WYLOL = LOWLY

PODTA = ADOPT

RHOFUT = FOURTH

GULAPE = PLAGUE

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN ELEVATORS IN BUILDINGS STARTED TO BECOME POPULAR, PEOPLE WERE —

ODOFRLE = FLOORED

Happy Friday morning everyone!  It was a very simple puzzle today with PLAGUE being the only word that required a second glance.  David used an abecedarian word (ADOPT) which is unique as there are only 860 of them in the English language.  With all of the clue words solved, it was on to the cartoon.  Writing out the letters, the answer was immediately visible for a swift and uplifting finish.  I didn’t find any hidden details in Jeff’s cartoon so I’ll wait patiently for another chance on Saturday.  I hope everyone has a wonderful Friday and if you’re traveling, please be safe.  I’ll see you tomorrow.  🙂

VROGE = GROVE

COLTU = CLOUT

OLODED = DOODLE

PRICST = SCRIPT

CARTOON ANSWER:

HE TOLD HIS WIFE THERE WOULDN’T BE A LONG LINE, BUT HE —

ROECOTDODESCRT = STOOD CORRECTED

Have a great Thursday everyone!  🙂

TUYPT = PUTTY

SUDEO = DOUSE

GOCCAN = COGNAC

BNILEM = NIMBLE

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN THE COUPLE TRIED OUT THEIR NEW FURNITURE WHILE WATCHING TV, THEY WATCHED A —

TSOCIM = SITCOM

Happy Wednesday everyone!  Stellar clue words this morning with the first two coming instantly while the last two gave me some time to think.  COGNAC by far was the most difficult for me to decipher and I had to use my pen and notepad to get the job done.  Eleven self-jumbles later, I arrived at the solution and was truly surprised that it put up such a fight.  With it completed and out of the way, I started on NIMBLE which ended up only taking a few extra glances before coming to me.  Moving along to the cartoon, it’s off to Chicago we go where we meet a delightful couple relaxing on their couch while watching television.  At first I thought the male half was Jumble artist Jeff Knurek, however; the lack of a Wilco shirt leads me to believe it was someone else.  The beautiful Chicago skyline can be seen through the window in the background with the Willis (Sears) Tower visible.  Reading the dialogue, I was excited that there was a mention of Seinfeld as it was and probably always will be my favorite television show.  I knew which episode they were watching instantly by the reference to a “Bro” and it is also one of my favorite episodes.  If you’re wondering what a Bro is, think of it as a male version of a female undergarment that is also three letters!  The cartoon answer came quickly as it was only 6-letters and very obvious.  Did you notice the large “J” on the back of the TV?  A great detail that I almost missed as I was trying to figure out how I was going to delicately explain what a Bro was.  I’ll be off on a trip for the next couple of days so I’ll post the answers as soon as I get a chance.  Have a wonderful Wednesday and I’ll see you soon!  😀

CAKNK = KNACK

DAGRU = GUARD

SATUCC = CACTUS

MEGILN = MINGLE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE TENNIS PLAYER COULDN’T FIND HIS EQUIPMENT IN THE CLOSET AND WAS —

KAKGARACTMINE = MAKING A RACKET

Good Tuesday morning everyone!  Another day, another puzzle, so let’s see what David and Jeff served us up today.  All of the clue words came instantly this morning without any trouble at all.  Moving on to the cartoon, as soon as I saw “tennis player” in the sentence, RACKET came to mind leaving 7-letters to decipher.  Determined to make the solve without writing anything down, I figured A would be the single letter leaving MAKING to finish the puzzle and complete the pun.  Upon checking my answers, the letter layout was cryptic and gave nothing away.  Overall a very simple puzzle with a funny cartoon — you can’t go wrong with that combo!  Sometimes it’s best to keep it short and sweet so I’ll see you tomorrow.  😀

CINME = MINCE

UKAQC = QUACK

KOIREO = ROOKIE

ARUBUE = BUREAU

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE BABY DELIVERED AT 30,000 FEET WAS —

INAROEBR = AIRBORNE

Good Monday morning my friends and welcome back to another week of Jumble fun!  The first three clue words came quickly, but BUREAU had me stumped for a bit.  Determined to solve it without pen and paper, I decided to make my morning coffee and revisit the puzzle with a fresh set of eyes.  After pouring a freshly brewed cup of black coffee into my beloved Jumble mug, I sat down and had that eureka moment where the answer came into view instantly.  It always amazes me how that little trick works and I regained my momentum and started the final solve.

