Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/24/16

“I don’t at all like knowing what people say of me behind my back.  It makes one far too conceited.”   —   Oscar Wilde

(Always the witty one!  It’s remarkable how he could live so out there, in that day and age.  Like him, or not, you have to give him a lot of credit.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 01/24/16

Visual Description:  One who knows how to shovel it?

PRUINT  =  TURNIP,  DOHLSU  =  SHOULD,  TERPEM  =  TEMPER,  WAMODE  =  MEADOW,  KICEWT  =  WICKET,  LATEHH  =  HEALTH   —   Giving us:  TRSHEERMOWETHAT

Clue/Question:  The meteorologist was taking some heat for not predicting the blizzard, but he’d – – – 

Answer:  WEATHER THE STORM

(Very apropos, if you’re waking up in the Mid Atlantic, or Eastern New England states, this morning.  Actually, it was predicted, but they kept changing their mind as to whether it was going to swing east, and miss some places.  I’m currently in Western New York, so I missed it.  I’d be surprised if any of today’s clue words are new.  All of the jumbles are new with the exception of “wamode”.  We’ve seen that before.  Beautiful answer letter layout.  Nothing really jumps out at you.  And, a very good, mid-winter cartoon.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR