Ashore!
Back to searching for blackberries.
Cobbler anyone?
"Scale Back" - April 29, 2022
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hcbirker
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Fabulous!Joe Ross wrote: Fri Apr 29, 2022 1:19 pmMUST SEE REVEAL for last week's MGWCC #725!Bob cruise director wrote: Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:21 am WAIT!!! - I got the WSJ and was frothing at the mouth for the Week 5 to keep the momentum going. But alas and alack, it has been delayed until 3 PM on SATURDAY - bummer.
Heidi
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katnahat
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Missed the fun of the Friday Zoom because I was helping my daughter make 24 floral centerpieces for her church's high school senior luncheon on Sunday. So I'm back to work on the meta. My husband always knows what I'm doing when I stare frozen at the computer for long periods of time -- after a while he'll ask if I'm working on "the crossword". So, still on the ship looking for the aha. No alcohol, Isaac. I need all my brain cells.
Kathie
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Cruciverbalisticexpi
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Got this one rather quickly, luckily. Ashore with a white wine spritzer, spritzer, spritzer, spritzer...
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Relic
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Three failed rabbit holes down, how many to go? Gonna keep trying, but with a beer break after each failed attempt for motivation. Long evening ahead.
Beer me please, Isaac!
Beer me please, Isaac!
Good luck to all for a successful solve. If you see that I'm ashore - rare occasion of late - message me if you'd like a nudge. Be sure to include your progress so I can know better how to assist.
Alan A. and Maggie Muggle
Alan A. and Maggie Muggle
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Bird Lives
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I missed the group solve so I did a solo group solve. Instead of starting with theories of what the title and prompt could mean, I kept asking myself< "What do you notice?"
So I am on shore. And since this is a music meta, I'll haul out the joke I made once before: I'll have that Dual IPA that they offer on Spotify.
So I am on shore. And since this is a music meta, I'll haul out the joke I made once before: I'll have that Dual IPA that they offer on Spotify.
Jay
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Plymouthrock
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A Moscow Mule with habanero after two weeks at sea.
Another fun mechanism.
Another fun mechanism.
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Conrad
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I am on shore. That is an impressive meta.
Glad that Matt delayed a day: juggling multiple metas hurts my brain.
Glad that Matt delayed a day: juggling multiple metas hurts my brain.
Check out my meta crossword writeups on Crossword Fiend: https://crosswordfiend.com/author/conrad/
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HeadinHome
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I tried to hop on the zoom call to help with some nudging, but was on the road so the connection kept kicking out. Looks like it took you all just a few minutes to get it sorted though!
The other Wendy. 
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grwinski
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Ashore!
(we both got colds, so our heads were a bit fuzzy this weekend!). Happy to get this one -- good work Mike and Mike!
Rita and George
(we both got colds, so our heads were a bit fuzzy this weekend!). Happy to get this one -- good work Mike and Mike!
Rita and George
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MaineMarge
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Wow! Unlike Matt today, this guy is definitely NOT behind the 8 ball.
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Joe Ross
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To be clear: I am merely a fan & had nothing to do with creating that reveal vid. She is a muggle.MaineMarge wrote: Fri Apr 29, 2022 10:08 pmWow! Unlike Matt today, this guy is definitely NOT behind the 8 ball.
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BarbaraK
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Metas are so interesting. Last week, I found my car in short order - and I don't really know that much about cars. I know a lot more about this week, but I just now figured it out.
Something that I was absolutely sure was important was in fact not at all. Something I tried did not work, but I kept trying it over and over again. (It still doesn't work.) Something I thought was a hint was totally irrelevant. Something else that I thought was a hint was also not. Several things that seemed to be suggested by <I won't say what> did nothing useful. Something that seemed like a good idea, I couldn't really get to work.
Took another trip through the puzzle this evening, and thought again about that last idea, and realized there was a different way to apply it that seemed promising, and then there it all was.
These constructors are just amazing.
Something that I was absolutely sure was important was in fact not at all. Something I tried did not work, but I kept trying it over and over again. (It still doesn't work.) Something I thought was a hint was totally irrelevant. Something else that I thought was a hint was also not. Several things that seemed to be suggested by <I won't say what> did nothing useful. Something that seemed like a good idea, I couldn't really get to work.
Took another trip through the puzzle this evening, and thought again about that last idea, and realized there was a different way to apply it that seemed promising, and then there it all was.
These constructors are just amazing.
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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bread-girl
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MajordomoTom
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Play it again, Isaac/Sam.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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dk letter
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Count me ashore! Amazing construction! Wasted a lot of time on an unnecessary and nasty red herring but otherwise great fun.
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Jace54
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Two-week losing streak here. Last week was on the right path but could not put it all together, this week not seeing anything.
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DrTom
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Kindly Muggle nudge got me on the right path to the beach. Not submitting but as always in awe of the creativity. Fearful of what Matt has in store.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.