"1 + 1 = 5" June 28, 2024

[Aragorn]

Count me on the ship with Isaac this week. With a couple of kind nudges I was able to find out that I was much closer than I thought, but still with a couple of key errors that kept me at sea (and that I’m too lazy to search for at this point).

[JeffS]

Finally ashore!

[Colin]

My brain is on fire.
Odds on getting ashore - dire.
Rabbit holes and mire!

[avian]

Solved it thanks to zoom group. Never would have come up with that meta. I was way off with what I thought could be the meta. Not going to submit since I didn't solve on my own. Thanks again zoom group!

[LittleGood]

I'm with Isaac.

[Franky_T]

Whew, finally ashore. Thank you Zoomers for the nudge!

[newbymar]

Thanks to the ZOOM ROOM for the help! I could share with the brothers that I SOLVED IT
So, I'm officially ashore. I'll share our BIG RABBIT holes tomorrow.

[NDStegs]

On shore.

[Bob cruise director]

Good evening muggles

A very enjoyable zoom call tonight.

Our final count is 20 on the ship and 159 on the shore.

Good luck winning the mug.

[JeanneC]

The bad news is that I have a not so good potential answer. The good news is that my memory of the grid entries (lying in bed at two thirty early Sunday morning thinking about it) was perfect. At my age, I’ll take it!

[KscX]

Ashore with a tiny nudge and then affirmations from my puzzle pod.

[Onaquest]

My it’s late but Mr Onaquest came up with something and we dragged ourselves to shore. It’s been a while.

[Scott M]

Finished the grid Thursday but have been lost at sea since. But took one last look after coming home from a great concert (Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit) and the fog parted. On shore just under the wire.

[hcbirker]

[hcbirker]

[Kas]

Sigh. Back to the ship/hello, Isaac!

[LadyBird]

Well, I didn't get the answer, but I do have a new book idea for the grands!

[Colin]

So… I thought the only two clues starting with the word “One” (8A and 28D) were the key, and that the four theme clues (all well-known pairs) guided me to look for other famous pairs in African Great Lakes and other Smurfs. With the help of Google, I found Victoria and Albert lakes, but couldn’t find a well-known pair in the 109 Smurfs that Wikipedia didn’t want me to print! … All a waste of time as it turns out.
This hole got me Snappy, Enamored, Paranoid and Table-Eating (really?!) all at the same time!

[Damaged]

Should I know "Handy Smurf"? And I'm familiar with Wanda, but the movie is what, pushing 40?

Feel like they should accept just about any 4 letter word with an explanation of the approach taken.

[sharkicicles]

Please @hcbirker tell me you did “star trek” names in the graphic just to make star wars nerds mad.