"Two's Company" June 19, 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.
Locked
User avatar
Bob cruise director
Cruise Director
Posts: 4512
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:38 pm
Location: Any golf course within 500 miles of Littleton MA

"Two's Company" June 19, 2020

#1

Post by Bob cruise director »

This week's puzzle is titled Two's Company by Matt Gaffney

the answer to this week's contest is a two-letter initialism.

The game is afoot

By the way, WSJ is having problems with the digital version of the puzzle. They are working to resolve it
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
User avatar
Bob cruise director
Cruise Director
Posts: 4512
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 2:38 pm
Location: Any golf course within 500 miles of Littleton MA

#2

Post by Bob cruise director »

Three reminders especially for new muggles

1) Under Come Aboard/Community Resources there is a lot of advice for solving metas and there is a page with all the past WSJ contests and solutions which are invaluable in understanding the methodology of the creators

2) IN both the FAQ- Community and the Acapulco Lounge, there are suggestions regarding how to go about asking for hints/nudges

3) Finally under Come Aboard there is a page for you to Introduce Yourself
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
User avatar
Joe Ross
Moderator
Posts: 5000
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 4:46 am
Location: Cincinnati

#3

Post by Joe Ross »

GOLDMAN SACHS! Just kidding...

Ashore & scheduled to submit.
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

PLATELET ๐—ฑ๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ผ๐—ฟ๐˜€ ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ.
๐—ง๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐—ป๐—ฒ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ ๐—ถ๐˜€ ENORMOUS ๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ:
๐Ÿฐ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฑ๐—ถ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ถ๐—ฐ,
๐Ÿฏ๐Ÿฌ% ๐—ฒ๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐—ต, ๐˜๐—ต๐—ฒ ๐˜๐—ฎ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ฐ,
๐—ณ๐—ผ๐—ฟ ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ & ๐˜๐—ฟ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—บ๐—ฎ. ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜!
User avatar
Al Sisti
Posts: 2037
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 1:28 pm
Location: Whitesboro NY

#4

Post by Al Sisti »

On the beach... Guinness please!
User avatar
Hector
Posts: 1297
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:15 pm
Location: San Francisco
Contact:

#5

Post by Hector »

Got 'er done.
Tom Wilson
Posts: 390
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:07 pm
Location: South Williamsport, PA

#6

Post by Tom Wilson »

I'm ashore, as well. A fast and fun one.
User avatar
Thurman8er
Posts: 393
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 3:05 pm
Location: Fresno, CA

#7

Post by Thurman8er »

On shore (in record time, for me.)
User avatar
ky-mike
Posts: 1943
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:22 pm
Location: Near Louisville Ky

#8

Post by ky-mike »

On shore. Nice, easy meta this week. Could be a record number on shore.
User avatar
BrianMac
Site Admin
Posts: 787
Joined: Mon Apr 08, 2019 11:45 pm
Location: Connecticut

#9

Post by BrianMac »

Ashore like Dudley Moore. 8-)
User avatar
Meg
Posts: 2137
Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:41 pm
Location: St. Petersburg, FL

#10

Post by Meg »

Well, that was fun! On the beach with a margarita.
Check out and support http://CrosswordsForCancer.com.
User avatar
mheberlingx100
Posts: 516
Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:39 am

#11

Post by mheberlingx100 »

Time for a Guinness -- I'm ashore.
User avatar
Scott M
Posts: 455
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:10 pm
Location: Charlottesville, VA

#12

Post by Scott M »

Quick & easy trip to shore!
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
User avatar
Wendy Walker
Posts: 1700
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pm
Location: Unionville, PA

#13

Post by Wendy Walker »

Excellent puzzle! On shore!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
User avatar
hcbirker
Posts: 1985
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:24 pm
Location: Studio City, CA

#14

Post by hcbirker »

Fun one! On shore!
Heidi
User avatar
joequavis
Posts: 500
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 12:29 pm
Location: Windsor, Colorado

#15

Post by joequavis »

Agreed - fun and straightforward
User avatar
Beth Tyrpin
Posts: 512
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:11 pm

#16

Post by Beth Tyrpin »

๐Ÿ๐Ÿฅง
CPKdad
Posts: 27
Joined: Thu Mar 12, 2020 7:56 pm

#17

Post by CPKdad »

Ashore.
Devilbunny
Posts: 61
Joined: Fri Oct 04, 2019 12:40 pm

#18

Post by Devilbunny »

Ashore.

Thanks to all who said it was easy. I was definitely overthinking it.
User avatar
Streroto
Posts: 772
Joined: Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:24 pm
Location: Newtown Square, PA

#19

Post by Streroto »

Count me ashore. Enjoyed this one a lot.
User avatar
sharkicicles
Posts: 798
Joined: Fri May 10, 2019 12:03 pm
Location: Chicago

#20

Post by sharkicicles »

On shore! Itโ€™s been a while.
Locked