Jumble Spoiler – 10/10/16

Visual Description:  Precinct pests.

SATTY  =  TASTY,  SEYMS  =  MESSY,  PAWYSM  =  SWAMPY,  PETCAC  =  ACCEPT   —   Giving us:  TAESWMAT

Clue/Question:  When the police station became infested with flies, they brought in a – – –

Answer:  SWAT TEAM

(That’s a stinker of a pun!  None of today’s clue words are new, but three of the jumbles were.  They’ve definitely used “seyms” before.  It’s a little funny having three clue words ending in Y.  And, “accept” is another one of those words that spells out alphabetically.  The answer letter layout was another great jumble.  Fantastic cartoon!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/10/16

“Family:  A social unit where the father is concerned with parking space, the children with outer space, and the mother with closet space.”   —   Evan Esar

(Very clever.  A little dated, but clever.  This is the first Evan Esar quote since I’ve been posting these spoilers.  I bet we’ll be seeing more.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR