Cryptoquote Spoiler – 09/28/19

“The old cathedrals are good, but the great blue dome that hangs over everything is better.”   —   Thomas Carlyle

(It’s a masterpiece that gets remade every day.  No one’s been able to top it!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 09/28/19

Visual Description:  Life in the arboreal complex.

SOGEO  =  GOOSE,  NKLAB  =  BLANK,  TUMNTO  =  MUTTON,  LWISEV  =  SWIVEL   —   Giving us:  OSEANKMTTNSIE

Clue/Question:  When the mother bird tried to feed the wrong baby birds, it was an – – –

Answer:  “ON–NEST“ MISTAKE

(A sincere faux pas!  A straightforward slip-up!  A genuine gaffe!  A bona fide boo-boo!  But hey!  It can happen to the best of us.  No use in crying over spilt . . . worm.  As long as she doesn’t react like that Dallas lady cop!  Of course, that is no laughing matter.  They really need to tighten up the psych evaluations for people looking to become police!

No new clue words today!  Three of the jumbles appear to be new, with “sogeo” having definitely been used before.  The thirteen letter answer letter layout was a beautifully cryptic jumble.  I don’t think it gave anything away.  The cartoon dialog, the clue/question, and the quotation marks and hyphen clued me into the answer.

Cute nature scene cartoon.  The baby bird she was about to feed doesn’t seem to mind that she’s not his mom!  But, her real one, next branch up, seems to be saying:  Hey, Ma!  Up here!  No teasing mom, when she gets up to the right nest.  She still controls the worm portions!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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