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New York Times, Thursday, January 10, 1957

34-Across : Hit hard.

Author:
Unknown
Editor:
Margaret Farrar
Rows: 15, Columns: 15, Words: 74, Blocks: 36, Avg Word Len: 5.11, Missing: { J Q Z }, Scrabble score: 285 (avg 1.51)
Open Squares: 73, Cheaters: 4, FITB: 4, XRef: 0, Words that never appeared in a previous NYT crossword: 4 Grid has duplicate clues.
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© 1957, The New York TimesNo. 2,753
Across
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Emanation. : AURA
5
Symbolic birds. : DOVES
10
Cloches. : HATS
14
Noise of thunder. : CLAP
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"South Pacific" hero. : EMILE
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River into the Seine. : EURE
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Broadway character. : HAPPYFELLA
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Once more. : ANEW
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Take the Chief. : ENTRAIN
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Spruce. : SMARTEN
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They're under the bridges of Paris. : ILES
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Opposite: Prefix. : ANTI
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Gives the syntax of. : PARSES
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Promotes. : FURTHERS
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Reeds. : OBOES
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Stack of hay. : RICK
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Hit hard. : SMIT
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Source of shellac. : LAC
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Contests. : DUELS
37
Long ___. : AGO
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Queries. : ASKS
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Form of Eleanor. : ELLA
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Chits. : MEMOS
43
Prepared, as leftovers. : REHEATED
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Practicers of witchcraft. : HEXERS
46
Force. : URGE
47
Shopper's vehicle. : CART
48
Transmute. : CONVERT
51
Richards' charges. : ORIOLES
55
Status quo ___. : ANTE
56
Broadway character. : REDPATRICK
58
Suffix used with young or old. : STER
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Walter ___ Disney. : ELIAS
60
Historic Irish name. : TARA
61
Rocky hills. : TORS
62
Business doings. : DEALS
63
Complacent. : SMUG
Down
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Nostalgic feeling. : ACHE
2
Lancer: Ger. : ULAN
3
Transported. : RAPT
4
Inform. : APPRISE
5
Opposes boldly. : DEFIES
6
Foretokens. : OMENS
7
Type of community: Abbr. : VIL
8
House extensions. : ELLS
9
Beacons to warn mariners. : SEAMARKS
10
Where families gather. : HEARTHS
11
Broadway character. : AUNTIEMAME
12
Encina. : TREE
13
Basted. : SEWN
18
Elihu and family. : YALES
22
Common suffix. : ANT
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___ regions. : POLAR
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Humble. : ABASE
27
Broadway character. : ROCKHUNTER
28
Realm of knowledge. : FIELD
29
Rose Bowl team, 1956. : UCLA
30
Strictness. : RIGOR
31
Term in geology. : STOSS
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Decide legally. : RULE
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Discouraged. : DETERRED
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Trays. : SERVERS
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Excellence. : MERIT
42
Wrings from. : EXTORTS
44
21 plus. : AGE
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Weary by importunity. : HARASS
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Source of varnish. : COPAL
48
Hurl. : CAST
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Familiar with: Slang. : ONTO
50
Far: Comb. form. : TELE
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Author O'Flaherty. : LIAM
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Color. : ECRU
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Boat for duck shooting. : SKAG
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Between: Prefix. : DIA

Answer summary:
2 unique to this puzzle, 2 debuted here and reused later, 5 appeared only in pre-Shortz puzzles.

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