MEOW #110: Drink You Under The Table

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 #110: Drink You Under The Table

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BenChen71 back in the MEOW house at the opening of the new year! I trust you have recovered from any wild partying that may have occurred. And on that note...

Occasionally I come up with an idea for a meta which should probably be left in that notebook of ideas. But, no, I had some time; I wanted to construct a meta; so I forced it into a grid, and here we are! There are some rough spots in this grid, let me get that off my chest right at the outset. But I've tried to compensate you with some fun cluing. Alternatively, just reveal the grid and get stuck into the meta, the answer to which is an alcoholic drink (but not a cocktail).

The easiest way to submit is on Crosshare (and you get instant feedback and unlimited attempts!) But you can also PM me with your submission. Either way, I'll compile a list of those who successfully solve the meta.

Drink You Under The Table - Online Form
Drink You Under The Table - PUZ
Drink You Under The Table - PDF
Drink You Under The Table - spreadsheet

Kitten
Calico
Persian
Puma
Lion

Nudges are here.
The solution is here.
Last edited by benchen71 on Mon Jan 09, 2023 5:21 pm, edited 2 times in total.
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Cat's gone.
I'll admit that (at your behest) I just revealed the grid this time. But there was indeed some amusing clueing.
Thanks for the puzzle!
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The kitty smelled somethin' fishy but... fell for it anyway! :lol:
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May the forced grid be with you, @benchen71! :twisted:
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Cat debugged. Thanks for the meta!
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Cat checked his leap just in time to escape the bag and submit the correct answer. Nice one, Ben!
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#6

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Cat out of the bag! Enjoyed this one! Thank you, Ben!
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Cat’s out! Got quite a chuckle out of one particular aspect of this, Ben... kudos!
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Me? I just loved the grid! :lol:

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Cat's finally out of the bag for me...
Thanks Ben!
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Solved; thanks, Ben! 6D made me laugh.
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I was able to free the cat after reading the title and prompt more carefully. I thought I knew where I was going without following directions.
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Great clues. Made me chuckle. Took me a while to get the meta. I was overlooking something that I saw in the first place. Thanks, Ben!!
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#13

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I submitted the obvious answer, which obviously was incorrect because it violated the prompt .. which means that it was exactly what it said it was, if you know what I mean.

How to get to the CORRECT answer? I dunno.
The other Wendy. :roll:
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CPJohnson wrote: ↑Wed Jan 04, 2023 3:50 pm 6D made me laugh.
Us too! However in our case...the cat is still very much in the bag even though the poor thing appears to have scratched out some air holes. The 🐱 may need to wait until Saturday.
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We are nearing the end of the first 24 hours. Here are the successful solvers:

Hector
Laura M
Schmeel
Meg
Cindy Weatherman
Darth
dplass
boharr
Ergcat
rjy
DIS
Carolyn
whims
MrTheHan
Tom Wilson
Qmark
CPJohnson
markhr
Bbaack
lbray53
Cindy Heisler
BarbaraK
SJMcK

That's 23 to get us started!
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The bag is finally cat-less. I stared, off and on, for quite some time, after initially going astray — then had a nice head-slapping aha moment, leading to a very satisfying solve. Thanks, Ben!
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Cat is free! Massive props for the first thing I tried. What an amazing stroke of construction. I also loved and laughed at several clues, especially 6D. Thank you, Ben!
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Cat is on the loose. Finally. Took a bit. Thanks for the puzzle, Ben!
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Cat is loosed. Had to laugh at some of the clues, especially 22A which reminded me of the classic prize question: Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?
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Boy, a lot of people are talking about 6D when we said we wouldn't talk about it.
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