MAD is an answer for the NYT Crossword puzzle. Here you can get the history and usage for MAD in NYT Crossword from 1994.
This "MAD" answer was first appeared in "19 Dec 1993" NYT Crossword for the hint of "William Gaines founded it in 1953". It was authored by John M. Samson. Recently, the "MAD" answer has been used for "19 Sep 2023" NYT Crossword for the hint of "Irate (3)". It was authored by Gia Bosko. In the NYT Crossword, this answer has been used most frequently for the hint: "“Spy vs. Spy” magazine (7)". "MAD" appeared 114 times in Shortz Era puzzles. So lets take a look for clue and answer history of "MAD" word.
| Date | Grid | Clue | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Sep 2023 | 42A | Irate | Gia Bosko |
| 8 Sep 2023 | 20A | Seeing red | Rachel Fabi and Ken Stern |
| 14 Aug 2023 | 53D | Fuming | Simon Marotte and Trenton Lee Stewart |
| 18 Jul 2023 | 50A | Irate | Karen and Paul Steinberg |
| 15 May 2023 | 21A | Angry | Tomas Spiers |
| 11 Apr 2023 | 33D | Fuming | Taylor Johnson and Jeff Chen |
| 8 Feb 2023 | 9D | ___ dash | Chase Dittrich |
| 30 Oct 2022 | 35A | Ready to blow | Addison Snell |
| 16 Jul 2022 | 14D | Very, informally | Kameron Austin Collins |
| 6 Jul 2022 | 59D | Hopping ___ | Sam Koperwas and Jeff Chen |
| 17 Apr 2022 | 41A | Passionate (about) | Emet Ozar |
| 21 Mar 2022 | 22A | Furious | John Ewbank and Jeff Chen |
| 27 Mar 2021 | 49A | It began as a comic book with the tagline “Humor in a jugular vein” | Michael Hawkins |
| 25 Feb 2021 | 35A | Choleric | Dylan Schiff |
| 15 Feb 2021 | 31D | Plenty steamed | Meconya Alford |
| 4 Aug 2020 | 56A | Ticked off | Jacob Stulberg |
| 21 Apr 2020 | 57A | Word before dog or dash | Andrew Kingsley |
| 10 Sep 2019 | 63A | Ticked off | Ethan Cooper |
| 21 Apr 2019 | 34A | Sore | Grant Thackray |
| 14 Mar 2019 | 54A | “Are you ___?” | Nancy Stark and Will Nediger |
| 6 Jan 2019 | 93A | Ticked off | Zhouqin Burnikel |
| 11 Jul 2018 | 8A | Daft | Michael Hawkins |
| 1 Nov 2017 | 55D | “Spy vs. Spy” magazine | Herre Schouwerwou |
| 3 Aug 2017 | 7A | Cracked | Timothy Polin |
| 2 Aug 2017 | 60A | “Spy vs. Spy” magazine | Bruce Haight |
| 20 Jul 2017 | 28A | Out of one’s head | Randolph Ross |
| 17 Jun 2017 | 54D | About to explode | Ryan McCarty |
| 21 Dec 2016 | 39A | “I learned to be a movie critic by reading ___ magazine”: Roger Ebert | Jeff Chen and Seth Geltman |
| 30 Nov 2016 | 27D | Magazine with a fold-in back cover | Molly Young |
| 23 Nov 2016 | 30D | “What, me worry?” magazine | David Steinberg |
| 28 Oct 2016 | 3D | “Are you ___?!” | Mary Lou Guizzo and Jeff Chen |
| 4 Jun 2016 | 12A | Extremely, in modern lingo | Byron Walden and Brad Wilber |
| 1 Jun 2016 | 11A | Fit to be tied | Wren Schultz |
| 28 Feb 2016 | 114D | Whacked | Timothy Polin |
| 18 Feb 2016 | 45D | “___ Men” | Bruce Haight |
| 1 Feb 2016 | 4D | Seeing red | Gary Cee |
| 27 Jan 2015 | 62D | Magazine written by “the usual gang of idiots” | James Tuttle |
| 13 Jan 2015 | 54A | Berserk | Michael Blake |
| 5 Jan 2015 | 58A | Bonkers | John Guzzetta |
| 25 Dec 2014 | 63A | Raging | Xan Vongsathorn |
| 11 Nov 2014 | 66A | “Spy vs. Spy” magazine | James Mulhern |
| 26 Oct 2014 | 74D | Loony | Caleb Emmons |
| 9 Jul 2014 | 23A | Magazine with a back-cover fold-in | Bruce Haight |
| 8 Sep 2012 | 32A | George III descriptor | Byron Walden |
| 30 Jul 2012 | 1D | “What, me worry?” magazine | Rosemarie Dolan and Christopher Geach |
| 4 Jun 2012 | 65D | “What, me worry?” magazine | John R. O’Brien |
| 22 Nov 2011 | 12D | Foaming at the mouth | Victor Fleming |
| 7 May 2011 | 26A | Cracked | Tim Croce |
| 14 Mar 2011 | 56D | Alfred E. Neuman’s magazine | Andrea Carla Michaels |
| 23 Jun 2010 | 57A | “Usual gang of idiots” magazine | Alex Boisvert |
