Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 02/18/18

“Make yourself an honest man and then you may be sure there is one rascal less in the world.”   —   Thomas Carlyle

(This is the first Thomas Carlyle quote used for the Cryptoquote, at least since I’ve been posting these spoilers.  Maybe, we’ll be seeing more.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 02/18/18

Visual Description:  Custodians championing their cause.

TOSOHM  =  SMOOTH,  GILWEG  =  WIGGLE,  PPPREE  =  PEPPER,  GENNIE  =  ENGINE,  LFRUEF  =  RUFFLE,  WORDSY  =  DROWSY   —   Giving us:  SMIGEPRENRFEOWS

Clue/Question:  The janitors’ union wanted to make changes and was asking for – – –

Pre-Answer:  Two Words   (8-letters)  (7-letters)

Answer:  SWEEPING REFORMS

(Ooh!  A sneaky, stinky pun!  I didn’t see it right away.  Did this one take you guys a few looks, too?

We actually have a new clue word today, in “ruffle”.  And, four of the clue words appear to be new, with “gennie” and “wordsy” having been used sometime before.  David’s answer letter layout was a spectacular jumble!  I found nothing obvious about it.  I thought the first word was going to end in ING, and then SWEEPING became fairly clear.  The SMERRFO  gave me REFORMS.

Great cartoon.  I liked the school gymnasium scene.  The bleacher seats, the backboard, the P.A. system, and the drinking fountain were all a nice touch.  There were no unnecessary bonus clues.  A very satisfying Jumble.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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