Monday, July 10, 2017

NYT Crossword 07/10/17 (Monday)

Cruciverbalist: Timothy Polin
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 7:26

Puzzle uniqueness:

Four answers in which the first words in the phrases are foreign language words for "Peace."

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

SHALOMMEIRTOWER - "Tel Aviv skyscraper that was the first to be built in the Mideast."

Junk Answers:

PSST - "Sound  from a would-be test cheater"
MACS - "Apple computers"
SICEM - "'Attack, Bowser!'"
SISI - "'Absolutely, amigo!'"

Clever clues: 0

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

CIRRI - "High, wispy clouds"
CHOICER - "Finer in quality"

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