David

Really enjoyed this puzzle! Haven't seen a theme like this before, and it was very satisfying to get PACIFIC OCEAN and suddenly have it click what the doubled clues were for. I also always love when the location of answers within the grid is part of the theme. I see why some people found the NI HAO/ESTOS crossing frustrating, but overall I thought the fill was really strong... even if I did spend way too long banging my head against OXFORD COMMA with 100% confidence I was right.

"Digital applications" for PRESS-ON NAILS is such a fun clue/answer pair! Very clever wordplay.

What a great theme! Initially assumed I'd be filling in missing entries in the lists - the reframe when it dawned on me was very satisfying. PULL SOME STRINGS was an especially good one. Also nice to see some love for the down answers, so often neglected in themes.