WSJ Variety Cryptics

By Emily Cox and Henry Rathvon ( more Hex here)

The Hex archive is moving to https://coxrathvon.com>


Once every four weeks Jan 2010 through Dec 2023

12/16/2023 Departure	Answer
11/18/2023 Mix and Match	Answer
10/21/2023 Carnival Booth	Answer
09/23/2023 Shakedown	Answer
08/26/2023 Shady Doings	Answer
07/29/2023 Magic Rings	Answer
07/01/2023 Misprints	Answer
06/03/2023 Def Jam	Answer
05/06/2023 Award Winner	Answer
04/08/2023 Go-Betweens	Answer
03/11/2023 In the Fun House	Answer
02/11/2023 Letter of Mystery	Answer
01/14/2023 Language Lab	Answer
12/17/2022 Boxing Day	Answer
11/19/2022 Table Setting	Answer
10/22/2022 Frankenstein	Answer
09/24/2022 Square Meal	Answer
08/27/2022 Art Gallery	Answer
07/30/2022 Anagrammania	Answer
07/02/2022 Independence	Answer
06/04/2022 Riddance	Answer
05/07/2022 Code 13	Answer
04/09/2022 Theme and Variations	Answer
03/12/2022 Talk Show	Answer
02/12/2022 Rising and Falling	Answer
01/15/2022 Back and Forth	Answer
12/04/2021 In Order	Answer
11/06/2021 Crazy Eights	Answer
10/09/2021 Slot Machine	Answer
09/11/2021 Drop-ins	Answer
08/14/2021 Banking on It	Answer
07/17/2021 Garden Plot	Answer
06/19/2021 Go Figure	Answer
05/22/2021 Keeping House	Answer
04/24/2021 Mission to Mars	Answer
03/27/2021 Loops	Answer
02/27/2021 Filling Station	Answer
01/30/2021 Thinking Outside the Box	Answer
01/02/2021 Thinking Inside the Box	Answer
12/05/2020 Crank Letter	Answer
11/07/2020 Zip Code	Answer
10/10/2020 In the Dark	Answer
09/12/2020 Shifty Business	Answer
08/15/2020 Spinners	Answer
07/18/2020 Masked Singer	Answer
06/13/2020 Digital Conversion	Answer
05/16/2020 Obedience School	Answer
04/18/2020 Balance	Answer
03/21/2020 Boxed Set	Answer
02/22/2020 Cyclists	Answer
01/25/2020 Letter Dictation	Answer
12/28/2019 Vision Quest	Answer
11/30/2019 Showcase	Answer
11/02/2019 Hexed	Answer
10/05/2019 Shifty Business	Answer
09/07/2019 Character Study	Answer
08/10/2019 Double or Nothing	Answer
07/13/2019 Signposts	Answer
06/15/2019 Flower Center	Answer
05/18/2019 Three Trains Running	Answer
04/20/2019 Asteroids	Answer
03/23/2019 Connections	Answer
02/23/2019 Jigsaw	Answer
01/26/2019 Notification	Answer
12/29/2018 Bar Hopping	Answer
12/01/2018 Building Blocks	Answer
11/03/2018 Quilting Bee	Answer
10/06/2018 Lost and Found	Answer
09/08/2018 Downsizing	Answer
08/11/2018 Travel Agency	Answer
07/14/2018 Process of Discovery	Answer
06/16/2018 Recycling Center	Answer
05/19/2018 Hatchlings	Answer
04/21/2018 Escape Room	Answer
03/24/2018 Terrible Twosomes	Answer
02/24/2018 Slide Show	Answer
01/27/2018 Following Directions	Answer
12/30/2017 Last Shift	Answer
12/02/2017 Wrap Session	Answer
11/04/2017 Checkerboard	Answer
10/07/2017 Riddle Me This	Answer
09/09/2017 Nines	Answer
08/12/2017 Crime Caper	Answer
07/15/2017 Climate Change	Answer
06/17/2017 Three Out of Four	Answer
05/20/2017 The X Factor	Answer
04/22/2017 Machine-Edited	Answer
03/25/2017 Balancing Act	Answer
02/25/2017 Assembly Required	Answer
