LTCUO = CLOUT
SOJIT = JOIST
RHUCNB = BRUNCH
IGTWHE = WEIGHT
CARTOON ANSWER:
THEY INVESTED THEIR MONEY IN BEACHFRONT REAL ESTATE, SAYING IT WAS A – – –
OT IS RNH EGH =
🚤 Ahead of Their PIERS
Today’s cartoon puts us on a lakeside deck where a couple’s conversation says everything. This is clearly not their first go-round, and it sounds like they have been stacking properties like game pieces with water views. She is sure it will be rented year round, while he agrees and points to the easy walk to the lake as a feature that practically sells itself. Another pickup, another confident play, another one that feels like it just cannot lose.
🧩 Clue Word Breakdown
LTCUO = CLOUT
My pick for hardest. It was the only one that did not snap into place.
Last used: 2/29/2024 as TULOC
SOJIT = JOIST
Instantly visible.
Last used: 3/25/2025 as SOTIJ
RHUCNB = BRUNCH
No trouble at all.
Last used: 8/26/2025 as NRUHBC
IGTWHE = WEIGHT
Came way too easy.
Last used: 11/28/2023 as HIGWTE
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➤ ON THE DECK
The woman is wearing a short-sleeved top, with an earring visible in her right ear. She stands on the deck with both hands slightly raised, as if already picturing how the rentals will play out.
➤ POINT TAKEN
The man’s hair is neatly combed from left to right, and he is wearing a collared short-sleeved shirt. His right index finger is extended outward, pointing toward the water.
➤ LAKE LAYOUT
The home appears to be a chalet-style lake house with a sliding glass door leading to the deck and an upper balcony above. A set of steps and a stone pathway lead down toward the water. A dock is visible along with neighboring homes in the distance as well as a couple of ducks coming in for a landing.
🧠 Final Solve
The final answer was a 10-letter anagram that solved into a “5” + 5 layout. Just like the answer, this one felt like a done deal from the start. A quick look at the letter layout had me thinking it would be a repeating answer since both words were 5 letters in length, but that wasn’t the case. With all the words solved, all the talk of the water brought “SHORE” into view, leaving THING to be easily wrung out from what remained. If today’s puzzle slowed you down, the confident tone in their dialogue that it would definitely be rented, along with him pointing out at the lake, were the nudges that brought it all home.
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💬 Say What
“I had big dreams when I was a boy. And I can’t say that I never saw a beach house in Malibu in those dreams.” — Pierce Brosnan
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🌘 That’s A Wrap!
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