Cryptoquote Solved – 01/10/23

“You know how I always dread the whole year?  Well, this time I’m only going to dread one day at a time.”   —   Charlie Brown

(Such a Charlie Brown thing to say!  Charles M. Schulz said that Charlie Brown is a “caricature of the average person”.  He just represents the times that we all experience suffering and doubt.  But we do all experience victories as well, so there is balance in life.  So, mix in some celebrating with that dread, folks.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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PS.  The real guy next to Charlie Brown, was Peter Robbins, who was the voice of Charlie Brown in those early specials.  I’m just finding out that he died almost a year ago, January 18, 2022, as a result of suicide.  After his child-star years he led a very rocky life.  Very sad.   —   YUR

Jumble Solved – 01/10/23

Visual Description:  Trying to get to the root of the problem.

TYPEM  =  EMPTY,  HYYLS  =  SHYLY,  TOSMED  =  MODEST,  PRUTET  =  PUTTER   —   Giving us:  EMPSHMDEUTT

Clue/Question:  The question as to why the tree had died – – –

Answer:  STUMPED THEM

(The poor sap!  He is tru-leaf a sad home owner.  He used to have it made in the shade.  Now he’ll be pining away for that tree.  But no one is happy when their tree leaves them.  Maybe he should have majored in fores-tree, or something.  I better stop now.  Too many tree puns ar-boring!

As you may have guessed, all of today’s clue words are currently on the ralis95 clue word database.  Tree . . . I mean three of the jumbles are coming up as new for me.  But it appears we have seen “hyyls” in one or more previous Jumbles.  I was able to see them all immediately.  Yes, folks.  None of them stumped me.  The answer letter layout was an excellent eleven letter jumble. Nicely cryptic.

Great cartoon of the perplexed homeowner, staring down at the rings on the stump, that used to be his tree.  The tree surgeon doesn’t seem to have any answers for him, while his assistant grinds away at the branches.  Those grinders certainly make an awful racket, don’t they!  But what used to be his tree is now going to be someone’s mulch.  I guess that’s kinda part of the cycle of life.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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