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Jumble Answers for 10/17/2018

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OTMTO = MOTTO

FUTFS = STUFF

LAGIOE = GOALIE

NARPYT = PANTRY

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE OLD ROOF WAS CONSTANTLY IN NEED OF REPAIRS. THE OWNER HAD TO – – –

OTTOSTFOAIPNY = STAY ON TOP OF IT

Happy Wednesday, Jumble geniuses! All of today’s clue words were familiar old friends. FUTFS was the only jumble that’s a repeat with its last appearance in the game on 4/15/17. GOALIE took the longest to decipher making it my pick for the most difficult anagram of the day. I thought NARPYT was a mighty fine jumble as well but it took nowhere near as long to solve as GOALIE did.

Today’s cartoon lands us somewhere in Jumbleville where we see some repairs being made to a roof. On top of the home is a gentleman who appears to have located the problem spot. We see him holding a hammer in his left hand and a new row of shingles easily within reach. Climbing up the ladder is a woman who stops halfway up to exchange some dialogue with her husband. She asks if he’s fixing the roof again which lets us know that this is a recurring problem.

There were a few noteworthy details in today’s panel that caught my attention. The steep angle of the roof must be difficult and a bit scary to work on but the man doesn’t seem even remotely phased by it. Instead he wears a look of determination on his face as he performs the necessary maintenance to his castle. The ladder appeared a bit short at first with only seven rungs showing. Since it’s a two-story home, I think we can safely assume that there are at least seven more below that we don’t see. Did you notice the shadow of the woman and the ladder on the side of the house? Leave it to Jeff to add a bit of shading to give his work some visual punch! The gutters on both the front and back of the home were also a great touch and were shaded perfectly as well.

The letter layout for the final solution contained 13-letters which is the same as yesterday’s. Knowing that there were several 2-letter words in the answer, I started making a list of them in the margin of my paper. Since the man was on TOP of the roof, I figured that would be in there as well. Doing some letter elimination brought STAY into view which made the rest of the answer flow easily. Even though this wasn’t a terribly difficult puzzle, the five word solution did take an extra minute or two to work through. Have a wonderous Wednesday, and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Jumble Answers for 10/16/2018

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GABYG = BAGGY

DEMMO = MODEM

VRALGE = GRAVEL

SOCARS = ACROSS

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

AFTER BEING CROWNED “JUMBLE CHAMPION,” HE PREFERRED HIS – – –

BAGDEMGRELCSS = EGGS SCRAMBLED

Happy Tuesday, Jumble players! This mornings puzzle gave us two brand new clue words in BAGGY and ACROSS. Even though the other two were old favorites, their anagrams were new which made for fresh gameplay. ACROSS was my most challenging word this morning because all I saw was OSCARS and couldn’t get it out of my head. MODEM would be my second place pick as it’s a word you just don’t see much of anymore. It’s also the oldest clue word of the group with its last appearance in the game on 5/12/17.

Today’s cartoon is a doozy and featured two Jumble characters placing a breakfast order with their waitress. The menu cover gives the location as “The Pun Also Rises Cafe” which is a terrible pun but in a very good way! The waitress immediately recognizes the male character on the left as being Paul which tells us that he’s a regular customer to the joint. When she asks him what he’d like to eat, he gives his response in Jumblese. If you weren’t able to figure out the anagrams, it solves into “GOOD MORNING! GIVE ME THE USUAL.”

After reading the cartoon sentence it is revealed that Paul has recently been crowned “Jumble Champion”. David and Jeff held a Jumble Symposium back in May so I believe the caricature that we’re seeing this morning is that of the winner. Congratulations on your win, Paul, and it must be a thrill seeing yourself in a Jumble cartoon!

The letter layout for the final solution was 13-letters in length. The anagram was extremely cryptic and gave absolutely nothing away. I found EGG after mixing up the letters on my notepad leaving SCRAMBLED to be found shortly thereafter. Have a terrific Tuesday, and I’ll see you tomorrow!

