Cryptoquote Spoiler – 05/04/19

“Today well lived makes every yesterday a dream of happiness, and every tomorrow a vision of hope.”   —   Sanskrit Proverb

(Ya gotta love those Sanskritters!  Yeah boy, they shore knew what they was talkin’ about. From what I can see, this is the first Sanskrit Proverb to be used for the Cryptoquote!  They’re a little sing-songy.  As you can see, this is part of a larger quote, but I like this line just fine.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 05/04/19

Visual Description:  Non-tethering Heights!

LIRGL  =  GRILL,  SLOAS  =  LASSO,  LIMWED  =  MILDEW,  CABONE  =  BEACON   —   Giving us:  GILLLASMIWBCN

Clue/Question:  He scaled Yosemite’s “El Capitan” without a rope, which had onlookers – – –

Answer:  CLIMBING THE WALLS

(The zenith of stinky puns?  The culmination of years of pun-tificating?  Yes, the boys have reached a new height in groan inducing Jumble answers.  Possibly their peak performance.  Their crowning achievement of cajolery.  Could there be a capper?  Of course!  They regularly outdo themselves.

All of today’s clue words are known commodities.  The jumbles “sloas” and “cabone” appear to be new, with “lirgl” and “limwed” having definitely been used before.  The answer letter layout was an imposing thirteen letter jumble.  Very cryptic, indeed.

Towering cartoon of “El Capitan”!  You could get vertigo just looking up at that escarpment.  Forget about looking down!  I’d love to see Yosemite someday.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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