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BWS Puzzle 54: Sandwich Artists

I hope you enjoy this silly puzzle! It all started when I was listening to a song by 26-Across and thought, "There's gotta be a way I could use this name." After 34-Across came to mind, it was only a matter of figuring out how to fit everything into a grid, and I somehow ended up with this wide, short, mirror-symmetric oddity. Some of the corners and pockets may play like a tough themeless, but I hope the puzzle being "lightly themed" overall will help you assemble everything together.

I think this puzzle is a good example of something that could only ever appear on a crossword blog. Where else are you going to see a theme set consisting of just a 25 and a 15? (Speaking of which, I think the only possible connection I could make to the current holiday season is that one of the theme entries here is 25 letters long, and there's a holiday on the 25th this month. There's no special reason to run this puzzle this week; it's just what I happen to have ready.)

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

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