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Wait, that's MY name - you already have another one!
◆ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2021-06-20T12:00:32.233Z
Meta Prompt
The answer to this week's meta is the 4-letter name of an animated animal.
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- FrankieHeck solved 2021-06-20T12:42:43.400Z
- RPardoe solved 2021-06-20T14:52:19.784Z
- Becky solved 2021-06-20T15:19:31.387Z
- boharr solved 2021-06-20T15:56:55.404Z
- oldjudge solved 2021-06-20T16:34:46.612Z
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- Gabby solved 2021-06-20T22:57:08.352Z
- Mike D solved 2021-06-21T12:30:57.217Z
- Doc solved 2021-06-21T18:08:26.651Z
- Sfull411 solved 2021-06-21T23:05:07.820Z
- dannyvee solved 2021-06-22T00:15:12.369Z
- RyCal solved 2021-06-22T01:40:57.710Z
- hashbrown solved 2021-06-22T21:22:02.174Z
- MamaEllen solved 2021-06-22T23:59:24.855Z
- Abide solved 2021-06-23T02:56:23.752Z
- JeffPrug solved 2021-06-29T22:09:53.694Z
- Jasonbr solved 2021-09-17T01:25:07.722Z
- dianyx solved 2021-10-14T23:00:07.131Z
- Daniel P solved 2022-04-05T23:23:42.892Z
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- FrankieHeck 🤓16:42 · 2021-06-20T12:47:39.376ZThank you so much for this season of Pandora's Blocks. You've given me lots of Sunday smiles. Have a great summer!
- boharr 4s · 2021-06-20T15:57:46.715ZAnother tricky and a terrific season of puzzles.
- oldjudge 3s · 2021-06-20T16:36:29.910ZGreat work Will! Sunday’s have become the highlight of my week.
- Very nice! I almost gave up on the meta but gave it another look this morning and... success
. Thanks so much for another awesome season - already looking forward to the next! - Sfull411 🤓5:35 · 2021-06-21T23:06:27.249ZGreat puzzle, Will. Thanks so much and enjoy summer!
- C64 🤓12:40 · 2021-06-22T23:45:11.922ZThe theme answers are solidly in my wheelhouse but I couldn't get any further with it. I submitted a five-letter guess just to get it over with.
- Caroline 🤓8:58 · 2021-09-18T00:03:42.604ZI also couldn't figure out the connection between the theme answers and the correct solution. Is it something to do with 49A? Otherwise I'm drawing a blank (heh).
- Byron 🤓24:59 · 2021-10-30T15:53:57.360ZI don't get it either. After seeing the ghost names I found a few configurations of PAC in the grid, but no dice.
- Caroline 🤓8:58 · 2021-10-31T03:52:50.539ZI emailed Will and he shared the solution!
- Byron 🤓24:59 · 2021-10-31T13:06:50.871ZEven knowing the solution, I don't understand how it's arrived at. Do you?
- Caroline 🤓8:58 · 2021-10-31T22:23:42.071ZYeah, Will emailed the whole explainer. It was really elaborate and I never would have figured it out on my own. The original Japanese names of Pac-Man ghosts are coincidentally also names of American cartoon characters: Shadow, Speedy, Bashful, and Pokey. (1/2)
- Caroline 🤓8:58 · 2021-10-31T22:26:52.871Z(2/2) There are four clues in the puzzle that point to each of those alternate characters (e.g., "Mouse user, to a developer"). Mouse = Speedy Gonzales. The first four letters of those answers spells BUGS, another cartoon character.
- Byron 🤓24:59 · 2021-11-01T03:21:50.218ZYeesh! I did end up on the Pac-Man Wikipedia page and saw those other names, but that next leap is a big one. Thanks!
- MamaEllen 3s · 2021-06-23T00:00:15.016ZTerrific puzzles this season Will! Thanks
- Thanks everyone! You all have given me just as many smiles and made Sundays my highlight as well! Looking forward to putting together the next season of puzzles! :)
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Device that people used to watch TV on demand before TiVo
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- 1ADevice that people used to watch TV on demand before TiVo
- 4AGillette razor
- 8AAll-encompassing school leadership org.
