Wednesday, October 25, 2017

NYT Crossword 10/23/17 (Mon.)

Cruciverbalist: Timothy Polin
Editor: Will Shortz

Solving time: 07:54

Puzzle uniqueness:

Taking single-word ending in "age" and creating silly clues. Example: The clue is "Period when every car was a junker?" with the answer being WRECKAGE.

Words I hadn't known until now: 

ZIGGURAT - "Stepped tower of ancient Sumer"

Trivia I didn't know:

GUYANA - "English-speaking neighbor of Venezuela"
DUEL - "Climax of 'Hamilton'"

Junk Answers:

ECON - "Supply-and-demand subj."
BOBO - "Classic clown with a repetitive name"

Clever clues: 0

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

ZIGGURAT - (See above)
GESSO - "Painting surface"

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