"Letter Openers" May 17, 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.
Post Reply
Al Laubenstein
Posts: 127
Joined: Thu Apr 25, 2019 8:10 pm
Location: Rancho Palos Verdes, CA

#41

Post by Al Laubenstein »

Ashore!
Top
User avatar
elvanya
Posts: 34
Joined: Fri Oct 13, 2023 2:41 pm
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee

#42

Post by elvanya »

On shore!
“Your eyes can deceive you; don’t trust them.” — Obi-Wan Kenobi
Top
flepper
Posts: 17
Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2024 3:25 pm

#43

Post by flepper »

Ashore.
Top
User avatar
rjy
Posts: 1062
Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:52 pm
Location: Gaithersburg, MD

#44

Post by rjy »

Ashore! Nice aha on this one… enjoying an Aviation cocktail from the cabana boy. Cheers all!
Ray
Top
User avatar
ship4u
Posts: 960
Joined: Sun Sep 26, 2021 7:00 am
Location: At Wit's End, Shaker Heights, Ohio
Contact:
Contact ship4u

#45

Post by ship4u »

Ashore4us! Where's that bottle opener? Nice one from Mr. Gaffney.
Don & Cynthia

We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
Top
Char
Posts: 99
Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 8:14 pm

#46

Post by Char »

Solved
Top
User avatar
Darth
Posts: 773
Joined: Sat May 15, 2021 6:51 pm
Location: Champaign, IL

#47

Post by Darth »

On Naboo. Bumpy in-coming approach, but slid my ST-321 into the dust and nailed the landing. Time for whatever the droid bartender is concocting.
Top
User avatar
DCBilly
Posts: 270
Joined: Thu Apr 01, 2021 4:40 pm
Location: Washington DC

#48

Post by DCBilly »

On shore. Needed some guidance from an expert to help me pick the right set of marginal notes to go back to. Thx AJK
Top
dpl11
Posts: 84
Joined: Fri Apr 09, 2021 8:32 pm
Location: NorCal

#49

Post by dpl11 »

Ashore. Cheers.
Top
markhr
Posts: 363
Joined: Thu Apr 18, 2019 7:56 pm

#50

Post by markhr »

Solo solve, but it took a while. Enjoyed this one--really nicely constructed.
Top
Dow Jones
Posts: 481
Joined: Thu May 09, 2019 11:02 pm
Location: Yakima, WA

#51

Post by Dow Jones »

Solved and ashore !! This was a fun one !!!
Top
fourletterword
Posts: 18
Joined: Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:13 pm

#52

Post by fourletterword »

Things were moving fast- but have now hit a brick wall : (
Top
fourletterword
Posts: 18
Joined: Fri Mar 24, 2023 3:13 pm

#53

Post by fourletterword »

woozy wrote: ↑Thu May 16, 2024 5:17 pm So... I thought there'd be a nice bridge from the ship to the shore.

But it only had one plank.

splash... lost at sea
I feel your pain!
Top
User avatar
mheberlingx100
Posts: 534
Joined: Sun Jul 14, 2019 11:39 am

#54

Post by mheberlingx100 »

On the beach! Got stuck and took a couple of hours to mow the lawn and visit my daughter. Finally got my mind right.
Top
User avatar
Clpdlt22
Posts: 11
Joined: Fri Nov 12, 2021 4:26 pm
Location: Andover

#55

Post by Clpdlt22 »

On shore, I was stuck on the shoal for quite awhile, but finally saw the path to the answer I wanted in the beginning
Top
User avatar
TeamDoubleTow
Posts: 444
Joined: Fri Jan 01, 2021 1:58 pm

#56

Post by TeamDoubleTow »

Solo solve for me tonight. Took a while to see it but worth the effort! Have a great weekend everyone!
Team DoubleTow=Ali who posts here, Alex & Maya the hound(with occasional assistance from son)
Top
Georgeall
Posts: 184
Joined: Sat Aug 01, 2020 12:57 pm
Location: Westford, MA

#57

Post by Georgeall »

A little late to the shore, but here nonetheless!
Top
User avatar
HeadinHome
Posts: 1127
Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2020 9:06 am
Location: Charlotte, NC

#58

Post by HeadinHome »

Late to start, and step two took way too long, but I am happily on the beach sipping an Old Fashioned on this weary Thursday night!
The other Wendy. :roll:
Top
b4alltime
Posts: 131
Joined: Sat Aug 08, 2020 4:08 pm
Location: Benicia, CA

#59

Post by b4alltime »

Took a while but successfully completed. Nice puzzle.
Regards to all.
Jim
Top
Jeanrosz
Posts: 317
Joined: Fri Apr 12, 2019 1:16 pm
Location: New Richmond ohio

#60

Post by Jeanrosz »

Solved..a little tricky and different..I liked it.
Top
Post Reply

Return to “WSJ Crossword Puzzle Contest”