"Backdrops" February 2,2023

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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DBMiller
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#41

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First, I am honored for the nomination. And boy, have I got a story this week. I thought I was almost there, with a answer that would fit if I could find the last two things I needed, but kept coming up short. Right church, wrong pew. Glad I didn't submit before I had confirmed.

Done and done.
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Omnibus
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#42

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Happily on shore, enjoying a homebrewed blackberry sour ale.
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#43

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On shore. Good one this week.
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#44

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On shore!
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#45

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Ashore. Inspired by our favorite Pennsylvania rodent (Punxsutawney Phil) we saw the light and solved the puzzle. Thank you Mike for this extremely well done puzzle.
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#46

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Ashore. Good puzzle.
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#47

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Solved..so many red herrings in this one! Loved it!
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#48

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Ashore. I spent the last half hour knowing the answer but missing one little thing to complete it, but I figured out my careless error.

2 weeks in a row, woo-hoo!

Now what do I do until Saturday puzzles appear?
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#49

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🏝on shore🏝

physically, still on a cruise ship. But yesterday I was on shore with many penguins in Stanley, Falklands!! Here’s me and a few of my new friends!
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Ashore4us! Thanks to our muggle friends, I can discover that I am not quite as dense and slow-witted as I sometimes think that I am! We love this group!
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#51

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Stuck at the bar. Was kinda hoping for an easy one this week...
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#52

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Abide wrote: Thu Feb 02, 2023 6:37 pm Ashore. Good puzzle.
You always put it succinctly and with just the right elucidation. :)
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#53

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Late start. Tough grid but luckily saw this one quickly. Count me ashore.
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#54

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Did the grid and hot busy with other things. Just picked it back up and voila!

On shore.
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#55

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Ashore.
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#56

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Ashore
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Ashore
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#58

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Made it ashore! Sure got distracted by some “convincing” rabbit holes that just wouldn’t go anywhere.
Reading Watership Down….must be the reason I got so stuck! :D
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#59

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Ashore!
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#60

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Ashore! Brilliantly constructed fun puzzle!
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