Tuesday, May 02, 2017

NYT Crossword 05/02/17 (Tuesday)

Cruciverbalist: David J. Kahn
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 10:13

Puzzle uniqueness:

Six two-word answers in which the first word is the one-word title of a Best Musical award.

Words I hadn't known until now:

LAPROBES - "Blankets for open-air travelers"

Trivia I didn't know:

HAMILTONBERMUDA - "Capital city with only about 1,000 residents (2016)"
NALDI - "Nita of silent films" (This is really reaching)
BIGME - "1996 Foo Fighters hit"

Junk Answers:

ATA - "___ crossroads"
EPI - "Prefix with center"
TRA - "___-la-la"abbr."
SSR - "70-Across, e.g., formerly" (ESTONIA)
ECO - "Prefix with tourism"

Clever clues:

OHM - "Law man"
EGO - "Massage target?"
LEI - "Ring on a string"
TBAR - "Means of avoiding an uphill climb"

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