"What Should I Where?" December 16, 2022

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jrdad
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I got the final step and made it ashore after remembering this is a Gaffney puzzle. Very clever.
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Prozach
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#202

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On shore
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Barney
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Step 1, step 2, step 3, stumped … then oh snap!

I had this from the beginning and managed to flummox myself.

Phew! Solved. 100%.
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mlvilv
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on shore! first time in a while. That was a fun one.
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patpatchica
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#205

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Fun swim to shore! I really liked this one!
Overthinking is my super power. 8-)
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#206

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Barney wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 9:18 pm Step 1, step 2, step 3, stumped … then oh snap!

I had this from the beginning and managed to flummox myself.

Phew! Solved. 100%.
Well as long as you were a consenting adult....
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
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DrTom
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Barnhart6 wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 5:41 pm Late to The party, but ashore. I need a double bourbon
That's two bottles right?
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
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mitchel674
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On shore.

As my son said, "Classic Gaffney!".
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Mister Squawk
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#209

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Ashore. Not completely delighted with the answer, but that has more to do with how I got there.
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caf.caf
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#210

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Ashore and a fun one!
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Janet
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#211

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I am ashore with the crowd. This one was fairly straightforward, but I was missing the final step. I just looked at the puzzle again and found the answer.
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katnahat
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#212

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Ashore. Finally sat down to look at the finished grid from Thursday. Quick solve after that. I liked this one; probably because I could solve it.
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#213

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Finally ashore after a course correction from the Zoom room. I've made this mistake before.....putting restrictions on the metanism that aren't there because the first thing I find isn't the pattern for all the other things I need to find....(sigh)
Cynthia
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gdshort
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#214

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Got onshore after a an early morning wake-up inspiration. Three cheers for the unconscious!
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SingleMalt
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On Shore!
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Bob cruise director
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Good morning muggles. The tender drivers have been very busy bringing both muggles and libations to the shore to keep the 174 muggles there happy. Meanwhile Isaac is giving the 4 muggles in the ship's bar his normal sage advice.

With Isaac are:
woozy
hottieruth
MajorDomoTom
FeelingSlow


And on the shore are
MikeM000
docison
Al
benchen71
MatthewL
streroto
Kay
Joe R
Heidi
Jace54
NebFaninCA
jhseeman
Cindy
paige
Dannyvee
Les
Eric C
KRM
clonefitz
Wendy
michaelm
chriscross
Cap'n Rick
mattythewsjpuzzler
whimsy
Dave C
Anita
Barbara K
darth
Mike H
David Wi
Moi
Richard
ray
Beth A
ajk
TeaJenny
Dow Jones
escapeartist
Meg
boharr
Don and Cynthia
b4alltime
MarkWoychick
MileHighSolver
TheFusionMoose
joe
RobM
minimuggle
stmv
hoover
mikeB
Lee-Ann
Magistra
JimJim
Larrry
Blair
LittleGood
ky-mike
Chris
pjc
Beth T
BrennerTJ
oldjudge
Tina
Shirley
TeamDoubleTow
Fogway
Homer
Zagman49
Alvibu67
Tom Wi
Peter
Ron
Jack
rliebert
Kas
Laura
Char
dot
Miki
mbryant
Sleepy
BigPear
ImOnToo
D B Miller
Merry Potter
eagle1279
Diane
ajlying
Rita and George
meowmiao71
Crest
SJMck
dudeski
ladybird
Ergcat
higgysue
rjy
Bird Lives
Berto
William
Kwyjibo
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Steveb
Inca
vandono
Franklin
Powers2020
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Hidden in 3D
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sjm
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Liz
Barney
Guy L
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Bill
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M and M
Scott M
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DrTom
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mlvilv
Grandma Lolo
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Notbitter
SarasotaSun
mitchel674
jrdad
CPJohnson
Janet
katnahat
SingleMalt
Glyn

Good luck to all and to our Cincinati and Louisville muggles, you should have come to Fenway. Weather is sunny and perfect for football and the score is 7-7.
Bob Stevens
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Richard
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On the beach with a nudge.

Very nice meta.
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JeanneC
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#218

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Kris Zacharias wrote: Fri Dec 16, 2022 1:53 pm On shore. This is an example of puzzles that, if one has been doing them a long time, can be more or less easily solved. I have been participating in the crossword contest from almost the beginning and once I saw the first step, the rest came fairly easily. As a newcomer I doubt if I would have been able to solve it. It's taken a lot of practice!
Agree. My frustration level has lowered considerably with the extra practice I get from the Monday Muggle Meta. (This week’s MMM is another excellent one.) There are also nudges to help you along if needed. Kudos to the designers of these.
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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Ann
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#219

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On the shore!
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bigtuna
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#220

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On shore on a chilly Illinois day
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