"Group Outings" - September 18, 2020

[Kas]

Well, I'm with Isaac...and hoping that posting my shame here will yield the A-Ha Moment, lol. Grid--no problem. Meta? Totally floundering...and based a light review of this thread, very real concerns about a looming Kas 4....

[Meg]

Did NOT find this one easy! I have dragged myself to shore, exhausted, on hands and knees, coughing up water. I'll just lie here for a while and recover a bit before heading to the tiki bar.

Text us before the tide starts coming in. We will send Meg's pool boy over with a wheelbarrow to pick you up.

I didn’t realize he was MY pool boy. I’ve tried to explain metas to him but his eyes sort of glaze over. He does wonder why a bunch of people act like sea turtles every week. He watches hundreds of us come out of the ocean and look for the bar.

[Carla]

Ashore but not certain it is THE SHORE...

[burak]

Good puzzle. It's good to see different constructors from time to time, who might not necessarily employ different meta mechanisms but at least bring a different voice to the table.

[Joe Ross]

Pardon this interruption, but is it me, or does Matt Wolff (21 y.o. USGA US Open leader) put anyone else in mind of Luis Tiant (MLB pitcher from mid-'60s to early '80s)?

[Scott M]

Got the grid but didn't see it Thursday, then got busy and just picked it back up. Fairly easy trip to shore.

[Scott M]

Pardon this interruption, but is it me, or does Matt Wolff (21 y.o. USGA US Open leader) put anyone else in mind of Luis Tiant (MLB pitcher from mid-'60s to early '80s)?

Does he smoke a cigar in the shower?

[nkumar]

I am at a complete loss on this one.

[jenirvin]

Hoping for some sort of inspiration. Couldn't get to it before today, but now that I've done the grid and am sitting here with Isaac, maybe a drink or two will propel me to shore.

[boharr]

Hoping for some sort of inspiration. Couldn't get to it before today, but now that I've done the grid and am sitting here with Isaac, maybe a drink or two will propel me to shore.

Well, the drinks won't hurt.

[Begbie]

Still floundering. And I hate to ask this, but wondering if some kind soul could PM me a hint or a nudge.

[LizandBritta]

Gosh, I swear just when I think I’ve gotten good at these, I stare at them for an hour and a half without a single clue.

[boharr]

Gosh, I swear just when I think I’ve gotten good at these, I stare at them for an hour and a half without a single clue.

That happens to all of us, all too often.

[Begbie]

And thanks to the life preserver tossed by a couple of muggles, I am now on shore. Kicking myself for not having grasped it, but grateful for the nudge and for the chance to enjoy the beach! Cheers!

[LizandBritta]

And thanks to the life preserver tossed by a couple of muggles, I am now on shore. Kicking myself for not having grasped it, but grateful for the nudge and for the chance to enjoy the beach! Cheers!

Is there a possibility you could further the help? I have a bunch of ideas but they’re all excruciatingly half baked

[Bob cruise director]

Gosh, I swear just when I think I’ve gotten good at these, I stare at them for an hour and a half without a single clue.

Send me a PM with what you have done and we can see if you are close or stuck in some rabbitless rabbit hole.

[LizandBritta]

Thank you all for pulling my little life raft ashore! I was close to capsizing

[cherikee]

I'm still lost - if anyone could give me a nudge, I'd appreciate it.

[LaceyK]

Ooops--I'm sorry for the post blunder. Thank you to the editor. I'm usually aware when I want to make a clever comment but cannot. I was completely oblivious. I'll blame it on the rabbits.

[flamingbear]

I think I’m on shore. But will have to submit and wait for the write ups to see if it’s the same shore.