"In The Hopper" - March 6, 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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Perhaps we Muggles constitute a group too large for legal assembly. We ARE formidable folks!
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As a note, I have written to Mike Miller to find out when the puzzle will come out.

I just heard back and they are working on it. Some key people at the WSJ are working from home and it fell through the cracks.

Sit back, have a Guinness or your favorite libation in the bar with Isaac. The tab is being covered by Princess Cruises.
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Maybe we should all have a Corona!
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As it is, I do have time to do that this week. Skipping trivia to go see blues great Kim Wilson a mile from my house.
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11 letters
LOOK LOCUSTS
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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Well, I'm somewhat reassured by the posts here. I really thought the apocalypse had arrived! So now I can relax ... a little ... ๐Ÿ˜ณ.
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Bob cruise director wrote: โ†‘Thu Mar 12, 2020 5:15 pm As a note, I have written to Mike Miller to find out when the puzzle will come out.

I just heard back and they are working on it. Some key people at the WSJ are working from home and it fell through the cracks.
โ€œkey peopleโ€ - -LOCKSMITHS! โ€ฆ โ€œworking from homeโ€ โ€“ UMPIRE! โ€ฆ โ€œfell through the cracksโ€ โ€“ ALICEINWONDERLAND! Sorry, honing up on my meta skills while weโ€™re waiting.
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It's up!!... "Gentlemuggles, start your engines"!
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Remember that Alice was chasing a rabbit!
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Alan H wrote: โ†‘Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:50 pm today's puzzle answer is 11 letters long.
WOW you really were on to something with 11...
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spotter wrote: โ†‘Thu Mar 12, 2020 5:34 pm
Alan H wrote: โ†‘Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:50 pm today's puzzle answer is 11 letters long.
WOW you really were on to something with 11...
First โ€œpre-spoilerโ€ ever.
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spotter wrote: โ†‘Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:51 pm
Alan H wrote: โ†‘Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:50 pm today's puzzle answer is 11 letters long.
CORONAVIRUS
How prophetic...
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spotter wrote: โ†‘Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:51 pm
Alan H wrote: โ†‘Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:50 pm today's puzzle answer is 11 letters long.
CORONAVIRUS
How prophetic...
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Al Sisti wrote: โ†‘Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:22 pm
Hector wrote: โ†‘Thu Mar 12, 2020 4:12 pm Well this is unusual... is the puzzle social-distancing itself?
Joe Ross offers an interesting observation/prediction: "I think that tomorrow's WSJ Crossword Contest will be late posting due to this past week's time change & a failure to adjust."
You can't believe a word that *THAT* guy posts...
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