 

BONUS CONTENT:

Shortly after writing this, Jumble tweeted out the following statement:

That’s “JUMBLE CHAMPION” Paul L. and his brother Jerry in today’s Jumble. Paul is the reigning “JUMBLE CHAMPION” and has won the annual competition three times in a row! He is the undisputed “JUMBLE CHAMPION.” To read full story and see photos go to: facebook.com/jumble/

Jumble Answers for 10/15/2018

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NUPER = PRUNE

LEFTE = FLEET

KBEERU = REBUKE

TOCXIE = EXOTIC

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN SHE ASKED HER SON IF HE’D LEARNED ANY EVEN NUMBERS, HE SAID – – –

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Jumble Answers for 10/14/2018

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FCEETF – EFFECT

RSMOYT – STORMY

FONRUF – RUNOFF

VARSIO – SAVIOR

NGLOBE – BELONG

WOSNID – DISOWN

CARTOON ANSWER:  HE’D GOTTEN A JOB IN THE MEN’s COLOGNE SECTION AND WAS NOW – – – 

ECT   ST   RNF   AOR   EN   DN = FRONT AND “SCENTER” 

Good Morning, Everyone!        👃🏻THE SWEET SMELL OF…DISTRESS”? 👃🏻

🎶 There’s a reason you’re everywhere…Breathe you in like you’re in the AIR..Maybe you should call off today….Give you girls some time to play…Cause you’re keeping me safe and warm, even when I’m home alone…Wearing nothing but your COLOGNE…Wearing nothing but your COLOGNE…🎶 “Cologne” – Selena Gomez 2015

👃🏻 At one time you’d hear “Would you…” Just before the spray unfurled,
Depending on how quick you were, you’re hit before you whirl…
The EFFECT of the scent would take, and now you would BELONG
Among that group who’s RUNOFF wasn’t fast and wasn’t strong.
The new scent, “STORMY Weather” smelling like new fallen rain,
Was now imbedded in your clothes, and seeping towards your brain.
There should have been a SAVIOR here, protecting you from this…
Next thing you know another’s coming…this time spraying “Bliss”.
“I need to get away from here, this store I should DISOWN”
You’re thinking as you try to flee from here and these colognes…
There has to be a better way to reach “Tools..You Can Renter…”
Next time you’ll use the back door and avoid the FRONT AND “SCENTER”! 👃🏻

So,…Looking at our cartoon, and noting that our main character today is a “SCENTER”, and having been ambushed enough times in the past by going through those FRONT entrances…today’s puzzle solution was breathe of fresh air! Unlike our theme! And unlike some of our words today…Here’s the general consensus so far…1 and 2, check. 5 and 6, check…3 and 4? A few of the Early Morning Jumblers? See our poor unsuspecting Sprayee?  (Is that a word?)…They all Choked! One of those pesky combination words…RUNOFF, well, it didn’t Runoff their tongues that easily, and SAVIOR? I’m hearing that they thought there was a U in there..Saviour. Truth be told? Neither “looks” right. I guess it’s just one of those odd words…And I couldn’t find it in the archives either…so let’s deem it The First, and the Worst! Please write in and let us know your thoughts…

Our cartoon today is pretty clear. We find ourselves in the Men’s COLOGNE Dept. of Jumble’s. Yes, Jumble’s. I NOSE, I NOSE..But what can I say, Folks…I SCENT your amusement, and we do know about Jeff’s SCENTS of humor… But as we all know, entering a Dept. Store at its’ FRONT entrance, is like walking into a SPRAY FORAY! So, we see a FRAGRANCE MODEL as they came to be known, FRAGRANTLY, I mean flagrantly spritzing an unsuspected customer. And he’s like..”EAU..de Cologne is burning my eyes..Stop it”! Poor guy…I mean this really STINKS, don’t you think? But as we can see, the damage is done…And all because our Sartorial Spritzer got a new job and is now FRONT AND “SCENTER“. Good one, David…AIR, AIR!!

As for the eye candy? Escalator in the background, but I’m UP and DOWN about it. Yellow display bottles of Jumble Cologne, embossed wth the Trademark “J”. Again…What can I JAY? Large Yellow Cloud of Cologne seen surrounding our customer..Hard to bAIR….But I think I’ll go with the surprised onlooker, cell phone in hand…Not only can I SCENTS his shock, I can almost hear him saying..”Shouldn’t you be spritzing only conSCENTual adults”? So, There you have it, Folks! Done! Have a great day, Everyone..And remember..If possible, always use the back entrance to these Stores…So you won’t end up the SCENTER of attention! 👃🏻🙋🏻

 

