"Shortchanged" December 8, 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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Bob cruise director
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Good afternoon muggles

A belated report due to the rare Patriots win (sorry Steelers fans) and other things this morning.

So far we have 1 on the ship and 122 on the shore.

Full report tomorrow
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Now for the status - solving buddy @MaineMarge was the captain and crew this week getting us to the shore. I was hanging on the back of the boat with a random flutter kick - sometimes it helped us a bit getting to shore and sometimes it only served to get us off course.

The power of having a solving buddy who thinks differently than you do. The whole is greater than the sum of the parts.
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kurtalert
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Didn't start til this afternoon... quick one, though- on shore!
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Late start as well. Nudgeless, Discord-free, Pre-Zoom solve.

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#145

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Ashore and relieved to start the weekend with a solve. Good luck all.
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#146

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Ashore, after entertaining grid and clever but classic meta. Best way I know to punctuate a Friday.
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#147

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Happy to be ashore, another fun quirky puzzle.
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#148

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Because Isaac seems lonely, I'm gonna stay here at sea with him for a while.
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The Friday Zoom proves again to be a wonderful fun hour of the week!! Great to see everyone and thanks for coming on!!
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Al Laubenstein
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#150

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Glad I came. Wendy's dog alone was worth the visit.
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#151

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Ashore - liked this puzzle a lot.
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Solved..thanks zoom friends for the nudge!
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Thanks to some afternoon Zoom nudges, I'm able to join y'all on shore. :) Stay warm and cozy this weekend on the beach, everyone!
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jimbo1
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#154

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Ashore!
A couple of misread clues slowed the process.
Black Russian please.
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#155

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Ashore after a late start due to a business trip to Chicago
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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#156

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Ashore despite visiting 5 grandkids under 9!!
No, they did not help !!
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#157

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On shore, with all credit to my partner! Brilliant construction.
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Katiedid
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#158

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Still at sea. I'm busy visiting family, so it'll be tough to spend time on it.
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#159

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I got nothing after 30 hours of work --what time is the Zoom tomorrow? And what's the link?
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Ashore at noon. @Bob cruise director and I had fun with this great offering from Mike. As Bob says, having a solving partner is the way to go. And it adds loads of fun to the process.
Surely you didn’t think I’d let 44A
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Our back flower bed has the perfect setting with our hayfields and woods behind.
Peonies are the stars here with a young oak tree
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