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.
hashbrown
Posts: 123 Joined: Sat Jul 11, 2020 9:25 am
Location: Scotland
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by hashbrown » Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:24 am
Puzzle #95: Fill-Ins
Difficulty: Medium to Challenging
The answer to this week's meta is a five-letter plural noun.
Please note: I am attaching the normal PUZ and PDF files, but I strongly urge you to solve this week's puzzle on Crosshare.
The deadline for this puzzle is 9:00am eastern time on Sunday, February 11, 2024.
Dino me! Great meta and mechanism, thanks Will! Take note of the final bullet point all, and solve on Crosshare if you can.
-HB
Abide
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by Abide » Sun Feb 04, 2024 9:58 am
Excellent Pandora, and a nice shoutout to the Will/Emma Fireball from last year.
The site is just a web page, a meeting place, a clubhouse - it's the group that's special.
—Brian MacDonald
schmidzy
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by schmidzy » Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:00 am
Fantastic puzzle!
Streroto
Posts: 837 Joined: Thu Jul 04, 2019 4:24 pm
Location: Newtown Square, PA
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by Streroto » Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:06 am
Really nice aha. Dino me. Thanks Will for a fun start to Sunday.
Stay well all
Berto
Posts: 464 Joined: Sat Feb 05, 2022 4:10 pm
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by Berto » Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:11 am
DiYes me!
ChrisKochmanski
Posts: 2400 Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:51 pm
Location: Saline, Michigan
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by ChrisKochmanski » Sun Feb 04, 2024 10:30 am
Dino me!
This is such a nice, clean, crisp meta that I may save it for when I’m occasionally asked to explain meta crosswords to the terribly sad non-Muggles of the world I always do my best to avoid.
boharr
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Posts: 3365 Joined: Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:57 am
Location: Westchester, NY
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by boharr » Sun Feb 04, 2024 11:31 am
Out of the box. Thanks, Will.
KayW
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Posts: 4021 Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:10 am
Location: Chicago
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by KayW » Sun Feb 04, 2024 12:16 pm
oldjudge
Posts: 1695 Joined: Fri Apr 19, 2019 4:16 am
Location: Pasadena, CA
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by oldjudge » Sun Feb 04, 2024 1:24 pm
Nice job Will!
me
ajk
Posts: 1173 Joined: Mon Dec 21, 2020 4:22 pm
Location: Colorado
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by ajk » Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:08 pm
Very nicely done, thanks. Sad this is the last season.
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MikeyG
Posts: 1608 Joined: Wed Dec 30, 2020 2:52 pm
Location: Chicago
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by MikeyG » Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:21 pm
Another great one that some might get Swiftly. Dino me!
hcbirker
Posts: 2221 Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:24 pm
Location: Studio City, CA
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by hcbirker » Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:28 pm
Fun one! Thanks Will!
Heidi
MatthewL
Posts: 896 Joined: Thu Dec 31, 2020 11:57 am
Location: Atlanta, GA
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by MatthewL » Sun Feb 04, 2024 2:58 pm
Dino me. Took a bit to see it, but finally did. Thanks for the puzzle, Will!
Matthew
SamKat9
Posts: 346 Joined: Sat Aug 19, 2023 7:45 pm
Location: Maryland
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by SamKat9 » Sun Feb 04, 2024 3:45 pm
Dino me! Great meta!
Shannon
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
Seattle DB
Posts: 40 Joined: Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:16 pm
Location: Seattle
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by Seattle DB » Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:02 pm
Hi Everyone! I'm a pencil/paper solver and I don't see the PDF or PUZ links anywhere. Help?
whimsy
Posts: 3065 Joined: Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:51 am
Location: Hopkinton MA
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by whimsy » Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:03 pm
Having trouble with Crosshare scroll down and can't enter there --
But pretty sure I have it!
Jeremy Smith
Posts: 1085 Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:45 pm
Location: Tampa Bay area
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by Jeremy Smith » Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:14 pm
Seattle DB wrote: ↑ Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:02 pm
Hi Everyone! I'm a pencil/paper solver and I don't see the PDF or PUZ links anywhere. Help?
Open the Crosshare link and click on the the three dots with More at the top right corner.
Seattle DB
Posts: 40 Joined: Wed Sep 27, 2023 6:16 pm
Location: Seattle
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by Seattle DB » Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:18 pm
Doh! And TYVM, Jeremy!
Dave C
Posts: 348 Joined: Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:30 pm
Location: Round Rock, TX
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by Dave C » Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:24 pm
Dino me, though it took me a while to see the first step.
Jeremy Smith
Posts: 1085 Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 5:45 pm
Location: Tampa Bay area
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by Jeremy Smith » Sun Feb 04, 2024 5:39 pm
Dino me!
Abandoned one rabbit hole, then revisited some strange stuff I had noticed when completing the grid. Thanks, Will!