Hey. It was fun! Really, really fun.
MEOW #117: Dude, Where's My Card?
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woozy
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Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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DrTom
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Well I think I have followed the twisted mind of the madhatter, but only because I believe mind has much the same twist. I pondered and pondered and then suddenly a light bulb went on. I do not know that I solved it, but I did submit an answer I like and am waiting to hear.
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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Ergcat
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rjy
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I reject your apology, Josh!
It's nice to occasionally get grids that are equal in weight to the meta challenge, rather than a quick opening act to the main event.
(... that said, I'm still struggling with the main event here!)
Ray
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DrTom
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It's tricksy for sure, but I have been notified by the Madhatter himself that I have released the feline!
Thank GOD! I thought I was going to unravel in here.
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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madhatter5
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Nudges, woozy style
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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rjy
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Got it with nudge 2... phew! Had gotten absolutely nowhere with this. Kudos to those who got this nudgelessly! TFTP, Josh!
Ray
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woozy
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Wow. I don't understand *any* of the nudges.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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HeadinHome
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oooof. It’s been a week, work-wise. Just now catching up on all the fine Muggle metas for the week… will give this a try!
The other Wendy. 
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HeadinHome
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yep… I’m with you. What the what??
The other Wendy.
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Bird Lives
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I got an answer that had to be right, but I couldn't backsolve to find the mechanism. The one step that I found had to be part of it, but I didn't see how. Turns out I was trying to overthink it.
Jay
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whimsy
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No printer access on vacation, so based on the PDF, I sketched myself out a rather wobbly grid that I just filled in -- (and I'm pretty proud I got that far!)
Will look some more tomorrow during my non-mad dog or Englishmen out of the midday sun time -- but if not, I'll probably have to check this bagged cat on our return flight on Monday!
Will look some more tomorrow during my non-mad dog or Englishmen out of the midday sun time -- but if not, I'll probably have to check this bagged cat on our return flight on Monday!
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woozy
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Oh! Now, I get the nudges!
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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benchen71
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Nudges haven't helped. Looking forward to seeing the answer reveal to see what I've missed!
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! 
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HeadinHome
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Got it with the help of @DrTom ... turns out I was trying to make this one of those where you actually have to DO something solvy to get the answer! Don't do mental gymnastics, just look everything over and read the nudges and think like a madhatter. ; )
The other Wendy.
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benchen71
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I've submitted an answer that just might release that darn cat! And just in time, too. 
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!
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madhatter5
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The answer was DOUBLE-CROSSED.
Because you cross a bridge. So a duplicate bridge is double crossed.
I crossed out the doubles in the clues.
Some of you were not too keen on the fact that you just needed one grid answer to get the meta. Which is a fair point I suppose.
Because you cross a bridge. So a duplicate bridge is double crossed.
I crossed out the doubles in the clues.
Some of you were not too keen on the fact that you just needed one grid answer to get the meta. Which is a fair point I suppose.
https://pandorasblocks.org/crosswords-for-cancer
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woozy
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I was having trouble with it and wanted to overthink it. But the crossed-out clues spelled "It's a gestalt" which made me think it wouldnt be a direct spelling but maybe... the black space form a shape? Look for thinks that aren't there? I struggled for a while and went over the prompt again and again thinking how we'd feel if our partner showed our hand. Annoyed? Angry? Sad? Frustrated? Down in the dumps?
Then I turned it around and asked why would our partner show our hand? If it was intentional she wants the other team to when and I'd feel.... betrayed.
Oh.... you cross a bridge! I didn't get that.
Then I turned it around and asked why would our partner show our hand? If it was intentional she wants the other team to when and I'd feel.... betrayed.
Oh.... you cross a bridge! I didn't get that.
Funny story. I was all set to enter Par for the course for the CrossHare midi contest for April but I mistakenly thought midi meant 7x 7 and not 11 x 11. Oops. Well.... Here's a complex but **small** meta on the subject of golf.
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benchen71
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I was also looking for the double letters in the grid to cross. It happened twice with the EEs but not with the LLs.
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!
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dsbened
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When will the solution be posted? Curious (and idiotic) minds want to know, lol!
Seattle DB