N.Y. TIMES CROSSWORD
ACROSS 1 See blurb 9 Sore spot 16 Convenient to carry 17 Region around San Francisco 18 Strike a chord 19 Check for flaws 20 On the ___ (fleeing) 21 Zilch 23 Ja Rule hit that includes the lyric “Wash away your tears” 24 See blurb 29 Falls behind 30 Santa ___ winds 31 Playbill listing 32 ___-friendly 33 Perform in a play 35 Go bad 38 See blurb 44 Bridal path 45 ___ Enterprise 46 “The Catcher in the ___” 47 “Later, old chap” 49 Apple apps use it 51 One of the Three Bears 52 See blurb 57 The“A”of U.A.E. 58 Effortlessness 59 Fútbol cheer 60 Threatening person 62 Military vehicle used for reconnaissance 67 Mark never seen in an online crossword 68 Main city in Chile 69 Snow White’s sister 70 No-show
DOWN 1 First full month of spring: Abbr. 2 Coffee, slangily 3 Third-year students: Abbr. 4 Islands surrounding lagoons 5 Venice thoroughfare 6 Appointer of Sotomayor and Kagan to the Supreme Court 7 Sandwich that’s often stuck with toothpicks 8 Welcomed at the door 9 Tolerate 10 Hackneyed 11 Method: Abbr. 12 Chemical symbol for tungsten 13 Puts up 14 Like some handshakes and formulas 15 Lecherous deity 22 “Halt!,”to a sailor 24 Killed, as a dragon 25 Chalupa alternative 26 Dr. Frankenstein’s assistant 27 Deadly 28 Vaping devices 33 Burmese or Persian 34 The“75”of $1.75: Abbr. 36 Secondcentury pope 37 Clip-___ (certain sunglasses) 39 Collection of information 40 Things used on a bridle path 41 Neighbor of Afghanistan 42 Write using a keyboard 43 Get wind of 47 Bullfighter 48 Yoga positions 50 Ukrainian city on the Black Sea 51 Baking container for a cobbler 52 Debussy work whose title is French for “The Sea” 53 Big name in tractors 54 Dog-___ (like some wellread books) 55 Middays 56 Butt muscle 61 Mean dog 63 Hailed vehicle 64 Burmese or Persian 65 Birthday card number 66 ___ v.Wade