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. Hi, Tinbini. We miss you. Don't let today's theme keep you away!
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. Seven of them are deadly.
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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