"Left Up In The Air" May 24, 2024

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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Jim and Anita
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#141

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Ashore! Thank you for the fun puzzle. Loved the theme.
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#142

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Onshore after a late start. Entertaining puzzle.
Regards to all , enjoy the weekend.
Jim
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#143

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It would appear, from the comments, that I am making this much harder than I should. Time to set it down and have a beverage then maybe look again.

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NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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#144

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On the Beach.
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#145

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On the shore with a nudge.

Many times the nudge is to get you focused on the right thing and not the 100 or so wrong things. What is amazing is how the Page 1'ers can narrow down the options so quickly
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#146

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DrTom wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 6:31 pm It would appear, from the comments, that I am making this much harder than I should. Time to set it down and have a beverage then maybe look again.

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Oh, thank goodness. I misread this the first time and thought you were setting your beverage down!
I am in the same boat, er, 27A.
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#147

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A wonderful Zoom Session today! It was wonderful to see everyone! Have a great holiday weekend everyone!
Don & Cynthia

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#148

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Ashore (with help from my big brother)! Ice cold Diet Coke, please.
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#149

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woozy wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 4:45 pm
hoover wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 4:06 pm
elvanya wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 4:04 pm

20a also makes no sense to me in relation to the clue, but the downs seem clear so... *shrug*
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Needed the wife for that one. But, yeah, it was all good.
Yes, I felt like I was in pyrolysis for a while. And we all know how painful that can be.
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#150

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On shore!
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#151

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Ashore. Quite logical. Fascinating, Captain Stubing!
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#152

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Missed the zoom today, but I think I solved it last night. I had lots of "fun" ideas for four letter words, especially since last week's answer was "R-Rated." I'll keep those to myself, but I bet a number of you were thinking the same thing ;-)

As fate would have it, I'm travelling to Philadelphia next week on business. I might have to stop by the art museum and see some works by that "famous" artist who was the answer to a meta this year. Unfortunately I can't remember his name, just that the picture had something to do with a staircase and #2.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend everyone.
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#153

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Anxiously awaiting the arrival of our new granddaughter. Didn't think I'd find time to look at the puzzle this week. Then I saw the guest setter and didn't think I'd have enough time to devote to it to work it through.

Believe it or not, I had it solved before I completed the grid! That rarely happens to me.

She'll get the mug this week if lightning strikes. 😁

We'll save the celebratory drink for when the baby comes...
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#154

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on the beach!
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#155

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Ashore
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#156

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Ashore
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#157

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Newbie (but a lurker) here at sea for the second week in a row. Couldn't make the Zoom, and I wouldn't mind a nudge. 😅

Edit: made it ashore, I think! Thanks for the nudges!
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Well thanks to @jimbo1 I went back and did something I had tried earlier in a different way and this time I saw what I needed to. Won't submit but now I can stop obsessing about being left up in the air.

Nicely done of course, Patrick Berry is a fun constructor. I wish I had persevered but there was a chance I would not have seen this anyway.

Count me ashore but not entering the raffle.
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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elvanya wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 4:04 pm
MarkWoychick wrote: ↑Fri May 24, 2024 11:46 am Ashore - took me a while, but it was worth the wait - very clever and satisfying. Now I just have to figure out 20A - fill error on my part or something new to me - TBD
20a also makes no sense to me in relation to the clue, but the downs seem clear so... *shrug*
FWIW I've been doing chemistry since 1987 and I've only ever seen this word in crosswords. :lol: :lol:
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Greetings from clue 43 Across (High Point) North Carolina! This NC Tar Heel is on shore! Grid and meta solved! Beer me!
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