"Creature Features" - May 10, 2019

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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Rad26
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On shore. Fun and satisfying solve both grid and meta.
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Jeremy Smith
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Jeremy Smith wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 10:07 pm
BarbaraK wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 4:49 pm Got it! I worked backward to find the last bit.
Argh! I’m working backward,but I still can’t identify the last morsel.
I suspect that a common impediment to finding the solution to a meta is placing an incorrect entry into the grid. I knew the answer to the meta, and I knew exactly what I was missing to get to that answer. Found my error and quickly discovered the beach!
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Barry
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Tough puzzle for me. Fun meta. On shore. Best to all moms. If I win, the mug goes to a mom.
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BrianDavidson
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Finally got over the last hurdle in my struggle. Is there anything coffee can’t do??

On shore!
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john day
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It's 6:30am here and I'm ashore having a Guiness at the tiki bar. Grid and meta both seemed fairly easy this week.
John Day :D
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EdStrong
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Finally got over the last hurdle. Count me a shore.
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CPJohnson
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Still lost at sea.
Cynthia
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azdataboy
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#68

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Had a bit of a struggle with one Featured Creature but otherwise nicely done and on shore.
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Tom Shea
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Had the route for a while, but couldn't find the last piece until just now.

Count me in the DUH! vs. AHA group.

Happy Mother's Day to all.
Rufus T. Firefly
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Stukmn
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On shore as well and agree that the grid was harder than the meta. I did start going down a rabbit hole with something much more difficult than the actual solve. Glad a backed up.
Don’t bother me until I’ve had my coffee and done the crossword.
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KayW
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On shore - whew! I was beginning to think my meta mojo was gone for good. Another lovely puzzle.

At first I thought this was deja vu all over again - but I think this week will be less controversial than the singular Creature Feature from last summer.
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Bill S
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Count me ashore!
More importantly, count me registered on the site to enable me to enjoy the witty repartee I've missed the last couple of weeks!
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KayW
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BarbaraK wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 5:15 pm
sheilaco wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 5:13 pm Now I'm on shore! I still haven't solved the MMMM yet.
Are you doing the easier or harder version?
Barbara - thank you for pointing this out. I solved MMMM earlier this week but hadn't even noticed there were two versions. So much for my attention to details! I happened to click on the easier version. Looking at it now, I'm not confident I would have gotten the harder. Which version did you do?
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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Beth C
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Done and done, 4th week in a row! Tough grid, clever meta. Good luck Muggles!
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bhamren
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On shore. Finally over 50% for the year after getting only 2 of the first 9 correct. Now 10 of 19
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Leslie
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 7:28 pm
BarbaraK wrote: ↑Thu May 09, 2019 4:49 pm Got it! I worked backward to find the last bit.
Me too
I wonder if we all worked backward on the same bit. I thought one of the pieces didn't quite fit with the others. I ended up backsolving it after the meta answer was already clear. But I still thought it was a fun classic puzzle!
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Doug C
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Done and done. Good grid and fun meta. Good weekend to all.
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Janet P
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Currently with Isaac. I'm pretty sure I'm in the right rabbit hole but not seeing the bunny just yet...
Dry martini, please!
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pddigi
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On shore, and joined by my son Domenic shortly after texting him that I had my toes in the sand. Add two to the tally of beach dwellers.
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bunella
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Onshore. So happy cause last week i kept Isaac company so long they had to throw me overboard Monday morning when I found out the answer.
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