Cryptoquote Spoiler – 08/15/20

“Every art expression is rooted fundamentally in the personality and temperament of the artist.”   —   Hans Hofmann

(This gets no argument from me.  The only exception might be in the master forgers.  Their job is to capture someone else’s personality and temperament.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 08/15/20

Visual Description:  All along the watchtower.

HRIST  =  SHIRT,  FATRG  =  GRAFT,  TPADUE  =  UPDATE,  FONSET  =  SOFTEN   —   Giving us:  SIRGRTDAESTE

Clue/Question:  She started walking regularly to lose weight and was making – – –

Answer:  GREAT STRIDES

(You go, girl!  “Go, you chicken fat, go!”  My Gym teacher, in early elementary school, was fond of using this song to get us going!  I can’t quite remember her name, and I don’t exactly remember the routine.  But, I definitely remember her singing the song!  Corny AF, as the kids would say, but very memorable.

All Jumble Clue Word Database words today.  Been a while since Hoyt sprang a new one on us.  Three of the jumbles appear to be new, but we’ve definitely seen “fonset” before.  I stumbled a little in getting “shirt”!  The answer letter layout was a tremendous twelve letter jumble.  But, for some reason I saw the answer even before reading the clue/question, or the cartoon’s dialog.

Fine cartoon of two women walking around their town park.  Jeff likes using this clock tower in his sub-urban park settings.  It’s slowly becoming the terrestrial version of the classic sinking sailboat!  But, I can’t see it becoming quite as iconic.  Can you?  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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