"This Stays Between Us" January 27, 2023

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"This Stays Between Us" January 27, 2023

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This week's contest is titled "This Stays Between Us" by Matt Gaffney

The answer to this week's contest crossword is a nine letter word.

This Stays Between Us spreadsheet

Good Luck with the grid and the meta
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For once I got this quite quickly, I'm on the beach, yay.
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Another really nice one from Matt. IMO, he's on a bit of a hot streak right now. Ashore.
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Ashore!
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Ashore!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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Ashore. Fun puzzle.
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Ashore!! Loved it

Stay well
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Toes in the sand.

I got in my 10,000 steps today just doing this meta.
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On the beach. Time for a brewski.
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On the beach. Wow!
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Got it.
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Ashore. Thanks for the fun! Our son Bill was home for a visit so we had the whole team together for this puzzle.
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Ashore!
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On the beach.
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Late start but made it on page 1! Fun one.
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Ashore. Briefly stuck part way, but got there in the end. Fun indeed.
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Ashore!
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On Naboo. Some slight disturbance in the Force... but a clear landing! Now where did that droid bartender run off to?
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Ashore!
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