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Not that I don't mind some of the references. I just apply the judgment of "great" objectively, not subjectively. That's not at all a comment or judgement on your opinion. Some people interpret that type of comment to be a ding on them. I only opine on my own way of looking at the puzzle. QuasiMojo: The problem is that there is a requirement that 5 puzzles every week including the Sunday puzzle must have a theme. And the theme has to be fairly original. And similar themes in other publications' puzzles like the LA Times disqualify the theme from being published in the NY Times. With all these to me, artificial restraints, I'm not sure you can really expect terrific themes that frequently. Yes, there are great themes that are published here and elsewhere from time to time. But try as I have to come up with great themes.