"Cover Band" - July 1, 2022

[Annabelle]

On shore on Friday morning! Solved the meta immediately after doing the grid! okay, I know it's the first puzzle of the month, but wheee!

[Bob cruise director]

Now we know that @BethA and @Beth Tyrpin have a mind meld. With all the posts, they posted at #47 and #48 less than a minute apart.

[ship4u]

FRIDAY MORNING REPORT
Declaring themselves ashore are:
A: Abide, Adajeo, ajk, Al Laubenstein, Al Sisti, ALS, Alvibu67, Anaerobe, Andrew Bradburn, Anita, auee89; B: b4alltime, Bagbie, BarbaraK, Benchen71, Berto, Beth A, Beth C, Beth Tyrpin, Bill_Swerski_15, billkatz, BirdLives, Bob Cruise Director, Boharr, Bonnibel, BrennerTJ; C: C=64, CallMeShane, Cap’n Rick, cbarbee002, Char, CherylW, ChrisKochmanski, Cindy, Cinny, clonfitz, Commodore, CopperRiver, CPJohnson, Crest, CromsFury; D: Danimal, Dannyvee, DannyWalter, Darth, DASouth, DaveC, DaveKennison, DBMiller, DCBilly, DebF, docison, Dot, DowJones, Dplass, Dr. Tom, drbdb, dudeski; E: eagle1279, Emerisle, EmilyW, ergcat, Eric Porter; F: femullen, FranklinBluth; G: GeezerWeezer, Georgeall, girubato1, Gman, Gmoney, Goms, Grwinski, GTIJohnny, Guffman; H: Hammertime, Harbo, Haydendog, hcbirker, HeadinHome, Hiddenin3D, HiggySue, HomerBuckle, Hoover, Hunkra; I: iggystan, ImOnToo; J: Jace54, JaneGummy, JanetP, JeanneC, JeanRosz, JeremySmith, JetStream, JHSeeman, Jim and Anita, JimJim, Joe Pickett, JoeFlanders, JoeRoss, JoeS, Jrdad; K: Kas, katnhat, KayW, KrisHendo, KscX, ky-mike; L: lacangah, LadyBird, Larrry, LauraM, Lee-Ann, LesY, Lisajoy, LittleGood, Littlegreycells, Lube On; M: Magres, MaineMarge, MajordomoTom, MamaE, MandM, Mark Woychick, Matthew B, Matthew L, Mattythewsjpuzzler, Meg, meowmiao71, MerryPotter, mheberlingx100, michaelm, MikeB, MikeM000, Miki, Mindle, minimuggle, MisterSquawk, Mitchel674, mkmf, mlvilv, Mord, Mrmd; N: NebFaninCA, norrin2, NuYear68; O: ofed, Oldjudge, Omnibus, otlaolap; P: paige11, Patpatchica, pjc, Plymouth Rock, Prozach, PuzzleMom; Q: Qvart; R: RDaleHall, ReB, regfish, Relic, Rexthree, Richard, Rico the Swede, rjy, RobM, RosieGirl, RussHiggins; S: SamanthaA, SamsonandDelilah, Schmeel, ScottM, SewYoung, Shalmanezer, Ship4U, Shirley, SingleMalt, Soccermom, Steroto, Steveb, STL-D, stmv, SusieG; T: TeaJenny, TeamDoubleTow, Tina, TMart, Toby, Tom Shea, Tom Wilson, Trey, Tripo; U: Upstater; V: Vandono, VanVeen; W: WDunbar, WendyWalker, Whimsy, Woozy; Z: Zagman49

Holy cow! In alphabetical order! The sign of a very organized and detail oriented text book editor!

[Wendy Walker]

My apologies, @lbray53! Looks like @Bob cruise director is back online, so I'm sure he'll pick you up in his update. And @ship4u, I have NEVER gotten over the thrill of pushing one key and seeing a long list transform itself into alpha order!

[ship4u]

Solved on a British Airways flight - a first for me!

Have a great Fourth everyone; I’ll be celebrating from afar in England.

Is it permitted to celebrate Independence Day in England?

I don't believe our erstwhile overlords hold any hard feelings. On my first trip to England on a high school trip as a senior, I was asked what state I was from. When I replied "Maryland," the young Brit proudly identified it as "one of the 13 originals!"
Long live the Queen!

[ship4u]

REMINDER: Our regular weekly Friday Zoom Session will be, as always, at 4:30 Eastern Time today. While it may turn out to be more of a beach party than a solve session, ALL ARE WELCOME! It is always a nice time to chat and get to know other mugglers.

[Dplass]

On shore on Friday morning! Solved the meta immediately after doing the grid! okay, I know it's the first puzzle of the month, but wheee!

WSJ metas don't vary in difficulty level throughout the month, like MGWCC metas do. WSJ metas are random difficulty.

[PQ63]

Ashore. Martini with Grey Goose.

[jenirvin]

On the shore - it's gonna be crowded this holiday weekend!

