"Closing Credits" - November 13, 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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Fishoutowater
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#201

Post by Fishoutowater »

Still on the boat. I can see the shore, I just can’t quite get there. Would love a nudge (beyond the one above!).... thanks!
Jeanrosz
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#202

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Yea! I made it to shore.. not a fan of this type of meta though....
EVJ
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#203

Post by EVJ »

It’s Sunday and SIL and I have gone down what seems to be every possible rabbit hole. But apparently we just haven’t looked in the correct place. I would appreciate a nudge if any solver is still reading the blog. Thanks in advance.
Schmeel
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#204

Post by Schmeel »

I'm on a shore.
I seem to be missing something to tie it together tightly so perhaps it's the wrong beach, but if so it's a pretty good coincidence.
Count me ashore. If it's only me here I'll enjoy the solitude.
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flamingbear
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#205

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Count me ashore, no nudges or anything. I'll call this a success and move on to MGWCC. :tada:
Matt / Flamingbear
CopperRiver
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#206

Post by CopperRiver »

Ashore with an answer that fits. I hope I’m right. So does my husband cause he’s sick of me talking thru this puzzle while he’s watching The Masters. Silence is (now) golden. 😂
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arlecchino
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#207

Post by arlecchino »

got it, but I don’t like this device one bit!
wordsmith
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#208

Post by wordsmith »

Crying "uncle" if anyone would be so kind to toss a nudge my way!
matthewmoravec
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#209

Post by matthewmoravec »

Stumped on this one!
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Bob cruise director
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#210

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CopperRiver wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2020 2:02 pm Ashore with an answer that fits. I hope I’m right. So does my husband cause he’s sick of me talking thru this puzzle while he’s watching The Masters. Silence is (now) golden. 😂
The Masters is over now. He can help you with the meta

Or maybe YoungestCopperRiver can help
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Bob cruise director
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#211

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arlecchino wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2020 2:11 pm got it, but I don’t like this device one bit!
Remember - the only rule in metas is that there are no rules
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EVJ
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#212

Post by EVJ »

I see I got some nudges. Thanks so much. I’m just leaving snow country so will be driving home without service. I’ll follow up with all of you once I get home.
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Richard
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#213

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Well I got it. Was all around it but needed a nudge. Not my favorite meta.

Richard
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tigerfly222
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#214

Post by tigerfly222 »

Well, I'm ashore, but I take no pride in it. I got myself partway there but needed Meta Mom once again for the final push.
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Streroto
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#215

Post by Streroto »

Got there with a nudge from TPS-thanks very much-and really kicking myself because I had it written down on Thursday and just couldn't see it. I think I know where the concerns will be when the discussion opens at 12:01 tomorrow.

No mug for me this week. I'll stay with Isaac and nurse my bruised ego with a nice Syrah or three. By Thursday I should be ready for anything!

Stay well all
JeanneC
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#216

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Colin wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 9:06 pm
MaineMarge wrote: Sat Nov 14, 2020 7:25 pm Amsonia Hubrechii back, Purple Dome aster and autumn foliage of Filipendula hexapetala.
.... and I thought they were phlox! :)
Good one, Colin!
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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tim1217
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#217

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Found the first step right away on Thursday afternoon, and confirmed I was headed in the right direction on Saturday via a friend. But since then after staring at it and trying various options...I have nothing in terms of a next step. I believe that if I don't have it in the first 48 hours, no amount of staring/rabbit hole exploring in the next 32 hours in going to accomplish much more than frustration.

So I just open a nice Toscana while my Sunday ragu is simmering and I'm slowly forgetting about it as I await the next episode of Fargo season 4.
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woozy
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#218

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Wow.... I am missing *something*. I don't know what but I am *definitely* missing it.
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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Cindy
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#219

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mpmanning wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2020 1:02 pm
LesY wrote: Sun Nov 15, 2020 6:40 am Ashore. I forgot to post in the haze of Puzzle-Boating. Highly recommend it! And thank you to KitchenDiva for being our Captain!
Now I'm confused! After reading the post on Puzzle Boat 7, curiosity set in and Google and Twitter took me to a list of recent solvers. I see KitchenDiva, but thought for sure you would be The Droid Pirate Rarebits! I guess I'm going to abandon Dead Reckoning and switch to GPS.

Congrats to all solvers.
Cindy here aka Kitchendiva on MGWCC and MMMM.
NDStegs
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#220

Post by NDStegs »

Finally on shore. Irritated because it was exactly what we thought it should be on Thursday, but it took us until Sunday to figure out a tweak to it.
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