THE MUSIC OF CROSSWORDS
Credit: NY Times
March 3, 2016
Andrew Zhou

[The answers to the clues in this ingenious puzzle involve musical terms. For a full explanation and visual display, visit the NY Times Crossword Archive.]

1. The improved picture
2. Suffer some tire damage
3. Dressed neatly and fashionably
4. One adept with a deck
5. NFL scandal of 2015, informally
6. Home to many stuffed animals

Answers:

1. THE#ER IMAGE  (THE SHARPER IMAGE)
2. GET Ab  (GET A FLAT)
3. LOOKING#
4. CARD#
5. DEbEGATE  (DEFLATEGATE) 
6. MUSEUM OF(musical symbol for NATURAL) HISTORY