The hood release cable in my 1994 Civic EX has been sticking near the latch for
a while now preventing the hood from locking shut. I occassionally need to jam
a screwdriver against the cable to unseize it. This time, however, i think i
dislodged the cable from the bracket which allowed me to close (lock) the hood,
but i am no longer able to open it using the hood release lever under the dash
(the cable is slack, not broken).

Any easy way to open the hood? And, once open, any suggestions on how to fix
the cable problem (hopefully without routing a new cable from the dash)?