"A Year to Watch" - December 31, 2021

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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Streroto
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Have accepted ending the year on a defeat. Isaac, the wine list please!
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Elizabeyth
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Location: Alexandria, VA

#242

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Ashore with a nudge, definitely got sidetracked by red herrings! Now for wine and settling in for my area's first winter storm tonight.
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Jeremy Smith
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#243

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Onshore….(I think). I submitted the name of a show and I’m confident with my answer, but I don’t think I have the entire mechanism. Now I’ll go back to staring at MGWCC.
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LivinaDogsLife
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#244

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Ashore.

Same as above. I believe I have it but not sure why.
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rosiegirl
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#245

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On shore after too many nudges to allow me to submit my answer. Should have figured it out on my own,... especially since I love the show. Happy New Year to all!
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LittleGood
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#246

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I made it to the beach, with just under 6 hours to spare. I'll have another sazerac!

Happy New Year to this great community.
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Thurman8er
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Location: Fresno, CA

#247

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Took me a bit, but I made it to the beach.
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cheryl w
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#248

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On shore with a joint effort with my husband. About 30 minutes ago I was going to post that I was giving up. Funny how you can see something new after looking at the puzzle for days.

Happy 2022 everyone!!
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Hidden in 3D
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Still stuck on the ship! I thought I had found part of the mechanism, but just can't seem to make it work. I really haven't devoted much time to the meta this weekend because I chose to enjoy my granddaughter's company instead. What an imagination she has!

Happy New Year, everyone!
Sara
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Bob cruise director
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Hidden in 3D wrote: Sun Jan 02, 2022 9:03 pm Still stuck on the ship! I thought I had found part of the mechanism, but just can't seem to make it work. I really haven't devoted much time to the meta this weekend because I chose to enjoy my granddaughter's company instead. What an imagination she has!

Happy New Year, everyone!
Sara
Enjoy your granddaughter while she is young. We will always have metas.
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Bob cruise director
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Good evening muggles

Welcome to our newest muggle - Elizabeyth - as always it is great to increase our clan

We have 12 muggles on the ship and 160 on the shore

Joining Isaac for the week are hunkra, Hidden In 3D and Elizabeyth

And getting to shore one way or another are

Jean
LittleGood
Jeremy
Thurman8er
Lyman
Powers2020
bread-girl
Puzzle mom
rosiegirl
turbotron
daodalgisa
LivinaDogsLife
cheryl w
ship4u
haydendog
BreeZynCO
drbockel2

have a good week and we will see you either at the Tuesday zoom call or next Thursday at 4 pm (or so).
Bob Stevens
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Natalie
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WOW ... back after a long period of computer issues. Strange -- but all worked out now. Just in time to ARRIVE AT THE BEACH! Drinks are on me for a HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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Carndog33
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ugghhh...i have a reasonable guess at it but no "ah hah" moment...I will submit it and hope.
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EmilyW
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Finally on the beach. I had thrown in the towel after several attempts, and then thought of one last thing to try which worked! Celebrating with a Boulevard Sugarwood Baklava.
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Geezer Weezer
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#255

Post by Geezer Weezer »

Got it! Phew!
I am a man of few...
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Franklin.Bluth
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#256

Post by Franklin.Bluth »

Took one last shot and I think I have it. Happy New Year, all!
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DrTom
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Flying_Burrito wrote: Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:36 pm
ADS wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:05 pm I think I am ashore. Found this one very unsatisfying. I hope I am right.
I do not count my Gaffneys until they hatch but I know what you mean - even after solving with a mechanism that makes perfect sense, I told myself that those red herrings on the grid had to serve a higher purpose, but to no avail. Who knows, it could be crow pound cake that is awaiting for us on Monday morning for breakfast instead of DrTom's pound cake.
Gosh I hope not, crows are notoriously hard to cream together with the sugar and bitter to make a cake, but the do make a ice magpie....
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
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Colin
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DrTom wrote: Sun Jan 02, 2022 11:03 pm
Flying_Burrito wrote: Sun Jan 02, 2022 2:36 pm
ADS wrote: Sat Jan 01, 2022 10:05 pm I think I am ashore. Found this one very unsatisfying. I hope I am right.
I do not count my Gaffneys until they hatch but I know what you mean - even after solving with a mechanism that makes perfect sense, I told myself that those red herrings on the grid had to serve a higher purpose, but to no avail. Who knows, it could be crow pound cake that is awaiting for us on Monday morning for breakfast instead of DrTom's pound cake.
Gosh I hope not, crows are notoriously hard to cream together with the sugar and bitter to make a cake, but the do make a ice magpie....
Please sparrow little pie for me!
One world. One planet. One future.
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ZooAnimalsOnWheels
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I'm just on shore at this late hour, but only just filled the grid this evening. Fairly satisfied with the answer and process.
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jhseeman
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#260

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Sliding in under the wire..... going the bar didn't close early
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