"Of Sound Character" December 29, 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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altosax
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Made it on page 3. Unfortunately not page 1, though. After being one of the very few to require help for the past 3 weeks, I'm finally on shore!
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Ashore, enjoyed this one! Heading to Gulf Shores, AL tomorrow for four days and glad to have this off the mind for the weekend!
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#43

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And now I have it, after another look. Happy New Year everyone!
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Oog. I never do well with this theme. Either something will come to me this evening.... or it won't.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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#45

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Ashore, sipping some JW Blue. It's going to get crowded.
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Lee-Ann
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#46

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Late start on this one, but I am on shore! I thought it was pretty tricky, so I am surprised to see so many here!
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#47

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Solved
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Got to this late. On shore!
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On the beach, finally!
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Ashore. Thanks for the fun puzzle.
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Ashore!

Mighta been here sooner if I hadn’t drifted off in a nap about halfway through the grid.
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Ashore, and even enjoyed a few rabbit holes. Chilling some wine for later.
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Ashore- and found the confirmation. I’ll have a black licorice flavored shot!!
If I don't win a mug, I can always make one... ;) but it won't have the same cachet.
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On shore. Family dinner in progress so I must take my drink from the beach to the table. Cheers.
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:tropical_drink: :desert_island: Ashore.
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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On the beach. I'm planning on having a Four Pillars Old Fashioned (made from equal parts Spiced Negroni Gin and Whiskey, with brown sugar and bitters!)
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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Ashore. 🏖🍹 and 🥳 for the upcoming New Year.
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Ashore4us! Lots of fun. Thanks, Matt!
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Craven_Mug_Craver
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Believe I have it but not wholly satisfied. Will check in on a call just to make sure. Hmm...
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Grids are easy...metas are hard.
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AaronT
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Solved. Took me a while to see it as one thing led me to search for a path that wasn’t there, but the a-ha was nice when it hit!
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