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The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
Comments are welcomed!
Do not explicitly reveal any of the actual answer words until after closing time, but embedding them surreptitiously in comment sentences is encouraged.
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Heaven is so clean and neat,
with streets of golden sheen.
Seraphim have sandaled feet,
And litter ne'er is seen!
A sermon taught each fortnight
To cherub toddlers, ever young,
Is how cleanliness is Godlike,
And a virtue to be sung.
But of all the choirs Angelic
There were four pairs bound to revel
In disordered, messy frolic --
And to do so, succeeded well!
The octet would have tugs of war
Across pits all wet and muddy.
And when an Archangel chastised them,
They called him a fuddy-duddy!
Yay! You're back! I'll return later,when I've done the jumble.
So great to have you back both on the crossword blog and on the Jumble, Owen. I needed your poem to get the fourth word, and there it was, right near the beginning. But even with all the letters I had to look up the clever solution. Fun cartoon--when did books with pages come into existence? Interesting plant designs on the table top and bottom--can't quite figure those out--or the outdoor scene in the background. But interesting to see sandals on the lady bookbinder.
Well, the jumble clues weren't a problem except for the fourth, which needed some staring at for a little while. Once all the letters were organized in my usual way: vowels in alphabetical order, then consonants the same, a little thought gave me the first word and then the third fell into place. Liked the pun a lot.
I love the poem. Perhaps the hospital stay is feeding your creative juices, Owen.
It's a clever story that evokes cute mental images; I can just see those cherubs having so much fun messing up their pristine environment!
Owen, you're back with a double entrance--hurrah!--both here and in the Corner!
Loved your Fuddy-Duddy poem!
The jumble seemed easy enough, esp. for so late in the week. As for the solution, it is well known that the saxophone is hardly ever found in a classical orchestra. There is an instrument, not often heard, that most closely approximates the sax's mellowness. This contains a reed made from the dried & pressed tongue of a duck. One orchestra's maestro, when wishing to include a pop saxophone melody in his repertoire, asked his regular arranger to transfer the sound to duck reed.
Really glad you're back, Owen!
~ OMK
I'll see OMK out, lol
I had trouble because I had BUCHER for #3 and a lot of trouble with #4. I used the Riddle-Solution to finally work out #3.
I guess I'm not thinking too sharp since I also was muddled on the CC.
Given that one J-word we were bound to visit heaven.
Now that everyone has solved I throw in some hints.
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WC
Misty ~
I think it was around the 13th century when codices were regularly bound into books, with covers. Prior to that, scrolls (the old way) were often shaped in accordion fashion that resembled modern pages, and some were even bound at the spine. But the splitting off into separate pages and gathering inside wooden covers came late in the game.
~ OMK}
Another word I played with for #4 was S'MORES. It fits in xwords but I was pretty sure it was verboten in J-ville.
WC
Interesting and illuminating explanation, Ol'Man Keith. Makes sense, and many thanks for the insight.
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