Thursday, July 13, 2017

NYT Crossword 07/13/17 (Thursday)

Cruciverbalist: Lewis E. Rothlein
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 22:44

Puzzle uniqueness:

Answer XMARKSTHESPOT wherein seven across answer have an "x" in the down answers but the "x" represents the word "spot" in the across answers.

Words I hadn't known until now:

DEXISM - "Oppressive rule by absolute power"
PRIXFIXE - "Alternative to a la carte"

Trivia I didn't know: 0

Junk clues:

AGEONE - "What recedes a terrible period?"
UTA - "Actress Hagen"
NNE - "Dir. from Norfolk to Philadelphia"
ETALII - "List shortener"
ITEN - "Major thoroughfare through Houston, informally"
ONATEAM - "like varsity or junior varsity players"

Clever clues: 0

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

DEXISM - (See above)
ETALII - (See above)
UNTUNE - "Affect, a humidity might a piano"
PRIXFIXE - (See above)
EXENEMY - "Japan, to the U.S."

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