NYT Crossword 08/29/17 (Tue.)

Cruciverbalist: Adam G. Perl
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 09:44

Puzzle uniqueness: 

Three answers across the entire 15-square puzzle beginning with numbers that are increased 50% with the answer TOOCLEVERBYHALF a clue. Example: TWELVEDAYSAWEEK clued with "1965 Beatles hit ("Eight Days a Week")

Words I hadn't known until now: 

OTIS - "'Miss' with regrets" (I have absolutely no idea what this means)

LOLCAT - "Many a feline Facebook posting"

Trivia I didn't know: 

EAMES - "Charles or Ray after whom a chair is named" (Seems a bit difficult for a Tuesday)
NAS - "'N.Y. State of Mind' rapper"

Junk Answers: 

NAS - (See above)
EMS - "Ambulance letters"

Clever clues:

STOLE - "It's a wrap"
CAIN - "Third person"
OLAY - "Big name in oil?"

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

EAMES - (See above)
NECCO - "Brand of candy hearts"