So, for 22A I could've chosen something like LOCOmotives, but I wanted all entries to contain the "bananas" word somewhere in the middle. Hopefully the crossings are fine.
22A was a mouthful but was ultimately gettable, and I appreciate that you kept to your conviction about the theme symmetry! Loved all the wordplay and misdirects; for an 11x11 there was a lot of clever fill to match wits against here.