Jumble Spoiler – 05/26/11

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Visual Description:  Harried greasy spoon worker struggling to render us obese.

NUSYN  =  SUNNY,  ARULR  =  RURAL,  YWADNE  =  YAWNED,  DLFEID  =  FIDDLE   —   Giving us:  YRAYFD

Clue/Question:  For the over-worked fast-food cook, Monday was turning into . . .

Answer:  “FRYDAY“

(Very nice!  Fairly predictable pun.  But for me, that’s what makes language fun!  I had no trouble with “sunny” and “fiddle”, but it took me a couple of looks to get “rural”.  Must be some kind of American Idol backlash/mental block.  But, boy-o-boy!  I had to work backwards from the answer to get “yawned”.  Even after figuring out I needed another Y, I still had some trouble.  That is some clever scrambling.  It’s either that, or I’m just a little dopey this morning.  I was a little surprised to see how many people had trouble unscrambling “debtor” from yesterday’s Jumble.  I received over 210 queries yesterday, and so far about 10 today.  Mr. Hoyt must be doing something right!  It’s a beautiful day, here in the Northeast.  Yesterday, there were another 77 reported tornadoes plaguing the Midwest.  It just boggles the mind.  And we’re still only midway through the tornado season!  Let’s keep a good thought for all those effected, and help out any way we can.  Be well and do good, friends.)    —   YUR