Tuesday, August 08, 2017

NYT Crossword 08/08/17 (Tue.)

Cruciverbalist: Dan Flanagan
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 07:24

Puzzle uniqueness:

Four fractions with the same number above and  below, each representing something in everyday life (Example: COMMONTIME. Clue: 4/4)

Words I hadn't known until now: 

TODDLE - "Walk like a two-year-old, say" (I had no idea "toddler" came from this. BTW, I have no kids)

Trivia I didn't know: 

OMAR - "Vizquel with 11 Gold Gloves"

Junk Answers: 

ENE - "Indianapolis-to-Cleveland dir."
ECO - "Green: Prefix"
SSN - "I.R.S. digits: Abbr."
OER - "'___ the land of the free ..."
ESE - "Suffix in many language names"

Clever clues:

DIRE - "Like some straits"
QUICKSAND - "Something that gives you a sinking feeling"

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

TREME - "Onetime HBO series set in New Orleans"

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