Cryptoquote Spoiler – 06/25/16

Portrait of Countee Cullen in Central Park. June 20, 1941. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

“My poetry, I think, has become the way of my giving out what music is within me.”   —   Countee Cullen

(Well, the two are so closely tied.  This is the first Countee Cullen quote since I’ve been posting these spoilers.  Always exposing us to different people!  I hope to see more.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 06/25/16

The University of Sydney, established in 1850, is the oldest university in Australia (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Kitchen table conference.

IRECI  =  ICIER,  KORJE  =  JOKER,  GAMEAD  =  DAMAGE,  CODENS  =  SECOND   —   Giving us:  ICIJORDAMSEON

Clue/Question:  Deciding what to study in college can be a – – –

English: A panoramic view of the Sydney skyline as viewed across Sydney Harbour from Kirribilli. Taken by myself with a Canon 5D and 100mm f/2.8 lens. This is an exposure blended image. Français : Vue panoramique de Sydney depuis Kirribilli avec le bassin de Port Jackson au premier plan. Photo prise avec un appareil Canon EOS 5D et un objectif 100mm f/2.8. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  MAJOR DECISION

(Oh, yeah.  That’s a stinky pun!  All of today’s clue words are old favorites, but three of the jumbles did come up as new.  We have definitely seen “gamead” before.  The answer letter layout kind of gave away the word MAJOR, for me.  And from there, it was easy coming up with DECISION.  It looks like Sydney is following in her dad’s footsteps, one way or another. And, isn’t it always the kitchen table for these kind of things?

Yesterday was the busiest – most visits to this blog – day ever!  I guess a lot of people had a tough time accepting the pun!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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