"You Don't Say" - January 21, 2022

[JaneGummy]

On shore! I picked it up a few times yesterday without seeing anything, then picked it up this morning and BINGO! I think my brain works on the meta while I sleep.

[Orsys]

got it!

[AlsoJanet]

Wow, I think we're having a BIG party on shore. But I'm relieved to finally be dry after a few weeks of being soaking wet. I'll have a frozen margarita, please!

[lbray53]

FINALLY on shore.

I just started to type that I was hopelessly lost at sea, totally frustrated by how easy this was supposed to be, when the answer jumped off the page and smacked me in the nose. I have two grids filled in and used several pages of the Excel spreadsheet. It was the Excel spreadsheet that saved me in the end.

In retrospect, I noticed something in the grid very early that was similar to some previous mechanisms. That sucked me down a rabbit hole. It was actually more of a black hole since I could not escape its gravatational attraction.

[Guy]

Ashore!

[Deb F]

(a) On Shore
(b) I didn't think this was the doddle that some claim
(c) For reasons I won't go into, I really liked this puzzle
[Just learned a new word--Doddle! Thanks for the lesson!]

[JeanneC]

2:00am AHA moment while in bed. Woke hubby and told him. Explained it to him and told him not to forget it in case I did. Not sure that was fair of me but it was too late and too cold to get up and submit.

Submitted this morning. Good luck to all.

[BarbaraK]

Hey @DrTom you’re in today’s WSJ!

127A Full-groan man?

[Bill Harts]

On shore. Nobody goes to this place anymore, it’s too crowded!

[Limerick Savant]

I literally came ashore last night at the eleventh hour (CST) after finally diving into the grid at bedtime. It was a pretty easy solve all around.

Composed my verse this AM which I will share after the reveal.

[Ergcat]

Ashore! That was fun!

On another note - any Wordlers here? Have been really enjoying something that runs counter to other online games that try to keep you on for as long as possible. One 5-letter word per day and then you have to wait for another 24 hours before the next. Different skill set to crosswords and metas but fun nonetheless!

https://www.powerlanguage.co.uk/wordle/

@mrmd , I Love Wordle…got my whole family doing it. And here’s another variation for you “Absurdle”. Read this to see how it differs from Wordle and a link to play!

https://mashable.com/article/absurdle-h ... ordle-game

[caf.caf]

On Shore!

[MarkWoychick]

If you’ve solved the meta and are looking for another puzzle, there’s a Rows Garden by Patrick Berry on the WSJ site this week: https://s.wsj.net/public/resources/docu ... 222022.pdf

[HunterX]

Now on shore. Toes in sand.

(Well, in snow. Well, in boots that are in the snow. Well... they will be if I decide to go outside. I mean... it was -3 when I woke up this morning!)

Alas, on the ship. Finished grid with kids, [....]

So we have not reached the beach. Wine is poured anyway. Thanks, Isaac!

Startling. Your solve rate is 10 or 100 times mine.

This is the easiest, most obvious puzzle I’ve seen in years … or ever.

Yes, it must have been the diversion of the kids talking about video games I've never heard of. (Did you know there is a blind person who plays the video game Street Fighter? I didn't, and wouldn't have thought it possible. There's also a game for the blind that uses echolocation! Then my son talked about wanting to design a Virtual Reality game for the blind. Quite a change from when my dad would tell me about the family gathering around the radio...)

But I woke this morning, and picked up the iPad with the completed grid and a fresh set of eyes. The answer popped out at me immediately. "D'oh! Why didn't I see that instantly yesterday???"

Coffee brewing. Wine later. I need my Saturday brunch of syrup with... [who cares]... soaking it up.

[Ann]

On the shore!

[Bob cruise director]

Good Saturday morning muggles

The tender drivers and the tiki bar servers have been very busy since Thursday afternoon. Please give them a good tip. We have 1 keeping Isaac company on the ship and 232 on the shore. The current record for the shore party is 265 set last September 10 with "Dude, Where's My Car" and the answer was Toyota.

