Sunday, May 14, 2017

NYT Crossword 05/14/17 (Sunday)

Cruciverbalist: Will Nediger
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 50:44

Puzzle uniqueness: "Places, Everyone!"

Circled answers have to include a first word geographically depending on the location of the answer within the puzzle. (Examples: (Top BANANAS; Left BEHIND; etc.)

Words I hadn't known until now:

SAUK - "Fox neighbor" (Apparently, these are Indian tribes)
CHASSE - "Gliding step, in ballet"

Trivia I didn't know:

SKA - "Prince Buster's genre" (Never heard of him)
GIL - "___ Gunderson, sad sack on 'The Simpsons'"
ODAY - "Singer/reality TV personality Aubrey" (I HATE reality TV!)
ALDA - "Vinick's portrayer on 'The West Wing'"
EDINA - "Suburb of Minneapolis"
ALIBABA - "Fictional woodcutter"
DRAKE - "Rapper with the 4x platinum album 'Views"
TRISTE - "Sibelius's 'Valse ______'"
ANDREI - "Russian film director Tarkovsky"

Junk Answers:

NEER - "Contraction lacking just a 'v'"
ITIS- "Sinus suffix"
ONEL - "First-year law student"
CDV - "405, to Flavius"

Clever clues:

NEEDLE - "You might find one under a Christmas tree"
BALDSPOT - "It lacks locks"
FENCE - "Theft preventer ... or theft encourager"
GASMAIN - "Line to a pilot?"

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

PLANER - "Power machine in woodworking"
OLMECS - "Colossal head sculptors"
SPITED - "Treated with malice"
PUPATE - "Transform, as larvae"
ASHINE - "Glowing"
PRIDING - "Indulging (oneself) in self-satisfaction"

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