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Caleb Madison author page

35 puzzles by Caleb Madison
with Jim Horne comments

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Caleb Madison
Fri 4/19/2019
MWAHAHAHASACOW
AEROSOLONELOVE
RIMSHOTTATTLER
GRITTETRISDRE
IDERHOSARCO
NOSEBLEEDSNOOP
GEODESICDOME
MERGERCARMEN
ICECREAMCONE
CLAUSLIONTAMER
HELPSETHAMO
ACTSUREOFBLOB
ETICKETRANLATE
LIMEADETRAILER
SCENTEDSEEPAST
Fri 6/8/2018
BEATSBYDREKFCS
OCCASIONEDIRON
THEMETGALATIKI
TOSSSALAMIZED
LEIPAYNOZZE
ESTSTABPOLLER
TRANSGENDER
SCRIPTITISSO
PIANOSONATA
BENIGNSOLWAHS
YENTESSRDOH
RDARETIMEPOLO
NIBSGOCOMMANDO
ELOIILLUMINATI
SYNCSEESACTION
Fri 1/26/2018
WIKILEAKSSPLIT
ONADOWNERIRONS
RARECOINSTORTA
DNAAKONCINDER
VITALNYRANGERS
OMELETEROS
MAKESAUTURNCAP
ITISOPINEHOBO
TEDSISTERWIVES
APSEEELERS
STILETTOSTORRE
NAPLESLOCKBAS
ALOUDHAWAIIANS
KIDDOEVERSINCE
EASESFIRESIDES
Sun 7/23/2017 BACK ON THE CHARTS
ACMEHASONIBMCNN
MOONSELOPEONEARYE
FLUSHAILESOUTANDOUT
MENUOPTIONSNTHDEW
TREESLITTLEPRINCE
NUKENEAYEAAPIAJAX
OSEPAZDRYINKEST
HONOLULUABAANEEWTO
ONYXESLAHRMLKHELL
WEALTHDOUGIEPROLES
IMEPROBONOEAR
MAPPERBITEATTINPAN
AGESAJACPOSETERNE
DOAFCCNIKEWHATDIDO
EURARCTANAECMEN
OTBNOORGITNIHCASS
FIRSTCRUSADESEWED
AAADSOCANITRYSOME
PANTSUITSASAMILANED
AIDIPOSRESINERNIE
WRYANNDRANGEARN
Sun 10/30/2016 UPDATES
SIRIOCTAGLAMCIGARS
ALOTPOEMOILYAMELIA
BETHATWAYPCBSSANELY
ESCAPISMCHEETAHGIRLS
CPOJOLENELIEU
PUMASNEAKERSRANSMEE
ANONSOCIOETONLBARS
PITNONDDAYBEARIT
ASHARPBAKEJAGUARXKE
SORTOUTWINOLARP
MACOPERATINGSYSTEMS
TIREHEMOSTAYOUT
TIGERLILYRENESTERNA
AMINOSORCSEMFOTC
PABSTCASASAMOABNAI
EXECPHDLEOPARDPRINT
OLEOALLIESDOO
LIONINWINTERTHISKISS
SNOCATUNIVCOACHELLA
ATHENADIMEONITUSES
TOSSEDSEENGELSPADS
Sun 8/17/2014 SITTIN' SOLVE
WHATNASASWABTLC
PHILOODINNOBUHEE
WRITINWRONGAWAYWEGO
DEISTIOSGORPCIARA
JACKINCOKEROCKINROLL
SKYNOSESWATHELDOPA
IMFROTISASHAKAN
SPATIALLOLLTHARIDE
NEWSSTANDLEDAGGRESS
AREASRAPVIDEOEEO
GEDSBARRINGRILLBING
INOCONGEALSHOMIE
EVENINGSERISTHATALL
LEAPERMSAHLSOURCES
MRSPREOPCASESLY
STYLIGRAVENMINIZEE
TIMINAGAINSHOWINTELL
COMTEYNEZAJAOASIS
MANPURSECUTTINPASTE
ALECITEKNEENUTTY
PSYKEELSEERAPSE
Sun 3/31/2013 SPECIAL FEATURES
DUELSATFJAKEDCCAB
ERROLSELHADESERASE
ABASESTAREWARSAORTA
LATTEARGONSNEATWORK
SNOWVOYAGERSHEL
EEKYUPMCMKAI
CAGESTINGININTHERAIN
AWAKEEMERIPOSTENDS
BATEMANFOREVERSAFEST
IRONONSNATURAL
NERDDEBCDCNAYLUSH
CEREBRONATASHA
CACTUSDRAWNOFTHEDEAD
INHOTMIENASIACIRRI
TEENCOMMANDMENTSESPN
EWWOREMYAADS
BAREREGALGENIUS
GRAINMANENRAGEPINTO
LOCKEEASTEREGGOGDEN
ULCERONENDLIUTHING
MEANSNOTASEPSTANS

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Sun 10/28/2012 WHAT THE ...
