Not much to note besides the remarkable density of theme entries. But the lack of awkward entries is itself notable-- particularly in the in the central area of the puzzle, where at least half the letters are connected to the theme.
Matt | 11.01.06 - 7:19 am | #

I got almost through the entire puzzle before I read the clue to 57D. Until then I was wondering exactly what it was that tied all of the starred entries together. I didn't see a common theme and thought there had to be something more than TSE.
Gary (garymac9) | 11.01.06 - 8:37 am | #

Best part of the NYT theme is the breathing of life into a tired crossword clue / answer pairing. Eliot was tired of being a crossword banality, so Ms. Gamache kindly let him frolic all over the puzzle. Very nice. Robert Louis Stevenson is wondering when it will be his turn.
Michael | Homepage | 11.01.06 - 9:18 am | #

Poor old George Bernard Shaw is over there in the corner crying.

Paula Gamache has become a mainstay of our local tournaments, with her presence and puzzles at Paramus and Pleasantville. Only a matter of time before she gets a puzzle at Stamford...in her time as a constructor she certainly has become prolific and renowned.
Bob | Homepage | 11.01.06 - 9:56 am | #

Alex TSE, Lao TSE, Mao TSE Tung, TSE Chen Ling
dan | 11.01.06 - 11:08 am | #

My Hallow's Eves are spent at the city party, to which I contribute both money and time. I get to see all the kids' costumes (some of which are homemade and intended to win the contest) and all the parents having more fun than the kids, without the problems of overage and after-hours trick-or-treaters.

The promoters, in their infinite wisdom, replaced the candy this year with small toys. I was asked to hand out New Year's Eve-style noisemakers. Several parents told me they would be cursing me all night!

When you do the CS, you will like Thomas Schier's three definitions of a one-letter word.
Bill Siebert | 11.01.06 - 11:18 am | #

Grooving B-side, Mr Shaw.

You're right, that TS Eliot is limelighter.
DA | Homepage | 11.01.06 - 2:32 pm | #

"Was it Eliot's toilet I saw?" is one of my favorite palindromes. That's all I came here to say...
GaryK | 11.01.06 - 3:13 pm | #