"Back and Forth" - February 18, 2022

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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TheDeej
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In what's becoming a trend, work's had me tied up. Sat down this morning with the grid and saw the mechanism develop quickly. Nice one!

Ashore! Barkeep, a B&T with Harp here!
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John77
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#302

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Ashore. Also got the Wordle in three tries this morning. Anticipating an exceptionally good day.
Coffee, please.
Wir sind zu früh alt und zu spät schlau.
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Annabelle
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#303

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Have to take another look at this today. Grid good, meta not so much, or anything so far, actually ...
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#304

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Ashore!
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JoeFlanders
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#305

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On shore. Very clever. The skills of the constructors continue to amaze me.
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Bob cruise director
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Good Sunday morning muggles.

The beach has been getting more crowded all the time. So far we have 2 on the ship and 243 on the shore. Close to our record of 271 on the shore.

Keeping Isaac company are Amanda Hugginkiss and Annabelle

And getting to the shore since yesterday are

Janet P
drbockel2
Henry Paul
Ann
Grover
JerryF
HunterX
Jackie88
Ben B and son
Rad26
Limerick
iggystan
Cbaudhein
tmk
Isw
Scott L
mikeB
John D
GTIJohnny
John77
Nadine
iblinked
TheDeej
OliviaL
JoeFlanders

Long odds but a muggle won last week. Good luck and stay safe
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
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JRS51
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On shore! Easy to solve but I truly appreciate the remarkable construction!
Hoping a muggle wins the mug again this week (preferably me).
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jmorgie7
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Ashore. now using sunlight to get rid of this weeks 3"snowfall. sipping a Benedictine! and I got the wordle in 3 tries.
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caf.caf
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#309

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Ashore - with little time to spare:)
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jenirvin
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Late start, quick finish. Count me ashore, Cap'n!
~ Jennifer/jenirvin
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Annabelle
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Had an aha! On shore for this week!
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Ashore. Banner day as Wordle was won in three. Likewise on the late start.
Tom and Denise Greaves
North Andover, Massachusetts
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regfish7
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Ashore! Late start and a tricky grid led to a Sunday solve but found the meta mechanism easily (actually, grid still needs to be finished…but almost done!). Enjoying a sunny Sunday afternoon.

Update: done with grid!
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OGuyDave
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Done Thursday (except for one square), and done this morning (including that last square), right after picking up an appropriate item downtown. Solvers: Can you guess? BUT DON'T POST HERE until after midnight, right?

It's cherry's day today! Enjoy some!


TFTXWD
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Oops! Meant as a PM
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escapeartist
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Toes in the sand!

Stared at it all weekend - got my money’s worth on that one!
* 2022 WSJ Mug Winner - I bask in its Glory *
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Bob cruise director wrote: Sun Feb 20, 2022 11:53 am Good Sunday morning muggles.

The beach has been getting more crowded all the time. So far we have 2 on the ship and 243 on the shore. Close to our record of 271 on the shore.
For the record (aka Bob stats): solved.
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Commodore
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As much fun as it has been to socialize with the delightful Ms. Hugginkiss at Isaac's, recounting all the world cities we've each been through, I'm presently beached, all ten toes in the sand. As they say. Please add one weary traveler to this week's shore party.
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Ashore
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Ashore, with a Bell's Hopslam.
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