Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 03/09/14

 

Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me! (Photo credit: The West End)

“I don’t have a bank account because I don’t know my mother’s maiden name.”   —   Paula Poundstone

(Very funny lady.  Very bright too.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 03/09/14

Bad Pun (Photo credit: Dr Stephen Dann)

Visual Description:  Writer’s block causing a blocker’s block.

NIDLAS  =  ISLAND,  CRONEE  =  ENCORE,  TREESO  =  STEREO,  DOANUR  =  AROUND,  FAITNN  =  INFANT,  RULPEY  =  PURELY   —   Giving us:  IDNOETEUNDNNP

Clue/Question:  After the Jumble puzzle maker said he was at a loss for words, he said – – –

Jumbles Reservoir (Photo credit: Pimlico Badger)

Answer:  NO PUN INTENDED

Jimena Navarrete (Photo credit: memoflores)

(Excellent!  All the clue words were old friends of us Jumblers.  Nothing new today, but some interesting jumbles.  I was duped into starting to write RESORT, before I realized there was two Es and not two Ts.  Then, because I already had the R down, I entertained the idea of ROSETE, which of course is short a T.  Finally, it hit me that it was our old friend “stereo”.  I really liked the jumbling of “island” too.  The answer letter layout didn’t give too much away.  I might have led with “around”, and placed “encore” in the fifth or sixth spot, but that is really splitting hairs.  But, how can you not enjoy a cartoon that features our two buddies???  It was all in the clue/question today, for me.  A pun about puns!  Beautiful!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

PS.  I have no idea why Zemanta was providing me with pics of Jimena Navarette.  But, who am I to turn her down?!?!  Could you?   —   YUR

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