First welcome to all of our newest muggles - AlsoJanet, Zobo3737, Bayside Bomber (weren't they a roller derby team?),and Florida_manatee, Great to have new and more muggles.

Our very crowded shore includes:

Kay
pjc
darth
C=64
Cap'n Rick
Mike H
Joe R
Eric P
stmv
Larrry
Scott M
michaelm
sanmilton
Tom Wi
Jace54
Gman
Brian M
Al
SamanthaA
docison
benchen71
oldjudge
Beth T
boharr
woozy
ky-mike
joe
bagman
Dow Jones
Heidi
Beth A
Schmeel
Hammertime
MatthewL
mattythewsjpuzzler
girubato1
glennk
JetStream
Jim and Anita
Dannyvee
samandcam
Jean
JimJim
Homer
David K
CallMeShane
b4alltime
M and M
NuYear68
escapeartist
mbryant
Toby
BEACHEDWHALE
RobM
Glyn
David Wi
Franklin
sfed
MajorDomoTom
Thurman8er
Cindy
Meg
Georgeall
Commodore
MamaE
Bird Lives
dk letter
Bill
Bonnibel
MaineMarge
minimuggle
jhseeman
mlvilv
Deb
Acari
Zagman49
JoeFlanders
Diane
Joepickett
BrennerTJ
Chris
streroto
Les
HeadinHome
Laura
Steveb
Tom S
Doug M
Timon30
PQ63
dudeski
Elizabeyth
LittleGood
technohumanisteach
iggystan
horsesense
Tmart
802puzzler
dplass
TeamDoubleTow
MarkWoychick
Moi
Rita and George
Lube On
Blair
haydendog
Nlobb
tmk
Lee-Ann
Crest
rjy
Wendy
Tina
Miki
coffeefrog
copperriver
NDStegs
joes
meowmiao71
Henry Paul
Lacangah
Barbara K
CAe39
Jeremy
cbarbee
Phil and Kelli
Omnibus
ImOnToo
Trey and Marion
whimsy
Cindy N
Hidden in 3D
JennyByrd
BensMom
cheryl w
Kas
otlaolap
EVJ
ADS
Cosmo
qvart
Nadine
Ergcat
Mister Squawk
Harbo
SingleMalt
Adajeo
higgysue
ship4u
Plymouth Rock
DrTom
WSJosh
TeaJenny
barney
Mary F
PhantomPhan
Jennifer
Guffman
jmorgie7
Florida_manatee
Josh
sf592000
DannyCincinatti
RDaleHall
EmilyW
SusieG
cinny
Kris Zacharias
RichA2
Dave C
Lyman
DCBilly
halseymac
Kalamitykatie
auee89
jeffrey
Jack
Shirley
turbotron
ladybird
CPJohnson
Grover
Susan G
Puzzle mom
Jackie88
Notbitter
Prozach
martimeryard
relic (and Maggie)
Janet
Puzzled1
hunkra
Tomgebhard
Geezer Weezer
D B Miller
Fred F
John B
William
Michael S
rexthree
Bridget
Regina Connors
Bayside Bomber
Zobo3737
GTIJohnny
drbockel2
mrmd
HunterX
Beth C
JeanneC
Ben B and son
TomandDenise
JaneGummy
bread-girl
lbray
Debbie
phofer
ALS
caf.caf Cathy
Guy L
Dana Whiting
Gerry
Limerick
kgiano
Stukmn
Vincent
Orsys
rolias
iblinked
Bill H
AlsoJanet
Ann

I am so glad that the forum does not have the character limit like the WSJ comments page does.

Good luck winning the mug. Stay safe.

[OffAndRunning]

I seem to be hopelessly adrift this week. It was a fairly easy grid but the meta has me confounded. I would appreciate anyone sending a beacon my way.

Edit: thank you for the nudges! I was able to find my way with a bit of help.

[JAQT]

I motored ashore with an unusually low number of rabbit holes in my wake.

And like others here, I learned a new word!

[eagle1279]

Ashore with the hordes of muggles, can't even see the tiki bar from here. Good thing Isaac was willing to fill my flask before I left the boat.

[mindle]

Ashore