"I Almost Gave Away The Ending" December 2, 2022

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"I Almost Gave Away The Ending" December 2, 2022

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This week's contest is titled "I Almost Gave Away The Ending" by Matt Gaffney

The answer to this week's crossword contest is a two-word phrase. (not that one !).

I Almost Gave Away the Ending spreadsheet

Good luck with the grid and the meta.
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On Shore.....Toes in the water, arse in the sand, not a worry to be had a cold beer in my hand.

Caught the mechanism early...fun one.
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Ashore.

Edited to add: Gosh darn it -- second again. As G_d as my witness, one day I will be fast enough. In any event, G&T me!
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On the beach! What an impressive construction!
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Ashore!! First page one in a while. Fun one from Matt

Stay well all
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On the beach! With awesome company!
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On shore.
Also lucky to catch it early.
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Meta solved. But couldn't finish the grid.
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Ashore, by some fluke of early cognition.
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Safely ashore… no Guinness yet; gonna be a long night.
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Ashore! Lots of people got it in the past minute, wow. Really liked this one.
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On the beach. Time to go to a maths teacher's conference! G & T after.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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On shore.
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Ashore!
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On shore....submitted 2 words; I think it's a legitimate phrase. :)

I wonder if anyone else who didn't watch much NYPD Blue thought "Hint" was a character's first name, and filled in a cast member whose first name shows up often in crosswords....
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Ashore. Heading to foxboro. Brr.
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On the beach! That was fun! The cabana boy is laying in provisions for the expected avalanche of solvers arriving soon. All are welcome.
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Ashore!
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Solved
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Ashore
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