Jumble Spoiler – 04/06/18

Visual Description:  Cat-lady cuddlies.

GYANT  =  TANGY,  CANTE  =  ENACT,  TIRRYA  =  RARITY,  COYCUP  =  OCCUPY   —   Giving us:  TANECAIUP

Clue/Question:  When the kitten scratched her arm, she suffered – – –

Answer:  “A–CUTE“ PAIN

(Very tricky pun!  It took some thought.  All of our clue words are tried and true old friends.  But, three of the jumbles came up as new.  Only “cante” has definitely been used before.  I really liked both “tirrya” and “coycup”!

The answer letter layout was an excellent jumble as well.  Not at all obvious.  After looking at it for a minute, or two, I figured the second word had to be PAIN.  From the TAECU the word ACUTE became apparent.  And, with the hyphen, the pun became apparent.

Cute cartoon.  Without the woman’s little dialog this would’ve been a very difficult solve.  I like how Jeff showed the stinging hurt of the woman’s arm.  I love kittens and cats, but I bet her place smells like cat piss!  Probably THE main reason I’m more of a dog person.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 04/06/18

“I wanted to give our community permission to dream, to plan for healthy air, healthy jobs, healthy children, and safe streets.”   —   Majora Carter

(Wow!  This one took some time to get started!  Nothing jumps off the page at you.  I finally saw the word STREETS and took it from there.  Both with the author’s name and the word JOBS I had to kind of assume, but it all worked out.  The quote uses all the letters of the alphabet except for KQXZ.   Ms. Carter seems to be a very positive, community minded person.  I like that.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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