Devin

This puzzle gets a big thumbs down. As noted, this is the second version and you can tell it. The "gag" was quite hamfisted. Having the clue be "first half" instead of "halftime" seems much more appropriate, especially since there is no element of "time" in the gag, besides the poorly constructed center question about meeting at Big Ben (which is the bell, not the clock!) Pretty disappointing that this was deemed a NYT quality crossword.