Monday, June 26, 2017

NYT Crossword 06/26/17 (Monday)

Cruciverbalist: Brian Greer
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 5:41

Puzzle uniqueness:

Tribute to the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter books.

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know: 0

Junk Answers:

GHIJK - "Alphabet chunk after D-E-F" (Answer needed to get "JK" for J.K. Rowling)
AHOT - "'Cat on ___ Tin Roof'"
IER - "Comparative suffix"
IDNO - "Nine-digit fig. on a Social Security card" (Sorry, that would be SSN)
ETH - "Biblical verb ending"
COED - "Like volleyball that's played jointly by men and women"
EFFS - "Letters before gees"

Clever clues:

ALASKAN - "Person in a detached state?"

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

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