"In A Crunch" February 2, 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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woozy
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#81

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Page.... 5?!?!?!?

Oh, well. Neat aha moment. Not sure this will go in my annals of all time greats but it works very well and is satisfying.

Rangpur Lime Gin and Tonic please.
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#82

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Late start, but solved after a little brain-crunching.
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Scott M
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#83

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Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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#84

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On the beach after too long a swim
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#85

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Late start but speedy trip to shore. Great aha moment on the final step. I was like...What??? Oh, wait....WOW! :lol: :lol:
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#86

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Ashore!
Always happy to provide a nudge if I’m ashore.
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On shore! Guinness and Jameson please!
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#88

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Wendy Walker wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:19 pm On the beach!
BTW, my Buddy's DNA results came back: 42.7% Supermutt, 23.4% German Shepherd Dog, 22.8% American Pit Bull Terrier, 11.1% Chow Chow.
Good luck. My part Shepherd, part Chow is super protective. Distrusts strangers, hates delivery trucks.
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#89

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Ashore.
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Wow...I was NOT on shore but found my way to an answer that felt somewhat reasonable. Thanks to @Joe's simple "No", I looked again and it smacked me in the face. I am now *definitely* ashore.

If I remember, maybe I'll share what I came up with after the answer is revealed... maybe...
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#91

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Ashore!
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Ashore!
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#93

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Finally ashore, had to keep plugging away after seeing the board up to page 5! I was staring at a 2-week losing streak and thought I had exhausted all of my options, then thought of something else that worked.
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On the beach. First meta idea was correct but I applied it incorrectly. Got onto the right path. Cool puzzle.
Happy almost Friday everyone!
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On shore, glad to be on the sand and not in the weeds this week.
Regards to all.
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#96

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Ashore. Final step took too long but that's all on me.
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Also on the shore. I'm hoping that tomorrow the Groundhog will tell us when our winter will start in Minnesota. Been too warm and no snow after last winter being perfect with lots of cold and snow. Hoping to get some Nordic skiing in yet this year.
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HeadinHome wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 5:28 pm Seemed very intuitive for veterans, missable for newbies.
I suppose that I must be somewhere in between..... :)
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Smooth and satisfying. Calls for a single malt tonight.
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Wendy Walker wrote: Thu Feb 01, 2024 4:19 pm On the beach!
BTW, my Buddy's DNA results came back: 42.7% Supermutt, 23.4% German Shepherd Dog, 22.8% American Pit Bull Terrier, 11.1% Chow Chow.
Does that make him part Italian? :)
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