"Chemical Change" - February 26, 2021

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JUST A NOTE - AS WE BLOW THROUGH THE GRID AND THE META AND OUR COMMENTS, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GO NEAR SPOILER TERRITORY FOR BOTH THE NEW MUGGLES AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT OBSESSED ABOUT GETTING IT FAST
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Ashore from my dives on a lovely calm day in the gulf, and now ashore from my brief meta swim.

I thought I'd try to find a drink named after a chemical compound. Failed. I did find something called the "Periodic Table of Cocktails," but I would blush to say the risqué names of most of those drinks out loud. Never mind.

I'll stick with a nice safe single malt neat. When my youngest son was in the Navy, he was allowed to bring back one bottle of spirits after a port call in Scotland. He gave me his only authorized bottle, a cask strength Auchentoshan. I have just enough left to nurse until sunset.
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Solved.
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No clue -aside from the obvious which yields nothing.
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Ashore--Ready for some more challenging ones in March!
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Ashore!
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about 80% there, but something isn't adding up here...

Gotta figure out what I'm doing wrong.

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Bob cruise director wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:34 pm
Meg wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:32 pm I prefer doing crosswords in a relaxed manner even if it means being on page whatever. This was also part of the tutorial, no? On the beach. Cabana boy is sighing heavily. All these people walking out of the water. It’s gonna be a busy evening!
OK Meg - you have to explain the "cabana boy is sighing heavily"
He has to walk around with a tray, taking orders and delivering drinks to all these fast solvers. Some of them are lousy tippers, apparently. And some of them order beers he’s never heard of. It’s a hard life for a guy in a Speedo.
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Ashore. Science is my jam.
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I've got the best nudge for this... :twisted:
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Ashore.

Probably old news for the rest of you, but in addition to his day job at the WSJ, Mr. Shenk has shepherded the republication of a series of awesome cryptic crosswords in the New Yorker. Free to print or play.
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Ashore.
Happy Purim all!
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Safely on shore... Grid harder than meta for me.
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On the beach though I must admit I struggled for a minute
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On shore!
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Joining everyone on the beach.
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Bob cruise director wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:44 pm JUST A NOTE - AS WE BLOW THROUGH THE GRID AND THE META AND OUR COMMENTS, LET'S MAKE SURE THAT WE DON'T GO NEAR SPOILER TERRITORY FOR BOTH THE NEW MUGGLES AND FOR THOSE WHO ARE NOT OBSESSED ABOUT GETTING IT FAST
Do such people exist on this board?
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On shore!
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On shore. Opened the puzzle, pressed "print," solved the puzzle, picked up puzzle from printer.
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On shore. Took a bit longer than it should have for me. Ready to fully concentrate on a MGWCC week 4 this weekend.
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