Jumble Spoiler – 10/17/15

Samson in the Treadmill, by Carl Bloch, Danish painter, d. 1890. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Treadmill workout.

SLAFK  =  FLASK,  SAREO  =  AROSE,  DUEXLE  =  DELUXE,  TUTELO  =  OUTLET   —   Giving us:  FASASDETT

Clue/Question:  When it came to training for races, the sprinter was – – –

dog while walking on the treadmill (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  STEADFAST

(A good stinky pun.  I’m not sure how many sprinters use treadmills for training though.  Milers and marathon runners probably use them more.  But, what do I know?  We have another new clue word today, in “flask”.  More work for our friend, ralis95!  All the jumbles came up as new, for me.  The answer letter layout was decently cryptic.  The cartoon was pretty . . . pedestrian.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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