MEOW #165 Unwanted Visitors
- benchen71
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MEOW #165 Unwanted Visitors
This puzzle was constructed while I desperately tried to solve the last MGWCC of 2023. (If you recall, there were no successful solvers for more than 18 hours! I could have got the achievement "1-Across" - usually impossible when the puzzle drops at 4am my time - if only I'd managed to solve it before everyone else!) Anyway, to the puzzle at hand, I have a feeling the grid is going to be the biggest challenge you will face. The answer to the meta is a plural noun.
The easiest way to submit is on Crosshare (and you get instant feedback and unlimited attempts!) But you can also PM me with your submission. Either way, I'll compile a list of those who successfully solve the meta.
Unwanted Visitors - Crosshare
Unwanted Visitors - PUZ
Unwanted Visitors - PDF - I recommend using pencil for this one!
Kitten
Calico
Persian
Puma
Lion
Nudges are here.
The solution is here.
(If you are wondering about the above image, I used Dall-E to extend the original cartoon in both directions; the resulting weirdness has absolutely nothing to do with the meta!)
And let's do the prize thing again! One successful solver will be selected at random and will receive the MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack (which, by the way, is available for purchase here. The winner (and purchasers!) will gain access to 14 metas (and a mega-meta, which no one has yet solved!) that will fit nicely into your spare moments, should you have any!
The easiest way to submit is on Crosshare (and you get instant feedback and unlimited attempts!) But you can also PM me with your submission. Either way, I'll compile a list of those who successfully solve the meta.
Unwanted Visitors - Crosshare
Unwanted Visitors - PUZ
Unwanted Visitors - PDF - I recommend using pencil for this one!
Kitten
Calico
Persian
Puma
Lion
Nudges are here.
The solution is here.
(If you are wondering about the above image, I used Dall-E to extend the original cartoon in both directions; the resulting weirdness has absolutely nothing to do with the meta!)
And let's do the prize thing again! One successful solver will be selected at random and will receive the MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack (which, by the way, is available for purchase here. The winner (and purchasers!) will gain access to 14 metas (and a mega-meta, which no one has yet solved!) that will fit nicely into your spare moments, should you have any!
Last edited by benchen71 on Mon Jan 29, 2024 3:13 pm, edited 2 times in total.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
- woozy
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Hah! Fun Aha! moment.
Weird things slipping in on the edge of the cartoons a hilariously surreal.
Funny weird day. Loved it.
Weird things slipping in on the edge of the cartoons a hilariously surreal.
Funny weird day. Loved it.
Just because it's intimidating, is no reason to be intimidated.
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
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Cat is out of the bag!
I don't have anything clever to say, but if I did, it would go here.
Eli
Eli
- SamKat9
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Cat's out of the bag and knocking over a jar of Vegemite.
Shannon
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
PS: If you want help with a meta, PM what you have so I can help without spoiling too much. I've received lots of help in the beginning and I love to pay it forward!
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Cat is on the loose. Thanks for the Wednesday wackiness, Ben!
Matthew
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Lots of fun once I figured out what was going on!
Thanks, Ben!
(Sam Spayed?)Thanks, Ben!
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Cat is free after Dr. Google helped with completing the grid. Quite ingenious.
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Cat is out. Fun one - thanks!
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- lbray53
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Cat is out of the bag! I LOVED this puzzle.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Cat is officially released!
Guessed the answer first thing this morning (having noticed something and then another thing) but hadn’t completed the grid. And had a school run, and a pesky job get in the way. Finally time to fill everything in and submit while kids are drifting off to sleep.
Apologies to the cat for the extended period in the bag.
Guessed the answer first thing this morning (having noticed something and then another thing) but hadn’t completed the grid. And had a school run, and a pesky job get in the way. Finally time to fill everything in and submit while kids are drifting off to sleep.
Apologies to the cat for the extended period in the bag.
- HeadinHome
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Could have sworn I posted here this morning after solving. Must have gotten distracted… it happens.
Cat escaped and stormed the castle (it’s a Ben puzzle, after all). Fun & different!
Cat escaped and stormed the castle (it’s a Ben puzzle, after all). Fun & different!
The other Wendy.
- benchen71
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It's been a good first day! 51 solvers to get us started:
woozy
Laura M
Dow Jones
Danny K Bernstein
atsirica111191
hoover
SamKat9
Philip Chow
Tom Wilson
Pair O Ducks
Cindy Weatherman
boharr
AxelPlays
HeadinHome
DCBilly
rjy
LarsCaine
Meg
whimsy
MatthewL
JM
Alex Sisti
Carolyn
Paul S
Hector
DIS
Sharkicicles
Ergcat
dannyvee
heidi
Bird Lives
markhr
rfj
Cindy Heisler
Mg305
Johnny Luau
Darth
kurtalert
I K Snamhcok
jbird
Mr Tex
Gutman
Tim
LindaPRmaven
ReB
KayW
Tyrpmom
lbray53
Shae
Berto
Adam Simon Levine
woozy
Laura M
Dow Jones
Danny K Bernstein
atsirica111191
hoover
SamKat9
Philip Chow
Tom Wilson
Pair O Ducks
Cindy Weatherman
boharr
AxelPlays
HeadinHome
DCBilly
rjy
LarsCaine
Meg
whimsy
MatthewL
JM
Alex Sisti
Carolyn
Paul S
Hector
DIS
Sharkicicles
Ergcat
dannyvee
heidi
Bird Lives
markhr
rfj
Cindy Heisler
Mg305
Johnny Luau
Darth
kurtalert
I K Snamhcok
jbird
Mr Tex
Gutman
Tim
LindaPRmaven
ReB
KayW
Tyrpmom
lbray53
Shae
Berto
Adam Simon Levine
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta!
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