"It's That Time Again" December 30, 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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BarbaraK
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#81

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That was cute! I’m with the shore party 🎉🥂
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.

(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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TheFusionMoose
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#82

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Ashore. Happy New Year everyone!
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Shirley
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#83

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Also on shore!
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Dave C
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#84

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A late start, but a quick swim to shore.
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Dow Jones
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#85

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On the beach. Let's all toast our hosts, Matt and Mike. Will 2023 be the "Year of the Meta" ??
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#86

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Ashore.... Nice crowd.
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#87

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Ashore with an Oban 14 double cask matured cold friendly.
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Eric Porter
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#88

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On shore at what's getting to be a crowded beach.
I wonder how many people are going to submit the wrong thing, despite Matt being very clear about what he wants.
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billkatz
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#89

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On the beach, after forgetting it was Thursday. I guess vacation is working!
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#90

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Ashore, if that can mean getting the meta but still working on the grid?
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#91

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I am on shore with a hearty HO ho ho at the meta. A late start and some difficulty with the grid, but made goOD time with the mechanism and hiED my way to shore. I'm not one to CROW, but my solve streak is now one! :lol: I'll have a kahlua and cream.


Schillerplatz, Vienna, September 2014
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#92

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On shore after a late start. Rum punch please!
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Ashore. and hopefully, there will be a tasty bit left for The Rabbit - or his deputy.
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Late start but ashore, and feeling a bit prescient.
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Ashore!
You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me. ~C.S. Lewis
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Dennis
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Finished the grid, but no farther. It has been a good diversion: we are "stuck" in Palm Beach with relatives due to the Southwest meltdown. Having a five day delay! Irritating, but I guess in the grand scheme of things this isn't too bad.

Happy New Year to everyone. Let's hope 2023 is a better one.
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Oh boy. I have several different paths that lead to 10+ possible answers. It'll be quite the story for the post-mortem. Sometimes my free associations lead me far astray from the right path. Sometimes it's the right path with a missed turn. Not sure what this is yet.

Hope I can make tomorrow's Zoom. Maybe I'll have a more definitive answer by then.

But for now, I am done (with the grid) and NOT done (with the meta). As opposed to...
eagle1279 wrote: Thu Dec 29, 2022 8:17 pm Ashore, if that can mean getting the meta but still working on the grid?
If I'm around, I am willing to join the Muggle Zoom room at other times to lend a hand to those in need.
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Tina
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On shore.
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#99

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Swam ashore and found quite a party going on at the beach. Had my "aha" moment as I was riding the subway home from tennis. Nice glass of pinot noir in hand.
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late start. slow swim to finish the grid, quick sprint to the meta! prosecco here!
The other Wendy. :roll:
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