"Position Statement" August 19, 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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Scott M
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#21

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Oh joy, another one where I see absolutely nothing to go on. I'm gonna blame COVID brain for this one (thankfully symptoms are mild). Oh well, if I did get to shore, I'd just celebrate with an extra squirt of Afrin tonight.
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Wendy Walker
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#22

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On shore! And I may have an excellent Rabbit Hole candidate this week!
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NebFaninCA
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#23

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Thought this was kinda goofy, but count me on shore! I also had a rabbit hole that seemed too coincidental to NOT be true. It turned out not to be true...
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FKelly
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#24

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On shore.
I see rainbows everywhere!
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gdshort
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#25

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After a record grid solve I pursued a couple of enticing rabbits to no avail. I foresee a weekend with Isaac, culminating in a Monday morning "How could I have possibly not seen that" denouement. C'est la vie meta!
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joequavis
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#26

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Count me ashore! Tough grid to complete for me, and metanism was difficult to spot. Glad to be starting a new streak!
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#27

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This one has us 13A. We hope it is not a BAD 50D.
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Jace54
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#28

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Just had a sudden inspiration for the solve!
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BarbaraK
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#29

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Loved seeing 29D!

I know this is the wrong board, but just gotta say, beam me up! Margarita, please, cabana boy.
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.

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mheberlingx100
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#30

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Not seeing it at all. Rabbit holes galore, just no rabbits.
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CopperRiver
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#31

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I can’t believe it but I’m on shore on a Thursday. Good to be back with all the Muggles! The second thing I thought of actually worked.
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DaveKennison
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#32

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Ashore! I got the puzzle done shortly after it dropped, but I needed a nap in order to make sense of the meta. Good one …
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whimsy
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#33

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Ashore!

I'll actually be ashore by the Brewster flats on Cape Cod tomorrow.

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And now I'm reminded of those old SNL Jack Handey "Deep Thoughts" segments, Soft Touch greeting cards, those inspirational posters from the 70s -- "...my footprints continued on alone...why were you not there to support me..."
But, yeah, it was my prints that disappeared -- 'cause good old bunny kept dunking me!
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#34

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First time on the second page, happy to be ashore! Guinness me! 🍻
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whimsy
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BarbaraK wrote: ↑Thu Aug 18, 2022 6:54 pm Loved seeing 29D!

I know this is the wrong board, but just gotta say, beam me up! Margarita, please, cabana boy.
Thought of you as I filled that in! :D
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Streroto
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This was so satisfying I have my daughter in law whom I have previously mentioned plus my son here for the month with their 13 mont old son and we just did a team solve it was so satisfying to see it click for them my son even mentioned the aha moment! Really fun meta and perhaps the best moment in my meta solving life.
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Beth Tyrpin
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#37

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I like it!😁🏝🧉
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The XWord Rabbit
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#38

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After last week's disappointing results I must say all this "rabbit hole" chatter is most encouraging!
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HeadinHome
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#39

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bad karma week for metas: grid done but I see nothing. Just like @ DrTom’s and just like @ MikeyG’s. * sigh *

Also, the title has too many completely different interpretations! I have at least 5 new ideas for a meta based on all the Nowheresville ideas I’ve tried…
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The other Wendy. :roll:
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#40

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On shore. What a great construction!
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