Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/29/10

“A good hockey player plays where the puck is.  A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.”   — Wayne Gretzky

(In most sports – and in most of life – having a good sense of anticipation will put you ahead of the game.) —   YUR

(Verbose) Jumble Spoiler – 01/29/10

Visual Description:  Irksome boaster boring his foursome.

DRUIL  =  LURID,  THICY  =  ITCHY,  AWBEER  =  BEWARE,  RANOUD  =  AROUND —   Giving us:  RIDIYBEWROD

Clue/Question:  When the golfer described his incredible putt, it became a . . .

Answer:  WORDY BIRDIE

(These guys seem to be on a roll.  They’ve given us a decent string of non-super-obvious jumbles, for a change.  Nothing tough about the individual words, but the longer answers are generally more challenging.  My newspaper carried a redundant “A” at the beginning of the answer, but that shouldn’t have thrown anybody.) —   YUR