Jumble Spoiler – 08/02/17

Visual Description:  Bracing for more bills.

GADEA  =  ADAGE,  IRCIE  =  ICIER,  LNUTEN  =  TUNNEL,  TERXOP  =  EXPORT   —   Giving us:  AEIERTNNOR

Clue/Question:  With so much dental work needed, they joked about having an orthodontist – – –

Answer:  ON RETAINER

(A great pun!  I can’t tell from the reduced size cartoon if either of the kids are wearing either braces, or retainers.  But, I got the gist of the joke, regardless.  There appear to be two new clue words today!  Both “tunnel” and “export” did not show up on my copy of the ralis95 clue word database.  Very surprising, as both words are very common.  This will give ralis95 a little work to do!  Three of the jumbles came up as new, with only “gadea” showing up in my list of Tags.  The answer letter layout was an expert level jumble!  I can see some people struggling to sink their teeth into today’s answer.  Nice little family scene cartoon.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Cryptoquote Spoiler – 08/02/17

“Never limit yourself because of others’ limited imagination; never limit others because of your own limited imagination.”   —   Mae Jemison

(With Part 2, you often have to fight the limitations imposed upon you, while you were growing up.  This problem can be cyclical, like physical, sexual, and verbal/emotional abuse.  One could easily argue that it’s a form of verbal/emotional abuse.  Even if the person limits you out of their perception of “what is good for you” it can stifle your confidence.  All people need to be encouraged to try.  Even if you fail you’ll learn from the experience.  Not trying gets you nowhere.

How cool that Mae was both an actual astronaut, and she played a crew member on an episode of Star Trek: TNG!  Be well and do good, friends.  Take Mae’s words to heart!)   —   YUR