"On Occasion" - December 10, 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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FKelly
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On the beach, on this occasion.
Now back to 'How many Sylow 7-subgroups has D(14)?'
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boharr
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On shore. The grid was a killer, and then I hit a wall that repelled me. So now I needs a few beers.
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NebFaninCA
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#43

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On shore!

I did not get some of the recent ones that others did (I suppose I'm a day late and a dollar short on so many), but I was able to figure this one out.
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Meg
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Adajeo wrote: Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:23 pm Meg... is it the Snowman or Santa Christmas speedo? <wink>
The snowman, for sure!
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Wendy Walker wrote: Thu Dec 09, 2021 5:54 pm OK, now that we are past page one, we NEED TO KNOW all about the Florida in-person meet-up between Dr. Tom and CBarbee!
LOL. I knew I would be driving to FL (my route goes through Jacksonville, Dr. Tom's haunt) and thought it would be cool to meet the pun-meister. We did meet for coffee, and I confirmed that Tom is what he appears to be in the Tuesday video meet-ups -- clever, witty, intelligent, and thirsty (although, in wanting to keep me safe for the rest of my journey, he declined my suggested change of venue from a coffee shop to a bar . . .). We both share a strong like for bourbon and wine, so it was a natural!

I now have things to "hold over" him, which I intend to leverage for future nudges.
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Tina
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#46

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On shore. Tricky grid. Easy meta.
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Dannyvee
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Ashore! Found this pretty tricky (both grid and meta)
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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Dave C
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#48

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On shore.
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802puzzler
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On the beach! Cheers!
Phew! It's been a long stretch at sea for me!
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ky-mike
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Noodling on this. I didn't find the grid to be too bad. Only had to look up one word to confirm. I am part way there and I'm certain that my aha moment will come at breakfast tomorrow morning.
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Jeanrosz
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#51

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I’m on the beach…clever..I liked it…
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Cindy
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Solved and up to my eyeballs in Christmas party prep!
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Omnibus
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On the beach. Nice puzzle and meta.
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Streroto
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Ashore. Fun and blissfully quick after weeks of multiple deep rabbit holes.

Stay well all
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Shirley
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Ashore! Earliest in a long time! Fun, fun, fun!
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Eric Porter
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On shore.

That was a tough grid. It was a nice puzzle in that I didn't get it immediately. I took a few wrong turns, read the comments here, then looked back at the puzzle and got it. There are no spoilers here; I simply needed to look away from it to clear my head.
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Dinner is over, dishes are done and the meta is solved - now on to the shore and the tiki bar
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Ashore! G & T me, barkeep!
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Ashore
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RDaleHall
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On the shore - fun puzzle with a little thinking to do at the end. Christmas Ale Time Is Here.
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