"2 State the Obvious" - August 2021

A monthly, music-themed meta crossword published at noon on the first Tuesday of every month. The puzzles increase in difficulty each month, and at year end there is a 13th puzzle (the "Mega-Meta") that invokes each of the 12 monthly puzzles. Currently available at https://pmxwords.com/, as well as through the Washington Post website here: MMMM at WaPo
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Slight pause while I adjust my accoutrements...

Had an idea during tonight's Zoom Call. (No, nobody gave me a hint nor was anything said that gave me a new thought. I had it on my mind.) I've come to an answer, but I don't know if I "like it" like it, yet. Will sleep on it.
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#22

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Got it. On the board. Not a fan. The meta's fine, but...
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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Am pretty sure I submitted the correct answer, but not yet on the board. Anyone on the board care to validate my answer?
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Hector wrote: โ†‘Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:51 pm Al with another Sistine performance at #2.

Initially I thought there was more than one possible answer, with one much more natural, but now I see that I was wrong about that.
Care to share with me how you justified one possibility over the other? I submitted the wrong one, but donโ€™t see anything that would sway me either way.
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Safely ashore. Good puzzle by Pete, as always.
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Solved and submitted (with appreciation for guidance after a stroll into the woods). Excellent puzzle as usual!
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I'm on the board.
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I'm now on board with some confirmation that I was on the right track and an idea where to go next.

How to complete the puzzle wasn't as obvious to me, but I should have noticed it sooner.
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ky-mike wrote: โ†‘Wed Aug 04, 2021 9:09 am Am pretty sure I submitted the correct answer, but not yet on the board. Anyone on the board care to validate my answer?
Are you on the board yet? has anyone helped you? (are you "Mike W"?)
I could help. (my timestamp on pmxwords,com is 08/03 11:09pm, if you want to check)
PM me what you have so far,
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On the board!
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A bit slow out of the blocks, but on the board nudge-free!
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva :D
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Solved and on the board. This was a fun one - and I only explored one small rabbit hole!
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I was happy as soon as I printed this one because I saw that the prompt was "a musician in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". Yay! If it's someone I've never heard of, no problem, I don't have to guess how to phrase my google search and hope it turns up in what google thinks I care about, I can just get a list and look there.

Solved the grid with only one error. Saw the meta mechanism quickly, and found the answer. On the leaderboard now. (We really need a good metaphor for MMMM. Resolved the chord? Played the coda? Rang the bell? Took a bow? Some kind of Monkees or Partridge Family reference? Gotta be something good out there.)
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BarbaraK wrote: โ†‘Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:01 pm I was happy as soon as I printed this one because I saw that the prompt was "a musician in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame". Yay! If it's someone I've never heard of, no problem, I don't have to guess how to phrase my google search and hope it turns up in what google thinks I care about, I can just get a list and look there.

Solved the grid with only one error. Saw the meta mechanism quickly, and found the answer. On the leaderboard now. (We really need a good metaphor for MMMM. Resolved the chord? Played the coda? Rang the bell? Took a bow? Some kind of Monkees or Partridge Family reference? Gotta be something good out there.)
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The generously embodied woman has sung?
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Partridge Family reference.....On the bus
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Joe Ross wrote: โ†‘Tue Aug 03, 2021 9:38 pm Slight pause while I adjust my accoutrements...

Had an idea during tonight's Zoom Call. (No, nobody gave me a hint nor was anything said that gave me a new thought. I had it on my mind.) I've come to an answer, but I don't know if I "like it" like it, yet. Will sleep on it.
The idea panned-out, kind of, sort of, but was poorly developed & led to an inelegant answer that fit the criteria, if iffy. Had to walk away for 24 hours to clear my mind of it & worked out the correct (I hope) submission.

The bus has stopped & I have one foot on its bottom step...
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ky-mike wrote: โ†‘Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:11 am
Hector wrote: โ†‘Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:51 pm Al with another Sistine performance at #2.

Initially I thought there was more than one possible answer, with one much more natural, but now I see that I was wrong about that.
Care to share with me how you justified one possibility over the other? I submitted the wrong one, but donโ€™t see anything that would sway me either way.
I am pretty sure there are 2 valid answers. I found the more obscure one first. I will likely submit the less obscure one.
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billkatz wrote: โ†‘Thu Aug 05, 2021 4:47 pm
ky-mike wrote: โ†‘Wed Aug 04, 2021 10:11 am
Hector wrote: โ†‘Tue Aug 03, 2021 12:51 pm Al with another Sistine performance at #2.

Initially I thought there was more than one possible answer, with one much more natural, but now I see that I was wrong about that.
Care to share with me how you justified one possibility over the other? I submitted the wrong one, but donโ€™t see anything that would sway me either way.
I am pretty sure there are 2 valid answers. I found the more obscure one first. I will likely submit the less obscure one.
Cool. I'd love to hear about the more obscure one by PM if you don't mind!
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Seemed unambiguous to me.
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