NYT Crossword 09/13/17 (Wed.)

Cruciverbalist: Daniel Mauer
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 09:31

Puzzle uniqueness:

Answer THELITTLETHINGS is a clue to three answers whose first words translate to "The little." Example: LEPETITDEJEUNER means "breakfast," Literal translation is "The little lunch."

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

EZRA - "Book after II Chronicles"

ORANGINA - "Fuzzy citrus beverage" (Is this a regional thing?)
PHI - "Golden ratio symbol"
LILAC - "State flower of New Hampshire"

Junk Answers:

IBET - "Cynical rejoinder"
RIAA - "Org. certifying albums as gold or platinum"
YADDA - "When said three times, blah blah blah"
EDU - "End of a freshman's new email address"
HELLA - "Very, in slang"
CRU - "French vineyard"
III - "XXX divided by X"

Clever clues:

ELM - "One throwing shade?"
BUT - "Good-news-to-bad-news transition"
EAR - "Listen here!"

Obscure (i.e., really reaching) words: 0

ECLAT - "Brilliance"
BRIO - "Vivacity"
CRU - (See above)