"Power Play" August 5, 2022

[Onaquest]

I am still at sea. Last week I got the answer whilst at sea literally, on a boat going around the Skelligs in South West Ireland. I was on a boat trip around the harbour in Kinsale yesterday and I was optimistic that that would also do the trick. Alas not.

[MaineMarge]

Ashore with a not so gentle assist from my solving buddy. I would have needed some serious power tools to dig out this meta by myself.
Brilliant power play here, Mike

[CPJohnson]

Still on the boat.

[cheekumbaldy]

I made it to shore (with a gentle nudge in the right direction—thanks for that)! This was a really fun one.

[Bob cruise director]

I am on the shore with a zoom shove

[HunterX]

Having coffee with Isaac on the ship this morning. Completed the grid last night with daughter. Chased some rabbits. Now ready to juice up on the java and dig in for some more staring. (Gotta come up with the solution before they do. Need my fatherly bragging rights.)

And I thought I'd have my weekend free after the quick MGWCC solve yesterday....

[mattythewsjpuzzler]

At the moment still with Isaac. But I have not yet begun to fight!

[Joepickett]

Gave up and heard the answer on the zoom call.

[Adajeo]

Hello Isaac,

I will have a Cry Baby Cocktail please and keep em coming.
Mr. Shenk has forced me to curtsy and exit stage left; I'm crushed.

[Bob cruise director]

Good Saturday morning muggles

An interesting challenge from Mr. Gaffney

I think that @MatthewL represents the sentiments of the vast majority of us on the zoom call yesterday. Check out his posting #70

And we welcome our two newest muggles - ixpatterson and mommyx4. Always great to have more in the clan. If you have any questions about the forum, metas or life in general, feel free to PM any of us.

We have 17 on the ship and 49 on the shore, many of which will not be submitting because of the towing we needed to get there.

On the ship are

ladybird
hoover
vandono
Gman
drbdb
Hammertime
Dow Jones
hunkra
Janet
CPJohnson
Ergcat
C=64
SewYoung
Onaquest and Tim
auee89
mattythewsjpuzzler
HunterX

While making their way to shore are

Tina
Kay
Meg
Joe R
boharr
benchen71
mikeB
Cindy
Mike H
Barbara K
Laura
oldjudge
Beth T
JetStream
RDaleHall
markhr
joequavis
Chris
Don and Cynthia
CromsFury
dudeski
PhantomPhan
mommyX4
JeanneC
Wendy
Heidi
Cap'n Rick
TeamDoubleTow
MatthewL
Jace54
JaneGummy
Richard
Cindy N
Moi
MaineMarge
Jean
Bill
HeadinHome
cheekumbaldy
turbotron
sjm
SmellyJelly
JerryF
ixpeterson
dplass
MajorDomoTom
minimuggle
Deb
Danny Vee

Good luck to all and congratulations to those who got this one on their own.

[meowmiao71]

Hey, Isaac, we haven't hung out in a while! I'll have a sloe gin fizz and a bowl of pretzels, please. Keep the tab open.

[Barney]

With my usual lightning speed, figured out almost immediately to take a pass on this puzzle. Nuff said.

🛳

[Joe]

Sorry I missed the zoom. I'm next to nowhere on this thing, though I can think of several four-letter words. I've already said them aloud to my completed puzzle, but nothing happened.

[Susan Goldberg]

I refuse not to solve this.

[Miki]

Wow! I've never been so lost. I've stared at the puzzle for 45 hours?
No more power and I don't want to play

[Scott M]

You'd think Isaac and I would have had a chance to have a deep heart to heart after spending so much time at his bar, but he's so damn busy with my fellow shipmates that I can barely get his attention to get my drink refilled. I may be looking at Week 2 of a bad streak.

[littlepigeon]

welp, i still have hardly anything worked out IRT this week's puzzle. stage 1, phase 1, the spaceship is still under construction and 75% of the parts are trapped in supply-chain-issues-limbo indefinitely.

*but* in other news that's less of a bummer (theoretically... or, at least, hopefully...), my first attempt as a Rexword guest contributor went up this morning with my review of (obviously) the NYT Saturday crossword.

sooo for any readers of, or other guest writers for, RP: again, i just reaallllly can't stress enough the part about this being very much my first rodeo.

and, also, the other part, the one about how it could very well also be my last!!

thankfully, it looks so far like only one commenter has found me to be "out of control." so there's a promising head start to hold onto if i ever saw one!

[BarbaraK]

welp, i still have hardly anything worked out IRT this week's puzzle. stage 1, phase 1, the spaceship is still under construction and 75% of the parts are trapped in supply-chain-issues-limbo indefinitely.

*but* in other news that's less of a bummer (theoretically... or, at least, hopefully...), my first attempt as a Rexword guest contributor went up this morning with my review of (obviously) the NYT Saturday crossword.

sooo for any readers of, or other guest writers for, RP: again, i just reaallllly can't stress enough the part about this being very much my first rodeo.

and, also, the other part, the one about how it could very well also be my last!!

thankfully, it looks so far like only one commenter has found me to be "out of control." so there's a promising head start to hold onto if i ever saw one!

Woo hoo! Congratulations! Great write up!

[littlepigeon]

@BarbaraK thank you!!

[Collegetowngirl]

Totally lost on the ship. Don’t even think I can find Isaac or the bar.