What’s going on is that the themed vertical entries on the left side have their two Ls replaced with Rs and vice-versa for the right side. The central vertical entry suggests the theme mechanism: 8d MIRROR MIRROR ON THE WALL. Julian Lim’s Wall Street Journal crossword, “The Flip Side” - pannonica’s write-up Imagine my surprise when I finally saw folks playing, and it’s a different set of wings! I don’t play board games, mostly for lack of opportunity, but I’d been hearing about Wingspan for quite a while, and was certain it was about planes. I highly recommend the museum (and the exhibit, if it’s still there) if you’re in that neck of the woods. I had the pleasure of strolling through an exhibit on Bruce Lee about a year ago at the Wing Luke Museum in Seattle. While the Green Hornet TV series only ran for one season, it was Bruce Lee’s performance as KATO that brought the comic character more attention. So this may be a pretty constrained set that remains approachable and clear for solvers. I can’t think of too many other dances that lend themselves this way perhaps FIGHTING IRISH, INDIE GOGO, and something with -LINE. This is a nice idea for a theme, and the themers do well to use the “dance” words in meanings away from the dances. I’m a fan of the symmetric placement of the 2- and 3-word themers. The final words of our themers are types of dance: Quick today, but say hi if you’re at Lollapuzzoola! Brandes’ USA Today crossword solution, “Last Dance,” Brandes’ USA Today crossword, “Last Dance”-Matthew’s write-up Raise your hand if you had “Tom’s Diner” in your head while entering this answer.
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