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Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:16 pm
by Bob Kerfuffle
On shore with a bottle of Prosecco, practicing for tomorrow night. Can't afford the really good stuff two nights in a row!
Happy New Year to all!
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:19 pm
by Franklin.Bluth
Ashore!
No potables with which to celebrate, but a heartwarming tale for those of you in northern climes: I'm stretched out in a tent with my wife and children in the middle of Everglades National Park (where I miraculously have cell signal) and am listening to the brisk wind rush off the Florida Straits at a lovely 72°F into clear skies overhead.
An unsolved meta would have cast the only pall over this perfect night, so I thank the crossword mavens for their providence.
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:20 pm
by otlaolap
Richard wrote: ↑Wed Dec 30, 2020 8:43 pm
I now see two answers and trying to figure out which one is the one Matt wants.
I sure hope you will post them on Monday along with the methods used to see them. I worry, of course, that the answer I submitted will be found to be wrong. But I sure think it is a good answer to the point of feeling that it had better be the right answer. And I sure hope I started 2021 on the right foot.
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:32 pm
by KayW
Thought I had it one hundred percent
But now I hear sounds of dissent
An answer count of two?!
I would heartily boo
A Matt Gaffney New Year’s Eve pageant!
(Ok, I’ll leave verse to the pros. But now will go back to grid to see if I can find the “other answer”)
p.s. I would never really boo MG. Only myself if I blew it
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:39 pm
by Al Sisti
MajordomoTom wrote: ↑Wed Dec 30, 2020 7:25 pm
on the beach, see you in 2021.
Tom
Eric Porter wrote: ↑Wed Dec 30, 2020 5:05 pm
Bird Lives wrote: ↑Wed Dec 30, 2020 4:56 pm
Toes in the sand, drink in hand. If you can guess what the answer has to be (and what else could it be?), it's not hard to find.
I'm on shore. I was having trouble saying something about how obvious the answer was without getting into spoiler territory. Before I'd solved it, I had trouble coming up with something that was a 4 word phrase.
Happy New Year!
if it's not the 4 word phrase I submitted, I have a very solid argument for it being the correct answer.
RobM wrote: ↑Wed Dec 30, 2020 6:56 pm
On shore with high certainty, but not entirely clear on the solution's connection to the title.
it's loose, if we're on the same beach.
There's a solid connection to the title.
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:40 pm
by FrankH
On shore.
Happy New Year everyone!
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 10:49 pm
by Gman
On shore. I think.
Just looked again. This is a 100%er. Very clever.
Happy New Year!
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Wed Dec 30, 2020 11:10 pm
by EmilyW
On shore, Happy New Year all!
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 12:00 am
by RobM
Anyone notice that 4 of the last 6 have had a number in the title? Anyone think they're building to a meta meta puzzle?
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 2:10 am
by Martin
I also see one very obvious solution, so look forward to hearing about another possibility. On shore, btw.
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:29 am
by ALS
Ashore. Slept on it to be sure, in light of comments saying folks saw two answers. I see only one, and it looks 100% to me.
ALS
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 5:53 am
by CallMeShane
On shore
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 6:59 am
by Mister Squawk
I'll claim myself on shore, but grumpy.
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 7:49 am
by Orsys
I think this is right. I think.
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:08 am
by lbray53
On shore. The title works.
Happy New Year everyone!
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:10 am
by Bob cruise director
On shore. Happy New Year
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:16 am
by Janet
Happy New Year's eve, Muggles! This was another fun one.
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:16 am
by Schmeel
Ashore!
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 8:56 am
by Wendy Walker
Mark was browsing through the Forum comments last night and observed that there seem to be two kinds of Muggles: those who want to win and those who are just happy that they got the meta.
W: Which one am I?
M: [meaningful look]
W: Oh, come on. I was on page 3 this week and wasn't upset at all!
M: But you NOTICED you were on page 3!
W: [small voice] Number 45.
Re: "The Party Starts at 10" - December 31, 2020
Posted: Thu Dec 31, 2020 9:00 am
by wb93
On shore.
