"Shifty Schemers" November 11, 2022

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"Shifty Schemers" November 11, 2022

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This week's contest is titled Shifty Schemers by Mike Shenk

The answer to this week's contest is a four letter word

Good luck with the grid and the meta

And thanks to all our veterans and their families for their service

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On the Beach!
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Solved and ashore! Thank you to all veterans and their families as we honor them tomorrow.
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Ashore.
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Ashore!
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:tropical_drink: :desert_island: Ashore.
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On the shore!
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On shore!

Embarrassingly, the only reason I knew of one of the grid entries was because of Grease the musical (it's cut from the movie version): "I can't explain, Rydell, this pain, Rydell, is it ______ Rydell gave me?"
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On the beach!
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Ashore.
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On shore! Nice one.
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On shore!
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On shore as well.
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On shore! Cool meta!
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Ashore, solved and submitted
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Argh! I thought I had it but I can't seem to figure out the last letter....

Got it. And ashore for the second week in a row! :D
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On the beach! Time for a G & T!! (Not literally, unfortunately, since it is not even 9am in the morning here in Australia, and my year 10 Physics class might not think it appropriate for their teacher to be sipping cocktails - even if it is a Friday!)
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Guinness me
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On the beach. The cabana boy doesnโ€™t understand a tropical storm in November. There are lounges and little tables strewn across the beach, but the bar is OK. Nifty meta.
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Ashore! Very shifty!
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