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This week's contest is titled Build Your Brand by the nefarious Matt Gaffney

The answer to this week's contest is a well known company. Special credit goes to anyone who works or has worked for the company.

Good luck with grid and the meta

and stay safe

I won't be able to work the puzzle until later this evening - so you'll all have to do w/o my moaning about not getting the meta fo a few hours!

Compared to some of the grids I've struggled through this week, this one was a snap. Thank you, Matt.

Grid: easy. Meta? 80% ashore? I hope? Maybe?

Got a favorite answer, but I'd need to beat to fit & paint to match, at this point. I can see myself staring at this a long time.

Good luck, muggles!

On shore! Fun one!

Got it! That was a toughie, as Matt might say!

I'm on a shore, but I want to think about this one a little more before I submit. I'd agree with the 80%.

Edit: Never mind - I'm 100% sure I see the tiki bar! I'll take that Guinness now.

I knew what the answer was but It took a while to get the last bit. I wonder if we were all stuck on the same part.

On the beach…really enjoyed this one. What's that? Why yes, I’d love a Guinness!

done. great puzzle. Russell's Reserve Rye for me.

On shore! That was a great puzzle.

The last one made me laugh out loud. Was close early but derailed myself a bit. Film at 11 (or Monday).

Enjoy the weekend, Muggles!

boharr wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 4:27 pm Compared to some of the grids I've struggled through this week, this one was a snap. Thank you, Matt.

Yeah - I was able to actually do the grid on my phone on a call - very easy. Unfortunately, it wasn't one of those grids where the methodology to solve the meta became apparent as I did the grid.

I stared and stared and finally!! Got it! The meta answer clicks just fine.

Whew made it! That was a longer swim than normal.

Elegant mechanism cleverly executed, and a fun solve. I'll take an adult beverage.

Solved. Wow.

Done and done. Found too many things at first. Then chased stray rabbits for a bit. Finally went back and chased the rabbit down the first two turns and got stuck until I realized what I was first doing was correct, and was able to pare down and sort my overfilled list.

TPS wrote: ↑Thu May 07, 2020 4:09 pm I won't be able to work the puzzle until later this evening - so you'll all have to do w/o my moaning about not getting the meta fo a few hours!

As promised...I'm here to moan about not getting the meta! 90 minutes in - Not the faintest clue. Had an idea got nowhere, thought I saw something - it was nothing.

This is the first time in a long time I don't even have even the slightest idea what the methodology might be. I hope Issac is lonely because its going to be another long weekend!

I'm putting a coin in the juke box. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s29RKnB7l7o

Less solvers than usual after 5 hours I think? I’m having a very tough time making any headway so maybe I’m not alone.