"For Good Measure" - September 20, 2019

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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Diana
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On shore. I see last week's winner is close to my home. So close that I am feeling good about finally winning that random drawing. Cheers to all.
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dmorack
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Finally back on the right shore after two weeks on a deserted island. Two KAS 4 metas in a row... *facepalm*
-Doug Morack
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BrianMac
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BarbaraK wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2019 9:18 pm Good luck at the tournament! I'll be sending good thoughts your way.
Thanks, Barbara! I will try post some pictures and a report tomorrow. :D
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darthdriessen
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Ashore. Bottom shelf whiskey and soda time.
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darthdriessen
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#45

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Actually, discontinued and discount rack whiskey.
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ALS
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Ashore. Enjoyed this one.

ALS
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Measured it up pretty quickly. No headache this week.
Thomas W (since there's already a Tom W)
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PHOFER
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On what apparently will be a crowded shore. Now what will I do all weekend? (Oh, and I enjoyed the Easter eggs at 17D, 25A and 59D for us Muggles!)
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FrankH
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On shore.
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Eric Porter
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Jeremy Smith wrote: Thu Sep 19, 2019 6:15 pm Made it to shore! It would be sooo squeezy for a muggle to drop an inadvertent spoiler on this one!
Ha! I was thinking of saying something like that, but thought that statement could be spoiler by itself. :D

I'll simply say that the grid gave me more difficulty than the meta. It's only Thursday and I feel late to the party on shore.
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DrTom
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Dang - got the first part, the second has me chasing rabbits all over. Guess I need to sleep on it.
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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We're on a road trip with very little cell signal so couldn't get to this till we arrived at our bed and breakfast (Astoria, OR). But it was a quick solve!
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MaineMarge
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Got it. Well, that was fun. Now to work some magic tidying up the stern garden before heading to shore.
P. S. I’m out of the (now tidy) closet as a reformed lifetime pack rat, thanks to Marie Kondo’s gentle guidance.
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jakeorjacob
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I'm on the gangplank, but the harbormaster refuses to process the bill of lading...

I can only take the metaphor so far. Solving on an iPhone on the web interface, and I can't submit. Never had this problem before. Any thoughts?
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Meg
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jakeorjacob wrote: Fri Sep 20, 2019 6:52 am I'm on the gangplank, but the harbormaster refuses to process the bill of lading...

I can only take the metaphor so far. Solving on an iPhone on the web interface, and I can't submit. Never had this problem before. Any thoughts?
You can always e-mail it. Many of us do it that way.
Check out and support http://CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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OGuyDave
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On shore. This shore. Not going to be on the shores of the Columbia and Snake Rivers next week, as originally planned. Bonneville lock problems have forced a cancellation of a riverboat cruise we've had planned for over a year. Back-up plan: shores of the Finger Lakes.

Fun meta this week.
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Julie O
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#57

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On shore, after a night of despair worrying that I had completely lost the knack for solving these, I found the way this morning.
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Bob cruise director
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#58

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On the crowded shore. I had a mental block for a while but this is classic Marie
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#59

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Done as well.
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Got it.
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