Jumble Answers for 10/13/2018

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YAKKA – KAYAK

SAHST – STASH

RACESC – SCARCE

IGRUTA – GUITAR

CARTOON ANSWER:   THE HOCKEY GAME HAD MORE PENALTIES THAN YOU COULD – – –

KAK   TSH   SACE   ITA   =   SHAKE A STICK AT

Good Morning, Everyone! 🏒 STICKS AND ZONES…MAY BREAK THEIR BONES?🏒

🎶 Well SHAKE it up baby now…SHAKE it up Baby, Twist and Shout….Come on, come on, come, come on Baby now…Come on and work it on out…You know you twist, Little Girl…You know you twist so fine. Come on and twist a little closer now…And let me know that you’re mine…Well, SHAKE it, SHAKE it, SHAKE it, Baby now…Well, SHAKE it, SHAKE it, SHAKE it, Baby now…Well, SHAKE it, SHAKE it, SHAKE it, Baby now….Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh, Ahhh…🎶 “Twist and Shout” – The Beatles  1963

🏒 A Kansas City KAYAK fan could sympathize right here,
With Hockey you get brawling too…and fans just love to cheer.
A penalty’s a given, players all possess a STASH,
The Sport is one of gamesmanship, so penalties? Not SCARCE.
It’s not for the faint-hearted, no soft GUITAR-stringing strum…
It’s facewash, bites and head locks..It’s the fighting and the scrum.
There’s blood, there’s brawn, you’ll get it all…a little this and that…
With Hockey you just never know what you’ll SHAKE A STICK AT! 🏒

Now this is a pleasant surprise. We’ve seen Baseball, Football, a CLIPPING or two of Basketball, but I only remember one previous HOCKEY puzzle. It was back on May 15th, when we watched a forlorn fan ordering Sunny Side-Down Eggs at the Victoria Diner. The place was nice, not a DIVE or anything, but our fan sure looked SHOT. And I remember thinking that maybe he should have ordered a MUFFIN that morning instead…Anyway, before I get TRAPped in the past, let’s SHIFT back to the present…

All of our words today are REBOUNDS, with Stash HOLDING the record for being the most recent, April 20th. So far this morning, no one’s CHECKed in with any concerns, but it is a Saturday morning, and with the late nights some of them keep on Fridays…I suspect a few may be DELAYED OFFSIDE. So, let’s just move on to our cartoon…We find ourself on the ICE of the fictional Kansas City Kayak’s HOCKEY ARENA this morning, watching a PLAYER, whom I’ll call MICH IGAN, COOLing his heels. The Referee is seen telling him to “Get in the box”, the PENALTY BOX, because he was caught HOOKING. For those of you who may not know, in HOCKEY, HOOKING is when a player impedes an opponent by putting the blade of his STICK into the other man’s body. It’s definitely a PENALTY. And as we see MICH SHAKING his STICK at the ref, our question is asking…The game had more penalties then you could..SHAKE A STICK AT! Well, GORDIE, GORDIE for us! HOWE cool is that one? GORD one, David! You’re definitely no HACK!

Ok, eye candy…I was trying to place the Jersey, but it doesn’t really look OFFICIAL. Since it’s Red, is it the Capitals, the Flames, the Devils, the Hurricanes? The partially hidden logo seems non-descript. Could be the LEFT WING of something, but I’d be SKATING on really thin ICE if I RUSHed to judgement. There’s a second player shown, already sitting it out in the box…MICH is seen being surly to the Ref…He really should CZECH himself..And we can also see the circled ZONE designation…but that might be the END of the details…So, what’s the eye candy? I think I’ll go with MICH’s NOSE…Something about it just sort of HOOKED me in! So, There you have it, Folks! Done! Have a great day, Everyone!..And I hope you all strike GOAL today! 🏒🙋🏻

Jumble Answers for 10/12/2018

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CNUHH – HUNCH

ARRDA – RADAR

GLIYUT – GUILTY

BONKER – BROKEN

CARTOON ANSWER: THE “BIG AND TALL” STORE WAS DOING WELL – – – 

UN   ADA   GLY   BRE  = “BUY” AND LARGE

Good Morning, Everyone!         👔🎶BUY, BUY, BABY…BABY, BUY BUY!🎶👔

🎶 Twenty-five, all of these mixed emotions tangled up in pure confusion…It’s hard to let go of the past, but it seems easier as time is movin’. Well, you said he makes you laugh and he makes you happy…He sees you smilin’ back; it is everlasting…And so he’s TAILOR MADE for you, With stunning golds and hues…And once we told us to…Your persistent beating heart; it’s just a start…And I’m seeing you everyday. Never been like this before…It’s TAILOR MADE (TAILOR, TAILOR MADE)…🎶 “Tailor Made” – Colbie Caillat   2007

