"Alternatives" - May 31, 2019

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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burak
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#41

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Last week's puzzle was as Gaffneyesque as it could get, and this week's is truly Shenkesque in that sense.
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billkatz
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#42

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I'm on shore and ready for that week five as I can be.
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Patty Mack
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#43

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After last week’s miss I am not 63A that I am 64A! Robert, please count me on shore!
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Julie O
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#44

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On shore. This one was tougher for me than last week's.
JimmyJam
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#45

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Toby wrote: Thu May 30, 2019 5:40 pm
Bird Lives wrote: Thu May 30, 2019 5:05 pm I was sure it was going to be the other way round, wound up with a very strange "word," made the quick correction, and waded ashore.
(And it's always nice to see my ancestor in the grid despite his superfluous letter.)
I did the same thing and came up with a very odd nationality at first. Sounded perhaps like someone from another planet. Then I looked again and everything became clear.
On shore, after having to make that exact same correction!
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Jazzvibist
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#46

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Ashore after a brief dry spell. Lots of fun, Mike.

Stu K
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bunella
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#47

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I'm baaaaaaaaaaack with pretzels galore and more. Onshore for sure. :lol:
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BethA
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#48

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I guess you can count me on the beach since yesterday evening. 🏖 But I feel like I’m missing the resounding CLICK!

Maybe it was a mistake to have tea ☕️ instead of the pomegranate margarita! Running my 7th anniversary of running my first 5K tomorrow.
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Toby
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#49

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billkatz wrote: Fri May 31, 2019 2:27 am I'm on shore and ready for that week five as I can be.
I feel like we're preparing for a storm! And hoping it won't be too bad, but boarding up the windows just in case.
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Bob cruise director
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Good Friday morning
An interesting alternative. We have 40 on shore and a bunch of us wondering what we are missing that is so obvious.

Good luck to those preparing for Matt G's week 5 storm.

Back to the salt mines

Go Bruins
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Doug C
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#51

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Frustrated. Feel like I have it but hasn't all clicked yet. Missing the adjustment others are mentioning.
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#52

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On shore. Good challenge as always.
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#53

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Ashore. I thought pretty hard both puzzle and meta. But elegant.
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KayW
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#54

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Grid is finished. And enjoyed seeing 42A as I live in the only municipality (I think) to honor him with a holiday.

I think I'm in the same boat (or shore) as Doug C and BethA. I have an answer. Seems Shenk-ish to me. But it's a bit of a stretch and not what I'd call 100%. So I think I'll hang with Isaac a while and see if I can either lock this one in or dig a better rabbit hole.
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Janet P
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Count me with the "wondering what we are missing that is so obvious" crew.
I am in what I hope will be a fruitful rabbit hole after backing out of one that was pretty silly...
While waiting for my sun tea to brew, Isaac is providing a nice dry martini.

P.S. Fun to see 40-down in the puzzle! We lived there for nearly 15 years (all three kids born there). And we were within walking distance of the OshKosh B'gosh clothing factory/outlet. They really sold actual "irregulars" dirt cheap so my kids grew up in striped overalls 👩‍🌾
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Doug C
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#56

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Solved..? I have an answer but feels like I am forcing it a bit. Too nice a weekend to spend more time puzzling so I am jumping ship and kicking for shore.
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#57

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I am back! I missed everyone on shore...sangria for me on land at last?
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BrianMac
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#58

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Safely on shore, though I had to battle a bit to get there.
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Al Sisti wrote: Thu May 30, 2019 11:21 pm
oldjudge wrote: Thu May 30, 2019 7:00 pm Grid was somewhat challenging, at least for me, but the meta was way too easy. Come on Mike, let’s make these a little more difficult.
Be careful what you wish for!

Oh, I don’t mind not being able to solve a meta. I’d rather feel challenged than zip through a meta whose solution path is very similar to many prior ones.
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jenirvin
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I'm either over- or under-complicating things. Count me on the boat with Isaac, for now.
~ Jennifer/jenirvin
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