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

September 2, 2016 by Charlie Eisenhood in Livewire, News

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.

Charlie Eisenhood

Charlie Eisenhood is the editor-in-chief of Ultiworld. You can reach him by email ([email protected]) or on Twitter (@ceisenhood).

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