"Out Of Bounds" - December 13, 2019

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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Janet
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#121

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I am ashore! I enjoyed the construction of this one.
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Janet P
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#122

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On shore! Very enjoyable and like others, I look forward to the Monday morning quarterbacking.
Good luck to all on winning the mug!
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tim1217
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#123

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On shore (with the help of a friend!).

PS: 14 proper nouns in the grid. C'MON MAN! Is this a crossword puzzle or a trivia contest?

(Pun intended above for MNF fans)
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EdStrong
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#124

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Still imbibing with Isaac. Had the mechanism early but the dreaded first piece has me confounded. Herradura this time, please!
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#125

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keep drinking, you'll get onshore in no time. It's a party and we'll hold a spot for you.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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boharr
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#126

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on shore
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#127

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EdStrong wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 11:07 am Still imbibing with Isaac. Had the mechanism early but the dreaded first piece has me confounded. Herradura this time, please!
That was the stumbling block for me as well. Keep at it. It will come to you.
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FrankH
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#128

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On shore. Went down a fruitless rabbit hole and finally did it by brute force.
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DrTom
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#129

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Still on the ship, don't see myself solving this because I have stared at it for some time and got nothing. I tried to cipher out the clues but only blanks. Still smarting from last week and lots to do today and tomorrow so I will probably just have to read about it Monday.

I'm gonna stop beating myself up when I don't get a Meta because, as someone last week pointed out, these are supposed to be fun.
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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Bob cruise director
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#130

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Good Saturday morning muggles. An interesting challenge from Mike/Marie this week.

First we welcome our four newest muggles: metaAddict (which describes most of us), djquimby, wooker, and CruciLexiPhobia

We have 6 on the ship and 90 on the shore - slow but steady progress

On the ship with Isaac are
SewYoung
Ed S
Deb F
Cynthia J
Peter L
and Susan G

On the shore are
LesY
Scott M
Jim and Anita
Al
Beth T
Laura
Tom Wi
moi
Tmart
David K
DB Miller
hector
meg
damefox
Cindy
troysail
docison
inca
Mark L
Brian
Jeremy
Chris
Frankie
Wendy
Toby
streroto
Anita
joequavis
tony
Jeanrosz
Jacksull
oldjudge
Scott L
bhamren
CruciLexiPhobia
rexthree
Beth A
Tina
anjhinz
Bird Lives
ky-mike
Julie
MajorDomoTom
William D
WBYonder
Devilbunny
Trey and Marion
jeff S
Daniel G
Leslie
Mike H
Patty
STL-D
Josh
scooby
Guy L
spotter
billkatz
OGuyDave
the Thurman8er
sharkicicles
Bill S
wooker
Jennifer
David R
elan
Beth C
tom S
ALS
Glyn
Ann
Alan H
metaAddict
Heidi
Eric P
rolias
RDalehall
Bill G
Gerry
djquimby
MaineMarge
Kay
Barbara K
Commodore
Matthew
janet
Janet P
tim1217
boharr
and FrankH

Good luck to all getting to shore
Bob Stevens
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MaryCC
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#131

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On shore!
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#132

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I'm counting myself ashore.
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jag
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#133

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Not ashore, (yet, he says, optimistically). I see a couple tantalizing clues...
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Djquimby
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#134

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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 9:12 am
Djquimby wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 5:51 am Newly registered just to say I thought it was weird to pick this particular guy as a meta answer but, and I won’t get too spoilery here, if you think about it in a certain way...
Welcome to the land of the muggles. A good solid win and good luck winning the mug. As far as why he picked this player either 1) it fit or 2) he is a @#$%^ fan
My 3) is admittedly a stretch but it’s still a cool final connection even if it ends up being unintended.
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#135

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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:01 pm Are you ready for some football?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBhbvIWVIec
HE. COULD. GO. ALL. THE. WAY!
I miss that initial MNF broadcast crew. National Fun League.
"Turn out the liiiiyates, the paaarty's over...."
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 7:08 pm
CPJohnson wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 6:44 pm
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Fri Dec 13, 2019 12:01 pm Are you ready for some football?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBhbvIWVIec

turn up the volume really, really loud.

And then we can work on the meta

so far we have 55 on the shore and 5 on the ship.
I’ll admit to still being on the ship....not an NFL expert by any means. I have some of what I need to solve, but not all.
Come on Cindy

You have to give 110%
It's gut check time
Leave it all on the line
It does not get any better than this
Play one meta at a time
Nothing comes easy in metas
It's do or die time
There is no tomorrow
We know you won't be denied today
This game is all mental
Are you willing to pay the price?

Did I miss any sports clichés?
Win one for the MuGipper
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#137

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Finally crawling to shore with a little nudge from the mighty Joe Quavis.
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Bob cruise director
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#138

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Djquimby wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 1:40 pm
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 9:12 am
Djquimby wrote: ↑Sat Dec 14, 2019 5:51 am Newly registered just to say I thought it was weird to pick this particular guy as a meta answer but, and I won’t get too spoilery here, if you think about it in a certain way...
Welcome to the land of the muggles. A good solid win and good luck winning the mug. As far as why he picked this player either 1) it fit or 2) he is a @#$%^ fan
My 3) is admittedly a stretch but it’s still a cool final connection even if it ends up being unintended.
Monday's are great because everyone talks about what the did and how they got there. The wrong turns are much better than the right ones.
Bob Stevens
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Rad26
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#139

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On shore. In time to watch the NFL tomorrow.
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#140

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I am sending in my answer, after consulting the football fan in my house. Still don't think I fully understand the meta, but this is all the time I have to devote to it this weekend. Cynthia J
Cynthia
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