Jumble Spoiler – 12/26/15

A woman blowing a bubble (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  A sticky situation.

CHAWT  =  WATCH,  NUROD  =  ROUND,  CANMEE  =  MENACE,  TAUDEP  =  UPDATE   —   Giving us:  WHOUECEDT

Clue/Question:  After spitting out his bubble gum on the sidewalk, the teen was – – –

English: Bubblegum alley in San Luis Obispo, California USA (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  CHEWED OUT

(Seemingly, it’s getting worse by the minute!  It’s an age old problem, but this age of wireless, handheld devices seems to be speeding up the process.  Not listening to their parents, and other adults, isn’t exactly a new phenomena, but nowadays they hardly ever even look at you.  Their heads are always down, looking at their screens.  Makes it pretty tough to learn by example.

There were no new clue words today, but three of the jumbles seem to be new.  We have definitely seen “canmee” before.  The answer letter layout was great.  The cartoon and the dialog helped to get the answer.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 12/26/15

English: on a youth camp in the desert (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“I cannot even imagine where I would be today were it not for a handful of friends who have given me a heart full of joy.”   —   Charles R. Swindoll

(Handful is just about right.  Some people will list just about everyone they know as a friend . . . or an enemy.  As with most things in my life, there’s more of a grey area.  Tons of co-workers, acquaintances, classmates, neighbors, etc., etc., but only a handful of people I seriously call friends.  And, even fewer who I call enemy.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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