Editor: Will Smith
Solving time: 41:10
Puzzle uniqueness: 0
Words I hadn't known until now:
ACHENE - "Seed of a strawberry or sunflower"
JUNKART - "Refuse work?" (Never heard of this!)
Trivia I didn't know:
APOLLOVI - "Launch of April 1968" (I knew Apollo, not the number)
IBIS - "National bird of Trinidad and Tobago"
ALE - "Half of a black and tan" (Is this a potent potable?)
OGEEARCH - "Gothic architectural feature" (Not heard of this phrase before)
HOWE - "Victor at Brandywine"
SAGET - "Bob who narrated 'How I Met Your Mother'" (Never seen the series)
ZENMONK - "Koan contemplator" (What the heck's a "Koan"?)
Junk Answers:
SANKA - "Fitting coffee order on a submarine?" (Not a junk answer, but a junk clue, IMO)
SECS - "Stopwatch tics: Abbr."
CGI - "Staple of modern sci-fi movies, for short"
Clever clues:
MENACHEM - "Begin at the beginning?"
ITEM - "Two stars, perhaps" (A couple)
DOGKENNELS - "Greyhound destinations?"
EGOIST - "Number one advocate?"
NINTHTEE - "Spot almost halfway through a course"
DIETED - "Passed the dessert?"
ZIT - "Bad spot"
EVE - "Forerunner in a race?"
MILITARYPENSION - "Income for general expenses?"
Obscure (i.e., really reaching) words:
ACHENE - (See above)
OGEEARCH - (See above)
EPOCHAL - "Momentous"
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