"Interior Design" January 13, 2023

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"Interior Design" January 13, 2023

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This week's contest crossword is titled "Interior Design" by Matt Gaffney

The answer to this week's contest crossword is a five letter word

And it is the first of two Friday the thirteenth's this year.

and keep your legal sized paper handy as the crosswords are now going to be sized that way. The WSJ dropped the weather which freed up the space and filled it with the crossword - who looks at a newspaper for weather anyway. A side benefit is that it helps those of us with aging eyes.

Interior Design spreadsheet

Good luck with the grid and the meta
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Ashore. Enjoyed this one.
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On the beach! Guinness time!
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Guinness me
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Ashore. With some exterior design.
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On shore! But confused about something, so maybe not the right shore? Submitted anyway.

Edit: @docison pointed out something I'd overlooked, which makes this 100%. So I feel better and also really unobservant :-) Thanks!
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Beer me! Nice one
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Ashore

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On the beach. The cabana boy is staring at the sunset, and there’s a nice gentle breeze coming off the water. He's hoping to see more Muggles soon.
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Solved
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Ashore. Solid Gaffney puzzle.
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On shore...another nice one. It's good when your first idea works!
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Solved and ashore. Solid company here on a slowly filling beach.
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On shore. Daughter off to Miami for a short trip. Bob voyage toasts ongoing.
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Wow. On shore. I'm pretty sure. That was difficult.

Props to docison for solving that in 16 minutes! And MikeM000, my new year's resolution is for my first ideas to be more like yours. :shock:
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Ashore
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Wow! I’m ashore, but I found both the grid and meta to be quite a slog. Still a fun solve.
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Safely on Shore!
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Solved. First time poster, but long time lurker.

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Got it. And fairly quick for a change!
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