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Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:25 pm
by DrTom
rjy wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:07 pm
woozy wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:08 am
I did the grid pretty early on last night.
You know how the say they didn't see something at first but then in the morning there it was? Doesn't that just honk you off.
Cat firmly entrenched in bag and making sickly noises.
Same - thought I'd have a MEOW-eve solve, but nope! Have Step 0, still looking for the next...
But! I needed to hop in anyway to just to comment on the cluing - there are at least 20 where an obvious clue would have been an easy grab for the construction, and DrT took a left turn or a right turn, added a pun or deceptive indirection. Always a treat!
Thank you Ray. As you well know (Ray is a frequent tester of my most "Tomish" puzzles) I do love a turn of phrase. I don't do it as well as Evan Birnholz (few do) but I like to give people their money's worth in a solve.
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:29 pm
by DrTom
Meg wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:18 am
The cat has fallen out of the Doritos bag. Looks embarrassed.
Well probably because he is all orange...Doritos and Cheetos have the same side-effect.
Thanks for solving.
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:34 pm
by hcbirker
I remember this one. Thanks Dr. Tom!
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:36 pm
by DrTom
Cinny wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:02 am
I may have test solved this, but I didn't remember it. It certainly wasn't a quick aha moment for me. But the cat finally overpowered me and escaped! Thanks, Dr. Tom.
The advantage of my own forgetfulness is that when there is not a META for the day I can go back and resolve an old one and it will be like a brand new experience. The disadvantage is that I am still looking for that darn Easter egg I hid.....
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:38 pm
by DrTom
Darth wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:55 am
Cat's out...and drying off now! ... Thank you, DrT!
OIP.jpg
This is NOT over.....
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:55 pm
by MatthewL
Cat is debagged and going for a swim. Thanks for the puzzle, Dr. Tom!
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:58 pm
by rjy
Ahh, needed the slightest nudge to debag the feline. Can finally untwist my brain, but enjoyed the challenge! Thanks DrT
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 2:16 pm
by woozy
Hmm.. think I've stumbled on it by accident. Got an idea an it worked a little so I was able to guess. But when I tried to back solve it got further and further a field.
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 2:34 pm
by DrTom
DELIGHTFUL! We have a mini-Tsunami of solvers:
1 markhr
2 Tom Wilson
3 benchen71
4 Berto
5 JM
6 LarsCaine
7 boharr
8 kymike
9 Hector
10 Darth
11 Cinny
12 woozy
13 Meg
14 KayW
15 FedexPope
16 Carolyn
17 DIS
18 Mg305
19 heidi
20 MatthewL
21 rjy
Still waiting for others to get their feet wet!
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 2:36 pm
by MarkWoychick
Very clever, @DrTom - thanks for the puzzle!
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 3:06 pm
by woozy
Yep. The only thing I know is the answer. Utterly and completely confused.
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 3:50 pm
by HeadinHome
Cat is free, and disgusted by the sound of the dog’s slurpy water drinking. “Why can’t we all just soundlessly and primly lap our water, as I do?”
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:39 pm
by LarsCaine
DrTom wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 12:19 pm
LarsCaine wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:49 am
I'm out!zen.png
Is that a streaming channel?????
Haha! No, it's on sea D
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:48 pm
by whimsy
This cat's out and believes water can be of some use at times.
Thanks, Tom!
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 8:23 pm
by lbray53
Cat is free. Should have happened sooner but I had a mental BLOCH.
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:09 pm
by DrTom
woozy wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 3:06 pm
Yep. The only thing I know is the answer. Utterly and completely confused.
One out of two ain't bad....
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:12 pm
by DrTom
whimsy wrote: Wed Dec 04, 2024 4:48 pm
This cat's out and believes water can be of some use at times.
Thanks, Tom!
Uh, kitty, I don't think that is what they meant when they said we should go bowling...
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:20 pm
by DrTom
Day 1:
22 MarkWoychick
23 woozy
24 HeadinHome
25 whimsy
26 iceman
27 CPJohnson
28 lbray53
Twenty-eight solvers let the cat out so it could find the source fo that water. Thanks to all!
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 10:49 pm
by Dave C
The cat is out.
Re: MEOW #210 Do I Hear Water
Posted: Wed Dec 04, 2024 11:30 pm
by ChrisKochmanski
The cat has vamoosed!