MEOW #29: Ruff Around the Edges

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 #29: Ruff Around the Edges

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Post by madhatter5 »

Hi all and welcome to the twenty-ninth installment of the MEOW!

I owe you all an easy one, so this week's a kitten.


http://crossword.info/madhatter5/Ruff_Around_the_Edges
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing


Kitten

Calico

Persian

Puma

Lion


The answer to this meta is a two-word dog breed.


Best of luck!
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The um... critter ...is out. Fun puzzle!
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#4

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The cat is out of the bag.
Or is it the dog?
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Time to play - Pet Make-Over Day!

Before
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After
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Released the kitty.
-Tamara
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I believe the cat is out of the bag.

EDIT: Confirmed. This was a fun one. Loved the clues.
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solved and submitted
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Done and pmed. The feline has fled the foot locker!
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Wow, 36A is a deep cut!
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Solved and submitted.
My dog is disappointed he was not the answer.

Edit - Apparently an alternate answer that Josh thinks he might have to accept as I wasn't the only submitter of same.
I can see the case for either answer.
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I'll be curious to know RPardoe's alternate answer!

I think this one might be a little more challenging than a kitten, but on the other hand I bet e.a. would have solved it before it was published.
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Submitted and confirmed! Fun puzzle!!
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Dplass wrote: โ†‘Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:50 am Wow, 36A is a deep cut!
Whoopsie, I was answering using knowledge from the wrong decade, LOL!
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Dplass wrote: โ†‘Wed Jun 16, 2021 9:50 am Wow, 36A is a deep cut!
And 35D is a deep dig.
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I wanted to stick with a winner and submit Wasabi. The answer I did submit is not yet confirmed, but I'm sure it's the cat's meow.
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Grid was much tougher than the meta. 1A, great clue!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Scat, cat!

Actually, I do have an L. My middle name is Neal!

Thanks, Josh!
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Cat's out of the bag!
I can be found in Sheridan, NY, veejaying. (8)
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I think I got it; waiting on confirmation.

Confirmed.
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