A Little to the Left

I've added it now. You are right, it's annoying the levels aren't better numbered.

I found you have to keep pulling the mat away from the cats paw-and then finish the level in the short time before it reaches again.

Defo pull the mat. Place a item back/ roughly where it should be on the mat, and then get ready to pull the purple mat in the opposite direction of the cat paw.

For people saying you do not need to hold the plate away when the cat reaches for it, well you have to do it that way to get the achievement.

To get the achievement you must complete the puzzle quickly after the cat messes it up the first time (as someone else has already stated) dont let him mess it up a second time. Moving the place mat did nothing for me. So don't bother wasting your time keep moving the mat

I got this just by clicking the paw the second time. Didn't redo any after it messes it up the first time.

Clicking on the paw did nothing for me (tried multiple times). But keeping the mat away worked like a charm.

Clicking the paw is for a separate achievement

I had to complete the next puzzle (the plate with the fruit) for it to trigger the achievement.

+1 to completing the next (fruit plate) level -- I tried both clicking the paw and moving the mat and I wasn't getting it, then I continued onto the next level and it popped once I finished the plate

I have done this achievement after multiple attempts and watching some video on YouTube, it is not removing the tablecloth, instead, start the level from the beginning, place everything, wait for the cat to mess it up, this time you can't scare it away, Now the second time, place everything except the fork or knife and hold it without placing it, leaving the button pressed, you have to release it when the cat's paw appears and at that moment, click on the cat's paw or bring the cursor closer, with that you It concludes the level and gives you the achievement.

Level 32 is part of Level 31. You're now zoomed in on the Setup you did in 31. So you need complete level 32 as well for this mini story to complete.

At least that's how it seems to be working for most and makes sense.

As planchetflaw said above, Finishing the food placement level after level 31/Placemat Utensils level popped the achievement for me.

I have tried all of the above solutions multiple times but none of them worked for me, tried reset the progress too.

Can confirm Section 32 (After 31 with keep away from the cat) is required. I suggest setting it up before moving to the center to make section 31 alittle more tolerable

Also confirming, next level (food placement) is needed for the achievement as well.

I didn’t need to do the food placement, after kitty messes the first puzzle up, I did it again nice and quick and the achievement popped.

Level is called “lost recipe”
You don’t have to do the next level as it popped straight away :)

I just got this by arranging everything as intended, then the cat messed it up. Straightened the mat again and just waited for cats paw to appear and quick grabbed the mat and achievement popped

I did this on PC, much easier to get everything in place before the paw even came out.

I had trouble obtaining this achievement on the console. I tried @xZHCx 's suggestion and downloaded it on my PC. I was able to unlock it with minimal issues. Grabbing the mat and moving it is much faster on PC.

Just had to replay the level till I got lucky.

Seems more random than anything

Not popping and very frustrating with a controller.

You must quickly solve a puzle before 2nd cat's paw

As said, you have to complete a second time without letting the cat grab the mat. You can keep moving it out of reach but you then need to complete before he’s back.

Got it on my 2nd try. Thanks. did it via cloud on my phone.

I got it after completing the level before the cat showed up again.
It seems like it's supposed to be a speed run level part.

If you want to get this done, here is what I did. Complete the puzzle. Plate mat center, plate center, knife right, fork left. Cat is gonna be a jerk. Now you are going for the achievement. Get the knife and fork to the sides they need to be, but not on the mat. Set the mat and plate how you had them really quick. Grab the mat and be ready to move it away from wherever the paw comes from. As soon as the paw leaves, center the mat and plate, slide the knife and fork into place. If you are concerned, grab the mat again and get ready to move it. Wait for the paw, move it and just move fast to place stuff down. If you fail, reset the puzzle and try again.
Thing sucks.

Keeping the mat away after the initial swing worked well. Also set the movement to fast (not "most fast" as that option seemed to overshoot where I wanted to be) helps moving the cursor around in an accerlerated speed.

Loaded up The game via the game pass app on Android phone and this is so easy.

As you're using your finger rather than a controller, you can easily do this way too quick for the cat to get back in and mess you up.

No need to drag anything away, just set the table setting again.

@Nod Nolan - omg thank you!

You can also do this via cloud gaming on a tablet such as the Surface Pro with touch control.

I think you need to get everything finished setting up before the second paw swipe. I tried a bunch of times to swat the paw away (which does have its own achievement) and didn't get it to pop until I did in on a touch screen device and just got everything in pace before the cat came back for round 2.

