Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/07/16

“Where there is charity and wisdom, there is neither fear nor ignorance.”   —   Francis of Assisi

(My favorite saint!  Boy, could we ever use a lot more charity and wisdom in this world!  Our corporate media are masters at purveying fear and ignorance.  Oh!  They do schmaltz excellently too!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 10/07/16

Visual Description:  The one that got away.

CORCU  =  OCCUR,  NACIB  =  CABIN,  LUPARL  =  PLURAL,  KAYLEW  =  WEAKLY   —   Giving us:  OCCBNPUEAK

Clue/Question:  The tiger leapt at his prey, but missed.  He was bummed, but he’d – – –

Answer:  “POUNCE“ BACK

(A nice, stinky pun!  And, a great Jumble!  It looks like the Brits don’t like the word “leapt”.  I guess they would prefer “leaped”.  Tough cookies, guys!  All of the clue words are old favorites, but all of the jumbles are new.  None of them stumped me any.  The answer letter layout was a superb jumble.  If it weren’t for the leading nature of the clue/question, I might not have seen the answer.  The cartoon was a classic nature scene.  And, very amusing.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR