"Black Friday" November 24, 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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Tom Shea
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Count me on the ship with Isaac.

Enjoying (well if I were a masochist) the weekend rebuilding my LAN. New faster equipment, but it means restoring every device that had a static IP (10 of them, that need to be configured at the device, which is a fun (-not!) location in some cases).

My reward will be totally getting rid of Comcrap/xfinity (motto: our customer service is so bad, we had to change our name) in the spring.
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#162

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Ashore! Only because @Acarl pointed me to step 1 and then dropped some crumbs for me to follow. Even though I did not get it on my own it was fun. And as always, amazing construction.
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#163

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Trying to do puzzle on lap-top but it's tough for me while playing nurse to daughter and grandma to 5-day-old grandson! But I love every minute of these jobs. :)

Oh...and then there's the dog too who is probably the most work of all...Ha Ha!
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#164

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Got it. Nice one this week.
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LittleGood
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#165

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I'm ashore. I liked it. Looking forward to the discussion tomorrow.
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#166

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Tough one! Ashore after a hard swim.
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#167

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Very little time for this one as I was literally on the beach just not the right one...I am completely flummoxed.
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#168

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Ashore!!
Black Friday shopping is not my thing!!
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#169

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It took the tender drivers, the coast guard and a team from Seal Team 6 to get @MaineMarge and myself to shore. Even then we were imbibing sea water. Saint Wendy (@Wendy Walker ) is the only reason we were not stranded in the bar.
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#170

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The wife and I are stuck on this one.... had a few ideas but nothing had wheels. Any nudge greatly appreciated. :-)
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#171

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Ashore, but only because @BarbaraK tossed me a float, giving me a chance to catch my breath and swim the rest of the way on my own. Thanks! Now, about my drink order... :lol:
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#172

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Finally ashore. Whew!
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#173

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Ashore after a long time adrift. Thanks to Sleepy for some lighthouse signals!
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#174

Post by Cap'n Rick »

Finally got a chance to look at this one.

Ashore!
Ahoy! Check out my meta puzzles here! Check out "Smooth Sailing Sundays" here!
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#175

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My days were mixed up since my son is out of school all week. Tried to get it on Wednesday afternoon, then forgot about until today after holiday busyness. Thought I saw a solution, but it’s not making sense. Off to my mom’s house for dinner so probably won’t solve it this week. Good luck to those of you who did!
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#176

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Ashore with help so no mug. KAS 5 for me. I did see what I was supposed to see early on but would never have figured out what to do with it. I am completely in awe, Mr Shenk. Well done.

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#177

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I'm staying on the ship this weekend. Heavy sigh.
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Colin
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#178

Post by Colin »

It’s that time of year,
When the night is cold and clear,
And Isaac pours beer,
When I say “Gosh darn it!
I will ignore haiku rules!”
And so I order,
A beer, chips and beefburger,
From Isaac… ace bartender!

Hope y’all had great times with friends and families this long weekend! I felt stuffed but worked it all off searching for the meta, to no avail! Onwards to easy, early month December!
One world. One planet. One future.
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#179

Post by KayKay »

Ashore!! Thanks for the zoom help!!
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#180

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Ashore! I feel like Diane Nyad’s swimming from Cuba to Key West!
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