"Factored Out" March 29, 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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Darth
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#121

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On Naboo...at last! One fine piece of construction!
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lxpeterson
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#122

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Thanks to the zoom call, we good. And so satisfying.
Don is 100% right about the use of factored out in the solve.
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Franky_T
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#123

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Ashore. Another great Zoom call.
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Al Laubenstein
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#124

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Ashore with zoom help. Whew!
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HeyMikey
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#125

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Ashore with a tow from the Zoom call. What an asset!
I prefer my kale with a silent K.
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Barnhart6
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#126

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Finally on shore…Guinness please
Thanks to all the muggles in this group. Participating is the highlight of the week!
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DunningKruger
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#127

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Ashore!
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#128

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https://discord.gg/V2Jeu6Ts

^^ invite to the discord group/lobby
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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Beleaguered Castle
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#129

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Well, not looking so good for me this week! I'm not throwing in the proverbial towel just yet, but there will be precious little time for metas this weekend. So, I'll wish y'all a blessed Easter, and thank you for welcoming this newcomer to your community.
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#130

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Ashore during the zoom call. Really clever construction. Heading to the Bahamas Sunday so I'll go with a Bahama mama to really get in the mood.
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Gman
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#131

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Ashore
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Jeanrosz
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#132

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Solved. So nice when you finally see it…
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mattythewsjpuzzler
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#133

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Finally ashore. Clever but not my fave type of puzzle.
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Craven_Mug_Craver
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#134

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benchen71 wrote: Thu Mar 28, 2024 7:59 pm On the beach! A peek at discord made me keep doing what I was already doing.
Hello! I have signed up for Discord but don't see how to access the WSJ / Meta community. Can you point me in the right direction? I am craven_mug_craver on Discord. Thank you!
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Grids are easy...metas are hard.
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CopperRiver
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#135

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Just solved it. At first I thought the method would be too confusing to actually work. But honest to goodness it did! Can’t believe it.
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Secret Adversary
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#136

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Saw this one right away, very unusual lately. Great puzzle!
Happy to provide nudges if you see that I have solved.
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wescovington
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#137

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I made it ashore with a lot of help from life rafts and signal flares.
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#138

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6 hours, 52 minutes, and 42 seconds later (solo!), I am on shore, still reeling from this wild journey.

I wasn't sure if I could sleep if I didn't get it. Now having arrived on this brilliant shore, I'm still not sure I'll sleep anyway.

Wow. That is all.

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(Hey, I said it was a wild journey - this is as presentable as I'm going to get.)
Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 134. Think Twice
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Secret Adversary
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#139

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CopperRiver wrote: Fri Mar 29, 2024 11:59 pm Just solved it. At first I thought the method would be too confusing to actually work. But honest to goodness it did! Can’t believe it.
Exactly my experience!
Happy to provide nudges if you see that I have solved.
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Adajeo
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#140

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Oh my, I jumped off the ship too soon.
I thought for certain I knew exactly what to do.

Isaac, a fluffy towel, fresh printout of the puzzle, and a whiskey sour please.
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