"Trade-Ins" - April 1, 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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Schmeel
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Ashore!
Fell asleep on it last night - tough grid!
Saw it this morning.
Cup of coffee, please.
ArchaicMage
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#82

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On shore and it isn't even April Fool's yet. Fun one!
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rjy
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#83

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I think I'm on shore - enough to sidle up at the bar - but juuuuust enough doubt to sleep on it before submitting
Ray
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BrennerTJ
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#84

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Ashore 🏝🍹
-Tamara
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Bonnibel
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#85

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Well, that was fun!

We went out to dinner this evening and I had a cocktail (Belvedere gimlet, up) before attempting the solve. I spent a little time in a very unproductive rabbit hole or two before the light went on. Again, it was well worth the effort.

Nice puzzle, well done once again Mr. Shenk! Now on to enjoy a beautiful weekend in sunny So. Cal.

Speaking of southern California, I'm hoping anyone who tuned in to the debacle that was the Oscars on Sunday watched until the very end and caught what deserves to be the most remembered moment of the night - Lady Gaga whispering to Liza Minelli, "I got you."

"In a world of Will Smiths, be a Lady Gaga."
- Matt Bevan, Australian journalist
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SJMcK
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On the shore. Couple of nice “aha” moments.

Steven McKinney
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Jeremy Smith
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Post by Jeremy Smith »

On the beach. Fun one!
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mikeB
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#88

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On the shore -- rarely get there on a Thursday. But it is moving weekend -- Washington State to Arizona. Too tired to sleep, so checked out the puzzle. This one had an extended "Now what?" phase, because the first step was fairly quick. But now what? After that it was a dandy solve for the 10pm hour -- a lovely way to end a busy day. It is very clever the way the elements of this puzzle fit together to reveal the mechanism.
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BethA
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On the beach! 🏖 🫖

Not in the right frame of mind to see anything yesterday. Solved in my head this morning before I got out of bed. Page 5 - 🥳
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Bird Lives
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As I was swimming shoreward through the surf, in the lower right corner of my field of vision, I thought I saw Mike waving a hand at me. Now, on shore and with my glasses on, I'm not sure.
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Kas
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#91

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On the ship. And I don’t want cause a panic, but Isaac is wearing scuba gear…
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ZooAnimalsOnWheels
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Post by ZooAnimalsOnWheels »

I'm on the beach. I'll wave off the drink cart for now and just find a spot to sleep in the sand til sunrise. Elegant construction.
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Eric Porter
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On shore now.

I had the general idea yesterday, but didn't quite make the connection.
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Stukmn
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#94

Post by Stukmn »

On shore trying to keep the sand out of my cast.
Don’t bother me until I’ve had my coffee and done the crossword.
drbockel2
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Post by drbockel2 »

Anyone care to give me a nudge? :)
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Adajeo
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Post by Adajeo »

Ashore I am and this week I remembered to post!
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Bird Lives
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Joe Ross wrote: Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:17 pm Ashore!

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Crisp & clean. No caffeine.

Nice puzzle!
Early in the morning we’ll be startng out.
And leaving behind the Maserati.
We're loading up our Woody
With our boards on top
And gettin' the hell out of Cincinnati.
Jay
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Joe Ross
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#98

Post by Joe Ross »

Bird Lives wrote: Fri Apr 01, 2022 9:32 am
Joe Ross wrote: Thu Mar 31, 2022 4:17 pm Ashore!

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Crisp & clean. No caffeine.

Nice puzzle!
Early in the morning we’ll be startng out.
And leaving behind the Maserati.
We're loading up our Woody
With our boards on top
And gettin' the hell out of Cincinnati.
Let's go meta'in' now
Everybody's learning how
Come on, go meta'in' with me
Beth C
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Post by Beth C »

Safely ashore. Clever meta, Mr. Shenk. Good luck Muggles.
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Post by MaineMarge »

A bunch of Muggles are in the bar watching “Tootsie”. I’m just sitting here playing “footsie” with Isaac
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Looks like he’s not in a good mood today…
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