"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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ship4u wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 7:56 am
Tom Shea wrote: Thu Mar 24, 2022 11:47 pm Two (late) St. Pat's jokes at the expense of the Irish, a group which all of my blood relatives belong:

Q: What's Irish and stays out all night?
A: Patty O'Furniture

Two Irish guys walk out of a bar. Well, it could happen!
The Irish Proverb:
May the wind always be at your back,
But not emanating from you personally.
The first thing I did, after I finished laughing, was to wish my father were still around to hear this!
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#162

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I'm on the beach.
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And yet another fun one. On shore.
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On shore. Patience and writing things out were needed to see beyond Step 1.
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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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#166

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Welp, made my first actual submission after giving the meta clues a night's sleep. Didn't come up with anything super solid but it's an answer, at least!
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Bob- still safely on the ship with Isaac for now, scratching my head over 2 possible answers.
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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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I’m going to be late for work. But, I was on to it and HAD to see it through.

On shore.
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Ooh. That was fun. On the beach!

Enjoy your weekend, Muggles!
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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
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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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Hey, Blair @bhamren!

There's no Trace of Buffalo in Maine, either.
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MaineMarge wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 9:11 am Bob- still safely on the ship with Isaac for now, scratching my head over 2 possible answers.
You know which is correct.
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On shore. I saw the method immediately but was sidetracked by two mistakes made while filling in the grid. I just am just not up on contemporary personages! Congratulations to Wendy with a 4:12 submission!
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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
I’ll just pull up a stool alongside you, if you don’t mind. My dinghy got stuck prior to passage.
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Ashore _
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Ashore. Made it by page 9!
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Barney wrote: Fri Mar 25, 2022 10:22 am
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
I’ll just pull up a stool alongside you, if you don’t mind. My dinghy got stuck prior to passage.
I'm right there with the two of you...
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UPDATE x2... my first meta guess was incorrect, as pointed out by a very helpful muggle. Got a tow back to the ship and put on my thinking (and drinking) cap. Am now on the correct shore. Mea culpa for taking a spot on page 2... if it's any consolation, these towing charges are getting expensive!
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#180

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I'm good on the grid and step 1 feels like it jumped out quickly...but now I'm floating in a raft off the boat but still at sea hoping I figure out step 2 before I get eaten by sharks.

EDIT: Solved with a bit of a Nudge from Joe
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