Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/27/18

“If you hype something and it succeeds, you’re a genius, it wasn’t hype; if you hype it and it fails, then it’s just a hype.”   —   Neil Bogart

(Aah!  The famous 1970s record executive who signed and promoted Kiss, Donna Summer, and the Village People, among others.  Tragically, his life was cut short by Lymphoma, at the age of 39.  Such a shame.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 01/27/18

Visual Description:  Are you smarter than a 2nd Grader?

FRADW  =  DWARF (or, LITTLE PERSON),  TOSOD  =  STOOD,  NOHHOC  =  HONCHO,  THURCC  =  CRUTCH   —   Giving us:  DASDOT

Clue/Question:  The seven and nine didn’t get along and were often – – –

Answer:  AT ODDS

(EVEN an ODD-ball like me knows that a ZERO can be MORE THAN a NOTHING.  And, my math skills are LESS THAN . . . CARDINAL!  Fun with puns!

All of today’s clue words are tried and true.  And new jumbles and old jumbles . . . were tied at TWO.  We’ve definitely seen “nohhoc” and “thurcc” be-FOUR.  The answer letter layout was pretty BASIC or . . . COMMON CORE?  It served its PRIMARY role.  Ooh!  My puns have gotten pretty RANK.

It looks like Jeff might be moonlighting at “Sesame Street”, or something.  My favorite character was always the COUNT!  Okay.  I’m done.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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