My time: 4:48, 48 seconds faster than average.
Theme: American cities that share the name of European cities, clued as "City where you won't find [European landmark in the namesake city]."
For example, "city where you won't find the Eiffel Tower" is PARIS, TEXAS. It gets gradually more recondite from there. The Parthenon is in Athens, Greece, not ATHENS, GEORGIA, but I didn't know Virgil's tomb is in Naples (not NAPLES, FLORIDA). Virgil is not actually buried there; it's more of a monument.
El Greco was mentioned has having lived and done landscapes of Toledo, Spain on September 27, 2018. But I forgot that, so didn't know right off that the El Greco Museum is in Toledo. (Not TOLEDO, OHIO.)
I have seen a few of the Bourne movies, but didn't know whether he worked for the CIA or the *NSA.
While there was no new material, I still thought this was pretty difficult for a Monday. The city theme gave me, a geography idiot, pause; and I thought somewhat sly clues like "get ready to hem, say" for PIN UP deviated from the typical straight definitions of a Monday. And PASCHAL isn't really a Monday word. Also, there were some either/or spots like *KRAMER instead of ELAINE for Jerry Seinfeld's pal, or PEALS instead of *TOLLS for "rings, as a church bell."
I did like the clue "Here comes Poindexter!" for NERD ALERT.
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