Jumble Spoiler – 06/07/17

Visual Description:  Dealing with off-season gains.

RUKNT  =  TRUNK,  UTOBA  =  ABOUT,  SKYCOT  =  STOCKY,  CRAFTO  =  FACTOR   —   Giving us:  RNKABOCKACT

Clue/Question:  The sprinter was losing races and needed to train harder to get his career – – –

Answer:  BACK ON TRACK

(Major groan!  Not just because it’s a stinky pun, but it just seems so cliché.  Meh.  All old favorite clue words today, with only “crafto” being a definite return jumble.  I appreciated the letter groupings though.  It makes my posting job just a little easier.  The answer letter layout might have been the best jumble in the puzzle, but the clue/question and the cartoon were both very leading.  Fun cartoon though.  Reminds me a little of the Raiders’ kicker, Sebastian Janikowski.  At least the way he used to be.  A hard partier, with a questionable diet, for a professional athlete.  I think the kicker, Nigel Gruff,  in the movie “The Replacements” was loosely patterned after him.  Talk about cliché?!  I know, but I just LOVE that movie!  Great cast, football, love story, comedy and music.  It’s got it all.  Not to mention the gorgeous girl next door, Brooke Langton!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 06/07/17

“Look and think before opening the shutter.  The heart and mind are the true lens of the camera.”   —   Yousuf Karsh

(Some of the most iconic portraits of the 20th Century!  He was a master photographer.  So many greats, from all walks of life.  I’ve always had a weakness for Grace Kelly, so that’s why you’re getting her.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR