Invasive Species - Sept 27, 2020

Available by emailing a request to PandorasBlocksWMC[at]gmail[dot]com, these meta puzzles are distributed by email every Sunday. Pandora's Blocks crosswords are intended to spread the popularity of meta crosswords, however, they are not just for beginners and run the gamut it terms of difficulty.
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Invasive Species - Sept 27, 2020

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A really great guest puzzle by Sara Cantor: https://crosshare.org/crosswords/PYriVMDCRwCW2YkIpBTZ

Awaiting confirmation but I think DINOME
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#2

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Agreed. lots of fun, and appropriate size for a Sunday morning (since I got the NYT done last night).

I think I'm also MONIED but waiting confirmation. One thing really popped out meta-wise. Nice to have an easy one to finish the weekend on a week 4!
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Hard to believe this is really a "debut". Pretty perfect!
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#4

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Very big and very nice!
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#6

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Fun, and unusual grid entries. Sara must have an interesting academic background or very broad reading interests.
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Hector wrote: โ†‘Sun Sep 27, 2020 12:34 pm Fun, and unusual grid entries. Sara must have an interesting academic background or very broad reading interests.
Yeah, I thought the same...
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#8

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๐Ÿฆ–๐Ÿš‚
Really impressive grid/cluing/puzzle. Hats off to Sara.
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#9

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Lovely debut puzzle!
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Good puzzle. Great to have more metas.
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Done and Done - Fun! Despite what they said I did need Google for the meta though. This would definitely be a good starter puzzle for someone.
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Will has made a great addition to his teamโ€”-fantastic job by Sara!
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Getting into a bad habit of needing a nudge and a bit to get started on metas - if anyone fancies giving me the slightest tap that would be fantastic!

EDIT: Two quick messages from oldjudge and TPS set me straight and there's a big click despite not sending it in yet. :mrgreen:
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#14

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Out of the box (Pandora's) or the blocks. Since the puzzle name changed, it seems the old trains (for adults and kids alike) have left the station

This was a well-made and fun puzzle. Cheers to Ms. Cantor!
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#15

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Dino me! Very impressive debut!
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Iโ€™m out of the box. (Like that better than the dinosaur thing:) Welcome, Sara! Hope to see more.
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Cute one!
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#18

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๐Ÿ“ค Found a nifty little outbox icon. Thatโ€™ll work.
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Beth Tyrpin wrote: โ†‘Sun Sep 27, 2020 9:06 pm ๐Ÿ“ค Found a nifty little outbox icon. Thatโ€™ll work.
Well why do the emoji icons change when I submit them? Tea cup turns to soup bowl and my outbox doesnโ€™t look right at all. Darn.
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Beth Tyrpin wrote: โ†‘Sun Sep 27, 2020 9:08 pm
Beth Tyrpin wrote: โ†‘Sun Sep 27, 2020 9:06 pm ๐Ÿ“ค Found a nifty little outbox icon. Thatโ€™ll work.
Well why do the emoji icons change when I submit them? Tea cup turns to soup bowl and my outbox doesnโ€™t look right at all. Darn.
I think perhaps that only Joe Ross could explain the emoji mysteries.
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