"Lean Meat" - June 14, 2019

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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BrianMac
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BarbaraK wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:20 pmFunny how there are some things I try all the time when I get stuck, and they never work. Until one week, they do.
My experience with this one exactly!! :)
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#22

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On shore. Nice grid, "Marie Kelly"!
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#23

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On shore. Easy grid. The meta had to wait until I went out for “linner”, but also ended up being fairly easy. Nice workout.
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Done, and a little dinner break, and Done! Waiting the obligatory 45min before swimming to shore!
Happy Father's Day to all that it applies!!
'tis... A lovely day for a Guinness!
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On shore. A little tricky.
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A fun family effort got us on shore. Happy weekend to all.
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pddigi wrote: ↑Thu Jun 13, 2019 6:02 pm Dom is traveling to see my parents this weekend and attend a retreat at Malvern Laymen's Retreat House. It's his birthday! And to double the fun, my only daughter is his twin sister - so happy birthday to Dom and Emmy! I have completed the grid but I am at work and haven't tried to crack the meta. I will try to take advantage of his inability to attend to the meta while traveling to beat him to shore.
I grew up in Malvern! Used to bicycle through the grounds of the Retreat House.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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On shore, solved and submitted on my phone at Dulles Airport, where there are not enough charging stations!
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#29

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On shore. This puzzle is now dead meat.
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#30

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On the beach! 🏖 🍷
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Solved, at the beach! Creative with a nice several-minute pause between the first step and enlightenment. Enjoyed this one.
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Ashore!
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Made it ashore!

I picked up on the initial theme and started going down an entirely wrong, yet familiar, path and hit a dead end.

Then I tried doing some real weird stuff and ended up stranded.

Started fresh, reread all the clues, titles, answers, and instructions, and suddenly a new path jumped out at me.

I had one foot on shore, and I was confident I was on the right path this time.

I tried some more weird things, and they led nowhere.

And then I saw the final clincher and nailed it.

This was one of my favorites so far!
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On shore. Loved the puzzle construction! I'll refrain from writing more for fear of hints/spoilers.
-Doug Morack
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On shore!
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#36

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This was a quick body surf to shore. I actually guessed the solution before I even started the puzzle. Confirmation was nice, natcherly... Another clever one from Mike.
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(Well) Done.
Last edited by 31 Down on Thu Jun 13, 2019 11:10 pm, edited 3 times in total.
Thomas W (since there's already a Tom W)
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#38

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LAS. Hopefully coffee in the morning will help! (Heidi)
Heidi
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#39

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Done and seemingly done. I have an answer I can defend, but I am not 100% on it. 95%, maybe more.
If I'm around, I am willing to join the Muggle Zoom room at other times to lend a hand to those in need.
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Can’t get past Step 1. Will have to start on fresh grid tomorrow.


(2 minutes later....got it!)
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