MEOW #190 Fill In the Blanks

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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whimsy wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 10:48 pm Unfilled the bag --

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Puzzle filled me with delight -- Thanks, Tom!
Run to delight Claudia Anne.....
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rjy wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 7:58 am Debagged the feline! Drew a blank for a bit there tho, but finally filled it. Fun one, Dr T!
Drew a blank...I see what you did there!

Thanks for solving
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benchen71 wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 5:18 pm Cat's free! This puzzle is very clever.
High praise coming from you sir. Thank you!

T
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hoover wrote: Wed Jul 17, 2024 8:43 am Cat is free!
I'm trying to decide on my favorite clue from this week's puzzle and it's a toss-up among 36D, 50A, and of course 36A.
I always love to hear what people's favorites were. I liked 1D myself.

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T
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Day two - not as busy:

33 Tyrpmom
34 SJ 
35 edestlin 
36 omnilynx

I guess I had better take a look at the WSJCC, must be a head scratcher.
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NUDGES:

Do you see anything in the puzzle that could be interpreted as a "blank".

They may be part of a more than one word entry

I try to be symmetric if I can.

What might "fill" those blanks.

I am anal enough that I would want them filled COMPLETELY.

Now what? Well you've got new terms now, what is the usual thing to do?

You have to find 4 letters.
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Solved, with a push from @Cinny. Thanks, @DrTom!
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Needed the fifth nudge to point out that I was doing the right thing the wrong way. Fun stuff, 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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Solver list grows!

37 Small Wave Dave
38 Pair O Ducks 
39 andeux 
40 CPJohnson
41 ajk 
42 Johnny Luau
43 LindaPRmaven
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One more solver:

44 Rick

So all other puzzles solved, nudges given, week-end over....looks like the end of the cat releasers.
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Muggles!

I will be traveling and probably won't be on the site for a few days. I can still respond by phone if I am PMed, but my phone savvy is pretty limited. Joe Ross will be posting the reveal on Tuesday and the new puzzle Wednesday.

If you have an urgent question PM me.

Tom
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Fill in the Blanks Graphic Reveal.jpg
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