Jumble Answers for 12/05/2025

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ODUTO = OUTDO

ORUCT = COURT

ELNFNE = FENNEL

LAOZTE = ZEALOT

CARTOON ANSWER:

THEY THOUGHT THE TELEMARKETER’S APPROACH TO SELLING WAS – – –

UDO CR FNL EAL =

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In today’s cartoon, we drop in on a couple who are jolted awake by a telephone call delivering a sales pitch that nobody would want at that time of night. She is annoyed at the disturbance coming in at such an ungodly hour, while he wants her to hang up before it goes any further. Their reactions make it clear that the interruption was more than a little out of line.

🧩 Clue Word Breakdown 🧩

TOODU = OUTDO

Finding a starting point was the hard part.

Last used: 07/27/2024 as TOODU

RUCTO = COURT

Instantly visible.

Last used: 03/20/2025 as RUCTO

LNEFEN = FENNEL

My pick for hardest.

Last used: 06/02/2024 as LNEFEN

LAZTEO = ZEALOT

The Z made it a breeze.

Last used: 01/31/2025 as LAZTEO

Jumble Jeff’s Jems

CELL SERVICE — She’s taking the call on a cell phone rather than a land line. The phone has a charging port on the bottom.

Final Solve

The final answer was an eleven-letter anagram that solved into an 8 + 3 layout. Finding a starting point was difficult, and the hyphen had me thinking the solution might be a pun, but with no quotation marks, I figured the hyphen would be part of the solve rather than a wordplay clue. My first instinct was to see if something ending in -FUL would work, but that approach went nowhere. It finally clicked when I noticed CALL tucked into the layout, and the rest of the answer came through loud and clear.

Click-to-Reveal Phone Facts

➤ Do payphones still exist today?
At their peak, there were more than two million six hundred thousand payphones across the United States, but today the number has dropped to around one hundred thousand nationwide.
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➤ Was “hello” always the standard telephone greeting?
No. Early telephone users often answered with Ahoy until hello became the preferred greeting later on.
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➤ How many mobile phones are currently in use worldwide?
There are more mobile phones in use than people on Earth, with global totals surpassing eight billion active devices.
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➤ When was the first mobile phone created and by whom?
The first mobile phone was created in nineteen seventy three by Motorola engineer Martin Cooper, who made the first public call on the prototype.
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Wikipedia (Martin Cooper):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Cooper_(inventor)

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🥮 Food Holidays – December 5

National Sacher Torte Day — Celebrate the iconic Viennese chocolate cake layered with apricot jam and topped with a glossy chocolate glaze. Today is the perfect excuse to enjoy a slice worthy of royalty. SOURCE

National Bartender Day — Falling on the first Friday of December, this day raises a glass to the folks who shake, stir, pour, and serve with style. If you have a favorite bartender, today’s the day to show some love. SOURCE

National Pear Month — December celebrates one of the sweetest and most versatile winter fruits. Whether fresh, poached, baked, or sliced into a salad, pears bring a mellow sweetness to the season. SOURCE

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Emergency Chocolate Dessert

This one is basically a chocolate lava cake’s faster, moodier cousin. You melt dark chocolate and butter, whisk it into eggs and brown sugar, fold in a touch of flour, and bake it just long enough for the tops to crack while the centers stay warm and soft. The whole thing comes together in minutes and feels like a dessert you should not be able to make this quickly. Serve it straight from the ramekin or turn it out onto a plate if you want a little extra flair — either way it delivers deep, rich chocolate comfort immediately.

🛒 Daily Drops*

➤ Shake Shack Free Fries for a Year — Shake Shack kicked off a festive promo where you can score free fries for a full year. It is more of a scavenger hunt than a simple reward because you have to track down the Cris Crinkle Cut Fry plush in participating stores and scan the tag through the Shack app. The hunt is the hard part and the reward hits right away once the scan works.

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➤ Where to Find Cookie Milk — Cookie milk is climbing again because people are grabbing it for Santa plates, holiday desserts, and nostalgia bakes. The bottles are popping up mostly at Target and Walmart in the dairy case near the flavored milk and cold brew. A smaller regional chain carries it too, but Target and Walmart have the most consistent stock as it keeps trending.

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➤ Baskin Robbins Limited Holiday Lineup — Baskin Robbins rolled out four limited time seasonal items. The lineup includes Peppermint Cocoa Ice Cream, Mistletoe Magic Ice Cream Sandwiches, Cookie Butter Bites, and the new Snow Globe Sundae. These are available through December at most locations while supplies last.

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➤ Buffalo Wild Wings Holiday Ornaments — Buffalo Wild Wings released a set of limited edition holiday ornaments shaped like their sauces, buckets, and wing boxes. They are meant for fans who want something fun on the tree and the full collection is available through the link with a simple release window noted.

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*Prices and participation may vary. Retailers may update or end promotions without notice.

🌘 That’s a Wrap 🌘

Today’s puzzle rang in with a few twists before everything finally connected. UNCALLED took its sweet time lining up, but once CALL clicked, the rest came together with ease. Appreciate you taking the time to stop by. Let’s do it again tomorrow.

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