"Similar Styles" - September 24, 2021

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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"Similar Styles" - September 24, 2021

#1

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This week's puzzle: Similar Styles
Complexity Scale™ rating of 5 / 10.

Not quite sure about the complexity rating here. Only time will tell...

The answer to this week's meta is a 2-word phrase.
(No Google at all for this one).

Crosshare link: https://crosshare.org/crosswords/1xpXFcvNtHEkTBohLsja
-HB
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#2

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Solved and confirmed on Crosshare.
Dino me! 🦕
Great start to my Sunday morning. Thanks, Will!
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#3

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🦖 🦕
Great puzzle
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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#4

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Solved, submitted, and confirmed.
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#5

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I like that quick confirmation.
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#6

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Dino me! That was fun!
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#7

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Crosshare confirms that the dino has left the box.
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#8

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What a fun puzzle! From the title I was afraid at first I'd have to learn more about pop culture.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#9

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🦕 me. Really an interesting idea by Will!
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#10

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Hmm, I see a pretty clear Step 1 but can't figure out what to do next. Juggling a couple of ideas.
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#11

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Stuck on a Step 1 too... Was very excited to see 34A as an entry!
-HB
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#12

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It was fun but a bit of a swimming blind kind of thing. Doable but you must flail a bit.
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First step jumped out, but now we're doing the 40 yard flail.
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Flailing after Step 1. Looks like I'm in good company. Halfway there, I think....
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#15

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Flailing after the grid!
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I'm wondering... wasanyone who got this able to get it without "flailing". I got it through "guided flailing" but I wonder if I'm missing something.

PM me (for obvious reasons) if you knew something I didn't.
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#17

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I’m a bit late to the Dino party, but I’ve gotten off or on the train, depending on which one goes with the metaphor.
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#18

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Solved with an assist. I asked Will for some yes/no help because my Fall classes start tomorrow and I needed to wrap this up. 😃 My first idea for Step 2 was correct but I abandoned that rabbit hole prematurely, kind of like the cartoon character meta from last season. 🦖🚂
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Dino me!

Got to this one a bit late. (Traveling.) Very fun!
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#20

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🦕
🤞🐰
Another fabulous Pandora Puzzle!
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