Saturday, June 24, 2017

NYT Crossword 06/24/17 (Saturday)

Cruciverbalist: Stu Ockman
Editor: Will Smith

Solving time: 26:31

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now:

ODILE - "Von Rothbart's daughter, in ballet"
ESALEN - "New Age retreat in Big Sur"
ODELAY - "Beck album with the alternative hit 'Where It's At'"
LAALAA - "One of the Teletubbies"

Trivia I didn't know:

PSY - "One-named singer with the 2013 top 5 hit 'Gentleman'"
FORTY - "Card count in ombre" (What the heck is "ombre"?)
ATOY - "'Love is not ____' ('Tears on My Pillow' lyric)"
OVETT - "Running gold medalist Steve"
ERNEST - "Cline who wrote the 2011 best seller 'Ready Player One'" (Great book, just didn't remember the author)

Junk Answers:

IBAR - "Flanged support"
MEGA - "Big intro?"
STER - "End with speed"
OKS - "Sanctions"
ATOY - (See above)
LALA - "Karaoke stand-in?"

Clever clues:

ALAN - "Bean in a pod?"
MOWEER - "Diamond cutter?"
CAD - "Dreadful date, maybe"
DYES - "Producers of highlights"
DEMOLITIONDERBY - "Activity requiring a crash course?"
TAPDANCERS - "Company with striking footwear"

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

ODILE - (See above)
ESALEN - (See above)
ODELAY - (See above)
DIADEMS - "Jeweled headware"
CORSELET - "Combination undergarment"
LAALAA - (See above)

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