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.
Robin wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 1:36 pm
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’...
Welcome!
The deadline for the contest is midnight tonight, so there won't be any spoilers until then. This one is definitely tricky and different, but there is a method to the madness.
As for the shore/ship thing, our Cruise Director Bob wrote up the story of that. It's on the Community FAQ's page of the "Welcome Aboard" board: forums/viewtopic.php?f=18&t=34
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:56 am
Good Saturday morning muggles
We have 6 keeping Isaac company on the ship and 84 on the shore hoping for a mug
Hi Bob - did you miss me? I've been snoozing on shore since Friday
I did miss you. We were looking for you since it is your round but now that we have discovered that you are on shore, we will count you but fork over your credit card for the 101 on the shore.
Anomander wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 12:26 pm
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."
It's so interesting how although we all love the WSJ crossword and especially the meta, but we can be so different in which we like best. I've seen the comments expressing displeasure with this one and about difficulty of the grid. I found this grid so much fun (no googling necessary for me...that's a good thing, of course. I don't think there was a single singer, song, athlete, team, entertainer. Only a few of the better known goddesses and an author.) and thought the meta was great too.
Dom beat me to shore easily. It took a bit of prodding by him to get me going in the right direction. I think this is technically a masterpiece, but personally, I find the clueing of the meta a bit suspect. Don thought it was fine.
pddigi wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 3:19 pm
Dom beat me to shore easily. It took a bit of prodding by him to get me going in the right direction. I think this is technically a masterpiece, but personally, I find the clueing of the meta a bit suspect. Don thought it was fine.
There will be a lot of discussion after midnight and through tomorrow
Obvious to me that I should have the answer but I do not, so I must have made an error somewhere in the grid but I don’t see that either, so hello Isaac!
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sat Sep 14, 2019 11:56 am
Good Saturday morning muggles
We have 6 keeping Isaac company on the ship and 84 on the shore hoping for a mug
Hi Bob - did you miss me? I've been snoozing on shore since Friday
I did miss you. We were looking for you since it is your round but now that we have discovered that you are on shore, we will count you but fork over your credit card for the 101 on the shore.
Kay's buying? Three fingers of The Macallan 18 y.o., with branch water, please.
Inca wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 2:30 pm
It's so interesting how although we all love the WSJ crossword and especially the meta, but we can be so different in which we like best. I've seen the comments expressing displeasure with this one and about difficulty of the grid. I found this grid so much fun (no googling necessary for me...that's a good thing, of course. I don't think there was a single singer, song, athlete, team, entertainer. Only a few of the better known goddesses and an author.) and thought the meta was great too.
I absolutely concur!
Each of us has our own sphere of knowledge and each of us has a unique approach to solving a meta.
I would be hard-pressed to name a puzzle or constructor I like best. I truly enjoy every one of them -- even when I can't quite solve them
Hi Bob - did you miss me? I've been snoozing on shore since Friday
I did miss you. We were looking for you since it is your round but now that we have discovered that you are on shore, we will count you but fork over your credit card for the 101 on the shore.
Kay's buying? Three fingers of The Macallan 18 y.o., with branch water, please.
Done! I even brought the pretzels, though I'm not sure how well that goes with Macallan....
Oh, good grief. Post enlightenment strikes again.
I’ve been looking at this off and on since Thursday with nary a clue.
I posted that I was lost and, BAM! On shore!
🏖
ImOnToo wrote: ↑Sun Sep 15, 2019 6:22 pm
Oh, good grief. Post enlightenment strikes again.
I’ve been looking at this off and on since Thursday with nary a clue.
I posted that I was lost and, BAM! On shore!
🏖
I’m also laughing at myself for all of the gymnastics I attempted for four days.
Ashore, in more ways than two, and reporting in before 9 pm, barely. Enjoyed a real Alaskan cruise this week, and recommend it heartily, cause “I really did need this!”
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