Tuesday, May 30, 2017

NYT Crossword 05/30/17 (Tuesday)

Cruciverbalist: Neville Fogarty
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 8:21

Puzzle uniqueness:

GREYMATTER - Grey squares inside long answers in which the grey squares denote first names ending with "Grey." (Example: LIPZZANER - Zane within to represent Zane Grey)

Words I hadn't known until now:

GORETEX - "Waterproof fabric"

Trivia I didn't know:

IVAN - "Boxer Drago of 'Rocky IV'"

Junk Answers:

AANDE - "'Storage Wars' network"
ATAB - "Open ____ (start at the bar, maybe)"

Clever clues:

ATMS - "20 dispensers"

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

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