"You'll Take One Soon" - June 21, 2019

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"You'll Take One Soon" - June 21, 2019

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This weeks puzzle is You'll Take One Soon by Matt Gaffney

The answer to this weeks contest is a five letter noun

Good luck getting the meta and winning the mug
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Made it to shore. A nice classic Gaffney.
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Yes. Classic Gaffney. On the beach.
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home home on the beach... Guinness me please!
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On shore. That was fun! I like the title.
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Fun puzzle all around.
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Oh my! That was a good old-fashioned multiple-step meta!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Nice and tidy.
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Yes, classic Gaffney. Done and done.
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I'm either at step One, or at step zero.
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Just finished the grid, eying some intriguing bits of rabbit fur.
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Post by Janet »

I'd prefer a 3-letter noun, answer to "You'll win one soon"
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Happily ashore, feeling very self-satisfied, appropriately!
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Ha! Good one from Matt. On shore.
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Too early to one across? On shore.
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Made me laugh! On shore! (Heidi)
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And I thought I was so smart solving this one quickly till I saw all the other solvers ahead of me. This board is a humbling place.

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Wooh, that was a doozy. On shore.
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Add this one to my list of favorites. Nice one Matt! Thanks for giving me a laugh after a rough day. On shore.
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Really really good! One of the more satisfying ones in a while.

Looking forward to Week 3.
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