Sunday, June 11, 2017

NYT Crossword 06/11/17 (Sunday)

Cruciverbalist: Charles M. Deber
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 35:29

Puzzle uniqueness: "Think Twice"

Various answers referred to obtain other answers in which each referred word has two meanings. It's as horrible as it's described.

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

GRENADA - "Caribbean land whose capital is St. George's"
CARIOU - "Len of stage and screen"

Junk Answers: Tons, here are a few

REARER - "Silver, for example, in the opening to TV's 'The Lone Ranger'"
DRI - "Wash'n ___ (towelette brand)"
SUDSES - "Lathers (up)"
FLEETED - "Passed quickly"
HEB - "Lang. herd in Haifa"

Clever clues:

The puzzle was so bad I don't want to take the time to find any.

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

See "Junk Answers."

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