Quizzes & Puzzles Cornellian Crossword: ‘How About Them Apples?’ Celebrate the season of Big Red-bred fruit with a puzzle by the legendary Fred Piscop ’70—made just for you! Cornellians is thrilled to feature occasional puzzles by a giant in the cruciverbalist world: the great Fred Piscop ’70, a longtime contributor to the New York Times, Newsday, and more. (And click here for a Cornell video on the science behind apple varieties, with info from Big Red pomologists—but do the puzzle first, because the video has spoilers for some of the themed answers!) ‘How About Them Apples?’ • By Fred Piscop ’70 Difficulty level: Easy to medium Prefer to do your puzzles on paper? Print out these downloadable PDFs: 📄 ‘How About Them Apples?’ Crossword ✔ ‘How About Them Apples?’ Solution Or would you like to solve it on a device? Download a .puz file: 🧩 ‘How About Them Apples?’ – Across Lite (Requires a free download of Across Lite software.) Top: A bin of apples at Cornell AgriTech. (Allison Usavage) Published October 16, 2025; updated October 23, 2025 Leave a Comment Cancel replyOnce your comment is approved, your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Comment * Name * Class Year Email * Save my name, email, and class year in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ Other stories You may like Campus & Beyond Lacrosse Wins the NCAA Title—and Big Red Fans Rejoice Alumni Engineering Alumna Rockets to Netflix Baking Competition Campus & Beyond Meet the University Architect