Just last week I had for the answer KONRAD. I thankfully got to experience the opposite of that while on vacation. 39D: is “ A STAR IS BORN.” I haven’t seen this film, either, but with apologies to Gabrielle Reece, I imagine that it may have performed a little better than “Air Bud: Spikes Back.”.So when I saw that IRON became the answer at 103D, I clued it that way. 97A: is “ IF THE SHOE FITS, WEAR IT.” The first 19-letter answer that I used in this spot after building the middle of the grid was the 1998 film “THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK.” It’s a decent answer and was facilitating good fill throughout the bottom better than other options I saw, but I fretted that a movie that you may or may not have seen a while back wouldn’t have the same punch as GENDER-AFFIRMING CARE and TECHNICAL DIFFICULTIES.Have any of my readers seen “Air Bud: Spikes Back?” I have not. This was an example where I thought of the clue first and found an answer that would fit it, then when I saw the answer was 21 letters, it became fodder for a themeless. My favorite clue today just because of the image it evokes. A diss track hits a lot harder than other forms of insults just because of the great effort it takes to make one. Anyhow, I put “may be” in the clue because I think it’s worth a reminder that gender-affirming care is something that both transgender and cisgender people can receive. I thought this was a good one, although in today’s puzzle, I didn’t start from this answer it was sort of a lucky find after I built the middle of the grid. When it comes to Sunday-size themelesses, I get to start with any 16- to 21-letter phrase that wouldn’t fit in a standard 15-by-15 daily puzzle. One of the joys I get from writing themeless puzzles is that I can start with whatever answers I want. Starting off with a slight bit of misdirection, in case you thought of “Dodge” as the car make.
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