Editor: Will Smith
Solving time: 18:32
Puzzle uniqueness:
Answer STRETCHTHETRUTH clue to the word "truth" letters spread throughout phrases. Example: BUTTERNUTSUASH.
Words I hadn't known until now:
LOUCHE - "Disreputable"
Trivia I didn't know:
OPEL - "Automaker with the slogan 'Wir leben Autos'"
OLIN - "Engineering college in Needham, Mass."
UCLA - "Home to the Ronald Reagan Me. Ctr."
MAOTAI - "Strong Chinese liquor"
TENERIFE - "Largest of the Canaries"
WATT - "One joule per second"
AHMADTEA - "Alternative to Twinings"
MOHAWK - "Hiawatha, for one"
Junk Answers:
RCPT - "Rebate requirement, at times: Abbr."
SXSW - "Annual music and film festival founded in 1987, briefly"
AAHED - "Was amazed by, with 'at'"
CALC - "Advanced H.S. class"
Clever clues:
SIEVE - "One who can't keep a secret"
LEFT - "It's just not right"
CARGO - "Hold things"
ANTLER - "Improvised place to hang a hat, say"
Obscure (i.e., really reaching) words:
RUTH - "Compassion for the misery of others"
LOUCHE - (See above)
LOUCHE - (See above)
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