(eye roll emoji tweeted) I enjoyed many clues, some of which could use some explanation: "U and I" have SYMMETRY in common? Yes, mirror SYMMETRY, my favorite type! CANNERY is a "bean plant" … d'oh! Not a bean plant plant, but a bean canning plant. [Flat part of a flat] had...
So, I jimmied up LOGGING INTO, which isn't very exciting, but it works, leaving me in need of one 12-letter theme entry to round out the set. IMPORT EXPORT was my first try, but the NYT editing team didn't like it, because nobody orders a double port. Fair enough. But ALE was...