MEOW #45: Pardon My French
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MEOW #45: Pardon My French
Hi all and welcome to the forty-fifth installment of the MEOW! We have another Whimsy puzzle this week - and between you and me it's one of her best yet.
With fond memories of THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING, the answer to this meta is something you might order in a restaurant
Lynx:
Pardon My French online form
Pardon My French PUZ
Pardon My French PDF
Pardon My French Excel
Best of luck!
Kitten
Calico
Calico-Persian Hybrid
Persian
Puma
Lion
With fond memories of THOUSAND ISLAND DRESSING, the answer to this meta is something you might order in a restaurant
Lynx:
Pardon My French online form
Pardon My French PUZ
Pardon My French PDF
Pardon My French Excel
Best of luck!
Kitten
Calico
Calico-Persian Hybrid
Persian
Puma
Lion
Last edited by madhatter5 on Wed Oct 06, 2021 9:51 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Excellent puzzle!! And fun meta. I particularly liked 96A. And maybe 35A. This was a fun solve!
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I am off the couch, I believe. This is a very clever puzzle. Thank you.
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Neat (or should I say Neato) puzzle by Claudia. She and Josh have become a great team.
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Now that's something I wish I'd come up with!
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Nothing....nothing....nothing....
WAIT!
There is un minou!
Very nice. I had to Google to find that actual answer as well as this comment. I hope that both are correct.
WAIT!
There is un minou!
Very nice. I had to Google to find that actual answer as well as this comment. I hope that both are correct.
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OMG, I FINALLY have been able to solve a META unaided. Mark this day up, hopefully it will mark a turning point or a tournant de la vie!
Oh, and unfortunately I was not on first, but I did manage the first page.
Not yet confirmed but absolument positive! UPDATE: CONFIRMED (queue 'La Marseillaise')
Oh, and unfortunately I was not on first, but I did manage the first page.
Not yet confirmed but absolument positive! UPDATE: CONFIRMED (queue 'La Marseillaise')
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NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
PLATELET ๐ฑ๐ผ๐ป๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฟ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ.
๐ง๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ ENORMOUS ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ:
๐ฐ๐ฌ% ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฎ๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ฏ๐ฌ% ๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ต, ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฐ๐๐ถ๐ฐ,
๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ & ๐๐ฟ๐ฎ๐๐บ๐ฎ. ๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐ฆ๐๐๐ฅ๐!
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Oh heck, more than that!
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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That was a cool meta! Itโs really helpful if you remember that there are numbers with some clues. Lol!
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Solved - finally! I was making it much harder that it was. A very clever puzzle, Whimsy!
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Some nudges per request -- on the earlier side mainly because if I don't do it now I'm afraid I'll forget again!
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Got it, finally! I was trying to make it a lot harder than it was, and so needed all the hints. (Not submitting.) Very nicely done, @whimsy!
Edit: I forgot this was on Crosshare, so I did submit my answer there just to make sure :-)
Edit: I forgot this was on Crosshare, so I did submit my answer there just to make sure :-)
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Solved and submitted, but I needed all the nudges.
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