"Two by Two" - November 27, 2020

A place to discuss the weekly Wall Street Journal Crossword Puzzle Contest, starting every Thursday around 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please do not post any answers or hints before the contest deadline which is midnight Sunday Eastern time.
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boharr wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:29 am
shalmanezer wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 10:28 am My first time trying this Meta thing. Seemed pretty obvious, so I'm guessing other weeks are harder?
Indeed
Oh yes. I think they took it easy on us for Thanksgiving this week!
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Made it to shore two weeks in a row! Didn't even need a nudge this week. Think I am getting the hang of this!
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Count me on shore. I hope it's the right one.
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debbierudy wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:28 am Ashore, with a silly song about unicorns and Noah's ark stuck in my head (because of the "two by two" line in it).
I know that song!
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Re: 5 down


* “Blue bull” in Indian dialect.

* Mature male can weigh 700 pounds.

* 15,000 in the wild in Texas.

* Meat is marketed as “South Texas Antelope”.
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Got this one really fast. Slow to post. Isaac- scotch neat!
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I had to use Mr G to get up to speed on the unicorn song. I was thinking of the song called "The ants go marching two by two..."
And by the way I meant Abita strawberry yesterday. The auto correct changed it to Anita and I didn't notice!!
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On the beach yesterday but forgot to report in. Two in a row! Sadly both easy but I'll take those.
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Post by matthewmoravec »

Fill might be tricky for folks who--like me--did not know 18A and couldn't complete with curiosities 5D, 7D, and 8D. On the bright side, I learned a few things. After consulting Mr. G for those, meta was pretty straightforward.
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On shore, ready to join the Conga Line!
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Ashore!
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My tender off the cruise ship made stops at several piers. I believe I got off at the correct one. Also thought I posted on Thursday, but don't see my post, so count me as done and done.
If I'm around, I am willing to join the Muggle Zoom room at other times to lend a hand to those in need.
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Post by Frenchy »

On shore for the second week in a row! So fun. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Took a few days to find the time to sit and do the puzzle. Took a few minutes after filling the grid to solve the meta. Happy to join the party on shore.

Take care!
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On shore. Happy Thanksgiving!
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Ashore. I don't even think I deserve a drink for this one. But I never could resist peer pressure, so rum on the rocks please.
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Bob cruise director wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:42 am Good Saturday morning. I hope everyone had a great and safe Thanksgiving.

And welcome to our two newest muggles - shalmanezer and jeffmiz

We have 172 on the very crowded shore. Isaac has taken the week off to enjoy himself with the turkey provided by Brian

And an apology for anyone that I might miss in the process
With that many on shore, it would be a wonder if you didn't miss some. In this case, looks like you missed me.

What's our record? Seems like this one could be up there.
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Finally made it to shore after much exploring of rabbit holes! I shall toast my belated success with a nip of bourbon!
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BarbaraK wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 6:26 pm
Bob cruise director wrote: Sat Nov 28, 2020 11:42 am Good Saturday morning. I hope everyone had a great and safe Thanksgiving.

And welcome to our two newest muggles - shalmanezer and jeffmiz

We have 172 on the very crowded shore. Isaac has taken the week off to enjoy himself with the turkey provided by Brian

And an apology for anyone that I might miss in the process
With that many on shore, it would be a wonder if you didn't miss some. In this case, looks like you missed me.

What's our record? Seems like this one could be up there.
Barbara Sorry about the miss. With all the people since lunch, we have 185 on the shore. Our record is 219 so we have a way to go. The record was set September 4 of this year with Mike's contest titled City Blocks and the answer was Miami
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I have made it safely to shore...
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