"Name Dropping" September 1, 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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ChrisKochmanski
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Ashore!
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VanVeen
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#22

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Got it. Was I good enough to land page one?

Edit: No, I wasn't.
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NuYear68
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On shore! A quick succession of steps revealed and confirmed in a very satisfying way.
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eisense
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Ashore.
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MatthewL
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Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Thu Aug 31, 2023 4:37 pm On shore. Even with a convicted murderer on the loose in my county!
Your cat get out again?
Matthew
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Lee-Ann
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#26

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Fun one! Grid took me a while, but the meta was clever.
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Cindy
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#27

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Solved. Late start again while traveling.
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Al Sisti
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#28

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On shore. Duh. Guinness me anyway...
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TMart
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On shore. Grid took longer than the meta.
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On shore!
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:tropical_drink: :desert_island: Ashore.
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Lyman
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#32

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Ashore, with a satisfying click.
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Dr.Buttbeard
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Ashore!
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Solved from Sydney Australia. I am on shore.
Check out my meta crossword writeups on Crossword Fiend: https://crosswordfiend.com/author/conrad/
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Al Laubenstein
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Ashore.
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Ashore. 🏖🍹
-Tamara
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Jace54
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#37

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Made it to shore after being stumped for awhile.
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JeanneC
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Will claim the shore side. Scratching my head ever so slightly, though.

Update: Not scratching anymore. On shore!
Last edited by JeanneC on Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:34 pm, edited 1 time in total.
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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Ashore after a walk in our local park.
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Ashore!
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