"Head Count" - June 12, 2020

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"Head Count" - June 12, 2020

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This week's contest is titled "Head Count" by Mike Shenk

The answer to this week's contest is a five letter word

Good luck with the grid and the meta
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beach.png
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Just got around to this, but the title is giving me flashbacks to a certain PGW puzzle!
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Very nice, Mike! On the shore! Al, did you get the correct answer last week?
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Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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On shore. Clever puzzle!
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BrianMac wrote: Thu Jun 11, 2020 4:25 pmbeach.png
Okay, pressure's off now. My new Irish pub opened today at 4, and trivia starts up (outside) at a local brewery at 6:30. Gave this a quick look, but...well, the Guinness is still one, but the beach is going to have to wait. Save me a spot!
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Ashore - meta came quicker than the grid
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Got it. Had the answer before I saw all the reasons I was right.
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On the beach. Another good one from Mike.
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Darnit I was hoping for an easy one... I'm 0 for 4 in the last 4 weeks...
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Done and done.
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On the beach! 🏖 🍺 <- Yuengling

Enjoyed it very much!!!
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Done and on shore. Fun one.
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Enjoying the beach on Thursday!!
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👍 🏝 🕶 🍹
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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Yay! This one really played to my skills....as opposed to other metas. On shore!
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Peggy.jpg
I realize that the Peggy Lee thing violates my caution about what's "obvious," but I got this one immediately. Then again, there was a sorta similar mechanism from Matt some while ago that I totally missed.
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Sarah Who? I found the grid hard this week. Got scabs from scratching my head, and I still can't figure out what 60D means.

Still aboard ship, skipper. Not a beach in sight.
For nudges, feel free to PM me. I won't have a clue how to help you, but you might shove me ashore.
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Onshore, with a little help from Mr. G.
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Lots of help from Mr G but managed to stagger ashore, Very tricky Meta!
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