"Past and Present" - December 24, 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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Ashore, and happy, and ready for the holidays. Merry Christmas, everyone.
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JoeS wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:45 pm Ashore. Fun meta. Now ready to party! Plan to enjoy my favorite Armenian cognac "Nairi". Happy Holiday All!
You mean that the armagnac I've been ordering all these years isn't from Yerevan, or even Watertown?
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On the beach! 🏖 🍷

Happy Festivus!
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BethA wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 6:52 pm On the beach! 🏖 🍷

Happy Festivus!
for all the "rest of us".

:)
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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I was just now able to look at this, and got it pretty fast, it's nice to be on the beach this time of year.
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#46

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I forgot that the puzzle came out earlier this afternoon, but it was a quick solve. Another great one from Mike!
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#47

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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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LAS
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Ashore. Fun one. Happy Holidays, all.
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Another one where my first instinct led right to the shore.

Total time from starting puzzle to submitting meta answer was 16 minutes, most of which was spent on the grid.

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#51

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On the beach.
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I started doing these metas in mid-2016 and since then, I have aspired to score 100% for an entire calendar year. I haven't come very close to that lofty goal, but I have tied my personal best with 43 for this year. If I get next week's, it will be a new high for me, but with a Roger Maris asterisk (you youngsters can Google that) since it will be the 53rd WSJ meta of the year.

But at least I'm consistent: my full-year totals have been 40, 43, 41, and now 43 again. Along the way, I've gotten some hard ones and missed too many easy ones, so you never know.

Anyway, Happy Holidays everyone!
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 6:14 pm Good news

Only 6,294 twelve letter words in the English language
I'm going to need a link to that list! ;)
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ASHORE

"....and to all a good night!"
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Bird Lives wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 6:41 pm
JoeS wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 5:45 pm Ashore. Fun meta. Now ready to party! Plan to enjoy my favorite Armenian cognac "Nairi". Happy Holiday All!
You mean that the armagnac I've been ordering all these years isn't from Yerevan, or even Watertown?
Well I don't know. Nairi is the 20 year variety from the Yerevan Cognac Factory, in Yerevan. I have been unable to buy it here in Houston, but can't say if it is available in any other large city. We buy it in Moscow and bring it back once a year.
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damefox wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 4:18 pm Ashore! Solved it before I even finished the grid
Same here!
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On shore after quality time with my wife.

I will get reports out each day around noon.

Have a good but safe holiday this weekend.
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LadyBird wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 7:40 pm
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Wed Dec 23, 2020 6:14 pm Good news

Only 6,294 twelve letter words in the English language
I'm going to need a link to that list! ;)
OOPS - different source has 20,297 words. https://www.bestwordlist.com/12letterwo ... er%20words
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Ashore! Somehow, it never occurred to me that the contest crossword would arrive a day early, but ... all’s well that ends well ... an easy solve and an easy meta ... in short, a Christmas gift! Thank you, Mike!
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Nice to have an easy one. For anyone desiring a more challenging meta, Al Sisti has a meta tomorrow morning at Muggle Meta Monday site. And my meta finishes up tomorrow.
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