Visual Description: A third party candidate slips in.
AITAW = AWAIT, PSIYW = WISPY, PNILST = SPLINT, HNURSK = SHRUNK — Giving us: AAIISPSPTSHRN
Clue/Question: If Republicans and Democrats had their own boats, they’d be – – –
Answer: PARTISAN SHIPS
(Looks to me like they’re both going in the SAME direction! Some have made some pretty compelling arguments that both parties are – essentially – one and the same. They are both owned by the lobbyists, aka the big corporations. All of the various “social issues” – also known as “wedge issues” – are mainly for show, to appease and rally their bases. Smoke and mirrors, so the voters can say: I’m for Joe Blow, because he’s pro-life! Or: I’m for Josey Blosey, because she’s pro-choice! The truth is everybody is for law and order . . . within reason. And everybody is for a strong national defense . . . within reason. And everybody is for lower taxes, rebuilding our infrastructure, and a cleaner environment . . . within reason. It’s all a matter of degrees. It’s hard to say that either side actually works for us – the John Q. Citizens – anymore. Most of the politicians are in it for the power/money, and maintaining the status quo. The ones who advocate for real change always get marginalized, by the party bosses, and by the corporate media. With that being said, I side with the more inclusive party.
It appears that the world famous ralis95 clue word database will be getting a new entry, in “WISPY”. It’s a five letter jumble/clue word, so it could NOT have appeared in a Sunday Jumble before they were monitored by ralis95. Three of the jumbles are coming up as new, however we have seen “pnilst” in at least one previous Jumble. I was able to see the clue words very quickly. The answer letter layout was a tremendous thirteen letter jumble. The word SHIPS came to me right away. And the remaining letters led me to PARTISAN.
Great cartoon of the two parties’ yachts. You can clearly make out the donkey on one, and the elephant on the other. Maybe, the guy in the smaller boat in the middle is supposed to represent the Independents. But the best part of the cartoon is the classic sinking sailboat on the horizon! A welcome sight for voters of both parties! And even of those with no party affiliation, and non-voters too. Fun Jumble pun. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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i flamed out on this one, figuring that it was reasonable if one of the words was APART.
Definitely reasonable, Art. Ya just can’t make an eight letter word from IISPSSHN. We’re never going to get them all, my friend! — YUR