Monday, May 22, 2017

NYT Crossword 05/22/17 (Monday)

Cruciverbalist: Gary Kennedy
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 6:17

Puzzle uniqueness:

SWISS, ARMY and KNIFE incorporated in puzzle, along with four uses for the knife. (CANOPENER, CORKSCREW, Etc.)

Words I hadn't known until now:

WOTAN - "King of the gods in Wagner's 'Ring' cycle"

Trivia I didn't know: 0

Junk Answers:

TRA - "'___-la-la'"
STE - "Sault ___ Marie, Mich."
SST - "Concorde, for short"

Clever clues: 0

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

WOTAN - (See above)

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