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Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:31 pm
by MajordomoTom
same, on the beach. watching the tide roll away. hoping that I'm at the right tiki hut. It's tiki, it's deserted, but there are other tikis around.

will sleep before I submit to the WSJ gods.

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:34 pm
by LesY
Ashore! I was doing it wrong. Agree with those who needed some time to get comfortable, and I’ll sleep on it as well.

Who’s up for beach volleyball at a 6-foot remove?

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:39 pm
by Al Sisti
Tom Shea wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:49 pm
Al Sisti wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:23 pm On the beach; two feet in the sand and six feet from anyone else. Enjoyed this one. Guinness me please... What? Get it myself??
Six feet is very easy at Fort DeRussy beach. For the first time since the tiki huts were here a hundred years ago. That's diamond head in the distance.

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Whoa... jelly! (as the kids say. I think).

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:39 pm
by MajordomoTom
fo shizzle

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:44 pm
by PeterLeea1a
I feel like I'm on the right track but not still not getting it...

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:53 pm
by Dplass
PeterLeea1a wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:44 pm I feel like I'm on the right track but not still not getting it...
Same.

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:06 pm
by FrankieHeck
I keep trying to do the same thing, and it keeps not quite working. And to make matters worse, my Dad (who has only ever solved a couple of these) emailed to say he thinks he figured it out.

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:09 pm
by Tina
Count me on shore. Nice to see a reference to the recently late Kenny Rogers.

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:09 pm
by TPS
Another week - another puzzle done in 15 minutes and another week with zero hope of getting the meta.

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:13 pm
by Wendy Walker
Laura M wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:52 pm Ooh clever! I had to backsolve a bit but I get it now.
Exactly my experience!

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:35 pm
by edot
Grid done in ~15. All the signs are staring right at me but I can't seem to figure out what to do with them!

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:38 pm
by TPS
edot wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:35 pm Grid done in ~15. All the signs are staring right at me but I can't seem to figure out what to do with them!
Same - This really might be the last one I do if I don't figure it out this week. This is so frustrating I'm gonna end up smashing my laptop if I keep trying these - I wish I had never heard of meta. I used to really enjoy crossword puzzles.

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:47 pm
by Eric Porter
mheberlingx100 wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:17 pm I think I got it but am only 75% sure. It all seems to make sense but doesn't seem as rock solid as some other weeks.
I stared at this one for a while. I kept trying the same kind of thing and I have an answer that makes some sense and is defensible, but I'm not 100% sure either. I don't really see how it could be anything else, but there's one little thing that's bothering me. It does make sense from one point of view though...

I'm going to look at it some more and probably submit on Saturday. If I get this one correct, it will be a full year of successfully solving the WSJ Crossword Contest so I don't want to mess it up now.

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:47 pm
by BarbaraK
Well isn't that clever! On shore and absolutely sure of the process and the answer.

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:50 pm
by Al Sisti
MajordomoTom wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 6:39 pmfo shizzle
Ain't we "street"?

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:53 pm
by Al Sisti
BrianMac wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 4:27 pm Safely ashore and wearing my social distance donut. :D


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You're a loon. At least my idea was going to be three hula hoops put together. Love it!

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 7:54 pm
by Beth Tyrpin
🏝🍹

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:01 pm
by TMart
On shore - almost forgot it was Thursday again. Bartender, just leave that Guinness on the tiki bar and walk away - I'll come get it when you're six feet away, and then retreat to my own patch of sand with it.

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:35 pm
by BrianDavidson
On shore. I’m certain of the answer and have submitted, but not quite sure how I got the last little bit.

Re: "What Not To Do" - March 27, 2020

Posted: Thu Mar 26, 2020 8:37 pm
by hcbirker
Lost at sea. Hoping for post enlightenment!