"Tense Situation" August 26, 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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norrin2
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I am enjoying one of my rare visits to the shore. I'm so euphoric I don't need a drink.
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Hammertime wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:25 pm Nice to have an easy one. Early happy hour here on the beach!
Anita wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:30 pm Seems too easy this week. Wondering if I missed something. But I believe I'm on the beach.
@Hammertime & @Anita said "THE WORD," not me!
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Ashore!
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On shore! ⛱️
Cindy Heisler
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Ashore, KAS 0.5, about 10 minutes total.
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Tom Wilson
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On shore, with days to spare before the Little League championship. Have a great weekend, all. Stay cool, safe, hydrated and happy!
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Beth Tyrpin
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🏝🧉
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Qmark wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:38 pm Long time viewer, first time poster...happy to join the rest of you on shore.
Welcome, Qmark! Thank you for joining us!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Ashore!

(two weeks on the first page was much too much to hope for! - Especially since last week was our first time on page one!)

Rita and George
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Tina
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On shore! My initial thought upon reading the clue for 45D was this:

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Al Laubenstein
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Ashore
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Quick swim today. I am not counting on winning too many micromugs this week.
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Ashore. Could it be this easy? Page 3 within an hour!
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Ashore. Glad to be ashore after a rough couple of weeks.
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Toes in the sand!
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Acarl wrote: ↑Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:51 pm Ashore. Could it be this easy? Page 3 within an hour!
"THE WORD!" ACK!
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Ashore! My fastest solve ever. It will be crowded at the beach. Enjoy the weekend everybody!
If I’ve solved and you need a nudge, you can PM me. Happy to pay it forward. ;)
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On shore - lots of work this weekend keeping track
Bob Stevens
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Ashore after a long dry spell! A Manhattan please.
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Ashore. Biggest challenge was solving on phone via WSJ page while the wife was driving through a thunderstorm.
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