Can You Make the Time? -- December 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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Can You Make the Time? -- December 2021

#1

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Final MMMM of the year is up at http://www.pmxwords.com

The meta for this puzzle is a hit from the '70s.
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#2

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In at number four--fun puzzle by Pete!
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#3

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oldjudge wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 1:18 pm In at number four--fun puzzle by Pete!
Beat me by two!
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#4

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Love the song, too.
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#5

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Solved and submitted
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#6

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Got it! After last month I was a bit worried.
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#7

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Fun one!
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#8

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Based on the title, I had a guess what the answer would be. It was totally wrong.

Fun puzzle!
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#9

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Another excellent one to finish the year!
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#10

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Nice meta. I think I’m in at #9
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#11

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I got a late start on this since I was asleep at 7am when it was released in Hawaii time. It looked quite hard at first, but then one of the first things I tried worked, and I'm a bit surprised to have gotten it already (in at #23). Now what will I do with the rest of my week until Thursday?
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#12

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#26 on the leaderboard. I remember this song well.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#13

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stmv wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 2:42 pm I got a late start on this since I was asleep at 7am when it was released in Hawaii time. It looked quite hard at first, but then one of the first things I tried worked, and I'm a bit surprised to have gotten it already (in at #23).
Now what will I do with the rest of my week until Thursday?
Pandora? viewtopic.php?t=1332

MMM? viewtopic.php?t=1334

MOAT? viewtopic.php?t=1335

MEOW? viewtopic.php?t=1324

It's an embarrassment of meta riches these days.
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#14

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Got it but singing another song.
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#15

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Definitely not as difficult as last month. I think I may be singing the same song as @boharr

I still don't have the mega
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#16

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Got to it late but I’m on the board. Lovely puzzle!
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#17

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Got it. Not hard. But work meetings have TOTALLY interfered with my puzzling today.

I don't have the mega meta yet. Not sure when I can work on that. Or when it's "due."
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#18

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HunterX wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:28 pm I don't have the mega meta yet. Not sure when I can work on that. Or when it's "due."
Pete has put some stuff into the December puzzle that makes the Mega-Meta marginally easier. I got the Mega, so naturally it seems easy to me, but I encourage everyone to make a strong effort at it before the end-of-of-December final puzzle comes out (which is the due date for the Mega).
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stmv wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 8:46 pm
HunterX wrote: Tue Dec 07, 2021 6:28 pm I don't have the mega meta yet. Not sure when I can work on that. Or when it's "due."
Pete has put some stuff into the December puzzle that makes the Mega-Meta marginally easier. I got the Mega, so naturally it seems easy to me, but I encourage everyone to make a strong effort at it before the end-of-of-December final puzzle comes out (which is the due date for the Mega).
Thanks. Saw the hint. Haven't figured it out yet. But now at least I have time.
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#20

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:musical_note: Got it :musical_note:

Now for one final crack at the mega meta...

EDIT:
... and got that, too.
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