MEOW #53: Roundabout

A weekly meta crossword on the forum started by member Josh (aka madhatter5). These puzzles are often very creative with solving mechanisms out of the norm and skewing towards the more challenging. Puzzles are posted every Wednesday, and the solution appears the following Tuesday.
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MEOW #53: Roundabout

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Hi all and welcome to the fifty-third installment of the MEOW!

The answer describes many a 68A


Good luck!


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Puma

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I've submitted my answer. Waiting for confirmation. (Edit: confirmed!)

Great puzzle. Thanks, Josh!
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LOL 46A!!! Ymmd.
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#5

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I think I can stop spinning now.
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#6

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The cat might be out of the bag (or not). 🤞Confirmed 🍺
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MOAT and now MEOW have me turning in circles. I may have to wait for the spoilers.
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#8

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Yeah, I can't see how the mechanic *isn't* what I think it is..... but it's apparently not.
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This cat's out...and going places! :lol:

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The cat was nudged right off the couch.
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Is this spoiler day?
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#12

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Thanks for keeping me honest, Larry.

68A is a big hint

You are looking for four 68-acrosses that literally go round the roundabout.

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Got it! Thanks for the help. I had another assist as well.
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The cat is bag-free!

Finally. I needed a nudge (received before Josh posted the hints above), which now, in retrospect, seems unnecessary. I believe I was making this more complicated than it needed to be.

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Cat’s out thanks to the first two spoilers. No idea what the third is getting at.
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#16

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Yes the third one might just confuse people. If anyone wants to post a better third nudge feel free :)
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#17

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The cat is out of the airbag. Good one, Josh.
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After reading the nudges I just have to repeat verbatim what I said in post 8.

I can't see how the mechanic *isn't* what I think it is..... but it's apparently not. And nothing has changed since getting the nudges.
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Cat read the spoiler nudges and jumped out of the bag.
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Well I finally solved it, and I think that I was where Woozy was (why, where was Woozy, William woodchuck wondered wildly?). I knew what the mechanism had to be, and it was but I must have gotten carsick and missed the turn because I was way off. Anyway, another fun Madhatter and another cat roaming free.
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