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Two Truths and a Lie. A classic Ice Breaker.
17-Across. Machine Gun Kelly or Pretty Boy Floyd: PUBLIC ENEMY.
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| George Kelly Barnes aka Machine Gun Kelly (July 18, 1895 ~ July 18, 1954) |
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| Charles Arthur Floyd aka Pretty Boy Floyd (Feb. 3, 1904 ~ Oct. 22, 1934) |
25-Across. Former name of Denver's Ball Arena: PEPSI CENTER.
34-Across. Breathtaking regimen?: AEROBIC EXERCISE.
49-Across. Underwater shocker: ELECTRIC EEL.
And the unifier:
56-Across. Get a delicate dialogue started ... and a hint to 17-, 25-, 34- and 49-Across: BREAK THE ICE. The word Ice is "broken" up in each theme answer. One Hundred of the Best Ice Breakers.
Another way to get rid of ice is 32-down. Melt: THAW.
White Rabbit! As we enter a new month, some of us are also entering into hurricane season.
1. Object from a much earlier time: RELIC.
6. Wild guesses: STABS. Also the name of a steak restaurant.
11. "__ Blinded Me With Science": 1983 hit: SHE. This song came is at number 20 on the list of One-Hit Wonders.
14. Barn-raising sect: AMISH. I think they are known for more than just barn-raising.
16. Triumphed: WON.
19. JFK posting: ETD. Estimated Time of Departure.
20. Slipped up: ERRED.
21. Bit of staircase babyproofing: GATE.
22. Musician's asset: EAR.
29. Pests whose name means "fly" in a Bantu language: TSETSEs. These flies are the vector for African Sleeping Disease.
31. "Bottomless" brunch drinks: MIMOSAS. Yummers! Mimosas are made with equal parts of champagne or sparkling wine and orange juice. If you use cranberry juice instead of orange juice, the drink is called a Poinsettia.
33. Wildly excited: MANIC.
41. Strand at the airport, say: FOG IN.
42. Worked the soil: HOED. *
43. Very few: NOT ALOT.
46. Like some decorative glass: STAINED. The Rose Windows in the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris were largely spared in the fire.
51. One with a code name: SPY.
52. Bordeaux, say: WINE. Everything you wanted to know about Bordeaux wines, but didn't know to ask.
53. Loads: HEAPS.
55. Longoria of "Desperate Housewives": EVA. Eva Longoria (née Eva Jacqueline Longoria; b. Mar. 15, 1975) was on the day-time soap opera The Young and the Restless before getting the role of Gabrielle Solis on Desparate Housewives.
62. Transgression: SIN. There are 7 Deadly Sins.
63. Flat contract: LEASE.
64. Quell: ALLAY.
65. Bit of ink: TAT. No pin to the skin for me.
66. Spud: TATER. Yummers!
67. Soothing balm: SALVE. Aloe, our crossword staple, was not enough letters.
Down:
1. Missy Elliott genre: RAP. As you can infer from the clue, Missy Elliott (née Melissa Arnette Elliott; b. July 1, 1979) is a rapper.
2. Big Aussie bird: EMU. Everything you wanted to know about Emus, but didn't know to ask.
3. Women's __: LIB.
4. Key in the water: ISLE. Visiting the Florida Keys is on my bucket list. The word key is a corruption of the Spanish word Cayo, which means a small island.
5. Tweets: CHIRPS. The logo over the years.
6. Goes into low-power mode: SLEEPS.
7. Cares for, as a garden: TENDS.
8. Mature: AGE.
9. Loud comics sound: BAM.
10. Foxy: SLY.
11. Jogging wear: SWEATS.
12. Soothing cuppa: HOT TEA.
13. See 24-Down: ENDERS. // And: 24-Down. With 13-Down, collisions from behind: REAR.
18. Manitoba tribe: CREE.
21. Italian dumplings: GNOCCHI. Yummers! I am making a basil pesto gnocchi later this week.
22. R&B great James: ETTA. Etta James (née Jamesetta Hawkins; Jan. 25, 1938 ~ Jan. 20, 2012) makes frequent guest appearances in the crossword puzzles.
23. Activist and tennis legend Arthur: ASHE. Arthur Ashe (né Arthur Robert Ashe, Jr.; July 10, 1043 ~ Feb. 6, 1993) also makes frequent guest appearances in the puzzles.
26. Big-screen format: IMAX.
27. Cannes subject: CINE. Home of a film festival.
28. Qatari leader: EMIR.
30. Batman villain who carries a double-headed coin: TWO
FACE.
33. R&B's Boyz II __: MEN.
35. Hightail it: BOLT.
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| Usain Bolt (b. Aug. 21, 1986) |
36. Horror movie helper: IGOR.
37. Big name in banking: CITI.
38. + or - particles: IONS.
39. Slip slowly through the cracks: SEEP.
40. Whirlpool: EDDY.
43. State-of-the-art: NEWEST.
44. "Booksmart" director Wilde: OLIVIA. Olivia Wilde (née Olivia Jane Cockburn; b. Mar. 10, 1984) holds both American and Irish citizenship.
45. Renter: TENANT.
46. Explorer: SEEKER.
47. Suckling spot: TEAT.
48. Top dogs: ALPHAS.
50. Run after: CHASE.
54. "Sisters" star Ward: SELA. We have lots of names in today's puzzle.
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| Sela Ann Ward (b. July 11, 1956) |
56. Sandwich letters: BLT. As in a Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato sandwich.
57. Stephen of "V for Vendetta": REA. Stephen Rea (b. Oct. 31, 1946) always looks so sad.
58. Put away: EAT.
59. Under the weather: ILL.
60. LeBron until 2010, for short: CAV. LeBron James (né LeBron Raymone James; b. Dec. 30, 1984) has played professional basketball for a number of teams, including the Cleveland Cavaliers twice, from 2003 - 2010 and again from 2014 - 2018. Inbetween, he played for the Miami Heat. He currently plays for the Los Angeles Lakers.
61. Private __: EYE.
Here's the Grid:
* The Ramones.
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