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The Anglo-Latin riddler Tatwine — whose day job was archbishop of Canterbury — wrote these kinds of proto-cryptic aenigmata.

From New York Times • Sep. 9, 2021

Johns is a riddler, even—or especially—when his themes are blatant.

From The New Yorker • Feb. 25, 2019

Having toughened up and let his guard down a little more these days, The Wirral riddler is aiming to deliver some knockout performances this summer.

From BBC • May 23, 2018

Indeed, the riddler is eventually referred to as the Riddler, with no apparent irony or pop-cultural enthusiasm.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2018

The riddler stamps two or three Matzes with hieroglyphs at once, in order to show off.

From Yiddish Tales by Various