EUDJG = JUDGE
THCCA = CATCH
RBTEIT = BITTER
POLFPY = FLOPPY
CARTOON ANSWER:
THE FAMILY DOG DECIDED TO BUILD HIS OWN DOGHOUSE AS A – – –
JE TC TER OPP = PET PROJECT
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🏠 FAMILY BARKITECT
Today’s cartoon takes us to a backyard where a family’s pup has decided his ordinary doghouse was no longer going to cut it. With plans for a new one in his right paw and a credit card financing the operation in his left, he’s spared no expense turning his digs into something a little more luxurious. With his latest delivery arriving at the work site, his owners are left in the background wondering just how far this renovation is going to go. When your pooch has plans this ambitious, you know he’s found something he can really sink his paws into.
🧩 CLUE WORD BREAKDOWN
EUDJG = JUDGE
Instantly visible.
Last used: 12/15/2025 as DEUGJ
THCCA = CATCH
No problem.
Last used: 04/27/2021 as TCCAH
RBTEIT = BITTER
My pick for hardest. It was the only one to take a few extra seconds.
Last used: 03/07/2025 as TIRBET
POLFPY = FLOPPY
Came quick.
Last used: 08/30/2025 as POLFYP
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➤ PAWS ON THE PLANS
Our four-legged builder is dressed in a hard hat with spots covering his body. He’s holding the plans in his right paw, which show the doghouse with a pool out front, while the family credit card is in his left.
➤ KEEPING TABS
Mom and Dad are watching from the background as the project moves along. Judging by their expressions, they’re beginning to wonder just how much more their pup has planned for his backyard renovation.
➤ READY TO ROLL
The concrete delivery driver has his rig backed up with motion lines around the drum showing that it’s turning. He’s wearing a cap, short-sleeved shirt, and work gloves as he checks in with his customer.
➤ BARKITECTURAL DIGEST
The doghouse has a modern look with distinctive design elements, including windows, a front door, and a covered porch. In front of it, a large bone-shaped hole has already been excavated for the pool.
🧠 FINAL SOLVE
The final answer was a 10-letter anagram that solved into a 3 + 7 layout. Our Tuesday solve was pretty straightforward. The words FAMILY DOG in the cartoon sentence instantly brought PET to mind, and with quite the operation going on in the backyard, PROJECT rolled off the tongue to nail this one down in a flash. If today’s puzzle slowed you down, our biggest nudges were the wording in the cartoon sentence and the visual of all that construction going on. Our pup had clearly taken a special interest in building his new digs, putting plenty of time and apparently money into it. With detailed plans drawn up and a credit card at the ready to pay for it all, he was quite literally making it his PET PROJECT.
🐶 Click-To-Reveal Facts*: About Dogs
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🎉 NATIONAL HOLIDAYS* – SEPTEMBER 15
➤ National Cheese Toast Day — Celebrate the simple combination of crusty toast, melted cheese, and a little butter that works just as well alongside a bowl of soup as it does for a quick snack. SOURCE
➤ National Double Cheeseburger Day — Double up on an American favorite with two beef patties, plenty of cheese, and whatever toppings and condiments make your perfect burger. SOURCE
➤ National Crème de Menthe Day — This sweet mint-flavored liqueur has long found its way into after-dinner drinks, cocktails, and desserts, with both green and colorless varieties sharing a similar minty flavor. SOURCE
➤ National Linguine Day — Twirl your fork around one of Italy’s familiar ribbon-shaped pastas, a long, narrow noodle that’s wider than spaghetti and ready for everything from seafood to a favorite sauce. SOURCE
➤ National IT Professionals Day — Give a little recognition to the people who keep computers, networks, software, and all the technology we depend on running when everything is working—and come to the rescue when it isn’t. SOURCE
➤ National Online Learning Day — Celebrate the technology that brings classrooms, courses, teachers, and educational resources right to our screens, giving students of all ages another way to keep learning. SOURCE
➤ National Neonatal Nurses Day — Honor the neonatal nurses who provide specialized care and support for some of the smallest and most vulnerable newborns and their families. SOURCE
➤ National Tackle Kids Cancer Day — A day dedicated to raising awareness of pediatric cancer and supporting the research and resources aimed at improving treatments and outcomes for children. SOURCE
➤ National Felt Hat Day — Tip your hat to a classic material that’s been shaped into everything from fedoras and cowboy hats to countless other head-turning styles over the years. SOURCE
➤ National Voter Registration Day — This nonpartisan civic holiday encourages eligible Americans to check their registration status, register to vote, and make sure they’re ready when it’s time to cast a ballot. SOURCE
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🛒 DAILY DROPS*
➤ Peanut Butter Cinnamon Roll M&M’s — M&M’s has brought Peanut Butter Cinnamon Roll M&M’s back to shelves with a creamy cinnamon-peanut-butter filling inside the familiar candy shell. The bakery-inspired flavor was one of three choices in this year’s returning Flavor Vote, along with Cherry Chocolate Cupcake and winning flavor Lemon Meringue Pie. Peanut Butter Cinnamon Roll M&M’s are available now nationwide in Single, Share Size, and Sharing Stand Up Pouch sizes and are expected to stick around for the next year. SOURCE
➤ Burger King Texas Whoppers — Burger King has taken its regional Texas Whopper lineup nationwide with three choices: the Texas Whopper Jr., Texas Whopper, and Texas Double Whopper. All three pile on bacon, American cheese, jalapeños, lettuce, tomato, onions, mayo, mustard, and pickles with Burger King’s flame-grilled beef. The Texas Whoppers are available now at participating Burger King restaurants nationwide for a limited time before returning to regional menus. SOURCE
➤ Tiffany & Co. Blue Box Café — Tiffany & Co. has opened its second U.S. Blue Box Café at South Coast Plaza in Costa Mesa, California, with Michelin-recognized French chef Daniel Boulud behind the menu. The menu combines Boulud’s French roots with fresh California ingredients, including green gazpacho with avocado and cucumber, heirloom tomato and watermelon with burrata, vegetable quiche, salmon with spices, and a truffled croque-monsieur. Breakfast at Tiffany’s includes pastries such as a croissant, apricot Danish, and madeleine, followed by choices including fruit, granola, chia pudding, and a scrambled egg served in its shell with Ossetra caviar. Tea at Tiffany’s features tea sandwiches, traditional scones, and pâtisseries, while the spaghettini au caviar pairs lemon-glazed pasta with Ossetra caviar. The Blue Box Café is open now. SOURCE
*Prices and participation may vary. Retailers may alter or end promotions without notice. For entertainment purposes only.
🌒 That’s A Wrap!
👀 WORD YOU LOOK AT THAT
(Click phrase to reveal its origin)
DOG DAYS OF SUMMER
Meaning: The dog days of summer are the hottest, muggiest stretch of the season, usually associated with July and August. But the “dog” in dog days originally had nothing to do with dogs panting in the summer heat.
So, where did it come from?
The expression goes back to the ancient Greeks and Romans and Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky. Sirius is part of the constellation Canis Major, or the “Greater Dog,” which is why it became known as the Dog Star.
In ancient times, Sirius appeared to rise alongside the sun during the hottest part of the year. The Greeks and Romans connected the star’s appearance with the oppressive summer heat, believing its brilliance added to the sun’s own heat. The Romans called this period dies caniculares, meaning “dog days.”
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