Jumble Spoiler – 11/09/12

Crocodile Tears In My Wild River…!!! (Photo credit: Denis Collette…!!!)

Visual Description:  Crocodylidae cousins . . . cruisin’ through the cypresses.

APROE  =  OPERA,  VAKOD  =  VODKA,  DINNUW  =  UNWIND,  GRINTS  =  STRING   —   Giving us:  OAVANITRG

Clue/Question:  The crocodile’s cousin was a . . .

Answer:  NAVIGATOR

Image of an Absolut Vodka bottle, imported from Sweden (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(I think that Hoyt is spreading himself too thin.  This answer is just screaming for a hyphen!   Without the hyphen you lose the double meaning.  Yesterday’s IMPASSE was a little weak on the double meaning, as well.  All the clue words were jumbled really well though.  It always takes me a little time to get “opera”, and “vodka” took me a good long time to get!  I got the longer words right away, today.  The answer letter layout was a thing of beauty.  And, Jeff did a great job on the cartoon.  You can really tell the difference between the driver – the crocodile – and the cousin – the alligator/navigator.  No new clue words today.  That is all.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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