"Signs of the Times" - October 24, 2021

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"Signs of the Times" - October 24, 2021

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This week's puzzle: Signs of the Times
Difficulty: Medium

The answer to this week's meta is a 7-letter word.
(You will probably need a little help from Google, but not too much).

Crosshare link: https://crosshare.org/crosswords/vj91oZYBzBp29qQM475j



PB - Signs of the Times Excel form
-HB
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#2

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Solved and submitted (confirmed on Crosshare)
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#3

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Fun puzzle to start the week. Confirmed via crosshare.
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#4

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Out of the box. Confirmed via Crosshare.
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Was able to get to this one on the earlier(for me) side --
Rise and shine!
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I’m out of the box! Another fun one
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Solved and submitted! Fun one Will.
Kevin
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Dino me! (Do we still say this here? Or is it “out of the box”?)

Fun!
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Dino me! 🦕

Another fun puzzle, Will.
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#10

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🦖🚂
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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OK, who got it without Google?
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#12

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Out of the box! Good one Will! (And yes I had to Google).
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:sauropod: Good one!
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#14

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🦕🦕🦕
Confirmed on Crosshare. Thanks, Will!
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Nice one!
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#16

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Dino me.
Some googling was required.
Thanks for the puzzle Will - I enjoyed it!
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Signed, sealed, delivered... Thanks.
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Page 1 - OK, out of the box early. This has been a good weekend metawise for me - so far I have the WSJ, MG and Pandora (well Pandora I know and strongly suspect the other two). I hold out no hope for next week, but that is next week, and like Miss Scarlett said (sort of) "I shall worry about that on Thursday!"

If I worry prematurely I get performance anxiety. Oh, and speaking of performance anxiety........
Performace anxiety sm.jpg
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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Post by benchen71 »

Successful submission following a fun solve. Nice start to the meta week!
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Dino me.
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