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New York Times, Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Author:
Kristian House
Editor:
Will Shortz
30-Across : Has contempt for
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Kristian House

This puzzle:

Rows: 15, Columns: 15 Words: 74, Blocks: 36 Missing: {QXZ} This is puzzle # 3 for Mr. House. Wednesday freshness: 71%
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© 2010, The New York Times6/30/10 ( No. 22,149 )
Across
1
Harry James's "___ the Craziest Dream" : IHAD
5
Knotted up : TIED
9
Bedding item : SHAM
13
Marisa of "The Wrestler" : TOMEI
15
Georgetown athlete : HOYA
16
Rabbit punch target : NAPE
17
Conk the "You Were Meant for Me" singer? : CROWNJEWEL
19
Major in astronomy? : URSA
20
Attempts, with "at" : HASAGO
21
Did improv : ADLIBBED
23
Rogers and Bean : ROYS
25
The "A" of A.D. : ANNO
26
Truckers' breaks : PITSTOPS
30
Has contempt for : SCORNS
33
Dernier ___ : CRI
34
Goes well with : SUITS
36
Org. : ASSOC
37
Cause of head-scratching, perhaps : LICE
39
1943 penny material : STEEL
41
Architect Saarinen : EERO
42
House arrestee's bracelet site : ANKLE
44
Instrument that's usually played cross-legged : SITAR
46
Tbsp., e.g. : AMT
47
Some farm machinery : BALERS
49
"Billy Budd" and "Of Mice and Men" : NOVELLAS
51
Radiate : EMIT
52
Nike competitor : FILA
53
Pigeonholed, in moviedom : TYPECAST
57
Site of a 1976 South African uprising : SOWETO
61
Speller's words of clarification : ASIN
62
Scratch the "2 Legit 2 Quit" rapper? : CLAWHAMMER
64
Car door ding : DENT
65
Cousin of an eagle : KITE
66
Sends to blazes : DAMNS
67
Torah holders : ARKS
68
Floored it : SPED
69
Defense grp. since 1949 : NATO
Down
1
Trigger finger problem? : ITCH
2
Dance done to "Hava Nagila" : HORA
3
Andy's partner in old radio : AMOS
4
White Label Scotch maker : DEWARS
5
Everyday article : THE
6
Early caucus state : IOWA
7
Checked out : EYED
8
Miss Ellie's soap : DALLAS
9
Revolver feature, perhaps : SNUBNOSE
10
Protect the "Kiss From a Rose" singer from the cops? : HARBORSEAL
11
Cathedral recess : APSE
12
Drink in "Beowulf" : MEAD
14
Bars at Fort Knox : INGOTS
18
Festive : JOYOUS
22
Quechua speaker : INCA
24
Rotisserie parts : SPITS
26
Programming class locale, perhaps : PCLAB
27
"Three Sisters" sister : IRINA
28
Amuse the "Get the Party Started" singer? : TICKLEPINK
29
Oktoberfest memento : STEIN
31
Singer of the "Casta diva" aria : NORMA
32
Tartan hose wearers : SCOTS
35
Play by a different ___ rules : SETOF
38
Mendeleev's tabulation : ELEMENTS
40
Like an inaugural ball : LAVISH
43
Children's author Carle : ERIC
45
Do a musketeer's job : RELOAD
48
IHOP servings : STACKS
50
Wyatt Earp, e.g. : LAWMAN
53
"Look what I did!" : TADA
54
River through Flanders : YSER
55
Break one's resolution, say : SLIP
56
___ Modern (London gallery) : TATE
58
Austen classic : EMMA
59
Camper's carry-along : TENT
60
Roughly : ORSO
63
Got hitched : WED

Answer summary:
1 debuted here and reused later, 1 unique to Modern Era but used previously.

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