For me, if you swat the paw away, it will not give you the achievement. But if you move the mat away from the paw, it will give you time to set the placement and let you get the achievement.

Moving the placemat away from the cat worked. You can't swat at the cat's paw otherwise the achievement won't unlock.

i can't get the everything back in place before the second cat's paw comes in, there's not enough time. probably would be much easier with a mouse as opposed to controller.

You don't need to place everything correctly before the second swipe comes. Just keep holding (and moving) the placemat until the cat stops swiping, for me it seemed random- usually it's 2-3 swipes after the initial one but it was 4 at least once before.

Thank you @TheOtherBarber, that worked.

I was having trouble with this, finally popped when I was able to correct the puzzle before the 2nd swipe even came in

I confirm that you need to complete the next level.

Took it forever to find out how to anticipate the cat ... at some point i thought the ach could pop but I did not complete the next level and for this I restarted the puzzle again... once i've read this i cried..started again and in a couple of tries .. magic .. completed the next level and then pure joy

yes! the trick with completing another level (food on a plate) worked. i've just unlocked this achievement. took few tries to hit his pawn, but finally got it. thanks for the tips.

For me to get this achievement i had to solve the puzzle before the paw showed up the second time. I tried clicking on the paw to get rid of it but that did not work for me, it wasn't until i fixed the puzzle fast enough before the paw showed up again for me to get the achievement to pop.

Like WantingFlower2, clicking the paw does nothing, but finishing the puzzle the second time before the paw mess with it work

Yep can also confirm that you must complete this puzzle a second time BEFORE the cat messes it up

The key to earning this achievement is completing the next puzzle immediately after stopping the cat. So on the first level, just touch the cat paw the second time he comes out so he doesn’t mess up anything. Quickly finish the level. Advance to the next level where you arrange breakfast on the plate. Complete this second level and the achievement should pop.

Can confirm that @Dog Suey ID's guide is perfect - you can touch the cats paw the second time it tries to mess it up, but the achievement only popped for me AFTER also completing the next level with the food (level 32). This should be added to the original post.

It seems the objective for this is to finish the puzzle BEFORE the cat even can swipe. That's how I got it.

22 / Jun / 2024 (Xbox Series X) - I unlocked it by doing the place mat / plate / knife / fork level - and not letting the cat mess it up twice. It is ok for it to mess it up once when you first complete it, but the you seem to have to click on the cats paw BEFORE it can mess it up again, or quickly complete it before the cat tries to mess it up again. Then press the right arrow to go to the next level (food on the plate) and complete that, and it popped for me.
On an attempt where the cat messed it up more than once, it didn't pop.

I had the same thing as Vamphound221 where the achievement did not pop until after completing the next level

You have to finish the puzzle the second time BEFORE the cat messes it up a second time and you CAN NOT click the cats paw to prevent it from messing it up again as this voids the achievement. Tried several times with clicking the cats paw, nothing, first time doing it without clicking the paw and it popped.

Lol for a fun little relaxing puzzle game, this was an extremely frustrating achievement. But I just got it in the nick of time by finishing the level a first time and then doing it again really fast without interacting with the cat and before he messes it up a second time. Lol i placed the last item just before he did it and got the achievement while the plate was moving away

How is it possible for the fucking cat to move the crap placemat despite said placemat not being near its paw?

Edit: I finally completed it by focusing soley on the freaking paw and no achievement. Do I seriously have to constantly move the placemat around and then hope to dear God I can put every thing back before the cat messes me up? Because that's impossible to do. I even blew my hint trying to reload but didn't get that achievement either.

Edit 2: The walkthrough said I have to do the next level but I ran out of time before I had to leave. Hopefully I'll get the achievement when I get home, but that cat is annoying af.

Edit 3: The walkthrough was correct. I can confirm you need to do the next puzzle to get the achievement. I was able to get it using quick resume.

For those struggling to get it fast enough, I tried holding the placemat away from the cat when i knew he was going to interfere and then placed everything fast. Popped first time.

I came back after finishing level 32 and just tried keeping the mat away from the cat and the achievement popped for me.

After several attempts and not getting why it wasn't popping I replayed the level just before (with the glasses) as the guide said to complete both. Popped immediately after finishing the prior level.

I, too, was struggling with this one. Playing through from level 30 (the glasses) all the way to 32 (with the food on the plate) is what did the trick for me.

