more interesting...
Saturday, November 23, 2013

Positively speaking (Sunday brunch: November 24, 2013)

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It happens a lot in a hockey game: a winger gaining the puck along the boards and skating over the blue line with the defense in pursuit.  ...
Friday, November 22, 2013

Wall Street Journal hint (Nov. 23, 2013)

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Below the fold is a hint for this weekend’s Wall Street Journal variety puzzle, a Rows Garden by Patrick Berry. Highlight the row you nee...
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