"Measure Twice, Solve Once" December 13, 2024

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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ZooAnimalsOnWheels
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HunterX wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 12:08 pm "Big hallucinogen" caught my eye early, as the "Big" was superfluous. But then it lead me to see that the preceding clue included "Tiniest." That lead to seeing another pair, 14 and 15 across which included "How did it take me so LONG..." and "SHORT on..." What was in between them? There's 22A "HALF of..."
I was there right with you, except I saw NORMAL in 5D for my fifth, giving me tiniest, short, normal, big, and then "longest" from 2D. Seemed like a good quintet for a five-letter answer, except I couldn't figure out what to do next.
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girubato1 wrote: Mon Dec 16, 2024 8:13 pm Hi all. Still doesn’t seem real, but I got the email from Mike Miller. I’m joining the mug winners club. Thanks to all for the MANY nudges over the years and for the space to hang out with fellow cruciverbalists.
Woo hoo! Congratulations!! Love seeing another muggle with a mug!

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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.)
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