KIWIATOPPARDPISCES
IRANLEDAISAWAPOLLO
LATHELADYLATHEROSIER
EENYJPEGMELTONCE
SPRATSOAVESBOYCOTTS
CAPTAINBLITHEOBIT
ADAIMASODSUTHANT
BURGLARWAITANDSEETHE
SAKEDESERTMIAMOLE
MAECRUELCABLEMEN
MAGTITHEBREAKERSSRS
SKELETALAANDEATA
NINOPOTTAURUSPROF
BREATHECHEESEPITBULL
CASTROKAZBOZOMOA
HONGWRITHENEWYORK
SAFEWORDAREOLENERDY
ONEBROUEISNTFILM
ATTLEESCYTHEOFRELIEF
PICONETHAIYULEELMO
SCHWASSOWSSTUDDLIX
Sat 8/25/2012
BUZZKILLMETAL
ONIONSOUPAGAPE
TENNISACELAYNE
ETONSTILLER
GATSECONOAS
UGHGOSSIPGIRL
AREYOUOKSEPS
CAHOOTSSPRAWLS
ARGOPRIEDIEU
ONEOFAKINDFIN
INGOILSSTAG
CLOSETSOMNI
OYVEYARRAIGNED
SIEGEBEENTHERE
AFROSDONETHAT
Wed 7/4/2012
UMPSSTINGSFIB
ABETMRCOOLIRR
RATATOUILLENWA
BUGSLIFEDIV
IMAXTYEPAINE
CNOTESESPN
ANNSIMEONIGET
RESTPIXARENDO
SRTAPOPTOPEGO
EMMYLEGMEN
WORSELOATAOS
ABSTOYSTORY
LEIINCREDIBLES
LYNMYRIADAERO
ESCEXACTSREAP
Sat 5/12/2012
SPILLAGEATBEST
HONEYBUNSOONYI
ALTERANTTUBING
MASTIFFSORBACH
ISTONACHT
LINDTRACIER
OTOETHIRTYROCK
LATSAIDYESXII
ALINEDRESSFETA
BASESTNINES
STEADALAR
HANGERPLATEAUS
OCTAVOISTHATSO
PERMITGETANTSY
STEELESTENTORS
Tue 2/21/2012
LOLOHSTOPROME
AMIREPINEOJAY
PEGOLIVERSTONE
UGHSEROOASES
PATTONOSWALT
SODAAMOEBAE
KHAKISERFODD
REBECCADEMORNAY
IREHGTSPOEMS
SARALEEDENS
MARTYFELDMAN
AGASPAECOCTO
BESTPICTURECPO
ERIENEEDEDOAK
TEALTOSSESYRS
Sat 2/4/2012
MESASPARMCIG
OUTDOSTEEPFINE
OWEMEYOMTVRAPS
DEVOURLUSCIOUS
ENROLLSPESTO
TUNISIARID
AHASSHEEPNIH
PUSHTHEENVELOPE
AHHHARPOAPSE
LUGRAGWEED
BACONAAMILNE
AMYADAMSRACKUP
LISTERINEZAIRE
SETHROGENERNST
ASSDARTDEGAS
Fri 10/14/2011
ITALIAABETNIB
CESARROMEROOFA
KRISTENWIIGSYR
ERASSTAGEACTOR
SANERAYEAAU
SAARSHALLWE
CPABLIPIDIGIT
FACEBOOKPROFILE
CRONINGEERALS
STUNTEDTEES
ISUEMUDEBRA
MATINGCALLARAM
ELIAEOLIANHARP
ETCVACLAVHAVEL
KOSERTEALGORE
Sat 7/9/2011
OPALHELDSHEA
RIPESEXPISTOLS
IZODBRASSTACKS
OZSHARMRIPKEN
NATTERGULL
DRUMROLLPLEASE
BOONOPIATENPR
RUPEEPADRUNIN
UGHCOUNTSROCS
THELONGGOODBYE
ATENITSAGO
EPHRONPASSNIX
SEAANEMONEACRE
