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MEOW #105: First Responders
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HeadinHome
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- Location: Charlotte, NC
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Jade
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Meg
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- Location: St. Petersburg, FL
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CPJohnson
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- Location: Kingsport, TN
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benchen71
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Another day and another batch of successful solvers:
HeadinHome
Tyrpmom
Jim Dean
Rufus T Firefly
CPJohnson
dannyvee
Jaclyn
That's 35 so far.
HeadinHome
Tyrpmom
Jim Dean
Rufus T Firefly
CPJohnson
dannyvee
Jaclyn
That's 35 so far.
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! 
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benchen71
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Just one more solver:
SJMcK
Nudges imminent!
SJMcK
Nudges imminent!
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!
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benchen71
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Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:
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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!
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TeamDoubleTow
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Needed 3 nudges! And thanks for the puzzle and the education @benchen71 ,
Team DoubleTow=Ali who posts here, Alex & Maya the hound(with occasional assistance from son)
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ReB
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After the second nudge, the cat managed to escape, leaving me meeked in the process (c.f. Crosshare comment)... Definitely ranks high in the education department.
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woozy
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Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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benchen71
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Seems I did better than I thought!
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!
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KayW
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Crisis resolved, thanks to nudges. I was meow-ing up the wrong tree...
...and I learned something. Always a plus! Thanks, Ben.
...and I learned something. Always a plus! Thanks, Ben.
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benchen71
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Unfortunately, I have a very busy day tomorrow, and so won't have time to post the answer. So I'm going to do it today!
First, the solver update:
Teamdoubletow
KayW
Alex Sisti
ReB
woozy
jbird
Sharkicicles
LindaPRmaven
Lance
Darrell
That brings us to 46 in total.
First, the solver update:
Teamdoubletow
KayW
Alex Sisti
ReB
woozy
jbird
Sharkicicles
LindaPRmaven
Lance
Darrell
That brings us to 46 in total.
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!
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benchen71
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Here's the answer to "First Responders":
Regarding the "EMT" clues, I absolutely adore the one for AIRWAY. The one for DEFIB is also pretty good. I remember it took ages to come up with the one for BREATHING (after all breathing isn't usually mindful!); and the ones for RESPONSE and SEND are awkward in the extreme! But I figured that might help draw your attention to them.
DRSABCD is taught in first-aid courses here in Australia From the comments on Crosshare it seems it's not used in the US. Who knows: if you learn it, it might just save someone's life. So aren't you glad you solved this puzzle!
Regarding the "EMT" clues, I absolutely adore the one for AIRWAY. The one for DEFIB is also pretty good. I remember it took ages to come up with the one for BREATHING (after all breathing isn't usually mindful!); and the ones for RESPONSE and SEND are awkward in the extreme! But I figured that might help draw your attention to them.
DRSABCD is taught in first-aid courses here in Australia From the comments on Crosshare it seems it's not used in the US. Who knows: if you learn it, it might just save someone's life. So aren't you glad you solved this puzzle!
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!
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benchen71
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While I'm posting, allow me to advertise my new puzzle release: the Rejected (Non-meta) MOAT Pack. Check out the announcement post here, and I look forward to processing your orders soon!
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!
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DrTom
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Well color me embarrassed. I solved, even commented on the difference between the Aussie and US version of this and NEVER noticed that the clue words had EMT. Now I may have been predisposed to see AIRWAY, BREATHING, CIRCULATION [Compressions] (which used to be the US version until everyone realized it is the compressions and not the air that is important and the sooner the compressions start the better) so it was an easy solve, but not seeing the EMT, well that is just exasperatingly mediocre thinking.
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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benchen71
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I wouldn't say that! Clearly, I disguised those clues even better than I thought!
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!
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DrTom
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You did that my friend, you did 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!