"Cross Country" - March 4, 2022

[Toby]

After chasing rabbits all over the world, I finally saw what I was missing. Like many of these, it was very hard before it was very easy.

[Tina]

On shore. That was a challenge. Natick at 63A & 55D.

[M and M]

I never can get over the way you don't see it until you do see it.

Similarly, that last sentence doesn't make sense until it does make sense.

I thought we were going to stare at this all weekend, but instead we are going to loll on the sand with a tropical drink with a little umbrella on it.

[MajordomoTom]

never been there, maybe someday.

but the beach is lovely this evening, glad it was a short swim this week.

[oldjudge]

Drove out to Newport Beach today to see some family. It was a lot of fun, but an hour and forty minutes out and over two hours back in rush hour. I think I sucked down too much exhaust fumes because when I got back and looked at the puzzle I saw nothing. Then poof it was all there. Nice job by Mike but forget the Guinness I need a bourbon.

[RicoTheSwede]

Mom wouldn't let us swim after eating, but I started this after a big plate of curry goat (appropriately cosmopolitan fare). Got ashore with no cramps!

[MatthewB]

Easy-peasy this week. Ashore on what's going to be a very crowded beach..

[TMart]

Aha - on shore. Pretty much what I thought was going to happen, just took a while to find it. Nicely done, Mike!

[escapeartist]

In the lounge with Isaac - so many rabbit holes to dive into, none of which have lead to anything yet.

[CAe39]

Ashore. Enjoyable meta.

[steveb]

I'm onshore after chasing red herrings down a rabbit hole for a while. Good puzzle, as always!

[Beth Tyrpin]

🏝

[Bonnibel]

Well that was fun.

Ashore with drink in hand.

Cheers to all!

[Streroto]

On the way to fly fishing in the Indian Ocean. Got the meta right before takeoff from Doha and submitted. Will be completely off line for 10 days and maybe when I reconnect there will be an email from Mike? One never knows

Fun grid and meta

Stay well all

[stmv]

After traveling with a 9-hour time change, I got to this puzzle quite late, and with a lot of jet lag. I had the right idea quite early, but I struggled with how to properly implement it, but now the clouds have parted and I am safely on (a foreign) shore.

[802puzzler]

Woke up early, and I'm happily on the beach! Have a good weekend y'all!

[BethA]

On the beach! 🏖 with Stash Pomegranate Raspberry Green Tea

In the end, I enjoyed it! Yesterday spent about 20 minutes solving the grid, about half an hour working on the meta. Pretty sure I knew what to do, got about halfway to shore, but it was making my head hurt! Glad I waited til this morning to finish and got the rest pretty quickly.

Happy Friday!

[Guy]

Ashore!

[halseymac]

This NC Tar Heel is on shore! Meta and Grid complete! Need an IPA (or three) as Coach K will likely drub my Heels this weekend!!

[HeadinHome]

This NC Tar Heel is on shore! Meta and Grid complete! Need an IPA (or three) as Coach K will likely drub my Heels this weekend!!

My two tar-heel sons (and prolly the Duke-hating Wolfpack one too) would join me in saying, we actually would be okay with throwing a victory Coach K’s way in this historic “last” except for the fact that Carolina is on the bubble. Regardless, props to coach K… a respectable man going out with dignity.