"Poetic Justice" - February 5, 2021

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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I keep forgetting to ask —
does anyone know a six-letter word that starts with HEDC_ _ ??
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Newspaper talk. Away back editors would use hed for headline so typesetters would not set a headline that said HEAD. So, for example, at the top of a story the editor would write hed tk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedcut
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Count me among the shored, I didn’t think it could be that easy, happy you all thought so too. It’s Tom Collins tonight for some reason.
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Ashore. This is the first time I can recall that the grid really doesn't make sense without the meta puzzle.
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Oh, OK, I am jumping ship and heading to shore.
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BethA wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:32 pm I keep forgetting to ask —
does anyone know a six-letter word that starts with HEDC_ _ ??
boharr wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:37 pm Newspaper talk. Away back editors would use hed for headline so typesetters would not set a headline that said HEAD. So, for example, at the top of a story the editor would write hed tk.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hedcut
Oooh - very meta!
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Ashore! First time :)
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Ashore
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HunterX wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:06 pm

Volley? Feels more like a barrage from an out of control ball launcher!

...respectable site, must not make rude comment, respectable site must not make rude comment, respectable..... ;)
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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HunterX wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:17 pm
DrTom wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 9:15 am By the way, if it is not already very obvious, The Association was my very favorite group in college. They were the first concert I ever went to with the girl who would be my steady for the next four years. We went to probably 10 more of their concerts in different places and had all of their albums. I suppose if I had to pick one thing that told me I was officially old was when I heard their music on elevators - once your favorite group has been Muzaked you know your youth is history.
Oh, and I know the feeling. Every time I hear a song I loved as a kid playing in the supermarket aisle I think, "I thought this was supposed to have satanic message playing backwards in it, not subliminal hints to buy more chips..."

But, old as I am, I have never referred to someone as my "steady." (And yes, preempting the obvious retort, I did date all through college. Same woman for 3 of those years, no less.) Alas, me thinks thou hast outmatched me both in song references to The Association AND cute phrases currently thought to be archaic!
So what's wrong with archaic, some of my best stuff is archaic...you not going to be the archaic enemy are you? :lol:
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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xwordcoco wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:32 pm Ashore! First time :)
Welcome to the clan. Always great to have another muggle. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask
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CPJohnson wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:54 pm Oh, OK, I am jumping ship and heading to shore.
Did you close the bar and turn off the TV's?
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DrTom wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:38 pm
HunterX wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:06 pm

Volley? Feels more like a barrage from an out of control ball launcher!

...respectable site, must not make rude comment, respectable site must not make rude comment, respectable..... ;)
(Go for it! You can do it! Disguise it in song titles.)
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Oh, never officially reported status: Just zoomed with kids. Like most, we solved the meta before the grid.

So on shore. Can't drink yet. Still have to drive home.

But then, I cannot tell a lie... in vino veritas!
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Bob cruise director wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:15 pm
CPJohnson wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 4:54 pm Oh, OK, I am jumping ship and heading to shore.
Did you close the bar and turn off the TV's?
Tom Shea was still there when I left; it seemed rude to leave him with nothing to watch.
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HunterX wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:38 pm
DrTom wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:38 pm
HunterX wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 1:06 pm

Volley? Feels more like a barrage from an out of control ball launcher!

...respectable site, must not make rude comment, respectable site must not make rude comment, respectable..... ;)
(Go for it! You can do it! Disguise it in song titles.)
You shake my nerves and you rattle my cage
Too many puns, but I must engage
You said I will, boy what a thrill
Goodness gracious, great out of control balls of fire launching....

That's as ballsy as I'm going to get! ;) :)
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Think I need a "critter cam" like Wendy has. . . .
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Onshore, our first time getting two weeks in a row. Although we haven't tried very many yet :)
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We’re ashore. First time in many weeks
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DrTom wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:52 pm
HunterX wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 6:38 pm
DrTom wrote: Sat Feb 06, 2021 5:38 pm
...respectable site, must not make rude comment, respectable site must not make rude comment, respectable..... ;)
(Go for it! You can do it! Disguise it in song titles.)
You shake my nerves and you rattle my cage
Too many puns, but I must engage
You said I will, boy what a thrill
Goodness gracious, great out of control balls of fire launching....

That's as ballsy as I'm going to get! ;) :)
Just don't go and marry your 13 year old cousin.
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