Cryptoquote Spoiler – 05/23/09

“I take it to be a principle rule of life not to be too much addicted to any one thing.”   — Terence

(Yeah!  Spread it around a little!  I believe this is my very first Terence quote.  Let’s see some more!) —   YUR

Tough (and sloppy) Jumble Spoiler – 05/23/09

Visual Description:  Scuba coach going down the checklist with a student.

DUXEE  =  EXUDE,  WICTE  =  TWICE,  ENGOUT  =  TONGUE,  BRENZA  =  BRAZEN —   Giving us:  EDTWNUREN

Clue/Question:  What the diving instructor did to keep his business afloat.

Answer:  (S/B HE) WENT “UNDER”

How could they omit the pronoun like that???   “TONGUE” is a word that I always have to back into.  (Oooh!  THAT sounds naughty!) —   YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 05/22/09

“A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.”   — Frederick Douglass

Jumble Spoiler – 05/22/09

Visual Description:  Repo men taking back a deadbeat’s television set.

CRAHN  =  RANCH,  MAGLE  =  GLEAM,  CATLEK  =  TACKLE,  SIBUHL  =  BLUISH   —   Giving us:  CEATKBS

Clue/Question:  When the sports fan’s big-screen TV was repossessed, he suffered . . .

Answer:  A “SET BACK“