"Body Language" - March 25, 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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Bob cruise director
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Good Friday afternoon muggles.

A slightly delayed report as I have been typing a lot. We have 6 on the ship and 147 on the shore

And we welcome our newest muggle - archaicMage - great to have more muggles
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Franklin.Bluth
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eagle1279 wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:42 am Ashore, albeit tentatively. I’ve submitted an answer that I think fits the question, but unlike most solvers, I’m not 100% sure my answer is what they’re looking for. But I don’t think fretting all weekend will convince me, so I’ll declare myself on the beach until proven wrong on Monday.
No shame in asking for a confirmatory nudge if you need it. I personally think this one is a 100 percenter.
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lisajoy
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Ashore! Woo hoo!

And a toast to celebrate from the rare eagle in the crowd of buffalos... 😉
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Done and done
If I'm around, I am willing to join the Muggle Zoom room at other times to lend a hand to those in need.
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RussHiggins
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Ashore! Nice to get one after coming up empty the last few weeks.

Eagle1279, this is definitely a 100 percenter.
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LadyBird
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Al Sisti wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 12:46 pm
rjy wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:05 am Hmmmmm... amazed at the first-pagers in the group. I've got something, but just not leading to a body part. Guess I'll hang with Isaac a little longer, drinking my <body part> off
If it's any consolation, being on the first page doesn't always imply a correct answer. I once (in)famously sent in a superquick answer "Grilled Cheese" -- possibly made with "gloat cheese" -- only to find out that the answer was "Grilled Ham and Cheese" (in my haste to be the first solver, I missed the "Ham and" part). Well, I did it again this week. I went from "Quick! Sand!" to "Quicksand." I have two bits of good advice. 1. Take your time; it's better to be correct than quick, and 2. (to me) Heed #1.
Oh great--now the paranoia and second guessing is beginning! :? Not that I can do much, since I've submitted.
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Ashore, on a crowded beach.
~ Jennifer/jenirvin
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Ashore! I had fun doing this one with my daughter in Florida who is new to meta puzzles. And she works in [Redacted] so this puzzle is perfect for her.
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Bob cruise director wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 1:28 pm
MaineMarge wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:07 am
Joe Ross wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 8:14 pm Been too long since I've had the buffalo in the house.
If you lived near MaineMarge, you could have a buffalo in your house real soon. This herd escaped from their pasture just 1 mile from me this week. No trace of them now.
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how do you hide a herd of buffalo?
Just having a little fun with the guys and their Buffalo Trace special drinks.
Actually this herd is hidden in a back pasture away from sight( usually!!) All were herded back home except for 1 killed by a passing motorist.
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Count me ashore...another fun one!

Yes it is always worth the effort to set aside the quick answer in order to discover the elegant solution.

Now I will get on with my day. Will wait for sunset to break open the vodka.

Happy weekend everyone!
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Did most of the grid in the Seattle Airport yesterday while switching planes and stewed over what I could see over the next 6 hours, making things way more difficult than I needed to. Had a decent night's sleep that ended at 4 am local time and it all came quickly into focus. So I'm on shore literally and figuratively on a holiday in Waikiki.
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Elizabeyth
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I'm ashore! Happy weekend everybody. ROCK CHALK!!!
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I'm ashore.
Cynthia
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On the Beach, caiprinha in hand....just in time for a week 4 Gaffney....think I"m going to need multiple Caipirinha's this weekend.
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definitely on the beach, after a bit of a swim around the boat to make it take longer ...
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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Susan Goldberg
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I’m on shore! Now I can move on with the weekend!
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Solved and submitted.
I'm definitely slowing down in solving these. I think this is a classic meta. I used to "see" these almost automatically but took me a bit longer this week.
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Done and done. 😊
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Hallelujah! Got it. I knew I was 2/3 there.

Now 100 with same degree certainty. 🥳
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Streroto wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 4:22 pm Ashore and healthy. Fun one for a [redacted]...

Stay well all
Just saw this. Wow am I embarrassed. I had no idea that would be viewed in that way. I am soooooooo sorry everyone. Have never done that before.
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