MEOW #82: Q&A

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 #82: Q&A

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Hi all and welcome to the eighty-second installment of the MEOW!

This week's answer is a question and its answer.

Lynx:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/ ... sp=sharing
https://crossword.info/kvassword/QA

GL!
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I've... what's the metaphor for this one? We should make up a puzzle where the metaphor is .... well, that would be telling.
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Me too (pending confirmation)

Edit: confirmed!
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Whaddya mean, my answer has to be in the form of a question?

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#5

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Cat's out... [but it's a bit late for National Answer Your Cat's Questions Day :lol: ]
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Solved.
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Cat’s out, I think
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#8

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I have what I think is a first step, but don't know where to go from there. Not looking for a nudge, just hoping for "post enlightenment."
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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Waiting for cat-confirmation.
Confirmed.
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Pretty sure we have our cat out of the bag. Very nice! [EDIT: Confirmed!]
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Nice smooth grid done; not a clue as to meta. ?
The other Wendy. :roll:
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#12

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Cat's out.
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#13

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Hmmmmm, still pondering the Q&A of it all!
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Debagged the feline after much staring at this. Really cool, Josh!
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#15

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Cat's gone.
I, too, stared at it waaaay too long.
Fun puzzle!
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#16

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Still stumped; can't even find a starting point. Hoping for early nudges.
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Whoa. Super clever and well executed. Don't think I would have gotten there without a nudge!
Happy to give nudges. If you notice I've solved, please tell me about avenues you've explored so I can nudge you in the right direction and not off a cliff.
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#18

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I need a nudge! 😫
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#19

Post by madhatter5 »

The nudge man cometh!

(for Woozy) notice anything strange about the grid?

... like maybe a duplicated entry?

Can you try to get from one copy to the other copy?

It may help to solve this while tilting your head to a somewhat uncomfortable angle
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Cat's Out, though I almost strangled it first. Very clever.
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