NYT Crossword 08/11/17 (Fri.)

Cruciverbalist: Hal Moore
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 17:25

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

IONE - "One of the Nereids"
THAI - "Language in which 'seven' is 'jet'"
ERIE - "Home to Double-A baseball's SeaWolves"
ALTA - "Wasatch Mountains resort"
LEOI - "Hilarius succeeded him in A.D. 461"
URIAH - "David had him slain, in the Bible"
IRV - "Music producer Gotti"
LIA - "___ Fail (ancient crowning stone"

Junk Answers:

LEOI - (See above)
LIA - (See above)
IONE - (See above)
PLEB - "Common sort"

Clever clues:

ECHO - "Return from a tunnel?"
FEES - "Loads of investments?"
SALAD - "Preparatory course?"

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

PHILEAS - "Fogg of fiction"
EGALITE - "'Liberte, _______, fraternite' (France's motto)"
LIA - (See above)