Curtain Raiser

A few days old, but still – mostly – relevant! — YUR

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They Like the World As It Is, Colltalers

It’s spreading, it shows no mercy, and it may kill thousands. Not the coronavirus, though, but the bombing of Syria’s Idlib by Russian-backed Syrian forces against Turkey-aided rebels. Thousands more are caught between fire and freezing weather, but world headlines had little room to report them.
Instead, coverage has focused on the virus scare and not much else. Far-right governments in China, the U.S., Brazil, and others first tried to dismiss the crisis and then named hacks and climate-change deniers to manage it. It won’t work. That’s why so many believe that it’s time to vote them all out.
Speaking of elections, Israelis are back at the polls today for the third time this year. But as before, no major changes are expected regardless of who wins. Benjamin Netanyahu, the country’s longest acting Prime Minister, and his challenger Benny Gantz think alike…

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 03/06/20

“Always get married in the morning.  That way, if it doesn’t work out, you haven’t wasted a whole day.”   —   Mickey Rooney

(I wonder who the bigger dog was, Wilt Chamberlain or Mickey Rooney?  Wilt claims to have slept with 20,000 women, but he never married.  I’ve never heard Mickey’s dalliance numbers, but he was married eight times!  If today’s quote sounds familiar it’s because it has been used before.  And, not all that long ago.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 03/06/20

Visual Description:  A feline flustering.

RUFTI  =  FRUIT,  SUREH  =  USHER,  DEOROV  =  OVERDO,  ARCYNA  =  CANARY   —   Giving us:  FRTUSERDNAR

Clue/Question:  Her sweater was covered in cat hair after the cat hair was – – –

Answer:  “TRANS–FURRED“

(A fantastic Friday stinky pun!  This one was a real groaner, too!  The things we’ll put up with when it comes to our pets.  The main reason we have to vacuum the house – SO much – is because of all the Wally hair.  And, it seems to like to get as close to the baseboard as possible, forcing me to bend over using the hand attachment!  Oy, my aching back!  Harrumph!

There were no new clue words today.  Two of the clue words came up as new, but we’ve seen both “rufti” and “sureh” sometime before.  The answer letter layout was a nicely cryptic eleven letter jumble.  I didn’t find it to be obvious in any way.

Fun cartoon of a cat lover and her friend.  Nice scratching post/hidey hole thing, cute toy mouse, and what would appear to be a hairball!  From the expression on cat, both live and in the photo, it’s clear to see that Jeff is a real . . . dog lover!  LOL!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Images courtesy of Google, and teebigbang.com