Saturday, September 09, 2017

NYT Crossword 09/09/17 (Sat.)

Cruciverbalists: John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
Editor: Will Smith

Solving time: 26:54

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now: 

MENSAN - "Person with a mental bloc?" (I'm aware of Mensa, just didn't know this take)
CHERE - "Start of a billet-doux" (Still have no idea what this is)
ANI - "'___ ohev otach' (Hebrew for 'I love you')"

Trivia I didn't know:

ROLFE - "Son-in-law of Chief Powhatan" (Still don't know who he is)

Junk Answers:

EEE - "Oxford designation"
INT - "Football stat: Abbr."
PDS - "They have sgts."
TNT - "P.G.A. Championship airer"
OHO - "'Well, I'll be!'"

Clever clues:

GASPEDAL - "One getting depressed on the road"
ADOLESCENTS - "Minority group"

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

TROTH - "Loyalty, old style"
MENSAN - (See above)
ANI - (See above)

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