"Two's Company" - September 27, 2019

[Jazzvibist]

Ashore.

Stu K.

[Bob cruise director]

On shore! On the road this weekend for a family wedding in New England. It's chilly up here, and I only brought one pair of long pants.

Tina - this is warm for New England. Embrace the chilly mornings and warm afternoons. The weather should be great for the wedding.

[Bob cruise director]

This weeks contest is Two's Company by Matt Gaffney. The answer to the is week's contest is a well- known corporations

Good luck to all winning the mug
Beautiful photo, Robert. I’m stumped for the moment. So many rabbit holes, so little time

That was in Iceland a few years ago. Super place to go in either the summer or the winter

[Bob cruise director]

Ashore. Made some very silly mistakes but bleary morning eyes made the corrections.

If I'd rather email, do I send it to the Gmail listed at the end of the PDF? Do people include their full grids, or just the meta answer?

(The only reason I ask is because that PDF seems very old and has Matt Gaffney's name at the top).

You only need to send the solution in the TITLE of the email. Send it to crosswordcontest@wsj.com

[KayW]

Ashore. Made some very silly mistakes but bleary morning eyes made the corrections.

If I'd rather email, do I send it to the Gmail listed at the end of the PDF? Do people include their full grids, or just the meta answer?

(The only reason I ask is because that PDF seems very old and has Matt Gaffney's name at the top).

Sorry if I'm asking the obvious, but the puzzle title on your meta pdf is Two's Company, right? Only asking because you mentioned silly mistakes and bleary eyes. Mike's name is "at the top" as editor, Matt's is more towards the middle as constructor. And I don't see a gmail address on the pdf anywhere....

https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/docu ... 272019.pdf

[KayW]

As soon as I saw the clues, it seemed fairly obvious what was going on. (It seems that lately that's my method with metas: either see a pathway right away or just never see it.) But in going on to the next step there seemed to be a bit of inconsistency that bothers me a bit and it bothers me even more that no one else seems to be bothered by it. That makes me feel that maybe I'm wrong. But what I found cannot be a coincidence and it would be a huge amount of work for Matt just to put it in as a red herring. So, I've decided that my answer is right. Maybe I'm just missing some step that would make it all tie up nicer....or maybe it is good as is.
Wow, I 'm really rambling and can't seem to find the words to express myself clearly. I'll just leave it as: I pretty sure I'm on shore.

Inca, I couldn't have said it better myself! So I am stealing your post. I am counting myself on shore but I am with the camp that smells a pageant and wishes to be 63A before submitting.

[BrianDavidson]

Ashore. Made some very silly mistakes but bleary morning eyes made the corrections.

If I'd rather email, do I send it to the Gmail listed at the end of the PDF? Do people include their full grids, or just the meta answer?

(The only reason I ask is because that PDF seems very old and has Matt Gaffney's name at the top).

Sorry if I'm asking the obvious, but the puzzle title on your meta pdf is Two's Company, right? Only asking because you mentioned silly mistakes and bleary eyes. Mike's name is "at the top" as editor, Matt's is more towards the middle as constructor. And I don't see a gmail address on the pdf anywhere....

https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/docu ... 272019.pdf

He's referring to the "Guide to the WSJ Crossword Contest" on the Puzzle page, not the actual puzzle itself.

[KayW]

Ashore. Made some very silly mistakes but bleary morning eyes made the corrections.

If I'd rather email, do I send it to the Gmail listed at the end of the PDF? Do people include their full grids, or just the meta answer?

(The only reason I ask is because that PDF seems very old and has Matt Gaffney's name at the top).

Sorry if I'm asking the obvious, but the puzzle title on your meta pdf is Two's Company, right? Only asking because you mentioned silly mistakes and bleary eyes. Mike's name is "at the top" as editor, Matt's is more towards the middle as constructor. And I don't see a gmail address on the pdf anywhere....

https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/docu ... 272019.pdf

He's referring to the "Guide to the WSJ Crossword Contest" on the Puzzle page, not the actual puzzle itself.

Ha! talk about silly mistakes and bleary eyes!

[Tom Wilson]

Unsure, but on shore ... and ready for my alma mater's 8 p.m. kickoff in Maryland. So much football, so little time. Have a great weekend, all.

[Louwers]

Safely ashore. Easy swim this week. Usually expecting more shark infested waters from Matt.

[bunella]

Onshore pretty quickly. Cute one!

[BarbaraK]

As soon as I saw the clues, it seemed fairly obvious what was going on. (It seems that lately that's my method with metas: either see a pathway right away or just never see it.) But in going on to the next step there seemed to be a bit of inconsistency that bothers me a bit and it bothers me even more that no one else seems to be bothered by it. That makes me feel that maybe I'm wrong. But what I found cannot be a coincidence and it would be a huge amount of work for Matt just to put it in as a red herring. So, I've decided that my answer is right. Maybe I'm just missing some step that would make it all tie up nicer....or maybe it is good as is.
Wow, I 'm really rambling and can't seem to find the words to express myself clearly. I'll just leave it as: I pretty sure I'm on shore.

The one thing that I first saw as an inconsistency I later realized was actually appropriate.

🏖

[DBMiller]

Done and Submitted, although admittedly only 60% sure, 40% guess.

A little more thinking and the 40% part of the guess was definitely wrong, but I'm now 100% that I got it right anyway.

[grwinski]

Ashore! Nice of Matt Gaffney to use my alma mater in 10A.

I started doing these Crossword Contests in January of this year. At first I only got the solution sometimes. Starting with the first one in April, I haven't been lost at sea. As this is the final puzzle of September, it makes 6 months in a row. I'm considering subscribing to MGWCC or trying PGWCC for more of a challenge.

Also ashore! As with Eric, excited to see our Alma Mater in a clue (EE1977 and EE1980). Three in a row, and 6 out of the last 7! Finally getting a sense of how the metas work!

[grwinski]

Ashore! Nice of Matt Gaffney to use my alma mater in 10A.

Whaddya know, I wrote my last post from my office at 10A!

Which department? (Rita and I are EE grads)

[sharkicicles]

As soon as I saw the clues, it seemed fairly obvious what was going on. (It seems that lately that's my method with metas: either see a pathway right away or just never see it.) But in going on to the next step there seemed to be a bit of inconsistency that bothers me a bit and it bothers me even more that no one else seems to be bothered by it. That makes me feel that maybe I'm wrong. But what I found cannot be a coincidence and it would be a huge amount of work for Matt just to put it in as a red herring. So, I've decided that my answer is right. Maybe I'm just missing some step that would make it all tie up nicer....or maybe it is good as is.
Wow, I 'm really rambling and can't seem to find the words to express myself clearly. I'll just leave it as: I pretty sure I'm on shore.

The one thing that I first saw as an inconsistency I later realized was actually appropriate.

🏖

Agreed, was actually quite elegant.

[Alan H]

Done. We need more challenging puzzles please. I remember when i woke up in the middle of a Saturday night and solved the "Mi Senora" puzzle last year. I was walking around my house in the dark cheering. Haven't had that feeling in a while.

[Doug C]

On shore.

[Bob cruise director]

Hello young muggles wherever you are, I hope your troubles are few

Good Friday morning

Our Matt Gaffney special has resulted in 2 muggles with Isaac for now and 71 on the shore. I am not sure if the puzzles have been easier over the last couple of months or whether we are collectively getting smarter.

and we welcome our two newest muggles: ErikThor and spotter - both here on the blog

Good luck to all in winning the mug

[Thurman8er]

I'm on shore, but feeling pretty MEH about this puzzle.