MEOW #108 Christmas Grieve

[DrTom]

OK, now you all have to remember you asked for this! When I polled the audience about a Meta on the 21st there was a resounding yes. Just so happens I had a prime DrTom candidate for the job. It is not very difficult (or so my testers have said), it has a few signature clues in it and I am hoping it will bring a chuckle.

Let me just say that this year has had some real ups and downs for me. I will add that many of those ups were experienced right here. This group of fast friends, most of us who have never met, continues to amaze and delight me with their equilateral displays of caring and humor. Additionally, the scope of your eclectic amusements and hobbies provides endless entertainment and education. I swear if we could harness the collective brainpower of the participants in these forums we would have had that fusion thing solved LONG ago. Ignition nothing, we'd already be building huts on Mars!

That said, here is your Christmas Week MEOW.

The meta answers the question, "What can dampen your Christmas?" and I'd say it is about a mild Calico

Kitten
Calico
Persian
Puma
Lion


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Reveal on Tuesday

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[Dave C]

The cat is out of the bag.

[boharr]

The cat is out shopping for Christmas. Thanks, Dr. Tom,

[Cindy]

Solved.

[Darth]

That darn cat! [Way to go, DrTom!]

[KayW]

The aggrieved cat is out. Thanks and happy holidays DrTom!

[woozy]

Cat is deeply in the box. State, like any aspect of the Meta, completely unknown. (Grid was fun though)

[hcbirker]

Thanks Dr. Tom for the fun puzzle!

[Bird Lives]

The cat is out, singing carols and decking halls.

[Cinny]

The cat is out of Santa's bag!

[rjy]

Cat’s out… Thanks, DrTom!

[MatthewL]

I believe the cat is out. Thanks Tom!

[lbray53]

The cat is out of the gift bag! Thanks Dr. Tom.

[Dplass]

Cat Debugged. TFTP!

[whimsy]

Out of the bag and earning her keep.
Thanks, DrTom!

[DrTom]

Woo Hoo - 25 of you have already tried and solved. Thanks for all the solves, I'll post a board later, right now I am basking in the delight of seeing so many people try.

Tom

[MarkWoychick]

Cat is out of the bag - thanks for the puzzle, Dr. Tom

[benchen71]

Woo Hoo - 25 of you have already tried and solved. Thanks for all the solves, I'll post a board later, right now I am basking in the delight of seeing so many people try.

Tom

Some of us have tried and failed! Altogether now: "All I want for Christmas is a nudge of two..."

[HeadinHome]

Dawww… so droll, just like the constructor. Always a pleasure. There went the cat.

[DrTom]

Well now, I believe this may be some kind of record for me for the first day:

1 Tom Wilson
2 Mr. Tex
3 Cindy Weatherman
4 Dave C
5 boharr
6 Meg
7 DIS
8 Al Sisti
9 Darth
10 KayW
11 Bird Lives
12 Schmeel
13 Hector
14 Heidi
15 rjy
16 Cindy Heisler
17 MatthewL
18 woozy
19 Jaclyn
20 lbray
21 JM
22 dplass
23 markhr
24 whimsy
25 Laura M
26 Mwoychick
27 DebbieC
28 SJMcK
29 HeadinHome
30 Ckochmanski
31 BarbaraK

Thirty one of you have allowed the cat to run free, probably to do Christmas (or Xmas as the case may be) shopping. Thanks to you all.

Mr. Grumpy says "All of you still waiting to unbag the cat...I'm making a list and checking it twice. No coal in your stocking, but definitely a hairball in your shoe!"