NYT Strands #3: CEmen: The Last Strand

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Penguin fucking threw me, haha.

Is anyone else finding these easier if you just completely ignore the theme clue? I saw the Spangram pretty quickly and the rest followed suit almost straight away (seriously, there's a penguin? ). But I feel that if I'd been focused on the clue this would have taken me ages.
http://i.imgur.com/6eF0W.gif