"Leading Men" - October 4, 2019

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"Leading Men" - October 4, 2019

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This week's contest is by Mike Shenk and is titled "Leading Men". The answer to this week's contest is a four-letter noun.

Good luck to all getting the contest and winning the mug
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Haven't looked at the puzzle yet, but wanted to share this great poem by Julian Rosenblum - An ODE to Crosswordese

https://medium.com/@jsrmath/an-ode-to-c ... b613b348d3
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Ashore.
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On shore... Guinness me please!
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Ashore; beer me, por favor
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Me too!
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Ashore.
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Got it. A little tougher than last week but not much. My birthplace is 39D!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Solved.
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Nice backstroke to the beach. Whereโ€™s my margarita?
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Ashore. (Don't love my answer, but feel it must be right....)
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Nice breezy puzzle. Much appreciated. Fireball and PGWCC are torturing me.
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On the beach!!
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On shore.
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YAY! On shore. Free for the weekend!
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On shore, after one slight misstep.
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On shore.
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Had a momentary worry, seeing 16A and 29A that this was going to be that subject I know almost nothing about. But all is well. Iโ€™m joining the shore party ๐Ÿฅ‚
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Hey, finally get to join the party!
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Iโ€™m good. On shore without stopping to visit Isaac...
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