MEOW #174 Cover Story
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MEOW #174 Cover Story
Hi everyone!
It's Phil from over at Phil's Crossword Corner (PCC) ... I'm happy to present this week's MEOW "Cover Story"... some light googling most likely needed...
Prompt: The answer to the meta is the name of a celebrity's pet
Kitten
Calico
*Persian*
Puma
Lion
Note: the level is the intended difficulty I had in mind when I designed the puzzle, but may play differently since every solver has their own area of expertise... what one person may find easy, another may find difficult.
Many thanks to FrankieHeck and DrTom for test-solving and suggestions for improvement. Shout-out to Joe Ross as always for technical help.
Have fun and keep in mind if you're ever lost at sea, google is your best friend (actually, I don't know if you'd get internet service in the middle of the ocean).
-Phil
Nudges will be posted on Friday. Solution shall be revealed Tuesday morning.
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It's Phil from over at Phil's Crossword Corner (PCC) ... I'm happy to present this week's MEOW "Cover Story"... some light googling most likely needed...
Prompt: The answer to the meta is the name of a celebrity's pet
Kitten
Calico
*Persian*
Puma
Lion
Note: the level is the intended difficulty I had in mind when I designed the puzzle, but may play differently since every solver has their own area of expertise... what one person may find easy, another may find difficult.
Many thanks to FrankieHeck and DrTom for test-solving and suggestions for improvement. Shout-out to Joe Ross as always for technical help.
Have fun and keep in mind if you're ever lost at sea, google is your best friend (actually, I don't know if you'd get internet service in the middle of the ocean).
-Phil
Nudges will be posted on Friday. Solution shall be revealed Tuesday morning.
Cover Story
crosshare
PUZ
spreadsheet
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Cat's out! Fun one!! Thanks, Phil!!!
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Cat's out of the bag - thanks for the puzzle!
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Before even opening the puzzle and looking at a single entry: What? we're supposed to be know the names of celebrities' pets now?
(Okay, Now that I've vented that out of my system, I actually have faith that this instance will turn out to be reasonable and valid but... I just have to say my reaction to reading the prompt was dang near a spit-take.)
Edit: And solved, submitted, and confirmed and ....
(Okay, Now that I've vented that out of my system, I actually have faith that this instance will turn out to be reasonable and valid but... I just have to say my reaction to reading the prompt was dang near a spit-take.)
Edit: And solved, submitted, and confirmed and ....
Last edited by woozy on Wed Mar 27, 2024 11:56 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
Not a meta, but, yeesh!, that was tough to create.
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Got it in a second google session. Fun stuff, thanks.
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I have steps one, two, and three, and now I'm furiously googling what I have found, and I'm coming up with way too much information. I found at least four pet names for the celebrity I thought everything was pointing to, but Crosshare didn't like any of those. I found another piece of information to give me some direction, but again, too many choices. Now looking at different celebrities...
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All of the cats have been released. I really liked this. It was more like a “Whodunnit” mystery than a traditional meta. It was fun finding the clues.
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