Jumble Solved – 01/19/23

Visual Description:  Ancient Chinese . . . History.

VYARG  =  GRAVY,  GIWHE  =  WEIGH,  TIVEYL  =  LEVITY,  NSITLP  =  SPLINT   —   Giving us:  GRAEGHLETSNT

Clue/Question:  To build China’s famous system of walls, they went to – – –

Answer:  GREAT LENGTHS

(It is an engineering marvel!  And today it is probably China’s greatest tourist attraction.  But I hear they also have some really inspiring gorges.  I hear they’re . . . gorgeous!  And there is The Forbidden City & Imperial Palace in Beijing.  The Terracotta Army.  And that place where they raise all those Giant Pandas!  China is a big country, with plenty to see.  If Jeff Knurek hasn’t been there yet, I’m sure that it is on his bucket list.  I know I’d love to visit.

All of today’s clue words are on the ralis95 clue word database.  Three of the jumbles appear to be new though.  We have definitely seen “giwhe” at least once before.  All the clue words came to me pretty quickly.  The answer letter layout was another terrific twelve letter jumble.  It is a magnificent structure . . . much like the Great Wall.  Decently cryptic too.

The cartoon seems to be of a college history class.  The professor is standing at his lectern, pointing to the map of China.  The one student is getting away with a stinky pun of his own!  A doubly funny Jumble!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Cryptoquote Solved – 01/19/23

“We can’t save the world by playing by the rules, because the rules have to be changed.”   —   Greta Thunberg

(Another one of the dynamic young women who are trying to save us all . . . from ourselves!  Her work as an environmental activist is inspiring a whole new generation in curtailing global warming.  This appears to be the first of her quotes at the Cryptoquote.  So, we welcome Greta Thunberg to the Cryptoquote Club today.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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