MEOW #118: Fruit Loops

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 #118: Fruit Loops

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Hi all and welcome to the 118th installment of the MEOW!

LYNX:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... share_link

Three fruit are the answer to this week's meta.

Good luck!

Kitten
Calico
Persian
Puma
Lion
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madhatter5 wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 2:01 am ... will be delayed 24 hours. In the meantime feel free to continually hit the refresh button in a maniacal fashion.
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Joe Ross wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:49 am
madhatter5 wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 2:01 am ... will be delayed 24 hours. In the meantime feel free to continually hit the refresh button in a maniacal fashion.
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Joe Ross wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:49 am
Joe Ross wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 6:49 am
madhatter5 wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 2:01 am ... will be delayed 24 hours. In the meantime feel free to continually hit the refresh button in a maniacal fashion.
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#5

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I hope and believe that this is not a spoiler, but I think there is a meta-mechanism-related error in the puzzle that does not really make it any more difficult.
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Yoicks. Indeed there was a small error which is now fixed. Many apologies and thanks MMe.
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The cat is out... :? and... :shock:
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"Could not download Fruit Loops.puz"
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The cat found the fruit!! Good Kitty! A little nudge by a Muggle and this 🐈 shredded the Doritos bag.
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calico? hmm.
The other Wendy. :roll:
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Took me a while. But got it, I think. (Have to think like a mad hatter)
So I just plain couldn't get my meta based on "Up the Down Staircase" to work.

My challenge it to constructors is to make a meta where the meta, theme or metanism is "Up the Down Staircase".
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Cat's out! I really liked this one. :D
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! :shock:
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hoover wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 3:10 pm "Could not download Fruit Loops.puz"
Anyone else have this issue? I can download it
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madhatter5 wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 2:32 am
hoover wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 3:10 pm "Could not download Fruit Loops.puz"
Anyone else have this issue? I can download it
Worked for me
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madhatter5 wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 2:32 am
hoover wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 3:10 pm "Could not download Fruit Loops.puz"
Anyone else have this issue? I can download it
For them what needs:

MEOW 118 - Fruit Loops PUZ

MEOW 118 - Fruit Loops PDF
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Breakfast was ready so I got off the couch. Thanks, Josh.
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HeadinHome wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 11:09 pm calico? hmm.
It's been upgraded to Persian now. (Or downgraded depending on how you look at it?)
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Bag is rid of cat.

Got partway there on my own, then needed a nudge from a friendly Muggle. (Thanks!)
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madhatter5 wrote: Thu Mar 02, 2023 2:32 am
hoover wrote: Wed Mar 01, 2023 3:10 pm "Could not download Fruit Loops.puz"
Anyone else have this issue? I can download it
It worked this morning. Not sure what the problem was yesterday, but I tried it at several times during the day.
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I did not have any problem downloading this one.

But earlier this month, I was traveling and printing puzzles on hotel lobby computers, and a couple times I was unable to print from google drive because it was a 'security risk'. Totally baffled by that. Can't imagine why a pdf from there is any different than a pdf from anywhere else.

As for this meta, I see the first step but haven't yet figured out where to go from there
If you want help with a meta, feel free to PM me. The more specific you are about what you have and what you want, the more likely I can help without spoiling.

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