MEOW #133 Cast Away
- Cap'n Rick
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MEOW #133 Cast Away
Ahoy Muggles!
Welcome to the 133rd installment of the MEOW! I was very excited when @DrTom invited me to guest host today because I have what I think is a very MEOW-worthy puzzle for y'all. It shouldn't be too difficult to solve the meta - probably a Level 1.5 or so - but I've tried to push the envelope a bit with Easter egg hiding. In fact, to make things more interesting, I'm going to award a special prize to one lucky solver (chosen at random) who correctly finds and submits (via PM) my hidden eggs (minimum of 12 grid entries)*. There's more than one way to skin a cat, right?
The meta answer is someone who's missing.
Lynx:
"Cast Away" - Crosshare
"Cast Away" - PUZ
"Cast Away" - PDF
"Cast Away" - Spreadsheet
Difficulty:
Kitten
CALICO
Persian
Puma
Lion
Nudges are here
Solution is here.
Happy hunting!
Cap'n Rick
*Update: Early solvers are finding a few additional Easter eggs in the grid. Let's say you need to find at least a dozen eggy entries to qualify for the special prize.
Last edited by Cap'n Rick on Sun Jun 18, 2023 9:27 pm, edited 4 times in total.
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The cat has escaped the bag! Fun puzzle, @Cap'n Rick.
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Cats are still awake and out of the bag! But I just saw the note about the Easter eggs.
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Well that was a delight! Cat’s freed, but eggs are still sacked… on to that!
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Cat is out. Looking for eggs. Found a few things. Found a few more things.
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Loved it when you first showed it to me, and love it more now. But skin a cat Cap? ME OW!
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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Cat is debagged. My list of Easter eggs sent off to the Cap'n. What a fun mid-week solve.
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Cat is free of bag.
My wife, who has little interest in meta puzzles, got a huge kick out of this one, as did I.
Thanks, Cap’n!
BTW, you wouldn’t happen to be that goof who does the silly patter between songs on Yacht Rock Radio, would you?
My wife, who has little interest in meta puzzles, got a huge kick out of this one, as did I.
Thanks, Cap’n!
BTW, you wouldn’t happen to be that goof who does the silly patter between songs on Yacht Rock Radio, would you?
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Cat is free of the sack. Now to go on an easter egg hunt! Thanks Rick!
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Cat out of the bag.
My avatar proves that it is sometimes better to be lucky than good!
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Cute cute cute. And fun fun fun!
Thank you Cap’n.
Cat is debagged and ready to go out to help me in the garden
Thank you Cap’n.
Cat is debagged and ready to go out to help me in the garden
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Out of town at a meeting this week, so not much time for egg hunting. But the main meta was fun and smoothly executed, as usual. Thanks.
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Solved this morning, so cat is out and I found all the Easter eggs! Thanks Cap'n!
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The cat got out and found a bunch of eggs. (PM sent)
This one was just my speed and so much fun to solve. Thanks Cap'n!
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