Friday, May 26, 2017

NYT Crossword 05/26/17 (Friday)

Cruciverbalist: Robyn Weintraub
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 19:09

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

DEO - "To God, in a hymn"
LEDA - "Mother of Helen of Troy"
TANEY - "Chief justice in the Dred Scott verdict"
CONAN - "Talk show hosted by a Harvard grad"
LATKE - "Hanukkah serving"
ELGIN - "The _____ Marbles (British Museum holding)"

Junk Answers:

MFA - "Writer's degree"
ONT - "Neighbor of N.Y."
SRTA - ""Dora the Explorer, for one: Abbr."
STD - "Part of E.S.T.: Abbr."
ACS - "They're often installed in the spring, for short"
JCT - "Highway sign abbr."
STA - "Victoria, e.g.: Abbr."
ENGS - "Some Caltech alums: Abbr."

Clever clues:

CABS - "They're hailed on Broadway"
OVERSLEPT - "Stayed out when you shouldn't have?"
SMITE - "Bible belt?"
MONIES - "They're tender"(Friday)

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

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