Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 10/08/17

Visual Description:  Zoo vet specialists.

VEYILT  =  LEVITY,  NIDSIG  =  SIDING,  TATOOM  =  TOMATO,  PPRIZE  =  ZIPPER,  YEMHMA  =  MAYHEM,  ARCSEC  =  SCARCE   —   Giving us:  LTYDIGOTOPERAHMSCA

Clue/Question:  When the elephant developed a skin problem, they brought in a – – – 

Pre-Answer:  One Word  “(18-letters)”

Answer:  “PACHYDERMATOLOGIST“

(Possibly, THE longest single word answer in the history of The Jumble!!!  But . . . what the heck do I know?  I’m just a guy who posts the spoilers.  We appear to have a new clue word today, in “zipper”.  I hope our dear friend, ralis95, is reading his emails this evening!  The only old jumble is”nidsig”.  A few of these jumbles took more than a single look.  Nice job, Hoyt.  And, the answer letter layout was a supercalifragilisticexpealidosious – or something close to that – jumble!  Great cartoon, too.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/08/17

“Mothers are a biological necessity; fathers are a social invention.”   —   Margaret Mead

(I guess Maggie never heard that it takes two to tango?  And, even after the deed is done, many species rely on the efforts of the father.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR