Tuesday, August 01, 2017

NYT Crossword 08/01/17 (Tue.)

Cruciverbalist: Jay Kaskel
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 07:40

Puzzle uniqueness:

"Shocking!" phrases that are tagged to professions. (Example: OHMYSTARS - Clue: "Shocking!," to an astronomer?)

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know: 

MAMMA - "With 6-Down (MIA), 'Dancing Queen' musical"

Junk Answers: 

CAB - "Zin alternative" (Zinfandel vs. cabernet...I just hate the cluing"
XER - "Gen ___"
ISTOO - "Childish comeback"
NEA - "Teachers' org."
ATIE - "End in ____"
TRE - "Uno + due"
OED - "Multivolume ref."
ELO - "'Strange Magic' band, for short"
SSE - "Chicago-to-Indianapolis dir." (I really hate these)
ADT - "Big letter in home security"
EDS - "Mag heads"
AGER - "Ending with teen"

Clever clues:

LOO - "English head"

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

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