"Drawbacks" - October 2, 2020

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"Drawbacks" - October 2, 2020

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This week's contest is titled Drawbacks by Mike Shenk

The answer to this week's contest crossword is a group that plays a part in the art world.

Good luck to all with the grid and the metam
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Toes in the sandโ€ฆ Guinness me please!
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Submitted. Not certain why or how the mechanism is what it is but the result is way too appropriate to be an enormous coincidence. So consider me on shore....
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On shore! Thought the grid was a challenge compared to most weeks.
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Onshore - tough grid. Meta was done in under 2 minutes in a first for me.
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On the beach! ๐Ÿ– ๐Ÿท

Enjoyed it!

30D !!!
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Hey, I got it!
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Ashore. Interesting.
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On shore. Grid was a little tricky, but the meta came quickly.
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Ditto what Rob M just said! Just as well I finished today as I am taking Mark for a medical procedure tomorrow (routine) and he was afraid I'd be pestering everyone in the waiting room!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Scratching my head on the beach. I got it, but don't quite get it, and I'm not sure what to submit. A few rounds from the Tiki Bar should help!
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I finally got itโ€” neat puzzle!
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Still something I need to figure out, but count me ashore.
Tough grid (liked 17A, though).
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on the beach, for certain, but agree that it's not as clean as some.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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Ashore. Cabana boy is taking the night off.
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TMart wrote: โ†‘Thu Oct 01, 2020 5:25 pm Scratching my head on the beach. I got it, but don't quite get it, and I'm not sure what to submit. A few rounds from the Tiki Bar should help!
Uh oh. Thatโ€™s what people were saying about the pageant puzzle.

Iโ€™d call this a 100%er.
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Solved.
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Ashore. Enjoyed the tough grid.
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MajordomoTom wrote: โ†‘Thu Oct 01, 2020 6:05 pm on the beach, for certain, but agree that it's not as clean as some.
That's because Meg's cabana boy is off duty.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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