"Physical Science" - April 19, 2019

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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"Physical Science" - April 19, 2019

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By Mike Shenk. The answer to this week’s contest is a four-letter noun.

Enjoy!
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Got it! A clever one by Mike! But ... but now I have to get back to work! <pout> Good luck, Muggles!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Clever indeed. And classic Mike. I saw where this was going early on. It helps to have the right background.
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Glad to get this fairly quickly because the Fireball meta is totally invisible to me.
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Done and done
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OK! I revisited a rabbit hole and there he was! On the shore enjoying a lovely calvados.
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I have an answer, but it doesn't seem to fit the theme. (Heidi)
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Doh! Just figured it out. I'll have a Mai Tai please! (Heidi)
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Got it - on shore. Not all that obvious - had to backsolve part of the way after I saw where it was going.
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Pretty easy... Drinking an old fashioned at the beach
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Nice puzzle. A couple of rabbit holes to explore before coming up with the answer. I'll be having a bourbon on the rocks to celebrate.
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On shore!
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I’m ashore. This one fell for me before I had the grid half-completed—unless, of course, this is an Easter Pageant.
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Ashore!
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On shore! (I hope.)
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Hi everyone,

First of all, thanks for creating this platform which presumably is more functional than the WSJ website that loved creating issues every now and then.

As for the puzzle, I had an idea but didn't know how to execute it. And then I did. I'm 90% sure about the mechanism but 100% sure about the answer.

Good luck to everyone!
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On shore...after a little detour to visit Isaac..sangria for me! Jean
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Not seeing it yet. I’m thinking of some four letter words, but not all of them are nouns. :lol:
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On shore... I think I've got room for one more Guinness.
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Count me on shore! Nice one. Got any old fashioneds?
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