I enjoyed it and it was a smooth solve. From what I've read and heard, I think for publication the fact that there are some long-theme entries the same length as one of the themers would be regarded as a problem.
i feel like non-themers going down with all themers going across , is acceptable and common in publication
66A confuses me, is SAD a singular somber song? or am i missing something?
Good point! My feeling was entirely secondhand, so I could be totally wrong. To clarify, I was looking at the ten-letter 35A and 41A specifically (not the long downs).