Monday, September 25, 2017

NYT Crossword 09/25/17 (Mon.)

Cruciverbalist: Bruce Haight
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 07:02

Puzzle uniqueness:

Two-word rhyming phrases that have the last three letters the same, crossing in the center letter. Example: HANDY across and DANDY and down, both sharing the "N."

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

THORA - "Birch, 'American Beauty' actress"

Junk Answers:

AAH - "'How relaxing!'"
AMIE - "French female friend"
AMA - "Org. for docs"
MRI - "CT scan alternative"

Clever clues: 

DAB - "Bit of Brylcreem, say" (Take on a very old Brylcreem ad of "A little dab'll do ya")

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

DIURNAL - "Active during the daytime"

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