![]() ![]() It feels like this theme could allow for some unifying revealer but I’ve spent a few minutes on it and have returned empty-handed, so maybe Alina and Matthew explored that option and didn’t find anything good. With three 7-letter themers and two 9-letter themers, you could build a traditional grid with rotational symmetry, but you would lose the elegant progression from fast-paced gaits to slower ones - not a loss worth adhering to tradition. I’m grateful to left/right symmetry for widening the scope of theme possibilities. It’s a simple idea, but it’s remarkably tight and exactly the kind of quirk in the language that demands a crossword be constructed in its honor. ![]() To stand out with an animal theme, you really need to find something novel and special, and I think Alina and Matthew have done just that. Themes centered around animals are so common that several crossword outlets explicitly discourage them in their submission specifications. New York Times crossword solution - May 1st, 2023 by Alina Abidi and Matthew Stock ![]()
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