Saturday, August 19, 2017

NYT Crossword 08/19/17 (Sat.)

Cruciverbalist: Mark Diehl
Editor: Will Smith

Solving time: 41:01 (This was a toughie)

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now: 

ORRIS - "Root used in perfumery"
UDON - "Noodle soup noodle"
GRIDIRONS - "Primitive cooking equipment" (Only knew this as a football term)

Trivia I didn't know:

ISOLDE - "Singer of the Wagner aria 'Liebestod'"
FLORIO - "James _____, 1990-94 New Jersey governor"
VISA - "Company added to the Dow 30 in 2013"
MARCUS - "Dr. Brody of 'Raiders of the Lost Ark'"
ACACIA - "Tree favored by giraffes"
ACORN - "Kind of squash""
MACRO - "Photog's lens"
MESNE - "Intervening, at law"
LORENA - "______ Ochoa, 2017 Golf Hall of Fame inductee"
OISERIVER - "Waterway that lent its name to two French departments"

Junk Answers:

UDON - (See above)
MIR - "Station that people once looked up to"
LATEN - "Draw toward dark"
WILEE - "Toon who uses his middle initial"
UPDOS - "High styles"

Clever clues:

DOWSES - "Looks forward to the next spring?"
TRESPASSES - "Goes over the line?"
LOCKER - "Box at the gym?"
DENTALINSURANCE - "It covers bridges, typically"
PEENS - "Ones always banging their heads against thing?"

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

ORRIS - (See above)
UDON - (See above)
SEINING - "Method of fishing"
MESNE - (See above)

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