MEOW #124 Bill Collector

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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MatthewL
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#21

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Cat is loose and roaming about. Thanks, Dr. Tom!
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The cat is out of the bag. Thanks for the entertainment, Dr Tom !!
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Cat is out. Thanks, Tom!
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Ergcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:04 pm The cat is free! Thank you, DrTom!
Now I have always wondered; when an ERGCAT is released is that considered time to dyne? :o
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Well this has been an extremely successful first day:

1 Hector
2 Cindy Weatherman
3 Benchen71
4 Tom Wilson
5 boharr
6 rjy
7 Darth
8 Whimsy
9 Tyrpmom
10 Cinny
11 JM
12 JHSeeman
13 ajk
14 kymike
15 Bird Lives
16 ChrisKochmanski
17 SJMcK
18 Darrell
19 Sharkicicles
20 Carolyn
21 THC
22 woozy
23 Meg
24 Laura M
25 kurtalert
26 KayW
27 markhr
28 Ergcat
29 DIS
30 lbray53
31 Matthew L
32 Dow Jones
33 jbird
34 Mg305
35 Gutman
36 imontoo
37 Pair OI Ducks

THIRTY SEVEN people took a stab at this one and cut the cat free. I'm delighted...now the rest of you, don't let them have all the fun!!!
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#26

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Cat's gone.
Thanks for the puzzle!
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#27

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Cat leapt out at 5.25am during a bout of insomnia (not helped by positioning of the dog.. maybe helped scare the cat out though!!)
Tough grid!
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Well done, Doc! My cat "Linux" has escaped his Habitation.
"I'm a paper tape guy in a punch card world"
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DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:32 pm
Ergcat wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 4:04 pm The cat is free! Thank you, DrTom!
Now I have always wondered; when an ERGCAT is released is that considered time to dyne? :o
Haha! Good one! 😂
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A classic but I have to:

My girlfriend and I went out to eat. She ordered the duck, but I was left with the bill!

(I quack myself up.)

Better go to the ATM ("amazing Tom meta") if I'm going to pay this bill...thanks for the puzzle!!

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Cat's out! Thanks for the puzzle.
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Berto wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:29 am Cat leapt out at 5.25am during a bout of insomnia (not helped by positioning of the dog.. maybe helped scare the cat out though!!)
Tough grid!
Sorry for the fill, I was backed into a corner by Presidents!

Thanks for solving
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MikeyG wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 1:08 pm A classic but I have to:

My girlfriend and I went out to eat. She ordered the duck, but I was left with the bill!

(I quack myself up.)

Better go to the ATM ("amazing Tom meta") if I'm going to pay this bill...thanks for the puzzle!!

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I always made my dates order diet soda so they could pick up the tab...and I know what you mean because I often find myself amewsed.
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Clark E. Tripe wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 10:18 am Well done, Doc! My cat "Linux" has escaped his Habitation.
I think I saw him, is he wearing a Fedora?
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Cat is out after a head slap.
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ReB wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:09 pm Cat is out after a head slap.
Well I suppose they need an occasional head slap, just don't have us call ASPCA!
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DrTom wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:20 pm
ReB wrote: ↑Thu Apr 13, 2023 5:09 pm Cat is out after a head slap.
Well I suppose they need an occasional head slap, just don't have us call ASPCA!
Don't call the ASPCA: the head slap was me slapping myself, not the cat. And don't call the ASPCH either...
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ASPCH, if that agency exists one would never be able to get through on their phones because they would be WAY too busy.
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#39

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Day 2 and it is another good one. Eleven more solvers today and no nudges have even been posted!

39 Hoover
40 Berto
41 SeamusOL
42 Clark E Tripe
43 Mikey G
44 troysail
45 Jeremy Smith
46 ReB
47 LindaPRmaven
48 Bbaack
49 Jaclyn

This puzzle is doing as good as Play Dough and it isn't even as well constructed. Boy I am going to get spoiled. I'm now kind of anxious to see what tomorrow brings. I don't know how people are doing on the WSJCC; I have not even looked at it yet because I save it for the morning, but if it is a bear I know that I won't see much MEOW activity until it is done.

Anyway, thanks to today's solvers and let us see what tomorrow brings.
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Cracked me up!
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