Jumble Spoiler – 11/28/15

List of Las Vegas Strip hotels (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Jeff’s descent into . . . degeneration.

YLSYH  =  SHYLY,  SETGU  =  GUEST,  LASIVU  =  VISUAL,  NOFDEF  =  OFFEND   —   Giving us:  SLGSVSAOE

Clue/Question:  When he blew all his money playing slot machines, poker, etc., he was in – – –

Fountains show at Bellagio, Las Vegas (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  “LOSS“ VEGAS

(From the look on Kathy’s face, I’d say Jeff was in DEEP DOO-DOO . . . but the letters didn’t allow for that.  We have a new clue word today, in “visual”.  This can now be added to the world famous ralis95 clue word database!  Also, all of the jumbles came up as new.  The answer letter layout was another fine jumble.  I didn’t think it gave anything away.  The cartoon tells you you’re in LV, with the Luxor‘s pyramid and the Fountains of Bellagio, and the great billboards.  I think Jeff would have been much less of a loser if he had parked himself at the $7.99 Buffet table, instead of the gambling tables.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 11/28/15

English: Ellen DeGeneres, Los Angeles, CA on October 4, 2011 – Photo by Glenn Francis of http://www.PacificProDigital.com (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“Sometimes you can’t see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.”   —   Ellen Degeneres

(Our eyes do tend to delude us, in a number of ways.  And, we carry certain preconceptions about ourselves, that are often not all that accurate.  Hopefully, those others set us straight with a little tenderness.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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