"Support System" - February 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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"Support System" - February 2021

#1

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The meta for this puzzle is a famous song.
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Amanda Hugginkiss
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#2

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Got it. I'm noticing something that's probably the red herring too.
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#3

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Fun one.
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#4

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Got it! Great meta and song.
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Done, as well. I figure I've got about one more month, tops, before these fall beyond my skill set!
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#6

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Got it. The grid was harder than I expected, but not too bad in the end. I didn't see this one quite as immediately as last month's, but re-scanning the grid led me to the correct answer.
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#7

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Solved
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#8

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Solved
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#9

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Woo hoo! I am past my streak of 1 from start of last year!
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#10

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On the board. Pretty straight-forward for me.
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#11

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Got this one, thank goodness! Nice meta and song. Time to start looking for the 62A!
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Off the coach and beamed to shore and dino'ed me or whatever!
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On the board! I think I have an idea for the red herring, but going to wait until next month.
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On the board.
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My blind guess was that the February meta would be the song Billy Murray hears every morning in "Groundhog Day." Even after seeing the title Support System, I thought it might be. It wasn't.
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#16

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Solved (still learning the lingo!) i suppose I am “on the board” after receiving confirmation?
Fun one!
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Flananigans wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:18 pm Solved (still learning the lingo!) i suppose I am “on the board” after receiving confirmation?
Fun one!
Always a bit of a cache / delay between getting the confirmation of submission (which isn't a confirmation of its accuracy) and a leaderboard update with your name on it (if you were correct). I know this, and still always get a tinge of .... but was I wrong? Getting one wrong last year (rushed my entry) doesn't help moderate that feeling.

But you are on the leaderboard now (See your name a few spots above mine as I got my own verification.)
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Bird Lives wrote: Tue Feb 02, 2021 3:17 pm My blind guess was that the February meta would be the song Billy Murray hears every morning in "Groundhog Day." Even after seeing the title Support System, I thought it might be. It wasn't.
Pronouns on the brain.
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#19

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Solved.
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#20

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On the board.
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