Wednesday, November 22, 2017

NYT Crossword 11/18/17 (Sat.)

Cruciverbalist: Sam Trabucco
Editor: Will Smith

Solving time: 55:15

Puzzle uniqueness: N/A

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

ARMBAR - "Restraint technique in mixed martial arts"
GOTTACATCHEMALL - "Pokémon slogan"
DEWLAP - "Something found on a hound"
LLOYD - "Price of R&B"
BILES - "Gymnastics superstar at the 2016 Olympics"

Junk Answers:

PARTI - "Series opener"
PAO - "Kung ___ chicken"
ESC - "Key used to make an exit"

Clever clues: 

TUBA - "Big blow for a musician?"
AVOCADOPIT - "The hardest part when making guacamole?"

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

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