Tuesday, July 11, 2017

NYT Crossword 07/11/17 (Tuesday)

Cruciverbalist: Zhouqin Burnikel
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 8:14

Puzzle uniqueness:

Hint is the answer POWERCOUPLE. Four answers which have AC and DC in their answers. (Example: SACREDCOW)

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:


JDATE -"Matchmaking site since 1997"
ESSIE - "Big name in nail polish"
GOSS - "Former C.I.A. director Porter___"

Junk Answers:

SWE - "Perennially strong entrant at the Winter Olympics: Abbr."
EOS - "Canon camera"
PEC - "Workout target, for short"
OPTO - "Vision: Prefix"
CARPI - "Wrist bones"

Clever clues: 

THE - "Something that's definite"

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

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