Friday, November 10, 2017

NYT Crossword 11/10/17 (Fri.)

Cruciverbalist: Patrick Berry
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 23:54

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

OLDMASTER - "Uffizi work"
TULSA - "City that straddles the Arkansas River"
LOON - "Bird called a 'diver' in  the U.K."
NILE - "'Egypt was the gift of the ___': Herodotus"
TITO - Leader of the Partisans in W.W. II"
DION - "'Lovers Who Wander' singer, 1962"
CROATIA - "U.N. member whose capital comes last alphabetically" (Zagreb, ICYI)
PATEL - "Star of 2016's 'Lion'"
NANTES - "Edict of ______ (Huguenot Wars ender)"
HELLBOY - "Superhero with hooves and a tail"
ALDEAN - "Jason with the #1 country hit 'Dirt Road Anthem'"
YEATS - "'Horseman, pass by!' poet"
MESSJACKET - "Bit of attire for a bellhop"
BLUE - "Like Alice's gown in 'Alice in Wonderland'"
ANTOINE - "Fats Domino's real name"
STEUBEN - "Onetime New York company famous for making art glass"

Junk Answers:

ALA - "Like"

Clever clues:

HALFMAST - "Standard position"
WETBAR - "Where people mix at parties?"
DECENT - "Covered, in a way"
GEEK - "Tech enthusiast, say"
HECKLE - "Bad call?"
WHATELSE - "'Am I forgetting anything?'"
RIOTACT - "It's often read metaphorically"
EPITAPH - "Marker writing"
STRAW - "Item dropped in the drink?"
DOCTORS - "Ward bosses?"
GOLFERS - "Club owners"
POTTERY - "Final outcome of a firing"

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

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