Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/25/17

“The bad news is time flies.  The good news is you’re the pilot.”   —   Michael Altshuler

(Nice little truism.  But, I just can’t buy into cutesy turns of phrases.  I was born with a kind of BS filter, that just makes me resist this kind of stuff.  Michael appears to be new to the Cryptoquote files.  For whatever reason, it took me a while to come up with the word “news”.  Just one of those days, I guess.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

PS.  Hey, Mikey!  Didn’t your mama ever teach you that it’s not polite to point???  LOL!   —   YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 10/25/17

Visual Description:  Avoiding a headache.

SERDS  =  DRESS,  TORNF  =  FRONT,  BICLUP  =  PUBLIC,  ATONAS  =  SONATA   —   Giving us:  DSSFONTUBISNAT

Clue/Question:  The ram refused to smash horns with the other ram – – –

Answer:  NO IFS, ANDS, OR BUTTS

(Cute pun!  And, kind of a non-standard clue/question setup to the answer!  None of today’s clue words are new, but three of the jumbles came up as new.  We’ve seen “serds” numerous times before.  It took a few looks before I was able to see “public”.  Great jumble.  The answer letter layout was another masterpiece.  It disguised the answer brilliantly.  And, the cartoon was a lot of fun.  Made me think of that Farmer’s Insurance commercial.  Billy Goat Ruffians!  The best commercials out there are for car insurance, in my opinion.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR