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Today's Quotefall Puzzle by Roger Thornhill
Self-Published | 9/22/2019 | Self-Published

Posted on 09/22/2019 7:25:50 AM PDT by GOP Congress

Today's Quotefall Puzzle features a quote by Roger Thornhill. Click puzzle (or click here) for full size rendition, then use your browser's print command to print puzzle. 

Celebrating its 60th anniversary, Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest is an iconic movie, starring Cary Grant and Grace Kelly, back in an age when movies were brilliantly produced and written, while roles were played by actors with both intelligence and emotion. This quote was one of the many quips played by Grant's character, Roger Thornhill. 

All hints, along with the answer, are provided in the first reply comment below, using filtered font to prevent accidental spoilers. Please refrain from disclosing the full answer in comments to prevent spoilers.

To solve the puzzle:

For more detailed instructions and techniques, go here: How to solve Quotefall Puzzles. You can also access previously posted Quotefall puzzles here.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Hobbies; Miscellaneous; Music/Entertainment
KEYWORDS: puzzles; quotefall; rogerthornhill

NOTE: Hints are formatted in difficult-to-read yellow font to prevent inadvertent spoilers.

Highlight filtered (light yellow-colored) words to reveal hints and answer as needed. Hint words may be included more than once in the quote.

Word Hint 1: ONLY

Word Hint 2: SUCH

Word Hint 3: WORLD

First 3 words: IN THE WORLD

ANSWER: IN THE WORLD OF ADVERTISING, THERE'S NO SUCH THING AS A LIE. THERE'S ONLY EXPEDIENT EXAGGERATION.

PRO TIP: On a desktop, triple-clicking anywhere in a row will highlight and reveal the entire row.

1 posted on 09/22/2019 7:25:50 AM PDT by GOP Congress
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To: cuz_it_aint_their_money; Travis McGee; nomobs; Airforce Sister; EverRight; Inspectorette; ...

Ping alert. Link leads to Quotefall puzzle by Roger Thornhill.

Title: Advertising, politics, same thing

NOTE: Anyone who wants to be added to or removed from the Quotefall Ping alert, let me know in comments below or message me directly. Thank you.

2 posted on 09/22/2019 7:26:18 AM PDT by GOP Congress
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To: GOP Congress
Roger Thornhill? That was Carey Grant's character in NORTH BY NORTHWEST. Roger O. Thornhill. Initials R.O.T. Co-starring Eva Marie Saint. I had a crush on HER for a while. 🤪
3 posted on 09/22/2019 8:36:30 AM PDT by Tucker39 ("It is impossible to rightly govern a nation without God and the Bible." George Washington)
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