Thursday, November 02, 2017

NYT Crossword 11/02/17 (Thu.)

Cruciverbalist: Peter Sagal and Mike Selenker
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 19:42

Puzzle uniqueness:

Tribute to NEWYORKMARATHON (Center across answer) happening first Sunday in November.

Words I hadn't known until now: 

KNOB - "Pinch : salt :: ____ : butter" (Not this definition of the word)

Trivia I didn't know: 

RAES - "Actress Issa and others"
OLAF - "Count of children's literature"
EGYPT - "Where Zagazig is"

Junk answers:

ISLA - "Any of the Galapagos, e.g."
AONE - "Square for a white rook, in chess notation"
RAES - (See above)
ALF - "Interstellar sitcom star"
ISUP - "Was just on deck"
KPH - "European driver's concern: Abbr."

Clever clues: 

ORE - "Early metal?"

Obscure (i.e., really reaching) words: 0

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