NYT Crossword 10/15/17 (Sun.)

Cruciverbalists: John Guzzetta and Michael Hawkins
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 43:57

Puzzle uniqueness: "Wise Move"

Taking two-word phrases in which the first word ends in "Y" sound, then inserting the second word of the phrase between the first word and the "Y,' then adding an "S" with a humorous clue to describe the new phrase. Example: GRAVETRAINEES instead of "gravy train." Clue: "Interns at a cemetery?"

Words I hadn't known until now: 

TUYERES - "Nozzles into blast furnaces" (WTF!?!?)

Trivia I didn't know:

EARLS - "_____ Court (London district)"
TOMTIT - "Chickadee, e.g."
STOAT - "Brown ermine"
ELMO - "Adventurer in Grouchland"
MOE - "Bully in 'Calvin and Hobbs'"
ATTA - "Kofi Annan's middle name"
GUM - "Extra product"
OMAHA - "Home of Berkshire Hathaway"
EDISON - "Early record label"
POTSY - "Another name for Hopscotch"

Junk Answers:

SDS - "New Left org."
SECS - "Instants"
SNL - "Emmy-winning shoe of both 1976 and 2017, in brief"
OCD - "Routine problem, for short"
CIN - "The Bengals, on scoreboards"
OSU - "Big Ten powerhouse, for short"

Clever clues: 

NOSEJOB - "Bridge work?"
POWERNAP - "Office restoration"
BLEATED - "Sounded sheepish?"
ISLES - "Some bars in the Caribbean"
GORES - "Horns in on?"
EIDERS - "Ones holding down things?"

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

TUYERES - (See above)
IAMBI - "Some feet"
POTSY - (See above)