Everything Old is New Again! The first word of each theme answer is the opposite of old.
17-Across. Wind of 19-24 mph, on the Beaufort scale: FRESH BREEZE.
59-Across. "The Hunger Games" trilogy, e.g.: NOVEL SERIES.
10-Down. Genre for a John Lewis quartet: MODERN JAZZ.
29-Down. Patriots' home: NEW ENGLAND. As you are reading this, I am in New England.
And the clue that points us towards the theme:
65-Across. Unlike the starts of this puzzle's four longest answers: OLD.
Across:
1. Water filter brand: BRITA.
6. Voice below baritone: BASS.
10. Major Web portal: MSN. As in MicroSoft Network.
13. Grows faint: FADES.
14. Informal okay: UH HUH.
16. "Now I get it!": OHO.
19. Reservoir structure: DAM.
20. Swimmer that may be furry: SEAL.
21. Inlet, vis-à-viss the sea: ARM. You can see many inlets on Mount Desert Island in Maine.
22. Classic Lanvin scent: ARPÈGE. Also the name of a fancy restaurant in Paris. The perfume, however, was created in 1927 and is still available for purchase today.
24. In addition: ALSO.
26. Big name in bouillon cubes: KNORR. If spelled with an umlaut, however, it becomes a Viking merchant ship.
27. Japanese living art form: BONSAI. Bonsai literally means "planted in a container". Bonsai are not genetically dwarfed plants. Any tree can be used to grow one.
30. Iberian dance for two: FANDANGO. It takes two to Fandango, but this clip has several dancers.
33. Summer on the Seine: ÉTÉ. Today's French lesson.
34. Danes of "Homeland": CLAIRE. Claire Catherine Danes (b. Apr. 12. 1979) played CIA operative Carrie Matthison in the first few seasons of Homeland. It was an interesting show with a unique twist in the final episode.
36. Kept the party hopping, briefly: DJ'ED. As in being a Disc Jockey.
37. Scenic road, maybe: BYWAY. Byways in Louisiana, some of which are scenic.
39. Albuquerque sch.: UNM. As in the University of New Mexico.
40. Dahl who wrote "Fantastic Mr Fox": ROALD. An interesting article about the dark side of Roald Dahl (Sept. 13, 1916 ~ Nov. 23, 1990).
41. Ready for business: OPEN.
42. Present from birth: INNATE.
44. Zen opening?: ZEE. As in the Letter "Z"
45. Pointy flags: PENNANTS.
47. Sports coat: BLAZER. Also a Chevy vehicle.
49. Full of chutzpah: GUTSY.
50. States: SAYS.
51. What a voter fills out: BALLOT. Many are now electronic.
53. Golf scorecard word: PAR.
54. Soybean product: TOFU.
58. Gershwin brother: IRA. Ira Gershwin (né Israel Gershowitz; Dec. 6, 1896 ~ Aug. 17, 1983) was a lyricist and the older brother of composer George Gershwin (né Jacob Bruskin Gershowitz; Sept. 26, 1898 ~ July 11, 1937).
George and Ira Gershwin. Ira is on the right.
62. Light brown: TAN.
63. Upright: ERECT.
64. "Divine Comedy" poet: DANTE. Dante Alighieri (1265 ~ Sept. 14, 1321) was an Italian poet best known for Divine Comedy, which was written around 1320. Can you name anything else Dante wrote?
66. Site for handmade gifts: ETSY.
67. Little ones: TYKES.
Down:
1. Inseparable pals, briefly: BFFS. Textspeak for Best Friends Forever.
2. Seldom spotted: RARE. Below is a RARE Spotless cheetah.
3. Half-baked thought, perhaps: IDEA.
4. Popular electric cars: TESLAs.
5. Shade of gray: ASH.
6. Grand Canyon pack animal: BURRO. Does anyone remember this children's book by Marguerita Henry?
7. "May I say something?": AHEM.
8. The Beatles' "__ Loves You": SHE.
9. Somers who played Chrissy on "Three's Company": SUZANNE. This show ran from March 1977 to September 1984.
11. Layered hairstyle: SHAG. Joyce Dewitt, who also starred in Three's Company, sported a SHAG hairstyle.
12. Bering Sea port: NOME.
15. King in "Jesus Christ Superstar": HEROD.
18. Thai cuisine herb: BASIL. Hi, Lemonade and Oo.
23. Madrid museum: PRADO. You can see many masterpieces at the Prado.
25. Like some bridal dresses: LACY.
26. Destiny: KARMA.
27. Early form of 10-Down: BE-BOP.
28. Common blood group: O-TYPE. Everything you need to known about the ABO blood-typing system.
30. Helsinki natives: FINNS. A brief history of Finland.
31. Hair salon application: GELÉE.
32. More unusual: ODDER. Not to be confused with Udder.
35. Mommy's sis: AUNTY.
38. Invalidate: ANNUL.
40. Depend (on): RELY.
42. About to happen: IN STORE.
43. Vintage ski lifts: T-BARS.
46. Make amends: ATONE. This is becoming a crossword staple.
48. Off the right path: ASTRAY. You may have to ATONE if you go too far ASTRAY.
50. Like sea water: SALTY.
51. __-Honey: candy bar: BIT-O. Very chewy. You may lose a filling from this sticky candy.
52. Depleted Eurasian sea: ARAL. A history of the past half-century of the Aral Sea.
Aral Sea from 1960 to 2010.
53. Push-up targets: PECS.
55. Sow sound: OINK.
56. Big celebration: FÊTE.
57. Puts in the lineup: USES.
60. Racetrack doc: VET. As in the Veterinarian.
61. D.C. summer hrs.: EDT. Washington, D.C., is in the Eastern Time Zone, thus during the summer, it is in Eastern Daylight Time.
Here's the Grid:
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