"Chemical Change" - February 26, 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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ChrisKochmanski
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#81

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Ashore!

Hope I can find space!
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Begbie
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#82

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Quickly ashore, toes in sand.
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LittleGood
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#83

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On the beach, but not quite done with the grid. It's Miller Time.
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#84

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On shore with 50% of the grid finished. Next week, "Falling-off-a-log February" will be over -- to be followed by Merciless March?
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Anita
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#85

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Got this one with grid only one-third finished. Very cute though!
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#86

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Ashore
Too fast, will be another crowded beach.
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yourpalsal
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#87

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Ashore. I had the meta before I could fully work out its parts, and it always pays to be sure... Should be a holiday weekend crowd on the beach. Happy Purim to all who are celebrating!
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OGuyDave
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#88

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Done (Thu) and done (shortly thereafter). Fun puzzle.

TFTXWD
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Tom Shea
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Scraps wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:44 pm 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.
Remember that you can spell Bourbon from the chemical symbols.

Edit: AND Scotch.
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#90

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On the beach. In Texas this week, we have ice in the glass, rather than ice on the road. A good change!
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#91

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Solved! Sangria please!
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TPS wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 4:44 pm No clue -aside from the obvious which yields nothing.
I submitted a guess but chances are this ended my longest streak which was more than double my previous streak.

Edit: I guess my streak is still alive? My Hail Mary was correct.
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#93

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Ashore.
The construction was very clever. Nice one Matt!
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#94

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Solved.
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#95

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Happily ashore and really enjoyed this puzzle. Enjoying a Pinot Grigio
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Marion and I are on the sand with all the Muggles - feels like there will be a big gang again. As I said last week, it's time for the WSJ to give out more mugs that just one when there are thousands of winners. Lobby Mike Miller............
ALS
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#97

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Another super easy one. The meta even helped me fill in the last few squares.

ALS
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#98

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On shore in record time (for me)! A lime White Claw, please.
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otlaolap wrote: Thu Feb 25, 2021 5:13 pm On shore. These puzzles lately have become a simple chore, lacking challenge or interest or elegance (albeit well crafted). So the job is done for this week. I long for the days in which I could count on a nice trip at sea, lolling on a gently rocking luxury liner, with a passtime at hand to keep me occupied while I awaited dinner an the opening of the bar. Perhaps I would fail in my endeavor (I was roughly 50-50) but the trip was fun. Let us hope that the Gods of the Journal see fit to restore this opportunity soon.
See post #107 from Feb 5, 2021puzzle (Poetic Justice), for an explanation as to why these in February have been 'relatively' easy.
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#100

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Ashore. I guessed correctly even before slogging through the grid.
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