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New York Times, Friday, December 14, 1962

33-Across : ___ armes!

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 72, Blocks: 32, Avg Word Len: 5.36, Missing: { Q Z }, Scrabble score: 293 (avg 1.52)
Open Squares: 78, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 1, Spans: 2, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4
David Steinberg notes:

Puzzles from the week of Mon Dec 10 to Fri Dec 14, 1962 were republished in April 1963.

This crossword reappears on Fri Apr 5, 1963.

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© 1962, The New York TimesNo. 4,900
Across
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Lively dance. : POLKA
6
A moment ago. : JUSTNOW
13
Large dark recess. : CAVERN
14
Civil War campaign, 1862. : ANTIETAM
16
Lacking vitality. : ANEMIC
17
Support for rails. : CROSSTIE
18
Coal product. : TAR
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Small pear. : SECKEL
21
Familiar farewell. : TATA
22
One of a fictional trio. : ATHOS
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Old Testament book. : HOSEA
26
Got by merit. : WON
27
Members of FFV. : LEES
28
Part of a heel. : LIFT
29
Legumes. : BEANS
31
Dear me! : ALAS
32
Lady in "Faerie Queene." : UNA
33
___ armes! : AUX
34
Certain songs. : NATIONALANTHEMS
40
Monk's title. : FRA
41
Give opportunity to. : LET
42
Over again. : ANEW
43
Beach, in Spain. : PLAYA
46
Criterions: Abbr. : STDS
47
___ majesty. : LESE
48
Missouri or Ohio: Abbr. : RIV
49
Part of TNT. : NITRO
51
Inherently: Lat. : PERSE
52
Hebrew letter. : ALEF
54
Bewailer. : MOANER
56
Large tub. : VAT
57
Sommelier's concern. : WINECARD
59
Amount of advertising matter. : LINAGE
61
Informal attire. : NEGLIGEE
62
___ biscuit. : BEATEN
63
Rigidity. : SETNESS
64
Fraxinus trees. : ASHES
Down
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Cigar. : PANATELA
2
Get a hotbox. : OVERHEAT
3
Man's nickname. : LEM
4
___ Kringle. : KRISS
5
Noun suffix. : ANCE
6
One epithet for father. : JACKOFALLTRADES
7
Disquiet. : UNREST
8
Long scarf. : STOLE
9
Poetic contraction. : TIS
10
Home of 33 Down. : NEST
11
Pontiac was one. : OTTAWA
12
Serve. : WAITON
13
Language of Valencia. : CATALAN
15
Resources. : MEANS
20
Subject of U. N. controversy. : CHINA
23
Harden. : OSSIFY
25
Border on. : ABUT
28
Moon goddess. : LUNA
30
Breathe out. : EXHALE
33
Social insects. : ANTS
35
Algerian seaport. : ORAN
36
A Queen of Thebes. : AEDON
37
Weaken. : ENERVATE
38
Christmas card legends. : MESSAGES
39
Sugar. : SWEETEN
43
Shrimplike crustacean. : PRAWN
44
Symbols of purity. : LILIES
45
Vindicate. : AVENGE
46
Where Santa Clauses hold forth. : STORES
50
Likeness. : IMAGE
51
Crowbars. : PRIES
53
Hat fabric. : FELT
55
Where Portoferraio is. : ELBA
58
Ohio city: Abbr. : CIN
60
Slangy negative. : NAH

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 3 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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Crosswords published prior to Nov. 21, 1993 are provided by David Steinberg and The Pre-Shortzian Puzzle Project.

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