Cruciverbalist: Jeffrey Wechsler
Editor: Will Shortz
Solving time: 17:59
Puzzle uniqueness:
Trick Thursday: Takes one syllable words in phrases, treats them as two syllable words and has a screwy clue with a question mark. The last one is a bit shaky as it's a plural.
FORHEAVENSSAKE - "Why Japanese tipplers anticipate the afterlife?"
WHACKAMOLE - "Pound on some Mexican food?"
LAMEEXCUSE - "'I didn't know you disliked shiny fabrics,' e.g.,?"
RUNFORTHEROSES - "Quick trip to pick up white zinfandel and blush?"
Words I hadn't known until now:
YESHIVAS - "Places to study the Talmud"
TOPE - "Emulate a 2-Down (WINO)"
Trivia I didn't know:
ARS - "___ longa, vita brevis"
FATAL - "'Travel is _____ to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness': Twain
Junk Answers:
ARS - (See above)
RECTO - "Page 1, 3 or 5, usually"
Clever clues: 0
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