December 2022 - Cat Cafe

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Location: Famous Cats

  1. The word list is around here somewhere...
  2. Starting top-left, in clockwise order: Pusheen, Garfield, Catbert, Aslan, Felix, Simba, Hello Kitty, Nyancat, Bagheera, Puss in Boots, Grumpy Cat, Nala, Cheshire Cat, Cat in the Hat, Meowth, Tigger, Duchess, Pink Panther, Sylvester, Hobbes, Tony
  3. Use the leftover letters to find the answer.
  4. CHESTER CHEETAH

Furry Phrases

  1. Indexes in a clue indicate that one letter in that answer will be used later.
  2. Add one to each index in accordance with the answer in 38 Across.
  3. The final answer will involve some descrambling.
  4. MEOW

Mittens

  1. First determine the correct path through the house from Start to the roof.
  2. The roof is accessible from the only upward staircase on the fourth floor.
  3. Did you see the clues in the intro text?
  4. The selected letters will need to be shifted corresponding to the floor number where they are found.
  5. THIS WAS ALL A GAME OF CAT AND
  6. What is the cat's true heart's desire?
  7. MOUSE

Keyboard Cats

  1. Solve the crossword clues to determine which words to search for.
  2. Crossword clue answers will always be four or six letters long.
  3. UPVOTE, TIKTOK, AVICII, ZOOM, VCRS, DATING, SPAM, DOGS, URLS, MRNA, JOVI, EBOOKS, GRINCH, XBOX, MTDOOM, SELFIE, TWEETS, WIFI, GOOGLE, GAGA
  4. Note the bolded "circles" and "straight lines" from the intro text.
  5. Four-lettered words are always in vertical lines, and six-lettered words are always in circles.
  6. Use the circled letters to form shapes.
  7. Translate the 0's and 1's in order to derive binary values.
  8. CORE
  9. Note the bolded "center of his circles" from the intro text.
  10. Do the letters inside the ovals spell anything?
  11. The interior letters inside the 0's spell "index three odd answers".
  12. Take the third letter of each of the odd-numbered word search answers.
  13. VIRAL VIDEO

The Cat Cafe

  1. Each cat appears in one location in the morning, one location at noon, and one location in the afternoon.
  2. The number of cats at each location at each time is important.
  3. Each location can have 0, 1, or 2 cats at any given time of day.
  4. There are twelve locations. "Hiding" means "off-screen" and does not count as a location. "in the house" is different from "hiding".
  5. "Got more popular during the day" means a pattern of 0-1-2. "Got less popular" means a pattern of 2-1-0.
  6. Once all cats are placed, each location will have a set of 3 numbers from 0 to 2. For example, "021". These numbers can be converted to letters from ternary.
  7. Read the letters from left to right for the answer.
  8. HOUSE PANTHER

Meta: Cat Cafe Menu

  1. Add the prior puzzle answers to the word bank at the top.
  2. The names of the menu items are plays on words using the words in the word bank.
  3. Pink Panther, Meowtini, Catpuccino, Olive oil and Video, Aspurragus, Hummhiss, House Salad, Tortiellini, Viralized Zucchini, Strawberry Mouse, Biscuits
  4. Note that each menu item has one or two numbers in front of it.
  5. The answer is 18 letters long, and the highest number in front of a menu item is 18.
  6. If a menu item has two item numbers in front, it seems it also has two prices.
  7. The prices are index positions to use in the matching dish to extract an answer.
  8. To index, you'll need to use the entire menu item's name, not just the letters in the blanks!
  9. I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER

Bonus: Cat Breeds

  1. Each picture or pictogram translates to a breed or coloring of a cat.
  2. Tuxedo, Maine Coon, Ragamuffin, Tortoiseshell, Sphinx, Seal Point, Birman, Tabby, Indian
  3. Select the numbered letters in order to derive the answer.
  4. FURMENTATION