Friday, July 07, 2017

NYT Crossword 07/07/17 (Friday)

Cruciverbalist: Andy Kravis
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: DNF

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

VAGUEBOOKS - "Posts an intentional mysterious status update on social media"
MANSE - "'Mosses From an Old _____' (Hawthorne short story collection)"
GOYA - "Court painter of Charles IV of Spain"
RIENZI - "Title Roman tribune of an early Wagner opera" (AYFKM?)
NIMES - "European textile city that gave us the word 'denim'"
OYL - "'Thimble Theatre' surname"
ELSA - "Lohengrin's love"

Junk Answers:

INSTA - "Photo app, slangily"
ADUE - "Together, in music"

Clever clues:

NAILSALON - "Filing station?"
SEWINGKIT - "Where to stick a needle"
VERB - "Win, lose or draw"
NOFLYZONES - "Dimensions without planes"
IDOS - "A couple words?"
BOT - "What may have a strong net effect?"

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

RIENZI - (See above)
PROLE  - "Member of the working class"
NIMES - (See above)
ANOUK - "Actress Aimee"
ADUE - (See above)
TITTLE - "'I' dot"

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