"Interstate Travel" - September 3, 2021

[auee89]

Finally! On shore after staring and staring and staring . . . Lots of highlights before starting over with a clean grid.

MGWCC submitted this morning, WSJ Saturday Patrick Berry variety puzzle completed, and now this one. Hat trick!

[Ben B]

We are solidly with Isaac this week. I see things but no aha so far. Hoping to join the beach party later today. If not I will see y’all at midnight!

[SusieG]

Thank goodness for post enlightenment! I’m ashore and can’t believe it took so long. I looked at the same entries yesterday and nothing clicked — I think I spent too much mental energy on the three “clues,” which still don’t mean anything to me.

[Bob cruise director]

Since the number of muggles taking the tenders has dropped off a lot, the drivers have been checking out the news and found that a guy drove through a McDonalds with three cows in his back seat.

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li ... f-that-car

[Bob cruise director]

Thank goodness for post enlightenment! I’m ashore and can’t believe it took so long. I looked at the same entries yesterday and nothing clicked — I think I spent too much mental energy on the three “clues,” which still don’t mean anything to me.

@SusieG - see the PM I sent you.

[Bob cruise director]

Finally! On shore after staring and staring and staring . . . Lots of highlights before starting over with a clean grid.

MGWCC submitted this morning, WSJ Saturday Patrick Berry variety puzzle completed, and now this one. Hat trick!

A KAS 2

[auee89]

Thank goodness for post enlightenment! I’m ashore and can’t believe it took so long. I looked at the same entries yesterday and nothing clicked — I think I spent too much mental energy on the three “clues,” which still don’t mean anything to me.

@SusieG - see the PM I sent you.

The 3 clues are what clicked for me. I can certainly see it working the other way around.

[Bob cruise director]

Quick trip to shore after a very late start, and a bit of a struggle with the grid. I spent a few days hanging with friends and doing our 39th Fantasy Football draft (that's since 1983 for the math-challenged), then returning home for our first tailgate and college football game since pre-COVID days. I'll celebrate with a Marzen or three at today's music festival in the foothills of the Blue Ridge.

Maybe weekends like this are why I struggled with the grid.

How many of the rookie first round QB''s were taken

[Joe Ross]

REMINDER:

Tomorrow is Labor Day, so the official WSJ solution will not be posted until 4:00 PM ET, tomorrow, in Tuesday's crossword PDF.

The contest deadline is 11:59 PM tonight, so reveals will be posted at midnight.

[whimsy]

I was reading some of the anguished and humorous comments from Thursday afternoon's kerfuffle to my husband. I read @802puzzler comment asking if there was a support group for people like us. My husband asked if there was a support group for the spouses of people like us!

That question has been asked more than once by long suffering, eye rolling spouses

Early on in my meta journey during an appropriate conversation, i was telling my husband about all the other Muggles’ eye-rolling spouses. His response? “I’m beyond eye-roll—I’m eye-rate!! He’s very supportive of my meta-love, but I’ve learned to respect his wish to leave him out of it. I do have to twist the knife in his chest, however, when he launches into a recap of the latest Red Sox inning…

Inspiration for Stephen King's next book.....

[mntlblok]

hot D—N!!!

(for those wondering if I got a nudge, I would say it took the form of a raised eyebrow and the word “and??” which is hardly a nudge at all)

At least *you* didn't have your spouse giggling at all your theories. . . Woke up Saturday morning with a note on my computer desk that she had submitted her answer.

[JeanneC]

Since the number of muggles taking the tenders has dropped off a lot, the drives have been checking out the news and found that a guy drove through a McDonalds with three cows in his back seat.

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li ... f-that-car

Drove through McDonalds…that must have been awkward. This isn’t exactly the time of year for a filet o’fish sandwich.

[Bob cruise director]

Good Sunday morning muggles

Things have slowed down since yesterday but the good news is that we have a new muggle - mrmjd. Welcome to the clan

We have a revolving four on the ship and 226 on the shore.

New to the ship are
pjc and
Ben B and son

While getting to the shore, many with a sore forehead as a result of a Kas 2 dope slap, are

mntlblok
LittleGood
rosiegirl
edot
RichA2
Kimberly
Phil and Kelli
Jackie88
Natalie
Andrew F
Sara Dacus
JRS51
Jack
Cosmo
James D
WSJosh
HunterX
phofer
mrmjd
CPJohnson
Scott M
lbray
Prozach
Doug C
SusieG
auee89

Stay safe and remember that you have to submit the answer by midnight tonight but there will be no WSJ tomorrow so you have to come here or to crosswordfiend.com to get the answer.

[OGuyDave]

Done (Friday) and done (yesterday). A two-week string going.

This one really had a significant "aha" moment, and the fun just continued from there. Great meta. Still smiling!


Pecan? Just don't like it at all.

TFTXWD

[rosiegirl]

Since the number of muggles taking the tenders has dropped off a lot, the drivers have been checking out the news and found that a guy drove through a McDonalds with three cows in his back seat.

https://bringmethenews.com/minnesota-li ... f-that-car

Had to pass this on to my two children who have worked the drive thru at our local McDonalds. I don't think either of them can top this....an open beer in the cup holder maybe, but that is so tame compared to multiple farm animals.

[JaneGummy]

On shore tho I needed a strenuous boot to get me there. Very clever meta

This week's photo of the very naughty puppy. She tried to blame the kitten but I wasn't fooled!

[Dave C]

A late start, but on the beach.

[Katiedid]

Done. That was a fun one.

[bread-girl]

Made it on the shore!

[eemc]

On shore! The meta was so fun!