"The Joyce Is Yours" March 8, 2024

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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Eric Porter
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#61

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Land Ho! Matt threw in 2 ship references.

I started a little late, but guessed the mechanism before I even had any confirmation. Even if I'd started on time, I'd probably have been somewhere on page 2.
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#62

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🏝😁
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#63

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Guinness please
On shore. I think this newfangled post ability will come in handy.
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#64

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On shore!
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On shore! Looking forward to either a G&T or an Old Fashioned.
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#66

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Ashore. Heading to flicker show. 'Afore the big Sunday Oscars show.
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#67

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Ashore! Fun one.
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#68

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Ashore!
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#69

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On the beach enjoying a mai tai.
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On the beach after a very nice Aha moment
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#71

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On shore. Knew the answer an hour ago; took me an embarrassingly long time to backsolve a couple of things... even when I KNEW what I was looking for... and I didn't want to submit until I'd found everything. Grrr. Dummy.
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#72

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Not only solved, but reminded I need to get around to watching Uncut Gems. Nice puzzle. Clever meta.
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#73

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Ashore!
Two good weeks in a row; is that too good to be true?
Is this my first pageant?
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#74

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Ashore. Better late than never.
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#75

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On Shore.
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I vaguely remember a time when I had no idea when the puzzle came out and only idly wondered how people knew how to fill the pages so early.

Ashore and I didn't need anything tattooed to my forehead. I'll have a Jameson and Orangina.

The Title was okay but it could have been better.
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#77

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Onshore, with a nudge or two! Will give hints if you’d like.
If I’ve solved and you need a nudge, you can PM me. Happy to pay it forward. ;)
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#78

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Big beach party this week. Challenging grid and an enjoyable contest meme. I see some mint poking up in the yard so an ice cold mojito sounds good. Thanks for the fun, Matt.
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#79

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I see that we have some fancy new posting options:

One can highlight text.

Or make it glow in different colors.

Or add a shadow to different colored text.

The dropshadow seems a bit more subtle.

The blurr effect is kinda cool.

As is the fade technique (ok that one's kind of annoying :lol: )

It's now easy to write backwards
Or put things on a marquee
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On shore!
“What further inferences may we draw?”

“Do none suggest themselves? You know my methods. Apply them!”
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