This is a themed puzzle that was rejected by a couple of outlets for similar reasons. On the one hand, they said the theme felt too familiar; on the other, they felt the second ‘layer’ of theme would be a bit too obscure for many solvers.
I’ve always liked it, and now that I have my own site, I’m putting it out there.
As always, comments are welcome.
[For those uncertain of the second ‘layer’ of the theme, there’s a link to an explanation under the puzzle].

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