Monday, August 07, 2017

NYT Crossword 08/07/17 (Mon.)

Cruciverbalist: Kevin Christian
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 06:22

Puzzle uniqueness:

Answer FILMDIRECTOR  is clue to the three answers whose second words are "lights," "camera," and "action." Typical words of a director.

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

MOTET - "Sacred choral work"

Junk Answers:

MSG - "'No ___' (menu phrase)"
SSN - "XXX-XX-XXX fig."
MASC - "Not fem."
ISR - "Tel Aviv's land: Abbr."
ONT - "Toronto's prov."
RTE - "GPS offering: Abbr."
DOR - "Palme ___ (top prize at Cannes)"

Clever clues: 0

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

YAKOV - "Comedian Smirnoff"

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