Visual Description: Dish-washing . . . on acid.
YALBW = BYLAW, FARET = AFTER, LOBDYL = BOLDLY, SEEMSA = SESAME — Giving us: BLAFERBODSSE
Clue/Question: The sponge came to life and could now talk. Too bad he was so – – –
Answer: SELF-ABSORBED
(Great pun! I loved it. There was a new word today. “Boldly” is not in the ralis95 clue word database. Our friend will need to update the world famous database. Three of the jumbles are new, but we’ve seen “faret” before. The answer letter layout was really great. And, the cartoon is very clever. Spongebob Squarepants is a great character. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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This was tricky. I got BYLAW (which used to be in “tough words” list) and BOLDLY right away, but had to think a little for AFTER and a fair bit for SESAME. The sponge clued me in to ABSORBED and the pun sank in. Very nice indeed!