Jumble Spoiler – 09/30/14

English: PETA AsiaPacific demonstrates at Hong Kong fashion week (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Somebody better call PETA!

ZIREP  =  PRIZE,  INGAA  =  AGAIN,  BULMET  =  TUMBLE,  EEENDL  =  NEEDLE   —   Giving us:  RIZAAITMLEDE

Clue/Question:  He tried to build a working teleporter, but his plans never – – –

Released into the public domain by PETA. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  MATERIALIZED

(A funky little send up to Star Trek!  Buffy better get his silly little tail outta there!  No new clue words today, but three of the jumbles were new.  Check the Tags.  The answer letter layout is marvelous!  And a great – if not somewhat disturbing – cartoon.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 09/30/14

General George Patton (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Don’t tell people how to do things, tell them what to do and let them surprise you with their results.”   —   George S. Patton

(Easy solve.  But, considering the source, kind of a strange quote.  Of course, big important generals – with very large egos – can’t be bothered by giving instructions . . . only orders.  But, then you have to be prepared for an outcome other than the one you were hoping for.  You might be pleasantly surprised, or you might be terribly disappointed.  The saving grace of this quote is that in the military everything is very regimented.  Everyone in his command should’ve been trained to do things pretty much the same way, and to an extent, even taught to think the same way.  In war you can’t really afford to micro-manage anything.  You have to have a certain/high amount of trust in your subordinates’ – and their subordinates’ – abilities.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 09/29/14

English: Andy Tillman at his llama ranch near Bend, Oregon (2008) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  He wouldn’t steer him wrong.

KNEAT  =  TAKEN,  TMURP  =  TRUMP,  BALOCT  =  COBALT,  LCLAYM  =  CALMLY   —   Giving us:  TKERUBLAML

Clue/Question:  The cattle rancher wanted to stock up, so he went to the – – –

English: Brahman bull and rancher (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  BULL MARKET

(He better not steer him wrong!  I’m sure the rancher can tell the difference between a bull and a steer.  But, if he did make that mistake his herd would only increase by one.  We had no new clue words today, but all of the jumblings appear to be new.  I thought the jumbling of “taken” was pretty good, and I also liked the one for “calmly”.  I saw both “trump” and “cobalt” immediately.  The answer letter layout was another great jumble, and the answer made for a good, stinky pun.  Maybe not as stinky as that market, but, then again, to a country boy the smell of manure in the morning . . . smells like victory.  Mighty fine cartoon/drawing there, pahdnuh.  Where’s that supposed to be . . . Montana, Wyoming, Texas???  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 09/29/14

Nathaniel Hawthorne in 1841, a “prudent and efficient” consul. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“I cannot endure to waste anything so precious as autumnal sunshine by staying in the house.”   —   Nathaniel Hawthorne

(One of the many reasons why autumn is my favorite season.  Especially when it gets a little brisk, and the leaves change from green . . . to red, gold and rust, and eventually fall to the ground.  There’s nothing like the feel, and the rustling sound, of sloshing through the crisp fallen leaves.  There’s a scent of decay in the air, but it’s not depressing in the least.  Like the smell right after a spring rain, it reminds you of the wondrous cycle of life.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Sunday Jumble Spoiler – 09/28/14

Marcin Przybyłek Portret (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Beautifying the Hoyt???

SAYILE  =  EASILY,  CENHRD  =  DRENCH,  SAROCE  =  COARSE,  GAMEAD  =  DAMAGE,  ICODIY  =  IDIOCY,  NENARB  =  BANNER   —   Giving us:  EIDRHARDAEIIBAN

Clue/Question:  His wife wanted him to get a toupée, but he thought it was a – – –

English: US President George W. Bush speaks with Bob Costas of NBC Sports during an interview “while attending the 2008 Summer Olympic Games in Beijing. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  “HAIRBRAINED“ IDEA

