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Please may I have a nudge from some kind and clever soul? Happy to tell you the blind alleys I have visited so far

On shore with a HUGE shove! So many steps...!

Well, I can't believe we kept at it this late in the weekend! (actually, it was Rita that kept at it, and I humored her!)

In any event, ashore!!

(boy, was that a tricky one!)

Rita and George

Sputtering and waterlogged, but laying in the warm sand of shore. (Whoever called this a "quick swim" was more "23A" than "54A[D]"...this was a solid 4, edging up toward 5 territory.)

This NC Tar Heel is ashore. Meta solved and Grid! Really liked this one!!

Ashore but not submitting since a tow was involved.

SReh26 wrote: ↑Sat Oct 16, 2021 11:19 pm Ashore but not submitting since a tow was involved.

What she said! ↑

It was there, I was poking around a "similar" mechanism but missed the obvious (which is about par for the course). I have TREMENDOUS admiration for the constructor because for the life of me I don't know how he, or any of the others, pull off these complicated and Machiavellian (well Machiavellian except for the need for power) puzzles.

In rhyme form:
Very scary Mr. Berry
You make me so very wary
When I find myself stationary
Deep within your meta lairy.

Anyway, late to the party, but probably not the last person to arrive I hope.

And...ashore. I shall wait until tomorrow for a celebratory beverage. I think a nice Fat Squirrel Nut Brown ale would be a good choice. 100% Wisconsin malt, six different varieties, with hints of hazelnut? Yes, please!

Ashore! Loved the mechanism on this one! Brilliant work.

On shore! Wow lots of interesting red herrings and paths to follow here. Found myself stopping and saying “we need to row in a different direction now…” Challenging and enjoyable and some downright glee when it all came together.

RDaleHall wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 10:54 am On shore! Wow lots of interesting red herrings and paths to follow here. Found myself stopping and saying “we need to row in a different direction now…” Challenging and enjoyable and some downright glee when it all came together.

For a long time, I was rowing with only one oar - around and around and around.

Finished the grid Friday, been working at the meta on and off since then. So many dead ends. Anybody who made it ashore willing to give me a gentle nudge?

Good morning! Solved the grid yesterday and have been hanging with Isaac since then. He's threatening to 86 me for using too many four letter words in his "family establishment." What a joke! Throwing a half full glass of beer at the wall in frustration may have been the straw that broke the camel's back.

Getting close on this one... maybe? Pretty sure I have the first step correct, but the rest may be out of reach for this poor sot. Going to keep trying. Might be back later, begging for a hint.

Still on the ship. Can't even say I've been down rabbit holes - the ones I've been down haven't been deep enough to be called holes!

TheDeej wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 11:32 am Good morning! Solved the grid yesterday and have been hanging with Isaac since then. He's threatening to 86 me for using too many four letter words in his "family establishment." What a joke! Throwing a half full glass of beer at the wall in frustration may have been the straw that broke the camel's back.

Getting close on this one... maybe? Pretty sure I have the first step correct, but the rest may be out of reach for this poor sot. Going to keep trying. Might be back later, begging for a hint.

Wasting beer? GGAAASSSPPP

Hello, all. I'm new here, so not real sure what's OK to ask. But, I don't understand the meaning of the word "fives" in the 1-Down clue. I consulted with my crossword veteran wife about it, and she doesn't understand it either. So, is the ***meaning*** of the word "fives" part of the puzzle itself, or is OK for me to ask what it means, so that I can proceed to solve the metapuzzle.

I hope that's clear, and that I'm not breeching any board rules in my question. Thank you.

Done, Thursday; and done, yesterday.

Threw some data at my iMac, which helped, but I should have seen the route before doing that. Then again, we always think along those lines after the 'aha' moment, don't we?

Another great meta. Thanks Patrick, FTXWD.

Oh, now I see that people ask for "nudges". Might some kind person provide one to me? Thanks!

Good Sunday morning muggles

Some progress to the ship. Some floundering.

but the good news is that we have a new muggle - patpatchia

and we have 21 on the ship and 132 on the shore

New to the ship are

SewYoung
JaneGummy
tiagomeunome
Colin
pjc
TheDeej
Pilsbandy

while making it to the shore are

BrennerTJ
woozy
MamaE
Moi
Kris Zacharias
Peter L
Jackie88
sphorning
edot
ship4u
JAQT
rosiegirl
higgysue
jimmyd
NDStegs
mikeB
jimbo1
markhr
mkmf
ALECgator13
patpatchica
hunkra
Rita and George
Franklin
RDaleHall
Cindy N
halseymac
jag
SReh26


Good luck to those working to get to the shore.

Mr. P wrote: ↑Sun Oct 17, 2021 12:02 pm Hello, all. I'm new here, so not real sure what's OK to ask. But, I don't understand the meaning of the word "fives" in the 1-Down clue. I consulted with my crossword veteran wife about it, and she doesn't understand it either. So, is the ***meaning*** of the word "fives" part of the puzzle itself, or is OK for me to ask what it means, so that I can proceed to solve the metapuzzle.

I hope that's clear, and that I'm not breeching any board rules in my question. Thank you.

That's part of the meta-puzzle. So it's something you have to figure out!