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Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:36 pm
by bread-girl
On the shore!!

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:53 pm
by Colin
One more for the shore!
Spooky! Creepy! Horrific!
Chilling to the core!

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:55 pm
by Bob cruise director
Dennis wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:59 pm Ashore. What is the record for people claiming beach property?
@Dennis the record is 290 from July 1, 2022. We are at 254 so the record is safe for a while. this may be like Bob Beamon's long jump record.

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:16 pm
by femullen
Well, bless
Me, this be
Well built.
Wet bar?

We be
Ashore.

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 8:28 pm
by ZooAnimalsOnWheels
Slipped my mind to post that I was ashore until today's Last Call. I have now joined the big beach party!

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:29 pm
by mitchel674
Another person on the crowded beach.

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 9:42 pm
by Bob cruise director
Good evening muggles

Our final count is 261 on the shore.

Isaac has decided to have another couple of coats of varnish on the bar this week to make up for the wear the past several weeks. Fortunately the bar is empty but it will be ready for next week's onslaught.

Have a great week and good luck winning the mug

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 10:20 pm
by KrisHendo
Busy weekend so got a late start. Out of breath after sprinting to shore. Made it safely enjoying an Argentinian Sauvignon Blanc.

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:00 pm
by woozy
Bob cruise director wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:55 pm
Dennis wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:59 pm Ashore. What is the record for people claiming beach property?
@Dennis the record is 290 from July 1, 2022. We are at 254 so the record is safe for a while. this may be like Bob Beamon's long jump record.
And what is the record for fewest on the ship?

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:20 pm
by Sara Dacus
Very clean, very neat. All ties together very nicely. Fun and seasonal.

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:07 am
by hcbirker
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Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:20 am
by Pattycap
Can you believe it? Maybe this one was especially easy? It’s my first solve!!! The word “tombs” will now always have a special meaning for me. lol

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:38 am
by woozy
Pattycap wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:20 am Can you believe it? Maybe this one was especially easy? It’s my first solve!!! The word “tombs” will now always have a special meaning for me. lol
Congratulations! A solve's a solve.

.... although, yeah.... this one was pretty easy...

But it was cute and charming, wasn't it? I enjoyed it.

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:56 am
by Joe Ross
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Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:15 am
by VanVeen
I really dug this puzzle.

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 1:36 am
by MikeyG
Pattycap wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 12:20 am Can you believe it? Maybe this one was especially easy? It’s my first solve!!! The word “tombs” will now always have a special meaning for me. lol
When I signed up for the MGWCC, my first solve was MARTINA NAVRATILOVA - and I've never forgotten that as a result! Keep on solving! It's a great experience. :D

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 6:17 am
by otlaolap
The clue for 10A reminded me of a favorite book title: "New Hope For The Dead" (by Charles Willeford).

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 8:25 am
by Bob cruise director
woozy wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 11:00 pm
Bob cruise director wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 7:55 pm
Dennis wrote: Sun Oct 29, 2023 1:59 pm Ashore. What is the record for people claiming beach property?
@Dennis the record is 290 from July 1, 2022. We are at 254 so the record is safe for a while. this may be like Bob Beamon's long jump record.
And what is the record for fewest on the ship?
@woozy

Zero has been done several times. The last previous one was June 9, 2023 with the meta "Couples Only"

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:56 am
by C=64
Yeah, not a lot to discuss here. I was expecting to draw a pentagram (or spiderweb) connecting five letters, but maybe the WSJ would get complaints about that.
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Mötley Crüe, 2015

Re: "Deathtrap" October 27, 2023

Posted: Mon Oct 30, 2023 11:42 am
by woozy
C=64 wrote: Mon Oct 30, 2023 10:56 am Yeah, not a lot to discuss here. I was expecting to draw a pentagram ... connecting five letters, but maybe the WSJ would get complaints about that.
Yes, I was expecting exactly that. But then I thought the ordering of the letters might not be clear and many would think it as arbitrary anagram (a no-no). Of course it wouldn't match the title and theme.