Wednesday's New York Times crossword puzzle solved: June 24, 2020

My time: 9:01.

Theme: COLD OPEN, as in "SNL's" opening sketch.  Themed answers start with IC ("icy").

I didn't know IOWA CITY used to be the state's capital.

"Joe and Jack" is IRISH COFFEE.  That's pretty clever.

Did you know Macy's was founded by R.H. MACY?  The initials stand for Rowland Hussey.

Bratislava is the capital of Slovakia, so a resident of that city is a SLOVAK.

Roberto ALOMAR was a second baseman, mostly with the Padres.  He was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, in Cooperstown, in 2011.

"Dinar spenders" are IRAQIS.  Iranian currency is the rial.

And now, I'LL GO.