Today's crossword had a fine theme -- discussed herein -- but the rest of the clues also did their part. We particularly enjoyed 4D, Lady Gaga hit included on Rolling Stone's "500 Greatest Songs of All Time" list, BADROMANCE (BADROMANCE, but great song!); 59A, Occam's _________, RAZOR (when you need to trim a conspiracy theory down to size); and the slightly perplexing 25D, Field for a voice major, maybe OPERA (🎶)

Beyond the crossword, we also have a grand Triplet Tuesday segment, so do have a listen.

Just a reminder, that the NYTimes crossword is an excellent way to keep those gray cells in the pink of health. For a year's subscription -- approximately as cheap as borscht -- just wander over to nytimes.com/crosswords, and tell 'em Jean & Mike sent ya!

Show note imagery: The sitar, an excellent instrument for playing RAGA

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