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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