Mad Dog Cryptics
@maddogcryptics.bsky.social
Very independent cryptic crossword setter. To the god of death: Not Today! Traveller, participant, LGBTQIA2S+ ally. #BLM Resist!
Visiting London for the first time. The weather forecast was for possible showers - it rained all day. I learned the phrase "half term" and why it meant everywhere I went was crowded. Having a great time!!
October 29, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Visiting London for the first time. The weather forecast was for possible showers - it rained all day. I learned the phrase "half term" and why it meant everywhere I went was crowded. Having a great time!!
I wish I lived in New York. I love the city. But most of all, I could then vote for Zohran Mamdani. Cuomo is example A of the tired Democrat trying to hold onto power. Mamdani is the epitome of what the new Democratic party should be: young, smart, principled and focused on the issues that matter.
October 17, 2025 at 3:37 PM
I wish I lived in New York. I love the city. But most of all, I could then vote for Zohran Mamdani. Cuomo is example A of the tired Democrat trying to hold onto power. Mamdani is the epitome of what the new Democratic party should be: young, smart, principled and focused on the issues that matter.
Mad Dog Cryptics #29 is now available (PDF, PUZ, online.)
Sample clues:
Temporary structures hold an occupying group (7)
Calculus limits contain boolean calculation that sounds good to me (4,5)
Subsidize once unloved wooden structure (5)
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Sample clues:
Temporary structures hold an occupying group (7)
Calculus limits contain boolean calculation that sounds good to me (4,5)
Subsidize once unloved wooden structure (5)
maddogcryptics.com
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October 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Mad Dog Cryptics #29 is now available (PDF, PUZ, online.)
Sample clues:
Temporary structures hold an occupying group (7)
Calculus limits contain boolean calculation that sounds good to me (4,5)
Subsidize once unloved wooden structure (5)
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Sample clues:
Temporary structures hold an occupying group (7)
Calculus limits contain boolean calculation that sounds good to me (4,5)
Subsidize once unloved wooden structure (5)
maddogcryptics.com
@rexparker.bsky.social hey, Rex. It's October and Zohran Mamdani hasn't appeared in the NYT crossword. You have to pay the over on your prediction whether it would happen by Oct. 1.
October 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
@rexparker.bsky.social hey, Rex. It's October and Zohran Mamdani hasn't appeared in the NYT crossword. You have to pay the over on your prediction whether it would happen by Oct. 1.
I also post my puzzles on MyCrossword because I love the site. My puzzles have a decidedly American bent, I'm afraid.
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2730
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2730
Cryptic crossword No 2,730 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,730 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by MadDog. Published Mon 22 Sep 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
mycrossword.co.uk
September 22, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I also post my puzzles on MyCrossword because I love the site. My puzzles have a decidedly American bent, I'm afraid.
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2730
mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2730
Mad Dog Cryptics #28 is now available!
Sample clues:
What cats can do 8 times worries the head cat (5,5)
New Zealand, according to the Maori, is engaged in cacao tea roasts (8)
PDF, PUZ and Online links available at maddogcryptics.com
Sample clues:
What cats can do 8 times worries the head cat (5,5)
New Zealand, according to the Maori, is engaged in cacao tea roasts (8)
PDF, PUZ and Online links available at maddogcryptics.com
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September 22, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Mad Dog Cryptics #28 is now available!
Sample clues:
What cats can do 8 times worries the head cat (5,5)
New Zealand, according to the Maori, is engaged in cacao tea roasts (8)
PDF, PUZ and Online links available at maddogcryptics.com
Sample clues:
What cats can do 8 times worries the head cat (5,5)
New Zealand, according to the Maori, is engaged in cacao tea roasts (8)
PDF, PUZ and Online links available at maddogcryptics.com
Thoughts and prayers. Thots 'n Praers. Thoshenpurrs. Tzzzznzzzz.
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September 10, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Thoughts and prayers. Thots 'n Praers. Thoshenpurrs. Tzzzznzzzz.
Zzzzzzzzz....
Zzzzzzzzz....
What is that popular timed rebus puzzle called?
August 27, 2025 at 12:43 PM
What is that popular timed rebus puzzle called?
So the NYT mini crossword just went behind the paywall. How long until Wordle?
August 27, 2025 at 12:34 PM
So the NYT mini crossword just went behind the paywall. How long until Wordle?
The question is often asked, "If you had a time machine, what would you do?" The popular but ethically challenging answer was "Kill baby Hitler." In the future it will be "Kill baby Stephen Miller."
August 26, 2025 at 8:58 PM
The question is often asked, "If you had a time machine, what would you do?" The popular but ethically challenging answer was "Kill baby Hitler." In the future it will be "Kill baby Stephen Miller."
The number of Shakers in the US has risen to 3. No word yet on the increase in the number of Movers.
www.npr.org/2025/08/19/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/19/n...
The number of Shakers in the U.S. rises to 3
A new person has joined the last active Shaker community in the U.S, bringing the Christian, communal, and celibate group to a total of three. They once numbered in the thousands.
www.npr.org
August 22, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The number of Shakers in the US has risen to 3. No word yet on the increase in the number of Movers.
www.npr.org/2025/08/19/n...
www.npr.org/2025/08/19/n...
