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"AP English" - January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:03 pm
by Bob cruise director
This week's contest is "AP English" by Peter Muller and Michael Milam

The answer to this week's contest crossword is a word you might use in English class.

Good luck with the grid and the meta

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:09 pm
by Joe Ross

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:16 pm
by Al Sisti
Safely ashore… I’ll have a Guinness please!

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:18 pm
by LesY
Swimming ashore to join Al! Toss me a Guinness please! It’s been a long week...

Great puzzle, Pete and Michael. Excited to see guest constructors!

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:28 pm
by Wendy Walker
I felt a certain sense of pressure to get this one! Great puzzle! On shore with Al and LesY.

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:29 pm
by Scott M
Quick swim to shore. I'll finish up the egg nog in recognition of Russian Orthodox Christmas. Christos Razdajatsja!

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:30 pm
by mheberlingx100
On shore.

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:30 pm
by Jace54
On shore, very enjoyable meta!

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:31 pm
by Abide
I'm on the first lifeboat. Fairly difficult grid.

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:32 pm
by Meg
On the beach! Lovely puzzle with new to the WSJ constructors? The cabana boy says it’s a bit nippy, so he’s wearing sweats over his speedo. Another margarita, please!

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:36 pm
by Amanda Hugginkiss
I'm on the beach. To me, that was the perfect level of difficulty.

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:38 pm
by Anita
On the beach! This was a very fun one.

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:41 pm
by hcbirker
On shore! That was fun!

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:41 pm
by TheBrunonians
On the beach. Hard grid and a clever meta mechanism!

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:42 pm
by KayW
On shore! Nice one.

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:42 pm
by BethA
On the beach! 🏖 🍷

Enjoyed it!

Like the variety in constructors, too! Pete from MMMM.

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:43 pm
by Dannyvee
On the beach!
Knew it'd be fun when I saw the byline and was not let down!

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:44 pm
by Streroto
Argh. I am 99% there I have what I am certain is the answer and cannot make it click!!!

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:44 pm
by Joe Ross
A shore!

Image

I'm on it.

Re: "AP English" January 8, 2021

Posted: Thu Jan 07, 2021 4:48 pm
by Streroto
DOH. Got it. Great challenging grid and fun meta mechanism.

Stay well all!!!