Wednesday, June 14, 2017

NYT Crossword 06/14/07 (Wednesday)

Cruciverbalist: Andrew Zhou
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 14:47

Puzzle uniqueness:

BYGEORGE answer relates to answers of works whose originators' first names are George.

Words I hadn't known until now:

Chabad - "Jewish organization known for its outreach work."

Trivia I didn't know:

TAU - "Symbol for torque"
DECISIONPOINTS - "2010 Bush autobiography"
UTNE - "Magazine founder Eric"

Junk Answers:

SHA - "Syllable in oldies song"
NES - "Early platform for The Legend of Zelda, for short"
MRS - "Wifey, with 'the'"
YOO - "'___-hoo!'"

Clever clues:

SEANCE - "Raising of spirts?"

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

UPCAST - "Looking skyward"
BOOYA - "Celebratory cry"

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