CRIMESCENERELY
EKGSSQMIESSE
Mon 5/2/2011
MEGANPEEPHST
ORATEDARLOINE
TAYLORSWIFTFOR
ITEAAASPRAWN
FORKLIFTWIELD
AONETHECURE
ADORNJOETIX
MONTGOMERYCLIFT
OWSMEWAUNTS
INASTIRFERN
SLEETGODSGIFT
SHEENDELIDII
NINSPENDTHRIFT
UFOELLESMOOTH
BTWDOTSONTHE
Sun 4/24/2011 USE IT OR LOSE IT
DEBUGOARSMISHAMDSE
ALIMACGRAWANNASTIKI
BIGAPPLECIRCUITSFEES
ADOERECSHARPAMUSE
TETESLOSEONESMOJITO
GAZEBOSROTIRES
POLITEDANCERSAHLARI
ARESBURHAEPEERESS
RASSRASORATELYE
SCHOLARPULPITFICTION
ELATEDNADEARAMBO
CENTEROFGRAVYLAUGHIN
OPELEICALAKEETC
ORBITALARCIFIOREO
DEOIDIGLEARNERSPERM
IDTAGEEKAULAIT
CLASHOFTHETANSGSTAR
ANITASALAMISSNISO
ABITSMOKEYANDTHEBAND
DESITORICSTREETCRED
ALTSSEESTSOYSSCARY
Fri 12/31/2010
JALOPYTHEWIRE
JEANIETEENIDOL
ARISENIMSOGLAD
BOLSTOMPSIDE
RNAABETSNIS
AAAISLAWIDGET
MULANAFLAME
STICKITTOTHEMAN
TEPEESITALO
SSTARSREAPPOW
TAUASTIRQUA
ORRSAITCHUEY
PTBARNUMHAVETO
BROMANCEERESTU
YESISEESEXTET
Thu 12/9/2010
PLODSCAMSPSAT
ELHIHOVELOCTO
RAYEEMILETROY
CNOTEBLOWOPEN
HOUSEBOATLIE
OLAVTALENTS
BAWDNEWNASDAQ
OSHADRAMASOSU
MCIMASCOTSOSA
BITTENOROPROD
SIERRASALII
TILHOLYCROSS
FREEBIRDHIMOM
YEASANGUSTARO
AMSOSTATEONEK
ZAHNSONYAFIRE
Wed 12/1/2010
WOODYBEAMATCH
ASIRECALLSTOLA
RADIODAYSROMAS
MISSTEPCST
ALICEIONBASE
RAMONMANHATTAN
AMAHKANAWW
BANANASSLEEPER
BATANOLALA
ANNIEHALLAVION
AOUTIDIZELIG
ANCPERGOLA
MOLTOINTERIORS
ANEARFEBRILITY
POINTTDSALLEN
Tue 8/24/2010
FENCENAPSIMUP
ENORMALOTCUBA
ZOWIEVERYKHAN
MRNICEGUYANA
HIPPIESISMGM
ARRTOATANEMIA
SMOKINGBANANA
PACEHOPIDIG
ONEMANBANDANA
PELOSIESAULOB
ACHSSNBASINS
JOANOFARCANA
ACREIGORCLEAR
MAUSTAMEEVADE
ARMSSTEWDETOX
Sat 5/29/2010
MOESZYSLAKROVE
BASKETCASEEXED
AFTERTASTEWILD
ADORNSPDIDDY
POTSITUSENET
EZEKAYNRAND
RATIOEEKASCI
IWANNABESEDATED
LAXESTDARRAS
BUGEYEDPISA
JUMPONMITKEY
MINOSORESHOE
AVIVDOORTODOOR
YETIAVAGARDNER
ISEESORELOSERS
Thu 4/22/2010
DATEDHAIRTSPS
ELATEAMMORHEE
LABORJOHNNYONX
URLEPISODEEDD
XMARKSOVULAR
ESSEYARDSRANI
MACRAEABCTV
LILTHESPOTESE
