Wednesday, May 31, 2017

NYT Crossword 06/07/17 (Wednesday)

Cruciverbalist: Jacob Stulberg
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 21:44

Puzzle uniqueness:

DONTTAKETHEBAIT - Is on one side of puzzle going down, right side 14 "I''s going down with a "J" at the bottom representing a line and hook. Fish are mixed in the across answers throughout the middle.

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

BASS - "The Mikado in 'The Mikado,' e.g."
LABRADOR - "Neighbor of Quebec"
PARMA - "Italian city known for its prosciutto and cheese"

Junk Answers:

MOOING - "Farmyard noise"
TOI - "You, to Yvette"
TSO - "Name on Chinese restaurant menus"

Clever clues:

TRALALA - "Refrain from singing?"

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

DISCI - "Things hurled at the Olympics" (Really, have you ever heard anyone use this word?)

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