- 12AType of person similar to the one referenced in the Monty Python quote "She turned me into a newt!... I got better..."
- 15A"Aren't ___ pair?"
- 16APromise for officeholders
- 17AVindictive people often take the low one
- 18APlata's counterpart
- 19AGerman abstract artist that made "Blaues Dreieck"
- 22A"Ay, Dios ___!" ("Oh my god!")
- 23ASkeletal part that supports 20% of a dog's weight
- 24AFrame (for murder, perhaps)
- 25ALike most deciduous trees during summertime
- 27ASuppertime hour
- 29ASource of many checking acct. fees
- 30ASounded like Dolly
- 31AMakes a vow, and really means it
- 35A"Dear Lord, I hope so!"
- 38AIf you're called this by itself, it's totally fine, but as soon as it's followed by "of [something]" then you're in trouble
- 39ABio, geo, and chem, for a few
- 41APens used before many an ER trip
- 42AScot's "nos"
- 45A"___, what of it?"
- 48A___ Miss (LSU rival)
- 49AScary Spice
- 51A___ Lanka
- 53AHedgehog home
- 55AAstronomer that discovered Pluto
- 60A"Right of way is given, not taken" means that someone has to do this
- 61AScot's river
- 62AToffee brand found in some Klondike bars
- 66ALike many hints in escape rooms
- 68ATime slots to see drs.
- 70AInitialism for Christ, or a texter's response to "Where is Brown?"
- 71AOrg. with checkpoints
- 72AEdible mushroom that looks like it's dripping with writing liquid
- 75A___ Lingus
- 76A___ in point
- 77AItem that makes an anthropomorphic appearance as a puppet in Bo Burnham's special "Inside"
- 78ABlvds.
- 79ASome "Monopoly!" properties
- 80ABygone Russian ruler
- 81AJoust
- 82A"...then lobbest thou ___ Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch towards ___ foe, who, being naughty in my sight, shall snuff it."
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- 1DThe ID. Buzz is the modern, electric remake of this "hippiemobile", set to hit dealerships in the US in 2023
- 2DInstruments played by Alisa Weilerstein
- 3DBranded liquid for your windshield wipers
- 4DTik___ (app that teens use to waste their days away)
- 5DAs of June 17th, they had the third best record in the Majors
- 6D___ performance (in its heyday)
- 7DAttribute for a doll named Cathy
- 8DAbbr. tacked on to the end of some H.S. names
- 9DAs of June 17th, they had the 16th best record in the Majors: abbr.
- 10DIf you ask me, this guy needs to stop forcing people to try his nasty, off-colored breakfast foods
- 11DGod, to some
- 12DCategory for much of the merchandise at Bed Bath & Beyond
- 13DOpera term used by an MGM resort
- 14DHorse around, with "off"
- 20DBritish diaper
- 21DTake one's ___ (receive harsh feedback)
- 26DNot as much
- 28DExpression
- 30DDog's treat
- 32DOrg. with an eagle holding a key on its emblem
- 33DColorful character?
- 34DCorn storage tower
- 35DJewel
- 36DInternational oil grp.
- 37DDairy Queen treats
- 40DEmbroider
- 43DLetters before a date under many a company name
- 44DSign that you might actually start seeing again on Broadway: abbr.
- 46D___ Dhabi
- 47DJackman of "Les Misérables"
- 50D"I didn't mean anything ___"
- 52DSecond statement in an old Apple commerical
- 54DSomewhat well known German river
- 56DCrime
- 57DActress Gant and Supreme Court Justice Kagan
- 58DGo around
- 59D2013 album from Lady Gaga
- 63DAnxiety and insecurity combined
- 64D"You can't handle the ___!" ("A Few Good Men" quote)
- 65DType of "fit" throw by toddlers
- 66DDwarf ___ (our Sun is one!)
- 67DMouse mover, to a developer
- 68DYesterday, in Oaxaca
- 69DGolden Gate city, for short
- 73DMBS's country
- 74DIts (very simple) flag represents "wide blue skies" and "wheat fields": abbr.
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