Tuesday, July 18, 2017

NYT Crossword 07/18/17 (Tue.)

Cruciverbalist: Michael Hawkins
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 12:13

Puzzle uniqueness:

Stairs answers with black squares resembling escalator

Words I hadn't known until now:

CHALLAH - "Braided Jewish bread"
STAIRCASEWIT - "Cleverness thought of too late to use"
SCRY - "Foretell the future by using a crystal ball"

Trivia I didn't know:


TNN - "Former initials for Spike TV"
TURIN - "City NW of Genoa"

Junk Answers:

TNN - (See above)
ECO - "Prefix with tourism"
BTW - "'As an aside...,' in a text"
ATTA - "Lead-in to boy or girl"

Clever clues: 

BANK - "Place to find a pen and teller"
ICECUBETRAYS - "Freeze frame?"
DEW - "Overnight delivery?"

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

TRICORN - "Colonial-era headgear"
REUNES - "Gets back together, as a class"
ASYLA - "Shelters"
ANTEHALL - "Entrance room where guests wait"

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