| 26 May 2010 | 31D | Magazine featuring 47-Down | Anna Shechtman |
| 2 May 2010 | 36D | Batty | Kelsey Blakley |
| 8 Apr 2010 | 10D | ___ Hatter | Matt Ginsberg |
| 27 Dec 2009 | 81D | “Are you ___?” | Elizabeth C. Gorski |
| 5 Apr 2009 | 30A | Crackbrained | Charles Deber |
| 16 Nov 2008 | 9D | Extremely upset | Merl Reagle |
| 22 Jul 2008 | 28D | Loony | Lynn Lempel |
| 30 May 2008 | 56D | Unbalanced | Natan Last |
| 19 May 2008 | 28D | Off one’s rocker | Mike Nothnagel |
| 20 Jan 2008 | 1A | Magazine that features “Alfred’s Poor Almanac” | Natan Last |
| 29 Jul 2007 | 108A | Magazine with a fold-in | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 13 Apr 2007 | 42A | Monthly originally published by EC Comics | Patrick Berry |
| 9 Mar 2006 | 34D | Harebrained | John Farmer |
| 29 Sep 2005 | 64A | Steaming | Sam Bellotto Jr. |
| 16 Jul 2005 | 31A | Like some scientists | Michael Shteyman |
| 22 Jun 2005 | 9D | Like a wet hen | Verna Suit |
| 19 Jun 2005 | 75A | Ranting and raving | Manny Nosowsky |
| 8 Mar 2005 | 1D | “Spy vs. Spy” magazine | Deb Amlen |
| 15 Nov 2004 | 42D | Irate | Alison Donald |
| 16 May 2004 | 128A | On the warpath | Patrick Berry |
| 10 May 2004 | 33A | Out of one’s mind | Joy M. Andrews |
| 9 Dec 2003 | 32D | “Spy vs. Spy” magazine | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 27 Oct 2003 | 43A | Ticked off but good | Richard Miller |
| 16 Jul 2003 | 42D | Beside oneself | Norm Guggenbiller |
| 15 Jul 2003 | 33A | Humor magazine since 1952 | Harvey Estes |
| 16 Feb 2003 | 91A | Like Lady Macbeth | Charles M. Deber |
| 5 Apr 2002 | 33D | It has a cover price of “$2.99 CHEAP” | Peter Gordon |
| 31 Mar 2002 | 89A | Ticked | Lynn Lempel |
| 14 Feb 2002 | 33A | Like some love | Janet R. Bender |
| 22 Oct 2001 | 19A | Unhinged | Denise Neuendorf |
| 20 Sep 2001 | 29A | Certifiable, so to speak | David J. Kahn |
| 28 Aug 2001 | 49A | “Spy vs. Spy” magazine | Alan Arbesfeld |
| 3 Nov 2000 | 4D | Ticked | Joe DiPietro |
| 25 Sep 2000 | 11A | Magazine with a fold-in back cover | Peter Gordon |
| 14 Aug 2000 | 34A | Insane | Nancy Kavanaugh |
| 13 Aug 2000 | 33D | More than sore | Nancy Salomon and Harvey Estes |
| 28 Feb 2000 | 54D | Plenty ticked | Jerry E. Rosman |
| 9 Jan 2000 | 106D | Like some scientists | Charles M. Deber |
| 26 Oct 1999 | 19A | Ready for an asylum | Kevin McCann |
| 26 Jan 1999 | 54A | “Spy vs. Spy” magazine | Brendan Emmett Quigley |
| 25 Dec 1998 | 36D | Nuts or crackers | Ed Pegg Jr. |
| 3 Dec 1998 | 21A | Bonkers | Cathy Millhauser |
| 14 Oct 1998 | 39A | Like King George III | Jay Sullivan |
| 16 Jun 1998 | 4D | Steamed | Bill Ballard |
| 21 Feb 1998 | 38D | Cuckoo | Richard Hughes |
| 6 Feb 1998 | 39A | Wacko | Wayne Robert Williams |
| 19 Oct 1997 | 5D | Magazine since 1952 | David J. Kahn |
| 12 Oct 1997 | 63A | Breathing fire | Nancy Salomon |
| 28 Jun 1997 | 7D | Cracked | Bob Klahn |
| 4 Jan 1997 | 22A | Harvey Kurtzman was its first editor | M. W. Perry |
| 11 Dec 1996 | 13D | Daft | F. & L. Sabin |
| 4 Sep 1996 | 64D | Deranged | N. S. Ross |
| 4 May 1996 | 50D | Nuts or crackers | B. Klahn |
| 7 Dec 1995 | 31A | Hopping ___ | Michael S. Maurer |
| 9 Jan 1995 | 21D | Hopping ___ | Sidney L. Robbins |
| 8 Jan 1995 | 59D | Unbalanced | Nancy Nicholson Joline |
| 31 Dec 1994 | 42A | Bats | Alex K. Justin |
| 29 Nov 1994 | 45D | Epithet for Anthony Wayne | Bernice Gordon |
| 10 Jul 1994 | 79D | Worked up | Alvin Chase |
| 1 Jul 1994 | 58D | Touched | Mel Taub |
| 17 Apr 1994 | 43D | Like Lear | R. M. Hopkins |
| 13 Apr 1994 | 58D | Like the woman of Chaillot | Jim Page |
| 2 Mar 1994 | 31A | Non compos mentis | Jonathan Schmatzbach |
| 19 Dec 1993 | 61A | William Gaines founded it in 1953 | John M. Samson |
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