Cryptoquote Solved – 03/13/23

“Amateurs sit and wait for inspiration; the rest of us just get up and go to work.”   —   Stephen King

(I guess the pros just know what they want to do . . . at all times!  I’m guessing that Stephen King does not suffer from writer’s block.  Don’t a lot of these big-time writers have college interns that do a lot of the writing for them?  From the amount of work a lot of these folks put out you’d think that they must be getting some kind of help.  Be well and do good, friends.  See you in a week or so.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Solved – 03/13/23

Visual Description:  The varnished falsity?

SYESA  =  ESSAY,  LUFDI  =  FLUID,  FNXIUL  =  INFLUX,  DHINED  =  HIDDEN   —   Giving us:  ESIDNFHI

Clue/Question:  She’d be done applying lacquer to the table when it was – – –

Answer:  FINISHED

(Ooh!  Be careful of the fumes!  And hopefully, this work area is dust free.  You don’t want anything polluting your freshly lacquered table.  I wonder what the drying time might be?  I’ve noticed more and more women have taken up re-finishing older furniture.  I’ve seen women on TV doing it, and my neighbor, Kristen, loves to find old pieces of furniture.  She brings them home and re-finishes them in her garage.  Then she puts them up for sale on something called OfferUp, or Facebook Marketplace.  Apparently, you have to watch out for scammers on those sites.  But Kristen is legit!

All four clue words are on the ralis95 clue word database.  Three of the jumbles are coming up as new, for me.  However, we have definitely seen “dhined” at least once before.  The answer letter layout was a sedate eight letter jumble.  Decently cryptic.  But it didn’t take long to see the final answer.

Fine cartoon of the faithful hubby checking in on his industrious wife.  Her work area looks like it is very well organized.  I wonder if her husband needs her permission to enter her workspace?  The times they are a changin’, folks!  Fun Jumble.  Be well and do good, friends.  See you again in a little over a week.)   —   YUR

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