Nicely done! My cat has made a run for it.
Thanks for the puzzle!
MEOW #165 Unwanted Visitors
- DrTom
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- Location: Jacksonville, FL
NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges IF ASKED; metas should be about fun, not frustration. PM me what you have done so far, because often you are closer than you think, and I will try to help you move along.
- benchen71
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A solver update and then nudges!
emmie
iceman
CPJohnson
Chris
DrTom
LB800
Golem
Modesty Marigot
Larry Edelstein
dooiemus
That brings us up to 61.
emmie
iceman
CPJohnson
Chris
DrTom
LB800
Golem
Modesty Marigot
Larry Edelstein
dooiemus
That brings us up to 61.
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- benchen71
- Posts: 3400
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Nudges, in order of increasing blatancy:
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- benchen71
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Just 5 more solvers, bringing us up to a final total of 66:
ajk
Jaclyn
axmszr
Flora Wynn
Steve M
ajk
Jaclyn
axmszr
Flora Wynn
Steve M
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- benchen71
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Here's the solution to "Unwanted Visitors":
When I first constructed this puzzle it was not intended to have any wider relevance or political significance. However, when I was asked by DrTom to fill in for the January 24th MEOW, I realised that the puzzle would overlap with Australia Day. And that very definitely gives this puzzle an extra layer. The settlement of Australia celebrated on January 26th is seen by Australia's First Nations as an invasion: the Europeans were very definitely viewed as intruders. For many decades there has been a call for the drawing up of an official treaty. I add my voice to this call.
When I first constructed this puzzle it was not intended to have any wider relevance or political significance. However, when I was asked by DrTom to fill in for the January 24th MEOW, I realised that the puzzle would overlap with Australia Day. And that very definitely gives this puzzle an extra layer. The settlement of Australia celebrated on January 26th is seen by Australia's First Nations as an invasion: the Europeans were very definitely viewed as intruders. For many decades there has been a call for the drawing up of an official treaty. I add my voice to this call.
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- benchen71
- Posts: 3400
- Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pm
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And the winner of this week's prize is...
@lbray53
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@lbray53
Your prize, a copy of the MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack has been sent to your email address. If it isn't in your inbox, look in the spam folder!
And if there is anyone out there suffering from MOAT MEOW FOMO, consider purchasing the pack from here.

Check out "The MOAT Mini Pack of Marching Bands" here. US$5 gets you 7 Marching Bands which, hard enough on their own, now contain metas too. And once again there's a mega-meta! 

- lbray53
- Posts: 1509
- Joined: Fri May 08, 2020 8:34 am
- Location: Elkhorn, WI
An honor to win. Looks like some fun for me!!
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!