After doing what the other comments said without success, what worked for me was finishing the level before the cat messes the puzzle for the second time.

I couldn't seem to get this on console. Not because of bugs, but because I wasn't fast enough. Played on my phone on cloud gaming with touch controls, and got it the first time. Much easier that way.

Unsure if this is down to bugs or not, but I couldn't get this achievement the first time, or by doing level 32 (like the walkthrough on TA says). I went back to 31 and tried multiple times before giving up with the intention to go back later.

And then it popped when I finished #33. So. I'm not really even sure anymore.

I didn't have any trouble getting this achievement to pop the first time I successfully completed it. Used the level represented by the white fork on the yellow background.

Now, I'd already completed the game with a clean run. Don't know if that had anything to do with it or not. Just mentioning it.

Also, I did it on PC via a laptop with a touchscreen. I imagine that this would have been really challenging to try to do on Xbox with a controller (which is how I initially completed the full game, but have switched to PC for following up on any additional achievements and daily tidies).

I tried dozens of times and it finally unlocked for me after I was able to complete the level before the cat's paw showed up a second time. There is definite RNG to doing it this fast as it requires the utensils and plate to be somewhat centered after the cat messes things up the first time.

I also did this (by tapping the cat's paw) but the achievement didn't pop at the end of the level. I went straight into the next level which is pretty quick and easy and this achievement popped after I completed that.

Tapping the cat's paw unlocks a different achievement: "Bad Kitty". Resetting the placement and items quickly to unlock "Keep Away" is easier on mobile (cloud via Game Pass if you have it).

Right. Absolutely f*ck this achievement.

finally unlocked this achievement.
Followed @Ace-4617 recommendation of completing it before the second cat’s paw.

However I had to be super super quick. Couldn’t manage that on the console. Just couldn’t get there fast enough. I’ve had to log onto cloud gaming on my iPad and use the touch controls, even then it took a few tries, but after the dozens of times I’ve played this level it wasn’t that bad to do it a few more.

After trying multiple times to do the puzzle before or after, in a variety of ways (tapping the paw, finishing before the paw returns, etc.). I FINALLY got this by using my phone. First try. Recommend! I just moved the mat as the paw came in and immediately popped the achievement.

I've added it now. You are right, it's annoying the levels aren't better numbered.

I found you have to keep pulling the mat away from the cats paw-and then finish the level in the short time before it reaches again.

Defo pull the mat. Place a item back/ roughly where it should be on the mat, and then get ready to pull the purple mat in the opposite direction of the cat paw.

For people saying you do not need to hold the plate away when the cat reaches for it, well you have to do it that way to get the achievement.

I got this just by clicking the paw the second time. Didn't redo any after it messes it up the first time.

Clicking on the paw did nothing for me (tried multiple times). But keeping the mat away worked like a charm.

Clicking the paw is for a separate achievement

I had to complete the next puzzle (the plate with the fruit) for it to trigger the achievement.

+1 to completing the next (fruit plate) level -- I tried both clicking the paw and moving the mat and I wasn't getting it, then I continued onto the next level and it popped once I finished the plate

Level 32 is part of Level 31. You're now zoomed in on the Setup you did in 31. So you need complete level 32 as well for this mini story to complete.

At least that's how it seems to be working for most and makes sense.

As planchetflaw said above, Finishing the food placement level after level 31/Placemat Utensils level popped the achievement for me.

I have tried all of the above solutions multiple times but none of them worked for me, tried reset the progress too.

Can confirm Section 32 (After 31 with keep away from the cat) is required. I suggest setting it up before moving to the center to make section 31 alittle more tolerable

Also confirming, next level (food placement) is needed for the achievement as well.

I didn’t need to do the food placement, after kitty messes the first puzzle up, I did it again nice and quick and the achievement popped.

Level is called “lost recipe”
You don’t have to do the next level as it popped straight away :)

I just got this by arranging everything as intended, then the cat messed it up. Straightened the mat again and just waited for cats paw to appear and quick grabbed the mat and achievement popped

I did this on PC, much easier to get everything in place before the paw even came out.

I had trouble obtaining this achievement on the console. I tried @xZHCx 's suggestion and downloaded it on my PC. I was able to unlock it with minimal issues. Grabbing the mat and moving it is much faster on PC.

Just had to replay the level till I got lucky.

