MEOW #157 Tea Mascot
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MEOW #157 Tea Mascot
This little meta is something silly that I came up with on a whim. It is probably not more than a level 1, but given that many are working on a week 4 Matt Gaffney (well actually @benchen71) I am sure a more solvable diversion will be appreciated.
The meta answer is a wild animal
I deem this a:
KITTEN
Calico
Persian
Puma
Lion
Thanks to my testers: @Cinny, @Abide, and @whimsy.
Tea Mascot
crosshare
PUZ
spreadsheet
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Katiedid without enough tea....well that's not cricket is it?
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 out of the bag. I submitted what I considered was a 50/50 guess and saw more of the mechanism post success.
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Tea cat is free! (Yes, I do have one of these to keep me company while I drink tea.)
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Oh, it is not all that uncommon to have a tea catty...
Thanks for solving
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You know. With Cap'n Rick calling the SSS a "barely a ripple" and Ben's MGWCC being rated a week 1 (!) and you calling this a Kitten I propose a moratorium on crossword constructors ever declaring their puzzles easy.
EDIT: I will say your puzzle is a fun one for coming up with metanisms that you *know* won't work. It can't be a rabbit hole if you know it won't go anywhere. Now to find a hole that could go anywhere.... well, there's something I'm obviously supposed to do but... big blank in my thinking of anything that fits.
EDIT: I will say your puzzle is a fun one for coming up with metanisms that you *know* won't work. It can't be a rabbit hole if you know it won't go anywhere. Now to find a hole that could go anywhere.... well, there's something I'm obviously supposed to do but... big blank in my thinking of anything that fits.
Just because it's intimidating, is no reason to be intimidated.
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
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Fwiw, I didn't read it as saying it *was* a week 1, just "easier than a usual week 4" and with week 1 solving options.
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The cat, debagged, doesn’t know how he feels about this puzzle. But he's a cat, so thinking about it just puts him to sleep. Thanks, Dr. T!
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De-bagged and back at work. Nobody does wordplay better. Thanks!
The other Wendy.
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Well I am notoriously bad at rating metas but I never thought this one would play hard to get. I'll send a little nudge to see if you can see why I thought it would be a slam dunk,woozy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:05 pm You know. With Cap'n Rick calling the SSS a "barely a ripple" and Ben's MGWCC being rated a week 1 (!) and you calling this a Kitten I propose a moratorium on crossword constructors ever declaring their puzzles easy.
EDIT: I will say your puzzle is a fun one for coming up with metanisms that you *know* won't work. It can't be a rabbit hole if you know it won't go anywhere. Now to find a hole that could go anywhere.... well, there's something I'm obviously supposed to do but... big blank in my thinking of anything that fits.
Sorry for the angst!
T
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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I was referring to https://www.xword-muggles.com/viewtopic ... 09#p148909
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Just because it's intimidating, is no reason to be intimidated.
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Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
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I'm not going to read it until I'm really really stuck. Just took a break and bottled 23 1/2 bottles of pinot noir and am now going to look at it with fresh eyes.DrTom wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 3:42 pmWell I am notoriously bad at rating metas but I never thought this one would play hard to get. I'll send a little nudge to see if you can see why I thought it would be a slam dunk,woozy wrote: ↑Wed Nov 29, 2023 1:05 pm You know. With Cap'n Rick calling the SSS a "barely a ripple" and Ben's MGWCC being rated a week 1 (!) and you calling this a Kitten I propose a moratorium on crossword constructors ever declaring their puzzles easy.
EDIT: I will say your puzzle is a fun one for coming up with metanisms that you *know* won't work. It can't be a rabbit hole if you know it won't go anywhere. Now to find a hole that could go anywhere.... well, there's something I'm obviously supposed to do but... big blank in my thinking of anything that fits.
Sorry for the angst!
T
... although, I'm one of those people who *NEVER* see anything new with fresh eyes. I just feel like there must be some expression we never use in my neck of the woods. And I can't see what anything has to do with ... stuff.
Just because it's intimidating, is no reason to be intimidated.
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
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Got it, with help. Not a kitten, imho. Thanks for the puzzle, @DrTom !
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Cat's out! Took quite a few guesses, though.
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Cat is out of the bag and celebrating with an appropriate cuppa...
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Well, I can see why I was totally lost at sea. I'll just leave it at that.
It's not not a kitten though. Just... not my bailiwick. And I misread what things were implied by what other things.
It's not not a kitten though. Just... not my bailiwick. And I misread what things were implied by what other things.
Just because it's intimidating, is no reason to be intimidated.
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State
Putting together the unput togetherable: Fugue State