Cryptoquote Spoiler – 07/20/21

“He’s my friend who speaks well of me behind my back.”   —   Thomas Fuller

(Sounds like a friend to me too!  What more could one ask for?  This one was a little difficult to start.  I originally thought the first word was going to be IT’S.  But by the time I made it to the author line I was able to see THOMAS, and that made all the difference.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Image courtesy of Google

Happy birthday to Stone Gossard, of Pearl Jam!

Jumble Spoiler – 07/20/21

Visual Description:  Like a babe in the woods.

VRORE  =  ROVER,  TWHAC  =  WATCH,  VOCNIE  =  NOVICE,  RHUFTO  =  FOURTH   —   Giving us:  REWAHNVEFOR

Clue/Question:  The parents loved their baby deer and would – – –

Answer:  FAWN OVER HER

(Way too cute to call this one a stinky pun.  Buck Henry is the proud, proud papa.  Jayne Doe is the adoring mama.  And, Li’l Thumper has come to take a peek at the little princess, and future pal.  The setting is idyllic.  A cool forest glade, away from the prying eyes of predators.  All is placid.  All is tranquil.  You can almost hear soft, flutey, classical music playing in the background.

All of today’s clue words are denizens of the ralis95 forest.  Three of the jumbles appear to be new, although we’ve definitely seen “vocnie” in past Jumbles.  It was the toughest of the jumbles for me.  “rhufto” was the next toughest for me.  The answer letter layout was an elegiac eleven letter jumble.  It will haunt me for the rest of my days.  Oh, the humanity!

We’ve already described the wondrous cartoon, so there’s not that much more to say.  I took a nice five mile hike with my daughter this morning.  A good amount of the way out was uphill.  Coming back was a little easier, but the trail is very rocky, and little streams cross it frequently.  Good workout!  Other than, be well and do good, friends!)   —   YUR

Images courtesy of Google Happy birthday to Mick MacNeil, of Simple Minds!  (Back to the ’80s!)