"We're In This Together" - August 28, 2020

[Tony S]

Ashore after weeks at sea. Matt took pity on us and provided an extra hint in 72a. Fun meta.

[RobM]

Very odd question but maybe somebody here can help:

I'm on a laptop and when I open the puzzle to do online, the box that gives the clue is superimposed over the puzzle and is so big that the 'X' is hidden to make it disappear. I haven't figured out how to reduce the size of the box so I can get to the puzzle. The box won't scroll up or down.

Any ideas?

Have you tried changing your browser's zoom setting?

[cherikee]

I have step 1 but no land in sight...

Same here. I think I even have step 2, but hit a dead end.

[Larrry]

Toes in the sand. Start of a new streak.

Hmmm, What to drink?

[Joepickett]

I saw the mechanism but now I have gibberish. I think I'm close.

[pddigi]

I saw the mechanism but now I have gibberish. I think I'm close.

Right there with you!

[TPS]

So I know I am onto the correct methodology - I'm not to the solution yet and may not get there. But I can say this I do not like this puzzle for several reasons.

[Laura M]

By the way: Anyone else get an earworm from the title? My kid was 4 or 5 when High School Musical became hugely popular with the preschool set, and I must have heard the soundtrack hundreds of times. (The song actually has "All" in the title, but close enough!)

[Dplass]

I saw the mechanism but now I have gibberish. I think I'm close.

Right there with you!

Pw ftt.

(Me too)

[hcbirker]

Well, that took some thinking! On shore, a bit bedraggled.

[TPS]

I'm calling it - Never solving this one.

[hcbirker]

I'm calling it - Never solving this one.

Keep trying! Put it down and look at it again in awhile.

[cashk]

I guess I'm onshore. I don't know if id put this person on my short list of business magnates, but it isn't wrong.

[Wendy Walker]

I'm calling it - Never solving this one.

Keep trying! Put it down and look at it again in awhile.

Try mowing your lawn. Worked for me last week when I was clueless!

[paige11]

That took longer than I expected when I started, but I'm successfully ashore!

[Thurman8er]

Fun. On shore!

[TPS]

I'm calling it - Never solving this one.

Keep trying! Put it down and look at it again in awhile.

Try mowing your lawn. Worked for me last week when I was clueless!

I had figured out the first and second part as soon as I came back from my run getting the first part while I was jogging. However, I've tried literally every reasonable combination and permutation and then took a dinner break - still nada.

I have just rarely been on the same wavelength as Mr. Gaffney and more frequently I've found his solutions tenuous. I hate to say that because I really like Matt and he has always been very nice to me but even the puzzles of his I solve I find myself thinking that could have been better.

So I'm onshore - just at my own beach drinking a Heineken 0.0

[SusieG]

By the way: Anyone else get an earworm from the title? My kid was 4 or 5 when High School Musical became hugely popular with the preschool set, and I must have heard the soundtrack hundreds of times. (The song actually has "All" in the title, but close enough!)

Yes, I did until I got to 61A. Now I have a different one. My kids were middle school I think, and we were all loony from that music. But you gotta love Kenny Ortega!

[SusieG]

I must be at the point of a few others...thought I had a solution, but there must be another step. This one doesn’t make sense. I will hit it again after a workout. My time with Isaac hasn’t been very productive lately.

[Homer Buckle]

I'm going to spend some time with Isaac to sample some his single malt scotches. Just getting gibberish onn the meta right now. I"m hoping a break from the puzzle will help me.