Friday, June 16, 2017

NYT Crossword 06/16/17 (Friday)

Cruciverbalist: Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 27:53

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now:

OPI - "Popular nail polish brand"

Trivia I didn't know:

MRRED - "Old baseball mascot with a 'C' on his cap"
OPI - (See above)
PHI - "21st in a series of 24" (I defy anyone to rattle off the Greek alphabet in numerical order!)
MALLORCA - "Neighbor de Ibiza"
DONAHUE - "Onetime host with 11 daytime Emmys" (I know him, just not the Emmy part)
SOREL - "French philosopher who wrote 'Reflections on Violence'"
DRPEPPER - "'Always one of a kind' sloganeer"
SASHIMI - "Dish often garnished with white radish"
CHINET - "Big name in disposable tableware" (Couldn't pull it)

Junk Answers:

BATTED - "Went for a run" (Not the answer, but the clue - really weak, IMO)
CTR - "Part of many arena names: Abbr."
OPI - (See above)
SCI - "Discovery magazine subj."
LGA - "Big Apple airport code"

Clever clues:

BOOTCAMP - "Drill setting"
CIA - "Spooky group?"
FIRST - "Who's there" (A reference to the "Who's on first" routine by Abbot and Costello)

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

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