Cryptoquote Spoiler – 03/08/16

Cropped screenshot of George Sanders from the trailer for the film The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“It’s not that it’s so good with money, but that it’s so bad without it.”   —   George Sanders

Cropped screenshot of George Sanders from the trailer for the film The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

(I think most of us can appreciate this. George was a fine actor. Probably best known for The Picture of Dorian Gray, Forever Amber, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, and All About Eve. A contemporary, and friend of David Niven. He suffered from a kind of dementia and depression, and took his own life at the age of 65. It reminds me some of Robin Williams‘ demise. Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 03/08/16

An electronic pinball machine (Theatre of Magic), released 1995 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Nerd-man cave.

SEETA  =  TEASE,  LEIRC  =  RELIC,  LEHDOB  =  BEHOLD,  ALCMYM  =  CLAMMY   —   Giving us:  TSERLBECLA

Clue/Question:  The author who wrote from his basement had a – – –

German KISS pinball machine face. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  BEST “CELLAR“

(THAT’S a good, stinky pun!  And, I didn’t pick up on the answer right away.  It took me half a minute.  My first inkling was that the first word might be REAL, but that would only leave me with one vowel – E – for the second, longer word.  So, I took a second look, and maybe the quotation marks sunk in to my thick skull, but all of a sudden I saw the complete answer!  I attribute it all to the fantastic answer letter layout.  It was a great cryptic jumble!  None of the clue words were new, but all of the jumbles do seem to be new.  I thought the jumble “lehdob” was the trickiest, but they were all pretty good.  Lots to like in the cartoon.  Jumble pinball machine, hot tub, recliners, big-screen TV, computer, and some books, with the top one reading Scrambled Eggs #1.  Not sure if this is a play on jumbled, or if one of the guys knows a writer who wrote a book with this title.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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