Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/10/10

“When any calamity has been suffered, the first thing to remember is how much has been escaped.”   — Samuel Johnson

(It’s still a little early here, but I could go for some Samuel Adams today.  Sure, it’s neither here nor there, but what the heck!  A little pizza/wings/Mexican pie, some robust suds and a couple of great NFL Wildcard Playoff games.  Who wants to buy their old uncle some beers?) —   YUR

Sunday Jumble spoiler – 01/10/10

Visual Description:  Irate boss blowing up over the ultimate slacker employee.

FLOBIE  =  FOIBLE,  YRRECH  =  CHERRY,  INDOOM  =  DOMINO,  GROUTH  =  TROUGH,  FLATES  =  FESTAL,  TRINWY  =  WINTRY   —   Giving us:  FOERDOTRUETLWR

Clue/Question:  To some, work is nothing more than a . . .

Answer:  FOUR–LETTER WORD

(I’m betting that “festal” gave plenty of you fits, as it did me.  I struggled a good bit with “domino”, as well.  Actually, other than “cherry” all the words were a little off the beaten path today.  I thought I was going to have more trouble with the answer than I actually did though.  Good jumble!) — YUR