"Couples Only" June 2, 2023

[diplomatt]

On shore. Was on shore halfway thru the solve. Felt like teleporting to the beach.

Teetotaling tonight. Sipping a flavored carbonated water here in the sand.

[BreeZynCO]

Safely ashore.

[jimmyd]

That was a breeze… now I’m enjoying the breeze

[qvart]

On shore.

[Libbypibby]

Ashore

[shalmanezer]

And you get extra credit this week if you could spell psammophile, more if you know what it means. A 14 year old could to win the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Fortunately our creators probably can't get this word into a meta.

The gauntlet has been thrown. Come on meta creators!

Reminds me of a couple of years ago when @madhatter5 managed to put "orbisculate" into a MEOW. It's not actually a word (yet?) but doing so was part of a challenge when a brother and sister were trying get it accepted as one in honor of their dad who had died of Covid. It means "squirting juice from a grapefruit, etc. into your eye" while attempting to eat it. Growing up, they never realized that their dad had simply made it up. So now they've decided that would serve as a great tribute to him.

What a way to honor their dad's memory. I'm going to start using that word to help it spread. Here goes . . .

I'm ashore, but the beach is already so busy, I had trouble finding my regular barkeep to make me a Gin and Juice. Eventually had to settle for a rookie, and he orbisculated me when he tried to get all the grapefruit into my high ball.

[Collegetowngirl]

Yeah 227 replies on a Friday. I’m on shore too.

[Trey]

Marion and I are successfully ashore - actually got there Thursday but posted here late. Never on #1 so it makes no difference! Good luck to all............

[JRS51]

Ashore after a few rough weeks. Thanks!

[Tcassutt]

Ashore.

[MatthewB]

Ashore quickly.

[Wendy Walker]

Welcome to the Forum, Tcassutt!

[Grover]

Joining the crowd on the beach. Quick swim to shore on this one.

[Tom Shea]

On the very cold beach in NH.

(checks calendar...) Yes it *is* June, but it feels like November.

[Onaquest]

I’m ashore. I think. Just waiting for my husband to complete the crossword and see if he agrees.

[femullen]

The Smarter Half's birthday, I gave her my love.
She said,"You've not solved it?" then gave me a shove.

Man, did I dig some rabbit holes! Got the first step at once...then spent 36 hours with spade in hand.

Lydie solved it Thursday night and has been encouraging me ever since. "Needling," I call it. The brat.

Ashore.

[TheCatt]

Another on the shore.

[cheryl w]

On shore after a slow start

[Zagman49]

I've drifted in with the tide.

[Bob cruise director]

Good Saturday morning muggles.

First a warm welcome to our two newest muggles - Tcassutt and Craven_Mug_Craver. Welcome to the clan and if you have any questions feel free to ask.

Second - my sympathies to any parents or grandparents in New England who are suffering through outdoor graduations this weekend. We got to the Framingham (that is right next to the famous town of Natick for crossword puzzle solvers) football stadium just as it started to rain and thunder. We cowered under the stands for an hour until they postponed the graduation to Sunday. Forecast for all day Sunday - 50 or 51 degrees, drizzle or light rain and just enough wind to make it miserable. Does this count as cruel and unusual punishment for grandparents?

On a better note, we have 215 muggles on the shore so Isaac continues to send supplies to the sunny warm beach. The record by the way is 290.

On shore are

docison
paige
Jace54
oldjudge
Meg
Red jbb
Cindy
mydogsam
SJMck
pjc
MatthewL
Eric C
ky-mike
ajk
streroto
clonefitz
Lee-Ann
chriscross
Franklin
Wendy
Kay
Beth T
Eric P
linsocalm
Mike H
Al
NebFaninCA
Beth A
Homer
Tom Wi
fourletterword
Georgeall
mbryant
Sleepy
altosax
ladybird
jhseeman
cbarbee
SamanthaA
boharr
joe
michaelm
Jean
jrdad
BrennerTJ
Al Laubenstein
Inca
Chris
whimsy
Moi
minimuggle
Schmeel
LittleGood
NuYear68
Bird Lives
Merry Potter
CallMeShane
Glyn
AaronT
mattythewsjpuzzler
hoover
Trish
b4alltime
Jack
Joe R
woozy
D B Miller
Jim and Anita
CPJohnson
Flying_Burrito
DCBilly
hunkra
Rita and George
Guffman
Anna
kurtalert
SarasotaSun
Dickie_Dunn
RobM
stmv
HeadinHome
Lube On
Heidi
benchen71
Tina
ReB
Acari
Gman
TheFusionMoose
Steveb
eagle1279
higgysue
Mister and Mrs. Squawk
RDaleHall
sharkicicles
M and M
Don and Lisa
JeanneC
Don and Cynthia
Penny_Keatley
Ergcat
Happy
rjy
TeamDoubleTow
Fred
Richard
Nlobb
Justmarebear
EVJ
Jeremy
ColinM
TheKater
SoccerMom
Doug M
Zach
drbockel2
Henry Paul
mikeB
Dow Jones
Laura
Berto
Miki
meowmiao71
BigPear
EmilyW
DavyGravy
ImOnToo
lbray
Lyman
FloridaMan81
MikeyG
Hidden in 3D
Cap'n Rick
Cinny
Omnibus
MarkWoychick
Qmark
ZooAnimalsOnWheels
Barnhart6
Bonnibel
Alvibu67
Beth C
hottieruth
mrmd
vandono
Aragorn
jmorgie7
JAQT
Prozach
Barx2a
KrisHendo
Ron
Jennifer
Scott M
dpl11
Joepickett
John77
lisajoy
PlymouthRock
Kris Zacharias
MaineMarge
PQ63
caf.caf Cathy
CAe39
WSJosh
chatger
SingleMalt
Powers2020
kfahey
DrTom
MajorDomoTom
OliviaL
NaplesGuy
escapeartist
Deb
Katiedid
halseymac
HunterX
turbotron
Wescovington
JaneGummy
Adajeo
Susan G
haydendog
RichA2
SusieG
JetStream
Jackie J
copperriver
PhantomPhan
Timothy
Janet
beccacollins
shalmanezer
Libbypibby
Tom S
Collegetowngirl
Trey and Marion
Matthew
Grover
qvart
Crest
BreeZynCO
David K
JRS51
FatJack
diplomatt
Tcassutt
Craven_Mug_Craver
jimmyd
femullen
Zagman49
Onaquest and Tim
cheryl w

and I was wondering if anyone went through the entire list above.

Good luck winning the mug.