👖👔 Sartorial splendor I admit is something quite appealing,
I love a man dressed in a suit, not GUILTY for revealing.
If in a room of various dress I know my RADAR‘s hone…
I’d be attracted to the man wearing the herringbone.
Of course today it’s not the same as it was years ago…
Men don’t “suit up”…I have a HUNCH with this I’m quite solo.
A lot of dress codes BROKEN, styles come and styles go..
But I still like when my man puts a suit on, that I know.
The look, the cut, the color…it all gives me a charge…
So I’m all for a tailor who’s experienced “BUY” AND LARGE!👔👖

SEW, did any of today’s words get you Bonkers? When we saw BROKEN last, it was anagrammed as Kerbon. And it just so happens, it was on July 31st of last year…Same as Frigid was from y’day’ puzzle. I wonder if that’s a first? Two words back to back that had previously appeared on the same day? One of those quirky little Jumble things…Our other words? They FIT perfectly into our little circles without any SNAGS…didn’t they?

Our cartoon today brings us into a “BIG AND TALL” Shop. We see a man being FITTED for a suit, and the dialogue between him and the Tailor is letting us know two things…1-Our customer claims the suits ALWAYS FIT him great, and 2- According to the Tailor, Business is doing well…”BUSY“. So, a return customer…one who “BUYS” AND LARGE size it is? Well..Wrap it up, we’ll take it! Good one, David! You’ve made a sale!

Ok, eye candy? A few ITEMS to look at, but not really all that much MATERIAL to WORK with…The Gentleman being FITTED, in a Brown PATTERNed suit, that ironically looks to be herringbone! Our Tailor, dressed in matching Blue Jacket and Shoes, with Black Pants. He’s sporting a Shirt with a Button-down collar… In the background we see the back of another customer, and then a couple perusing a rotating rack of shirts. They appear to be extremely happy, smiling very animatedly towards one another…PANTastic  smiles…And off to the left, we see what appears to be folded pairs of Pants. But what’s SUITable for today’s eye candy? What FITS best? What’ll SEW this all up for us, without a lot of HEMming and hawing? It does SEAM to be a pretty TALL ORDER today, doesn’t it? Hmm..I think I’ll go with a PAIR ..I like the realism of our customer standing in his socked feet, Cuffs rolled up, with the yet to be ALTERED Pants, and I’m zeroing in on the TAPE MEASURE. It’s a dark Beige color…Since when? That’s not WHITE! So, There you have it, Folks. Done! Have a great day, Everyone! BUY-BUY! 👔👖

Jumble Answers for 10/10/2018

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CIVEO = VOICE

CLOFK = FLOCK

GITAMS = STIGMA

NIRSPG = SPRING

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN ASKED IF THE SANDPAPER WAS ROUGH ENOUGH, HE SAID – – –

OIEFOCSTASRI = OF “COARSE” IT IS

Good morning, Jumble fans! Today’s game started out with four easily deciphered clue words that didn’t stump me in the least. All of them were recycled favorites from the past but their anagrams were new. FLOCK was the oldest of the quartet with its last appearance on 11/28/16. If you came here in search of the solution to one of them, my guess is that it would be STIGMA. Last used in gameplay on 3/7/18, it was jumbled as MATIGS which seemed a bit more difficult than how it was scrambled today.

Moving along to today’s cartoon, we see two Jumble characters that appear to be hard at work in a woodshop. The gentleman on the right can be seen sanding a beautifully crafted wood door that is laid out on a sawhorse. At first I thought the man on the left was handing the other guy some money but reading the dialogue and sentence quickly put that theory to rest. He’s actually offering him a different grit of sandpaper which our artisan rebuffs.

There were a few details in the panel that caught my eye. The most obvious one was the name of the business displayed on the window which was “Knock on Wood”. The next detail was that both of the woodworkers have name tags on the left side of their t-shirts but Jeff opted not to identify them for us. If you look closely at the extra sandpaper pieces on the door you can see that there isn’t much grit on them. Now look at the pieces that the gentleman on the left is offering up. You can see that Jeff strategically added more grit to the paper so we could differentiate between the two. My favorite detail of the piece had to be the design on the panels of the door. There is a gorgeous flower inlay on both panels with a small stem of leaves in each of the corners. While looking at the corners I noticed that there were two holes on the side of the door which represent a place for a door latch and lock. The only thing missing was the hole for the doorknob itself. Perhaps the woodworker got ahead of himself and started the finish work before the final hole was drilled, but he’s the professional so who am I to question his work!

