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Nudged out of the tar pits. Yes, that was tough! Thanks, Will

Wow, I cannot remember when I was so frustrated and then so amazed at the same time. This puzzle is easily the rival of "Word for Word" for its complexity and ingenuity (and in the end simplicity) at the same time. Even when I had some of the steps in hand I still had a tough time getting out of the box. I can't really count this as a solve, but I will certainly take credit for the journey. EXCELLENT job Will.

Dinoed, after a nudge from @DrTom. Tricky puzzle!

That was quite a mechanism, Will! Needed the Friday Muggle ZOOM group - particularly @BarbaraK - to point me in the right direction, but I'm out of the box!

Out of the box, part of which was of my construction while trying to solve - with thanks to BarbaraK earlier today in the Zoom group to start me off - though I created some unnecessary obstacles due to carelessness. Remarkable that Will could pull this off in a standard 17x17 grid.

Awesome puzzle. I thought of how it must work when I first filled in the grid, didn't have the precise technique, put it aside and forgot about it till it was brought up in the Zoom.

I needed an ejector seat button but am finally out. Very clever idea!

I’ve got a major piece done, but 25m to go and not sure I can bring this in for a landing…

Post-deadline dino here, required WAY too many nudges so the AHA was muted, but not my admiration for the construction. Kudos, Will!

It all makes so much sense when it's explained! I started on the right track but counted to 2 and to 4 (because when do you ever need 3 teams? You'd think I would have tried it though...). I also spent some time finding which 3- and 4-letter words in the grid could be formed from each of the 12-letter words, but somehow I never put the concepts together. Nice puzzle, anyway!

Laura M wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:02 am It all makes so much sense when it's explained!

When/where will it be explained?

woozy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:26 am

Laura M wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:02 am It all makes so much sense when it's explained!

When/where will it be explained?

In general you can get a solution/explanation for a Pandora puzzle when a new one appears.

https://pandorasblocks.org/metapuzzles

However, neither of the two most recent solutions have been posted yet, which I attribute to the fact that they are going to be discussed in the next
Outside the Blocks podcast. Expected to come out this Sunday --

https://outsidetheblocks.buzzsprout.com/

(Info about Outside the Blocks under Acapulco Lounge thread. Hope this helps even though you might have to wait a bit.)

whimsy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:37 pm https://pandorasblocks.org/metapuzzles

However, neither of the two most recent solutions have been posted yet, which I attribute to the fact that they are going to be discussed in the next
Outside the Blocks podcast. Expected to come out this Sunday --

https://outsidetheblocks.buzzsprout.com/

I think the main issue is not the forthcoming podcast but just that @AnswerPfinder sometimes forgets to update the website. BUT, if you are subscribed to the email list, you get an email with the full solution one week after the puzzle goes out. So subscribers to the email list received solutions to both of the previous two puzzles. If you want to subscribe to the list, you can do that by scrolling to the bottom of the Pandora's Blocks website and typing in your email.

damefox wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:49 pm
I think the main issue is not the forthcoming podcast but just that @AnswerPfinder sometimes forgets to update the website.

Me??? Forget to do something???? NEVER!!

whimsy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 1:37 pm

woozy wrote: ↑Wed Jan 11, 2023 2:26 am

Laura M wrote: ↑Mon Jan 09, 2023 3:02 am It all makes so much sense when it's explained!

When/where will it be explained?

In general you can get a solution/explanation for a Pandora puzzle when a new one appears.

https://pandorasblocks.org/metapuzzles

However, neither of the two most recent solutions have been posted yet, which I attribute to the fact that they are going to be discussed in the next
Outside the Blocks podcast. Expected to come out this Sunday --

https://outsidetheblocks.buzzsprout.com/

(Info about Outside the Blocks under Acapulco Lounge thread. Hope this helps even though you might have to wait a bit.)

Waiting multiple weeks for solutions is a turnoff to me.