TTACR = TRACT
CMPHO = CHOMP
UAUCVM = VACUUM
KLAACJ = JACKAL
CARTOON ANSWER:
AFTER GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT, HIS NEW SEDAN WAS A – – –
RCT COP CM AA = COMPACT CAR
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🚗 CRUSH HOUR
Today’s cartoon drops us at the scene of an accident, where a man is getting his first good look at what’s left of his new sedan. After taking a hit from behind, the vehicle has been crumpled down to a fraction of its former size, leaving its owner in shock while two other men assess the wreckage. One is stunned by just how crushed it is, while the other can’t quite believe the owner ever managed to fit inside to begin with. One thing’s for sure, there’s certainly a lot less of his pride and joy to park now.
🧩 CLUE WORD BREAKDOWN
TTACR = TRACT
My pick for hardest.
Last used: 07/09/2025 as CRTTA
CMPHO = CHOMP
No trouble.
Last used: 08/13/2025 as MPHOC
UAUCVM = VACUUM
Unique letters made it instantly visible.
Last used: 10/16/2020 as CUVAMU
KLAACJ = JACKAL
See solve notes above.
Last used: 05/18/2025 as KLAAJC
🧠 FINAL SOLVE
The final answer was a 10-letter anagram that solved into a 7 + 3 layout. Besides a bit of pushback from the first clue word, our Hump Day puzzle was effortless to crack. Reading the cartoon sentence and taking in the scene, WRECKED and MANGLED were my first two guesses, with CAR seeming like a pretty safe bet for the three-letter solve. Neither gave us the punny payoff we needed, so it was up to the clue words to INSURE a successful solve. With CAR crossed out, it only took a fraction of a second for COMPACT to come into view and wrap this one up.
If today’s puzzle slowed you down, our nudges were the dialogue wondering how anyone could fit inside such a COMPACT CAR, while the accident had transformed the sedan into a much more COMPACT CAR.
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➤ How much is the average new-car payment?
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➤ How much does the average new-car buyer borrow?
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➤ How long is the average new-car loan?
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➤ What interest rate are new-car buyers paying?
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➤ How old is the average vehicle on American roads?
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💬 SAY WHAT?
“Life is like riding in a taxi. Whether you are going anywhere or not, the meter keeps ticking.” — John C. Maxwell
🎉 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS* – OCTOBER 7
➤ National Chocolate Covered Pretzel Day — Celebrate that hard-to-beat sweet-and-salty combination by dipping crunchy pretzels in milk, dark, or white chocolate. SOURCE
➤ National Pumpkin Seed Day — Before tossing those pumpkin seeds after carving, roast them up and enjoy one of fall’s simplest crunchy snacks. SOURCE
➤ National Frappe Day — Blend up something cold and frothy today, whether your favorite frappe starts with coffee, espresso, or another icy combination. SOURCE
➤ National Inner Beauty Day — A day dedicated to recognizing inner worth and dignity while raising awareness and support for victims and survivors of human trafficking. SOURCE
➤ National Trigeminal Neuralgia Awareness Day — Help raise awareness of trigeminal neuralgia and support those living with this painful nerve condition. SOURCE
➤ National Walk to School Day — Students, families, and communities are encouraged to leave the car behind and enjoy the simple benefits of walking to school. SOURCE
➤ Random Acts of Poetry Day — Share a favorite poem, leave a few unexpected lines for someone to discover, or put a little poetry into an otherwise ordinary Wednesday. SOURCE
➤ National LED Light Day — Shine a little light on the energy-efficient technology that has changed the way homes, businesses, vehicles, and countless other things are illuminated. SOURCE
➤ National Coffee with a Cop Day — Grab a cup of coffee and get to know the local law enforcement officers who serve your community in a relaxed, informal setting. SOURCE
➤ National Propane Day — Recognize the propane suppliers who keep homes, businesses, farms, grills, and plenty of other equipment fueled throughout the year. SOURCE
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🥄 VIRAL RECIPE
Old-Fashioned Sour Cream Cherry Coffee Cake
This old-fashioned coffee cake combines tangy sour cream with sweet cherry preserves for a moist, tender cake with plenty of cherry flavor. Lemon zest and vanilla brighten things up, while a simple powdered-sugar glaze finishes it off. The recipe makes two cakes, so you can enjoy one now and save the other for later.
🛒 DAILY DROPS*
➤ Canada Dry Blackberry & Cranberry Ginger Ale — Canada Dry is bringing two seasonal ginger ales back for another run. Blackberry adds a sweet, dark-berry flavor to the familiar ginger ale fizz, while Cranberry goes in a more tart, bittersweet direction. Both are returning alongside Original Canada Dry in the Winter Variety Pack, giving the soda aisle an early taste of the holidays. SOURCE
➤ Little Debbie Christmas Tree Cakes Decor — Those familiar Christmas Tree Cakes are popping up somewhere other than the snack aisle. Walmart has brought back the 4.5-foot lighted yard inflatable shaped like the classic white Christmas Tree Cake, along with a much smaller Christmas Tree Cakes ornament for the tree. It’s the snack-cake look turned into full-size holiday lawn decor and a miniature version you can hang indoors. SOURCE
➤ Chex Mix Gameday — General Mills has a new limited-edition Chex Mix made for game-day snacking. The mix keeps the familiar Chex cereal, rye chips, breadsticks and pretzels, then adds a sweet-and-smoky brown sugar-barbecue seasoning. The fun little extra is the pretzels themselves, which are shaped like footballs instead of the usual shapes. SOURCE
➤ Firehouse Subs French Fries — Firehouse Subs is adding something you normally don’t expect to see beside one of its subs: French fries. The new fries have a thick, ridged “tin roof” cut designed to stay crispy and hold onto seasoning, and they come in Original and Cajun. Each order also comes with creamy, tangy Hero Sauce for dipping, and the fries are gradually rolling out to more locations. 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)
FENDER BENDER
Meaning: A minor car accident, usually the kind that leaves you with a dent, a headache and an insurance call you really didn’t need. The expression itself is fairly new, dating to the late 1950s. But the word fender has been taking a beating for a whole lot longer than that.
So where did it come from?
Long before anyone put a fender on a car, a fender was something meant to protect something else from damage. The word dates all the way back to the 1200s, when it was used for protection along the side of a ship. By the 1600s, a fender was also the metal guard placed in front of a fireplace to keep hot coals and cinders from spilling onto the floor. Cars didn’t get their own fenders until the early 1900s.
And those old fireplace fenders are still around. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a brass fender from 1795–1805 in its collection that once sat in front of a fireplace to keep burning coals where they belonged. Same basic idea as the fender on your car: take the hit and protect what’s behind it.
Put a bent fender together with a little rhyme, and by 1958 we had fender bender — a phrase that somehow makes a car accident sound a whole lot more harmless than it feels when it happens.
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