AEORP = OPERA
IRBTO = ORBIT
RBHDIY = HYBRID
ICWSTH = SWITCH
CARTOON ANSWER:
THE HORSES HAD BEEN MARRIED FOR YEARS AND LIKED BEING – – –
E IT HD CH = HITCHED
🐴 STABLE RELATIONSHIP
Today’s cartoon takes us to an old Western town, where a pair of horses are sharing a moment together at the watering trough. After years of marriage, their romance clearly hasn’t ridden off into the sunset, as they still know exactly how to get each other’s hearts racing. A little sweet talk has them both looking as smitten as ever, proving there’s still plenty of giddy-up left in their romance. After all these years together, it’s clear neither one would want to be paired up with anyone else.
🧩 CLUE WORD BREAKDOWN
AEORP = OPERA
Came instantly.
Last used: 05/30/2025 as PRAEO
IRBTO = ORBIT
No trouble.
Last used: 05/31/2025 as BOTIR
RBHDIY = HYBRID
My pick for hardest.
Last used: 07/08/2025 as DYRIHB
ICWSTH = SWITCH
Effortless.
Last used: 02/20/2025 as CWTISH
🧠 FINAL SOLVE
The final answer was a 7-letter anagram that solved into a single 7-letter word layout. Our first puzzle of the week went at a pretty good clip once the clue words were solved. Had I noticed both horses secured to the rail, this one probably would have been an instant solve. Instead, I got caught up in their sweet exchange, allowing our biggest visual clue to trot right by me. With all the letters written out, the double H’s caught my eye to rein it all in.
If today’s puzzle slowed you down, our biggest nudges were the cartoon sentence telling us the horses had been married for years, or HITCHED, along with the visual of them HITCHED to the rail.
🐴 Click-To-Reveal Facts*: Horse Love
➤ How do horses show affection toward one another?
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➤ How many foals can a mare have in a year?
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➤ Do horses really sleep standing up?
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💬 SAY WHAT?
“Marriage is a wonderful institution, but who wants to live in an institution?” —Groucho Marx
🎉 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS* – SEPTEMBER 28
➤ National Strawberry Cream Pie Day — Break out the strawberries and cream for a day devoted to the sweet, creamy pie that puts one of summer’s favorite berries front and center. SOURCE
➤ National Family Day — Celebrated on the fourth Monday in September, this day encourages families to make time for one another and enjoy the connections that bring everyone together. SOURCE
➤ National Good Neighbor Day — A reminder to appreciate the people living nearby, lend a hand when needed, and help make the neighborhood a friendlier place to call home. SOURCE
➤ National Prop Trading Day — A day recognizing proprietary trading, where firms use their own capital to trade financial markets rather than placing trades on behalf of clients. SOURCE
➤ National North Carolina Day — Today tips its hat to the Tar Heel State and its history, landscapes, traditions, food, and contributions to American culture. SOURCE
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🛒 DAILY DROPS*
➤ King’s Hawaiian Maple Brown Sugar Rolls — King’s Hawaiian is rolling into fall with a limited-time twist on its signature sweet rolls. The new Maple Brown Sugar Rolls combine maple flavor with brown sugar crumbles mixed into the bread, adding a little extra texture to the familiar soft rolls. They’re making their way into stores for the autumn season. SOURCE
➤ Peet’s Brings Back 25-Cent Coffee — Peet’s Coffee is turning back the clock for National Coffee Day on September 29. Participating Peet’s cafés will offer a medium drip coffee for just 25 cents, the same price charged when Alfred Peet opened his first coffee bar in Berkeley, California, in 1966. The one-day offer is part of Peet’s 60th anniversary celebration and is limited to one discounted coffee per customer. SOURCE
➤ Utz Rolls Out Three New Snacks — Utz has added three new snacks for fall: Chicken Dipping Sauce Flavored Potato Chips, Cheddar Bacon Ranch Flavored Cheese Balls, and Spicy Pickle Bites created with Grillo’s Pickles. The dipping sauce chips join the regular Utz lineup, while the cheese balls and pickle bites bring two more savory choices to the snack aisle. SOURCE
*Availability and participation may vary. Retailers and restaurants may alter or end offerings without notice. For entertainment purposes only.
🌕 That’s A Wrap!
👀 WORD YOU LOOK AT THAT
(Click phrase to reveal its origin)
TIE THE KNOT
Meaning: To get married.
So, where did it come from?
Knots have been connected with marriage for centuries. One tradition often associated with the expression is handfasting, an old ceremony in which a couple joined hands and, in some versions, had them bound together with cord or ribbon as a symbol of their union.
The exact origin of the phrase is harder to pin down. “Tie the knot” was being used to mean marriage by the early 1700s, but the symbolism behind it is much older. For centuries, knots represented bonds that were meant to hold, making the image of tying a knot a natural metaphor for two people entering a lasting union.
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