The letter layout for the final solution was 12-letters in length. It seemed large at first but the answer was divided into four words with three of them only two letters in length. The visual clue of the differences in the sandpaper brought COARSE instantly to mind. IT and IS were neatly arranged together in the remaining letters leaving OF for a smooth finish. Have a wonderful Wednesday, and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Jumble Answers for 10/07/2018

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CAITIL – ITALIC

SDUNED – SUDDEN

WODTAR – TOWARD

REGYUN – GURNEY

FANNTI – INFANT

CAUCER – ACCRUE

CARTOON ANSWER:  SHE WASN’T SURE SHE WAS GOING ALL THE WAY IN THE WATER AND HAD A – – –

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Jumble Answers for 10/06/2018

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ITORA – RATIO

GLANC –  CLANG

NOPHOC – PONCHO

NALHED – HANDLE

CARTOON ANSWER:  THE BAND’S STAGE PERFORMANCE WAS GOING – – –

RAI   CAG   PON   HNDL  =.  “A-CHORD-ING” (TO) PLAN 

Good Morning, Everyone!  🎤POI MEETS GIRL…AND THE REST IS DISC..ORY🎤

🎶 Say that you’ll BE THE ONE...Drowning in my heart, to be…Drowning in your arms, (take me)…3 summers heat, tangled up In sheets (take me)…Breathing as you where..Lying on The floor. Take Me…Take Me🎶 “Be the One” – Poi Dog Pondering 1992

Dear Jeff:
🎤🎸October 6th and shall I guess where you’ll be at nightfall?
Poi Dog’s on tour and tonight will perform at Thalia Hall…
Or maybe you went last night? Either way I’m sure you’re there,
To hear your band especially play the song you love to hear.
So, RATIO and CLANG? I think I’ll just let them go by…
I doubt I could make sense of them…Let’s stay with old town Chi…
I’m looking for a PONCHO, but no one seems to be clad,
This just might be the lamest HANDLE on a poem I’ve ever had!
I’m Pondering band members but…Ah, Jeff, to guess each man?
Just wish me luck…I hope I get it “A-CHORD-ING” TO PLAN 🎸🎤

Our words today, all old favorites, caused four Early Morning Jumblers to have a tic or two with PONCHO. Having last been seen exactly four weeks ago, on September 8th, it was a bit of a poser that day too. But our other three words were easily deciphered…

Today’s cartoon brings us to what I believe to be Thalia Hall in Chicago. We see our noted Graphic Artist,  Jeff Knurek and his lovely wife, Kathy, standing at the PIT at a POI DOG PONDERING concert. Booked into Thalia Hall for October 5th and 6th, PDP has been on tour, and is just releasing their latest album, 🎶Remnants of Summer🎶 For those of you who frequent our blog, you probably know that PDP is one on Jeff’s favorite BANDS, and today we see that Kathy hasn’t curbed that enthusiasm!. In fact, she shares in it! AcCHORDing to her dialogue, we see that my featured song choice this morning, 🎶Be The One🎶, is “their song”….and I might have guessed that it was 🎶Puppy Love🎶…PDP is comprised of a lot of musicians, but today we’re seeing only seven here, or perhaps just six, and for the RECORD, I’m going to try to identify them for us. If I get them right, VIN..YL be good for me…if I’m wrong, then the ball’s in Jeff’s court. Pro, me…CON..CERTainly he’ll help me out…Ok, left to right…Robert Cornelius, Charlotte Wortham, (or Carla Prather)? Frank Orrall, Susan Voetz, Paul Martens, and behind him, Ted Cho. The woman farthest right, praising the “perfect SET LIST” and the GREAT HARMONIES”, wearing the Headphones, and the Red POI T- Shirt? I couldn’t get a BEAT on ..Abra? Moore or less? No, I doubt it’s her.😉..She’s probably just the SOUND Technician…But it is this woman’s SOUND bite that’s giving us our solution today…The BAND’S stage PERFORMANCE was going...”A-CHORD-ING” (TO) PLAN! Now how good does that SOUND, Folks? This one’s a HIT! Great pun, David! You’ve COMPOSED a real winner today…

Ok, eye candy… There’s Frank’s two-toned Black and Red Guitar. And if you look very closely, at the top of the Headstock, above the Tuning Pegs, there’s the tiniest disc, reading POI.  It’s an amazing detail. Kudos Jeff. There’s Susan’s Violin, and Paul’s Horn…Two hand-held  mics, and the one on a stand. There’s the six lines of wiring on the floor, coming from the amplifier at the right of the stage, but oddly I can’t TRACK it’s CONNECTION to anything…But the eye candy…if I had to BUTTON it DOWN? It has to be Jeff’s Black shirt…It’s got sleeves, it’s got buttons…it’s got a collar..it’s got a white squiggly pattern! Can it TEE? Yes, it can! And I’ll be DOGgoned! So, There you have it, Folks! Done! Have a great day, Everyone….And if you’re lucky enough to be at Thalia Hall tonight? EnPOI the show! 🎸🎤🙋🏻

