"Grid Daring" - February 14, 2020

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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cashk wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2020 6:52 pm I think I'm on shore, for the first time ever, but

I think I got first half of answer correct as the meta is obvious, but am I supposed to make an obvious guess for second half of answer, or is there a way to solve the second half with meta?
Title, title title.
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On shore and headed for the cooler. I usually stick with Yuengling - never mix, never worry - but the mere mention of a Rolling Rock pony wets my whistle. Cheers!
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On the beach 🏖 🍷!
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Count me ashore. I’m sure what I have is right though I don’t see where others have said it clicks.
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Grid finished, and I've seen something interesting, but don't know what to do next. I'm hoping there's a logical mechanism, and not mere guesswork here.
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On shore! Took me a little longer than it sounds like it did for others.
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Fun to read of the drinking preferences here. For once I'll top you all. Valentine's Day dinner needed to be the day before this year. Delightful little place in Ann Arbor called Logan. Champagne toast, followed by the cocktails Alpini (with rye, scotch, and other stuff, to accompany a gnocchi puttanesca) and a Sazerac (to accompany a wild board bolognese), then a glass of Riesling (to play off the spicy Thai scallops) and a Spanish white (for a Mexican-tinged shrimp and grits), finally a little chocolate and raspberry tart-like thing -- all for less than $200 with tip. Half-plate sizes helped.

There are advantages to living in the frozen north. Cost of living (and drinking!) is low.

Oh, yes, and I got the puzzle just before leaving the house, so I didn't need to obsess on it over dinner.

Treat your sweetest well tomorrow!
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Ashore!

Phew! Now I can focus on getting work done in the morning.
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Ashore...giggling on 48D clue, pretty wicked.
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Grid solved, still in my usual spot on the boat.... 1D + 27D.... intentional? Another Miller Lite please, Isaac.
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:01 pm Fun to read of the drinking preferences here. For once I'll top you all. Valentine's Day dinner needed to be the day before this year. Delightful little place in Ann Arbor called Logan. Champagne toast, followed by the cocktails Alpini (with rye, scotch, and other stuff, to accompany a gnocchi puttanesca) and a Sazerac (to accompany a wild board bolognese), then a glass of Riesling (to play off the spicy Thai scallops) and a Spanish white (for a Mexican-tinged shrimp and grits), finally a little chocolate and raspberry tart-like thing -- all for less than $200 with tip. Half-plate sizes helped.

There are advantages to living in the frozen north. Cost of living (and drinking!) is low.
Wow, Chris, that sounds fancy! But in true Heck style, we will be spending less than that for our Yuengling/Miller Lite and chicken tenders/quesadilla. Advantages to having the palate of a (beer drinking) toddler. :D
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ChrisKochmanski wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2020 9:01 pm Fun to read of the drinking preferences here. For once I'll top you all. Valentine's Day dinner needed to be the day before this year. Delightful little place in Ann Arbor called Logan. Champagne toast, followed by the cocktails Alpini (with rye, scotch, and other stuff, to accompany a gnocchi puttanesca) and a Sazerac (to accompany a wild board bolognese), then a glass of Riesling (to play off the spicy Thai scallops) and a Spanish white (for a Mexican-tinged shrimp and grits), finally a little chocolate and raspberry tart-like thing -- all for less than $200 with tip. Half-plate sizes helped.

There are advantages to living in the frozen north. Cost of living (and drinking!) is low.

Oh, yes, and I got the puzzle just before leaving the house, so I didn't need to obsess on it over dinner.

Treat your sweetest well tomorrow!
Tomorrow I’ll be making filet mignon with roasted potatoes and homegrown sugar snap peas. And a salad with Bibb lettuce, pears and Gorgonzola. So there! Glad you had a great dinner!
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Ashore. Very enjoyable “Aha.” Thanks, Matt.
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Well I think I can see the mechanism and I also think I can get the letters. However, that is where this little train stops because I cannot seem to make anything intelligible out of them. Gonna be a long week-end I can tell, or I think I can.

RATS - I hate it when I get so far and then cannot get out of the woods - come HERE rabbit!!!
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Streroto wrote: Thu Feb 13, 2020 8:49 pm Count me ashore. I’m sure what I have is right though I don’t see where others have said it clicks.
Exactly! I'm sure I'm ashore, but I can't quite explain how I got there. It's like those movies where the ship goes down and our hero wakes up on the beach...
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I'm curious how many folks on this chat have won the mug, and how many years of playing it took?
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Dawned on me = 0535... Oh! Forehead smack!!
Ashore!
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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LAS. Feeling like the dog that caught the car - I see what must be the mechanism but not what to do with it. ...What category are the Wonder Twins?🙂

(And I hope that’s not In any way a spoiler; I am so lost it would be completely inadvertent)
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DrTom wrote: Fri Feb 14, 2020 2:06 am Well I think I can see the mechanism and I also think I can get the letters. However, that is where this little train stops because I cannot seem to make anything intelligible out of them. Gonna be a long week-end I can tell, or I think I can.

RATS - I hate it when I get so far and then cannot get out of the woods - come HERE rabbit!!!
I'm in the exact same boat (so to speak) as you. Working hard for that as of yet "aha" moment. Frustrating to be so close!
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On shore.
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