Jumble Spoiler – 10/30/15

The tall ship Irving Johnson lies hard aground, only yards from shore, near the entrance to Channel Islands Harbor, Oxnard, California, March 2005. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Spousal affection on the harbor.

PRUUS  =  USURP,  POLEE  =  ELOPE,  NYKODE  =  DONKEY,  ATUPIO  =  UTOPIA   —   Giving us:  SRPLEDYTOI

Clue/Question:  The harbormaster was a little overweight, but his wife liked him on the – – –

English: Montrose Harbor, Chicago, IL, USA (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  PORTLY SIDE

(Very cute way to end the work week.  No new clue words, but there were three new jumbles today.  We have seen “polee” before.  The answer letter layout did an excellent job of keeping the answer hidden.  One of the best I’ve ever seen.  The cartoon is great  It’s got a little of everything, including the classic sinking sailboat on the horizon.  A grand puzzler, as someone might say!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/30/15

English: Bad Luck Marbles sent to Langkawi (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“You never know what worse luck your bad luck has saved you from.”   —   Cormac McCarthy

(It’s true.  You never know!  I’m not going to get Everything happens for a reason on you, but you do have to ask yourself a lot of questions when things seemingly go wrong for you.  Perhaps if you did get out of the house two minutes earlier, or you didn’t have to stop and wait at that red light, maybe you wouldn’t be stuck in traffic, waiting for that five car chain reaction fender bender to clear.  Maybe you would have been one of those five cars, if not for your bad luck.  Be well . . . stay cool and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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