MEOW #80: Water, Water, Everywhere (Not really, but in my bowl please!)

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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MEOW #80: Water, Water, Everywhere (Not really, but in my bowl please!)

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Hi All --
Going to be a tough act to follow, bringing up the rear here.
Filling in for Josh with a pretty easy kitty but I hope you get a kick out of it.

Crosshare Water, Water, Everywhere...

PDF Water, Water, Everywhere...

PUZ Water, Water, Everywhere...

spreadsheet Water, Water, Everywhere...

Thanks to Joe Ross as usual for teching this out.

The answer to the meta is a name.

Hints on Saturday, that you probably won't need anyway, and/or feel free to PM.
Crosshare will make you feel validated too, of course.

Have fun!

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Cat's gone.
Thanks for the puzzle!
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Cat is free. Fun one. Thanks, Whimsy.
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Took me a minute. Facepalm. Cat is in the water. Thanks for the puzzle!
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Cat’s out of the bag - fun puzzle, thank you, @whimsy!
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Dplass wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:13 am Took me a minute. Facepalm. Cat is in the water. Thanks for the puzzle!
As long as he's not in the bag in the water! :lol: Horror of horrors! :o
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whimsy wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:51 am
Dplass wrote: ↑Wed Jun 08, 2022 10:13 am Took me a minute. Facepalm. Cat is in the water. Thanks for the puzzle!
As long as he's not in the bag in the water! :lol: Horror of horrors! :o
Let it be known that I'm not what you would call a "cat person".
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The cat is out of the bag.
Sometimes you want a puzzle that's a challenge, with a complicated connection between two or three steps.
But sometimes the perfect puzzle is the one that's whimsical.
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Cat is out... and feeling validated. :D (Hi, Whimsy!)
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Staring...staring...staring.

There it is! Love it!

I am not sure who it happier about opening the bag. Is it me or is it the cat!
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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cat is out
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Out of the bag, kick obtained, thanks @whimsy!
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The cat is free of the bag!

I got a slight nudge, then felt dense for needing it.

Thanks, whimsy!
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I got it! Cat's out of the bag. Thanks for the puzzle, whimsy!
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The cat has shredded the tote. Thanks, Whimsy!
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Cat's out.
Check out "The MOAT MEOW Mashup Pack" here. US$10 for 14 metas that don't always abide by the "rules" of the game: asymmetry, 2-letter words, uncrossed letters, who knows. And this time there's a mega-meta! :shock:
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Lots of kitties (and chickens!) hanging out here at the resort, but my beach bag is empty. Fun one, @whimsy. Perfect vacation meta!
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Didn't see it, didn't see it...asked one of my cat's for help...AHA. Fun puzzle Whimsy as usual.

WHEW, LOST ME HEAD THERE FOR A MINUTE!
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NUDGES!I am always willing to give nudges where needed; metas should be about fun, not frustration. Send me what you have done so far because often you are closer than you think!
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I do believe I'm supposed to put all you duckies in a row, so here goes --

Tom Wilson
Hector
Schmeel
boharr
Dplass
MarkWoychick
woozy
DIS
SJMcK
Darth
Bird Lives
Meg
Cindy Weatherman
Laura M
TJ Brenner
lbray53
jbird
Gutman
Debbie C
rjy
ChrisKochmanski
Cindy Heisler
CP Johnson
Benchen71
Cap’n Rick
DrTom

Thanks for playing!
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The cat is out! 😻 ( confirmed on Crosshare)
Clever puzzle!
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