"Pet Sounds" by benchen71

Can you storm the castle by getting across the MOAT? A weekly meta crossword constructed by forum member Ben (aka benchen71). These metas range from relatively easy to more challenging, depending on how many Australianisms he puts in them! Puzzles are posted in a new thread every Tuesday, with nudges appearing on Saturdays, and the solution coming out on Mondays. (At least, that's the plan. Given he lives in Australia, and they are so far ahead of the US time-zone-wise, things may get posted early!)
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#21

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Tough fill. Quick meta solve. Thanks Ben!
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Nudges time! But first, a solver update:

Jim23809
DrTom
HeadinHome
rvkal
kurtalert
kymike
Steve M
bhamren

That's 58.
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Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:

1. You really need to heed the warning in 73 across: the Beach Boys have absolutely nothing to do with the meta answer.

2. Instead, look to the four long across entries.

3. You should be able to solve the meta without identifying all of the hidden sounds.

4. This puzzle would have made a great MEOW!
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#24

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Just 4 solvers to add to the list, bringing us up to 62:

Johnny Luau
Dow Jones
Spid4567
Joe Ross

Next (and final) update before the answer reveal Monday morning, Australia time.
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Finally had a chance to catch up with the indie metas of the week and thought to myself "wouldn't it be nice to begin by attempting to cross the moat and storm the castle?" Lotsa fun! Thanks, Ben!
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Two more solvers brings us to a grand total of 64:

frostyjhammer
Jeremy Smith

Onwards, to the answer reveal!
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#27

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Here's the solution to "Pet Sounds":

Pet Sounds (solution).png

After a day of solving, I allowed a whole lot of other answers: CATS, A CAT, NYAN CAT, CAT TALK, and CAT NOISES

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