"Connect Four" May 5, 2023

[Janet]

I am still hanging out with Isaac. JeanneC, his coffee usually brings me to shore, maybe I should check his cola!

Meanwhile, I'm so excited for the cryptic puzzle. I love those.

[Kas]

I'm hanging with Issac, too. Grid was no problem, but the rest...sigh.

[TeamDoubleTow]

We needed our 2 heads to be in the same room to solve. Now ashore . Here's to a great rest of the weekend to everyone!

[chatger]

Ashore. Well, 98% sure, anyway.

[mkmf]

On shore! I set the puzzle aside on Thursday because I could get nowhere on the meta. Found out today that I'd mistakenly highlighted a clue to a three-letter entry as one of the themers. Can't say more until Monday.

[Alvibu67]

On the shore.

Imbibing my usual Mango Truly and basking in a nice SF Giants win!

Allison (Alvibu67)

[Qmark]

Took me a while but I believe I have reached the shore. Enjoyed this one.

[altosax]

I submitted AN answer, but with thousands of cartoon characters created over the years, there have to be other possible answers.

[Joe Ross]

This answer is unique, the only one possible, IMO.

I'd like to be proved wrong & will sing the praises of anyone finding another, per Matt's metanism. Sticks & stones may break my bones, but alt meta answers excite me.

[Katiedid]

While I was writing a nudge request, I looked at my work to see if there was anything else to mention that I had noticed so far when AHA!
I saw something else that led to the answer! I agree with Joe Ross that there seems to be only one possibility.

I had been working on this off and on since Friday morning. I guess writing out my thoughts should be another tool for me.

[jmorgie7]

Ashore. well at least I have a good explanation. i think its good. monday will tell. then the long slog til friday. sigh.

[Bob cruise director]

While I was writing a nudge request, I looked at my work to see if there was anything else to mention that I had noticed so far when AHA!
I saw something else that led to the answer! I agree with Joe Ross that there seems to be only one possibility.

I had been working on this off and on since Friday morning. I guess writing out my thoughts should be another tool for me.

@Katiedid I can't tell you how many times over the years of the forum that I have seen the same comment. The act of writing out what you did to get a nudge makes you summarize what you have done and very often you have the path to the AHA moment right in front of you.

Welcome to the shore

[Bird Lives]

Ashore. I had the metanism and an answer from the get-go. But I knew mine was not the intended answer even though it met the criterion. A nudge today gave me the answer, the one quickly arrived at by all those who are more cartoon-literate than I am.

[WSJosh]

I have a defensible answer, so I’ll claim to be ashore.

[Bob cruise director]

Good Sunday morning muggles

Slow but steady progress getting to the shore. We have 14 on the ship with eagle1279 and Kas enjoying the brunch with other muggles and 170 on the shore.

Making their way to the shore since yesterday are

hunkra
mikeB
Trey and Marion
Qmark
chatger
altosax
BigPear
Bonnibel
Alvibu67
TeamDoubleTow
TeaJenny
jmorgie7
LuscombeDriver
Anna
mkmf
PhantomPhan
Adajeo
mydogsam
Katiedid
Gman
Bird Lives
WSJosh


Good luck to all and don't forget the Last Call zoom call at 8 pm ET tonight.

[MajordomoTom]

I too have made the trip to shore.

This one required some deep thought. Then a flash of insight, and ... it's obvious in hindsight.

[Deb F]

Consider me permanently ensconced with my good friend, Isaac. I'm not leaving!

[sphorning]

Ugh! I have figured out the mechanism and know what to do, just simply can't figure out the meta answer. Anyone want to give a nudge?

[Ben B]

Thrilled to have finally made it to shore after a long arduous swim. Going to reach out for confirmation after I catch my breath. But we are on a beach and happy for now.

[RussHiggins]

Ashore, finally. Like Ben B, I spent way too long swimming in the wrong direction. Note to self: if you are not making progress, rethink earlier assumptions.