"AP English" - January 8, 2021

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"AP English" - January 8, 2021

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This week's contest is "AP English" by Peter Muller and Michael Milam

The answer to this week's contest crossword is a word you might use in English class.

Good luck with the grid and the meta
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Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
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Safely ashore… I’ll have a Guinness please!
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Swimming ashore to join Al! Toss me a Guinness please! It’s been a long week...

Great puzzle, Pete and Michael. Excited to see guest constructors!
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I felt a certain sense of pressure to get this one! Great puzzle! On shore with Al and LesY.
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Quick swim to shore. I'll finish up the egg nog in recognition of Russian Orthodox Christmas. Christos Razdajatsja!
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On shore.
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On shore, very enjoyable meta!
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I'm on the first lifeboat. Fairly difficult grid.
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On the beach! Lovely puzzle with new to the WSJ constructors? The cabana boy says it’s a bit nippy, so he’s wearing sweats over his speedo. Another margarita, please!
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I'm on the beach. To me, that was the perfect level of difficulty.
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On the beach! This was a very fun one.
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On shore! That was fun!
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On the beach. Hard grid and a clever meta mechanism!
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On shore! Nice one.
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On the beach! 🏖 🍷

Enjoyed it!

Like the variety in constructors, too! Pete from MMMM.
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On the beach!
Knew it'd be fun when I saw the byline and was not let down!
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Argh. I am 99% there I have what I am certain is the answer and cannot make it click!!!
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A shore!

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I'm on it.
Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 & 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘂𝗺𝗮. 𝗣𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗦𝗘 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘!
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DOH. Got it. Great challenging grid and fun meta mechanism.

Stay well all!!!
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