"Squeeze Play" - September 6, 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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"Squeeze Play" - September 6, 2019

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By Mike Shenk.

The answer to this week's contest is a four-letter verb.

Have fun and good luck!
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On shore! Fun one!
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Yep, Guinness me please!
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Mortimer, I'm back! Very enjoyable and ironically something I tried to no avail last week.

Happy weekend to all. Stay safe on the Southeast coast.
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I've got it.... unless there's more. Hanging with Isaac until happy hour tomorrow. Poor guys needs a lift.
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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On shore - a cold beer for me!
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On shore. Lucky to stumble down the right rabbit hole. Now it's Miller Time!
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TMart wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 4:44 pm On shore - a cold beer for me!
Served in your WSJ mug?
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Good one! And NOT one of the possibilities I came up with while pondering the title. Mark says I should add to my list of Puzzle Preparedness steps locking doors, shutting off computer, confining cats to the office, and setting the phone to deliver a mild electric shock to any unfortunate callers.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Slid into home safely. Nice afternoon game with number 9.
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They're not allowing posts on the WSJ blog again. As someone else pointed out, "Nobody goes there anymore. It's too crowded."
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I've gotten very decisively to a four-letter term. It fits the title. But it doesn't really fit the ... milieu. That is, it's not a term I know to be used in the field (wink, wink) of endeavor suggested by many, many things in this puzzle.

I think the solvers here should know what I'm getting at. So ... do I need to be concerned? Or just go with the word I've very decisively arrived at?

Wait, that's not decisive at all! 8-)
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On shore. I see what others mean, but I think it works.
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A pleasant outing after I saw something I hadn't needed to consult in solving the grid. And YIPPEE, I'm a MCWCC monthly swag winner!
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I am ashore for 7 in a row. The Brewers will need more than that to make the playoffs. At least the Packers are undefeated for the next 6 hours or so.
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Hector wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:10 pm A pleasant outing after I saw something I hadn't needed to consult in solving the grid. And YIPPEE, I'm a MCWCC monthly swag winner!
Congrats! You indeed seem to be cranking on these puzzles. Good work!
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On shore! Now to finally get to the MMMM. (Heidi)
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Before I put pen to paper, I was sure what the answer would be. Well, not sure, but >50%. Probably one of the ones Wendy was thinking of. But Mike threw me a curve. Trying to backsolve put me behind in the count. After fouling off a few, I finally managed to hit a clean single and eventually slide (or swim or wade) home.
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: Thu Sep 05, 2019 5:03 pm I've gotten very decisively to a four-letter term. It fits the title. But it doesn't really fit the ... milieu. That is, it's not a term I know to be used in the field (wink, wink) of endeavor suggested by many, many things in this puzzle.

I think the solvers here should know what I'm getting at. So ... do I need to be concerned? Or just go with the word I've very decisively arrived at?

Wait, that's not decisive at all! 8-)
I understand what you mean but I still thought it was a 100 percenter (or at least 99.99999 %).
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As a lifelong baseball fan, I'm just a bit disappointed that the four-letter term I found doesn't completely, elegantly fit with my expectations for it, but I'll go with it and declare myself SLIDING HOME WITH THE WINNING WALK-OFF RUN !!!!
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