"Double Trouble" March 24, 2023

[TeamDoubleTow]

On the shore island entirely due to Alex's rowing. MGWCC done too... Weekend chores await with no worthy distractions.

[rolias]

Three weeks in a row on shore on Friday night (which is when the pencils come out and get sharpened). I would think I’m getting the hang of these but then I always get humbled.

[sphorning]

Needed a little help from Mr. G to solve the grid, but happy to be on shore so early. Still snowing here in the Colorado mountains so I'll take a hot toddy to keep me warm. Cheers!

[Grover]

Joined the huge crowd on the beach. Could be a record turnout!

[JeanneC]

Grid done but still working on the meta. I need to get going on this. Had to draw my own grid to get going. (Not at home when puzzle came out.) Got tired of coloring in all those black spaces.

[CAe39]

Ashore. Enjoyable meta.

[DrTom]

Well dang! Apparently I am NOT on shore. I swung and missed for what I thought was a good reason but completely ignored the things that warned me I was not. Haste makes waste! I guess I should not try to be a solo solver, my eagerness gets me in trouble.

Hopefully it will at least be a good rabbit hole story

T

[Googly]

[ZooAnimalsOnWheels]

I am on shore.

[Grandma Lolo]

Ashore

[Colin]

Oh! Double Trouble,
Lo! Did I burst your bubble?
Yo! I am ashore!

[Bob cruise director]

Grid done but still working on the meta. I need to get going on this. Had to draw my own grid to get going. (Not at home when puzzle came out.) Got tired of coloring in all those black spaces.

@JeanneC I have had to do that when I was traveling also. I started printing out a 15X15 grid so at least the lines were straight and even. Even so, coloring (mine were just squiggles with a pen) of the black squares was tedious. Good luck

[Bob cruise director]

Well dang! Apparently I am NOT on shore. I swung and missed for what I thought was a good reason but completely ignored the things that warned me I was not. Haste makes waste! I guess I should not try to be a solo solver, my eagerness gets me in trouble.

Hopefully it will at least be a good rabbit hole story

T

@drtom - I probably did the same thing however even after getting the correct answer, I like mine better.

[Bob cruise director]

What's the etiquette of submitting a second answer when you submit one that you realize was wrong and then you get the right one? That's what happened to me this week. At any rate, I'm on shore, even if I hit a coral reef that I thought was solid land on the way there.

@RobM I believe that the WSJ culls out multiple answers from the same email address. As far as etiquette goes, that is a personal decision. Statistically, it won't impact your poor odds of winning the mug. Maybe you should bet on a #1 seed in the NCAA men's tournament like Alabama (oops), Houston (oops), Purdue (oops), or Kansas (oops). On second thought, stick to going after the mug.

[Bob cruise director]

Easy.

One the beach but as I was badly OREO-ROLLED (painfully... I honestly didn't see it coming) I'll bite back by deliberately ordering a Dirty Girls Scout.

Oreo-rolled is fabulous terminology.

@Sara Dacus Check out this article on taking apart Oreos. https://www.wsj.com/articles/oreo-cooki ... _permalink

[Jim and Anita]

Ashore. Thanks for the fun puzzle.

[hottieruth]

Ashore!

[debbierudy]

Ashore!

[Bird Lives]

Ashore. It took a while to find Step Two. I swam in using the back(solve)stroke.

[Bob cruise director]

Good Saturday morning muggles

An interesting challenge from the nefarious Mr. Gaffney. However the muggles are up to the challenge as we have 3 on the ship with Isaac and 193 on the shore.

Before we get to the list, I want to thank all those who do work to make this forum super successful, not only on this topic but those who keep all the other topics running smoothly and those who create all the metas to keep us occupied with our passion every day of the week.

If any of you have an interest in either helping out or if you have any new ideas or suggestions, let us know. Help and ideas are always welcome.

Now to the business at hand

On the ship with Isaac are

Oxford Comma Mama
JeanneC
DrTom - not sure how to count the good doctor as he swam to the wrong shore and then swam back to the ship.

And on the shore are

Wendy
docison
clonefitz
michaelm
Al
paige
Joe R
streroto
D B Miller
oldjudge
Les
Meg
Mike H
Cindy
joe
Cap'n Rick
Jordanian
rliebert
Franklin
ray
Scott M
Heidi
Dannyvee
Beth A
NebFaninCA
M and M
mattythewsjpuzzler
higgysue
Tom Wi
Laura
Beth T
HeadinHome
ladybird
copperriver
ajk
David Wi
CallMeShane
stmv
jimmyd
Begbie
boharr
Jace54
Lee-Ann
Don and Cynthia
Ergcat
Eric P
Steveb
dudeski
MatthewL
ky-mike
Moi
Schmeel
Merry Potter
TheFusionMoose
SoccerMom
JimJim
Richard
JetStream
SamanthaA
altosax
pjc
Jean
Al Laubenstein
Peter
Chris
Rita and George
MikeyG
cheekumbaldy
Tina
femullen
mlvilv
MileHighSolver
Toby
Doug M
mbryant
vandono
Commodore
hunkra
Barney
Kay
chriscross
Flying_Burrito
BrennerTJ
Liz
Hidden in 3D
Char
Nlobb
Bill
SingleMalt
Mister and Mrs. Squawk
AaronT
David K
Don and Lisa
LittleGood
lxpeterson
SJMck
ImOnToo
Homer
Dow Jones
Georgeall
MarkWoychick
darth
woozy
ALS
Zach
Acari
Crest
minimuggle
Trish
lbray
Lube On
Matthew
qvart
b4alltime
Magistra
escapeartist
benchen71
shalmanezer
whimsy
Tom S
rjy
Henry Paul
Lacangah
BigPear
Berto
ReB
Gman
Happy
Deb
Kas
chatger
RDaleHall
EmilyW
Steve_S
848Rob
Kris Zacharias
Zagman49
Jackie J
Jeremy
H and J
hoover
Barnhart6
DavyGravy
Glyn
dplass
relic (and Maggie)
WSJosh
halseymac
CAe39
ZooAnimalsOnWheels
Fred
Googly
sharkicicles
Colin
DCBilly
Lyman
Sleepy
TeamDoubleTow
Geezer Weezer
JaneGummy
turbotron
mikeB
William
Susan G
Bonnibel
Fogway
Trey and Marion
bread-girl
linsocalm
RobM
meowmiao71
PlymouthRock
sf592000
Justmarebear
sjm
NuYear68
rolias
TheCatt
Grover
Onaquest and Tim
cbarbee
sphorning
Cindy N
Grandma Lolo
emerisle
Notbitter
John77
RussHiggins
Barx2a
Bird Lives
Jim and Anita
Debbie
hottieruth