Wednesday, August 02, 2017

NYT Crossword 08/02/17 (Wed.)

Cruciverbalist: Bruce Haight
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 08:21

Puzzle uniqueness:

Contronyms. Words with two opposite meanings. (Example: OVERSIGHT Clue: Watchful care ... or careless mistake)

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know: 0

Junk Answers:

HEHS - "Sneaky little snickers"
SFO - "Bay Area airport code"
KAMA - "____ Sutra"
ISBN - "Card catalog ID"
INI - "Suffix in many pasta names"
SHH - "'Zip it!"
NCO - "Cpl. or sgt."
OEN - "Wine: Prefix"
NAV - "___ system (car option that may speak to you"

Clever clues: 0

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

PELEG - "Co-owner of the Pequod"

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