MEOW #93 - Read Between the Lines
- MarkWoychick
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Thanks, Cap'n Rick - great puzzle as always, and the cat is out of the bag
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- Cap'n Rick
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Day 1 - Apparently this mystery hasn't been too difficult to solve, as 34 Muggles' bags have become cat-less:
Abide (TS)
Al Sisti (TS)
Whimsy (TS)
Cinny
benchen71
boharr
hoover
JM
Hector
Schmeel
rjy
HeadinHome
Mr Tex
KayW
ChrisKochmanski
woozy
DIS
Carolyn
oldjudge
Cindy Weatherman
MaineMarge
Meg
Gutman
Bbaack
DebbieC
CPJohnson
Tyrpmom
BrennerTJ
edestlin
Dplass
Darth
SJMcK
MarkWoychick
Dave C
Keep up the good work!
Abide (TS)
Al Sisti (TS)
Whimsy (TS)
Cinny
benchen71
boharr
hoover
JM
Hector
Schmeel
rjy
HeadinHome
Mr Tex
KayW
ChrisKochmanski
woozy
DIS
Carolyn
oldjudge
Cindy Weatherman
MaineMarge
Meg
Gutman
Bbaack
DebbieC
CPJohnson
Tyrpmom
BrennerTJ
edestlin
Dplass
Darth
SJMcK
MarkWoychick
Dave C
Keep up the good work!
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Cat is out! Late start. Missed the list.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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- Cap'n Rick
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Day 2 - Five more cats are out of their respective bags:
Laura M
lbray53
andeux
Ergcat
Darrell
Laura M
lbray53
andeux
Ergcat
Darrell
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- Cap'n Rick
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Day 3 - Three more cats have escaped:
markhr
jhseeman
DrTom
That make 42 so far...
markhr
jhseeman
DrTom
That make 42 so far...
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Okay, it's Nudge Saturday here on the MEOW. I think three should be sufficient for this easy read.
Please feel free to PM me if you're still stuck.
Please feel free to PM me if you're still stuck.
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The cat has been nudged from the bag. Thanks for this excellent challenge, Cap'n Rick.
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Day 4 - Three more cats are on the prowl:
Byron
Dow Jones
LindaPRmaven
That makes 45 and counting...
Byron
Dow Jones
LindaPRmaven
That makes 45 and counting...
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I'd already figured out the first nudge and the second just nudged me to do what I'd tried before, except that this time the answer leaped out at me. Actually the answer was the novel that had first came to mind, except that I'd remembered the title incorrectly until this fresh look. Now where's that cat gotten to...?
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Day 5 - Four more Muggles' bags are feline-free:
ReB
Sharkicicles
Snood
BarbaraK
That brings our solver total to 49.
ReB
Sharkicicles
Snood
BarbaraK
That brings our solver total to 49.
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But
Stinky Pinkies!
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
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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Haven't tried (or tied) that one yet, @woozy, but I have tied a double .
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Stinky Pinkies!
My Entry to the May 2024 CrossHare Midi Contest
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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- Cap'n Rick
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Ahoy Muggles!
The meta answer is "And Then There Were None", a mystery novel by Agatha Christie (see 67A).
To solve this mystery... er meta, solvers first had to figure out what to do with the title - "Read Between the Lines". It turns out I was being very literal with this one by symmetrically placing 10 grid entries that can become different types of "lines" (i.e. 1A - BEE; 10A - SIDE; 17A - BOW; 19A - HARD; 32A - FENCE; 44A - BREAD; 61A OPEN; 65A - HOT; 69A - SNOW; and 71A - SKY). The entries were arranged in parallel pairings between which appeared the mystery title and meta answer - "AND THEN THERE WERE OOO". As you noticed, I had to replace "NONE" with "OOO" to maintain symmetry, and I hinted at this via the clue and answer at 13D - Doesn't END AS expected (has a twist).
I would again like to thank @madhatter5 for asking me to fill in for him on MEOW, and I wish him well in all of his future endeavors. Hurry back to the forum, Josh!
Smooth sailing, everyone!
Cap'n Rick
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But one of those doesn't rhyme with the others!
Also, I completely missed the lines, but AND THEN THERE WERE NONE jumped right out at me anyway, especially when I saw AGATHA.
Also, I completely missed the lines, but AND THEN THERE WERE NONE jumped right out at me anyway, especially when I saw AGATHA.
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Same, turned out to be a much more clever construction than I realized… really nice, Cap’n!
Ray