Not exactly a crossword theme, but I just heard on an American series that the idea of soul-mates comes from Play Doh!
Further elaboration made it clear that the speaker was referring to a Greek philosopher, but for the moment, I was gobsmacked!
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I knew this rang a bell, Stella: you’ve had me rummaging through the archives again. See Paul’s puzzle 24,364, 25ac: Children manipulate this, said an American philosopher [5]
http://fifteensquared.net/2008/04/16/1442/
Thanks for the link, Eileen, I hadn’t done that one. A little extra entertainment after an easy Chifonie this morning.