USA TODAY Crossword · 27-Down · 3 letters
"Mad ___" (Christina Hendricks series) USA TODAY Crossword clue
Editorially reviewed September 1, 2026
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Phrase cue
Complete the three-letter second word of the advertising-agency drama's title.
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Answer
Why these words complete it
MEN completes the series title Mad Men. The actor reference confirms the three-letter title word rather than another phrase beginning with “Mad.”
Continue this puzzleSinger Parks →The phrase frame
Quotation marks and the performer credit make this a television-title completion.
What the completed phrase means
Mad Men is a television drama in which Christina Hendricks played Joan Holloway Harris.
Where this clue appeared
27-Down in USA TODAY Crossword puzzle for September 1, 2026.
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