"Long Road Ahead" May 19, 2023

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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Ack! (side eye at BK)
On the boat with my BFF Isaac.
Terribly difficult grid, and contest same vibes.
I have 3 days to let this percolate into a solve. :)
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dot
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#122

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On shore! Filling out the grid seemed almost harder than figuring out the meta. It definitely helped to have done a lot of metas and seen this pattern before. Still fun to do. Tight answer! H wants a Raspberry Lime Rickey, and J will have a Frozen Matcha Latte.
H & J
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Tina
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#123

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On shore.
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JeanneC
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#124

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After a two week dry spell, I do believe I am ashore!
Oh, wait. That means I have time for raking the outside beds, pulling the sidewalk weeds, dusting the furniture…
Gee, thanks Matt!😕!
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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Schmeel
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#125

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Ashore!
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CAe39
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#126

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Ashore, thanks Mr. Gaffney. Never a disappointment solve or no solve.

A great weekend to you all.
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Guy
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#127

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Ashore!
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Jackie J
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#128

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Ashore! Another clever construct by MG.
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#129

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escapeartist wrote: Fri May 19, 2023 12:12 am Ack! (side eye at BK)
On the boat with my BFF Isaac.
Terribly difficult grid, and contest same vibes.
I have 3 days to let this percolate into a solve. :)
Huh? BK? Me? What did I do?
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.

(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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#130

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What a fun one. I even enjoyed the rabbit holes and I LOVED the aha moment. Crowded group ashore. I'll get a drink later on. Have a wonderful weekend everyone
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MaineMarge
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#131

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Looks like a long road ahead of me to the shore.
Progress so far:
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DavyGravy
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#132

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On the beach after a crazy rabbit hole journey. Excellent puzzle Mr. Gaffney!
If I’ve solved and you need a nudge, you can PM me. Happy to pay it forward. ;)
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Omnibus
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#133

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Came ashore this morning after floating around a bit overnight. Now to brew (and drink!) some beer.
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higgysue
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#134

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Didn’t get to it until today but thoroughly enjoyed it with my morning coffee. On shore!
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#135

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Miki wrote: Thu May 18, 2023 7:43 pm It's boring to be on page 5, just saying ASHORE.
Let me add a fun fact: The reason I knew the answer to 52D is because I'm actually in the movie.

I hope it's not a spoiler...
I have so many questions! I can’t join the Tuesday zooms until summertime, so if you join Tues. night I’ll miss it. The cast lists just 7 people; are you one of them? If not, and I watch it, how do I spot you?

I’ve never seen this film but it sounds intriguing. I watched the the series “The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem” and enjoyed it — made me do some background reading about the time period (we were just in Israel last fall for 2 weeks).
The other Wendy. :roll:
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#136

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I think this is the quickest I've ever made it to shore.

Also celebrating 50 days sober today, so I'll relax here on the beach with a virgin rum and Coke.
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Barnhart6
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#137

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Early morning swim to shore! I’ll save my Jameson & gingerale for tonight!
Good luck muggles!
Thanks to all the muggles in this group. Participating is the highlight of the week!
Brian B
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Barney
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#138

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This blog was useful in identifying that the answer must be found by a mechanism, not guessed by extrapolation or speculation.

I’m too busy at the moment so spending the week on the barstool. Saving time if not grief, maybe both.
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JimJim
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#139

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Good Morning! On shore.
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So late to the party, but ashore this a.m. Hopeful the Rabbit has something to work with on Monday.
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