"Marked Deck" December 1, 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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grwinski
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Ashore! (But only on page 3) -- fun and reasonably easy!

Rita and George
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#42

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Late to start but a quick and fun solve!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#43

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On the crowded beach!
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Ashore.
So easy, solved while stuck in traffic and already page 3.
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On the beach. The cabana boy is furiously restocking shelves in preparation for throngs.
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#46

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Ashore
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#47

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Ashore. Great fun. Thank you.
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Meg wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:55 pm On the beach. The cabana boy is furiously restocking shelves in preparation for throngs.
I read this wrong... 🫢😳
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#49

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99% I got it but there’s one loose end bugging me…
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oldjudge wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:50 pm
KayW wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:41 pm :tropical_drink: :desert_island: Ashore.
Image
(Rosie Ruiz, for those young whippersnappers not old enough to remember her "victory")
With the NY subways it's amazing that she got to the finish at all. She should have gotten a prize just for that. Did she spell MIT wrong on her shirt? 🤣
Actually it was the Boston Marathon.....and everyone knows how well the MTA runs here.... :lol:
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Joe Ross wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:58 pm
Meg wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:55 pm On the beach. The cabana boy is furiously restocking shelves in preparation for throngs.
I read this wrong... 🫢😳
I CANNOT WIN! I had said in earlier posts that the cabana boy was anticipating HORDES and SOME muggles thought that was hilarious. So I picked a different word. The cabana boy is shaking his head.
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Solved! Cute one.
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Ashore!
Capturebunnytrackandfield.PNG
There she is, the Rosie Ruiz of lagomorphs!
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On shore with a nudge to help me see something I was already staring at.
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Ashore. 🍹🏝
-Tamara
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HORDES with THRONGS... are we talking about SECTS here?
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On shore

those many hours of playing poker for the past 60 years is paying off.
Bob Stevens
Cruise Director
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Meg wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 5:03 pm
Joe Ross wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:58 pm
Meg wrote: ↑Thu Nov 30, 2023 4:55 pm On the beach. The cabana boy is furiously restocking shelves in preparation for throngs.
I read this wrong... 🫢😳
I CANNOT WIN! I had said in earlier posts that the cabana boy was anticipating HORDES and SOME muggles thought that was hilarious. So I picked a different word. The cabana boy is shaking his head.
I take full blame, Meg. NOT your fault.
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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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Got it, but like others have mentioned there is one thing that I don't quite understand.
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