"Overlaps" - March 5, 2021
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"Overlaps" - March 5, 2021
A guest constructor
This weeks contest is titled "Overlaps" by guest constructor Joanne Sullivan
The answer to this week's contest crossword is an eight letter word.
and if you missed it on last week's postings
Hello, Muggles!
Taylor Nakagawa from WSJ here. I want to share a quick update on the technical issues some of you may be experiencing with the online version of the puzzles. We've heard from you all that some of the clues are not showing up and your answers are being deleted as you fill out the grid.
- It looks like the issue re: disappearing answers is due to security updates on Safari. We encourage anyone who's experiencing this issue to switch browsers. We've also found that opening a new window in Safari can help mitigate the issue, but it's not a perfect fix.
- The issue re: disappearing clues has been a tricky one for us, but we are running some tests to get to the bottom of this. I'll share another update when we have more to share.
Thank you and don't hesitate to reach out to puzzles@wsj.com if you run into any other technical glitches.
This weeks contest is titled "Overlaps" by guest constructor Joanne Sullivan
The answer to this week's contest crossword is an eight letter word.
and if you missed it on last week's postings
Hello, Muggles!
Taylor Nakagawa from WSJ here. I want to share a quick update on the technical issues some of you may be experiencing with the online version of the puzzles. We've heard from you all that some of the clues are not showing up and your answers are being deleted as you fill out the grid.
- It looks like the issue re: disappearing answers is due to security updates on Safari. We encourage anyone who's experiencing this issue to switch browsers. We've also found that opening a new window in Safari can help mitigate the issue, but it's not a perfect fix.
- The issue re: disappearing clues has been a tricky one for us, but we are running some tests to get to the bottom of this. I'll share another update when we have more to share.
Thank you and don't hesitate to reach out to puzzles@wsj.com if you run into any other technical glitches.
Bob Stevens
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Ashore. Very clever ...but is it still February? (that is NOT a complaint) I expect another crowded beach.
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Ashore! Nice to see Joanne's byline. Agree this wasn't much of a step up in difficulty. We'll have to see what the rest of March has in store...
Also, Bob: "guest constructor" is sort of accurate but also maybe a bit of a misnomer. Joanne Sullivan works at the WSJ and does probably the same amount of work on the crosswords as Mike does. I corresponded with her extensively before my puzzle was published in January.
Also, Bob: "guest constructor" is sort of accurate but also maybe a bit of a misnomer. Joanne Sullivan works at the WSJ and does probably the same amount of work on the crosswords as Mike does. I corresponded with her extensively before my puzzle was published in January.
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Nice one by a creator who is new to me! Grid was easy until it wasn't.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Done and dusted! I think it will be crowded on the beach again this week.
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Do these get harder as the year goes on? I always thought the difficulty was random.
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Onshore, preparing to hide some maitai supplies so as to protect them from the imminent vast crowd.
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