"Signs of the Times" January 20, 2023

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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JRS51
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#221

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Ashore! It was a fun one.
Now I can get on with the weekend!
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halseymac
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#222

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This NC Tar Heel is thankfully on shore after getting stumped since Christmas!! Fun one!
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Ben B
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#223

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We have made it to shore! Wow. Incredible.
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ImOnToo
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#224

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On shore.

That grid, though! :? :shock:
Konnie
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jimbo1
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#225

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At theBeach Bar.
Crowded.
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whimsy
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BarbaraK wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 7:04 pm
Susan Goldberg wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 6:59 pm
DrTom wrote: Fri Jan 20, 2023 10:36 am Pleasant swim to shore without too many rip currents. Perhaps my mind is returning to pre-crisis levels? It is nice to see all my fiends on the beach.
Dr Tom - Is that a typo or are we really fiends?
Don’t ask questions you don’t want to know the answer to.
Thank you for being a
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KscX
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#227

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Ashore and how I love a good Saturday morning solve! I found this to be fun, a perfect aha moment (not too easy but still not hidden too much), and a super-elegant construction. Makes up for the non-fun of last week on this solver’s part. Hope everyone has a good rest of the weekend.
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Jeremy Smith
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#228

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On shore!
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Ergcat
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#229

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Look what I just found while exploring my cruise ship! I boarded the Sapphire Princess last night for a cruise around South America and down to Antarctica!🛳
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Bob cruise director
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Good Saturday morning muggles

Welcome to our newest muggles this week - Jusmarebear, goosefish, Oxford Comma Mama, Trish, and moxy (speaking of Oxford commas). Good luck with your solving and there are several ways to get better. First under Come Aboard/FAQ's Community/Solving Resources there are several topics including all the past WSJ crosswords and hints. Then there are the zoom calls on Friday at 4:30 and Sunday at 8 ET to cosolve. And if you get stuck you can PM anyone who has solved and tell them what you have done and where you are stuck. And the muggle link at the top of the page is always open so you can arrange to have your own cosolving with another muggle from somewhere in the world. And if one meta is not enough, we have the muggle created metas Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday each week under Other Meta Crossword Puzzles and then we have Matt Gaffney's Weekly Crossword Contest and the MMMM which comes out monthly.

We have a very crowded beach with one muggle keeping Isaac company for now and 203 on the shore. (by the way, our record is 290 on the shore).

On the shore are

docison
Scott M
oldjudge
chriscross
Joe R
Kay
Jace54
Al
MatthewL
benchen71
MarkWoychick
ajk
Wendy
paige
NebFaninCA
Jordanian
Cap'n Rick
Eric C
moxy
Beth A
Meg
boharr
MikeM000
TheFusionMoose
Bird Lives
DCBilly
Flying_Burrito
Jean
michaelm
David Wi
Beth T
streroto
ky-mike
mattythewsjpuzzler
Georgeall
Omnibus
clonefitz
Eric P
Samantha
Mike H
Laura
Jay
Chris
Heidi
minimuggle
sjm
Schmeel
whimsy
Don and Cynthia
joe
darth
woozy
Gman
RobM
CallMeShane
Dave C
SoccerMom
vandono
lisajoy
MajorDomoTom
Cindy
Cinny
Lyman
Alvibu67
hunkra
ladybird
MileHighSolver
Peter
Lee-Ann
AaronT
JimJim
Steveb
Rita and George
Jim and Anita
Diane
ixpeterson
norrin2
caf.caf Cathy
pjc
dplass
jrdad
BrennerTJ
Tina
b4alltime
Barbara K
rjy
Fogway
rliebert
Toby
ZooAnimalsOnWheels
Tmart
TeamDoubleTow
Char
eisense
eagle1279
David K
Richard
Liz
Les
Bill
dudeski
Moi
mikeB
Barnhart6
Acari
Don and Lisa
auee89
mlvilv
RDaleHall
M and M
Merry Potter
relic (and Maggie)
Miki
FatJack
qvart
Trish
BigPear
escapeartist
Dow Jones
TeaJenny
Lacangah
copperriver
Berto
JeanneC
EmilyW
meowmiao71
Trey and Marion
Adajeo
hottieruth
Kwyjibo
Gmoney
NDStegs
SusieG
femullen
dot
HeadinHome
Ergcat
mkmf
Josh
Sleepy
CAe39
higgysue
MaineMarge
Anna
stmv
sweetc
DavyGravy
ALS
jmorgie7
goosefish
Oxford Comma Mama
Joes and Natasha
turbotron
EVJ
Onaquest and Tim
lbray
mbryant
Libbypibby
DrTom
cheryl w
iggystan
Susan G
Hidden in 3D
Fred
Al Laubenstein
Katiedid
D B Miller
JaneGummy
Nancygo
MikeyG
Deb
Nlobb
cheekumbaldy
CPJohnson
haydendog
hoover
Tom Wi
linsocalm
Crest
bread-girl
Henry Paul
Jade and wife
PQ63
Ben B and son
JRS51
Notbitter
BreeZynCO
Grandma Lolo
Ann
Guy L
Qmark
SingleMalt
Janet
dk letter
Geezer Weezer
mrmd
halseymac
PlymouthRock
Justmarebear
KscX
ImOnToo
Jeremy
jimbo1

Let me know if I missed anyone.
Bob Stevens
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LadyBird
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#231

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Ergcat wrote: Sat Jan 21, 2023 11:53 am Look what I just found while exploring my cruise ship! I boarded the Sapphire Princess last night for a cruise around South America and down to Antarctica!🛳
Have a great trip! We got back from Antarctica just about a year ago today and I'm still relishing those memories.
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Penny_Keatley
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#232

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On the beach! The grid was super tough!
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NuYear68
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#233

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Joining you all on the beach today in an effort to top our record. Been a while, what's on tap?
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RichA2
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#234

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On the shore. Good to be there.
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regfish7
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#235

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Ashore! Wish I was with Ergcat on the cruise but happy to solve this one with my BF over a glass of wine. 🍷 (he had whiskey 🥃)
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Barney
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Grid was tough, and then the whole bloody thing got zapped into the ether. I was so disgruntled could not see the glaringly obvious answer without a kick. Aw well, happens.

(Also, I didn’t say the E-word)
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ReB
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On shore now after finally getting to take a closer look.

With so many crowding the beach this weekend, I'm not sure how we'll get to higher ground in time if another coastal storm moves in.
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JerryF
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#238

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On shore. ......Now what do I do the rest of the weekend?? :D
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LadyBird
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Barney wrote: Sat Jan 21, 2023 4:09 pm Grid was tough, and then the whole bloody thing got zapped into the ether. I was so disgruntled could not see the glaringly obvious answer without a kick. Aw well, happens.

(Also, I didn’t say the E-word)
With the angst of losing your entire grid, I thought you would be referring to the (letter after E) word.
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ColinM
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Ashore. Not as easy as I expected with all of these solvers.
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