"To-Go Orders" - May 6, 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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khecks wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 11:44 am MY FIRST EVER CONTEST SOLVE!! :D :D (Naturally, I didn't get a chance to submit my answer in time...but i got there!)
You’re hooked now!!🤗
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Wow, that's clever. Congrats to the solvers and see you next week.
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yay, escapeartist!
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escapeartist wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 2:27 pm
escapeartist wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 12:22 am I got this, but thought about it differently.

Take ATOM, I saw as "find a word from "a - TO - m", like they were orders.

Same result, different perspective on the title.

Gimme that mug! :)
HOLY CARP I WON THE MUG THIS WEEK!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

:D :D :D

8-) 8-) 8-)
Congrats on the mug!! Ummm… you DID reply to that email as well as post about it here, right? 😉 It’s just a tad unusual for Mike Miller to not have posted the results by now if the winner has responded.
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Hello, sorry for the tad unusual delay and the unusually truncated update on a busy week, but didn't want to let any more time elapse without an update! A popular and successful contest this week: 1457 entries, 85% correct. Congrats to this week's winner: Tristan Seres of Rochester, Mich.! Fuller reports in future weeks!
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Had a fun long weekend in South Carolina this weekend so didn't have enough time for this one. Despite seeing the four "to"'s immediately and also guessing at the correct mechanism, I somehow missed it. I introduced two scientist friends to the puzzle and hopefully hooked them. Have a great day everyone
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MikeMillerwsj wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 9:49 am Hello, sorry for the tad unusual delay and the unusually truncated update on a busy week, but didn't want to let any more time elapse without an update! A popular and successful contest this week: 1457 entries, 85% correct. Congrats to this week's winner: Tristan Seres of Rochester, Mich.! Fuller reports in future weeks!
Is that the 2nd winner from Rochester (or at least somewhere in northern Oakland County) in about the past month?
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MikeM000 wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 11:24 am Is that the 2nd winner from Rochester (or at least somewhere in northern Oakland County) in about the past month?
Yes. Please don't start any conspiracy theories. :lol:
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escapeartist wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 11:30 am
MikeM000 wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 11:24 am Is that the 2nd winner from Rochester (or at least somewhere in northern Oakland County) in about the past month?
Yes. Please don't start any conspiracy theories. :lol:
Ha! There could be a dozen in a row from the same place on the east coast and I likely wouldn't notice. Just make sure you and the other winner aren't using up SE Michigan's allotment for the next decade or so...
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escapeartist wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 11:30 am
MikeM000 wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 11:24 am Is that the 2nd winner from Rochester (or at least somewhere in northern Oakland County) in about the past month?
Yes. Please don't start any conspiracy theories. :lol:
You’ve been outed, Solver formerly known as Escape Artist!
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MikeMillerwsj wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 9:49 am Hello, sorry for the tad unusual delay and the unusually truncated update on a busy week, but didn't want to let any more time elapse without an update! A popular and successful contest this week: 1457 entries, 85% correct. Congrats to this week's winner: Tristan Seres of Rochester, Mich.! Fuller reports in future weeks!
In my original post, I assumed that "Oxygen" would be the most popular incorrect answer. I would have liked to know how many guessed it, but oh well.
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escapeartist wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 11:30 am
MikeM000 wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 11:24 am Is that the 2nd winner from Rochester (or at least somewhere in northern Oakland County) in about the past month?
Yes. Please don't start any conspiracy theories. :lol:
I live in Oakland Twp, does that mean I now have a snowball’s chance in :evil: of winning a mug :(
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escapeartist wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 12:22 am
Gimme that mug! :)

HOLY CARP I WON THE MUG THIS WEEK!

The Power of Psychic Persuasion!!!!!!! :)
Don & Cynthia

We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
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Berto wrote: Thu May 12, 2022 7:05 am
escapeartist wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 11:30 am
MikeM000 wrote: Wed May 11, 2022 11:24 am Is that the 2nd winner from Rochester (or at least somewhere in northern Oakland County) in about the past month?
Yes. Please don't start any conspiracy theories. :lol:
I live in Oakland Twp, does that mean I now have a snowball’s chance in :evil: of winning a mug :(
It means your chances are either super-duper high for the coming weeks, or it'll never happen for you in a million years. No in-between.

Don't blame me; I live downriver. :)
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escapeartist
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Has anyone ever won back-to-back mugs before? (asking for a friend :D )
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There is a three time winner. A nice article in WSJ about her, not Back-to-back however.
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escapeartist wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 2:27 pm
escapeartist wrote: Mon May 09, 2022 12:22 am I got this, but thought about it differently.

Take ATOM, I saw as "find a word from "a - TO - m", like they were orders.

Same result, different perspective on the title.

Gimme that mug! :)
HOLY CARP I WON THE MUG THIS WEEK!

:shock: :shock: :shock:

:D :D :D

8-) 8-) 8-)
Love your new signature tag!
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