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

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Funny, I've muttered this title to myself about 50 times this week.

The answer to this meta by Matt Gaffney is a celebrity.

Enjoy and good luck!
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Safely ashore... albeit wearing flannel for the first time. Guinness me please!
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On shore! Very clever!
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Smile-inducing.
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Finally, I arrive on shore before it's too crowded. But I have a feeling it's going to fill up quickly.
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#6

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Got it. So hard to avoid spoilers on this one!
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Got it. I could use just one more 43A.
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Post by Alan H »

Done.
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Very fast solve!! I’m drinking something with an umbrella in it.....
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Haha! Solving the grid took me way longer than getting the meta.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#11

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Ashore. I also want to say more, but spoilers.
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#12

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Ashore. Nothing to say that hasn’t already been said by others ... 😜
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#13

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Hope there's room for me on the beach, because here I come! Solved!
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#14

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I just finished the grid. The answer hasn't come to me yet.
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So happy to have gotten it! I have a lot of work to do this weekend so this is one less thing on my mind.
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Ashore. Not my favorite, but I can't love every week's puzzle!
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Hoo boy. Isaac, I really need this drink while I ponder pageant potential.

Ashore, but will wait a bit to submit.
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Got it! Didn’t get to visit Isaac at all!
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Count me ashore. After two weeks of frustration, I really DO need this!
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Clever idea, and I chuckled when I got it.
Like other solvers, I am calling on reserves of will power to keep spoiler-type allusions at bay.
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