Belated Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/21/21

“The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth.”   —   George Jean Nathan

(Yeah.  The good ones can get you with just a look.  Apparently, this guy was the cat’s pajamas in his day!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

PS.  Happy Hanukkah to all of our Jewish readers!   —   YUR

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Belated Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 11/21/21

Visual Description:  Lunch hour is winding up.

SLOPAT  =  POSTAL,  EDILYE  =  EYELID,  MPLUME  =  PUMMEL,  GURSAY  =  SUGARY,  UDONEF  =  FONDUE,  RXTEPE  =  EXPERT   —   Giving us:  PLELIMMLSUYFOEEET

Clue/Question:  The workers finishing up lunch at the clock factory were – – –

Pre-Answer:  Three Words  (4-letters)-(4-letters) (9-letters)

Answer:  FULL–TIME EMPLOYEES

(Another excellent Jumble pun!  They definitely look full.  And, I bet they’re on the clock.  Probably union folk too!  They’ve got to put in those eight hours, one way or another, to complete that forty hour work week.

All the clue words on this day were old reliable Jumble clue words.  Five of the jumbles appeared to be new, with only “udonef” having definitely being used before.  That was the only one to trip me up . . . again!  But at least I didn’t have to back into it.  The answer letter layout was a super seventeen letter jumble.  It hid the final answer very nicely.  The hyphen was a big help in solving it.

Great cartoon of the employees’ break room.  It looks like a single slice is still up for grabs.  I’m sure someone will scarf it up by quitting time.  A very full-filling Jumble.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

PS.  Happy first night of Hanukkah to all of our Jewish readers!   —   YUR

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Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 11/28/21

Visual Description:  Rick Leach memories.

CRAFOT  =  FACTOR,  BAUCAS  =  ABACUS,  UDETMI  =  TEDIUM,  RLLFOA  =  FLORAL,  TOSEOH  =  SOOTHE,  CAHHTT  =  THATCH   —   Giving us:  FATCSTEIFRLSOTHT

Clue/Question:  Her attempt to sew his favorite old shirt back together was a – – –

Pre-Answer:  Three Words  (4-letters)  “(6-letters)”  (6-letters)

Answer:  LAST “STITCH“ EFFORT

(This shirt must be forty years old, or so!  Rick must be Jeff’s childhood idol.  Big time QB for Michigan in the later ’70s.  I know I was a fan too.  I was hoping that he would go to the NFL, but he opted to play baseball for the Detroit Tigers, and later for the Blue Jays, Rangers and Giants.  I haven’t thought about him in quite some time.

There were no new clue word today.  However, five of the jumbles appear to be new.  We’ve definitely seen “toseoh” before.  The only jumble to give me any trouble was “udetmi”.  But I didn’t have to back into it.  The answer letter layout was a spectacular sixteen letter jumble!  It took a couple of minutes for me to see the final answer.  I think I saw LAST first!  And of course the quotation marks helped.

That doesn’t look like Jeff.  Maybe his dad, or older brother maybe.  Maybe it’s even Rick Leach!  Could be.  Congrats on Michigan defeating the HATED Ohio State yesterday!  It’s been a long time coming.  Fun Sunday Jumble.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/28/21

“Most sorts of diversion in men, children and other animals, are an imitation of fighting.”   —   Jonathan Swift

(I don’t quite get the hair style, but I always enjoyed “Gulliver’s Travels”!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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