"After Three" - May 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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"After Three" - May 2021

#1

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The meta for this puzzle is a well-known singer-songwriter.
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#2

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Weird, I was alone on the leaderboard for a while, and then Jangler ended up ahead of me? Hmm... I have a hunch why (not time travel, although that would explain a lot about Jangler).
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#3

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Hector wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 12:31 pm Weird, I was alone on the leaderboard for a while, and then Jangler ended up ahead of me? Hmm... I have a hunch why (not time travel, although that would explain a lot about Jangler).
I think that happens when there's a typo or misspelling in an otherwise correct answer. The computer rejects it, but then Pete manually accepts it. Happened to me on Wilburys when I spelled traveling with 2 Ls (which if I recall, you may have done also :lol:). Anyway, nice job finishing so quickly!
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#4

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Clever...no time travel here so below Hector (and Jangler).
Was almost led astray but corrected before submitting.
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#5

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Fun puzzle as always by Peter. He is one of the best constructors out there.
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#6

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I'm happy... I didn't get home until 1:30, so I'm counting it (to myself) as a top 6 finish. Still can't touch Hector's finish though! And Jangler? Even my girlfriend (who doesn't do metas) knows what it means when I say "Jangler!" Like Seinfeld/Newman, only with a lot more reverence.
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#7

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I thought I had it, but I'm not on the board. Can someone who's gotten it PM me? Thanks!
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#8

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On the board. Much needed win to (maybe?) pull me out of my rut.
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#9

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Phew on the board. Wasn't seeing the mechanism for a while there.
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#10

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On the board, with a red herring to boot!
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#11

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I wasn't on the right wavelength for a while, but stumbled into it eventually. Nice one!

Gotta get going on the mega/red herring... I saw a glimmer of one of them last month, but couldn't turn it into something to submit.
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#12

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Thought I had the answer, but I pulled the trigger too quickly. Oh well.
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#13

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Al Sisti wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 2:17 pm I'm happy... I didn't get home until 1:30, so I'm counting it (to myself) as a top 6 finish. Still can't touch Hector's finish though! And Jangler? Even my girlfriend (who doesn't do metas) knows what it means when I say "Jangler!" Like Seinfeld/Newman, only with a lot more reverence.
Does Al know how many of us say "Sisti!" in the same "Newman!"-like way?
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#14

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On the big board!

Enjoyed it. Just the kind to do while relaxing (half napping, actually) after a pleasant health walk.

Very nicely constructed.
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#15

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It seems like every month I think "Hmm, it's Tuesday, kind of a dead zone in the meta puzzle week" and then see the new MMMM thread here and think "Gah, it's the first Tuesday of the month!"

Not a super obvious meta but some sniffing around for slightly wrong things put me on the right scent. Very shallow rabbit holes, more like rooting around for truffles.
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#16

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On the board. Thought this was really nicely done.
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#17

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On the board. Nice moment of discovery. Can anybody do these grids without Googling??
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#18

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Got it. Very clever meta. Nice one, Pete.
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#19

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Meg wrote: Tue May 04, 2021 4:31 pm On the board. Nice moment of discovery. Can anybody do these grids without Googling??
I had 2 or 3 Google-to-verify, but didn't need to look anything up. Most of that is due to fortuitous crossings. I do find Pete's puzzles to require a broader knowledge base than some others.
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#20

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On the board. Some googling required.
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