"Unfinished Business" September 29, 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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ky-mike
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#61

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Wendy Walker wrote: Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:04 am Friends, please join us on the Zoom group solve at 4:30 p.m. Eastern time today! All are welcome, whether you have solved or not. Just click on the Muggle Zoom Room icon at the top of this page.
I am on the shore but needed a great deal of help from the always-patient "Other Wendy," @headinhome. This was a hard grid and an elusive meta!
On a happier note: Introducing my new cat, Felix!
What a wonderful, wonderful cat!
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#62

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ky-mike wrote: Fri Sep 29, 2023 11:14 am
What a wonderful, wonderful cat!
Indeed he is! By definition!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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jhseeman
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#63

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had the right rabbit hole, just needed a nudge to see the mechanism....wow, great meta.
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On shore. Really good one! Didn't see anything yesterday after a brief solve session; looked at it again today and the right idea struck me pretty quickly.
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#65

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ashore
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#66

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Ashore! I was given the perfect nudge.
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Good Friday morning muggles

First welcome to our newest muggle - cjoloug1 Welcome to the clan

An emerging struggle for most muggles - both new and experienced. We have 7 on the ship and 47 on the shore.

The good news is that the rain which was supposed to stay south of the Mass Pike didn't so I am not out trimming the dogwood trees and that the MGWCC has been delayed 24 hours so I can dedicate time to unraveling Mr. Shenk's enigma.

Don't forget the 4:30 zoom session today
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#68

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Ashore, with a helpful nudge. Like others have said -- when you see finally see it, you just cannot believe you didn't see it sooner. G&T, please!
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Checking in from the shore. My initial hunch of the correct path was nowhere near what the correct path ended up being. It definitely took some time and a bit of rabbit chasing, but this is very solvable!
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I was wandering, drinking sea water by the gallons and being tormented by long ago English teachers when one of my several fairy godmothers sprinkled pixie dust on me to alter my thinking. Once that happened, I swam to the shore and am now trading the seawater for cold beer.
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#71

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Ashore! Glenmorangie tonight!
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#72

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My “unfinished business” will be attending the 4:30 zoom! Not a clue here🤪🤪🤪
If I’ve solved and you need a nudge, you can PM me. Happy to pay it forward. ;)
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#73

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On shore, needed a redirect to get out of the many rabbit holes. As always, very clever.
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#74

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Wow. elusive is an understatement. I'm not seeing this at all. I keep hoping for the discussed epiphany.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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Yep, I'll be at the ZOOM Room today! just not seeing it... I got a lot of unfinished business!

UPDATE: ON SHORE ! I got my business finished ! I'll still go to the Zoom Room, though!
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Ashore with the patient gentle help of fellow muggles. And a big Doh slap to the forehead
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On shore. I just had to think differently.
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#78

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Ashore…too tired to drink…

Thanks to a little nudgeroo
Thanks to all the muggles in this group. Participating is the highlight of the week!
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On the beach, also with a nudge.
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Ashore4us! It's 7:42 pm Greenwich Mean Time here in London, and time for a London Pride!
Don & Cynthia

We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
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