NYT Crossword 10/10/17 (Tue.)

Cruciverbalist: Mark MacLachlan
Edited by: Will Shortz

Solving time: 08:18

Puzzle uniqueness: 

Using answer ATNO (Atomic number) as clue for the NOBLEGAS clue whose atomic weights are the same number as the crossword number the clues are placed. Example: 18-Across clue is "This, on the periodic table" the atomic number 18 is for the answer ARGON.

Words I hadn't known until now: 0

Trivia I didn't know:

REVE - "Dream: Fr."

Junk Answers:

EMT - "911 responder, for short"
FWD - "Abbr. in an email header"
KHZ - "Radio freq. unit"
PPS - "Additional afterthought, for short"
MTN - "Denali, e.g.: Abbr."

Clever clues: 

HOES - "Gets into the weeds?"
DOE - "One might be around a buck or two"

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