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.
whimsy
Posts: 3761Joined: Sun Jun 21, 2020 9:51 amLocation: Hopkinton MA
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by whimsy Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:16 am
Hello Friends & Solvers!
I believe we have ourselves just a pretty little kitty today, i.e. KITTEN.
Thanks to the usual suspects for all the testing and teching, and to Cap'n Rick for the titling.
And speaking of titles, here are a couple of critters with some royal ones, who have been working hard to get the kinks out of the Tricky Treaty.
The answer to the meta is a Halloween costume.
Nudges as per usual.
OK -- time to head to the bargaining table.
Have fun!
Tricky Treaty Crosshare
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benchen71
Posts: 3411Joined: Thu Jul 22, 2021 8:50 pmLocation: Melbourne, Australia
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by benchen71 Wed Oct 26, 2022 12:59 am
I think the cat is out of the bag! Fun puzzle!
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woozy
Posts: 3182Joined: Mon Aug 10, 2020 12:40 am
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by woozy Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:05 am
I hadn't realized this was one I had tested. I opened up crosshare and it immediately went to "Your entry of xxxxxxx is correct" and I started blathering "but, but, I haven't even begun the puzzle!"
GUAVA is not an anagram of VAGUE and PEPPER is not a palindrome.
Cinny
Posts: 1046Joined: Mon Sep 21, 2020 2:53 pmLocation: Minoa, NY
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by Cinny Wed Oct 26, 2022 5:25 am
The cat is out. Fun one! Thanks, Whimsy.
Cindy Heisler
Schmeel
Posts: 2228Joined: Sun Mar 29, 2020 2:38 pm
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by Schmeel Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:27 am
Cat's gone.
Dave C
Posts: 476Joined: Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:30 pmLocation: Round Rock, TX
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by Dave C Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:29 am
The kitten is out of the bag.
edestlin
Posts: 295Joined: Sun Apr 10, 2022 9:22 amLocation: Michigan
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by edestlin Wed Oct 26, 2022 8:52 am
Cat is out of the bag. Fun!
Darth
Posts: 1084Joined: Sat May 15, 2021 6:51 pmLocation: Champaign, IL
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by Darth Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:05 am
Cat's out!... What a treat!
Thank you,
@whimsy !
ky-mike
Posts: 2620Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 4:22 pmLocation: Near Louisville Ky
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by ky-mike Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:11 am
Cat slipped out of the bag. Not sure where he went. Nice puzzle!
Dplass
Posts: 1739Joined: Sat Dec 28, 2019 10:09 am
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by Dplass Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:15 am
Remind me again is kitten the hardest?
MarkWoychick
Site Admin
Posts: 764Joined: Sun Jun 13, 2021 6:15 pmLocation: Boise, ID
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by MarkWoychick Wed Oct 26, 2022 9:51 am
Cat's out of the bag! Thanks, @whimsy !
ChrisKochmanski
Posts: 2683Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 9:51 pmLocation: Saline, Michigan
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by ChrisKochmanski Wed Oct 26, 2022 10:02 am
Am-scrayed! The cat, that is.
boharr
Moderator
Posts: 3609Joined: Fri Sep 06, 2019 8:57 amLocation: Westchester, NY
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by boharr Wed Oct 26, 2022 10:10 am
Cat left. Thanks for a fun one.
rjy
Posts: 1447Joined: Fri Oct 08, 2021 12:52 pmLocation: Gaithersburg, MD
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by rjy Wed Oct 26, 2022 11:37 am
Decatted my candy bag.. really enjoyed this one, whimsy!
Ray
Qmark
Posts: 461Joined: Thu Aug 25, 2022 4:33 pmLocation: Ottawa, Canada
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by Qmark Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:09 pm
Cat is out...thanks for another fun meta!
Bird Lives
Posts: 4018Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 6:43 pmLocation: NYC
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by Bird Lives Wed Oct 26, 2022 1:33 pm
Kitten on the loose.
Jay
Meg
Posts: 2505Joined: Tue Apr 09, 2019 1:41 pmLocation: St. Petersburg, FL
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by Meg Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:03 pm
Cat's been debagged. That was fun and well-constructed!
KayW
Moderator
Posts: 5428Joined: Wed Apr 10, 2019 12:10 amLocation: Chicago
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by KayW Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:29 pm
Wendy Walker
Posts: 2239Joined: Thu Apr 11, 2019 7:44 pmLocation: Unionville, PA
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by Wendy Walker Wed Oct 26, 2022 2:44 pm
The cat is out of the bag! Thank you, Whimsy -- a fun puzzle!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
Ergcat
Posts: 920Joined: Mon Jun 22, 2020 8:12 pmLocation: Seneca SC
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by Ergcat Wed Oct 26, 2022 4:16 pm
The cat is out! Thanks for a fun puzzle!
This kitten was a real treat!
