Jumble Spoiler – 08/08/17

 

Visual Description:  Earth Science.

GWUNS  =  SWUNG,  THUMO  =  MOUTH,  SLCOTY  =  COSTLY,  KAWYEL  =  WEAKLY   —   Giving us:  SNGMOHCOTEAL

Clue/Question:  They studied the attractive properties of certain metals at the – – –

Answer:  MAGNET SCHOOL

(If you’re anything like me, this answer – initially – meant absolutely nothing to me.  I mean, I figured it out easily enough, but I’d never heard the term before.  I know I don’t know everything, so I asked my daughter if she was familiar with the term.  She’s a teacher, and she had to look it up!  Maybe they’re bigger in certain parts of the country.  My daughter teaches in the Bronx, for what it’s worth.  After reading what they are I get it.  But, when a joke has to be explained to you it always loses a little something.

No new clue words, but all of the jumbles came up as new!  I saw them all immediately.  Great answer letter layout.  I figured SCHOOL right off, and saw MAGNET in the remaining letters, but I didn’t feel good about it until my daughter confirmed it for me.  Live and learn, folks!  Nice classroom cartoon.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 08/08/17

“I follow three rules:  do the right thing, do the best you can, and always show people you care.”   —   Lou Holtz

(Great rules to live by!  Lou has always been a class act!  Even if you didn’t like his teams, it was hard not to like him.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR