"Recording Studio Addition" - December 2020

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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"Recording Studio Addition" - December 2020

#1

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The meta for this puzzle is an 11-letter piece of musical equipment.
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#2

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Solved (and confirmed)
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#3

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On the board, whew. I found an answer quickly but sat on it for two reasons that I'll sit on until the deadline.
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#4

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I found the answer fairly quickly as well, but couldn't think of any other answer, so I submitted and am on the leaderboard.
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#5

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I've submitted an answer and am on the board!
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#6

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Submitted and confirmed!
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#7

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it took me longer to see this than it should have, but I got there and I'm on the leaderboard

Edited to add: solving the grid was harder than usual for me. Looking in hindsight at the meta I see that it was constructed more cleverly than I had noticed at first.
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#8

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Solved. Fun one.
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#9

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I always enjoy Peter’s puzzles. This grid was really tough for me and the meta probably took longer than it should have to see, but there was a nice Aha moment. Now if I could only win one of those neat mugs.
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#10

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Wow. That one added up to a lot of trouble for me. Tricky or vague clues in the grid tripped me up, and the meta was tough, too. Submitted something, and awaiting confirmation.
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#11

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On the board! Big thank you to a fellow Muggle who confirmed my answer.
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#12

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Submitted and confirmed ... from suddenly frigid Pennsylvania.
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#13

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"Kinda easy" but still a cool setup.
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Done and done - as usual, I made that harder than necessary.
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#15

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On the board! I had a hard time with this one, but eventually got there in a very roundabout way. I think that this puzzle might be especially tough for some.
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#16

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Laura M wrote: Wed Dec 02, 2020 4:34 pm On the board! I had a hard time with this one, but eventually got there in a very roundabout way. I think that this puzzle might be especially tough for some.
I wonder if I'm one of those people this one's tough for?

I've had the grid complete for about a day now and still am no closer to solving it. Frustratingly, Pete even tells me exactly what I need to do to solve the meta. Often I know approximately what I need to do, but I can't get the method exactly right.

With 105 correct so far, it appears to be medium difficulty.
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#17

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On the board.
Tough grid, and it took me a while to get the meta too.
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#18

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I finally got it with a little help from ky-mike. (Thanks!) I submitted because I probably would have seen it if I'd spent another hour or 2 looking at the grid.

I'd seen this piece of equipment before, but didn't know its name until now. Had I known it, I may not have needed a nudge.
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#19

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I could think of a couple of other pieces of musical equipment, but they were eight and nine letters respectively. I had to check with Google before I submitted my answer, which has not been confirmed.
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#20

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C=64 wrote: Tue Dec 01, 2020 10:28 pm "Kinda easy" but still a cool setup.
Not finding it easy at all. I may be miss interpreting Pete's instruction or unfamiliar with the equipment. It would be cool if the answer were something like didgeridoo (only 10 letters though), a piece of musical equipment which I have seen. Anyone want to compare notes via PM?
Thanks C=64
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