Cryptoquote Spoiler – 04/17/20

“Though we travel the world over to find the beautiful, we must carry it with us or we find it not.”   —   Ralph Waldo Emerson

(Sounds to me like Ralph was channeling Yoda!  Just kidding.  Patterns of speech are forever changing.  And, of course, he was also a poet.  I can’t imagine that Ralph would be a fan of today’s political correctness, being a champion of individualism and critic of societal pressures.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 04/17/20

Visual Description:  Fashion Friday!

CMISU  =  MUSIC,  NSALT  =  SLANT,  CUEQHN  =  QUENCH,  DOWNEO  =  WOODEN   —   Giving us:  MUISANQENWON

Clue/Question:  The store’s window featured all-female life-size figures.  One could call them – – – 

Answer:  “WOMANNEQUINS“

(Maybe, with today’s political “correctness”, we should just refer to them as xnequins!  How ’bout it, gals . . . er ladies . . . er women?  Should we just eliminate every word that has an obvious gender “bias”?  Are there limits???  Especially, with today’s gender fluidity, is there really any need for even he/she, and him/her?  Us dopey, sad sack, male, hetero-humans are obediently awaiting your latest directive.  Please, bear in mind that I’ve always supported equal rights . . . for all, and women’s and gay/transgender rights specifically.  My issue is with the subjugation of the English language, and with censorship in general.  Those are both anathema and detrimental to a free society.

We have seen all four Jumble clue words before, yet all of their jumbles are coming up as new.  I had a little bit of trouble with “downeo”.  You wooden think that would be a tough word for an old pro like me!  Would you?  The answer letter layout was a wonderful twelve letter jumble.  Beautifully cryptic.

Great cartoon of some shoppers, gazing at a clothing store’s window display.  It’s a little hard to tell whether this is inside a mall – remember them – or, out on the street.  That very well could be a sidewalk that they’re on.  Ooh!  What about the word “female”?  Is it too derivative of the word “male”, or vice versa?  Or, are they okay, because they pretty much apply to all life forms?  Hmm!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

PS.  The word “friend” is sufficiently gender neutral, right???   —   YUR

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