[FatJack]

Ashore! for 1st time in weeks. And now headed to the beach for a week for reals! Later muggles.

[Danny Vee]

Ashore!

[LadyBird]

FRIDAY MORNING REPORT
What a crazy influx of jubilant Muggles to the shore! If you run into Emerisle or Goms amidst the crowd, please give them a special welcome as it's their very first time on shore!
I'm told there will be a limbo rock contest after tonight's BBQ. Both bookmakers and first aid personnel will be on standby.
What of Isaac, you ask? Fear not: he is busy tending to the hydration needs of the fireworks guys, who are setting up their display on an offshore barge.
Declaring themselves ashore are:
A: Abide, Adajeo, ajk, Al Laubenstein, Al Sisti, ALS, Alvibu67, Anaerobe, Andrew Bradburn, Anita, auee89; B: b4alltime, Bagbie, BarbaraK, Benchen71, Berto, Beth A, Beth C, Beth Tyrpin, Bill_Swerski_15, billkatz, BirdLives, Bob Cruise Director, Boharr, Bonnibel, BrennerTJ; C: C=64, CallMeShane, Cap’n Rick, cbarbee002, Char, CherylW, ChrisKochmanski, Cindy, Cinny, clonfitz, Commodore, CopperRiver, CPJohnson, Crest, CromsFury; D: Danimal, Dannyvee, DannyWalter, Darth, DASouth, DaveC, DaveKennison, DBMiller, DCBilly, DebF, docison, Dot, DowJones, Dplass, Dr. Tom, drbdb, dudeski; E: eagle1279, Emerisle, EmilyW, ergcat, Eric Porter; F: femullen, FranklinBluth; G: GeezerWeezer, Georgeall, girubato1, Gman, Gmoney, Goms, Grwinski, GTIJohnny, Guffman; H: Hammertime, Harbo, Haydendog, hcbirker, HeadinHome, Hiddenin3D, HiggySue, HomerBuckle, Hoover, Hunkra; I: iggystan, ImOnToo; J: Jace54, JaneGummy, JanetP, JeanneC, JeanRosz, JeremySmith, JetStream, JHSeeman, Jim and Anita, JimJim, Joe Pickett, JoeFlanders, JoeRoss, JoeS, Jrdad; K: Kas, katnhat, KayW, KrisHendo, KscX, ky-mike; L: lacangah, LadyBird, Larrry, LauraM, Lee-Ann, LesY, Lisajoy, LittleGood, Littlegreycells, Lube On; M: Magres, MaineMarge, MajordomoTom, MamaE, MandM, Mark Woychick, Matthew B, Matthew L, Mattythewsjpuzzler, Meg, meowmiao71, MerryPotter, mheberlingx100, michaelm, MikeB, MikeM000, Miki, Mindle, minimuggle, MisterSquawk, Mitchel674, mkmf, mlvilv, Mord, Mrmd; N: NebFaninCA, norrin2, NuYear68; O: ofed, Oldjudge, Omnibus, otlaolap; P: paige11, Patpatchica, pjc, Plymouth Rock, Prozach, PuzzleMom; Q: Qvart; R: RDaleHall, ReB, regfish, Relic, Rexthree, Richard, Rico the Swede, rjy, RobM, RosieGirl, RussHiggins; S: SamanthaA, SamsonandDelilah, Schmeel, ScottM, SewYoung, Shalmanezer, Ship4U, Shirley, SingleMalt, Soccermom, Steroto, Steveb, STL-D, stmv, SusieG; T: TeaJenny, TeamDoubleTow, Tina, TMart, Toby, Tom Shea, Tom Wilson, Trey, Tripo; U: Upstater; V: Vandono, VanVeen; W: WDunbar, WendyWalker, Whimsy, Woozy; Z: Zagman49

We need some "X" and "Y" muggles to report in--all other letters are accounted for!

[Bob cruise director]

아싸!

Made it ashore.

@DASouth - welcome and congratulations - you are our 1200th muggle.

[Bob cruise director]

Solved on a British Airways flight - a first for me!

Have a great Fourth everyone; I’ll be celebrating from afar in England.

Is it permitted to celebrate Independence Day in England?

@John77 My experience with the British (and most everyone else), if you buy a round and have a laugh, most everything is permitted.

[bhamren]

Pretty crowded on shore this week. I am there also.

[Ann]

On the shore!

[mangine]

Ashore! Beach is crowded today, tough to find space for our blanket. Either way, Guinness me!

[turbotron]

A bit of a softball for the holiday weekend, even I am on shore well before the Zoom session. It's too early for a beer... but a greyhound would be fantastic. Enjoy the long weekend, Muggles!

[Janet]

Got a half day off today, did the grid and got the answer!
Very cute. Joining the hordes on the beach.

[zelq]

Sigh...love the crossword, but the metas just don't click with me. Missing something really obvious. Stuck in the desert. Literally.