"What Not To Do" - March 27, 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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TPS
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Well I have a ten letter word that fits the clues but didn't use any process to get the letters - same as every week - so its probably wrong but its what I'll probably submit.
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Ashore! We were delayed getting started because our local internet has slowed to a crawl with all the stay-at-homes streaming content. We enjoyed the fun diversion. In other news, a highlight today was that after Anita was appointed to an interim 19-month term as one of our local township supervisors, the township manager and a notary public came to our front yard to notarize her oath of office from an appropriate social distance and to talk about how she can video conference for future meetings.
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#43

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On shore! A quick solve but clever construction. Stay well, fellow muggles.
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#44

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Done with the grid but grinding on the meta. Seem to have pieces of the rabbit but they aren't assembling as I figured. Onward!
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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#45

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Still churning on it...
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#46

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ashore! Hope you all are well.
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Nice. Once you realize what's going on it unravels fast, but is nonetheless fun.

MGWCC will probably be super hard this week so I'm glad I got PGWCC and WSJCC out of the way early.

Edit: Forgot to say the magic words again. Ashore.
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#48

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Posting that you haven't gotten the puzzle really does help! Ashore!
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#49

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joequavis wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:07 pm Posting that you haven't gotten the puzzle really does help! Ashore!
:lol: :lol: Unfortunately its never helped me! Not even a little.
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Ashore. 95% sure it's the right shore. Stay safe all.
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#51

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Been trying something but I’m not getting anywhere. I'm stumped for now. Tomorrow is another day. I can't even guess at a ten letter word still either. Hmmm
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Ashore but maintaining a safe social distance. Is this really a 4th week puzzle? Perhaps it's a gift to all the shut-ins.
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Ashore. Took a little while, but setting it aside and relooking at it periodically helped a lot. Brain needs time to regroup.
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Done with the grid but grinding on the meta. Seem to have pieces of the rabbit but they aren't assembling as I figured. Onward!
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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MatthewB wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:36 pm Ashore but maintaining a safe social distance. Is this really a 4th week puzzle? Perhaps it's a gift to all the shut-ins.
WSJ Friday puzzles do not necessarily get harder over the course of the month, unlike MGWCCs.
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Got it!
It's actually the kind of meta I enjoy the most. I had the right idea from the start but it took me a while to put it all together.
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Well, solved the grid and have some ideas but nothing solid. I thought I saw a bunny but I could not pin him down. Every time I got within 6 feet of him he sprayed me with sanitizer...

I am constantly amazed at the people who just look at these and go, "oh there it is" - obviously a lot more analytical than I am.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Happy to get my toes in the sand on Thursday. This was the first time I printed out the pdf. The ample border on an 8.5x11 sheet makes a great workspace.
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#59

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I have slept on this enough.

Call me on shore.
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MatthewB wrote: Thu Mar 26, 2020 10:36 pm Ashore but maintaining a safe social distance. Is this really a 4th week puzzle? Perhaps it's a gift to all the shut-ins.
WSJ doesn't get harder by the week. That's MGWCC's thing.

Also, I'm still stuck. I have bits and bobs but no answer yet.
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