Monday, June 05, 2017

NYT Crossword 06/05/17 (Monday)

Cruciverbalist: Paul Coultzer
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 6:31

Puzzle uniqueness:

Circled O's underneath car answers representing tires.
Odd abutments of down answers EFFIGY, NOOSE and TROPE.

Words I hadn't known until now:

CANIO - "Tragic clown in 'Pagliacci'" (Odd answer for a Monday puzzle)

Trivia I didn't know:

CANIO - (See above)
AIDA - "Elton John/Tim Rice Broadway musical"

Junk Answers:

ESS - "Letter after 'ar'"
CII - "102, in ancient Rome"
EEC - "Common Market letters"
UPI - "Longtime news inits."
ELO - ""'Xanadu' band, for short"
TSK - "'Shame on you!"

Clever clues: 0

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

CANIO - (See above)

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