Jumble Spoiler – 11/27/17

Visual Description:  Grammatical tenses.

GNEBU  =  BEGUN,  SUHEO  =  HOUSE,  SMIRPH  =  SHRIMP,  VTINEN  =  INVENT   —   Giving us:  BEOSRVE

Clue/Question:  The teacher was explaining action words to the students and was being – – –

Answer:  VERBOSE

(The obverse of this anagram is observe!  LOL!  I liked this pun.  It was a little different.  And, not – initially – all that obvious to me.  I saw observe right away though.  No new clue words, but two new jumbles.  We’ve seen both “suheo” and “smirph” before.  The answer letter layout was pretty nifty.  Decent cartoon.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR 

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/27/17

“My daddy was a minister, my grandfather was a Voodoo priest, my uncle was a mason; I was raised with a lot of studies.”   —   Wyclef Jean

(I think I prefer Lauryn Hills songs!  LOL!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/26/17

“If you want to say it with flowers, remember that a single rose screams in your face:  ‘I’m cheap!’”   —   Delta Burke

(I thought we’d had a Delta Burke quotation before!  But, nothing came up in my Tags.  Hmm.  Funny quote though!  I’m sure there are times when a single rose is not necessarily cheap, but actually appropriate.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 11/26/17

Visual Description:  All rhyme no reason.

MESSEA  =  SESAME,  VARSOY  =  SAVORY,  MURMES  =  SUMMER,  NUEVEA  =  AVENUE,  VRRIED  =  DRIVER,  MSSETY  =  SYSTEM   —   Giving us:  SSESVRSERVUERVESSE

Clue/Question:  The poetry competition featured – – –

Pre-Answer:  Three Words  (6-letters)  (6-letters)  (6-letters)

Answer:  VERSES VERSUS VERSES

(Ehh, sort of.  Just rhyming words never really impressed me much.  All of the clue words are old favorites, with five of the jumbles coming up as new.  We have seen “messea” before.  An impressive 18-letter answer letter layout, but a lot of repeat letters made for a quick solve.  Splendid cartoon.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR