"Between Meals" - April 10, 2020

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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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:21 am When I got this, all I could think of is this weeks contest and being sequestered
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What? This is a normal day for me.
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KayW wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 11:31 am
SewYoung wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 5:31 pm
EdStrong wrote: ↑Sat Apr 11, 2020 11:59 am At the bar with Isaac - martini lunch - does that qualify as between meals nutrition?
It does if it has an olive. That's a vegetable, right? Or is it a fruit?
Which reminds me of an old joke...

A guy sits down at the bar and orders a Martini with two olives...
bartender gives him the drink, he takes out the two olives, puts them aside on a napkin, drinks the martini, asks for another. By the fourth Martini with two olives, the bartender asks the man "I don't mind, but I gotta ask....why do you ask for a Martini with two olives, then take the two olives out of it?" the man replies "My wife sent me to the store for a jar of olives but the store was closed."
A reasonable alternative
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Good Sunday morning everyone. Happy Easter and Passover. Hopefully safely

First a warm welcome to our newest muggles: ckhihara and Begbie

Our crowd is growing both on the ship and the shore. We have 7 on the ship and 127 on the shore. Fortunately both places have a lot of bars and the waitstaff is wearing PPE

Joining Isaac since yesterday are Ed S, alec and Begbie

And making their way to shore (right shore or wrong shore, with assistance or on their own - we welcome everyone) are:
LaceyK
ImOnToo
BrianD
Jim and Anita
ckuihara
LLinNC
UTHfan
Colin
rolias
joes - who has been there since yesterday but I missed him - either he or I were getting another drink
horsesense
Inca
phofer
steveb
Bill H
and LittleGood

Stay safe and good luck winning the elusive mug
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l-56421-no-im-not-coming-down-weve-been-on-20-walks-today-leave-me-alone.jpg
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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Best laugh of the day! Thanks Tom!!!!
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Happy Easter to all. Fairly new muggle on shore! Thought grid was much tougher that the past ones I've done. Took the advice of many of you and slept on the meta after getting nowhere when first trying
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Last week’s Russian doll hoodwinked me, so it’s twice as sweet to be ashore this week!
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:25 am
damefox wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:58 pm
LesY wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:42 pm

Damefox, I just received your Inkubator crossword - congratulations! Can’t wait to solve it!
Thank you!! Hope you like it! :)
Is that Themeless #7?
Yup! :)
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damefox wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:56 pm
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:25 am
damefox wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:58 pm

Thank you!! Hope you like it! :)
Is that Themeless #7?
Yup! :)
Great job. I am impressed with anyone who can create a puzzle.
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Damefox or Bob-How can I get a copy of Themeless #7? I’d love to try it.
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I'm ashore.
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oldjudge wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 2:17 pm Damefox or Bob-How can I get a copy of Themeless #7? I’d love to try it.
Go to Inkubatorcrosswords.com and sign up for the free trial. Consider subscribing as well since they are excellent puzzles and a good cause.
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On shore. Been sitting on this answer for some time thinking there might be more required - but getting too hungry to wait!
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I AM ASHORE!!!
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dry off, here's a towel. (throws from safe remove)
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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Ashore...with my growler of Manhattans mostly intact and inventoried for future metas!
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On shore, sipping another mimosa left over from Easter brunch...
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damefox wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 1:56 pm
Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Sun Apr 12, 2020 9:25 am
damefox wrote: ↑Thu Apr 09, 2020 8:58 pm

Thank you!! Hope you like it! :)
Is that Themeless #7?
Yup! :)
Nice job... very enjoyable.
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On shore—finally, although I am not at all hungry or thirsty.
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Finally ashore. Hey, everyone, keep back! No hugs!
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