Jumble Answers for 08/18/2017

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OGAME = OMEGA

HTOOP = PHOTO

GNININ = INNING

CURPES = SPRUCE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE DESIGNERS OF THE SINGLE-PERSON BLIMPS WERE EXPERIENCING —

MEAPHONNISPU = ONE-UPMANSHIP

Good morning everyone and happy Friday!!!  We’ve seen OMEGA quite a few times in the past and it usually causes me to pause for a bit — but not today!  I was able to solve it on first glance and whiz right through the next three with no difficulty whatsoever.  It’s still my pick for the most difficult word of the group so I hope it didn’t give you a hard time.  Moving along to the cartoon, we see two men getting ready to have a race in what are described in the sentence as single-person blimps.  It seems as though the man in the white blimp is having some trouble getting his aircraft off the ground but exclaims that he has turbo boost so the race is far from over.  I must admit that the cartoon answer took quite a bit of effort to figure out and it will undoubtedly be one of the most searched for answers.  With over 2,700 views already this morning, it’s on track to be the most viewed post of all time.  On an average day, traffic is usually between 600-800 views around this time of morning so don’t feel disheartened if you weren’t able to figure it out.  You were definitely not alone!  I was able to solve this one by finding all of the three letter words that I could and trying to make a single word with the rest of the letters.  When I found ONE, I also found SHIP in the remaining letters and figured that I was on the right path.  With a little more work, I deciphered the rest of the letters leaving me with the solution.  What a perfect challenge for a Friday puzzle and a wonderful way to end the week!  Let me know how you solved it in the comments, and as always, I’ll see you tomorrow!  🙂

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16 thoughts on “Jumble Answers for 08/18/2017”

  3. 🎶”Come FLY with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away…If you can use some exotic booze, theres a bar in far Bombay…Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly away…”🎶

    Leave it to the Jumble Guys to teach us something every day. Single-Person Blimps? Who Gnu? (Oh, sorry, that was Wednesday). Where do they come UP with these ideas? I found an article in the NY Times relating to one. It had a propane burner for lift, and steering powered by a motor. So now, I’m looking at the PHOTO, and looking at Jeff’s cartoon. One blimp has Turbo Boost. O,ME GAnna need a lot more information, to try and compare these! Is Turbo Boost those two little wheelie things on the sides? So they’re not there just to SPRUCE the blimp UP a bit? No, this is all way OVER MY HEAD. I’ll leave the LOGistics to someone else…Our words today are once again, easy, breezy, FLY away words. The eye candy? It has to be that little luminous disc on the pilots helmet. Too cute! I guess he’s prepared for night FLYING also!

    Now….We get to our solve! This answer is a wordsmiths delight! Knowing we needed a 3 letter word to start, ONE was a given. But, it’s that second word that SOARED! ONE-(single person). UP-(blimps go UP). MAN-(again, single person). SHIP-(it’s a flying ship). I’m BLOWN AWAY by the creativity! You ACEd this one, Dave! ONE UPMANSHIP is getting OVER, gaining the UPPER hand, showing that you’re better than someone else. (Like hitting that homer in the 9th INNING, and WINNING the game)! And look at the cartoon. The blimp on the right is HIGHER UP than the other, but the dialogue on the left states “At least I have…” They both want the bragging rights…they “were experiencing”?…LIFT OFF! ONE UPMANSHIP! Jumble Guys, GOOD, YEAR really did good!
    Wishing Everyone a great day, and hoping we can RISE ABOVE all the dissension we’re facing…🇺🇸 🙋🏻

  4. I was getting nowhere with the answer until I also tried one for the first word. At first I thought the two p’s probably went together but then I remembered someone saying to think up when there’s a u and p.

    • Great sleuthing, Caroline! Your thinking was spot on and I really enjoy hearing how people solve the puzzle. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day and weekend. Wishing you plenty of sunshine!

  5. Had the puzzle solved before the words and STILL struggled with omega! Kept thinking and finally got it, though.

  6. Omega and photo stumped me or awhile ,but having got those words,the puzzle solution was a snap.

    • Hello, Mary! It sure was a challenging and interesting game today. Be sure to sign up for the email answers that I send out every morning as soon as I have a chance to post them. That way you’ll know the second that they’re released. All my best for a great day and weekend. 🙂

  8. Thank you for putting me back on your list! I missed so many jumbles! I just couldn’t get the answers every time! Left me so disappointed! Thanks for putting me back on you mailing list!

  9. Hi all – I’m the oddball for puzzle solving today; the only word that stumped me for awhile was SPRUCE, and the only reason it didn’t take longer was because it trips me up every time.

  10. I did not get today’s answer, partly because I just don’t spend a lot of time with the puzzle and partly because at first look I did not have a clue as to the answer. My inquiring mind did go back and look at the Feb.10 puzzle; I don’t recall it and did not post that day, however, it looked easier than today’s puzzle. Kudos to those of you that had little or no problems today. Have a great day! 🙂

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