"You're Surrounded" - September 25, 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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Megsdathc
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I do the puzzle and read the forum every week, and sometimes even solve the meta! But I usually don’t post, since I’m hanging with Isaac more often than not until the eleventh hour. On shore before the final role call is worth mentioning!
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Now stopped ashore. Wait, just hearing this could be an iceberg.
Optimistic this development could keep our Switchback Ale cold.
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Ok - I submitted, but not super confident even though my answer makes sense.
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IMO, this a 100%er. Ashore. To remind me of terrible 80s drinks, perhaps I shall have a wine cooler 😜
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Jace54 wrote: Thu Sep 24, 2020 8:06 pm Solved! That was a fun conclusion once I saw it. I am always in awe of the creativity of the constructors!
Looks like my first post (#42) got lost in the beer discussion so reposting here to get on Bob’s next report! :)
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jcw2020 wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 12:55 pm
Joe Ross wrote: Fri Sep 25, 2020 9:43 am In the mid-to-late 70s & early 80s, the only redeeming factor of any cream ale was that it would get you there quicker. A friend put himself through college via old 8 ounce Coke bottle vending machines holding 7 ounce Schoenling Little Kings Cream Ale in fraternity houses around campus.

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[ EDIT: PJM reminded me of their nickname: "Little Killers" ]
Schoenling's "Little Kings" and Bob Shreve hosting Saturday overnight movies ("want to see Chicky a little longer?).
By the time they finished at 6AM so was Bob.
So set me up with some Little Kings and Montgomery Inn ribs...they developed the brew to suit Ted.
Reminds me of a visit to the Schoenling brewery after a talk by Eugene Merchant. There was a discussion hosted by Cincinnati Milacron about the metal cutting industry. After a few Schoenling libations, Merchant related that if a Milacron competitor asked about a certain process, he would generally tell them. (~ our discussion of spoilers) This was not long before he retired from Milacron. It wasn't clear what was off limits. Milacron seems to left that industry and is now in plastic processing equipment.
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Post Enlightenment! Finally on shore! And speaking of bad teenage booze, anyone remember Lancers wine?
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hcbirker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:33 pm Post Enlightenment! Finally on shore! And speaking of bad teenage booze, anyone remember Lancers wine?
Oh, dear. Or the lamps made from the bottles?
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Was there another lamp mass-market wine bottle, maybe with basketry?
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Hector wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:43 pm
hcbirker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:33 pm Post Enlightenment! Finally on shore! And speaking of bad teenage booze, anyone remember Lancers wine?
Oh, dear. Or the lamps made from the bottles?

s-l400.jpg

Was there another lamp mass-market wine bottle, maybe with basketry?
That was Chianti. Used to put candles in them!
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Lost at sea—have over thought this one so hoping for post enlightenment again but would appreciate a small nudge toward shore.
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hcbirker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:51 pm
That was Chianti. Used to put candles in them!
Yes, Chianti and Mateus bottles. And we used multi-colored candles that would drip down all over the bottle. Remember!? Oh my gosh, that takes me back to the 1970s! Macrame wall hangings, zodiac posters and spider plants completed the decor!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Wendy Walker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:14 pm
hcbirker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:51 pm
That was Chianti. Used to put candles in them!
Yes, Chianti and Mateus bottles. And we used multi-colored candles that would drip down all over the bottle. Remember!? Oh my gosh, that takes me back to the 1970s! Macrame wall hangings, zodiac posters and spider plants completed the decor!
And don't forget all the tie dye! I forgot about Mateus!
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Bob cruise director wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 1:33 pm I

I’m on shore, Bob (post 29). Cynthia J
Sorry I missed you.
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That's OK; we appreciate all your tabulating. (This reply is really a practice for me.....trying to figure out how to delete part of the text in a reply.)
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hcbirker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:24 pm
Wendy Walker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:14 pm
hcbirker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 6:51 pm
That was Chianti. Used to put candles in them!
Yes, Chianti and Mateus bottles. And we used multi-colored candles that would drip down all over the bottle. Remember!? Oh my gosh, that takes me back to the 1970s! Macrame wall hangings, zodiac posters and spider plants completed the decor!
And don't forget all the tie dye! I forgot about Mateus!
I remember Mateus with that unique bottle shape. Wasn’t there some kind of strawberry drink? Oh, yeah! Boone's Farm!
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Meg wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:31 pm
hcbirker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:24 pm
Wendy Walker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:14 pm
Yes, Chianti and Mateus bottles. And we used multi-colored candles that would drip down all over the bottle. Remember!? Oh my gosh, that takes me back to the 1970s! Macrame wall hangings, zodiac posters and spider plants completed the decor!
And don't forget all the tie dye! I forgot about Mateus!
I remember Mateus with that unique bottle shape. Wasn’t there some kind of strawberry drink? Oh, yeah! Boone's Farm!
Horrible stuff!
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Yes! Boones Farm Strawberry Hill! And Mateus bottles were particularly good for decoupaging! :D
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Trending topic: beers you drank in high school
Next trending topic: bad wine you drank in high school. How about Mad Dog 2020? Pretty bad!
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Meg wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:31 pm
hcbirker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:24 pm
Wendy Walker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:14 pm
Yes, Chianti and Mateus bottles. And we used multi-colored candles that would drip down all over the bottle. Remember!? Oh my gosh, that takes me back to the 1970s! Macrame wall hangings, zodiac posters and spider plants completed the decor!
And don't forget all the tie dye! I forgot about Mateus!
I remember Mateus with that unique bottle shape. Wasn’t there some kind of strawberry drink? Oh, yeah! Boone's Farm!
OMG, Meg. Boone's Farm. Say it ain't so.
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boharr wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:45 pm
Meg wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:31 pm
hcbirker wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:24 pm

And don't forget all the tie dye! I forgot about Mateus!
I remember Mateus with that unique bottle shape. Wasn’t there some kind of strawberry drink? Oh, yeah! Boone's Farm!
OMG, Meg. Boone's Farm. Say it ain't so.
A group of 17-year old girls.....I don’t remember beer. Wine and cigarettes (Kools I think). It’s a wonder I made it to adulthood.
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Meg wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:49 pm
boharr wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:45 pm
Meg wrote: Sat Sep 26, 2020 7:31 pm

I remember Mateus with that unique bottle shape. Wasn’t there some kind of strawberry drink? Oh, yeah! Boone's Farm!
OMG, Meg. Boone's Farm. Say it ain't so.
A group of 17-year old girls.....I don’t remember beer. Wine and cigarettes (Kools I think). It’s a wonder I made it to adulthood.
I think many of us share that wonder. But Boon'e Farm and Kools. A nightmare. But, then, for me it was unfiltered Camels.
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