"Cross Country" - March 4, 2022

[JerryF]

Got off the ship quickly and caught sight of the shore, BUT the current has taken me out to sea again. Doubt if I'll get to dry land this week. Dang!

[Omnibus]

Ok, never mind - ashore. Flash of inspiration from my local brewery. Beer is brain food, people.

[KayW]

Finally - pushed out of my maze of rabbit holes and onto the shore.

[CdnMG]

Ashore! Ashore! Mighty tricky, if I do say so myself. And yes, lots of rabbit holes!

[Bird Lives]

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.

I had seen this license plate several times (the car is usually parked on a nearby block) before I read the fine print and realized that the owner was not necessarily a religious fanatic.
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[otlaolap]

This puzzle shows that above my neck is a 47-down 48-down, and nothing else, with the 50-down 51-down for some inspiration and clarity. Perhaps next week. This week just floating away, remembering the erstwhile joy of navelgazing.

[bhamren]

I went down a big red herring rabbit hole before finding the easier solution.

On shore

[sanmilton]

Hand-blubber, landlubber
Admiral Obvious
Found the solution ere
Taking a chug;

Skipping cross country with
Admirability;
Zipping along in pur-
Suit of the mug.

[Plymouthrock]

Ok, never mind - ashore. Flash of inspiration from my local brewery. Beer is brain food, people.

I’ll drink to that

[debbierudy]

I'm on the boat with Issac just off of Key West. Cuban coffee, please!

[DrTom]

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Finally - pushed out of my maze of rabbit holes and onto the shore.

OMG, do NOT let MadHatter see this or you know we will be seeing this as a MEOW!

(Just kidding Josh, go for it if you want, I'll send something for a headache)

[DrTom]

I'd suggest taking a break but I already gave up (now hold you breath) liquor (not alcohol, I'm not a savage!) for Lent so I have to have something to anticipate with joy and longing.

Why don't you send me your liquor bottles while you're abstaining. I'll send them back after 40 days. Then you can say you lent me your liquor.

(Um... they might not exactly be full when I return them, FYI.)

Your assumption of course is that I have liquor bottles with anything left in them? I mean Mardi Gras is when you try to use up all the things you are not supposed to have. I've been in Louisiana for Mardi Gras and I KNOW one of the things they use up is alcohol. I have only recently recovered from a King sized hangover.

So, as it turns out I cannot rum to the cabinet and whiskey away my bottles of any brandy of liquor. Cointreauary to what you may wish, I will not be asking my FedEx guy (Sam Buco) to send anything heading Northeastern for Easter. I know, I know, I can hear the chorus of booze now.

[DrTom]

yeeps

Finally ashore, with seaweed draped everywhere & in too many nooks & crannies.

Excellent puzzle with a plethora of rabbit holes.

Well THERE'S a mental picture I cannot shake!

[CallMeShane]

Report from the Championship Meta League

Coach Lasso ("call me Ted") says the happy days are over. During February we played the bottom of the table and got our share of points. Now those halcyon days have come to a halt.

Coach Lasso subbed me out at halftime. Said I went down too many rabbit holes; said I've lost a step and should start thinking about a post-playing career.

He is a kind and gentle man. Dug deep into his wine cellar and gave me a dusty bottle of vintage 1967 Boone's Farm Apple Wine. Guinness is reserved for the Premier Meta League.

[SusieG]

Finally ashore! The metanism turned out to be the first thing I looked for before getting sidetracked by a similar red herring. Very clever and fun to solve.

[steveb]

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.

I had seen this license plate several times (the car is usually parked on a nearby block) before I read the fine print and realized that the owner was not necessarily a religious fanatic.
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License.jpg

So you can get the UNC emblem and team name on a VIRGINIA license plate? Wow! Also, the registration is expired!

[Bird Lives]

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.

I had seen this license plate several times (the car is usually parked on a nearby block) before I read the fine print and realized that the owner was not necessarily a religious fanatic.
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License.jpg

So you can get the UNC emblem and team name on a VIRGINIA license plate? Wow! Also, the registration is expired!

I took that picture a while ago. But for those who are interested, here's the update from this morning.
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[HunterX]

So, as it turns out I cannot rum to the cabinet and whiskey away my bottles of any brandy of liquor. Cointreauary to what you may wish, I will not be asking my FedEx guy (Sam Buco) to send anything heading Northeastern for Easter. I know, I know, I can hear the chorus of booze now.

And here I thought you were going to rise to the challenge of trying to string together holiday puns. But, alas, you went for the liquor.

That's okay. I won't wine about it.

[EmilyW]

On the ship. Hoping for post enlightenment.

[gatogato]

Nudge received!