1. The clues below have something in common. Once you discover what it is, try to think of the clever name for this puzzle.

ELECTRIC EEL
GENETIC ENGINEERING
AEROBIC EXERCISE

2. The answers to the clues below will have something in common:

A. Cozy inn
B. Minor injuries
C. "Greatest Show on Earth" names
D. Before long
E. Product improvement slogan
F. The whole shebang
G. Intellectual elite
H. Table staple

Answers:

1. Hidden in each clue is the word ICE:

electrIC Eel
genetICE Engineering
aerobIC Exercise

Puzzle title: Breaking the Ice

2)
A. Bed and breakfast
B. Bumps and bruises
C. Barnum and Bailey
D. By and by
E. Bigger and better
F. Bag and baggage
G. Best and brightest
H. Bread and butter

Credits: LA Times Crossword
#1: Gareth Bain - Jan.  21, 2010
#2: Jeff Chen - Sept. 13, 2010 (A-E)