Nance
Upstate
I got the theme at 8 down because I knew it had to be Big Love, and saw the "g love"= Glove but I didn't do it as a rebus; I just filled in the U of bluejeans and settled for BIU figuring it would work itself out. I did the same on the others and used the "in the pocket" clue as a hint to what the down answer was. It all worked fine and the cutesy pictures showed up in the completed puzzle.
I enjoyed the puzzle. I solved "one off" when I first encountered it in 29A. Then I solved "Wednesday puzzle" in 51A and assumed this was originally intended to play on Wednesday! It wasn't until I counted the 15 squares in 37A three times that I finally realized the "one off" theme. While I am not a "Mon-Wed solver," I usually dislike Thursdays (although I don't complain in the comments) so this was fun.
@Dave same here. I knew that all the themed clues had an OR but never understood why. Is a theme a theme if you never get it?
@Joe P I couldn't remember the song, despite being just shy of 18 yrs old in October 1976 and your comment inspired me to find it. That was crazy! But fun! A good start to Tuesday morning, thanks!
"Confirmed to be true" (14A) HAD to be verify but it didn't fit. I was at my 3rd starred clue and getting frustrated because I knew the answers were longer than the spaces allowed and there was a gimmick at play. I checked the revealer clue at 63A and I almost quit but I went back and completed the entire top left corner and realized I had to omit"if" in "verify". Then the revealer clue came into focus and I was off and running. I still don't love Thursdays though!
I must be a low-brow user; I knew the Tara Road answer!
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