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After a couple of podcast episodes (definitely worth a listen!), Will is back with another meta crossword!

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Puzzle #77: Roll the Dice

Difficulty: Medium/Challenging
The answer to this week's meta is a 2-word phrase.
No Googling required.
Crosshare link: https://crosshare.org/crosswords/cwmfn5 ... l-the-dice

The deadline for this puzzle is 9:00am eastern time on Sunday, January 29th, 2023.

Out of the box.

Fun!

Thanks, Will!

Thanks Will!

Happy to get this one after being stumped on the previous one (and still not peeking at the solution...). It'll come eventually...or not.

Out of the box - thanks, Will!

Solved! Very unique and clever. Loved it.

Out of the box. Thanks, Will.

Ended up backsolving -- but at least I'm out of the box! Thanks for the multi-directional fun, Will!

Dino me! Thanks, Will!

Dino me - thanks for the puzzle!

Wow, top 10, probably my fastest escape from Pandora's box. (Or is "dino" the code, I don't remember). Really fun and novel. Thanks, Will

Where's the download for the PDF or the PUZ?

Out of the box!

dsbened wrote: ↑Sun Jan 22, 2023 7:45 pm Where's the download for the PDF or the PUZ?

In the email, if you get on the list.

Or on his website: https://pandorasblocks.org/rollthedice

I took a wrong turn early and insisted on exploring that path. I got a course correction that made me realize how close I was. I badly misinterpreted a clear road sign.

A nudge helped me to dino the box. Clever puzzle!

Dino me! Very clever challenge, Will... was juuuuust about to solicit a nudge, but things fell into place just as I was organizing my thoughts. Funny how that happens

Out of the box. Took a minute (actually, quite a few minutes), but finally got it. Neat puzzle. Thanks! Now, could someone explain the "Dino me" thing?

Was so frustrated and then I said, "hey let's try some logic here!", surprisingly enough that worked. I had though the answer was what it was from the beginning but did not know how to get there, then finally I rolled the dice on an idea and darn if I did not come up a winner! Clever mechanism as usual, not "choosing a team" hard but still took some ciphering! Thanks Will. It has been a pretty good week so far but of course we face a MG4 on Friday and probably a tougher WSJ. Ah well.

Meta Jeopardy...What are words yelled when the meta solution continually escapes you:

Answer:

I just wonder if you all know terms I don't know. On some subjects they all blend together.

... or maybe I just don't have it.

Turns out I had all the pieces but wasn't putting them together quite right.

Thanks for the puzzle, podcast, and assistance Will!