Monday, May 15, 2017

NYT Crossword 05/15/17 (Monday)

Cruciverbalist: Peter Gordon
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 6:12

Puzzle uniqueness:

Synonyms for "child" embedded across two-word answers with the hint INNERCHILD one of the answers as a clue, (Example: CAMINOREAL = MINOR)

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

BENES - "Elaine's last name on 'Seinfeld'"
BEENE - "Designer Geoffrey"

Junk Answers:

AHME - "Sigher's words"
NOV - "Election mo."
IST - "'Was ___ das?' (German question)"
NCO - "Cpl., e.g."
NEA  - "Schoolteacher's org."
YSL - "French designer's monogram"

Clever clues:

OARED - "Got into a row?"

Obscure (i.e., really reaching) words: 0

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