MEOW #180 Beer Me DrTom and Cap'n Rick

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 #180 Beer Me DrTom and Cap'n Rick

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How utterly fitting that two "tea-totalers" like us should do a puzzle like this. I suppose you can say we were trying to make you hoppy? This took the Captain's supreme skill at grids since the Doctor was out when it came to filling. It should be about a level 2 or 2.5, but give it a stout effort no matter what, we are sure it will be good for what ales you. Unfortunately if you solve it you don't win a mug, but you could fill one just for good measure!

We enlisted the help of two other people known for their sobriety to test solve @whimsy and @boharr and to them, and all the people whose dedication and technical expertise keep this wonderful site running, we are forever grateful. We raise a beer to them all (oh, what the heck we will raise several).

Kitten
CALICO/PERSIAN
Puma
Lion

Nudges will be Friday and you may PM either of us if you need assistance before that. So, without further ado, "release the cats!"

Crosshare - Beer Me

Excel FIle - Beer Me

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PDF File - Beer Me

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#2

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Cat’s out and licking up the spilled beer.
(Resulting in a groggy moggy…)
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Cat's out! Nice, one. :D
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Cat out and about. No google needed for anything on this one, which is always a treat! I’d throw back a Smithwicks to drink to your puzzle, but it’s early and I’ve miles to go. (Heading to Beaufort, NC, with some R&R with my sister & our hubses.).
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Cat is free! I would call this a KITTEN/CALICO.
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Cat is out. Fun themed meta.
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I test solved this one, but the beer (um, I mean, the puzzle) was so good I had to come back for more. Cheers, guys.
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The cat's out. Thanks, guys. :D
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Dr. Tom + Cap'n Rick = a fun puzzle! Thanks, guys!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Cat has been freed and is looking a bit tipsy. Thanks for the puzzle, Tom and Rick!
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Cat’s out!

Stay thirsty, my friends.
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Cat's passed out from too much beer. Thanks, guys.
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Would be embarrassing if I couldn't solve this one. :lol: :lol:
Fun stuff, thank you sirs.
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Cat's out. I don't always solve metas, but when I do, I choose the MEOW.
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hoover wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 8:45 am Cat is free! I would call this a KITTEN/CALICO.
Certainly is playing that way, but hey nothing wrong with a fuzzy kitten now and then, especially after a romp through the night sky!
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MarkWoychick wrote: ↑Wed May 08, 2024 11:09 am Cat's out. I don't always solve metas, but when I do, I choose the MEOW.
And I appreciate it!

You can do some field work for the next beer meta on your trip.

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Solved but now I am thirsty.

The cat is out of the bag, but if I start inbibing now I may be in the bag by afternoon!
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Cat's out! Thanks gentlemen!
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This is an interesting one in that there was no AHA moment. Just a "well, apply the rules and ... there it is" moment.

Fun and cute! I liked it. (Although I have a personal dislike for the existence of two of the beers I have a great fondness for two others.)
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The cat is out. Fun solve without Google or nudges. Thanks to you both!
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