My time: 6:24, just a minute slower than the record! Now that's more like it.
Theme: the grid is a volcano, with MOUNT at the top, and A/S/H and L/A/V/A appearing down the sides of the cone in circled letters. I didn't notice this until the grid was completed.
New to me is the SHIBUYA district or ward, a fashion center in Tokyo. The fashion district surrounds the eponymous railway station, one of the busiest in the world.
I think I've heard that OKRA is called "ladies fingers" before, but I don't think I could have answered that without crossfill.
I liked the fill on this one: PHALANX, SITS PAT, MEDIA-SHY, CAMPER VAN, DRESS CODE, TEXAS HOLD 'EM, PEA-SHOOTER. Was this a fun puzzle? Yes INDEEDY. It would be more impressive with some volcano-related answers, but you can't have everything.
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