"Make Him From Them" - January 29, 2021

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"Make Him From Them" - January 29, 2021

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This week's contest is titled Make Him from Them by Matt Gaffney. The answer to this week's contest crossword is a one-named singer.

And since we have a week before the Super Bowl, I thought of this and figured that we could both pump up the crowd and do a video of "Are you ready for a meta? Thursday night Meta is on tonight"

Complete with videos of AHA moments and frustration
Complete with video of Matt and Mike

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKPZEMu7Mno

Good luck with the grid and the meta
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“Toes in the sand,”
Said the most happy man.
“If I had a Guinness,
My life would be swell.” Wait, wait… “grand!” Shoot!
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Toes in the sand!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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Definitely got the answer, but still not entirely certain as to why. I'll call myself on shore.
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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Pretty sure I'm on shore.
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On the beach. Dryuary continues, so ginger ale for me, please.
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Ashore with Guinness
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On shore!
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With a Week 5 coming up tomorrow, it looks like Matt took some pity on us today.

Yikes.

On shore.
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Onshore
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Quick swim! Going to open up the beautiful Willett bottle I got for Christmas and see if the juice is just as good.
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:desert_island: Done!
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On shore!
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Ashore!
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Ashore!
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Made it to shore quickly this week!
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🏝
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Ashore, on the beach, sand between my toes, off of the boat, arrived on land by ship's runabout, & drinking a Guinness at the Tiki bar.


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Whole blood, platelets, or plasma: Donate 4 in 2024

PLATELET 𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲.
𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 ENORMOUS 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲:
𝟰𝟬% 𝗽𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗰,
𝟯𝟬% 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰,
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Ashore ... I think ... though I’m going to spend some time pondering this ... 🤨.

Okay, so that didn’t take long ... I’m either on shore or I will be part of a large and furious mob demanding an explanation come Sunday. Meanwhile, I’d best get busy and stake out my tiny fraction of what is going to be a very crowded beach ... 😜.
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