"A Tale of Twelve Cities" April 19, 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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FatJack
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#181

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Ashore
I appreciate an easy one, need a win, but now I have no excuse not to start spring garden chores : (
MaineMarge
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#182

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Posting “ashore” from a small obscure town in Maine
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LittleGood
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#183

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Beached.
Fogway
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#184

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Ashore. It's too early for wine, so I'll stick with my protein shake.
JoDave
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Ashore. Also got stuck on the lower left corner for a while.
BigPear
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#186

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Ashore! This was one of those rare puzzles where I had to use the meta to back solve part of the grid.
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SingleMalt
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#187

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Ashore! Assam tea until it's socially acceptable to upgrade to a not so wee dram!
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DianeA
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#188

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Ashore! Grid did have its rough areas, but still glad to be done so soon. Now i'll have other things to think about all weekend.
gdshort
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#189

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Arrived at the beach after a cosmopolitan journey!
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Deb F
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#190

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Late to the beach party but happy to be here. 🌴 Totally dialed out yesterday that it was Thursday!

Have a great weekend, Muggles. Check out Hilton Head on RBC Heritage Golf Tournament coverage!
Katiedid
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#191

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Ashore.
Plymouthrock
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#192

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Ashore, with 2,560 others.
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ship4u
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REMINDER: Please join us for our Muggle Zoom Friday get together at 4:30 pm Eastern time today, where we discuss obscure aspects of meta solving and unobscure topics on the minds of muggle friends. All are welcome!

Click on the Muggle Zoom Room tab at the top of the page. Hope to see you there!
Don & Cynthia

We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
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Craven_Mug_Craver
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Good fun but not optimistic about my steadily dwindling odds for the mug!! Was expecting another step but, nope, that appears to be it.

Still in the middle of the school day so...slip out for a mimosa at lunch? Sure!!
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lxpeterson
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#195

Post by lxpeterson »

Solved without having to get my atlas out. I’ve only been to half of these cities (and none of the American ones).be sure to check out the Wikipedia entry
Guy
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#196

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Ashore!
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Craven_Mug_Craver
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Post by Craven_Mug_Craver »

Laura M wrote: Thu Apr 18, 2024 4:41 pm On shore! Tried to take it a step further than I needed to :-)
Heh, me, too. Couldn't believe I was done but after a few checks I'm pretty sure I am.
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Zagman49
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#198

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Selvod, I think!
Jayboy1
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Ashore!
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Bob cruise director
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Good Friday morning muggles

I am posting before my hands cramp up from typing S-H-O-R-E

Welcome to our newest muggles - @metaatem Great to have more muggles in the clan

We have had a steady stream of muggles getting to the shore and now there are 185 on the beach from all over the world.

Be sure to thank the tender drivers as they have been working hard.

And for both of you who were wondering, the record for number on the shore is 290 set July 1, 2022. The meta, titled Cover Band was done by Matt.
Bob Stevens
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