"Long Road Ahead" May 19, 2023

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"Long Road Ahead" May 19, 2023

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This week's contest is titled LONG ROAD AHEAD | By Matt Gaffney

The answer to this week’s contest crossword is a TV show.

Long Road Ahead spreadsheet

Good luck with the grid and the meta

I may need strong nudges this week. The early odds before the meta comes out are 50-50 that I have ever heard of this TV show and 10:1 that I have never seen this TV show.

And this week we have a WLW special. Our own POE enforcer, @Wendy Walker is debuting her meta creator skills with a SSS (Sunday Summer Substitute) and a MMM (Muggle Meta Mondays). The SSS is released about 8 am Eastern and the MMM comes out early Monday mornings
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Solved!
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Ashore!
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Guinness me
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Ashore, and amazed at the ability of the puzzle creators to keep coming up with these things.
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Ashore.
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Safely ashore… Guinness me please?
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On shore!
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Not too long of a road ahead: I'm on the shore!

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Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 114. For What It's Worth
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Ashore!!!

In NYC. Waiting at business center computer looking at clock. 4 pm arrives. Print off grid. Run upstairs. Finish grid and swim to shore. I’m exhausted!! Long road indeed.

Stay well all
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On shore - WOW!

I did get a crossword-related mug this week from AVCX (I didn't win it), so that'll do!
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That was cute! On shore.
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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On the shore! And thanks for the shoutout, Bob!
Here is Tina NOT trying to knock over a flower vase. Note the Villanova blanket.
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On the beach, baby! Guinness me, please.
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On the beach! At least I got one of Gaffney's puzzles this week. I really liked this one. The other one not so much.
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On shore!

Edit: Page 1, it's been a while. I'm not paying attention to my meeting :-)
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On shore! Tough grid but a fun swim.
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On shore! Now for some tea.
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Ashore. Page 1?

And my mug came today! 2 1/2 weeks, not 4-6.
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On shore! First page 1 (barely) in a long time!
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