NY Times Crossword Features Ultimate In 1-Across With Great Clue

September 2, 2016 by in Livewire, News

NYT crossword with ultimate frisbee.

Today’s New York Times crossword puzzle starts solvers off with an interesting first clue for the seven letter 1-across: “Ultimate necessity?”

Maybe you guessed it. Spoiler alert: FRISBEE.

The NYT crossword blog also talks a bit about the clue (along with a picture from the Madison Radicals/Buzz Bullets game.

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