A climber free soloing at Red Rock Canyon, Nevada (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Visual Description: Climbers preparing their ascent.
RAYMR = MARRY, CHIYT = ITCHY, DITOUS = STUDIO, SKOECT = SOCKET — Giving us: MITUS
Clue/Question: When adding up how much rope he’d need for the climb, he would do this.
Answer: SUM IT
What you see vs. What we see. (Photo credit: Category5 TV)
(Such a l o n g clue/question, for such a short answer! I don’t know . . . maybe I’d like this one better if Jeff had drawn that cute young thang from the Citi Thank You card commercial. The one that plays the song Into the Wild, by L.P.! I think the guy who’s watching her climb is Alex Honnold, a climber who likes to use no ropes when he climbs. You may have seen him on 60 Minutes, or Sunday Morning with Charles Osgood, or some other news show. The guy is incredible. A little out there, but incredible. The wife and I have wondered whether the commercial was done with green screen technology, or if it’s actual climbing. I’m guessing that the young lady is an actual climber as well, but I don’t know for sure.
No new clue word, today. The jumbling was fine. Answer letter layout was fine. Nice little play on words. I doubt many of you had a whole lot of difficulty getting this. Well, after all, it is only Monday! Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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I read in the magazine “Parade” that there is no green screen in that commercial, and she had to stand up there for two hours to get the shot. Here’s the link:
http://www.parade.com/celebrity/personality-parade/2012/04/29/citi-commercial.html
Thanks, Angie! You . . . rock!
— YUR
Amazing!! I wondered how they made that commercial. The puzzle–oh thank you, thank you puzzle guys for making me feel smart today. The answer did make me groan–in a good way.