Cryptoquote Spoiler

“My father must have had some elementary education, for he could read and write and keep accounts inaccurately.“   —   George Bernard Shaw

Every son longs to smarter than the old man.  And (usually) thinks he is, anyway.  Your Uncle Rave

Jumble Spoiler

KREPY = PERKY, HELAT = LATHE, DRALIA = RADIAL, SPELTE = PESTLE   —   Giving us:  ERYLTERALEST

Visual Description:  Two gunfighters getting set to draw.

Clue/Question:  In the Old West, a six-shooter was an . . .

Answer:  EARLY “SETTLER“

Jumble vs. Cryptoquote

I’m getting a lot more hits on the Jumble than I am the Cryptoquote. I’m guessing that the Jumble is just in a lot more papers, because the Cryptoquote is WAY more challenging. At first, I was very intimidated by the Cryptoquote. I thought: I’m no code cracker! I’ll never be able to do this!

But, then one day . . . with the crossword puzzle and the Jumble completed, and with time on my hands . . . I decided to give it a semi-serious try. I must have picked the right day, and it must have been one of the easier ones, because all of a sudden the thing started to make sense to me. When I finished I was like: Hey, look at me! I solved a Cryptoquote!!!

From that day forward it has become a real passion. Some days it’s pretty much wham bam, thank you ma’am! Other days she’s a real beach! The harder ones are much more satisfying. You feel like you’re smarter than the next guy. You feel like you can do . . .  just about anything.

The Jumble is alright. Every other day there’s one word that might stump me, for a bit. But, with the combination of the cartoon and the Clue/Question I can just about always solve the Answer, and then kind of back into the troublesome word. I think if more of you had access to the Cryptoquote you’d soon see what I’m talking about. The Cryptoquote ROCKS!

Your Uncle Rave