MEOW #62 Financial Gains

[DrTom]

So, end of day one, nobody has seen their shadow thus far and the cat has stayed out of the bag.

Here's my "Phil" list so far:

1 MMe
2 Meg
3 oldjudge
4 ChrisKochmanski
5 Cap'n Rick
6 Beth Tyrpin
7 boharr
8 hcbirker
9 Carolyn
10 BarbaraK
11 woozy
12 Laura M
13 sharkicicles
14 Dplass
15 dudeski
16 Tom Wilson
17 runart
18 rjy
19 benchen71
20 Dannyvee
21 cbarbee02
22 Mark Woychick

[Schmeel]

Cat's gone.
Thanks for the puzzle!

[MamaE]

Cat out of the bag!

[Dave C]

The cat's out of the bag.

[ReB]

Nice puzzle there, nice mechanism once I sat down and did some thinking. Pending confirmation...

[DrTom]

Ok, a few more groundhogs poked their noses up and solved:

23 MamaE
24 Schmeel
25 Dave C
26 ReB

Once again I believe the MEWO has suffered the a drop in our stock because of Wall Street..

[whimsy]

I'm certain you're right, @DrTom. It's that darn MEWO index! (My Energy going into Wordle Only!)

[DrTom]

Close - it is My Enthusiastic Wordy Offering!

Obviously people are spending time on a WSJ when they could much more readily enjoy the wonder that is MEWO (or MEOW)

[BarbaraK]

Close - it is My Enthusiastic Wordy Offering!

Obviously people are spending time on a WSJ when they could much more readily enjoy the wonder that is MEWO (or MEOW)

Perhaps you could coordinate with Mike to be sure there's a super easy WSJ whenever you have a MEOW coming out.

[lbray53]

The cat FINALLY escaped. But not until after a struggle. This was a SAD one for me. And the MMM is still A Hard Day’s Night! I still have a few hours.

[CPJohnson]

I'm still stuck, DrTom. Will there be nudges?

[DrTom]

Close - it is My Enthusiastic Wordy Offering!

Obviously people are spending time on a WSJ when they could much more readily enjoy the wonder that is MEWO (or MEOW)

Perhaps you could coordinate with Mike to be sure there's a super easy WSJ whenever you have a MEOW coming out.

Well gosh, with the success of the Muggles board, and of course the renown of the MEOWs, you would think he's call and ask... I mean he knows Purrfectly well that the MEOW comes out on Wednesday.

[DrTom]

Nudge Saturday!

Did you notice a lot of longish clues that seemed like they should have been funny but weren't? (and PLEASE don't say, "Oh that is quite usual" or I'll cry!)
Did those longish clues all have something in common? (there are 5)
Bigger The St. Petersburg in the clue is NOT the one just down the road from me in Florida

Hopefully those help those still trying to cash in on this one. Take a break form beating your head on the WSJ and let it led to this MEOW!

[KayW]

Doh! The cat is out of the bag with the help of nudges. Great meta!

...once out, he saw his shadow. Or did he?

[DrTom]

Doh! The cat is out of the bag with the help of nudges. Great meta!

cat-shadow.jpg

...once out, he saw his shadow. Or did he?

MEOWers - Kay pointed out that the prompt in the Excel spreadsheet and the one in the PDF and puz file are a bit different and that it initially caused her to question her answer. The file in the Excel left out a few words - it says "Someone who makes money in financial markets" while the PDF and Puz have the entire prompt : The answer is what you call someone who makes money in the financial market

Unfortunately the Excel file is limited in its ability to mimic DrTom verbosity. As people who know me will tell you, anyone who ever says to me "tell me in 10 words or less" will get their desired answer length: "Better to come back later when you have more time"

Sorry if that threw anyone off, I need to be more careful in checking that everything matches.

[KayW]

Doh! The cat is out of the bag with the help of nudges. Great meta!

cat-shadow.jpg

...once out, he saw his shadow. Or did he?

MEOWers - Kay pointed out that the prompt in the Excel spreadsheet and the one in the PDF and puz file are a bit different and that it initially caused her to question her answer. The file in the Excel left out a few words - it says "Someone who makes money in financial markets" while the PDF and Puz have the entire prompt : The answer is what you call someone who makes money in the financial market

Unfortunately the Excel file is limited in its ability to mimic DrTom verbosity. As people who know me will tell you, anyone who ever says to me "tell me in 10 words or less" will get their desired answer length: "Better to come back later when you have more time"

Sorry if that threw anyone off, I need to be more careful in checking that everything matches.

@DrTom that was only a reflection of the fog of stoopidity that seems to encase my brain week. I spotted the alternate phrasing just AFTER I submitted, and it made me second-guess that what I sent to you was the final answer. It didn't hinder me at all in the solving process. Believe me, I've been hindering myself just fine all on my own on several metas this week!

[DrTom]

Obviously people have solved the WSJ and, after a period of puzzle withdrawl, are returning to the MEOW. Well I say WELCOME BACK!

New to the solving leader board:

27 lbray53
28 KayW
29 CPJohnson
30 Cinny
31 Abide

[DrTom]

Sunday, a day of rest...and perhaps scurried attempts to solve WSJ? Just one more cat releaser today

32 joequavis

Tomorrow a visual nudge, maybe more like a push, in case there are some last minute Cat fanciers.

[DrTom]

As promised a visual nudge/shove for any still struggling with that darn bag full of cat:

[Darth]

Cat is out of the money bag... (Yeah, sometimes the puns can get a bit "coiny"... ) Thanks for the puzzle, Dr. Tom.