NYT Crossword 06/13/17 (Tuesday)

Cruciverbalist: Lynn Lempel
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 7:08

Puzzle uniqueness:

Taking a phrase beginning with a single letter sound and converting the single letter to multiple letters with the same sound. (Example: GEESTRINGS)

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

GENOA - "Kind of salami"

Junk Answers:

AMTS - "Rx dosages, e.g.: Abbr."
JRS - "Many SAT takers"
DES - "___ Plaines, Ill."
SSS - "Worrisome org. for a daft dodger"

Clever clues:

EGO - "Maniacal leader?"

Obscure (i.e., really reaching) words: 0