"City Blocks" - September 4, 2020

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"City Blocks" - September 4, 2020

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This week's contest is titled "City Blocks" by Mike Shenk

The answer to this week's contest crossword is a five-letter U.S. city

Good luck with the grid and the meta
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FleetingImage site for .puz file seems to be down.

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Ashore! Easiest puzzle we've had in a while.
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Ashore, with hopes that all enjoy a loooooong (and safe, of course) weekend.
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On the beach! Another clever one from Mr. Shenk.
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Once again they have posted the puzzle in their daily crossword section instead of the crossword contest section...
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Safely home... Guinness: Talk, Dark and Have Some.
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Got it. Will be crowded.
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Solved. Finding the puzzle took longer than the meta! Now I have a German chocolate cake to bake.
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On shore. It's good to feel the sand between my toes again!
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On shore! The hint was certainly helpful.
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On the beach! 🏖 🍷

Enjoyed it!
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done. took me longer to find the puzzle than solve it.
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On the beach with a nice red. That was fun!
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Got it. Hope Cindy’s bringing that cake to the shore party. Sounds yummy! Will go well with my raspberry cider.
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boharr wrote: Thu Sep 03, 2020 4:06 pm FleetingImage site for .puz file seems to be down.

www.fleetingimage.com: Offline Site

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That doesn’t look good to me.
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On shore! That was fun!
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20 minutes to shore leaves me plenty of time to relax this long weekend.
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Safely ashore.

Have a great, safe and enjoyable weekend, all!!
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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An easy, breezy sail to shore!
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