"Just Stop" October 20, 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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woozy
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#61

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So I'm doing the grid and I get the meta and figure "Okay, they won't get much easier then this.... unless there's a step two..."

Of course there is a step 2. Classic TV I do know. But from step 1???? Could be anything or nothing.

Totally on the ship.
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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#62

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Deja vu! I swear we’ve seen this exact puzzle before …. I knew the answer as if it just “came back to me.” Is it just me?
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#63

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Ashore!
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#64

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Ashore! Thanks for the confirmation @ship4u !
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#65

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After a few weeks at the bar, I'm on shore. Looking crowded already.
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#66

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I've got an answer that is a 21% with a major weakness.... And an 16%er.

So I'm assuming that isn't those but...?HUH?


EDIT: Oh! NOW I get it! It was my 21% but... I needed a stronger reason for it. ... And I just figured what it was. An 87.3%er I'd say.
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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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#67

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Proud to announce:
After a long respite at sea, The Commodore will be attending the Beach Party.
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#68

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I wasn't sure of my first answer, though I could justify it, and then thought of another answer which I realized (after a little backsolving) had to be right and 100%.
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#69

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As someone who is totally unaware of TV shows, this one is rife with an opportunity for pageanting.
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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#70

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Late start, quick finish. Ashore!
Ahoy! Check out my meta puzzles here! Check out "Smooth Sailing Sundays" here!
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#71

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Afraid I may be a bit on the young end for this one. Got pulled ashore by @Wendy Walker but I have never heard of this show! I'll have a Guinness now.... :shock:
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#72

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Just going to call myself ASHORE! with a reasonable answer and be done since I'm traveling and on vacation.

Here's me with my daughter and one of my "grand-daughters," at our "digs" in Joshua Tree.
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On vacation with the whimsy family --
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#73

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🏝On Shore🏝. Fun one!

Red wine 🍷 for me
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#74

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Ashore!
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#75

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Had it a while ago, but it took a while to make it click.
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#76

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Ashore, finally, breaking a two-week losing streak. Delayed by (1) a big mistake in the SW corner and (2) failed to take one more step, so I stared a long time at my answer, which I had never heard of, then I went 1A, confirmed, and solved. Fantastic and hunorous META from Matt!

Since the calendar still reads October, I'll have another festbier. Pulling for a Rangers victory tonight.
Good luck to all for a successful solve. If you see that I'm ashore - rare occasion of late - message me if you'd like a nudge. Be sure to include your progress so I can know better how to assist.

Alan A. and Maggie Muggle
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#77

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On the beach, figuratively and literally! Solved at Cannon Beach, OR. Good luck to all!
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#78

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Ashore!
(and Good Luck to anyone trying to give a nudge on this one without giving away the "whole show.")
:ugeek:
Flectere si nequeo superos, Acheronta movebo. - Virgil
Quand on lit trop vite où trop doucement, on n'entend rien. - Pascal
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#79

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Submitted and 88.7% sure. So I'll have a gin and tonic that 88.7% tonic. If I'm wrong, I'll just have the gin.

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CromsFury wrote: Thu Oct 19, 2023 6:56 pm Ashore!
(and Good Luck to anyone trying to give a nudge on this one without giving away the "whole show.")
:ugeek:
I can see some socratic dialoging on the subject.
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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on the boat, at the bar, enjoying the company

I have part 1, I'm looking for part 2, and have a very strong guess if that turns out to be needed, but need something to justify it.

EDIT: my guess is justified, on the beach.
"Lots of planets have a North", the Ninth Doctor.
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