Sunday Cryptoquote spoiler – 09/12/10

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“I require only three things of a man.  He must be handsome, ruthless and stupid.”   —   Dorothy Parker

(I guess Dotty and I wouldn’t quite click then!)   —   YUR

Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 09/12/10

Visual Description:  College roommates burning the midnight oil.

FRIPOT  =  PROFIT,  VYCOON  =  CONVOY,  HAWRTT  =  THWART,  BITTID  =  TIDBIT,  TEICED  =  DECEIT,  SHURTH  =  THRUSH   —   Giving us:  OIOOWRTDTDERS

Clue/Question:  The student put away the dictionary because he was . . .

Answer:  TOO TIRED FOR “WORDS“

(AGAIN with WILCO???  What . . . Cage The Elephant too much for your tee-shirts?  Eh.  Could be worse.  They could be wearing Fish shirts.  As far as Sunday Jumbles go I’d give this one a B-.  Some good clue words.  Good scrambling of the answer letters.  But, who didn’t know from the get go that “WORDS” wasn’t going to be part of the answer?  I gotta keep telling myself:  This is just a game!)   —   YUR