Compass Points — July 31, 2022

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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Compass Points — July 31, 2022

#1

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Dino me!

Good one. Thanks, Will!
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#2

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Out of the box! Good one!
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Dino me on the train!
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#4

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🦕 me. More easy than medium but lots of fun. Sad to see that Season 4 is ending. Thanks Will for providing us all Sunday enjoyment!
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#5

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Out of the box. Thank you. Looking forward to next season.
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Out of the box - thanks for the puzzle and the entire season, Will!
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#7

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Out of the box due to a snafu at the hockey rink that double-booked our ice time. :(
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#8

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Unboxed and delighted, but sad that season 4 has drawn to a close. Enjoy your rest but come back soon Will.

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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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#9

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Out of the box. Thanks, Will!
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#10

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Dino me!
Thanks for the great season! Enjoy the break.
Already looking forward to the next one.
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Dino me! 🦕 I'm so sorry to see Season 4 come to a close. I'll be anxiously awaiting the start of Season 5. Thanks, Will!
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I’m out of the box. Nice of Will to arrange to knock one obvious rabbit hole out of contention right from the start.
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All done! Nice construction.
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#14

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:sauropod: :crossed_swords: :rabbit: Fun meta to finish off a great season!

Between this one and WSJCC, I'm hungry!
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#15

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Solved after staring at it for a bit yesterday to no avail. :)

Fun one, thanks.
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#16

Post by markhr »

Wow, not seeing this one at all. Maybe I’m wiped out from working through the MGWCC. Oh well…
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#17

Post by burak »

I've done Will's hard and challenging puzzles in mere minutes this season, and some Medium ones were very elusive. This belongs to the latter category unfortunately.
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#18

Post by dudeski »

Thanks for the puzzles, Will.
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#19

Post by mattythewsjpuzzler »

Dino me. Way over complicated it.
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5 straight days of staring at this and WAYYYY overcomplicating it. Thanks to some "nudges" from kind solvers to help pull me out of the rabbit holes.
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