@lowdowncryptic.bsky.social Just subscribed to Crossweird. Can you recommend an Android app that will handle Puzzle? Thanks.
August 18, 2025 at 3:53 PM
@lowdowncryptic.bsky.social Just subscribed to Crossweird. Can you recommend an Android app that will handle Puzzle? Thanks.
Wordle 1,508 4/6
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August 6, 2025 at 3:02 AM
Wordle 1,508 4/6
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Mad Dog Cryptics #27 (PDF, PUZ, online at Crosshare) is now live.
Sample clue:
Arthur's very detail oriented using traditional methods (9)
Download this and all my other puzzles at maddogcryptics.com
Sample clue:
Arthur's very detail oriented using traditional methods (9)
Download this and all my other puzzles at maddogcryptics.com
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August 2, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Mad Dog Cryptics #27 (PDF, PUZ, online at Crosshare) is now live.
Sample clue:
Arthur's very detail oriented using traditional methods (9)
Download this and all my other puzzles at maddogcryptics.com
Sample clue:
Arthur's very detail oriented using traditional methods (9)
Download this and all my other puzzles at maddogcryptics.com
Mad Dog Cryptic #26 is available at maddogcryptics.com as well as on MyCrossword
How to do well at Chevy Chase according to Chevy Chase? Bet he'll be holding black ace. (2,3,4)
How to do well at Chevy Chase according to Chevy Chase? Bet he'll be holding black ace. (2,3,4)
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June 28, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Mad Dog Cryptic #26 is available at maddogcryptics.com as well as on MyCrossword
How to do well at Chevy Chase according to Chevy Chase? Bet he'll be holding black ace. (2,3,4)
How to do well at Chevy Chase according to Chevy Chase? Bet he'll be holding black ace. (2,3,4)
New #cryptic #crossword up at mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2517
Sharing my American sensibilities on this beautifully redesigned site.
How to do well at Chevy Chase according to Chevy Chase? Bet he'll be holding black ace. (2,3,4)
Sharing my American sensibilities on this beautifully redesigned site.
How to do well at Chevy Chase according to Chevy Chase? Bet he'll be holding black ace. (2,3,4)
Cryptic crossword No 2,517 · MyCrossword
Solve Cryptic crossword No 2,517 on MyCrossword. 15x15 grid with 30 clues by MadDog. Published Sat 28 Jun 2025. Features annotated solutions. Free to solve online.
mycrossword.co.uk
June 28, 2025 at 7:44 PM
New #cryptic #crossword up at mycrossword.co.uk/cryptic/2517
Sharing my American sensibilities on this beautifully redesigned site.
How to do well at Chevy Chase according to Chevy Chase? Bet he'll be holding black ace. (2,3,4)
Sharing my American sensibilities on this beautifully redesigned site.
How to do well at Chevy Chase according to Chevy Chase? Bet he'll be holding black ace. (2,3,4)
Inspired Samlet rant br @rexparker.bsky.social today. Especially since there actually are hamlet fish.
June 26, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Inspired Samlet rant br @rexparker.bsky.social today. Especially since there actually are hamlet fish.
Somebody handed Tulsi Gabbard a magic 8-ball and she thinks it's AI.
June 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Somebody handed Tulsi Gabbard a magic 8-ball and she thinks it's AI.
From one of my older puzzles:
Actor in "The Hateful Eight" (5)
Actor in "The Hateful Eight" (5)
June 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
From one of my older puzzles:
Actor in "The Hateful Eight" (5)
Actor in "The Hateful Eight" (5)
I finally listened and started watching Andor. The closing minutes of episode 3 were amazingly emotional and I will be finishing both seasons in the next week.
May 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
I finally listened and started watching Andor. The closing minutes of episode 3 were amazingly emotional and I will be finishing both seasons in the next week.
I am excited that one of my clues will be used on Minute Cryptic on 4/19. They have done such a great job expanding the audience for cryptic crosswords around the world! I am happy to be a small part of that effort.
April 16, 2025 at 10:58 AM
I am excited that one of my clues will be used on Minute Cryptic on 4/19. They have done such a great job expanding the audience for cryptic crosswords around the world! I am happy to be a small part of that effort.
Mad Dog Cryptics #25 is now live!
Everybody who's anybody has one post office near Washington a little south and west of Tacoma? (7)
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Everybody who's anybody has one post office near Washington a little south and west of Tacoma? (7)
Download PDF, PUZ or solve online at maddogcryptics.com
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April 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Mad Dog Cryptics #25 is now live!
Everybody who's anybody has one post office near Washington a little south and west of Tacoma? (7)
Download PDF, PUZ or solve online at maddogcryptics.com
Everybody who's anybody has one post office near Washington a little south and west of Tacoma? (7)
Download PDF, PUZ or solve online at maddogcryptics.com
Tommy Tuberville is the idiot in every village he visits.
April 7, 2025 at 2:46 PM
Tommy Tuberville is the idiot in every village he visits.
"Ludwig" on BritBox, a crime procedural where the main character is a "talented puzzle setter." I don't know if this will be good but I will definitely be watching.
March 21, 2025 at 7:53 PM
"Ludwig" on BritBox, a crime procedural where the main character is a "talented puzzle setter." I don't know if this will be good but I will definitely be watching.