"Third Time's The Charm" - January 10, 2020

[Bob cruise director]

Our regular constructors get a break this week as the meta is constructed by Patrick Berry - always a treat!

The answer to the contest is a six-letter word.

Enjoy and good luck!

Thanks for opening the topic. I am home now and can work on the contest

I had just assumed you were still sitting shiva for your football team.

Signed,

A Raiders Fan
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That was definitely a possibility but I was out in 25 degree windy weather photographing a short eared owl

[Bob cruise director]

On shore - no stress but a fun puzzle.

[bhamren]

On shore. With this being a week 2 for MGWCC, it looks like another weekend not working on metas.

[Orsys]

Fun. Done.

[MaineMarge]

On shore for sure.
Thanks for a good one PB. I do love this guy as well. His Saturday Rows Garden was killer fun, as always.

[Jeremy Smith]

On dry land,
Toes in the sand.
Grid quickly done,
Meta was fun!

[Inca]

My kind of meta this week....stress free and enjoyable. What can I say? Something about it just drew me in.

[DaveKennison]

Back-stroked ashore just now (but not until after I had stared into space for a while ... ). Another good one.

[BethA]

On the beach! 🏖 Let’s say cocoa beach with Bailey’s hot chocolate, topped with whipped cream, drizzled with chocolate syrup, in the new MMMM mug! Yum!

[Gwert]

On shore. Nice construction. Very fair puzzle.

[MarkL]

Bagged and tagged. Ashore! This puzzle was a welcome respite from the dual threat of a near-dead laptop and Quicken acting up!

Funny that I happened to be listening to Ella Fitzgerald while approaching the middle third of the puzzle.

Have a great weekend, all!!

[LesY]

Ashore. Thanks to Patrick for the fun puzzle.

[Bob cruise director]

Quick swim in. Looking forward to UCONN woman against Baylor in basketball this afternoon. Go Huskies!

So much for that 98 game home winning streak

[Bob cruise director]

Our regular constructors get a break this week as the meta is constructed by Patrick Berry - always a treat!

The answer to the contest is a six-letter word.

Enjoy and good luck!

Thanks for opening the topic. I am home now and can work on the contest

I had just assumed you were still sitting shiva for your football team.

Signed,

A Raiders Fan

Everyone knew that the Patriots were living on borrowed time - even when they were 8-0. So we move on. The problem is that we have to live for another two solid months with radio and TV commentators pontification on what will happen to Brady. Wake me when March 17 comes

[Bob cruise director]

Bagged and tagged. Ashore! This puzzle was a welcome respite from the dual threat of a near-dead laptop and Quicken acting up!

Funny that I happened to be listening to Ella Fitzgerald while approaching the middle third of the puzzle.

Have a great weekend, all!!

I am ripping at Quicken. I have used them for 15 years and while I am not thrilled I have upgraded every three years for $45. The only reason I upgraded was to be able to download data from banks and credit cards into Quicken. Now they have gone to this subscription system for $45 a year which is triple the cost.

[dmorack]

Nice to have sand under my feet again this week. Now I just need to avoid forgetting to enter the solution to the MGWCC this week. I never get distract...SQUIRREL!!!

[juliet]

On shore!

[Hidden in 3D]

I usually do not even look at the crossword contest until Friday morning, but actually had some time to spare earlier today. I couldn't believe it when I made it to shore before I started making dinner. What a great way to start the weekend!

[WDunbar]

Ashore. Good difficulty level this time I thought.

[Kas]

Adios, Isaac...hellooooo cabanaaahhh!!! And an absolutely no question "you know you're right," though while I sorta (?) came to the right idea early on, I did some rabbit hole exploration, so I'm calling it a Level 2.5. Totally fun, in any event!