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New York Times, Monday, January 1, 1973

25-Across : Biblical weapons

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Will Weng
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 76, Blocks: 42, Avg Word Len: 4.82, Missing: { J Q X Z }, Scrabble score: 270 (avg 1.48)
Open Squares: 65, Cheaters: 6, FITB: 1, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 2
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© 1973, The New York TimesNo. 8,542
Across
1
Drinking place : SPA
4
Walk proudly : STRUT
9
Viper : ASP
12
Villains : CADS
14
___-fire : CEASE
15
Area of India : GOA
16
Adjutant : AIDE
17
Bach's instrument : ORGAN
18
Hindu spring festival : HOLI
19
Cross : TRAVERSE
21
St. George's victim : DRAGON
23
Sea bird : ERNE
24
Uriah : HEEP
25
Biblical weapons : SLINGS
28
Front : FOREPART
32
Hues : TINTS
33
Carry on : RAVE
34
Belgian river : YSER
35
Tranquil : EASY
36
Hollowed : CORED
37
Mets or Cards : NINE
38
Dill seed : ANET
39
Murder victim : ABEL
40
Substantial : MEATY
41
Got ready to wash up : LATHERED
43
Music critic Olin : DOWNES
44
Oboe : REED
45
Like some fish : BONY
46
Miami Beach feature : HOTELS
49
Traded quips : BANTERED
53
Fiend : OGRE
54
Drum-major's headpiece : SHAKO
56
Vehicle : AUTO
57
Spanish "huzzah!" : OLE
58
Consumer : EATER
59
City near Tahoe : RENO
60
Favorite : PET
61
Textile workers : DYERS
62
Hoover, e.g. : DAM
Down
1
Shoo! : SCAT
2
Poker holding : PAIR
3
Egyptian skink : ADDA
4
Disdains : SCORNS
5
Short : TERSE
6
Fad : RAGE
7
America : USA
8
Offered : TENDERED
9
Excited : AGOG
10
Kind of flight : SOLO
11
Provoke : PAIN
13
Timely number : SEVENTYTHREE
18
Greeting : HAPPYNEWYEAR
20
Work units : ERGS
22
Female ruff : REE
24
Mean place : HOVEL
25
Do second-story work : STEAL
26
Climbing vine : LIANA
27
Skirt panel : INSET
28
Made out : FARED
29
Thai or Indian : ASIAN
30
French income : RENTE
31
Cards : TREYS
33
Attired : ROBED
36
Embraced : CARESSED
40
Blanc, e.g. : MONT
42
Fish : EEL
43
Patrons : DONORS
45
Between able and charlie : BAKER
46
Kind of skirt : HOOP
47
Leer : OGLE
48
Relative of tare : TRET
49
Restrain : BATE
50
Regretted : RUED
51
Volcano : ETNA
52
Fate : DOOM
55
Fodder : HAY

Answer summary:
1 unique to this puzzle, 1 debuted here and reused later, 2 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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