The New York Times crossword puzzle
Across
1 Tests the weight of by lifting
6 Sot’s woe, for short 9 Welcome sight in a desert 14 Dole out 15 Slip of paper in a poker pot 16 Thin pancakes with sour cream 17 Work like a dog 18 Mexican state that touches Texas
20 “___ Last Bow” (1917 Sherlock Holmes story) 21 Caboose, for a train 23 Alliance 24 Utopia
27 Aids for butterfly collectors 28 “The Simpsons” girl 29 Cream ___ 31 Busy bees during tax season, for short 33 Figures on a spreadsheet 35 Macaroni or ravioli 40 Meandering 42 “Rock-a-bye Baby” setting 44 Push away 45 Yen
47 Gait faster than a walk 48 More than none but less than all 50 Morrison who wrote “Beloved” 52 Word stamped on an invoice 56 Good place to fish from 59 Salient 61 Kovalchuk of the N.H.L. 62 African game 64 Obstacle … or any one of four black squares in this puzzle? 66 Bishop’s headdress 68 Polynesian land east of Fiji 69 Greek letter that represents the golden ratio 70 Figure in many a sci-fi film 71 Part of a cattle roundup 72 Perfect diving score 73 Winter Olympics equipment
Down 1 Corned beef dish 2 Perry of fashion 3 Early means of providing light for a photograph 4 “Mazel ___!” 5 Backs of ships 6 Currency of Tunisia 7 Reader of a Fodor’s guide 8 “So ___ me!” 9 One of two to four in a standard orchestra 10 Poe’s middle name 11 Long, drawn-out fight 12 Two-way, as doors 13 Certain math ratios 19 Infamous impaler 22 “Good gravy!” 25 Bride’s path 26 Unwilling 30 Play “monkey see, monkey do”? 31 Airport rental 32 ___ chart 34 “Same here” 36 Corporation named after a mountain 37 Bit of wear for Colonel Sanders 38 As well 39 Prone (to) 41 Harlem sights 43 Take another crack at 46 Latin American seafood dish 49 Pitcher Hershiser 51 White House family with the dog Bo 52 Strong wines 53 Going on 54 Vapid 55 Word before City or after Fort on Midwest maps 57 Stanley who wrote “The Magic Kingdom” 58 Hit below the belt 60 Skier’s convenience 63 Large coffee holders
65 Go (for) 67 Under the weather