(I almost forgot the quotation marks, and was surprised to see that WordPress did not like the spelling!  I found out the correct spelling is harebrained, and it means having no more sense than a hare.  I never really gave the word much thought before, it’s just such a part of idiomatic speech.  We had one new clue word today, in “coarse”.  Hoyt has been on fire lately.  He’s really keeping ralis95 on his toes.  A bunch of the jumblings are new.  The answer letter layout is marvelously cryptic.  No giveaways.  Fantastic cartoon, too.  I don’t know if it’s actually supposed to be Hoyt, or not, but I generally assume it is when Jeff draws a baldy.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

PS.  Too much Getty owned photo content to contend with!  I refuse to deal with “owned” content that contains such a ridiculous legal disclaimer.  Soon, I will not be able to use/post any pictures, and after that I will strongly consider giving up blogging.  It is really not worth it friends.   —   YUR

 

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Sunday Cryptoquote Spoiler – 09/28/14

English: Liverpool (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“We’ve had our cliches framed and hung on the wall so now for conversation we don’t have to talk at all.”   —   Roger McGough

(Our first Roger McGough quote since I’ve been posting these spoilers.  It’s a very British, dry humor quote . . . and I like it!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR  😉

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Jumble Spoiler – 09/27/14

Dolder driving range on Adlisberg in Zürich (Switzerland) (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  A duffer going off to work.

SLATB  =  BLAST,  CLERI  =  RELIC,  WRINYE  =  WINERY,  GLEFAN  =  FLANGE   —   Giving us:  BSTRLIWNYAGE

Clue/Question:  He wanted to practice with his new clubs, so he planned to – – –

English: Golf driving range, The Warwickshire Another type of driving range is in the background. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  SWING BY LATER

(I like it!  A 12 letter answer, decent pun, and there was a bit of a challenge to this one.  I bet a good number of you struggled to get this one.  All of the jumbling was new, to me.  And, we have another new clue word today, in “flange”.  Someone roust ralis95!  I almost thought the word was fangle, as in newfangled, but I thought better.  The answer letter layout was sublime today!  I don’t think it gave away a thing.  Another fine cartoon, but I don’t recognize the logo on the bag.  Is that a hippo?  Other than putt-putt, and driving ranges where you can use their clubs, I haven’t golfed in about 40 years, so I’m clueless.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 09/27/14

English: Oscar Wilde memorial, Dublin, Ireland. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“It is what you read when you don’t have to that determines what you will be when you can’t help it.”   —   Oscar Wilde

Dr. Seuss cartoon (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(I think this line must have been a big inspiration to Dr. Seuss.  I can’t agree, or disagree, with it.  It makes my brain hurt.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 09/26/14

Cassatt Mary Lilacs in a Window 1880 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“To be overcome by the fragrance of flowers is a delectable form of defeat.”   —   Beverley Nichols

Lilacs (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(Our first Beverley Nichols quote, since I’ve been posting these spoilers.  I was surprised to find out the author was a man.  Those Brits!  I love walking into a florist shop.  I especially like the smell of lavender and lilacs.  Just about all flowers.  Although, there are some types of lilies that are so pungent that they smell like garbage, or decaying flesh.  I can do without that.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 09/26/14

Gingerbread house with gumdrops. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Unfounded fairytale fright.

VURSI  =  VIRUS,  VLATI  =  VITAL,  DEPRAA  =  PARADE,  NOPYLE  =  OPENLY   —   Giving us:  ISITLPDEL

Clue/Question:  There was a rumor going around that she was a witch . . . she wanted to – – –

Illustration by Theodor Hosemann (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  “DISPELL“ IT

(Now, this is more your classic, stinky pun!  Ya gotta love it!  None of today’s clue words are new, but all of the jumbles appear to be new.  For whatever reason, I had a tough time getting “openly”.  Maybe, because the jumble came across as a two syllable word?  Nice job, Mr. Hoyt.  The answer letter layout was another fine jumble.  I can see a number of you having some difficulty in solving this.  Although, it was very apparent that the second word had to be IT.  A great Hansel and Gretel-esque cartoon from Mr. Knurek.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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