Saturday, May 13, 2017

NYT Crossword 05/13/17 (Saturday)

Cruciverbalist: Jeff Chen
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 35:30

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

OPIUMDENS - "Places frequented by Dorian Gray" (Never read it)
IBELIEVEICANFLY - "Grammy-winning R. Kelly hit of 1996"
SRI - "___ Yantra (sacred Hindu diagram formed by nine interlocking triangles)" (Puh-leeze!)
ANNEHECHE - "'Wag the Dog' co-star, 1997"
RABIN - "1994 Peace Prize sharer"
BOOBOISIE - "Ignorant middle class, per H.L. Mencken"
RENI - "Baroque artist Guido"
SELMA - "'The Simpsons' aunt" (Never really followed the show)

Junk Answers:

NOOB - "Pro's opposite, in slang"
TRI - "Ironman race, briefly"
INESSE - "Existing"
ISTO - "What ':' can mean"
ING - "Fortune Global 500 bank"
ALA - "After"
TMI - "'Eww, stop!'"

Clever clues:

SCREW - "A thread winds around it"
SPY - "Nonnative plant?"
CINDERELLATEAMS - "They're often upsetting"
SNAP - "Take a shot" (As in snap a pic)
USEDCARS - "They're old and tired"
OSHA - "Plant watcher, for short"

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