MEOW #WhoGivesADarn: Clever Solver

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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DrTom
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#21

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MikeyG wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 2:35 pm
DrTom wrote: ↑Fri Feb 10, 2023 10:45 am Image
Hey, where'd you get that picture of me?
Profile picture from Meta Puzzlers Anonymous? Can't remember now.
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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Joe Ross
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This is your brain on 'nip.

Any questions?
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#23

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Nudges!

If you have an answer but not sure if it's right - consider the metanism.

A flower is a river, an ice pack is a number, a spark is a singer.

This is another one-stepper! (maybe one and a half)
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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#24

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Got it with the second nudge, and kindly confirmed by by a fellow muggle. Nifty, thanks.
Check out this very cool project by many of your favorite muggles to raise money to fight cancer. You get a fun puzzle bundle and good causes get $. Win-win: Crosswords for Cancer
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Wow, I don't even understand the nudges. Guess I'll wait for the reveal.
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I needed those nudges.

On the other hand --
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"Yeah, right, hardest part was the pencil in the paw...."
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Dplass wrote: ↑Sat Feb 11, 2023 8:15 pm Wow, I don't even understand the nudges. Guess I'll wait for the reveal.
ditto. are we looking at the same puzzle?? :lol: I’m thinking this puzzle is cryptic-y. Never could.

Update: well, maybe I have something. I can make sense of all but one piece. (I actually was never able to completely fill the grid, so that could be my problem.)
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The other Wendy. :roll:
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I believe the cat has been released. But I guess we'll see.
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I think the cat is free but Waiting for confirmation ! Tricky… needed all the nudges and then some!
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Considering the reveal should be any time, I'm going to expand on Josh's second nudge. What's long brown and sticky? A Stick
Stinky Pinkies!

My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest

Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
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Josh is busy with silly things like school so let me post the reveal (and then you can get on with the NEXT fantastic MEOW!)
BLAZER SOLN.jpg
OH, and one more tie-in that I am sure was intentional. What would another name for a CLEVER SOLVER?

A STAR of course!
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Thanks Tom!
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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