Visual Description: Costly roadside assistance.
RAFIE = AFIRE, LAKBY = BALKY, REBLUT = BUTLER, SLARIO = SAILOR — Giving us: FRBKTLEAO
Clue/Question: After paying for the tire change, he was . . .
Answer: “FLAT” BROKE
(Actually, kind of appropriate. These guys couldn’t fly high forever. The soaring jumble balloon has deflated – just like the guy’s tire – and come back to the ground. It was fun while it lasted. At least we got “BALKY” out of it!) — YUR
That’s not a good riddle. It would have been better if he was saying “I only have one dollar left” or “I’m down to my last dollar”. Yesterday’s was weak too.
I liked the 12th’s, Ken. A good “START” can mean: a good *beginning*, or a good *scare* – as in startle. Good duel meaning. In the 13th’s “FLAT” is just plain flat. (I don’t think it would’ve mattered much what the guy said.) Today’s is pretty predictable as well. They can’t all be gems!
YUR