Muller Monthly Music Meta, December 2024

Title: “Break Up the Band” by Pete Muller, Mack Meller, and Andrew White
Prompt: The meta for this puzzle is a well-known pop duo.
Answer: Roxette

puzzle untimed; meta untimed (Matt)

 
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WSJ Contest — Friday, December 6, 2024

Grid:20 minutes; Meta: 15 more 
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Monday, December 9, 2024

BEQ 19:14 (Eric) 
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LAT 2:07 (Stella) 
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NYT 3:28 (Sophia) 

 


The New Yorker untimed (Amy) 
(3.74 avg; 21 ratings) rate it

 


Universal untimed (pannonica) 
(3.44 avg; 8 ratings) rate it

 


USA Today 7:43 (Eric) 

 


WSJ 5:26 (Jim) 
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Sunday, December 8, 2024

LAT tk (Gareth)  
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NYT 12:08 (Nate) 

 


USA Today tk (Darby)  
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Universal (Sunday) 7:56 (with a new kitten on my lap) (Jim) 
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Universal tk (norah) 
(3.81 avg; 8 ratings) rate it

 


WaPo 6:18 (Matt G) 

 

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Saturday, December 7, 2024

LAT 3:49 (Stella) 
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Newsday 23:07 (pannonica) 
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NYT 7:44 (Amy)  
(3.87 avg; 43 ratings) rate it

 


Universal tk (Matthew)  
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USA Today tk (Matthew) 
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WSJ untimed (pannonica) 
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Friday, December 6, 2024

LAT untimed (pannonica) 
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NYT 6:25 (Amy) 
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Universal 3:42 (Jim) 
(2.88 avg; 12 ratings) rate it

 


USA Today tk (Emily) 
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MGWCC #861

crossword 3:06 
meta 0:15 
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Thursday, December 5, 2024

LAT tk (Gareth) 
(2.67 avg; 15 ratings) rate it

 


NYT 8:12 (ZDL) 
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Universal tk (Sophia) 
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USA Today 11:31 (Emily) 
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BEQ untimed (pannonica) 
(2.43 avg; 7 ratings) rate it

 


Fireball untimed (Jenni) 
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WSJ untimed & with an error (Jim) 

 

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Wednesday, December 4, 2024

AV Club untimed (Eric) 
(3.14 avg; 7 ratings) rate it

 


LAT 4:26 (Gareth) 
(2.44 avg; 16 ratings) rate it

 


The New Yorker 3:04 – phone (Kyle) 
(3.48 avg; 21 ratings) rate it

 


NYT 7:53 (Eric) 
(2.85 avg; 42 ratings) rate it

 


Universal untimed (pannonica) 

 


USA Today 10:38 (Emily) 
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WSJ 4:53 (Jim) 

 

Note from Amy: Hey, folks. I can’t guarantee I won’t get bounced back to the hospital, but I’m cautiously optimistic that I’ll be popping in to write about puzzles at something close to my prior schedule. It’s good to be back(ish)! I’m planning to write up the AV Club Classic on Wednesday unless someone beats me to it.

There may be some upcoming log-in changes here at Crossword Fiend to provide a better experience for commenters who aren’t keen on making personal attacks or being attacked personally. I apologize for the inconvenience Tuesday afternoon and in the future, and for any obscenities you’ve run into before they were deleted.

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Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Jonesin' 6:51 (Erin) 

 


LAT tk (Jenni) 

 


NYT 13:41 (Emily) 
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The New Yorker untimed (pannonica) 
(2.77 avg; 15 ratings) rate it

 


Universal 6:14 (Matt F) 

 


USA Today tk (Sophia) 
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Xword Nation untimed (Ade) 
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WSJ 4:13 (Jim) 
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