"Some Real Duds In There" - August 27, 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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Streroto
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Easy or not it’s nice to be back ashore. I’ll take it.

Stay well all
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minimuggle
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Ashore with a new streak of 1. Loved this puzzle.
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Kalamitykatie
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After quite a few weeks of solving puzzles and completely missing the meta - I've FINALLY made it to shore on a puzzle and am so excited! now it's time for me to sit back and relax for the weekend with all my fellow solvers
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joshuacory
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I'm going to need everyone to not submit for a week so I can finally get a mug!
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iggystan
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On shore.
(No fretting about the puzzle until late Sunday.)
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kimberlysg
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Easy swim to shore today, and I'm thankful. It's nice to build up my confidence again after being totally lost last week!
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TheDopeFromHope
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Post by TheDopeFromHope »

Should one really drink Guinness ice cold?
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Franklin.Bluth
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This isn't a spoiler, but I just wanted to mention, in case our authors are lurking, that I really enjoyed the clue/answer combos with question marks (18A, 23A, etc.). I just thought they were really funny and clever, to the point that once I figured the first one or two out I chuckled while completing the others.
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Big Mac
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On shore and submitted.
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DrTom
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Well I don't know if "we're gonna need a bigger boat" but it looks like we're gonna need a bigger shore! This was a "happy puzzle" because you could see what was going on almost immediately. It will be nice to be able to solve on puzzle this week-end cause I KNOW that a week 4 Gaffney is not going to be my forte. I guess I am a disciple of the forgotten Greek philosopher:
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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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DBMiller
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Done and ...
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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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DannyCincinnnati
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On shore! Loving that Guinness.
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livpolfan
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Ashore with two bottles of wine, Edward Scissorhands style.
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EVJ
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madhatter5 wrote: ↑Fri Aug 27, 2021 7:40 am Still at sea but I can think of a Muggle's name who fits the grid pretty darn well.
I just noticed your signature. I loved The Book of Eels! It was fascinating!! I shared my copy with a few people. It ended up in TX and is now slithering it’s way from reader to reader.
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Crest
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Safely ashore, along with thousands of others whom I’m sure are delighted at having such an easy puzzle after a few really tough weeks.
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bread-girl
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On the shore! What a relief after last week.
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KayW
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I was one of the ones that solved early on the "Sneak Preview". (BTW anyone else remember and miss Siskel & Ebert? :thumbsup: :thumbsup: )

I didn't think I had heard of the movie, so I googled. When I read the IMDb summary, I said to myself "oh THAT! movie". It's a good movie and I'll add it to my queue to rewatch... Now that I've remembered the title ;)
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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cpelster
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#238

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On shore for the first time in a few weeks!
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TheCatt
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pjc wrote: ↑Thu Aug 26, 2021 4:14 pm On shore! What a relief after the last two weeks!
Same and same: We are on shore.
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SusieG
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Happy to be onshore after two weeks of missing the meta and having to solve on a train. Glad that I didn’t require the pen and paper that I brought along. I enjoyed the puzzle theme answers - still dense because it took me a while to figure out the gimmick. A movie I’ve never seen, and it sounds like a good one.

Now I will try to get the MGWCC from my phone since the Amtrak wifi isn’t working for me.
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