Jumble Spoiler – 12/04/14

Visual Description:  Prehistoric; progressive and technophobe.

GINTE  =  TINGE,  OCIVE  =  VOICE,  PAAREP  =  APPEAR,  SOWDAH  =  SHADOW   —   Giving us:  TINEVOIPPRSHO 

Clue/Question:  He poked his skeptical buddy with the new spear to – – –

Answer:  PROVE HIS POINT

(Wonderful pun.  Really top notch!  We have a new clue word today in “voice”, plus all of the jumbles seem to be new.  Nothing obvious about today’s answer letter layout.  Very well constructed.  The cartoon is really great.  I really should write more, but I’m too tired.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 12/04/14

“The danger of the past was that men became slaves.  The danger of the future is that man may become robots.”   —   Erich Fromm

(Still a lot of slavery out there . . . unfortunately.  But the danger of becoming robots – at least mentally and emotionally – is all too real . . . in the here and now.  Be well, think for yourselves and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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