"Swap Meet" - April 16, 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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MajordomoTom
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Solidly ashore.

Good Patrick fun this week!
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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On shore. Hung around for the launch.
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Currently explaining my newfound dislike of parentheses to Isaac. :lol: Assume I have the rest, although one wobbly bit.
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
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Got a late start but no clue.

Edit: I think I got it - My first instinct was right I was just lazy.
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higgysue
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On shore. Fun one.
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JimJim
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#66

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Got a late start. Lost my swim cap. On shore! Very fun. Thanks Patrick!
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On shore! My wife and daughter brought a quietus to my struggle with this puzzle.

Good health and happy solving :-)
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#68

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On shore, enjoyed this very clever meta!
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Well, I am aMOng those whose hearts saNK when they saw those blasted PARentheses (with those darn numbers inside). I have a pretty long solve streak at stAKE! Will I lET my irrational fear of numbers be my undoing (if I wanted numbers, I would be playing sudoku).
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Ashore - good mechanism. Had the answer halfway through working the meta, but the OCD in me forced me to put everything in place before submitting. But then the submission function wasn’t working, so I had to email it in.
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I'm finally on the beach! I blame the brain atrophy from my (oof) five hours of meetings today for how it took me to see the path... Nice puzzle!
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Omnibus wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 7:23 pm Ashore - good mechanism. Had the answer halfway through working the meta, but the OCD in me forced me to put everything in place before submitting. But then the submission function wasn’t working, so I had to email it in.
I've run into this before; you have to be careful about what you submit through the website. (Email is a perfectly good alternative though.)
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On the beach - really enjoyed that one!!
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva :D
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Ashore! (Much to my surprise, actually; I was drifting aimlessly when a freak wave came along and pushed me in the right direction.)
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I hope this isn’t too spoilerly to ask but Google tells me a swap meet is like a flea market. Is that right?
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On Shore.
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The good news is that I got my second vaccine today. 🤗
Bad news is that I can’t keep my eyes open long enough to finish the grid. I’m sure I will be in fine shape soon, so will revisit tomorrow or Saturday. By the way, I accidentally wrote Satisfy instead or Saturday. Good night all.
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No meta yet, but the latest dispatch from the younger daughter, reporting from the urban wilds of Chicago. Sometimes we all need a different perspective...
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SusieG wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:33 pm The good news is that I got my second vaccine today. 🤗
Bad news is that I can’t keep my eyes open long enough to finish the grid. I’m sure I will be in fine shape soon, so will revisit tomorrow or Saturday. By the way, I accidentally wrote Satisfy instead or Saturday. Good night all.
You should feel better soon! Good for you for getting the shot!
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sharkicicles wrote: ↑Thu Apr 15, 2021 8:14 pm I hope this isn’t too spoilerly to ask but Google tells me a swap meet is like a flea market. Is that right?
You are correct!
Heidi
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