All of the long answers here are strong. Several great colloquialisms, such as LETMEATEM (with the bonus here that if you're not careful, it looks like "let meat em"), IMALLEARS, and ITSUPTOYOU.
SMASHCUT intersects with SEGUE. NEEDLEDROP and SHEEPLE.
I also enjoyed the cluing on 28D: Competitor of the early Chevrolet 490 (MODELT). I was unaware that Chevrolet was that old! In fact, the company was started in 1911, and the car mentioned was first produced in 1915. Its name referred to the price of the auto. The Model T, meanwhile, went for $495.
50D: Food item whose name comes from the Greek for "turn" (GYRO) was another good trivia clue. I put it in without even thinking of the etymology, but in retrospect it should be obvious.
I'm not fully convinced by 7D: Here goes nothing! (VACANTLOT). The exclamation type clue defines its answer by literally explaining it. In this case, I don't exactly see how the lot "goes" at all. Thoughts?
Other than that, it's an outstanding Friday. Seems like I picked a good week to start reviewing again!
- Colum
I agree that "Here goes nothing!" is an odd one. I took it to mean something like "[Into/onto] here [is put] nothing," which kind of works, but really, no vacant lot stays vacant forever, and the exact opposite clue could also work - "[Onto] here goes something." But really, I guess I like this effort more than something like "urban eyesore, maybe" or "developer's dream."
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