NYT Crossword Answers: Music and Education Clues

The final Wordplay column for The New York Times crossword puzzle was written by a guest columnist, who expressed gratitude to the community of solvers and the editing team. The puzzle for the day was constructed by Olivia Mitra Framke and Brooke Husic, and featured an innovative anagram theme with four 15-letter entries composed of three pieces each, in which each of the three pieces is an anagram of the other two. The constructors shared their collaboration process and some of their unused clues.