"King Me!" - April 30, 2020

[Joe Ross]

Good golly goodness, that took me longer than it should have. On shore, but I think I'll head to the coffee bar.

You watch your phraseology, young lady! Side trivia: That is a quote (paraphrased) from...?

The Music Man?

This guy had 4 roles in his high school's production. One was the Whaddayatalk? guy. Another was a Or It Could Be Something Special Just For Me! guy. "Townsfolk" didn't do this guy justice, let me tell you! Volunteered to bring the proofed program to the printer & had them change it to list all four of my bit parts separately, with my name beside each. Quite the nerd coup, but also well respected by my football teammates.

[Miki]

On shore ! No Corona for me!

[Joe Ross]

On the beach at Kings Island. I'll have a Schoenling Little Kings Cream Ale please! Great puzzle.

Oof! Little Killers!

[higgysue]

On shore. Nice puzzle!

[camandsampowercouple]

Grid killed me - I almost never have to cheat on WSJ grids. This one I could only get 25% of the gird. I won't submit this week and may not even try the meta. Very frustrating puzzle.

the grid beat my butt too


meta is also beating my butt lol

[Jb321123]

On shore!

[SewYoung]

Finally finished the grid after an incorrect assumption that rendered the crossing entry senseless. I have learned a new word in making the correction.
Have no idea about the meta. Hoping for post-enlightenment.

[damefox]

Ashore!

[lacangah]

King me? Beer me!

On shore - fun puzzle! Hope you all are in good health - take care,

[sanmilton]

Nevil, shoot me. I'm On the Beach.

[billkatz]

I'm on the beach.

[ImOnToo]

Wow! Just printed off the puzzle and am not thrilled. This is NOT my area of expertise by a long shot.
Maybe I’ll surprise myself!

[DrTom]

Wow, 12:30 and 4 pages of shore birds! I thought I had the secret but if I did the monarch must be Eastern European. I'm guessing I made an incorrect assumption.

[Al Sisti]

Nevil, shoot me. I'm On the Beach.

I see what you did there...

[yourpalsal]

Ashore! Man, some of you are fast. I found the grid pretty challenging for a contest puzzle. The meta was beautiful when it finally fell into place. Now: work, beer or sleep? Zzzzzzzz....

[Drysdale]

Safe on dry land. 7 & 7's, here I come!

[FrankH]

On shore. The grid was really tough, and it didn't help that I made some mistakes. Some here had to find help to refresh their memory, but for me it is brand new and so I had to ask Mr. G what it is all about, and then wonder what I needed to do. Then in the middle of my shower, it dawned on me. But my first try didn't work because I did it backwards.

[FrankH]

On shore. This one reminds me a lot of one of my favorites, but revealing which one it is would be a spoiler. Fun puzzle!

Let us know on Monday. The process did seem vaguely familiar.

[emd]

Just registered and first time posting! I've just recently started following the forum/doing the contest, and I'm loving it - I have a new reason to be excited for Friday now. I can proudly say that I'm on shore (make that 4 in a row)!

Tricky puzzle, but great meta. Great work, Mike.

Ethan

[tigerfly222]

On shore!
A Friday off work means I started the meta one day earlier than normal I liked this one and was pleased that I got it pretty quickly without going down any rabbit holes.
It's Labo(u)r Day here in Spain, which during quarantine means it's exactly the same as every other day, except the grocery stores are also closed. (The one place I've been allowed to walk to for the last 48 days.)
However, TOMORROW (!!!) we begin "phase 0" of de-escalation and adults (that's me!!) will be allowed outside for walks.
Can you tell I'm excited?