MEOW #95 Stop! That's a Command

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 #95 Stop! That's a Command

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Back again so soon DrTom? Well yes actually, this is what happens when better constructors have other things to do; you get me back-to-back. This was a bit of a rush job because I was not expecting to be up to bat this fast, but I had this tested by a few people and they did not give it an immediate thumbs down, so now you are all stuck with it.

I am assuming everyone will see the “click” rather quickly, but you may need Google (depending on your childhood) to get to the answer. I would rate this as a mean Persian or tame Puma, but as past experience has shown I am TERRIBLE at rating my puzzles. There is a Crosshare link, mainly because people seem to want one, but I admit I am not very familiar with it and I get confused with the solvers. Some of you have a different name on that site leading me to have to decide who you “are” as a Muggle. If you do the Crosshare version and your Muggle name is different, please let me know with a PM.

My plan is to have the nudges on Saturday, but I might do them Friday like I did for “Split The Bill” because it is never my intent to cause angst and frustration with my puzzles. I really want you to solve them and if you can’t it is probably because as a creator I of course know the “trick” and that blinds me to how hard it might be. Thus, if you cannot solve it is my duty to try to rectify any obfuscation (gosh don’t I wish I could fit that in a grid sometime) with the aid of a nudge.

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Stop, That's a Command crosshare


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Solved. Fun!
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Solved. Confirmed via crosshare.

If Dr. Tom is a gentleman, is he pungent?
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Well, I am stumped.
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Well, now if this were one of Ben's......

I'm stumped.
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The cat has been liberated. Thanks, DrTom.
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The cat is loose after a misstep Googling. Very nice clues. Thanks, DrTom.
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The cat roams free!

Thanks, Dr. T!
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ky-mike wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 2:04 pm Solved. Confirmed via crosshare.

If Dr. Tom is a gentleman, is he pungent?
Not sure, but I am a fungi!

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Cinny wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 4:44 pm The cat is loose after a misstep Googling. Very nice clues. Thanks, DrTom.
I know, and believe me I worry about that. Depending on what you Google you may have trouble solving. Obviously I'll explain on Tuesday.
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The kitten is happily climbing up/shredding the drapes. Nice one, Dr. T!
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Cat's out!

Nice one, @DrTom. It took me awhile to come to my senses but the aha moment was worth waiting for!
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Not seeing anything yet.
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Ergcat wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:35 pm Not seeing anything yet.
Me neither. Is this one of those "white cat on a pile of white laundry" or "black cat in a black chair" things?
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hoover wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 10:28 pm
Ergcat wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 9:35 pm Not seeing anything yet.
Me neither. Is this one of those "white cat on a pile of white laundry" or "black cat in a black chair" things?
... or, in my case, "You left the door open again, dolt".
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OK, end of Day 1 and the solves are REALLY trickling in. I'm not sure what I fear most:
(1) It is WAY harder than I thought and people are struggling
(2) It's MEH and people are not interested
(3) people are just not interested

Well here are those whose cats are running around like crazy:

Cinny
HoldThatThought
dplass
kymike
boharr
kitchendiva
Meg
CKochmanski
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DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:36 pm Cinny
HoldThatThought
dplass
kymike
boharr
kitchendiva
Meg
CKochmanski
And me! (I like solving on my phone so I tend to PM rather than compete on Crosshare.)
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DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:36 pm OK, end of Day 1 and the solves are REALLY trickling in. I'm not sure what I fear most:
(1) It is WAY harder than I thought and people are struggling
(2) It's MEH and people are not interested
(3) people are just not interested
Like so many metas it's not necessarily WAY harder, just a mechanism I haven't seen yet. Your puzzles are always enjoyable (and I sure enjoyed the grid) so I'll keep working on it right up until I find it or we get the reveal. :)
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I got it, finally, after @Cinny kept telling me to look at _______. (sigh) Thanks for the puzzle, @DrTom !
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edestlin wrote: ↑Thu Sep 15, 2022 7:33 am
DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:36 pm OK, end of Day 1 and the solves are REALLY trickling in. I'm not sure what I fear most:
(1) It is WAY harder than I thought and people are struggling
(2) It's MEH and people are not interested
(3) people are just not interested
Like so many metas it's not necessarily WAY harder, just a mechanism I haven't seen yet. Your puzzles are always enjoyable (and I sure enjoyed the grid) so I'll keep working on it right up until I find it or we get the reveal. :)
Ditto… not quite ready to concede WAY harder, but always interested, just haven’t found a toehold yet. Fun clueing, as always!
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