Double Meaning - January 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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Double Meaning - January 2021

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The meta is a famous band.
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And I am #2! Woo-hoo! Highest ranking to date on this leaderboard. (ok, I know it's only January. But still.)
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#3

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... and I am #3, also highest ever. The early bird gets the (easy) worm...
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#4

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Solved.
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Solved as well
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Solved.

I am 29th, which is "woo-hoo!" for me, but in honor of 2020's winner, I only want "Solved." to show.
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Should have waited to submit but I didn't want to overthink it, it's January! But I'm not on the board, oh well...
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#8

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On the board.
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Fun one!
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#10

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Solved and submitted

Heck, even could suggest a non-musical clue that could be a musical clue.

Ii did also note the change to the Red Herring this year - one guess only, separate entry form.
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Got it. There were some fun clues in here too. 40A and 44A were particularly clever I thought. 50A was one of those annoying "could be two things equally well and I always put in the wrong one" clues.
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On the board! Good start to the new MMMM year
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#13

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I'm tied for the overall lead for 2021!
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On the board.
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Hector wrote: โ†‘Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:14 pm I'm tied for the overall lead for 2021!
Iโ€™m going to go out on a limb and say that you will also be tied for the lead after month two.
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Solved!
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oldjudge wrote: โ†‘Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:42 pm
Hector wrote: โ†‘Tue Jan 12, 2021 3:14 pm I'm tied for the overall lead for 2021!
Iโ€™m going to go out on a limb and say that you will also be tied for the lead after month two.
Nah, he'll have solved the megameta by then.
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Then heโ€™ll be tied with me ๐Ÿคซ
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Got a late start but I'm on the board. Had it less than halfway through the grid.
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On the board. Delayed a bit because I thought I heard a Sousa march in the distance.
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