"Just A Step More" - October 23, 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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Ashore.

That was tricky. But really satisfying. On thing that threw me off too long is a took a wrong lead too much to heart.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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After sleeping on it I am confident in my answer and am declaring myself ashore.
Of course, come Monday, I may be declaring myself Robinson Crusoe, i.e. alone on the wrong island.
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Every time there's a number in parentheses, I learn a new way of getting stumped. At sea. :(
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MasFutbol wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 6:08 pmOn shore.
Welcome to the Forum, MasFutbol. And you picked a great week to join!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:27 pm
Dplass wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 9:01 pm
Well if Wendy and Meg say it's a challenge, I have no hope. Ah well, 6 weeks skunked...
Don't you dare give up! This one requires tenacity and concentration, certainly, but there's a terrific payoff at the end. And a considerable sense of relief and accomplishment!
Tenacity and concentration may be necessary. But not sufficient, at least in my experience, i.e., the experience of tenaciously staring at a grid all weekend and getting nothing. If I don't see step one pretty quickly -- and I don't -- it's usually a lost cause. And apparently on this one steps two, three, and just one more are maybe even more difficult to find.
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LadyBird wrote: ↑Thu Oct 22, 2020 10:54 pm Well, it looks like this could be a GRueling weekend! No nEAT and easy answER is popping up as my eyes ROAm over the page. Instead of a 36-down, I fear that I may be in for a DRUbbing. Instead of a peNNy dropped, it might feel more like the anvil being dropped on the not-so-clevER Wile E. Coyote!
Check out the birding from the stern of the ship. Lots of pelagic species cruising along
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I feel sure I know what the answer is but can’t get one of the pieces to fit to get there!! What in the world?? Swimming hard.
The other Wendy. :roll:
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Brilliant, I hope I prove to be. Count me ashore. If I’m wrong I’ll plead my case after this fun and stormy sail.
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I see what has to be a first step but still looking for JUST A STEP MORE.... or perhaps two or three more.
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Look what just arrived!
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I'm with Isaac for now. I'm busy today so probably won't look at it until tonight. Good luck to all the Muggles, this looks like a serious challenge!
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A jealous wreck on that mug. Congratulations.
Glad to see the face behind the win.
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Had a hole in one the other day and told anyone who would listen I would much prefer the mug. Hands down.
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Plymouthrock wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 11:15 am Had a hole in one the other day and told anyone who would listen I would much prefer the mug. Hands down.
Where was your hole in one?
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An early Friday report

Welcome to our newest muggle MasFubol great to have another muggle

A quiet morning on a tough puzzle. We have 12 on the ship and 18 on the shore.
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Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:52 am Look what just arrived!
Congratulations!! You so deserve it!
Check out and support http://CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Fri Oct 23, 2020 10:52 am Look what just arrived!
What a glorious mug! Oh, and the cup is nice too!

I'm sure everything tastes better in that!
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,
Hole in one was at Country Club of Virginia - Creek,
course, Hole number 14. No match for a mug.
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I’ve completed step one of this meta: claimed my weekend seat with Isaac early before the bar overflows to the Lido deck.
In real life I’ll be planting spring bulbs near these garden steps hoping for inspiration. Also hoping there aren’t this many steps to the meta.
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This one fell pretty quickly for me. On shore!
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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