"You Can Bet On It" April 14, 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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MonsieurLeblanc wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:58 pm Is there a forum or individual available who can give me some help on this past Friday's meta?
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Don & Cynthia

We are always happy to get to know other muggles and help in any way! PM's are always welcome. The next best thing to winning a mug is helping a fellow muggle win a mug!
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Other than submitting to the wsj contest email, is there somewhere on this forum we can submit our answer?
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jbird wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:21 pm Other than submitting to the wsj contest email, is there somewhere on this forum we can submit our answer?
Not until after the contest on a public forum.

To win, you must submit to WSJ via their online form or email to crosswordcontest@wsj.com.
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Joe Ross wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:27 pm
jbird wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:21 pm Other than submitting to the wsj contest email, is there somewhere on this forum we can submit our answer?
Not until after the contest on a public forum.

To win, you must submit to WSJ via their online form or email to crosswordcontest@wsj.com.
How do people confirm they have the correct answer? I’ve only submitted to wsj email for previous puzzles.
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jbird wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:32 pm
Joe Ross wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:27 pm
jbird wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:21 pm Other than submitting to the wsj contest email, is there somewhere on this forum we can submit our answer?
Not until after the contest on a public forum.

To win, you must submit to WSJ via their online form or email to crosswordcontest@wsj.com.
How do people confirm they have the correct answer? I’ve only submitted to wsj email for previous puzzles.
We post the answer here, in this topic, immediately after the deadline.

The Wall Street Journal also publishes the answer on the PDF of the Monday crossword (Tuesday's, if Monday is a holiday).

You can verify your answer before the deadline by sending a PM to muggles who have solved & declared themselves ashore
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Jace54 wrote: ↑Fri Apr 14, 2023 8:02 pm Wish I could join the fun but not seeing this one. Betting against myself this week!
Finally found the path to shore! This one was very clever and worth sticking with it.
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WOW. Brilliant puzzle. Just clicked. It’s good to be back.
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Ashore, finally, after giving up on the obvious red herring. Bourbon, please.
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jbird wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:32 pm How do people confirm they have the correct answer? I’ve only submitted to wsj email for previous puzzles.
No one is absolutely sure they have the right answer until the WSJ publishes it on Sunday night.

But after doing these a while, you get a sense when you've got the right answer. And some weeks, like this one, well, OK, I can't say for sure, buy I'm 99.999% confident that my answer is correct.

With puzzles where I'm uncertain (and don't want to just wait for the official answer) chatting with other solvers privately and seeing that they got the same answer I did gives me more confidence.
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.

(And if I help you win a mug, I’ll be especially delighted.)
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Ashore
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Ashore. I really liked the meta-nism!
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Long day but happy ending with a satisfying swim to shore! Thanks Mike for another great puzzle.
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jrdad wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:29 pm Ashore, finally, after giving up on the obvious red herring. Bourbon, please.
What obvious red herring?

Oh well, back to pounding my head on the wall.
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.

My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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Ashore! Glad to be back after long hiatus. My visiting friend saw the mechanism pretty quickly! Ergcat and I were very impressed!
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Ashore.
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Speaking of horse racing, did anyone see the one-million dollar Apple Blossom Handicap race today?? Pretty exciting for a four horse race..
Last edited by mydogsam on Sun Jun 18, 2023 3:14 am, edited 1 time in total.
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On the shore!
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woozy wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:16 pm
jrdad wrote: ↑Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:29 pm Ashore, finally, after giving up on the obvious red herring. Bourbon, please.
What obvious red herring?

Oh well, back to pounding my head on the wall.
So obvious I missed it, too! :)
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I'm finally ashore, with assists from 2 other muggles.
Cynthia
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