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Jun 1, 2021

Tuesday, June 1, 2021 Alina Abidi and Gary Larson

Two Truths and a Lie.  A classic Ice Breaker.

17-Across. Machine Gun Kelly or Pretty Boy Floyd: PUBLIC ENEMY.

George Kelly Barnes aka Machine Gun Kelly (July 18, 1895 ~ July 18, 1954)         

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.


Across:
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.


15. 14-inch paper size: LEGAL.


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.

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.

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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