MEOW #30: Branches of Litterature
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MEOW #30: Branches of Litterature
Hi all and welcome to the thirtieth installment of the MEOW! This week's puzzle is a guest construction by the up-and-coming hotshot constructor whimsy. Please send solution submissions, nudge requests, etc. to her.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
http://crossword.info/madhatter5/Branch ... itterature
https://crosshare.org/crosswords/slr24pPxH1mqAW3ge9gd
The answer to the meta is a six-letter name associated with the subject.
Good luck!
Kitten
Calico
Persian
Persian-Puma Hybrid
Puma
Lion
20210623 MEOW 30 — whimsy — Branches of Litterature — Excel form
20210623 MEOW 30 — whimsy — Branches of Litterature — PDF from PUZ
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
http://crossword.info/madhatter5/Branch ... itterature
https://crosshare.org/crosswords/slr24pPxH1mqAW3ge9gd
The answer to the meta is a six-letter name associated with the subject.
Good luck!
Kitten
Calico
Persian
Persian-Puma Hybrid
Puma
Lion
20210623 MEOW 30 — whimsy — Branches of Litterature — Excel form
20210623 MEOW 30 — whimsy — Branches of Litterature — PDF from PUZ
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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20210623 MEOW 30 — whimsy — Branches of Litterature — Excel form
Hope I've done that ^^ right! If not, I'm sure Joe will set us straight!
Anyhow, let's see --
Unchecked letters? Yup.
Two-letter entries? Yup.
Daffy clues and entries? Yup.
Non-symmetric crazy quilt grid? Yup.
But I hope the entertainment value will forgive all that!
******Just been alerted to the fact that there's an inadvertent red herring present in the grid, so I'd like all to know that 19A is NOT part of the solve!*****
Hope I've done that ^^ right! If not, I'm sure Joe will set us straight!
Anyhow, let's see --
Unchecked letters? Yup.
Two-letter entries? Yup.
Daffy clues and entries? Yup.
Non-symmetric crazy quilt grid? Yup.
But I hope the entertainment value will forgive all that!
******Just been alerted to the fact that there's an inadvertent red herring present in the grid, so I'd like all to know that 19A is NOT part of the solve!*****
Last edited by whimsy on Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:04 am, edited 1 time in total.
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An answer submitted, but admit to leaping to the conclusion as I think I was mostly there.
Hopefully haven't been pageanted....
Edit - was red herringed (see above for details).
Hopefully haven't been pageanted....
Edit - was red herringed (see above for details).
Last edited by RPardoe on Wed Jun 23, 2021 11:24 am, edited 2 times in total.
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The cat is liberated. Brilliant puzzle by Claudia!
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The cat is out of the bag, and …
Well, I’ll stop there.
Confidently awaiting confirmation.
UPDATE: Confirmed!
Much fun!
Well, I’ll stop there.
Confidently awaiting confirmation.
UPDATE: Confirmed!
Much fun!
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Second time's the charm, I'm sure. Submitted a wrong first guess.
And leave it to me to solve this backwards! (explanation post-deadline)
Fantastic puzzle!
And leave it to me to solve this backwards! (explanation post-deadline)
Fantastic puzzle!
Contest Crosswords Combating Cancer (CCCC) is a bundle of 16 metapuzzles created to help raise money for cancer-related charities. It is available at CrosswordsForCancer.com.
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I didn't read the comments here before submitting, and now I'm even less sure that I got it right (I wasn't certain to begin with). We'll see. Still, it was fun!
Edit: Oops, the cat's still stuck in the bag! Hopefully it will find its way out soon :-)
Edit: Oops, the cat's still stuck in the bag! Hopefully it will find its way out soon :-)
Last edited by Laura M on Thu Jun 24, 2021 3:29 am, edited 1 time in total.
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The feline has left my Trader Joe's bag. Nice puzzle!
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Lovely puzzle, Claudia! Thank you! LOL'd at 83A.
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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I loved this one - just enough of a challenge Fun solve.
- Just puzzling it out here in Delmarva
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Finally got this one with help.
And cultural luddite that I am - didn't get the click even with the answer in front of me. My googling to verify went an alternate way initially.
So in a sense I got it, but didn't "get it". (No PMs needed - I got it now.)
And cultural luddite that I am - didn't get the click even with the answer in front of me. My googling to verify went an alternate way initially.
So in a sense I got it, but didn't "get it". (No PMs needed - I got it now.)
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Same thing happened with me
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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*******SOLVERS-TO-BE*******
I have an opportunity to visit a museum sculpture park that I cannot turn down on such a gorgeous day in these parts.
I'll be away from the computer till about mid-afternoon. Sorry for the interruption, but I shall return!
I have an opportunity to visit a museum sculpture park that I cannot turn down on such a gorgeous day in these parts.
I'll be away from the computer till about mid-afternoon. Sorry for the interruption, but I shall return!
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Good one. A bit of a challenge, but fun! Cat is out of the bag!
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Apparently, I missed a big chunk of the elegant grid construction. Now I have it. Nice one, Whimsy!
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NOW the cat's out. Like others, I only saw half of it on my first try. Great construction!