KLIYS = SILKY
ZLTIG = GLITZ
MURNEB = NUMBER
NORDAP = PARDON
CARTOON ANSWER:
SILGLINBEPDN = SPELLBINDING
Good morning and happy Wednesday! There are three days left in the year before I get to use my Jumble desk calendar. I ordered it many months ago and have been eager to take it out of the box but didn’t want to spoil any of the puzzles. My paper was delivered this morning, however; I forgot to charge my iPad so I have to type all of this on my iPhone. If it’s not one thing it’s another. I didn’t run into any problems with the words this morning. They all came to me quickly and I went straight to the cartoon. I tried to solve the puzzle without the clue letters and I was successful (finally)! I wrote down my answer first and then the letters just to make sure. The cartoon dialogue where the girl said “I’ll turn you into a frog” was what really clinched it for me. Have a great day my friends and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Good morning. I too found it pretty easy today. I even tried to solve it without using the letters. Figured it ended in i n,g. Went back and looked at the letters and all of a sudden'”Poof” it came to me. Was a good one today. Waited for you to check if I was correct.
Great job, Paul. My other thoughts were enchanting or bewitching but they weren’t long enough. Have a great day!
Very easy words today and the answer came real easy.
Hi Christine! It was a fun puzzle and Jeff did a great job with the cartoon artwork. Thanks for commenting and see you tomorrow! 😊
Mad at my paper delivery boy. did not bring my paper today. Miss working the puzzles. Hope he will deliver paper tomorrow
I’m sorry to hear that, Rose. I know what an inconvenience it is. 😤
Daughter still here but leaving soon. You are correct that doing the Jumble with her makes me happy. We finished the clue words quickly, she said spellbound which gave me spellbinding, checked the letters, done.
Then she brought out the game Rummycub (pronounced rummy cube) and we played it until my brain turned to mush. She buys used games at second hand stores and used book stores. A game I purchased for her last year online for $30, she later saw brand new for $2. I should tell Harry to look at one of those places for Scrabble. The tiles I use are from the game that has been in the family for 50 years.
Loved your comments and photo as usual. Hope your paper boy and Rose’s get their acts together.
I’m also going to hunt for a used Scrabble game this spring/summer. It’s a very clever technique! I hope all is well. Have a great rest of your day!