Cryptoquote Spoiler

“Drunkenness is temporary suicide: the happiness it brings is merely negative, a momentary cessation of unhappiness.”   —   Bertrand Russell

Jumble Spoiler

RUHTT = TRUTH, ILPAT = PLAIT, FOUNSI = FUSION, LISGRY = GRISLY   —   Giving us:  TRHPLSIOGIS

Visual Description:  Baggage handler informing a passenger that his bag cannot be found.

Clue/Question:  What happened when his grip was lost.

Answer:  HE LOST HIS “GRIP“

(It’s not often that a word in the Clue is also in the Answer, even if there are two meanings.)