"Crosswords Rock!" - April 12, 2019

A place to discuss the weekly Wall Street Journal Crossword Puzzle Contest, starting every Thursday around 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please do not post any answers or hints before the contest deadline which is midnight Sunday Eastern time.
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"Crosswords Rock!" - April 12, 2019

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By Matt Gaffney. The answer to the contest is a cocktail.

The clue for 62-Down suggests looking for rocks.

There are four instances of commonly-seen-in-crosswords ORE in the theme entries.

The letters directly over these OREs spell the contest answer.
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Safely home at our new home. Guinness please!
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I’m there too! Another nice puzzle by Matt!
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Done and done.
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Only just printed, but I notice that even as a subscriber I cannot comment on the Friday crossword post at wsj. Thought it would be good to remind others to post here, but no such luck.
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#6

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Yet, we can still post to the 4/5/19 puzzle. Perhaps the WSJ coders aren't finished with the new setup yet.
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#7

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Got it! And also noticed that there is no comments section at the WSJ for this puzzle.
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#8

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Got one quickly for once. I've been on a long losing streak.

I am surprised that they would stop comments on the puzzles. I get that organizations are becoming leery of fallout from providing a forum for certain kinds of content they can't control, but if there's ever been controversial content on the puzzle page, I missed it. It's just a bunch of people talking about words.
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I thought it was just me that couldn't see the comments. I just sent something to WSJ support. I've done the grid but I'm not seeing the meta yet.
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#10

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Glad to be safely on shore, and safely on this new site.
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Solved, and hope to get used to this new site.
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Onshore. I struggled a little with the grid, but by the time I finished, I had a pretty good idea about the meta.
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I just love that feeling when you see the meta immediately! Not my experience today. I got something, but it’s not taking me anywhere.
Check out and support http://CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Done and done.
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Safe on the new shore. Looks like the old one was swallowed up by the sea. Hope Isaac can find us here!
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On shore!
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#17

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On shore (unlike last week, a failure that still kind of smarts 😜). Actually got it almost as soon as I finished. Hope this new forum works out ...
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#18

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On shore! For the first time I'm not a 1 or a 5. This was 2+ for me.
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Greetings Muggles in exile! A quick note to tell you that comments on wsj.com are now up and running for subscribers, after a short delay. We look forward to hearing from you there and anywhere else that WSJ puzzle fans congregate.
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Early trip to the beach today. I will refrain from discussing the cocktail I’m enjoying!
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