Editor: Will Shortz
Solving time: 14:23
Puzzle uniqueness:
Dictionary gags about where certain answers are in said dictionary. Example: Answer AFTERHOURS is clued "Where 'house party' is in the dictionary?"
GORETEX - "Water-repellant material"
AMARNA - "Cuneiform discovery site"
Trivia I didn't know:
ORI - "Dwarf brother in 'The Hobbit'" (And I'm a LOTR fan!)
EGAN - "Edward ____, longtime archbishop of New York"
ESTHER - "Book before Job"
LEY - "Science writer Willy" (Who???)
TERN - "Bird found on all continents, including Antarctica" (Great trivia question!)
GENOME - "It wasn't mapped until 2003"
Junk Answers:
MON - "The day of M.L.K. Day: Abbr."
GAI - "Moo goo ___ pan"
MIL - "A small amount in science or a large amount in business"
EDY - "Big name in ice cream"
MES - "Parisian possessive"
OER - "Anthem contraction"
TDS - "Scores for Seahawks and Eagles, for short"
IRR - "Like some sale items: Abbr."
SDS - "Activist campus org."
Clever clues:
NITS - "Things faultfinders pick"
Obscure (i.e., really reaching) words:
GORETEX - (See above)
AMARNA - (See above)
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