Cryptoquote Spoiler – 08/27/13

 

Mural del poeta chileno Pablo Neruda. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“A child who does not play is not a child, but the man who does not play has lost forever the child who lived in him and who he will miss terribly.”   —   Pablo Neruda

 

Museo Ferroviario “Pablo Neruda” (Photo credit: Spaudo)

(You’ve got to find some way to play, each and every day.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 08/27/13

U.S. Open Juniors Sept. 9, 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Joe Schmo – from Kokomo – K.O. of McEnroe.

PETMY  =  EMPTY,  LIRGL  =  GRILL,  TILNOO  =  LOTION,  REAQUS  =  SQUARE   —   Giving us:  PTGITNSUE

Clue/Question:  When the top-ranked player lost in the first round to an unranked player, it was . . .

Answer:  UPSETTING

Julia Goerges at U.S. Open, August 31, 2010 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(Well-timed Jumble theme!  No new clue words, today.  But, a nice job jumbling them just the same.  That’s what keeps us on our toes.  The answer letter layout was also a thing of beauty.  I wouldn’t be surprised if some of you struggled to get the answer.  Great Jeff Knurek cartoon too.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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