Themed 3: Spare Parts

I regret to inform you all that after a two-month streak of publishing puzzles, I allowed myself to procrastinate and missed November. I hope all my loyal, adoring fans can forgive me for this egregious oversight.

Of course I'm joking, but I do have a couple of puzzles in the works specifically for the blog, so be on the lookout, everyone!

Now, onto this puzzle: this one's theme is heavily literature-coded, but I think it's simple enough that it can be enjoyed by anyone. It was created as a Final Project for a British Literature class, so several non-theme answers are clued through books, short stories, and poems I've read recently. I tried to base fill on vocabulary rather than pop culture, so it won't have as many niche (❤️‍🩹) references as I would like it to.

It's actually the first crossword puzzle I've completed on a deadline, and I'm quite proud of it! I came up with the theme on Sunday, pitched it to my professor on Tuesday, filled it on Wednesday, and finished cluing on Friday. Have fun!

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