"Small Animals" November 3, 2023

[Char]

Solved

[M and M]

Clever as always, and a bit obscure at times - but anyway, done and dusted.

[Commodore]

Aye, put up a valiant fight, but alas - no traction. Ice Shack, old man, pour us another.

[DrTom]

Was RIGHT there and did not notice enough things. Finally I got a strong nudge to complete my journey and the clouds parted. So, ashore but not submitting.

T

[Mirage]

Still at sea. Was certain I had the first step but nothing except rabbit holes since.

[Miki]

I found multiple rabbit hole-ish mechanisms..
Each giving me two of three letters
So, I have multiple potential answers...
But, none of them are elegant, or 100%ers.

My husband did solve the puzzle, 16 times, each with a different answer, all in his dreams.

This is me admitting I need a nudge.
Please!

Miki
The nudge + the extra hour of sleep =Ashore.

Thank you Michaelm and sleepy

[Dickie_Dunn]

Count me ashore! With a tiny nudge from @BarbaraK. I’ll take a water. Don’t ask.

[MaineMarge]

Ashore only after some hand holding by my friend @Bob cruise director. Matt never fails to give us a good meta.
Enough with these small animals! Let’s see a big one

I looked up just in time to see this big guy strolling along our back field. In September many years ago

[jimbo1]

Man this one was fun!

Makers mark on the rocks.
Make it a Double!

[Katiedid]

FYI, I'm on the ship. I haven't had much time to look at it yet. I'm assuming my first step is a rabbit hole, but I'll work on it more later.

[Joe Ross]

Ashore only after some hand holding by my friend @Bob cruise director. Matt never fails to give us a good meta.
Enough with these small animals! Let’s see a big one

I looked up just in time to see this big guy strolling along our back field. In September many years ago

I've 2 buddies with whom I text during Bearcat football games. One sits behind me at home games, the other, Bob, exists outside of, but near, Detroit.

This post reminds me of my text after today's last Bearcat touchdown:

"Check the tape, Bobby. See if our 34 didn't pave the way for that TD.

"34 is moose."

[puzzledpuzzler]

New to the crosswords and not very familiar with the meta strategies. Have two possibilities I can see working, could use a nudge

[BarbaraK]

New to the crosswords and not very familiar with the meta strategies. Have two possibilities I can see working, could use a nudge

Welcome!

If you send me a Private Message and tell me about your two possibilities, I'll be happy to point you in the right direction.

(Be sure your profile is set to be able to receive private messages, and it's easiest if you also have it set to email you when you receive one.)

[Grover]

On shore! Nice meta by Matt.

[Fogway]

Ashore. It's 3:30 am here in Cascais and I can't sleep, but it's too early for a mimosa.

[Miki]

New to the crosswords and not very familiar with the meta strategies. Have two possibilities I can see working, could use a nudge

If you're just starting out with Metas, don't give up. You'll get the hang of it. This week's puzzle is harder than usual. After all, last week we got a "freebie".

[clonefitz]

I'm calling myself on the beach. My confidence is not 100%, but I can argue my case.

[Joe]

Made it to shore with a little nudge that I was on the right path. There's an element that seems weird to me, but hey. All's good.

[Nycerjohnnie]

The volume of posts saying they’re not sure is pretty bizarre. It’s a hard one (I needed to be helped basically every step of the way) but it’s absolutely 100% once you get it. If you’re not sure, you’re probably wrong I’d say.

[Deb F]

On shore, happily. Got confirmation from Don (ship4u--thank you!), that I was on the right path but with a way to go. With an additional nudge, found the big AHA.

Have a great week, Muggles.