"Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

[bread-girl]

On the shore!!

[Colin]

One more for the shore!
Spooky! Creepy! Horrific!
Chilling to the core!

[Bob cruise director]

Ashore. What is the record for people claiming beach property?

@Dennis the record is 290 from July 1, 2022. We are at 254 so the record is safe for a while. this may be like Bob Beamon's long jump record.

[femullen]

Well, bless
Me, this be
Well built.
Wet bar?

We be
Ashore.

[ZooAnimalsOnWheels]

Slipped my mind to post that I was ashore until today's Last Call. I have now joined the big beach party!

[mitchel674]

Another person on the crowded beach.

[Bob cruise director]

Good evening muggles

Our final count is 261 on the shore.

Isaac has decided to have another couple of coats of varnish on the bar this week to make up for the wear the past several weeks. Fortunately the bar is empty but it will be ready for next week's onslaught.

Have a great week and good luck winning the mug

[KrisHendo]

Busy weekend so got a late start. Out of breath after sprinting to shore. Made it safely enjoying an Argentinian Sauvignon Blanc.

[woozy]

Ashore. What is the record for people claiming beach property?

@Dennis the record is 290 from July 1, 2022. We are at 254 so the record is safe for a while. this may be like Bob Beamon's long jump record.

And what is the record for fewest on the ship?

[Sara Dacus]

Very clean, very neat. All ties together very nicely. Fun and seasonal.

[hcbirker]

[Pattycap]

Can you believe it? Maybe this one was especially easy? It’s my first solve!!! The word “tombs” will now always have a special meaning for me. lol

[woozy]

Can you believe it? Maybe this one was especially easy? It’s my first solve!!! The word “tombs” will now always have a special meaning for me. lol

Congratulations! A solve's a solve.

.... although, yeah.... this one was pretty easy...

But it was cute and charming, wasn't it? I enjoyed it.

[Joe Ross]

[VanVeen]

I really dug this puzzle.

[MikeyG]

Can you believe it? Maybe this one was especially easy? It’s my first solve!!! The word “tombs” will now always have a special meaning for me. lol

When I signed up for the MGWCC, my first solve was MARTINA NAVRATILOVA - and I've never forgotten that as a result! Keep on solving! It's a great experience.

[otlaolap]

The clue for 10A reminded me of a favorite book title: "New Hope For The Dead" (by Charles Willeford).

[Bob cruise director]

Ashore. What is the record for people claiming beach property?

@Dennis the record is 290 from July 1, 2022. We are at 254 so the record is safe for a while. this may be like Bob Beamon's long jump record.

And what is the record for fewest on the ship?

@woozy

Zero has been done several times. The last previous one was June 9, 2023 with the meta "Couples Only"

[C=64]

Yeah, not a lot to discuss here. I was expecting to draw a pentagram (or spiderweb) connecting five letters, but maybe the WSJ would get complaints about that.

Mötley Crüe, 2015

[woozy]

Yeah, not a lot to discuss here. I was expecting to draw a pentagram ... connecting five letters, but maybe the WSJ would get complaints about that.

Yes, I was expecting exactly that. But then I thought the ordering of the letters might not be clear and many would think it as arbitrary anagram (a no-no). Of course it wouldn't match the title and theme.