Thursday, June 22, 2017

NYT Crossword 06/22/17 (Thursday)

Cruciverbalist: Ruth Bloomfield Margolin
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 16:50

Puzzle uniqueness:

Verb modified by a body part in this format: _____ (Body part) to (body part) (Example: SMILE EAR TO EAR)

Words I hadn't known until now:

EILAT- "Israeli resort city"
TIDAL - "Like some colossal bores" (Never heard of a tidal bore)

Trivia I didn't know:

SHOGI - "Japanese chess"
OBADIAH - "Book of the Bible after Amos"
OWEN - "John Irving's 'A Prayer for ____ Meany'"

Junk Answers:

NAE - "Typical Scottish Brexit vote"
SYD - "Children's author Hoff"

Clever clues:

HAZES- "Initiates badly?"
SIGH - "Heaved 'ho'?"

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

OUTDOORSY - "Fond of hiking, camping, etc."
EILAT - (See Above)
OBADIAH - (See above)

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