"Golden Years" - January 14, 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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ORHman
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I'm here, but not "shore" how I got here.
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DaveKennison
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Ashore … I think … but my inner critic wants a little more convincing … 😜.
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joequavis
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#43

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Count me ashore.
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MikeM000
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On shore...unlike many of you I could not think of a single 10-letter celeb in the first couple dozen that went through my head. Plus I rabbit holed myself based off the title, the here and now, one of Matt's proclivities, and a couple clues high in the grid. Once I figured out the answer, backsolving took a few minutes but it's 100 percent there....
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CallMeShane
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#45

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Done
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ChrisKochmanski
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#46

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Ashore!

Nice!
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Scott M
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I've got something, extrapolating the rest. I'm gonna claim a spot on the beach, and, as this is the warmest evening we're likely to have for a while, order up a Monkey 47 martini. Cheers!
Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect.
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BrennerTJ
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Ashore. 🍹🏖
-Tamara
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Mister Squawk
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On shore with the rest.
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sanmilton
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I'm calling myself ashore. I'm sure I should wear a scuba mask, as social distancing on this beach may be difficult. But I'll remove it for a Martini after the theatre. "Company" last evening; "Flying Over Sunset" tonight!
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DrTom
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I'm pretty sure I know the answer, but I haven't even tried the solve. I'll do it after cocktails, perhaps it will go easier?
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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Anita
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Toes in sand, I predict a very crowded beach.
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Dplass
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I'm on *a* beach, 75% sure it's the right one; I sent in the solution which I sensed immediately from [REDACTED] and then found a perfectly cromulent mechanism for.
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802puzzler
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I'm on shore, hope it's the right one! But I believe I'll have a negroni, just to celebrate Thursday!
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michaelm
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On shore.
Football fans, enjoy Wild Card Weekend and non-football fans, enjoy Wild Card Weekend too (just without the games)!
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Homer Buckle
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Also on shore - and hoping for more snow tomorrow. I am unusual in that winter is my favorite season - the colder and snowier the better.
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czeemuggle
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My hand traces lazy trails through the sand beneath the hammock. It does feel strange to be here, under the palm fronds that sway over my head. But I know that soon my friends will be gathered close. Even now I hear the ukeleles beginning to play and smell the sweet, earthy smell of the poi nearby. I am ... ashore.
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MamaE
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On shore. Wondering if there was more to the mechanism however.
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva :D
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Tom Wilson
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Ashore ... and, as expected, already on Page Umpteen.
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Like many others, I had guessed the answer just from reading the prompt. I went ahead and filled in the grid and found the mechanism, but it got me only halfway to shore. Oh well, half a celeb is better than none, but I wonder if more thorough solvers were able to find the other half.
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