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1 hit 54-Across) SOS (48A: 18-Across song with the refrain "please, someone help me") UMBRELLA (54A: 18-Across song depicted by this puzzle's black squares) SINGIN' IN THE RAIN: This is a RIHANNA ...

I had a pretty good idea of what the theme would be from reading the puzzle's title. However, I wasn't familiar with VOGUE as a dance, so I needed to uncover the other two theme answers to confirm ...

Appropriately, I only realized my mistake when I read the clue on the PRINT OUT of the puzzle as I was preparing ... Also, hooray for science in the crossword! TROPE (46D: Overused plot device ...

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