Cryptoquote Spoiler – 02/25/16

English: Blue plaque re Dorothy L Sayers on 23 & 24 Gt. James Street, WC1 See 1237424. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“I have the most ill-regulated memory.  It does those things which it ought not to do and leaves undone the things it ought to have done.”   —   Dorothy L. Sayers

(Hey!  It’s called growing old!  In her case though, it might have been partially due to narrowing of the arteries.  She didn’t exactly have a long life, dying of coronary thrombosis at the age of 64.  Our first Dorothy L. Sayers quote!  Maybe, some will seek out her books – mystery/crime novels mainly – due to today’s Cryptoquote.  Hope so.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —    YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 02/25/16

English: new york city and new jersey from empire state building, nyc (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Tunnel excavation.

WARND  =  DRAWN,  KOGEC  =  GECKO,  WUTOTI  =  OUTWIT,  NNVUEE  =  UNEVEN   —   Giving us:  DRAGKUTINEN

Clue/Question:  Digging a tunnel connecting NYC to New Jersey was a big – – –

NYC-Skyline-4 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  UNDERTAKING

(Good stinky pun!  None of today’s clue words are new, but every jumble came up as new.  They were all fairly challenging, but for me the toughest was “kogec”.  I actually had to back into it.  Even after realizing that I needed the G and K, it still took me a little while to see “gecko”.  The answer letter layout was another fine jumble.  But, the combination of the available letters, the cartoon, and the clue/question made the answer pretty easy for me to get.  I wonder if this jumble was inspired by a recent visit to NYC???  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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