01/28/2017 Left, Right and Center	Answer
12/31/2016 Four Seasons	Answer
12/03/2016 Round Table	Answer
11/05/2016 Star Chart	Answer
10/08/2016 Word Square	Answer
09/10/2016 Choice Words	Answer
08/13/2016 Relay Race	Answer
07/16/2016 Inner Circle	Answer
06/18/2016 Conflict Resolution	Answer
05/21/2016 Rimshot	Answer
04/23/2016 Correspondence	Answer
03/26/2016 Shooting Hoops	Answer
02/27/2016 Pairings	Answer
01/30/2016 Sandwich Shop	Answer
01/02/2016 Ups and Downs	Answer
12/05/2015 Cloverleaf	Answer
11/07/2015 Double Take	Answer
10/10/2015 Mystery Theater	Answer
09/12/2015 What's What	Answer
08/15/2015 Code Pairs	Answer
07/18/2015 The Seven Cryptic Dwarfs	Answer
06/13/2015 2 for Two	Answer
05/16/2015 Spring Cleaning	Answer
04/18/2015 Minor Adjustments	Answer
03/21/2015 March Madness	Answer
02/21/2015 Weather Update	Answer
01/24/2015 Guidelines	Answer
12/27/2014 Twenty-Six Out	Answer
11/29/2014 Laddergram	Answer
11/01/2014 Spoonermania	Answer
10/04/2014 Special Delivery	Answer
09/06/2014 Outbreak	Answer
08/09/2014 Target Range	Answer
07/12/2014 Family Reunion	Answer
06/14/2014 Flower Cuttings	Answer
05/17/2014 Rebuses	Answer
04/19/2014 Egg Hunt	Answer
03/22/2014 Omission Statement	Answer
02/22/2014 Featured Event	Answer
01/25/2014 For Starters	Answer
12/28/2013 Windup	Answer
11/30/2013 In The Shop	Answer
11/02/2013 Choices	Answer
10/05/2013 High Frequency	Answer
09/07/2013 Alphabet Soup	Answer
08/10/2013 Jigsaw	Answer
06/29/2013 Fireworks	Answer
06/15/2013 Loose Ends	Answer
05/18/2013 Pyramid Scheme	Answer
04/20/2013 Crossword Kit	Answer
03/23/2013 What's My Line?	Answer
02/23/2013 Musical Chairs	Answer
01/26/2013 Surprise	Answer
12/29/2012 Snowflake	Answer
12/01/2012 Patchwork	Answer
11/03/2012 Missing Links	Answer
10/06/2012 Connect the Dots	Answer
09/08/2012 Shakedown	Answer
08/11/2012 Finish Line	Answer
07/14/2012 Five-Day Forecast	Answer
06/16/2012 Roundabout	Answer
05/19/2012 Primary Concerns	Answer
04/21/2012 Ecopuzzle	Answer
03/24/2012 Common Sense	Answer
02/25/2012 Slide Show	Answer
01/28/2012 Anagrammania	Answer
12/31/2011 X's and O's	Answer
12/03/2011 Stuck Up	Answer
11/05/2011 Eights	Answer
10/08/2011 Asteroids	Answer
09/10/2011 Loops	Answer
08/13/2011 Cryptic Golf	Answer
07/16/2011 Pinwheel	Answer
06/18/2011 A Long and Winding Road	Answer
05/21/2011 Message In A Bottle	Answer
04/23/2011 Piggy Bank	Answer
03/26/2011 Word Square	Answer
02/26/2011 Picture This	Answer
01/29/2011 Mixed Doubles	Answer
12/18/2010 Starlights	Answer
11/20/2010 Conversions	Answer
10/23/2010 Seasonal Song	Answer
09/25/2010 Outsiders	Answer
08/28/2010 Digital Guide	Answer
07/31/2010 Board Meeting	Answer
07/03/2010 Keyholes	Answer
06/05/2010 Merger Mania	Answer
05/08/2010 What's In the Box	Answer
04/10/2010 Circular Files	Answer
03/13/2010 What Goes Around	Answer
02/13/2010 Matchmaking	Answer
01/16/2010 Relocation	Answer

puzzles initially assembled by Barry Haldiman, answers initially assembled by Michael F. Gill