| 4.15.2010

Updated 3.3.2014

Cryptic Puzzle: Observatory

Solve the most recent creation of puzzlemaker John de Cuevas '52

Download the Puzzle | Download the Hints | Download the Solution

E-mail John de Cuevas the revealed phrase. Solvers will be listed below in the order received. Check back May 15th for the hints and solution!

You can find all 35 puzzles published in Harvard Magazine between 1986 and 1998 at John de Cuevas's website‚ puzzlecrypt.com‚ under Harvard Puzzles. You will also find additional puzzles and contact information there and can subscribe to his mailing list.

Sub topics

You might also like

Harvard Magazine March-April cover with a magnifying glass and a map

Harvard Magazine March-April 2024 Scavenger Hunt

March-April 2024 Print Issue Scavenger Hunt

Illustration of a man looking at constellations with ants traversing the shortest distance between the stars in the constellation.

Unraveling the Universe through Puzzles

In his freshman seminar, Cumrun Vafa uses puzzles to help students understand complex physics.

Remaking the Grid

Paolo Pasco and the art of making crosswords

Most popular

Capitol building

House Committee Subpoenas Harvard Over Tuition Costs

The University must turn over all requested materials related to tuition and financial aid by mid-July.

Harvard Kennedy School

Harvard Plans Contingencies for International Students

The Kennedy School and School of Public Health are developing online options.

As a singer and songwriter, Claudia García performs mariachi-inspired Latin fusion music.

Mexican Soul

How Claudia García got “mariachi fever”

Explore More From Current Issue

Illustration of Donald Trump and Alan Garber wearing boxing gloves, facing off beneath the quote: “The stakes are so high that we have no choice.”

Garber, Trump, and the Fight for Harvard’s Future

Introducing a guide to the issues, players, and stakes.

Colorful glass bottles and nautical trinkets line a window shelf, with a ship in a bottle as the centerpiece.

Harvard Squared

Walter Wick’s I Spy Series

I Spy Creator Walter Wick at the Norman Rockwell Museum

David Leo Rice

David Leo Rice on 'The Berlin Wall'

David Leo Rice explores the strange, unseen forces shaping our world.