"Closing Credits" - November 13, 2020

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whimsy
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#221

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MaineMarge wrote: ↑Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:25 pm Glad to be ashore, but sorry to leave good old Isaac. Heck, the Muggles still there are having as much fun as those at the tiki bar. He’s promised not to be closing anytime soon.

As my garden is closing down for the season, these guys get big time credits for always giving spectacular late color-
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Amsonia Hubrechii back, Purple Dome aster and autumn foliage of Filipendula hexapetala.
Wow! These are vibrantly amazing -- verging on psychedelic!
Also wondering whether Amsonia hexapetala might just be the scientific name for whatever illicit substance these babies have ingested along with their Miracle-Gro! :P
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PeterLeea1a
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#222

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Another week with no clue.
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Susan Goldberg
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#223

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This is so frustrating. I know this will be a head slapper when I see the answer. And I’ve spent so much time staring because I know it’s right there somewhere!
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MikeM000
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#224

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I'll take a nudge if anyone is offering... I definitely see the beginning of a path but no idea what to do with it.

Oh, btw, to reference my earlier post: Donnie Darko.
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boharr
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#225

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Could only be Donnie Darko
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mheverson
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#226

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On shore with a helpful nudge. Glad I asked!
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PJM
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#227

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Jeanrosz wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:37 pm Yea! I made it to shore.. not a fan of this type of meta though....
I'm not a fan of metas I'm can't solve. This one included!
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#228

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oh, i'll take a nudge. It's got to be something to do with the things but in a way...
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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DrTom
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#229

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Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:07 pm
Bird Lives wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:00 pm

Like... Seth Rogen, Drew Barrymore, Katharine Ross.
"He's Just Not That Into the Knocked-up Graduate"
You and I are of the same vintage: I immediately thought of "The Graduate" when I saw Ms. Ross's name, too!
[/quote]

I'll just say one thing to the both of you, "Plastics!"
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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eagle1279
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#230

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Still on the ship, seems like the grid has more hints than I can process. Only 265 minutes left to make sense of it...
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CopperRiver
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:21 pm
CopperRiver wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 2:02 pm Ashore with an answer that fits. I hope I’m right. So does my husband cause he’s sick of me talking thru this puzzle while he’s watching The Masters. Silence is (now) golden. 😂
The Masters is over now. He can help you with the meta

Or maybe YoungestCopperRiver can help
Ha ha! He's on to NFL now. But wait til my youngest hears she got a shout out!
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YoungestCopperRiver
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#232

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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:21 pm
CopperRiver wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 2:02 pm Ashore with an answer that fits. I hope I’m right. So does my husband cause he’s sick of me talking thru this puzzle while he’s watching The Masters. Silence is (now) golden. 😂
The Masters is over now. He can help you with the meta

Or maybe YoungestCopperRiver can help
As much as I would love to, I think Dad can handle the multitasking. Happy Sunday everyone!
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802puzzler
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#233

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Lost at sea. Just couldn't quite put the pieces together this weekend! Hoping for enlightenment next week!
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MatthewB
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#234

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On shore. I wasn't going to let this one get by me and, voila, here I am, toes in the sand.
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#235

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Throwing in the towel. Not my week. Good luck to those that solved it!
Heidi
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Bob cruise director
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#236

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YoungestCopperRiver wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 7:50 pm
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 3:21 pm
CopperRiver wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 2:02 pm Ashore with an answer that fits. I hope I’m right. So does my husband cause he’s sick of me talking thru this puzzle while he’s watching The Masters. Silence is (now) golden. 😂
The Masters is over now. He can help you with the meta

Or maybe YoungestCopperRiver can help
As much as I would love to, I think Dad can handle the multitasking. Happy Sunday everyone!
Tell him that he can solve the meta and watch the Patriots - Ravens at the same time.
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MikeM000
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#237

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Guided by a steady hand who turned my field of vision the necessary 5 degrees to get the beach in sight, I am now safely on dry land...
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Scott M
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#238

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I've looked at this thing 'til I'm sick of it. Throwing up a Hail Mary and calling it a week. And I'm getting damn tired of getting worse at these things.
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
Mark Twain
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DrTom wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 7:26 pm
Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:07 pm
Bird Lives wrote: ↑Sun Nov 15, 2020 12:00 pm

Like... Seth Rogen, Drew Barrymore, Katharine Ross.
"He's Just Not That Into the Knocked-up Graduate"
You and I are of the same vintage: I immediately thought of "The Graduate" when I saw Ms. Ross's name, too!
I'll just say one thing to the both of you, "Plastics!"
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See post # 224.
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Bob cruise director
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Our final count is 30 frustrated muggles on the ship and 112 on the shore.

Joining the ship's party for the week are Fisoutowater
KFB
Wordsmith
Susan G
tim1217
PJM
PeterL
Matthew M
and Eagle1279

making their way to the shore are
Schmeel
yungchap
flamingbear
Jean
Dow Jones
arlecchino
copperriver
tigerfly222
Richard
NDStegs
streroto
mheverson
MatthewB
MikeM000
Bob Stevens
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