"Mark My Words" December 15, 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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mheberlingx100
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#101

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Based on some of the comments, I’ve got a feeling we’ve got a Pageant moment going on.
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#102

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mheberlingx100 wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:45 pm Based on some of the comments, I’ve got a feeling we’ve got a Pageant moment going on.
Maybe. I don't think so though.

But which comments?

Lately I've been forgetting on thurs so I got a late start. It's a 97.2%er so we may be pageanted but... I don't really think so. But, hey, thanks for instilling doubt.
GUAVA is not an anagram of VAGUE and PEPPER is not a palindrome.
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#103

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Ashore
I brought my dog along on the cruise this week- he’ll be ashore too any minute now
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JeanneC
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#104

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Matt, you shouldn’t have bothered. But thanks! Just what I’ve always wanted. A solid Thursday solve!
“I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions”. Lillian Hellman
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#105

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I echo @kurtalert 's misgivings. Will consult with the other half of Teamdoubletow once he solves. Maybe he will set me straight?

For now will consider myself ashore on some beach.
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#106

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This is a 100%er in my opinion.
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woozy
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#107

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SJMcK wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:32 pm
kurtalert wrote: Thu Dec 14, 2023 7:17 pm 99% sure I've got it, quick & easy one that probably took all of 3 minutes to solve after the grid was done. But I'm not sure that I particularly love how it answers the question... either it's a phrase or usage that I'm just not familiar with, or the last 1% of me that it's sure I'm right, is right. LOL.
Same
I've got an explanation. It's not the most elegant of answers and lacks a panache I like (but don't always get) in a meta. But it's enough for me to think we are not being pageanted.
GUAVA is not an anagram of VAGUE and PEPPER is not a palindrome.
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#108

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Ashore with 75 hours and 45 minutes to spare!!

Unless, of course, I’ve been pageanted.
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Luxmea
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#109

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Ashore! Glad to have the time to do these again.
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woozy
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#110

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Wonder if the doubters are too young... or too old.
GUAVA is not an anagram of VAGUE and PEPPER is not a palindrome.
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#111

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Ashore
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#112

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OK, now I get it. I had the answer but took a while to understand it. Nice!
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#113

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Ashore!

Took us longer than usual to get started as we went out for an early dinner. So, had Margaritas before solving the puzzle - which might have been a problem if the puzzle were a bit tougher!

Rita and George
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Kas
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On the shore!!
I had a quick, “Oh this can’t be THAT easy, jeez” moment…and as it turns out, no: I was not in fact THAT easy. I mean, still a little easy? But not overly so. You know…there should be, like, a difficulty scale to describe these things… :P
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On shore! I almost got pageanted, I will admit a certain comment on this board clued me back on track, as I was ready to submit a wrong answer.
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#116

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Ashore!
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#117

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On The Shore! Now I've got the entire weekend to finish baking all my Christmas goodies! Thanks Matt!
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#118

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I've been advised that I've been ashore for over an hour, but the sea fog kept me from realizing it. With all the muggles on this beach, I should have been more confident that I was in the right place.
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#119

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Think I’m on shore! What does pagented mean??
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What does “pageanted” refer to? I’ve been on this board for over a year now, but I don’t think I’ve heard of that.
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