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New York Times, Tuesday, September 10, 1963

7-Down : Early P.M.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 78, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 4.85, Missing: { J Q V X Z }, Scrabble score: 290 (avg 1.53)
Open Squares: 67, Cheaters: 2, FITB: 6, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
David Steinberg notes:

Last word of clue for 33-Across, RAH, was illegible — "Exclamation of [?]" Changed it to "Exclamation of approval."

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© 1963, The New York TimesNo. 5,154
Across
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___ of honor. : DEBTS
6
Work. : OPUS
10
Site on the Hudson. : USMA
14
Roman rooms. : ATRIA
15
Silent screen star. : RINTINTIN
17
Small table. : STAND
18
Caribbean musical attraction. : STEELBAND
19
Famous pianist. : HESS
20
Weekdays: Abbr. : SATS
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Awkward, as a colt. : LEGGY
22
Great ___ Mountains. : SMOKY
24
Adjective suffix. : FUL
25
Smooth. : SATINY
27
Cutting. : CAUSTIC
31
Chalcedony. : AGATE
32
Ooze. : SLIME
33
Exclamation of approval. : RAH
35
Sumptuous. : RICH
36
Odd job. : CHORE
37
Region of Asia. : GOBI
38
Class. : ILK
39
Prompt. : READY
40
"To be ___ ... " : ORNOT
41
Regards. : ESTEEMS
43
Swallowlike birds. : SWIFTS
44
Map abbreviations. : RDS
45
Monday, in France. : LUNDI
46
Snake. : RACER
49
Golf shot. : CHIP
51
Theories. : ISMS
54
Eliminated. : IRONEDOUT
56
Man's nickname. : ARTIE
57
Washington VIP. : GOLDWATER
58
Sub ___. : POENA
59
Influences by fear. : AWES
60
George Eliot hero. : BEDE
61
Feature of South America. : ANDES
Down
1
Vigor. : DASH
2
Feminine suffix. : ETTE
3
Basic facts: Colloq. : BRASSTACKS
4
Metal worker. : TINSMITH
5
Deplorable. : SAD
6
Quai d'___. : ORSAY
7
Early P.M. : PITT
8
French pronoun. : UNES
9
Place ___ Genevieve. : STE
10
Remove the cincture. : UNBELT
11
Hart. : STAG
12
Chinese dynasty. : MING
13
Handy man. : ANDY
16
Abuse. : ILLUSE
20
Firmament. : SKY
23
Pronoun. : ONE
24
Rage. : FUME
25
Hindu garment. : SARI
26
Sprightly. : AGILE
27
Relatives of divots. : CLODS
28
Sprightly. : AIRY
29
Penurious. : IRONFISTED
30
Lowell's friend. : CABOT
32
Counterfeit. : SHAM
34
Certain plays. : HITS
36
Letters. : CEES
37
Sports term. : GRIDIRON
39
Made a second draft. : REDREW
40
Admit. : OWN
42
Tendencies. : TRENDS
43
Have a meal. : SUP
45
Metric measure. : LITRE
46
Capital of Latvia. : RIGA
47
In ranks. : AROW
48
King of rhyme. : COLE
49
Shelter for birds. : COTE
50
Having a color. : HUED
52
Colliery. : MINE
53
The Red and the Black. : SEAS
55
Strike gently. : DAB
56
Border river of Brazil. : APA

Answer summary:
4 debuted here and reused later, 2 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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