GHURS = SHRUG

SAYID = DAISY

GOOTRF = FORGOT

TAVCIE = ACTIVE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE CEMETERY’S NEW SECURITY GUARD WORKED THE —

SHRGDAYFRTAIVE = GRAVEYARD SHIFT

Good Tuesday morning everyone!  The clue words weren’t all that difficult today with ACTIVE causing me to do a slight double take before it finally came into view.  I was excited that I was able to speed through them because after peeking at the cartoon, I knew we were in for a real treat.  The final solution was a quick solve after writing out all of my clue letters and I solved it in a flash.  You probably know by now that I go bonkers for cartoons with tons of detail and Jumble artist Jeff Knurek really stepped up his game today delivering a top-notch masterpiece!  What puts this over the top for me is the fact that it’s set in the dark of night with a barely visible crescent moon in the background.  The guard’s flaslight directs our attention to the gravestone of “IMA PUNSTER” where a bunch of jumbled words are visible giving us a second jumble puzzle for the day — a jumble within a jumble!!!  Deciphering was a breeze and I’ll enhance the stone for those that weren’t able to see it too well in their newspaper.  I can only assume that Jeff drew the looming figure on top of the stone as a tribute to his friend and Jumble partner David Hoyt.  If you look closely, the imagery of the palm to face of the figure is a feeling we can all relate to when we get stumped from time to time.  Zooming in as close as I possibly could, the newspaper that is in front of the statue says “Jumble” on it.  This was without a doubt the most detailed piece of artwork that Jeff has bestowed upon us.  Take a few moments to take it all in as it’ll be awhile before Jeff can surpass this one!  Enjoy your Tuesday and I’ll see you tomorrow.  😀