Jumble Answers for 10/05/2018

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KENLE – KNEEL

UREES – REUSE

TIAFEX – FIXATE

PLTEOP – TOPPLE

CARTOON ANSWER:  PEOPLE LOVED DON RICKLES’ PUT-DOWNS AND INSULTS. HE WAS WELL PAID FOR HIS – – –

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Jumble Answers for 10/04/2018

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UROBR = BURRO

DASEK = ASKED

PCETAS = ASPECT

MHRHTY = RHYTHM

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

TO BECOME BETTER AT GOLF, THE YOUNG GOLFER WOULD NEED TO —

UROASESECTHYT = STAY THE COURSE

Happy Thursday, Jumble friends! ASPECT is a new clue word this morning while the remaining three were old favorites from 2017. BURRO took me the longest to decipher making it my choice for the most difficult anagram of the day. ASKED ended up being the oldest of the group with its last appearance in gameplay on 5/31/17.

The setting for today’s cartoon is a golf course where we encounter two Jumble characters having a discussion. The cartoon sentence informs us that the young woman is having difficulty with her game and is on the brink of giving up. The gentleman is attempting to assuage her frustration by telling her that she needs a bit more playing time to sharpen her skills.

There were plenty of details in today’s panel to make it visually interesting. The golf course itself was impeccably maintained and we can see another hole amongst the trees in the background. The look of frustration on our young player was perfectly captured and you can’t help but want to offer up some positive words to give her encouragement to keep playing. She is also wearing a golf glove on her left hand which lets us know that she is most likely right handed.

The gentleman looks like he may be a caricature of one of Jeff’s golf buddies as he seems to have many distinct features that are atypical of his usual Jumble characters. On his hat is a small logo that looked like a tiger but it was so tiny that I had difficulty pinpointing exactly what it was. At his feet are a few golf balls, a broken tee and some rolled back grass indicating a very bad swing.

The letter layout for the final solution was 13-letters in length and kept the solution well hidden. The TH near the end of the anagram brought THE to mind as the possible 3-letter word. With those few letters out of the way, I was able to see COURSE next followed by STAY to finish it off. The surprise answer seemed familiar to me and a quick search showed that it has been used a couple of times in the past (6/23/17 & 11/04/16). Have a terrific Thursday, and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Jumble Answers for 10/03/2018

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SHYAT = HASTY

NEBUG = BEGUN

FUNXIL = INFLUX

VIRITA = TRIVIA

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

AFTER A NASTY DIVORCE, SHE STARTED REFERRING TO HER EX-HUSBAND AS HER – – –

HATBEFLTRI = “BITTER” HALF

Happy Wednesday, Jumble fans! Today’s puzzle was no pushover and started out with a new clue word in HASTY. The remaining three were all recycled favorites with BEGUN taking me the longest to decipher. It just wouldn’t come into view for some reason so it’ll be my choice for the most difficult anagram of the day. TRIVIA was the oldest word in the quartet and was last used on 11/24/15. David must have liked the way he scrambled it because he gave us the exact same anagram as last time. With all of the clue words out if the way, it was time to move over to the cartoon.

Today’s panel featured three Jumble characters in a very empty looking room. Besides the table that the two woman are sitting at, there isn’t another piece of furniture or decoration to be seen. Everyone seems to have a scowl on their face and the cartoon sentence reveals that two of the characters are recently divorced. The gentleman leaving the condo is pulling a suitcase and his dialogue informs us that he’s leaving for the last time.

With such an empty room there wasn’t much in the way of extra details in the drawing. We do see the two women nattering over a glass of wine and I noticed that the woman on the left has her pinky finger extended. The other woman has a full grip going on around her glass and she looks ready drink it in one giant gulp.

The letter layout for the surprise answer was a brilliantly crafted anagram of 10-letters. The leading nature of the sentence as well as the HA at the beginning of the anagram brought HALF to mind. BITTER was found after staring at the letters for a moment bringing this game to a close. Today’s cartoon was more on the serious side but the final solution was clever nonetheless. Have a wonderful Wednesday, and I’ll see you tomorrow!