MEOW #22: Abraham Lincoln

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 #22: Abraham Lincoln

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

The answer to this meta is a historical event.


Anyone who tells me that Lincoln did not have blue eyes, or that Persian-Puma hybrids are biologically impossible, will be excommunicated.


Good luck!


http://crossword.info/madhatter5/Abraham_Lincoln
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Kitten

Calico

Persian

Persian-Puma Hybrid

Puma

Lion
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#2

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Cat is out of the bag—very nice puzzle!
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#3

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Once the mechanism clicks in for you, you'll find this a lot of fun.
Honestly! Would I pass you a phony bill......?
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#4

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^ That photo is as creative as this grid!

Done and done (i assume). Fun puzzle.

Update: yes, cat is free to roam. Except not on the couch.
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The other Wendy. :roll:
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The more rules he breaks, the better he gets!
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#6

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Cat on the lam!

Though awaiting Josh's sighting. (EDIT: Confirmed!)

Good one!
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Cat released. Awaiting confirmation. EDIT: confirmed.

This was a fun one! Thanks, Josh.
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Great puzzle. Thanks, mad!
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#9

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Wow that was really cool! Submitting now, but fairly confident.
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And the penny dropped....answer submitted.
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Out of the bag!
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The kitty has departed the carry-on. This one took me awhile and I got a wee bit of a nudge. Very nice meta thing!
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What fun! Thanks, Josh!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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#14

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Beware the colorless version is different than the color version. Some clues are missing. Some numbers are wrong.
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felincoln.PNG
pending confirmation... fun puzzle!

EDIT: ...and confirmed :smiley_cat:
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#16

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Cindy wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:37 pm Beware the colorless version is different than the color version. Some clues are missing. Some numbers are wrong.
Oh no! Sorry! Looking into it now
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madhatter5 wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:46 pm
Cindy wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:37 pm Beware the colorless version is different than the color version. Some clues are missing. Some numbers are wrong.
Oh no! Sorry! Looking into it now
It is still solvable. Just look at the color version until he gets it fixed!
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#18

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At the risk of speaking too soon, I think it is fixed now.
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Cindy wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 3:00 pm
madhatter5 wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:46 pm
Cindy wrote: Wed Apr 28, 2021 2:37 pm Beware the colorless version is different than the color version. Some clues are missing. Some numbers are wrong.
Oh no! Sorry! Looking into it now
It is still solvable. Just look at the color version until he gets it fixed!
Oh that explains a lot - I'll reprint it. No problem.
I'm close to finishing filling in the grid - I was wondering about the missing clues, 'No Clue's and incorrect cross references. I thought it might be part of the meta!
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