Just so weird / awkward to have all the other theme answers be spot-on and literal (to the point of dullness) and then have this lone outlier, totally unrelated to the Titanic except in a half-metaphorical kind of way. … Odd coincidence (I assume) that I have seen ECLIPSE (5D: Sun block?) …. A good theme puzzle should be more than a collection of cliches. ….. Seems to me I heard mag wheels much more as a kid growing up in the shadow of muscle cars than I do now. …

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Rex Parker Does the NYT Crossword Puzzle: Mythical king of huns …