Wednesday, June 07, 2017

NYT Crossword 06/07/17 (Wednesday)

Cruciverbalist: Timothy Polin
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 8:23

Puzzle uniqueness:

Five phrases in which the last word is a synonym for "hit." (Example: GARTERBELT)

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

BLIETZKRIEGBOP - "Classic 1976 Ramones song that begins 'Hey! Ho! Let's Go!'"
HANSEN - "Liane ______, longtime NPR host"
EINK - "Text-displaying technology on Kindles"

Junk Answers:

UCSF - "Bay Area campus, in brief"
ROTO - "____-tiller"
MEH - "'I've seen better'"
PJS - "Comfy sleeper"

Clever clues: 0

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

STATER - "Garden ______ (New Hampshire resident)

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