Friday, May 19, 2017

NYT Crossword 05/19/17 (Friday)

Cruciverbalist: Matthew Sewell
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 16:12

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now:

SAMOSA - "Savory Indian appetizer"
NOL - "___ pros. (lawsuit abbr.)"
ALCAZAR - "Moorish castle"

Trivia I didn't know:

 NELLIE - "Bratty girl on 'Little House on the Prairie'"

Junk Answers:

ARR - "Sheet music abbr."
ETO - "Large W.W. II area: Abbr."
IMO - "Qualifier in 46-Across" (TEXTS)
STS - "Some patrons: Abbr."
WAC - "W.W. II service member"
DMVS - "Photo ID issuers"

Clever clues:

AGENT - "86 or 99"
TEENY - "Size zero, say"
AVON - "What makes consumers blush?"
KISSCAM - "What motivates people to get to first base during a game?"
USURPED - "Wrongly assumed"
ENGAGEMENTPARTY - "Its honorees plan to become one"

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

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