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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