NKWNO = KNOWN
GELAE = EAGLE
LWWLIO = WILLOW
EHDSWR = SHREWD
CARTOON ANSWER:
THEY WERE DONE DRILLING FOR WATER, AND EVERYTHING WAS – – –
KON GL ILW REW = WORKING WELL
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Today’s cartoon takes us to a backyard, where two men are putting the finishing touches on a water drilling project. After some serious digging and a long day under the hot sun, the first splash into the bucket gives them reason to celebrate. With the tap finally flowing and the job now complete, it looks like their teamwork has paid off. Everything went off without a hitch, leaving things running smoothly and just as they had intended.
🧩 CLUE WORD BREAKDOWN
NKWNO = KNOWN
No mystery here.
Last used: 06/18/2025 as KONNW
GELAE = EAGLE
My pick for hardest. Took a little longer to land.
Last used: 05/19/2025 as LAGEE
LWWLIO = WILLOW
Sprang together quickly.
Last used: 05/17/2025 as ILWWLO
EHDSWR = SHREWD
An extra glance, no trouble.
Last used: 06/24/2024 as WHERSD
The final answer was an 11-letter anagram that solved into a 7 + 4 layout. Our second to last puzzle of the workweek didn’t take long to get flowing. Reading the cartoon sentence and looking at the scene, WELL seemed like a pretty safe bet for the four letter half of the answer. The seven letter word was another story, so I let the clue words run their course. Once all of the letters were written out and WELL was removed, the remaining scramble still had me guessing. Spotting the ING ending drained away any lingering uncertainty, and with those letters crossed out, WORK came into view to bring this job to a close. If today’s puzzle slowed you down, our biggest nudges were the steady stream of water and the pair finishing the job without a hitch. They had a WORKING WELL, and everything was WORKING WELL.
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This old fashioned oatmeal pie has a sweet, gooey filling packed with oats and baked inside a flaky pie crust. It’s simple to make with everyday ingredients and delivers plenty of warm, homemade flavor.
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➤ Little Caesars Detroit-Style Slices-N-Stix — The personal-sized combo is back for a limited time, pairing two slices of Detroit-Style Deep Dish pizza with four pieces of Italian Cheese Bread and a side of Crazy Sauce for dipping. It’s available in cheese or pepperoni and is scheduled to stick around through November 1. SOURCE
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🌘 That’s A Wrap!
👀 WORD YOU LOOK AT THAT
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STILL WATERS RUN DEEP
Meaning: Still waters run deep describes someone who may seem quiet or reserved on the surface but has considerable depth, emotion, or intelligence beneath it.
So, where did it come from?
The idea behind the expression dates back to ancient times, based on the observation that deep rivers often flow more quietly than shallow ones. A version appears in a classical history of Alexander the Great, and the proverb can be traced in English to around 1400.
Around 1490, Italian writer Laurentius Abstemius turned the idea into a fable about a traveler searching for a safe place to cross a river. He discovered that the noisy water was shallow, while the smooth, quiet water was actually the deepest. Shakespeare later echoed the same idea in Henry VI, Part 2: “Smooth runs the water where the brook is deep.”
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