OBAMAATONES
OEDSORATEOMOO
KEYSINPUTONX
ANGSTREAMSZEE
THATHITSXREADY
MAGIMETEDIRGE
EDAMESASANTES
Sun 3/14/2010 BOOK BINDING
ACSAGRIABSCAMJORJA
SALTNPEPAGILROYSALAAM
STORYOFOPIONEERSSNAZZY
AGUAIDIDWETTEROZS
YUCCASNINAPAILBORG
THELONGGOODBYECOLUMBUS
PLOYTILLITSALIE
ASISORRSAIMLESSHATE
LITTLEWOMENINLOVEADAM
SNAREDOVAISTOASNER
OGLESAPTESTKYRA
HOWARDSENDOFTHEAFFAIR
GAMYPARODYALTAR
JADEDCLAYCOBDRESSY
SOFATHELASTDONQUIXOTE
ESTHRIOTACTSAURANAS
TSELIOTHOTSAABA
AWRINKLEINTIMEANDAGAIN
HAASEMMECIELNARNIA
LESJSBACHYETITHEY
IDOTOOARTOFWARANDPEACE
MOROSEREAREDOLDYELLER
ONTWOSTRAYSCOENESS
Thu 2/18/2010
ACTIARETESPAN
SHIFTGEARSOGLE
SENIORITISATIT
TWOPINUPSHAW
ESCAPEARTIST
EMPTYMOOR
BEATAMORALTIM
RETURNOFTHEJEDI
OTBEZPASSEENS
ESAIORNOT
CONTROLFREAK
EMAJDOESTAOK
NATODONTTELLME
SHAHOPTIONPLAY
EARNCASESSIRS
Thu 1/14/2010
THATSHOTODETS
SIDEWITHITALIA
ADDRESSEDTOKILL
REAMMESOZEE
SPACEBALLADS
BMIEMUGEO
RADIOBRAVOFADS
UCONNIBOEATIT
TELLTOADYSTORY
EREKTSMEX
BESTINSHADOW
YMASOIEANTI
COMMERCIALBREAK
ARBORSSTARDATE
RYANSTEXASTEA
Fri 9/11/2009
IBETMCJOBFESS
REUPARUBAANEW
ARPSPANELJAVA
NTHBOYZIIMEN
LOAMEASTERS
CARCOMMERCIALS
WHITEOUT
TRAINEDASSASSIN
ITALIANO
SCHINDLERSLIST
SPEEDEROLDE
MARIOPUZONAB
ARESAMENSROSE
STATLURESATON
HALSIPODSFONZ
Tue 6/23/2009
ALTARTAPSHGTS
DIODEALOTARAL
ZZTOPLOLADORA
PUNCHANDJUDY
LEFTBEARLOCYS
IMALEEETCH
SOCKITTOMEFOCI
ATTICUAEROMAN
SECTHITTHESACK
HELISEARTE
AWEEGGSELIXIR
DECKTHEHALLS
MAKEINONIAMBS
EVENQUOIFIERY
NEROSSTSEDGAR
Sun 5/3/2009 A STATELY GARDEN
SCALPHIESDINABASH
ALCOAALCAPONEOMERTA
LUTESVIOLINCONCERTOS
SNOWSEELSTUISRAELI
AGREETODISAGREEITSAT
DONONOPLACE
SAILORBRNOTESLASTS
ALVINAILEYGEEINSTEP
ATOZHSIABOXSPARER
BOREXPERTTESTIMONY
YIPPEEXIINOSEIN
CASHTRANSACTIONGPA
AGORAEELKOKIEOMAR
GRAEMESETCLINTBLACK
YIPENSORAMASARENAS
YESESECOPIA
TOGETLAURENCEOLIVIER
OCARINANUTRXSNOBLE
PUTONAHAPPYFACEILOSE
PLOUGHJETLINERAVOID
SORTSANSGELSCOKES
Wed 3/11/2009
XENIAMORKBYRD
