Mr. Ayas is a good host, and he’s doing his best to honor that drink order. In fact, he’s trying so hard that he has removed the word “ice” from all of the theme entries in his puzzle. There are also no words in the surrounding fill that contain the letter string I-C-E, which is an elegant constructing touch.

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63A. One rarely has the occasion to wield a word like AEGIS, which refers to the [Protection] of a governing body, unless it is in discussion about the shield of Zeus. Lord knows we’re all discussing the shield of Zeus!

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