Cryptoquote Spoiler – 05/14/20

“The most interesting information comes from children, for they tell all they know and then stop.”   —   Mark Twain

(Good old Mark Twain.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 05/14/20

 

Visual Description:  Future little house on the prairie.

PDETI  =  TEPID,  KNAYL  =  LANKY,  NALSID  =  ISLAND,  DARTIE  =  TIRADE   —   Giving us:  TPILNISNIAE

Clue/Question:  When they settled west of the Mississippi, their new homestead was – – –

Answer:  IN PLAIN “SITE“

(Not a bad pun. 

No new clue words.  Three of the jumbles came up as new.  We’ve definitely seen “dartie” before.  Figures.  It was the only one that gave me any trouble.  The answer letter layout was a fine eleven letter jumble.  Nicely cryptic.

Great period piece cartoon.  Fantastic depiction of the Great Plains.  Cute pioneer family.  Cool remainder of the wagon train on the horizon.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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