The setting for the cartoon is an airplane cabin where a baby appears to have just been delivered.  Mr. Hoyt makes an appearance as well with his head taking up just shy of a quarter of the panel.  The look on his face is difficult to gauge but seems to be a blend of emotions ranging from shock to surprise.  No doubt he probably wishes that he booked that first class ticket instead of economy!  The letter layout for the answer was well jumbled and kept the solution very cryptic.  Seeing BORN and AIR allowed me to blend the two words together for the final solution.  Have a wonderful Monday and I’ll see you tomorrow!  🙂

MARDIE – ADMIRE

NHEIRD -HINDER

LENGCA -GLANCE

FABELF – BAFFLE

YORRAT – ROTARY

ZEHEWE- WHEEZE

CARTOON ANSWER:  THE METEOROLOGIST TURNED ON HIS CO-WORKER BECAUSE HE WAS A —

DIRHIRANEFFRTAWEE –  FAIR WEATHER FRIEND

🌞 Have a great SUNday, Everyone 🌞

SNPAY = PANSY

COPOH = POOCH

WLYLID = WILDLY

ROAMLN = NORMAL

CARTOON ANSWER:

SHE WANTED TO BORROW THE SCISSORS, BUT HER SISTER WAS BEING —

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DAGUY = GAUDY

RUCTO = COURT

DISKES = KISSED

TROYHE = THEORY

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE STRUGGLING YOUNG GOLFER WANTED TO QUIT, BUT HER COACH RECOMMENDED SHE —

AUYCRTSSETHEO = STAY THE COURSE

Good morning everyone and happy Friday!  No trouble with the clue words today as they all came to me at first glance.  GAUDY barely edged out THEORY as my pick for the most difficult word to decipher because you just don’t see it written or used too often.  

Moving along to the cartoon, we find ourselves out on the golf course where a coversation is occurring between a young player and her instructor.  She is clearly upset and you can almost feel her pain just by looking at the way Jeff drew her eyes.  Her coach offers encouraging words as she hands him her scorecard but her own self doubt may have already gotten the better of her.  The solve for the surprise answer was effortless and came instantly upon reading the dialogue and sentence.  If you found yourself having trouble, THE was spelled out in order within the anagram and would have been a great starting point.

Looking at the detail of the cartoon, the coach has an image on his hat that looks like a golf ball as well as some lettering on his shirt.  Zooming in on the shirt, H.S.E. is visible in capital letters with LADY and RO—- underneath.  I’m not sure of the meaning but I’ve added the photo below.  If you have a guess or a definitive answer, be sure to let me know in the comments section.  Have a wonderful Friday and I’ll see you tomorrow!  🙂

NETGA – AGENT

HNUCB – BUNCH

UNORNE – NEURON

CTIEWK – WICKET

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE SPIDERS THOUGHT THEIR KIDS WERE SPENDING TOO MUCH TIME…

TBHNEOWE – ON THE WEB

Hey, Mike..This one’s for you….🏊🏻

Good morning, Mike, good morning, Everyone!

You know when you walk into the bathroom at night, turn on the light and you see a spider in your tub? So you get a tissue, right?..And carefully, VERY, VERY carefully,…you burn the house down? There you go…sums it right up for me! Spiders drive ME up the wall..I mean except for the fact that you can get in a full weeks worth of cardio just walking into a web, what is there to say about spiders? “ITSY BITSY”? Puh-lease…I’ll see you three “Wheels On The Bus”, THREAD water with a “Row, Row, Row Your Boat”,  and raise you a “SPINNING Top”. .Anything but that spider! Today’s words: I’m not sure if Wicket is new, but it DREW me right in! All four were easy, breezy…but the cartoon made me queasy! Nothing like a little arachnid pic first thing in the morning to get the COBWEBS out of your head, and set your stomach SPINNING. Am I right? …(Uh, hold the pancakes). So, we see little spiders sitting “On the Web..” SILK your teeth right in…WEAVE got our solve..The eye candy? (I can’t even think about food..) I’ll go with that little honey pot pencil holder…
OK,  That’s a WRAP.

Enjoy! 🕷🕷🙋🏻

YUJIC = JUICY

NEPDU = UPEND

BEBOWL = WOBBLE

TAGRYE = GYRATE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE BARBER WHO CUT THE BEATLES HAIR IN 1963 DID A —

JUPNOBBGA = BANG-UP JOB

Happy Wednesday morning everyone!  We’re at the middle of the week and the puzzles are getting progressively harder, so let’s break this one down and see what we had today.  UPEND didn’t come at first glance, but as soon as I formed UP, the rest fell right into place.  As I wrote it down, I thought for sure it was going to be the stumper of the day.  WOBBLE was a piece of cake and then I ran into a major roadblock with GYRATE.  For the first couple of minutes I tried to figure it out by staring it and tried making different letter combinations in my head but nothing seemed to work.  As my frustration grew, I decided that it was time to blow the dust off my trusty notepad and put it to good use.  On my twelfth attempt of self-jumbling the letters, I had formed RATEGY and that’s when I finally saw the solution.  I don’t recall having this much trouble with a single word in such a long time and it was great to finally feel a challenge once again.  Moving along to the cartoon, Jeff brought us into a barbershop where the Beatle’s are getting a trim.  The answer came to mind immediately and I wrote out the letters just to check myself.  Sure enough it all matched up and another wonderful puzzle was complete.  I hope you had an easier time than I did and I’ll see you tomorrow.  😀

ORNCO = CROON

IPTOL = PILOT

BREHOT = BOTHER

CABFIR = FABRIC

CARTOON ANSWER:

BEFORE PETE ROSE TOOK OVER AS THE ALL-TIME HIT LEADER, HE HAD TO —

OITBEBC = “TIE” COBB

Good morning everyone and happy Tuesday!  There’s no better way to start the day than by opening up a fresh newspaper to the Jumble and pouring a hot cup of coffee, so let’s get to work and see what Jeff and David have in store for us today.  CROON had me stumped right from the start but it was an easy solve after thinking about it for a moment.  The next three words all came into view immediately and without any hesitation whatsoever.  Arriving at the baseball themed cartoon, I was so excited to finish the puzzle for the surprise answer that I didn’t attempt a blind solve.  Writing out the clue letters (and having knowledge of baseball history) the answer came instantly after seeing COBB in the layout and the rest was history!  Jeff’s drawing of Pete Rose was spot on in likeness and he made the drawing historically accurate by also adding Leon Durham as the first baseman.  The cartoon is also timely since the Reds honored “Charlie Hustle” on Saturday with a statue outside of their ballpark.  Have a great day everyone and I’ll see you tomorrow!  🙂⚾️

GILCO = LOGIC

NOCAG = CONGA

DYNEOK = DONKEY

RUJINO = JUNIOR

CARTOON ANSWER:

SHE KNEW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN STRATUS, CIRRUS AND CUMULUS AND WAS —

LOCONDNEUNI = ON CLOUD NINE

Good morning everyone and happy Monday!  CONGA was the only word that had me baffled this morning.  I circled back to it after solving the other words and it came into view after staring at it for a few extra seconds.  With all of the clue words solved, I was at the cartoon in a flash.  Reading the dialogue and sentence, I wasn’t sure what the answer was going to be but it would most likely have something to do with CLOUDS since it was on the little girls pictures as well as on the television.  Sure enough it was in the clue letters and after crossing it out, the rest of the solution came instantly into view.  The letter layout was great with just the right amount of Jumble goodness to keep the answer well hidden.  Looking at the man’s newspaper, I thought Jeff was giving us a “Jumble within a Jumble”.  Upon enlarging the picture, there were no clue words to be had but the detail was exceptional and fun to look at.  I may be mistaken but it appears as though the Jumble cartoon in the paper was the exact same Jumble we were doing!  I’m sure there’s meaning to the 26 degrees on the television set, but I wasn’t able to figure it out.  If anyone has a guess, be sure to let us know in the comments section.  Have a wonderful Monday and I’ll see you tomorrow!  😀

AVGLER – GRAVEL

VINENT – INVENT

TRYGTI -GRITTY

FRAFOD – AFFORD

GHYILH- HIGHLY

SUCEEX – EXCUSE

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN HE SHOWED HIS SON HOW TO SOLVE MATH PROBLEMS, THE DAD WAS – – –

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CWMAA = MACAW

CRASF = SCARF

BRAROH = HARBOR

TIEUYQ = EQUITY

CARTOON ANSWER:

SHE LOVED MAKING DRESSES BY HAND —

MWSCHEU = “SEW” MUCH

Good Saturday morning everyone!  Today’s puzzle was a super simple solve more suitable for a Monday.  MACAW was the most difficult word for me to decipher today, but it only took an extra second or two before it came to me.  The cartoon answer was a piece of cake after writing out the clue letters and the letter layout kept the solution well hidden for being only 7-letters.  The cartoon was great as usual, but something struck me as “not looking right”.  The location of the spool of thread on the sewing machine is typically on the far right side of the machine and not directly above the needle.  Only a minor detail that didn’t make a bit of difference in the final solve.  Not much else to say about this one sew I’ll keep it short and sweet.  Enjoy your day and I’ll see you tomorrow!  🤗

NPOYH = PHONY

LEHOL = HELLO

DIFELD = FIDDLE

GIXTAN = TAXING

CARTOON ANSWER:

AFTER LANDING IN HAWAII, THEY GOT THE —

HONELLFDETAI = “LEI” OF THE LAND

Good morning and happy Friday everyone!  Even though the day has just started for me, my kid’s are looking forward to high noon when school is officially out for the summer.  Do you remember that magical day when you had to wake up early one last time knowing that an eternity of summer was before you?  Ditching the books for beaches and pencils for your PlayStation truly was an amazing feeling and I look forward to recreating all the excitement and wonder that is summer break for them to enjoy!

Excellent clue word choices this morning by Mr. Hoyt, with FIDDLE being the only anagram to give me pause.  For some reason I saw “FIELD” in the word and couldn’t get it out of my mind.  When I finally solved it, I shook my head and remembered that we’ve seen it numerous times in the past.  I hope I’ve finally committed it to memory so it can join my personal stumper list which includes RELIC, HAIRDO, CARGO and RODEO.

The cartoon drawn by artist Jeff Knurek transports us to an idyllic oceanfront scene where a happy couple have just departed a plane and are receiving their customary Lei greeting.  Looking at the layout for the final solution, I figured “OF THE” or “ON THE” would make the most sense so that’s where I started the solve.  Crossing OF THE out from my clue letters caused LEI and LAND to jump out at me for a quick finish.  Having already completed Saturday’s game, we’ll have to wait until Sunday or maybe next week for that stumper of a puzzle that we all know is just around the corner.  Enjoy your Friday and I’ll see you tomorrow!  🙂