"Endnotes" - January 22, 2021

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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JordanianTomlinson
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#41

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Ashore after making my way down a healthy number of rabbit holes.

Go Chiefs!
markhr
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#42

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On shore. A seemingly straightforward puzzle turned out to be a rather tricky one after all. Mike threw us a few curves here.
Very well done.
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Streroto
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#43

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Ashore. Really, really enjoyed this meta. Thanks so much Mike!!!!!

Stay well all!
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#44

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Ashore. Fun solve.
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#45

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Ashore. Woah, tricky.
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#46

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Got it! Had to take a second look.
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Billy M
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#47

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Through the grid, but as a musician I'm seeing so many rabbit holes in this guy. As said above, I'll either have it shortly or not for quite a while
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mattythewsjpuzzler
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#48

Post by mattythewsjpuzzler »

On shore! Perhaps some Cabernet?
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BrianMac
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#49

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On shore. The best ones are those that make you work for them (but not too hard!) :)
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TMart
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#50

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On the beach. Tricky one from Mike - I thought I had the idea before completing the grid, but there were lots of nice twists that turned what I thought would be an easy one into a real head-scratcher. I really enjoyed this one.
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#51

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On shore! Solved in about 30 minutes, having had a really good (and long-overdue) massage this afternoon. I’m pretty sure I need to make that a habit, yes?

A fun mechanism that kept saying, in the words of Columbo, “uhhh, just one more thing...”.
The other Wendy. :roll:
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DanA
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#52

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On the beach.
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LizD
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#53

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This was fun! Ashore, me hearties!
I don't have an inner child... I have an inner old lady. :geek:

Meta solver by night, proud independent bookstore owner by day!
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KDubs
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#54

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NOT asking for hints, but do you have to be a musician to find the meta? I’m seeing nothing and 68A is making me nervous I don’t have the skills to solve.
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CallMeShane
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#55

Post by CallMeShane »

While I am waiting for midnight loo inspiration ...

Bonus meta contest

The answer is a literary form

Title: Yukata Get This!

Question for Ku-san:
Can you solve KAS 1 meta?
Hai! Ku can solve it!

Send your answer to Gaffney's mailbox, because I'm still chuffed that he manages to outwit me so often.
Homer Buckle
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#56

Post by Homer Buckle »

That was a fun puzzle with a good mechanism. Safely ashore!
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#57

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Solved. This one was fun to put together!
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boharr
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#58

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On shore. Need a drink.
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Tom Mueller
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#59

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KDubs wrote: Thu Jan 21, 2021 7:57 pm NOT asking for hints, but do you have to be a musician to find the meta? I’m seeing nothing and 68A is making me nervous I don’t have the skills to solve.
No. Just stick with it as I'm sure you'll be surprised when the aha moment strikes.
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Cosmo
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#60

Post by Cosmo »

I'm on what I believe is the correct shore! I think the mechanism just wasn't quite as elegant as I was hoping for. Still enjoyed the journey though!
It's a coffee table book about coffee tables
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