"A Matter of Course" April 5, 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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SHIWUTONG
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#161

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On Shore...
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Ashore! A fun grid this time!
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On the beach, woke up in the middle of the night with my AHA! as always, so clever!
jmorgie7
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#164

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Ashore. first time in months. took longer to suss out the why of some answers to their clues. still dont get 1 across
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#165

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Ashore!
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#166

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Whew, I was afraid for a moment this would be one everyone saw but me. But, managed to resolve all my "What!" questions in my mind and step back and appreciate the construction. Still, a late start and initial confusion puts me pretty far away from the water on the beach.

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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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REMINDER: Please join us for our weekly Muggle Zoom Friday today at 4:30pm Eastern Time. If you need some help with this week's meta solve, or simply want to sing some children's songs, all are welcome!

Click on the Muggle Zoom Room tab at the top of the page to join the zoom session. Hope to see you there!
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#168

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Ashore
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#169

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Nice one MG. Ashore while enjoying a beautiful morning in the FL panhandle.
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#170

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Oops, forgot to post yesterday. On shore, and joining a very crowded beach today!
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Ashore! Yay!
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#172

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Ashore 🏖️. A lot of short crosswordese in the grid. Nice meta construction, but very easy to spot; this would be a good example for new meta solvers. (I'm not complaining, just saying. It's 7:15AM and I haven't finished my coffee.) ☕
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woozy wrote: Thu Apr 04, 2024 5:12 pm Oh, my god. That was so cute!
Exactly what I said on getting the aha!
Quick swim to shore.
NuYear68
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#174

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A bit of a struggle finishing the grid after figuring out the meta. Happy to return to the shore this weekend, as it's been .... whoa! Just felt that earthquake that struck NJ..... and now I'm back to finish this post. Make mine a double, that was crazy!
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#175

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Ashore.
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On shore. Relieved to be back after a few weeks of struggles.
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#177

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On shore.
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#178

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Just my speed.
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#179

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Ashore!
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Good Friday morning

Matt has taken pity on us as there is an empty bar on the ship and 170 on the shore. another clever construction

Don't forget the 4:30 zoom call even if you have solved the meta, a good chance to talk about other things.

And my hope for this weekend's NCAA games is that we have a double event of UCONN vs NC State playing in both finals.
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