Tuesday, June 20, 2017

NYT Crossword 06/20/17 (Tuesday)

Cruciverbalist: Jason Flinn
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 11:00

Puzzle uniqueness:

Taking a two-word phrase with airlines as the second word, then having the last answer be AIRLINETERMINALS. (Example: MANCHESTERUNITED)

Words I hadn't known until now:

CUESTA - "Hill that's steep on one side and gentle on the other"

Trivia I didn't know:

DEBI - "Actress Mazar of 'Entourage'"
MONICA - "One of the friends on 'Friends'" (Never watched the show)

Junk Answers: Lots. Here are a few.

INA - "___ moment (shortly)"
IROC - "Classic Camaro"
SSN - "Phishing target: Abbr."
TWPS - "County divs."
TRA - "___-la"
SYS - "___ admin (IT pro)"

Clever clues:  0

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

CUESTA - (See above)
TEMAS - "Melodic subjects in music"

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