Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 10/29/17

“An actor is a guy who, if you ain’t talking about him, ain’t listening.”   —   Marlon Brando

(This one took me longer than it should have!  My dear departed mom taught me that “ain’t” ain’t proper, so I fumbled and fussed for quite a while.  And, this appears to be our first Marlon Brando quote, so I didn’t see the author for a long time too.  Oh, yeah.  And my wife thinks like my dad looked like a young Marlon Brando!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 10/29/17

Visual Description:  Mediocre Marcel Marceau.

FEHART  =  FATHER,  KECITP  =  PICKET,  NOOBBH  =  HOBNOB,  TRUGET  =  GUTTER,  CNEERO  =  ENCORE,  FENISU  =  INFUSE   —   Giving us:  FAHPKONOGTTNOEIS

Clue/Question:  The performer earned some money working as a mime, but it was – – –

Pre-Answer:  Four Words  (7-letters)  (2-letters)  (5-letters)  (2-letters)

Answer:  NOTHING TO SPEAK OF

(Lots to like about today’s Jumble!  No new clue words, but five new jumbles, by my count.  We’ve seen “truget” before.  I actually had some trouble getting “father”!  And, when was the last time we saw “hobnob”???  The answer letter layout was another masterpiece!  I was able to figure out the answer pretty quickly, but I gave it to my daughter and her boyfriend, and they got it, after a bit.  The cartoon did a good job of setting things up.  I’ve seen a lot of street performers come up almost empty handed, and that’s too bad.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR