"Significant Digits" Oct. 13, 2023

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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MajordomoTom
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#21

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ok, now that we're on page 2, I'm significantly stumped, I'm sure there's a fantastic Patrick Berry "click" that just hasn't yet ... well, "clicked".

Ted/Isaac, start pouring.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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ajk
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Ashore, thanks to a helpful and much appreciated tip!
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On shore! For the second week in a row, the challenge hits the sweet spot for me.
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#24

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Anyone else getting an error message that says they're having technical difficulties? Is this some ploy to get me to buy a paper?
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MajordomoTom
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download the PDF and use that to torture yourself
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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Clever mechanism.
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#27

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Just had a significant breakthrough and got it!!
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MajordomoTom wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 10:41 pm ok, now that we're on page 2, I'm significantly stumped, I'm sure there's a fantastic Patrick Berry "click" that just hasn't yet ... well, "clicked".

Ted/Isaac, start pouring.
Same. It's like there are only so many thing something can mean and... it just isn't any of them. Not even close.
I guess I should change my signature, and start promoting this meta: Hungry Little Creature. I was going to sent it to people for testing but I dropped the ball on it.
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#29

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I got nothing. Other than the drink Isaac just handed me.
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#30

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Ashore with help. I was so close!
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#31

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MajordomoTom wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 11:07 pm download the PDF and use that to torture yourself
Traveling and I don’t have access to a printer so I drew a very crude grid on the back of a piece of junk mail. Making solving about 💯 more difficult. That’s my excuse and I’m sticking to it. 😂
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#32

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Well, I am traveling and only have my phone, no online form or apparently Puz file means this will be a skip or solve when I get back. Oh well.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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#33

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After 3 weeks on vacation across the pond, Mr. Berry is making it very difficult to come ashore. A fresh cup of hot coffee, please, and we'll have another go at it.
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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Trish
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#34

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On shore! Good fun!
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Mirage wrote: ↑Thu Oct 12, 2023 8:33 pm Ashore!

Long time lurker, first time poster. I've been going back and forth for awhile whether to officially join this forum. Often these metas have been out of my league and I felt I just couldn't keep up. When I solved this one quickly tonight - very, very unusual for me - and saw that I could be on page 1, I knew that was a sign to join. First and probably only time I'll ever be on page 1 but I'll take it.
Welcome, Mirage! You've found your people.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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My main insight so far --
@Abide : Ted Lange video :: @The XWord Rabbit : Carmen Miranda video
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On shore thanks to a post-breakfast inspiration.
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No crying, please. Just stories.
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#39

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Hard one. I did get part of the way on my own, but needed a nudge or perhaps more accurately a shove. Very clever mechanism.
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Team Canuck are ashore, The Smarter Half having made the key observation.
For nudges, feel free to PM me. I won't have a clue how to help you, but you might shove me ashore.
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