MGWCC #744: "Quartet for Strings"

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Believe I am beamed up, which is quite the opposite of last week which blew me away rather than beam me.
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Looks like we'll have a pretty full leaderboard this week! I'll say 729! Easy, breezy Week 1!
Less cross words, more crosswords.

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minimuggle wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 5:47 pm Believe I am beamed up, which is quite the opposite of last week which blew me away rather than beam me.
Edit: confirmed that I'm beamed up....really fun puzzle and a great way to start the weekend
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I should be on shore soon. Late start after driving all day ( in Detroit this weekend). Solved down only puzzle. Solved meta before finishing grid.
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I'm ready to be beamed up. Come on tractor beam! You wouldn't think aliens bothered with time zone differences... :D
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Solved earlier. Forgot to post.
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Cinny wrote: ↑Fri Sep 02, 2022 4:58 pm Beamed up. This was a fun one. I never would have gotten it before filling in the grid, but maybe that is because I don't pay enough attention to the news. That is probably not a good thing to admit!
Actually

It’s probably the best thing you could admit.
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Beam me up Scottie!

I was so focused on completing the grid, I didn't see the answer until after I was done. Once I finished, it was, "Okay, done the grid, now to see if I can figure out... oh... well, there's that... yeah."
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Quick one! Beamed, and back to knitting. (well, i assume beamed .. awaiting refresh)
The other Wendy. :roll:
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Beamed. Downs only and no prompt, which made it hard to guess the answer before starting the grid. Still, it was easy. What's hard is resisting the temptation to post something spoilerish in the comments.
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late to the puzzle, on page 2 here, in the high 300s on the board (not yet confirmed, but not really needed to be confirmed).

two for two this week, starts of some new streaks (soon to be dashed).
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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Delayed start due to focus on Guinness acquisition yesterday (in Dublin this weekend), but solved quickly once I got around to it.
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
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Beamed up (pending confirmation) downs-only, no-prompt, tho I wasn’t bold enough to submit without peeking at the prompt. Maybe next time 😬
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Beamed up. Was late getting to the puzzle otherwise would have given the downs only version a try...will go back that next week 1.
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ajk wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:43 am Delayed start due to focus on Guinness acquisition yesterday (in Dublin this weekend), but solved quickly once I got around to it.
Hey, priorities are priorities! This group in particular would understand your choice there!

Hope your acquisition went (down) smoothly.
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HunterX wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 10:49 am Hope your acquisition went (down) smoothly.
It did indeed, thx. 8-)
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ajk wrote: ↑Sat Sep 03, 2022 6:43 am Delayed start due to focus on Guinness acquisition yesterday (in Dublin this weekend), but solved quickly once I got around to it.
Completely jealous. Watched a movie last night that was set in Dublin and thought “man, we need to get back there soon..”.

Sláinte!
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Quick and easy...
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On the board at #173.
Easier than this
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