"Go With The Flow" - October 11, 2019

[damefox]

Ashore! Nice one! I hope the WSJ keeps being this straightforward - it's by far the easiest of the metas each week, in my opinion. A nice ego boost when I've been staring at the PGWCC for two days already. Sigh.

[Eric Porter]

Ashore. I had to stare at it for a little while before I had my aha moment. I let the flow take me in the wrong direction at first.

I should have seen it sooner, but it's nice to have one that I don't get instantly.

Unlike last week, I was able to get the meta without Google or doubts about my answer.

[Dow Jones]

Solved, submitted and sitting ashore !

[Streroto]

Clever and straightforward. Happily ashore.

[Julie O]

On shore.

[ALS]

Ashore. I mostly back-solved, once I got the first bit.

ALS

[Jacksull]

Ashore early. Hope a Muggle wins the cup again.

[Bird Lives]

Wasn't there an earlier puzzle with a similar gimmick? How else would I have known so quickly how to interpret the clue that unlocks the meta?
(I also wonder if Matt originally had the idea of using a Braves pitcher but then had to give it up for a less subtle entry.)

[juliet]

I had most of the meta before finishing the grid, making this my fastest trip to shore, but only because it reminded me of another meta that I struggled over (so haven't forgotten).

[oldjudge]

On shore. The grid was easy, but it took me a little time to go with the flow on the meta. Neat puzzle-nice job by Matt.

[BarbaraK]

I had a gig this evening, so I got a late start on this one. I'll bring some nice Oktoberfest music along to the shore party.

And Matt brought the food! How nice of him. And what a yummy choice.

[BethA]

On the beach! 🏖

...after some flailing about. Enjoyed it!

[a3jay]

On shore

[Tom Shea]

On shore after too many weeks on the boat.

[Tom Wilson]

On shore ... and in fine company!

[MaineMarge]

Done and done. And a well done meta, Matt. Very clever.
I, too, thought this pretty easy. Thanks to a nice clue from the big guy.
I see the ship’s chef has this good food on the menu this weekend, so I’ll 8D there now to partake before having a nightcap with Isaac. Then you can find me in the stern garden til the last shore shuttle on Sunday.

[BrianDavidson]

On shore thanks to all the comments here. Not spoilers, but very leading in some ways.

[31 Down]

Drifted kinda slowly ashore. Yes, very clever. Thought it was average difficulty so am surprised at the "easy" rating so far.

[Richard]

On shore

Happy to get one. Nice construction.

[WDunbar]

Ashore. Definitely an easy one, or at least I happened to grok it right away. Way less than ten minutes for the grid, and less than a minute for the meta. Good one though. This would be a good one to show beginners I think.