"Play With Matches" November 10, 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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Just saw what to do. Amazing.
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Post enlightenment worked! Finally got the last step.

Whew, and wow!

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On shore
“What further inferences may we draw?”

“Do none suggest themselves? You know my methods. Apply them!”
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Group solve on discord got me to the shore. Looking forward to an Old Fashioned later this evening.
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Ashore with a nudge. Mind blown. The most dazzling meta I’ve seen in a long time!
Last edited by DavyGravy on Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:14 am, edited 2 times in total.
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🏝️🍹Ashore.
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Ashore. My niece walked up and suggested something to look at, and we followed it. It worked.
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On Naboo. And this is how we play with fire... https://youtu.be/TWJw8eZ5E9c?feature=shared
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On the ship once again, trying to find out if the phone chargers are AC or DC - eel figure it out. ;)
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Visiting the grandkids today so just getting to sit down with the puzzle and am safely ashore. A little late for a Guinness—what am I saying—Guinness me 😉!
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Can't seem to light the fire on this one yet.....

Having coffee with Isaac.
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I feel like I have first step but can't go further. I welcome an affirmation/nudge.
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ship4u wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:16 am Can't seem to light the fire on this one yet.....

Having coffee with Isaac.
The 4:30 zoom call may reach the limit of 100 participants.
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Ashore after a nudge, a confirmation, and sleeping on the final step. Nice one, though well beyond my solo skills.
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Solved! (...with the help of a co-solver...one of us saw the first part, and one of us saw the second part.) Whew.
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Bob cruise director wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 8:07 am
ship4u wrote: ↑Fri Nov 10, 2023 7:16 am Can't seem to light the fire on this one yet.....

Having coffee with Isaac.
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ASHORE4US! How did Mr. Berry come up with such an amazing mechanism? We finally got it after several cups of coffee and some persistent sleuthing.

We'll celebrate today with a nice pub lunch with a fire in the fireplace, a turkey BLT on toast, and a Smithwicks Red Ale! Cheers!
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Ashore with the help of @CPJohnson
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Done and done. 'Twasn't a rabbit hole after all.
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I have what MIGHT be a first step. Only it does not work for all of what I assume the themers to be.
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