A Clever Theme—And A Not-So-Clever Solver! - 8 July 2021 New York Times Crossword

This puzzle featured a very clever theme involving pairs, and that's appropriate because I managed to get disastrously tripped up by a completely unrelated pair of clues! I hope this isn't too painful to watch—feel free to let me know in the comments how you'd like me to handle this kind of situation when it arises. - If you'd like to toss me a couple quid or a few bucks, you can do so via my Ko-Fi page, and I'd be massively appreciative! https://ko-fi.com/chrisremo This is the New York Times crossword puzzle for Thursday, 8 July, 2021: https://www.nytimes.com/crosswords/ga... #crossword #DailySolve