"Shamrocks" March 17, 2023

[linsocalm]

Fastest solve start to finish for me! Toes in the sand, enjoying the beach.

[LuscombeDriver]

Grid done quickly.
I think I see parts of the meta, but it's not falling in place yet...

[haydendog]

Ashore, had the right idea but needed a nudge to confirm.

[boharr]

Do we have more folks on shore than there are viable brackets left?

[Terragon]

Hi, any nudges out there? Staring at this one is getting me no where. A nudge to a first step would be appreciated.

Edit: Thank you. Got it!

[Bob cruise director]

Good Sunday morning muggles

We welcome our two newest muggles today - Terragon and stephieg19 - great to have more muggles once again

We have had steady progress with 10 on the ship and 155 on the shore.

Joining the great group enjoying Isaac's and each other's company are

SReh26
ImOnToo
ladybird
copperriver
LuscombeDriver

And getting to the shore are

Trish
Schmeel
Mister and Mrs. Squawk
Trey and Marion
bread-girl
Olof
EVJ
Qmark
linsocalm
haydendog
iblinked
StunGun
Terragon
stephieg19
JeanneC


And if you are stuck or just want to socialize with other muggles, remember there is the 8 pm ET Last Call zoom session using the link at the top of the page.

[burak]

Well, I recommend taking a day off, sleeping with the crossword next to you and looking at it the first thing in the morning when you wake up. Worked like a charm twice in this past month.

That being said, I have some feelings about this puzzle. Not as strong as the feelings I had about another recent puzzle, but still.

[Joe Ross]

Do we have more folks on shore than there are viable brackets left?

Not without asterisks.

[halseymac]

Not seeing it. A Sunday nudge would be appreciated!

[RobM]

Reached shore on Thursday but didn't have a chance to visit the Muggles board to brag about it until now.

[Gman]

Ashore.

[SReh26]

A famous Irish person…, hm…..

[Merry Potter]

Finally! Needed all weekend between errands, exercise, catching up on sleep and checking in to work. Kept trying 3 mechanisms, even they right one and it finally dawned on me!

[Scott M]

Enjoying green beer with Isaac are



And basking on the shore with green water (or is that just in Chicago) are:


Scott M

Bob, you have me on shore when my cheeks are busy leaving permanent imprints in a stool at Isaac's. Will look again tonight.

[Perceval’sTurtle]

Hanging out on the boat with Isaac. Scanning the horizon for land, but, so far, all I see is water.

[SReh26]

Ashore!

With two hard shoves.

I’ll have a Jameson in honor of an Irish friend.

When you think you are a bore
And you know not what’s in store
All you have a guesses galore
And you cannot take it anymore
With some shoves you reach the shore

As I gaze upon a cloud
Mouthing clues to myself out loud
Wrapping myself in a shroud
Should this poem be allowed?

When you’re getting on in years
Slowly yielding to your fears
Just alert those Irish ears
And ignore those Irish beers
And now am full of tears

(Text me if you saw it - I put a challenge in this poem)

[Oxford Comma Mama]

Still hopelessly lost at sea. I've tried several things, but I'm not getting there. If anyone wants to PM me a nudge, I'd appreciate it! I'd join the Zoom, but that would wake my sleeping baby

[Bones]

Would love a nudge. Been staring all weekend

[LadyBird]

I am ashore.

I couldn't figure things out, so I submitted a Hail Mary answer. Then I went to the Isaac's Last (Zoom) Call and got nudged to the correct mechanism (which I had thought of earlier this weekend but hadn't worked through). Lo and behold, the answer was my Hail Mary. A big thank you to the Zoom helpers!

[JAQT]

I am lost at sea, with Issac. In a moment, I will be reaching out to someone for a nudge.

And the shame of it is that I'm Irish!