"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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Fascinating to me that reasonable alternative answers can be found with some of these metas. At least some of these answers speak to me of the depth of effort that a lot of you folks are capable of diving. Amazing. Don't see how the constructors could anticipate all of them.

Not a big moviegoer, nor watcher, so thumbing through those lists for titles was edifying. After Joe suggested contacting him about alternative answers, my meager efforts yielded only a couple of anagrams. I guess they've run out of movie names, as googling turned up movies titled Dearth and Hatred. I think one of them even garnered "some" kinds of awards. :-)
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I already miss the mid-week drama from last week's early contest disclosure

4 stars - would recommend more shenanigans :lol:
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Refresh … refresh … refresh (me waiting for puzzle to post on Thursday afternoon).
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mheberlingx100 wrote: Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:06 pm Refresh … refresh … refresh (me waiting for puzzle to post on Thursday afternoon).
I think we are being punished for last week's early release of the puzzle!
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#405

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4:08 no puzzle yet? Al probably already has it solved!
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mheberlingx100 wrote: Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:06 pm Refresh … refresh … refresh (me waiting for puzzle to post on Thursday afternoon).
and then checking here to make sure it's not just me...
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mattythewsjpuzzler wrote: Thu Sep 02, 2021 4:08 pm 4:08 no puzzle yet? Al probably already has it solved!
Al was thinking "Wouldn't it be funny if the name of this contest was "Number Puzzles" and I kept refreshing anyway?"
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Well, at least I know the stock market was broadly up today.
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Somebody forgot to feed the interns, again?
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If there's no puzzle posted by 4:15, then everybody should get a free mug.
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Same here. Refreshing since 15:01 CT.
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I NEED MY FIX
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Ok. Glad to hear it’s not my internet connection
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Back in college, I was told you wait 15 minutes for a full professor. How long do we wait for Matt?
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Well, we can't blame Ada
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#416

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Maybe this is all part of this week’s meta?

“The answer is a 9-letter adjective that describes this puzzle”

…invisible

Edit: and in case there’s any confusion, I made that up. I have no insider information about this week’s meta!
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And here I thought the slowest time could travel was at an elementary school orchestra recital.
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#418

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This week's puzzle is a real dud.
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#419

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Why are my hands beginning to shake?
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Getting antsy here.
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