Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:29 pm
Ashore early this week! A Sam Summer will suffice!
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"Two for One" - July 23, 2021
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Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:33 pm
Ashore.
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:52 pm
Not much time 19 across. Safely ashore.
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:57 pm
Finished
the grid
sigh
the grid
sigh
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 7:58 pm
Congrats!
Funny - I'm just the opposite
After 3 weeks (shockingly) on page 1, cold reality has returned and I'm floundering on this one. I have (I think) all the pieces, but can't figure out how to turn the crank to get the final answer.Ah, well... I have until Sunday; we'll see!
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:00 pm
On shore. Now to finish the grid so I can submit.
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:01 pm
I almost gave up on the grid too, but I got it. I didn’t even know googling was allowed (?) but I did/had to this time. Very good news? awesome!mntlblok wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 6:58 pmNeither I nor the wifey have been able to even complete the grid this time.LadyBird wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:21 pm On shore.
After last week's debacle, I was glad to grab the RUDder with a steaDY hand and get to shore! Last week was torTURed meandering and this week was (almost) iNSTant recognition of the mechanism. I believe that the drinks are two for ONE at the tiki bar! I'll have a Magners.We shall go out to dinner to celebrate a week ahead of what we hope to be *very* good news and combine efforts on same. Two months of trying these metas led us to assume that the grids would be "gimmes". Prepared to resort to Googling should our collaboration prove to be insufficient.
At least I've made some progress with miss LadyBird's shenanigans. These guys occasionally work the shore at our world famous muck diving site in West Palm.
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:28 pm
I got the grid but don’t see the entry point to the meta.
You’ll find me at the bar where Isaac seems to have a two for one special also!
You’ll find me at the bar where Isaac seems to have a two for one special also!
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:38 pm
Fun one.
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:51 pm
First time poster and onshore! G & T coming up later today...
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:55 pm
Ashore. Nice one Mike!!!
Stay well all
Stay well all
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:57 pm
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:59 pm
Me too, except I had one minor hitch and had to look up two clues to fill in one square. Had heard of the composer, but wasn't sure of the precise name and had no idea of the crossing answer.
I got nuthin' on the meta. Have totally lost my meta skills lately.
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:02 pm
@ladybird - before making a TURn on my way home today I had to braKE for a bird I was certain I would never see in downtown phillY !!!!!
No pix as I was driving…
No pix as I was driving…
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:04 pm
I started to enter another one until I discovered that it didn't have enough letters. Took me a while to remember the right one.
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:04 pm
Not 19A I gather…Wendy Walker wrote: ↑Thu Jul 22, 2021 5:07 pm Whoo-hoo! Not only did I solve but thanks to the grid I also came up with a word that's been on the tip of my tongue all day!
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:10 pm
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:13 pm
On shore! Happy to have a quick solve after such a challenging grid!
Re: Two for One
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:16 pm
Re: "Two for One" - July 23, 2021
Posted: Thu Jul 22, 2021 9:16 pm