Joseph Knecht

  I reckon' that George Jasper has been ramblin' thru these parts at least since July 10, 1917 (blogged by our beloved Argyle) and today George treats us to a word scramble about Western drifters.   Tumbling Tumbleweed By The Sons of the Pioneers  We'll start with the reveal ... 58. Drifters in some Western scenes ... and a hint to what's hidden in the three other longest puzzle answers: TUMBLEWEEDS .  And here are the scrambled answers 17. Wrongly-named winner in a 1948 headline: THOMA S DEWE Y .  I remember it well - I was 17 months old at the time. And the real winner was HARRY S TRUMAN , and as we all know, the S doesn't stand for anything:   28. To the point: SHORT AN D SWEE T .  For example Scottish Shortbread 44. Teamwork-inspiring motto: UNIT ED WE STAND .  This timely phrase has be

  Today we have a return engagement by Mike Peluso .  Old timers will remember that Mike has published here many times over the years.  He has visited at least 5 times in the past year, the most recent being December 27, 2020.   This is a WORKING PERSON 's puzzle, but even the retirees on the corner have to solve it.  The reveal best describes the TASK at hand: 36. Comment about routine work ... and hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues : IT'S A JOB .  That is the last word is a "type" of JOB . And here are the themers: 17. *Closest to the rail, at Churchill Downs: ON THE INSIDE . e.g. INSIDE JOB is a documentary on the 2008 financial crisis, still available for streaming from Amazon Prime.  Haven't seen it, but I think they name names. 53. *It may be used with a grunt or two: ELBOW GREASE .  e.g. I did a GREASE JOB on my tiller the other day using WD40 .  Did a spritz or two, but not much grunting (other than to drag the beast ou