MEOW #136, "So March!"
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MarkWoychick
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Had the answer before the grid, which took some time to decipher. Thanks for the puzzle, Wendy
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Bird Lives
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Cat is out of the bag and sitting on the couch listening to one of its favorite albums, the one with those Latin declensions.
Jay
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sharkicicles
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Qmark
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KayW
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Oops! Looks like I started us off on the wrong metaphor. Mea culpa. But then, even on one of my good days I barely know what day - or puzzle - it is.boharr wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 10:55 amThe cat is always getting lost in the couch cushions. Doesn't know which day it is, but did grok the title.Meg wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 9:45 am Wait a minute!! Hold the sofa pillows! This is a MEOW puzzle. Why are people posting about couches? Did you lose your cat in the cushions?? Great puzzle, Wendy! I particularly enjoyed 63a, which, thanks to Ben, I know how to pronounce correctly. This cat has departed the Doritos bag.
Lovely title!
Correction: Bag has been de-catified. Not so sure about the couch.
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benchen71
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Cat is free! That was tricky, but fun!
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CPJohnson
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Still working on the grid, but the cat is free! Thanks, Wendy! I like your puzzles!
Cynthia
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Cap'n Rick
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Cat out. Fun one, Wendy!
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Wendy Walker
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What a gratifying turnout for this puzzle, and SUCH nice comments! Thank you all so much! Here's the leaderboard and a few nudges:
[TS] Dr. Tom
1. KurtAlert
2. Kent
3. Schmeel
4. KayW
5. Boharr
6. Ky-Mike
7. Edestlin
8. Cindy H
9. Meg
10. Tom Wilson
11. JM
12. DCBilly
13. Whimsy
14. BarbaraK
15. Hector
16. Hoover
17. IK Snamhcok
18. Bird Lives
19. Sharkicicles
20. HCBirker
21. BrennerTJ
22. Merlinminue
23. AJK
24. Woozy
25. Dow Jones
26. lbray53
27. Berto
28. ReB
29. Abide
30. Pair O Ducks
31. Mark Woychick
32. Laura M
33. Carolyn
34. Ergcat
35. Qmark
36. SJMcK
37. CP Johnson
38. Cap'n Rick
39. Tyrpmom
40. Chris Kochmanski
41. Cruise Director Bob
42. BenChen
[TS] Dr. Tom
1. KurtAlert
2. Kent
3. Schmeel
4. KayW
5. Boharr
6. Ky-Mike
7. Edestlin
8. Cindy H
9. Meg
10. Tom Wilson
11. JM
12. DCBilly
13. Whimsy
14. BarbaraK
15. Hector
16. Hoover
17. IK Snamhcok
18. Bird Lives
19. Sharkicicles
20. HCBirker
21. BrennerTJ
22. Merlinminue
23. AJK
24. Woozy
25. Dow Jones
26. lbray53
27. Berto
28. ReB
29. Abide
30. Pair O Ducks
31. Mark Woychick
32. Laura M
33. Carolyn
34. Ergcat
35. Qmark
36. SJMcK
37. CP Johnson
38. Cap'n Rick
39. Tyrpmom
40. Chris Kochmanski
41. Cruise Director Bob
42. BenChen
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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jhseeman
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HeadinHome
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Solved in the wee hours after working all day Wednesday. Grid fill will baffle you until it delights you! ( :
OTC. Thanks for the fun, original Wendy!
OTC. Thanks for the fun, original Wendy!
The other Wendy. 
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Wendy Walker
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Leaderboard additions:
43. JHSeeman
44. HeadinHome
45. ImOnToo
46. SeamusOL
47. Gutman
48. Johnny Luau
49. DIS
50. Jaclyn
and a special shoutout and huge congrats to 51. DSbened from Seattle, who told me this is the FIRST META HE HAS EVER SOLVED!
43. JHSeeman
44. HeadinHome
45. ImOnToo
46. SeamusOL
47. Gutman
48. Johnny Luau
49. DIS
50. Jaclyn
and a special shoutout and huge congrats to 51. DSbened from Seattle, who told me this is the FIRST META HE HAS EVER SOLVED!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Wendy Walker
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Final leaderboard:
52. Jbird
53. Flora Wynn
54. Rick
55. Markhr
56. Alex Sisti
USA is the meta answer. Solvers noticed that the letters USA were missing from the seven themers: OCTOP(USA)RM, MING(USA)HUM, SIRI(USA)PP, YO(USA)IDIT, FUNG(USA)MONGUS, ACC(USA)TION, and EM(USA)SPETS. Thanks to all for solving!
52. Jbird
53. Flora Wynn
54. Rick
55. Markhr
56. Alex Sisti
USA is the meta answer. Solvers noticed that the letters USA were missing from the seven themers: OCTOP(USA)RM, MING(USA)HUM, SIRI(USA)PP, YO(USA)IDIT, FUNG(USA)MONGUS, ACC(USA)TION, and EM(USA)SPETS. Thanks to all for solving!
Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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Wendy Walker
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I thought solvers might be amused by my notes for this puzzle:
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Good luck, fellow Muggles!
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dsbened
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Wow, Wendy Walker (aka WWW because she's going global, lol!), this was quite the puzzle that took me a few hours to solve & suss the answers, theme, and rebuses. Kudos young lady!
Seattle DB