"Terrible Twos" -- Aug. 4, 2023

A place to discuss the weekly Wall Street Journal Crossword Puzzle Contest, starting every Thursday around 4:00 p.m. Eastern time. Please do not post any answers or hints before the contest deadline which is midnight Sunday Eastern time.
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eagle1279
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#181

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Lost at sea all weekend, feel like I’m one penalty kick away from getting it. Hoping for post-enlightenment.
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Katiedid
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#182

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Is there a last call tonight? Lost at sea, but we went to see The Murder of Roger Ackroyd this afternoon. I was hoping my little gray cells would get a jump start from Poirot, but no such luck.
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BarbaraK
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#183

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Katiedid wrote: ↑Sun Aug 06, 2023 7:02 pm Is there a last call tonight? Lost at sea, but we went to see The Murder of Roger Ackroyd this afternoon. I was hoping my little gray cells would get a jump start from Poirot, but no such luck.
Yes! 8PM Eastern time (i.e. 55 minutes from now). Link is at the top of this (and every) page for anyone new who'd like to attend
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.

(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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katnahat
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#184

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Ashore thanks to a nudge or two from Don. Won't submit, but it was a nice aha and had special meaning to me.
Kathie
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TMart
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#185

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Duh! Just saw it after scratching my head about it all weekend.
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Colin
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#186

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I dunno nuffin’
Cannot see a root to beech.
Isaac! A beer pleeze
One world. One planet. One future.
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Relic
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#187

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Ashore after a gentle life-line from a friend.

Much appreciation to Eric for the rope.

Ugh, it was there in plain sight all along. Why do we complcate these things?!
Good luck to all for a successful solve. If you see that I'm ashore - rare occasion of late - message me if you'd like a nudge. Be sure to include your progress so I can know better how to assist.

Alan A. and Maggie Muggle
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Streroto
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#188

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Went down the tubes on this one and am out of my misery after a couple nudges. no mug.

Stay well all
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hcbirker
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#189

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I'm finally home after spending a long weekend in Baja with the fam!
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Heidi
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Georgeall
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#190

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Safely ashore after too long a swim. Was about to give up when It fell into my lap.
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Trish
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#191

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Thanks zoom muggles! Would not have gotten this one and tried so many things. Pages and pages of rabbit holes here! Will not submit this time. We sure got obsessed.
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Al Laubenstein
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#192

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Got a late start, as we're travelling on the east coast. Grateful for the zoomers who stay late on a Sunday for us stragglers. Submitting just for the pain and suffering we endured.
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Bob cruise director
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#193

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Great Last Call zoom session tonight and great to put names and faces with screen names.

Our final count is 27 on the ship and 116 on the shore.

Good luck to solvers winning the mug. It should be good odds.
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
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M and M
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#194

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Wait, wait, not the final count! We skipped the Muggle zoom and pursued one last idea. That Hallelujah Chorus you are hearing is from us. What a great puzzle. The brilliant ones - the ones you just don't see until you do!
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WSJosh
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#195

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Still at sea, sadly
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halseymac
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#196

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Happy to report -this NC Tar Heel is on shore thank to some mighty big nudges from the 8:00 zoom call! Thanks everyone!
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BreeZynCO
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#197

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This one evaded me till now, but this wet rabbit is finally ashore.
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Hidden in 3D
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#198

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Just not seeing this one - I'm staying on the ship, @Bob cruise director.
Sara
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JerryF
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#199

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Glad to see I'm not alone. Been swimming in circles all weekend. Headed back to the boat.
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bhamren
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#200

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On shore after taking a new look. I missed a few pieces of the puzzle earlier
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