"Shortchanged" December 8, 2023

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"Shortchanged" December 8, 2023

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This week's WSJ contest is titled SHORTCHANGED | By Mike Shenk

The answer to this week’s contest crossword is a verb.

SHORTCHANGED spreadsheet

A good follow on to last week's "Marked Deck". Are Matt and Mike trying to tell us something?"

Good luck with the grid and the meta
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On Naboo. "This will be a day long remembered." (Episode IV: A New Hope™)

[P.S. Can I put in a plug for the MMM this week? Please give it a try! "Make Mine Marvel" --> https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic.php?t=2557 ]
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Got it

Edit: the web app won't let me submit for some reason, though.
Edit2: I replaced all letters with the letter A and it then worked.
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On shore! What do you know, the first thing I tried worked...
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On the shore!
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Guinness me
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Done and dusted! Tricky, I think I was lucky I hit it on one of the first things I tried.

Very clever, amazing construction. Thank you, Mike!
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Ashore! I'll have a beer please, Senor Cabana Boy!
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I'm on shore, though I suspect Isaac may be busy this week.

On that subject, in the WSJ's Thursday crossword, the clue for 4D was 'Bartender on "The Love Boat"'.
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On the beach! 🏖️ 🍷

Enjoyed it!

(The third thing I tried)..
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On shore! Streak is FINALLY at 2 again.
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On the shore! Worried about rabbit holes for a while! Fantastic construction!

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Less cross words, more crosswords.

Solve my latest "Pun of a Kind" Meta!: 133. Don't Think Twice
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Done. Very nice.
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On the beach! Quite clever.
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On the beach!
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Ashore!
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Ashore on page one—fun!
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Ashore!
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Short has its benefits when it comes to the Tiki Bar Limbo Contest. (Cheating helps too.)
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Ashore. Diet Pepsi, please!
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Happily ashore!
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