Cryptoquote Spoiler – 02/10/10

“A poet is someone who stands outside in the rain hoping to be struck by lightning.“   — James Dickey

(LOL!  You have to like a guy with a self-deprecating sense of humor like this!) —   YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 02/10/10

Visual Description:  Surprise ending to the high stakes Texas Hold ‘Em game.

VALAR  =  LARVA,  GURAU  =  AUGUR,  WOLTAL  =  TALLOW,  LYBBAF  =  FLABBY   —   Giving us:  LUTOLA

Clue/Question:  How the poker player ended up when he went all in.

Answer:  ALL- “OUT“

(I had a little trouble getting “flabby”.  Following “augur” and “tallow” I guess I was looking for something a little tougher.) —   YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 02/09/10

“No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating.“   — H. (Harold) Rosenberg

(Funny guy.  And, not the Rosenberg I was initially thinking of.) —   YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 02/09/10

Visual Description:  Romantic couple about to take advantage of a coming black-out.

UGIED  =  GUIDE,  HETAB  =  BATHE,  DIBEHN  =  BEHIND,  LIZZES  =  SIZZLE —   Giving us:  GDTHEIDLE

Clue/Question:  When the power failed in mid-kiss, the lovers were . . .

Answer:  “DE-LIGHTED“

(Valentine’s Day is coming up this weekend, folks!  If you need to send a card, via snail-mail, you better get a move on.  Time’s a wastin’!) —   YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 02/08/10

“The upper classes are merely a nation’s past; the middle class is its future.“   — Ayn Rand

(The big banks, health care insurance companies, the pharmaceutical industry, hospital/medical field, and most of the rest of corporate America have been squeezing the middle class, so hard, and for so long, that maybe we should be bringing them up on charges of treason.(?)  They are jeopardizing our future as a nation.  Oh!  And, let’s not forget their enablers, our own Supreme Court.  Well, at least five of them.) —   YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 02/08/10

Visual Description:  A happy defendant being found:  Not guilty.

YOILD  =  DOILY,  YUCIJ  =  JUICY,  NERBAN  =  BANNER,  VORGEN  =  GOVERN —   Giving us:  DYJUARGRN

Clue/Question:  How the defendant described the panel hearing his case.

Answer:  A “GRAND” JURY

(The challenging ones had to end some time, folks!  Hey!  A big congratulations to the New Orleans Saints and all the people of New Orleans.  It was a very competitive and entertaining game, and the better/smarter team – of the day – prevailed.  Nice going.) — YUR

Sunday Cryptoquote spoiler – 02/07/10

“The great thing in this world is not so much where we are, but in what direction we are moving.“   — Oliver Wendell Holmes

(Just substitute the word “great” for “scariest” and this quote could be attributed to any current day pundit.) — YUR

Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 02/07/10

Visual Description:  Concerned family watching the violent storm television warning.

PHELER  =  HELPER,  PELQUA  =  PLAQUE,  LERCEY  =  CELERY,  TWERPE  =  PEWTER,  TARROO  =  ORATOR,  TROPSY  =  SPORTY   —   Giving us:  HPAEEEWTRRROT

Clue/Question:  The forecaster said the thunderstorm was a . . .

Answer:  WEATHER “REPORT“

(Enjoy Super Bowl XLIV this evening!  I like both teams – for a change – this year, but I think that the Colts have the edge on many levels.  Even if Dwight Freeney does not play, Indy is a much better defensive team, that plays in a much more defensive minded conference.  Explosive offenses are entertaining, but defense wins championships . . . usually.) —   YUR

(Timely) Cryptoquote Spoiler – 02/06/10

“Football is an incredible game.  Sometimes it’s so incredible, it’s unbelievable.“   — Tom Landry

(It took me most of my life to appreciate this man’s approach.) —   YUR

(Unnerving) Jumble Spoiler – 02/06/10

Visual Description:  Surprisingly relaxed patient under the dentist’s care.

WUNDE  =  UNWED,  NARVE  =  RAVEN,  YANBOT  =  BOTANY,  YILSAM  =  MISLAY   —   Giving us:  WDRAEBOYSLA

Clue/Question:  When the dentist drills, a patient is . . .

Answer:  ALWAYS “BORED“

(I must’ve mislayed my brain this morning, because I had a heck of a time coming up with that word!  And, for the answer, I was looking at something “aware” at first, not playing off the word drill.   These guys are getting better about not making the answer letters so obvious too.  Overall, a very challenging jumble . . . for me at least.) —   YUR