MGWCC #773 — “Pretty Cool”

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dudeski
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Submitted and confirmed.
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Beam me up. First I got it, then I "got" it. Pretty cool!
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I have an answer but is it THE answer. Way too easy for a week four so I had better think on it.

EDIT: I could not overcome my paranoia about being pageanted in spite of being 95% sure that I had the right answer. It was just too perfect. I checked with someone before submitting.

Turns out it was perfect. Not too perfect.

Beamed.
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Nice thing about no longer having a long streak is feeling free to submit an answer I’m not 100% sure of. We’ll see.

UPDATE: Beamed! (I’m on the board!)
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After last week's unfortunate miss, I think I'll be beaming up once the site updates...

... and there I am at 109!
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On board at #116! First I had a lot of work distractions today, and then I was really unsure about whether I'd gotten everything. Still unsure, but after thinking and rethinking I submitted anyway, and apparently it was good enough :-)
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Beamed!
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Submitted, awaiting beam. Very quick to submit - nonchalant. But now very much “chalant” :lol:

Edit: Beamed! Phew. Now off to sunnier climes for spring break with the kiddos. Hopefully I can find a printer at the hotel next week…
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Oh, god. Have a 57 percenter. Don't know if I should submit for a solo and a possible end to my streak or if I should moan and wine and ask for confirmation. Oh, I'll submit... gulp.

EDIT: There I am. 124. Two small errors really hid this well, and one attempt at overcompensation made it worse. So now, this wasn't the you know what.
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Well, surprisingly enough I saw something I had to pursue. Got in a few holes along the way, but working with a partner helped allay my fears so I submitted and am waiting. We shall see.
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EDIT: OK, #126 on the board. It sort of makes up for the screw up on the WSJ - emphasis on sort of.
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Pretty beamed.

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Beamed up! I made a mistake that sent me down a rabbit hole for a long time which I'll share after the deadline.
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Beamed after a kindly nudge toward the last piece that steered me out of a tasty rabbit hole.
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I'm on the leaderboard and finally reached 💯.
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Beamed up. Solved the grid twice to see if anything leapt out at me, and it worked! Just submitted but I am 102% confident in my answer
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Very limited time this weekend for puzzling so glad this was a very light week 4.. so light in fact that i needed a little pat pat on the head and a nod before submitting. Beamed.
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Got it! And it was a pretty cool meta.
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Needed a nudge from @HoldThatThought to revive me from my meta-coma to finally see what I should have seen all along.
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Beamed up!
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I need a nudge. I just don't have the time or mental energy to figure out what I'm missing here.

Edit: nudge received, waiting on confirmation of submitted answer
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