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"Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 8:21 am
by hashbrown
Season 2, Episode 4 coming in at a 5/10 on the Complexity Scale™.

Crosshare:
https://crosshare.org/crosswords/7QW4ncotIRCrTbHVL4lx

Edit: Dino me! Really enjoyable puzzle this week:)

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:10 am
by Schmeel
Dino me.
Tricky puzzle - I enjoyed it!

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:25 am
by Meg
🦕🦕🚂 Excellent fun solving this baby. Great job, Will!

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:44 am
by ChrisKochmanski
Dino me!

Fun!

Though I don't know why Will "chose this answer", as he suggests, intriguingly, in his notes.

EDIT: Will, in confirming my correct submission, explained his choice. OK, now I get it. A nice extra bit of business.

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:53 am
by Dannyvee
ChrisKochmanski wrote: Sun Feb 14, 2021 9:44 am Dino me!

Fun!

Though I don't know why Will "chose this answer", as he suggests, intriguingly, in his notes.
Just what I came here to post.

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:39 am
by RPardoe
Dino'd (I guess that is a (the?) term).
And see myself on the leaderboard adjacent to Muggle Luminaries!

Forgot to ask why Will "chose this answer" also. But did get reminded of something else along the way.

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 10:52 am
by Beth Tyrpin
🦖🚂

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 11:54 am
by Abide
This was a good one ⬆️📦 !

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 12:08 pm
by LesY
I think I understand the “why.” It actually sent me down a brief rabbit hole before the final solve.

Great puzzle, Will!

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:21 pm
by Cindy
Solved but don’t know why he chose the answer.

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 1:25 pm
by Hector
Fun construction.

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:36 pm
by boharr
⬆️📦 !

I copied those images from Abide (just above).

🦕🦕🚂

And the I copied Meg's images.

What else can I say? I know. "Solved."

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 2:48 pm
by Dplass
I submitted something that...fits? But am not confident it's right.

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 3:09 pm
by C=64
🦖🚄

I always enjoy Pandora's Blocks; thank you to Will and the editors and contributors and test solvers for making consistently high-quality puzzles. I'm happy to put money in the tip jar. 🙂

I had to wrestle with the grid more than usual this week, I think because there were few long entries and (as Will warned us) a lot of three-letter fill. It felt like trying to run through an old house with lots of doors and small rooms when you're used to running through an open concept house. I'm sure that crossword constructors have a term for this.

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 3:26 pm
by oldjudge
I typed a message before but I guess I didn’t hit submit. Fun puzzle—another great job by Will. Dino me 🦕

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 3:58 pm
by dudeski
Agree with C=64. Happy to contribute. Great to have more metas and the weekly explanation/email is a nice touch.

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 4:43 pm
by Dplass
I was wrong the first time but got it now. Dino me.

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 5:18 pm
by KayW
:sauropod: after a short stop on a sandbar (to mix forum metaphors). Another fun one and impressive construction!

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 6:11 pm
by hcbirker
Out of the box I believe. Good one Will!

Re: "Out of the Spotlight" - February 14, 2021

Posted: Sun Feb 14, 2021 7:20 pm
by Laura M
Dino me! Fun!