Ashore quickly after a long dry spell.
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"Line of Work" - April 17, 2020
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Commodore
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Sorry, Isaac old chap. This week we're straight for that sandy beach bar.
Nothing like an early morning bracer to get one's motor running.
Nothing like an early morning bracer to get one's motor running.
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Streroto
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A good nights sleep, a little post enlightenment, and suddenly I’m ashore. I agree, very clever construction. How Matt and Mike do it week after week I have no idea. I really like the idea of the letter, let’s do it.
Stay well all
Stay well all
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g.antonelli
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Ashore, but I'm not sure how! I found the answer without knowing precisely how to arrive, which would be a first.
I'm new to the forum but have been trying my hand at the metas for some time now. Glad to be here.
I'm new to the forum but have been trying my hand at the metas for some time now. Glad to be here.
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Bob cruise director
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9 minutes from posting to solution - that is Al territory - impressive
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Nlobb
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How can anyone do that? It takes me longer than that to print out the puzzle and sharpen my pencil!!!!!!??
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Bob cruise director
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I am convinced that you two Beth's are just one person. You seem to solve at the same time week in and week out. And Beth C is not far behindBeth Tyrpin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:58 pmYes. It snowed today so I also brought hot coffee. The pineapple was a bonus.
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michaelm
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MarkL
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Late start. Grid done. Good news - I've got plenty of it. Bad news- it's a lot of nothing! Rebooting with a clean grid. Cheers!
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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LittleGood
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KayW
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On shore!Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 6:21 pm Muggles, what does everyone think of the idea of sending a Letter to the Editor to the WSJ thanking them for continuing to provide the puzzle during the pandemic? It has been such a help for so many reasons! I will volunteer to write it and will post it for suggestions. If it's a dumb idea, don't hesitate to tell me so.
I have been adding a brief message to my contest submission each week - thanking the WSJ for its continued paper AND puzzle publications. But then all my contest submissions obviously go to some dead-letter email limbo (as I remain mug-less)... So an explicit missive would not hurt.
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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damefox
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Does the rating system at the top of each topic in this forum still work? It's been very buggy lately. Sometimes I rate the puzzle and then the rating disappears. Right now it's telling me 0 people have reviewed this, and I find that hard to believe.
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Beth Tyrpin
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That’s just a frequency phenomenon. Also, now that I’m on a bigger screen than my phone I realize my coffee is soup. That’ll be lovely with my sandwich.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:03 amI am convinced that you two Beth's are just one person. You seem to solve at the same time week in and week out. And Beth C is not far behindBeth Tyrpin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:58 pmYes. It snowed today so I also brought hot coffee. The pineapple was a bonus.
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gdshort
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boharr
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JPMalone
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Think I got it? Everyone seems to feel very confident in their solution but it feels way too obvious to me lol
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Bob cruise director
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Campbell's Soup and SandwichBeth Tyrpin wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:45 amThat’s just a frequency phenomenon. Also, now that I’m on a bigger screen than my phone I realize my coffee is soup. That’ll be lovely with my sandwich.Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Fri Apr 17, 2020 9:03 amI am convinced that you two Beth's are just one person. You seem to solve at the same time week in and week out. And Beth C is not far behindBeth Tyrpin wrote: ↑Thu Apr 16, 2020 9:58 pm
Yes. It snowed today so I also brought hot coffee. The pineapple was a bonus.
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Geoduck
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ASHORE! Good thing -- now I can get some work done this afternoon.
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Kris Zacharias
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On shore. Usually I do the grid and look at it for a few minutes to see if anything jumps right out. Usually nothing does and I wait to get inspired. This one came quickly, a good thing since I am only partly through a long list of quarantine-inspired tasks that need my full attention. No Tiki Bar for me; I gave the dog a bath instead.