MEOW #179 Are the Stars Out Tonight
- Meg
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Cat was getting nowhere until i got some muggle help. I’m pretty sure I didn’t test solve this. Or I did and apparently doing crosswords does not prevent memory loss.
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- DrTom
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and apparently making them doesn't either! I could have sworn you tested this, but if you don't remember you probably did not because it is the kind of thing you would remember!
Thanks for giving it a go!
Thanks for giving it a go!
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Absolutely, Lord Knows I have "appropriated" any number of Cap ideas into metas.Cap'n Rick wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 8:27 am Cat is out! Excellent job, @DrTom! I loved this mechanism and may have to "borrow" it someday.
Glad you enjoyed it, I figured you might being a seafaring guy and all.
T
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- whimsy
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Cat's out of the bag but not the picture --
Thanks for another work of art, Tom!
Thanks for another work of art, Tom!
- MMe
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There is at least one precedent in muggle meta history. Nothing new under the starry skies?DrTom wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 10:55 amAbsolutely, Lord Knows I have "appropriated" any number of Cap ideas into metas.Cap'n Rick wrote: ↑Thu May 02, 2024 8:27 am Cat is out! Excellent job, @DrTom! I loved this mechanism and may have to "borrow" it someday.
Glad you enjoyed it, I figured you might being a seafaring guy and all.
T
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I needed all of those nudges. As anyone following me on the Thrice game thread knows, the Entertainment category is my bane. Count me among those who rate this not as a "persian+" but as a lion. At least it wasn't a TikTok or Instagram A-Lister!
- HeadinHome
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Just needed the first nudge (yesterday’s), and really should not have. That idea occurred to me but I did not follow it through… though I think I fell asleep with my iPad on my face working on this, I was so weary last night. Great meta, and great to have you posting puzzles again!
The other Wendy.
- sharkicicles
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I think I know what to do, I just don’t know how… still any DrTom puzzle is a good one!
- woozy
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Oh. Now that I've had my tattoo of "Do it in grid order" removed from my forehead, I guess there is something else I should replace it with....
Stinky Pinkies!
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
- DrTom
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OK, somewhat better but it still is evading a lot of folks. I am trying to think of nudges that are not PUSHES for tomorrow. In the meantime there are now 27 people firmly ensconced in the "cat is out" category:
17 markhr
18 whinsy
19 Ergcat
20 Alex Sisti
21 Capn Rick
22 LarsCaine
23 hoover
24 Carolyn
25 HeadinHome
26 Jaclyn
27 woozy
17 markhr
18 whinsy
19 Ergcat
20 Alex Sisti
21 Capn Rick
22 LarsCaine
23 hoover
24 Carolyn
25 HeadinHome
26 Jaclyn
27 woozy
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
- DrTom
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More spoilers...
These are clearest if combined with what you have been given in earlier spoilers!!!
These are clearest if combined with what you have been given in earlier spoilers!!!
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Cat is finally OUT!!! (and without those last two nudges, although it was an absolute WAG!!)
- DrTom
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I know I am competing with the MG and the WSJ but one last nudge:
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
- KayW
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Whacked across the head with enough 2-by-4 nudges to finally see stars and free the cat. Thanks Tom!
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- DrTom
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Look, up in the sky, its a bird, its a plane, its a freed kitty!!
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- DrTom
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So, if you are tired of wracking your brain trying to come up with a meta answer to one thing or another, take a look at the "Other Puzzles" then "Other Muggle Puzzles" (or just follow this link - viewtopic.php?t=2875) for a non meta bit of nonsense.
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Done. As expected-- silly and fun. Recommended.DrTom wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 6:49 pm So, if you are tired of wracking your brain trying to come up with a meta answer to one thing or another, take a look at the "Other Puzzles" then "Other Muggle Puzzles" (or just follow this link - viewtopic.php?t=2875) for a non meta bit of nonsense.
- DrTom
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Thanks Mark!!markhr wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 9:47 pmDone. As expected-- silly and fun. Recommended.DrTom wrote: ↑Sat May 04, 2024 6:49 pm So, if you are tired of wracking your brain trying to come up with a meta answer to one thing or another, take a look at the "Other Puzzles" then "Other Muggle Puzzles" (or just follow this link - viewtopic.php?t=2875) for a non meta bit of nonsense.
T
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- DrTom
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Well OK, a few more solvers since the last update. Maybe with WSJ out of the way (pretty much) I'll see some more MEOWers?
28 Berto
29 Tyrpmom
30 andeux
31 Tom Wilson
32 KayW
33 Bird Lives
34 Cindy Heisler
28 Berto
29 Tyrpmom
30 andeux
31 Tom Wilson
32 KayW
33 Bird Lives
34 Cindy Heisler
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
- DrTom
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One more soul braved the stars:
35 Steve M
35 Steve M
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!