NYT Crossword 07/15/17 (Sat.)

Cruciverbalist: Zachary Spitz
Editor: Will Smith

Solving time: DNF (The southeast killed me. Couldn't get traction.)

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now:

PLUTOMANIA - "Excessive desire for wealth" (Heard of "plutocracy" but not this variation)

Trivia I didn't know:

AMAZEBALLS - "Incredible, in modern slang"
TRILATERAL - "Like Nafta"
ROCKMELON - "Cantaloupe, by another name" (Never knew this)
ATTU - "W.W. II's Battle of ____" (Huh!)
MARC - "Podcaster Maron"
DATESUGAR - "Sweetener in a health food store"

Junk Answers:

CKS - "A.T.M. deposits: Abbr."
CVS - "Major employer of pharmacists"
MAS - "___ adelante (later on: Sp.)"

Clever clues:

TAXEVASION - "Diminishing returns?"
ARSE - "Seat in Parliament?"
SIGMACHI - "Sweetheart's brothers?"
CURSOR - "It's moved by a keystroke"
ANTS - "Tree line?"
ACNE - "Problem to face?"
LIRA - "Turkey bacon?"
UNDO - "Backup software option?"
LIAR - "Trust buster?"

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

PLUTOMANIA - (See above)