Monday, May 08, 2017

NYT Crossword 04/08/17 (Monday)

Cruciverbalist: Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 7:45

Puzzle uniqueness:

Five two-word answers in which the first words are the homophones of "L," "G," "B," "T," and "Q"

Words I hadn't known until now:

BEEBALM - "Flower that attracts pollinating insects"

Trivia I didn't know:

MALIK - "Pop singer Zayn formerly of One Direction"

Junk Answers:

INST - "Caltech, e.g.: Abbr."
QTS - "There are four in a gallon: Abbr."
BYS - "Fly-___ (Blue Angel maneuvers"
HST - "President before DDE"
GOL - "Futbol score"

Clever clues: 0

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