"Creature Features" - May 10, 2019

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"Creature Features" - May 10, 2019

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By Matt Gaffney.

The answer to this week’s contest is a five-letter animal.

Have fun, and Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there!
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Well I'm on a, if not the, shore. I'm gonna order a Guinness anyway.
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I'm pretty sure I'm on the shore!
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Happily on shore! Ready to enjoy a Mother's Day weekend.
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This was a 100%er for me! Hey, Bob..... I’m really enjoying the 2019 baseball season so far! But I digress. The beach is lovely and I’m sipping on something with rum in it and a little umbrella.
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Grid is done. I think I have first step of the meta but not sure where to go from there.
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On shore, raising a pint (or three) to Moms everywhere.
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Delightful puzzle! Really fun.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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I have it, after struggling to justify what should have been an easy connection. So it was an AHA preceded by a DUH.
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Got it! I worked backward to find the last bit.
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Got this one quickly. Good one! I predict a fair number on shore.
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On the beach! This was a fun one.
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On shore!
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Done and onshore.
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On shore!
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Now I'm on shore! I still haven't solved the MMMM yet.
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sheilaco wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 5:13 pm Now I'm on shore! I still haven't solved the MMMM yet.
Are you doing the easier or harder version?
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BarbaraK wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 5:15 pm
sheilaco wrote: Thu May 09, 2019 5:13 pm Now I'm on shore! I still haven't solved the MMMM yet.
Are you doing the easier or harder version?
The easier one, lol
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Got it. That's 2 in a row after a drought for me. I either see it or I don't. No point staring at them all weekend...
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Done and done!
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