Roll the Dice
■ · By Pandora's Blocks Weekly Meta Crossword · Published 10 days ago
Meta Prompt: The answer to this week's meta is a 2-word phrase.
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- Hector 4s · 10 days agoAlso, kinda DIE30ASEA
DIEPass on31A:-)SEA"See the line where the sky meets the ___? It calls me" ("Moana" lyric)- Meg 6s · 10 days agoHa ha!
- KayW 🤓7:33 · 8 days ago:D
- Hector 4s · 10 days agoSuper fun, thanks!
- I K Snamhcok 2s · 10 days agoHey, I saw that DIE30ASEA
DIEPass on31Atoo. An Easter egg? Fun! Thanks, Will!SEA"See the line where the sky meets the ___? It calls me" ("Moana" lyric)- whimsy 🤓14:24 · 10 days agoI wondered whether Willy Nelson was a hint! :)
- Qmark 4s · 10 days agoAwesome...thanks Will!
- boharr 2s · 10 days agoNice one. Thanks
- ChrisCross 🤓10:15 · 10 days agoInteresting. I definitely backsolved this one. Expected to see the snake eyes, then finally used the clue in the bottom right corner to fill in the pips and get it.
- AaronT 🤓6:27 · 10 days agoLoved it!
- Gutman 2s · 10 days agoThanks Will
- whimsy 🤓14:24 · 10 days agoThanks, ChrisCross! I was feeling like a 12D12D, only guessing at the answer because of all the relevant letters I kept seeing in the grid. I did included the 5 concept, and was trying my darnedest to get that symbol in the center to "roll" in some revealing manner. I knew there had to be a reason for the sneaky lack of symmetry!
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Thanks, Will -- it provided me with multi-directional fun! - Laura M 🤓13:15 · 10 days agoNice!
- Anita and Steve 3s · 10 days agoThe hockey clues had us going for awhile. :-)
- ReB 4s · 10 days agoWow, first day - and even better, I didn't even have to try to backsolve.I had the "X" theme in mind from 59A59A, and when I noticed the grid asymmetry I decided to explore the letters that were in the way of rectifying the symmetry with four little "X"s and hit the jackpot. Very clever and novel concept here. Glad you're back in action.
FIVEDice number that looks like an X - auee89 3s · 10 days agoFun! Thanks Will.
- hazmat 🤓5:41 · 9 days agoThanks Will!
- MatthewL 🤓6:42 · 9 days agoVery neat puzzle. Solid grid. Thanks!
- Tyrpmom 3s · 9 days agoWho else turned the grid upside down?
- Burakodrama 2s · 8 days agoI immediately saw the dice and knew we had to do something but what? Boy I did a lot of futile mental rolling to solve this one. I think it helped a ton with my spatial memory.
- Meta World Peace 4s · 6 days agoFirst fixed on DIEs (one diagonal), then Boggle-style DICE, and finally X marked the spot! Good medium difficulty and glad I didn't pick up my chips and go home early before seeing your cool visual element, Will!
- I noticed the dice right away, but it took me a long time to find the signal. Anyone else notice all of the sports teams in the clues? Senator, Cavs, Mercury, Raven, Spur. Plus Canucks in the grid.
- Sfull411 🤓4:37 · 5 days agoClever puzzle! Thanks
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- 1A"Clue" color
- 5AHurdle for a future doctor, for short
- 9A"Well done!"
- 10ATrojan War epic
- 12ACommon antidepressant
- 13AFather figure?
- 15ADrench
- 16ADrying ovens
- 18A___ Z (folks born after Millennials)
- 20AGeographic feature that sounds like a supermarket section
- 21APuzzles like these
- 22AHang around
- 23AFormerly
- 24AThat's a wrap!
- 25AMake like a Senator, say
- 26ATo a large degree
- 28A"Afternoon ___" (Starland Vocal Band hit)
- 30APass on
- 31A"See the line where the sky meets the ___? It calls me" ("Moana" lyric)
- 32AVancouver athletes
- 36AScathing
- 40ATake ___ (steal a glimpse)
- 41AIncludes on an email chain, for short
- 43A"I love you" in Córdoba
- 44AFictional character who said "If the good Lord had intended us to walk, he wouldn't have invented roller skates."
- 47ASome used to be made with spruce needles and consumed as a cure for scurvy
- 48AAbbr. seen on many planes in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden
- 49ANovelty
- 51AA slugger swings it
- 52AResult of some controversial NHL or World Cup decisions
- 54ALast name in a list with Craig, Brosnan, Connery, and Moore
- 56A___ Dame
- 57AWord famously yelled by Peyton Manning at the line of scrimmage
- 58A"No good ___ goes unpunished"
- 59ADice number that looks like an X
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- 1DUnpoetic writing
- 2DKick back
- 3DCavs' school
- 4DTarget of derision
- 5DCentral region
- 6DFamilies
- 7DHelps
- 8DIt might protrude a little from a binder
- 9DCrème ___ (dessert made with a butane torch)
- 11DSoldier's identifier
- 12DWannabe
- 14DSudden ___ (certain overtime format)
- 15D[Order's ready]
- 17DCall ___ day
- 19DRussian refusal
- 21DRami who played Freddie Mercury
- 22DPlace where you might find diamonds
- 24DIt might have a reminder scribbled on it
- 25DSome winter precipitation
- 27DChallenge to ___ (make like Aaron Burr)
- 29DEmergency key
- 32DRaven-ous sounds?
- 33DBee-related
- 34DFull ___ (wrestling hold)
- 35DMade a face
- 36DRequested from
- 37DRecurring role for Stallone
- 38D"How to put this..."
- 39DSunk ___ fallacy (faulty logic that results in throwing good money after bad)
- 42DTapper's network
- 45DPenn State rallying cry
- 46D"Same here!"
- 50DBaltic native
- 53DThe G of TGIF
- 55DSpur of ___ moment
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