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Jumble Spoiler – 05/29/14

Air conditioner, complete with piping, insulat...

Air conditioner, complete with piping, insulated with foamed rubber pipe covering (common refrigeration insulation, along with foamglass). (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Hot head who can’t take the heat.

CHUNL  =  LUNCH,  LHYIL  =  HILLY,  LAFUBI  =  FIBULA,  TIPNUD  =  PUNDIT   —   Giving us:  LCHLLILPI

Clue/Question:  After their air conditioner broke down again, she wished her husband could take a – – –

Chill pill!

Chill pill! (Photo credit: mirjoran)

Answer:  CHILL PILL

 

Susceptible To Chills

Susceptible To Chills (Photo credit: bcostin)

(Pretty simple American vernacular.  Even though it was a pretty good answer letter layout, it was pretty hard to hide the answer with all those Is and Ls.  No new clue words, but some very good jumbling.  I had to back into “fibula”.  I was too lazy to write out various letter combinations.  “Pundit” was jumbled pretty well, too.  The cartoon shows a good job of baldy losing it.  That’s about it folks.  Be well and do good.  If it’s hot by you . . . stay cool!)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 05/29/14

Ralph Waldo Emerson Once you make a decision, ...

Ralph Waldo Emerson Once you make a decision, the universe conspires to make it happen (Photo credit: symphony of love)

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.”   —   Ralph Waldo Emerson

RISE UP - Fight austerity now, while you still...

RISE UP – Fight austerity now, while you still can. (Photo credit: Teacher Dude’s BBQ)

(Either this is just one of Ralphie’s  best known quotes, or we’ve had this quote in the Cryptoquote before.  It’s a great quote, but it just feels like a re-run to me.  I’m feeling a little cheated.  And, I didn’t even look at the author line until I was well into solving this.  Oh, well.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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