MEOW #141 Forethoughts

[Joe Ross]

Here are today's solvers:

Joe Ross (who never gets listed but who sees all and knows all!)

Oh, know he don't. No.

That one spends more solving time on number games & _ordles.

Also marveling at pictures gleaned expertly & artfully for posts.

Thank you, however. 🙂

[CPJohnson]

The concept and metanism are eluding me, for one. Perhaps I should study the old 20A and the new 20A?

[whimsy]

^^Possibly might help to compare what's different and what's the same.

[Bob cruise director]

The cat is out of the bag scratching and clawing because the catnip was in the bag from last week. Awaiting confirmation - however that is dependent on me sending the answer to @whimsy which I will do in a bit.

Confirmed to be off the out of the bag, off the couch and on shore all at the same time.

Fun meta @whimsy

[woozy]

The concept and metanism are eluding me, for one. Perhaps I should study the old 20A and the new 20A?

You would probably see something there

[CPJohnson]

^^Possibly might help to compare what's different and what's the same.

Finally saw what to do. Thanks, Claudia!

[Cinny]

The cat has crawled out from the bag...finally! Thanks!

[whimsy]

Here are more solvers who are not going to be able to 59A -- no, not this puzzle, the other one!

Rjy
Bob cruise director
DIS
Madhatter5
CPJohnson
Jaclyn
Cinny
Mg305
Darrell

[whimsy]

I'll be out of town much of the day tomorrow

and so I'll post some nudges tonight.

Eight of the across clues are a bit strange and lengthy.

Those clues correspond with eight almost symmetric entries in the grid -- except for that troublesome Bobbsey boy.

Two members of a sort of group appear in each of those clues; a third member is the entry.

Fore happens to be a homophone. "Forepaws?" "No, four paws."

Oh, and I lied about the teddy bear --

Goodnight!

[Cap'n Rick]

My kitty needed a couple of those nudges, but she is now out of the bag. Fun one, @whimsy, with a clever mechanism!

[ajk]

Needed the third nudge, though as usual it's difficult to reconstruct why in retrospect. Very fun stuff, thanks!

[whimsy]

Today's solvers -

SeamusOL
Cap’n Rick
DCBilly
ajk

Nestle's Quik or Juicy Juice in your kitty cups, guys?

[Dow Jones]

Thanks for the nudges, whimsy. Fun and entertaining !!

[whimsy]

Dow Jones

has joined the foresomes.

[whimsy]

Time for this fantastic reveal graphic supplied by @KayW!
No small feat considering that the answer was "outside the grid."

So take a gander. It's colorful, chock-full of information, and entertaining!

Thanks, Kay!
And thank you all for playing!