Cryptoquote Spoiler – 12/02/20

“Education is simply the soul of a society as it passes from one generation to another.”   —   Gilbert K. Chesterton

(Great move, changing up the author’s name a bit!  I didn’t pick up on it for quite a while.  But, I was able to see IS SIMPLY THE right off the bat, so it was a relatively quick solve for me.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 12/02/20

Visual Description:  Metatarsal memo?

COSUR  =  SCOUR,  PETOM  =  TEMPO,  FCEETF  =  EFFECT,  NOTBEN  =  BONNET   —   Giving us:  SOTOEFONT

Clue/Question:  The Podiatrist was looking at the X-ray results and making some – – –

Answer:  FOOTNOTES

(A very stinky pun!  Feet can certainly be stinky, but I think this pun might even be stinkier.  Well, not stinkier than either my brother’s, or my nephew’s, feet when they were teens, but still pretty stinky.

All of today’s clue words are familiar old friends.  Ralis95 is really catching a break lately.  Three of the jumbles are coming up as new, but we’ve definitely seen ” fceetf” before.  I thought “petom” was an excellent jumble.  I got a little lazy, and backed into it today.  The answer letter layout was another fine nine letter jumble.  I was able to see the final answer with only seven letters, as it was pretty obvious where this gag was going.

Great cartoon of a patient at a Podiatrist’s office.  I know well the pain of busted up lower extremities!  I’ve never busted any bones in my foot though.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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