Jumble Spoiler – 01/14/21

Visual Description:  Renovation re-evaluation?

RUYRH  =  HURRY,  GRFOO  =  FORGO,  LOSIPH  =  POLISH,  FLATAO  =  AFLOAT   —   Giving us:  HURORGOHFOT

Clue/Question:  Costs of installing their fancy new fireplace were going – – –

Answer:  THROUGH THE ROOF

(Sounds like a shady contractor to me!  Whether there was an existing fireplace before, or this whole enterprise is new, the contractor should have known more about the situation before writing up the estimate, and beginning work.  Live and learn, couple.

No new clue words today.  Three of the jumbles appear to be new, but we have seen “ruyrh” before.  Another example of the difficulties of the English language is FORGO and FOREGO.  Technically, they mean different things – to do without vs. to go before, but because people confuse the two frequently, forego is acceptable even when you’re intending forgo.  Just some more nonsense, folks!  The answer letter layout was a wonderful eleven letter jumble.  It was nicely cryptic.

Fine cartoon of the frustrating situation.  Once you have a hole in your roof there’s no going back.  The contractor really has the couple over a barrel.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Spoiler – 01/14/21

“Always rise from the table with an appetite, and you will never sit down without one.”   —   William Penn

(Even though I’m very familiar with the phrase/quote, I was kind of thinking – hoping actually – that the big A-word was going to be APERITIF.  Yeah, I know aperitifs are before dinner drinks, and you would want a digestif after dinner, but that’s where my head was at . . . for a few seconds.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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