"Where's The Rest?" - September 11, 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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#41

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TPS wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:55 pm Not gonna happen this week.
Yes it will. I believe in you.
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#42

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Been done and probably done for a while. Going to ponder it a bit longer before submitting.
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#43

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On shore, clever one!
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ky-mike wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:10 pm
TPS wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:55 pm Not gonna happen this week.
Yes it will. I believe in you.
I second that --- because not gonna happen was exactly what I was thinking just before I got it!
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#45

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On shore! Super quick, but super fun! Many great entries in the grid, including 10D, 11D, and 42A.
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whimsy wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:36 pm
ky-mike wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:10 pm
TPS wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:55 pm Not gonna happen this week.
Yes it will. I believe in you.
I second that --- because not gonna happen was exactly what I was thinking just before I got it!
Funny because I kept thinking the opposite, a new feeling for me...that I COULD get it, having made progress.
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#47

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Got it! Went from “no idea” for a while to instant solve.
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#48

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I'm safely on shore - although it took a bit!
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#49

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On shore! Harder than last week's IMO, and very gratifying to solve.
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#50

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It took me longer that it should have because I overlooked one item and thus got letters that spelled out nothing. But once I knew what was missing, I knew what to look for and found it.

This is not an especially difficult meta, but still I am amazed that Matt and Mike can keep coming up with all these different ideas.
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#51

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On shore! This is the kind of meta that keeps me coming back.
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#52

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Solved. I think that was a brilliant puzzle that could easily be a week three.
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#53

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I forgot to add I'm ashore.
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Ashore waaaaay ahead of my normal time, but I don’t rate it as easy. Fun and third week in a row for the first time. Is it weird that I want to go swimming?
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On shore. This was clever but of a kind I find problematic, so I had to dog paddle.
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whimsy wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:36 pm
ky-mike wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 6:10 pm
TPS wrote: Thu Sep 10, 2020 5:55 pm Not gonna happen this week.
Yes it will. I believe in you.
I second that --- because not gonna happen was exactly what I was thinking just before I got it!
Unfortunately - we are well past the window where additional time looking at the grid results in a solve for me. I've called it for this week and submitted something. I'm just here for the entertainment. I've come to the conclusion I can only do Matt's most basic puzzle.I thought I had improved but I think what really happened is I got a little better at Mike's puzzles.
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#57

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ashore! big fan of this one. going to have a dry cider to celebrate!
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#58

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Ashore - I actually think I was the first but took a while to post. :D :D
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#59

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Think I've forgotten to post for the last several weeks (sorry if I'm messing up the count, Bob!) but I'm on shore.
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#60

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Ashore for the first time in weeks! I picked up on step one while filling in the grid. Then noticed step 2. Struggled a bit to find the next step but then thought of Matt’s solving hints and got it!
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