BWS Puzzle 23: Midi Themeless #11 (diagonal symmetry)

As promised after the weird "Anagranimalums" puzzle, I'm posting a few more standard themeless crosswords, but I'm also continuing to explore diagonal symmetry in these midi grids (8x8 to10x10 ish). I like how this one turned out, with a bunch of intersecting 8s and then some 3s and 4s scattered around to hold it all together. This is also the first time, I'm pretty sure, that I have used the top-right/bottom-left diagonal as the axis of symmetry. (Because of matrices and linear algebra, I am accustomed to seeing diagonal symmetry across the "main diagonal" from the top-left to the bottom-right.)

This one started with the 6-Down / 18-Across combo, which I highly recommend watching. (I had to track down DVDs from my local library, and you might, too.) And regarding 1-Across, yes I was there at the Wilbur Theatre in Boston for the taping, somewhere in the 4th row! I can see the back of my head at one point in the show, but only because I know where to look.

I think this is a medium difficulty overall, with those 3s and 4s hopefully providing some easy inroads to the longer entries.

Enjoy the solve, and share if you do! Constructive feedback in the comments is always welcome.

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