"Back To The Start" January 19, 2024

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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"Back To The Start" January 19, 2024

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This week's contest is titled BACK TO THE START By Mike Shenk

The answer to this week’s contest crossword is a five-letter word.

Back to the Start spreadsheet

Good luck with the grid and the meta.
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Ashore!
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Guinness me
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Got it!

I thought the title rang a bell. Will and Malaika had a meta called this in 2022, guest-constructing on MGWCC. (Not a spoiler because a totally different mechanism).
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Ashore!
Ahoy! Check out my meta puzzles! Also check out "Smooth Sailing Sundays"!
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Ashore! Now I go back...to work (can't I just solve puzzles for a living?).

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Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 134. Think Twice
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Ashore!!!

See below- SE PA on a roll.

Stay well all
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Streroto and I: Southeastern PA for the win!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Ashore.

That's pretty, Mike Shenk.
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On the shore.
Southeastern PA #3
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Ashore!
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Ashore! Cool one!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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On shore!
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On shore!
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On shore. Nice when the first thing works. :)
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
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Ashore.
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Done! Page one! What fun!
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On the beach!
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On the beach! 🏖️ 💦

Enjoyed it!
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Ashore!
I don't have anything clever to say, but if I did, it would go here.
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