"Following Directions" - May 14, 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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escapeartist
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wow, seriously flummoxed with this one - hanging out with Isaac for the near future.

(although I did arrive at one solution I trust as far as Fauci can throw a baseball)
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#242

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Since we’re doing weird signs this week, here’s my favorite.

Before removing a wing, how about graduating airplane mechanic school, using the maintenance manual for that aircraft, and following the complete procedure? Nah, just unhook the wires and hoses and go for it.
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#243

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I’m ashore. I loved this puzzle!
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#244

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TeaJenny wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 9:17 pm
anaerobe wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 7:48 pm
TeaJenny wrote: ↑Sat May 15, 2021 6:39 pm Ishaack! 'nother... 'nother... rhound. Shtill lookin' fer th' rite direkshun...
I've been at the bar so long I'm going to need a complete change of blood! And you should really go drunk, I think you're home again...

...or at least try spellcheck, otherwise you can type words you didn't nintendo.
But, Occifer! I'm not as think as you drunk I am!
In college, my roommate once told a campus cop, “I haven’t dreen binking”. Haha. True story! The funny thing is I really don’t think she had been drinking.
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#245

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On the beach! Why did it take me so long? I guess my wife is right. I have never been very good at FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS!
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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#246

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On shore with a tow!
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#247

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On shore after my daughter pointed out something (she hasn’t solved yet). Masterful puzzle!
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#248

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On shore.
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lbray53 wrote: ↑Sun May 16, 2021 8:28 am On the beach! Why did it take me so long? I guess my wife is right. I have never been very good at FOLLOWING DIRECTIONS!
SSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHH

Don't say that so loud. Otherwise they will make up signs and all of our wives will be buying them.
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Well, tried to follow the directions for a long time, but doesn't work when you just read the first page of a 3-page direction booklet. Exhausting swim, but finally ashore . . . . thx to my crossword whisperer.
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#251

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Tax return calling,
But directions eluding.
Dilemma forming!
One world. One planet. One future.
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#252

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On shore thanks to a muggle friend. Exhausted and bedraggled.
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#253

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It is time for me to ask shoot my flare gun and hope someone on shore sees. Nudge please?

Edit: thank you, kind nudgers! I believe I am on shore but will not be submitting.
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Hidden in 3D
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#254

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I'm hopelessly Lost At Sea and have decided it's time to throw in the towel instead of tunneling down more rabbit holes and finding nothing but the previously-mentioned gibberish. I would much rather be helping out in the ship's garden anyway. Or maybe Isaac could use a hand... (Back in the day, I actually did a bit of bartending at the restaurant where I worked during my summer break from teaching school.)
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I'm still with Isaac. So frustrated because I can just tell the answer is within reach. If I could only convince myself to stop trying THE SAME TACTIC I'VE BEEN FRUITLESSLY TRYING FOR DAYS. I'm sure we've all been there. May not make it to shore this time.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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#256

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Bob,
I know you want to keep your tallies accurate so I’m sorry to point out that you listed me as ON SHORE but I really am LOST AT SEA on this one. I stepped out of the bar to help with the gardening on Mainmarges’s stern deck. Must have been exactly when you were doing the head count. I’m quite firmly planted back in the bar with Isaac and a boat load of (quite tipsy) muggles!
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#257

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Ashore but it was an exhausting voyage.

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Those of you on the beach: See that orange and white donut floating way out there? No not there, look much, much further out....juuuuuust on the horizon.......yeah, that's it! Well, it's not a donut, it's me and my 'buoyancy aid'.

A slight nudge would be greatly appreciated. Thank you!

PS. In the meantime, might want to get the seadoo and tow-rope ready....just in case.
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Good Sunday morning muggles.

As we continue to find our way, we have 30 on the ship and 111 on the shore.

And we welcome our newest muggle, hashbrownolholic and darth

On the ship staring longingly over Isaac's shoulder to the distant shore are

PQ63
lbary
darth
Anaerobe
hunkra
escapeartist
KFB
Colin
Lyman


And making their way to the shore in various means are
EmilyW
Mister Squawk
HunterX
31 Down
Grover
Flying_Burrito
Eric C
Doug M
SReh26
kdubs
TeamDoubleTow
ADS
Bonnibel
rosiegirl
hashbrownoholic
LittleGood
Jean
eagle1279
cbarbee


So my wife has me replacing the brake on her loom which definitely requires following directions :-(
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SReh26
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#260

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I made it to shore yesterday - pulled in by a tow barge actually. But Im on!
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