Visual Description: Inside THE dam.
RYOWR = WORRY, NOYHE = HONEY, GLEPTI = PIGLET, STARGI = GRATIS — Giving us: WRYONEPITGAS
Clue/Question: The Hoover Dam hydroelectric facility, built in th ’30s, has proven its – – –
Answer: STAYING POWER
(An educational stinky pun. I’ve always wanted to see the Hoover Dam, as it is an engineering marvel, and a thing of beauty. Built in the 1930s, it took 4.36 million cubic tons of concrete to complete. Enough concrete to build a highway from San Francisco to New York City. During its five year construction more than 100 workers died as a result of its construction. Most died from terrible accidents, but a good number died from illnesses, mostly due to carbon monoxide poisoning. For some reason they have a strict No Dog policy. So leave Spot at home when you visit! Sorry, Wally!
All tried and true clue words today. I think D.L. Hoyt is trying to let ralis95 to catch up. Three of the jumbles came up as new, with “noyhe” having definitely been used before. But, I had to back into “gratis”! I couldn’t untangle “stargi” on my own. I didn’t see it right away, but fortunately I was able to see POWER, in the incomplete answer letter layout. That left me with YNIT. I figured the first word had to be STAYING, so I needed the SAG. Still, it took me some head scratching to come up with “gratis”. It’s from the Latin, but I think England might have picked it up from the French.
Great cartoon! Really makes me want to see it. I figure I could rent a car next time I visit Colorado, and drive there. Hopefully, finally see the Grand Canyon too. I’m not getting any younger, folks. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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