"Just A Step More" - October 23, 2020

[Tina]

Well, I have nothing yet. I was feeling great about getting the Queen Bee on the New York Times Spelling Bee in one sitting this morning, but am feeling humbled now.

[oldjudge]

Great puzzle! I think Matt released the week four MGWCC early.

[Joepickett]

I'm sitting this one out. It's a Gaffney

[Cindy]

Solved

[Martin]

On the beach.

[ChrisKochmanski]

Ah, the simple pleasures ... toes in sand, cocktail in hand ...

Thoroughly enjoyed this one.

[Tina]

On shore!

[norrin2]

I got step one for sure and I've got an answer that works. It's too much to be a coincidence but It's not as 100% as I'd like. I'll sleep on it and see how it looks in the a.m.

[steveb]

Solved. Very enjoyable puzzle and appropriately challenging.

[Dplass]

Halfway there!!! Swimming mightily!
5:45 p.m.: Gosh, but that was a challenge. On shore, somewhat bedraggled.

Yes, it WAS a challenge!

Well if Wendy and Meg say it's a challenge, I have no hope. Ah well, 6 weeks skunked...

[Meg]

Halfway there!!! Swimming mightily!
5:45 p.m.: Gosh, but that was a challenge. On shore, somewhat bedraggled.

Yes, it WAS a challenge!

Well if Wendy and Meg say it's a challenge, I have no hope. Ah well, 6 weeks skunked...

A challenge is NOT impossible!!

[Dplass]

Yes, it WAS a challenge!

Well if Wendy and Meg say it's a challenge, I have no hope. Ah well, 6 weeks skunked...

A challenge is NOT impossible!!

I'm just gonna Marie Kondo this one.

[Wendy Walker]

Well if Wendy and Meg say it's a challenge, I have no hope. Ah well, 6 weeks skunked...

Don't you dare give up! This one requires tenacity and concentration, certainly, but there's a terrific payoff at the end. And a considerable sense of relief and accomplishment!

[markhr]

On shore. A rather tricky puzzle for WSJ, I thought. But leave it to Matt.
I will be interested to see how this compares with MGWCC Week 4.

[Dplass]

Well if Wendy and Meg say it's a challenge, I have no hope. Ah well, 6 weeks skunked...

Don't you dare give up! This one requires tenacity and concentration, certainly, but there's a terrific payoff at the end. And a considerable sense of relief and accomplishment!

Too late. Already scrumpled and tossed. I am seriously OK with this, already working on something else.

[Joe Ross]

Going to hand over part 1 to my sleeping brain. Good night, muggles!

[RDaleHall]

It’s my one year “puzzleversary” with this group this week. Thanks to all for keeping up the great motivation!

Grid done. A few investigations on steps started.

[ImOnToo]

Well, this certainly isn’t going to be a Thursday solve for me. Need to step away and give it a fresh look tomorrow.
It’ll give me something to do during the weekly office Zoom.

[LadyBird]

Well, it looks like this could be a GRueling weekend! No nEAT and easy answER is popping up as my eyes ROAm over the page. Instead of a 36-down, I fear that I may be in for a DRUbbing. Instead of a peNNy dropped, it might feel more like the anvil being dropped on the not-so-clevER Wile E. Coyote!

[SewYoung]

I am calling myself ashore, but not submitting just yet as I have one small glitch.