Seems more random than anything

Not popping and very frustrating with a controller.

You must quickly solve a puzle before 2nd cat's paw

As said, you have to complete a second time without letting the cat grab the mat. You can keep moving it out of reach but you then need to complete before he’s back.

Got it on my 2nd try. Thanks. did it via cloud on my phone.

I got it after completing the level before the cat showed up again.
It seems like it's supposed to be a speed run level part.

If you want to get this done, here is what I did. Complete the puzzle. Plate mat center, plate center, knife right, fork left. Cat is gonna be a jerk. Now you are going for the achievement. Get the knife and fork to the sides they need to be, but not on the mat. Set the mat and plate how you had them really quick. Grab the mat and be ready to move it away from wherever the paw comes from. As soon as the paw leaves, center the mat and plate, slide the knife and fork into place. If you are concerned, grab the mat again and get ready to move it. Wait for the paw, move it and just move fast to place stuff down. If you fail, reset the puzzle and try again.
Thing sucks.

Keeping the mat away after the initial swing worked well. Also set the movement to fast (not "most fast" as that option seemed to overshoot where I wanted to be) helps moving the cursor around in an accerlerated speed.

Loaded up The game via the game pass app on Android phone and this is so easy.

As you're using your finger rather than a controller, you can easily do this way too quick for the cat to get back in and mess you up.

No need to drag anything away, just set the table setting again.

@Nod Nolan - omg thank you!

You can also do this via cloud gaming on a tablet such as the Surface Pro with touch control.

For me, if you swat the paw away, it will not give you the achievement. But if you move the mat away from the paw, it will give you time to set the placement and let you get the achievement.

Moving the placemat away from the cat worked. You can't swat at the cat's paw otherwise the achievement won't unlock.

i can't get the everything back in place before the second cat's paw comes in, there's not enough time. probably would be much easier with a mouse as opposed to controller.

You don't need to place everything correctly before the second swipe comes. Just keep holding (and moving) the placemat until the cat stops swiping, for me it seemed random- usually it's 2-3 swipes after the initial one but it was 4 at least once before.

Thank you @TheOtherBarber, that worked.

I was having trouble with this, finally popped when I was able to correct the puzzle before the 2nd swipe even came in

I confirm that you need to complete the next level.

Took it forever to find out how to anticipate the cat ... at some point i thought the ach could pop but I did not complete the next level and for this I restarted the puzzle again... once i've read this i cried..started again and in a couple of tries .. magic .. completed the next level and then pure joy

yes! the trick with completing another level (food on a plate) worked. i've just unlocked this achievement. took few tries to hit his pawn, but finally got it. thanks for the tips.

For me to get this achievement i had to solve the puzzle before the paw showed up the second time. I tried clicking on the paw to get rid of it but that did not work for me, it wasn't until i fixed the puzzle fast enough before the paw showed up again for me to get the achievement to pop.

Like WantingFlower2, clicking the paw does nothing, but finishing the puzzle the second time before the paw mess with it work

Yep can also confirm that you must complete this puzzle a second time BEFORE the cat messes it up

The key to earning this achievement is completing the next puzzle immediately after stopping the cat. So on the first level, just touch the cat paw the second time he comes out so he doesn’t mess up anything. Quickly finish the level. Advance to the next level where you arrange breakfast on the plate. Complete this second level and the achievement should pop.

Can confirm that @Dog Suey ID's guide is perfect - you can touch the cats paw the second time it tries to mess it up, but the achievement only popped for me AFTER also completing the next level with the food (level 32). This should be added to the original post.

To get the achievement you must complete the puzzle quickly after the cat messes it up the first time (as someone else has already stated) dont let him mess it up a second time. Moving the place mat did nothing for me. So don't bother wasting your time keep moving the mat

I have done this achievement after multiple attempts and watching some video on YouTube, it is not removing the tablecloth, instead, start the level from the beginning, place everything, wait for the cat to mess it up, this time you can't scare it away, Now the second time, place everything except the fork or knife and hold it without placing it, leaving the button pressed, you have to release it when the cat's paw appears and at that moment, click on the cat's paw or bring the cursor closer, with that you It concludes the level and gives you the achievement.

I think you need to get everything finished setting up before the second paw swipe. I tried a bunch of times to swat the paw away (which does have its own achievement) and didn't get it to pop until I did in on a touch screen device and just got everything in pace before the cat came back for round 2.