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"Power Trips" - July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:18 pm
by Bob cruise director
This week's contest is titled "Power Trips " by Matt Gaffney

The answer to this week's meta is a famous musical trio.

Good luck with the grid and the meta


Power Trips spreadsheet

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:29 pm
by pjc
On shore!

Just realized I'm in my longest streak yet. I'm expecting a crash any week.

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:36 pm
by Laura M
On shore! Had to email my solution since the puzzle seems to be configured as a non-contest one.

Edit: In answer to @MMe (don't want to reply since we're still on page 1), the puzzle was posted late. When it hadn't shown up by about 5 after, I checked fleetingimage since sometimes it's shown up there first in the past. I think this may be my highest first page position ever, but it doesn't really count since I got a head start :-) By the time I solved, the WSJ site was updated but I don't know when exactly that happened.

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:44 pm
by C=64
Ashore.

Edit: In response to @Laura M's comment, the WSJ puzzle is shown as posting at 1:16 PM ET (I assume it means 4:16 ET / 1:16 PT?). I got tired of refreshing the page and went and did @benchen71's Math Ed meta, considering that's what I have two college degrees in, and saw the WSJ puzzle at 1:28 PT. Page 1 is probably a bit wonky today because you needed patience and no appointments looming later in the afternoon, but I will point out that both the silver and bronze went to the Portland OR metro area today. 8-)

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:50 pm
by paige11
Ashore!

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:51 pm
by Jim and Anita
Ashore. Excellent!

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:51 pm
by mattythewsjpuzzler
Ashore! Didn't get trip'd up today!

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:51 pm
by MMe
Is this thing on? Tap, tap

(This seemed much easier than the list so far would suggest; I only started it a few minutes ago. What gives?)

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:57 pm
by Meg
On the beach. The cabana boy has purchased some new mosquito zappers for the tiki bar. I sure hope they work! On my second margarita.

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 4:57 pm
by Cindy
Solved. Now that’s funny!

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:07 pm
by dudeski
Ashore

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:11 pm
by Al Laubenstein
Ashore

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:20 pm
by ImOnToo
On shore!

I don’t think that I have EVER been on Page 1 before!

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:22 pm
by hoover
On shore, page 1!

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:25 pm
by MatthewL
Ashore. And Page 1 to boot. Beer me, Cabana Boy!

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:28 pm
by boharr
On shore. Needs beer.

Re: "Power Trips " July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:29 pm
by BrianMac
Ashore. First time on page 1 in a while. 😀

Re: "Power Trips" - July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:36 pm
by Al Sisti
(Finally) on shore... but I'll still take that Guinness!

Re: "Power Trips" - July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:36 pm
by Joepickett
Ashore

Re: "Power Trips" - July 15, 2022

Posted: Thu Jul 14, 2022 5:52 pm
by krf
Ashore