"I Really Don't Need This!" - September 13, 2019

[grwinski]

Ashore! Actually, my wife got it, and I'm along for the ride!

Agreed with several that we were hoping to find something to double-confirm our answer, but decided we were close enough to go ahead and submit.

We missed the last two weeks and are happy that we're finally back in the groove.... thanks Matt (and Mike!)!

[Geoduck]

Good Saturday morning muggles

First, fall is here. I had to turn on the heat this morning.

and a warm welcome to our newest muggles
WBYonder and b_burd here on the blog

and Malcolm P on the WSJ site

We have 6 keeping Isaac company on the ship and 84 on the shore hoping for a mug

On the ship are
GlennG
Josh
Julie O
scooby
Darryl
and Diana

The shore party includes

Geoduck, too..

(I'll have another Smiling Irish Bastard now...)

With more to come to joing the shore party

[matthewmoravec]

Ashore, really enjoyed it (mostly because I actually figured it out this time).

[Colin]

Isaac, another one please... with a beer mat this time. Thank you!

[Inca]

Still hunting rabbits. Actually, I haven't finished the grid, but once I do - the hunt begins!

<waving hello>...I missed you; happy to see you here

[Inca]

On shore.

When I saw that the answer would be a celebrity, and no mention of "famous", I was thinking "uh-oh", because even with that adjective included, like "famous comedian", I would likely be in trouble. Just as I thought, I had to consult with Mr G to make sure what I had was correct. But perhaps this time I am one of the few ones that are not aware of this celebrity.

I shudder when I see "celebrity" as well. (I also shudder when I see athlete, entertainer, singer...I guess I shudder a lot). I think celebrity is a weird way to describe the meta solution this week.

[Bill Harts]

I’m on shore but not quite sure how I got here!

[Julie O]

I see the gimmick, so to speak, but I still need to finish grid. So count me with Isaac.

same, we can commiserate together

[Colin]

I really didn’t like this weeks puzzle,
It tested my honor as a Muggle,
Used Google too much,
In fact, ‘‘twas a crutch,
Can I claim “shore”? Oh, what a struggle!

[bunella]

On the shore!

I'll have a Smiling Irish Bastard, please.

sorry but my ex-husband is nowhere to be found.........lmao. sorry couldn't resist.

[bunella]

Back after a bit of an absence and on shore. Hope somebody else brought the pretzels while I was stuck on the ship

No one brought them!!! And we missed you

Thank you but there was no way I was getting the answer to that baseball puzzle.
I know the basics about sports but that one threw me a curve (ball) for sure.

[Bob cruise director]

Good Sunday morning fellow muggles

It has been an interesting 24 hours as several muggles have crawled onto the shore. I will be interested to see the comments tomorrow as I have a few questions that I have been wondering about. I am quite sure I have the answer but there are a few ???? to be resolved

Currently we have 6 on the ship and 98 on the shore. Mark C joined Isaac yesterday

And the growing shore party now includes

Patty
JakeorJacob
DrTom
Arnold
jmorgie7
Josh
AnnP
Kris
Rita
our lusophile
Bill H
Colin
the Geoduck
and Matthew M

Good luck to those on the ship getting to shore and to everyone winning the mug. My guess is a lot of entries with about 75% correct

[LLinNC]

After two weeks of frustration, I am happily on shore!

[CandyB]

On shore!

[Anomander]

First time on shore, huzzah! Time for a Hazy IPA and football - life could be worse

[Bob cruise director]

First time on shore, huzzah! Time for a Hazy IPA and football - life could be worse

Welcome to the group. Always great to have more muggles.

Good luck winning the mug. And I am sure that there will many more trips to the shore.

[Joe Ross]

First time on shore, huzzah! Time for a Hazy IPA and football - life could be worse

Welcome, Anomander! Partaking of same as I type.

Finished 18 holes this morning & offered to buy the first round at the 19th. Heard the following valid excuses of "my grandson has a soccer game", "I want to watch the game at home", "I had bad fish, last night."

All valid, but, c'm'on... Beer.

[DrTom]

I did manage to get the puzzle, and I'll admit to using Google a lot, but in my (and it seems a lot of folks) defense the clues for answers that let you solve the meta could have been, IMHO, better formulated. If anyone at all is interested I'll post what I feel might have helped me get the grid without using Google so much. I don't mind an assist now and then but this week I feel "dirty" for having relied on it so much. I was going for a completely different convention until I ran into two that would not let me follow that line of reasoning (plus my celebrity would have had to been Welsh).

TB

[Robin]

Embarrassed to admit I don’t get it. When can I read spoilers? Surely it’s ok by now?
50D isn’t a word...43A is misspelled... where are you getting ‘ashore’...

[BrianDavidson]

Embarrassed to admit I don’t get it. When can I read spoilers? Surely it’s ok by now?
50D isn’t a word...43A is misspelled... where are you getting ‘ashore’...

After midnight EDT. This one is either brilliant or the worst. I’m not clever enough to see the former yet.