ALONGONEILEAN
NIECEREADULNA
DONALDRUMSFELD
YTDIRONMGM
AMYWINEHOUSE
ALIBITEANITA
NONSTOPOLDDEAR
ECTOSOWOASTS
WALLACEBEERY
UNUYLEMIZE
NATALIEPORTMAN
BEBEABAAOASIS
ARALTITSOTERO
ROSYESSOMATER
Tue 11/25/2008
KAFKASQFTTRAP
EMAILTALEREBA
PENALPANELIGOR
INSWILDESPADE
CELLARCALLER
MRMOTOOLE
RIALTEXASTAXES
SCIVIPBAH
CONANCANONROSE
NEDAMEXES
TICTACTACTIC
ALOFTIDLEDOHO
CORADAVISDIVAS
OVERERINACURA
SEAMMALEYUMMY
Thu 9/11/2008
GREWANAISLABS
LARANOSCHEBON
ANILESTEEADUE
RACKETEERSDOLE
ETHOSMER
FAMRAPLIV
CHEFIRENEONAN
COLALOSTSSARS
SLAMATESTALDA
LIENEAOWN
AYNAGATE
TWEEVAMPIREBAT
TOMAEDUCTLASH
HOARRESTSETTA
EDYSANDSOSEEN
Sun 8/17/2008 FADE-OUTS
TIPSACESITGAIAICS
UVEASOLUTEUNCLESAM
PANTSTHEMALTESEFALCO
ANATOLIANASARUEHL
CALIFORNIASUITSEXTET
GAPMONSAWS
THREEDAYSOFTHECONDO
EDITDRTIAMODEON
VONENAMIASREDDREI
AHARDDAYSNIGHINMOST
IOUSTNNUSIA
INSYNCTHEELEPHANTMA
SALAEDDIESIXTYARP
IZODSAASEGOFREE
NIGHTOFTHELIVINGDEA
RATENEOREL
SHMEARBEVERLYHILLSCO
NOISYEOESAINTOLAF
ACLOCKWORKORANGAVANT
RUNSAMOKSWATCHETTE
ESETSKSUNISYSREIN

With this puzzle, 15-year-old Caleb Madison became the youngest ever constructor of a Sunday NYT crossword, breaking the record set the previous January by 17-year-old Natan Last. (This record was subsequently broken by 14-year-old Ben Pall on Nov. 23, 2009.)

Wed 8/6/2008
SANABOREFAQS
IMAMIDONTLOUT
KITTGOPROANOD
HEARTBREAKMEDS
SLAVEGERI
KARATEUNDER
LITTSOANGELO
ETESHOSEROCHO
NERUDACDCKID
AMINOSAYHEY
DEALROADS
SOFACINCINNATI
ODONLEOIVKIAS
PARCUSRDAELIE
HYDETAELEYRE
Tue 5/13/2008
IDEALBAAAGOG
CIRRIURNSCEDE
BLACKSMITHITEM
MASSEURSEEDS
STEBARLIMIT
EDELPETTYCASH
MITCOOSRIO
UNITEDARTISTS
FDAHAIREAT
YOUNGLOVENARC
INTOOEANELI
IOWASROOSTED
BALDBROWNSTONE
AZULSARALORCA
NOSESAXOATHS

Caleb Madison was 15 years 3 months old when this, his debut puzzle, was published, making him the youngest constructor in the Shortz era at the time.

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