Jumble Spoiler – 01/07/11

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Visual Description:  One plastic crook haggling with another.

NOSOW  =  SWOON,  PIGER  =  GRIPE,  TIPPUL  =  PULPIT,  NEPELS  =  SPLEEN   —   Giving us:  SNGRIULTSPL

Clue/Question:  A politician will do this when faced with a knotty problem.

Answer:  PULL “STRINGS“

(This one took some getting!  Made me wonder if I had a clue word, or two, wrong.  It’s always a little tough when you only have 2 vowels, out of 11 letters, to work with.  I guess that’s supposed to be a cigar, but it looks more like a big ol’ fattie to me.  Do good, friends.)   — YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/07/11

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“Every man has his follies – and often they are the most interesting thing he has got.”   — Josh Billings

(No bout a doubt it, JB!  Yer Uncle has got to start psyching himself up to do some more shoveling.  My back is still recovering from the first storm.  Oy vey!)   — YUR