Saturday, October 07, 2017

NYT Crossword 10/06/17 (Fri.)

Cruciverbalist: Patrick Berry
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: DNF (Northeast corner did me in)

Puzzle uniqueness: 0

Words I hadn't known until now: 

ETSEQ - "And what follows, in legal memos"
ACOMA - "Historic pueblo near Albuquerque"

Trivia I didn't know:

TINAS - "'Tony n' _____ Wedding' (Off Broadway hit)"
BARBARAJORDAN - "Congresswoman who delivered the opening statement at Nixon's impeachment hearings"
SHAMS - "Decorative bedding"
ELOISE - "Enfant terrible of children's literature" (Have no idea about this)
DENNYS - "Bob Evans competitor" (Have no idea what "Bob Evans" is, I guess a diner)
BOCARATON - "Home to the Royal Palm Yacht & Country Club" (Really?)
JULES - "Samuel L. Jackson's 'Pulp Fiction' role"
ORR - "'Catch-22" pilot who repeatedly crashes" (Great book! Highly recommend)
LEOFENDER - "Guitar inventor in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" (Didn't know the first name)

Junk Answers:

ETSEQ - (See above)

Clever clues:

ADA - "Abbr. on a tube"
METEORSHOWER - "Spectacular rock events?"

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

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