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Jumble Answers for 08/27/2018

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BROOT = ROBOT

LIVTA = VITAL

AYRSLA = SALARY

EEFLNN = FENNEL

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

HOW DO YOU SAY ACTION WORDS SUCH AS GIVE, ACCEPT, OBEY AND UNITE?

RBVALYEL = VERBALLY

Good Monday morning, Jumble players! All of the clue words that we see today are old favorites from 2017. ROBOT was jumbled so well that it actually tripped me up for a moment before it finally came into view. FENNEL took the longest to decipher making it my choice for the most difficult anagram of the day. We last saw it jumbled as FLEENN on 8/20/17 which was equally as difficult.

The setting for today’s cartoon is a classroom where we see a teacher standing in front of a dry erase board. Just behind her are three children and they’re seated at one long desk. The children look very young so I’d venture a guess that this is most likely a second or third grade class. By looking at the list of words on the board it was immediately apparent that her lesson for today was verbs.

There were only two fine details in today’s panel that caught my attention. First was the dry erase marker and eraser which were on a small shelf at the bottom of the board. Jeff added a bit of shading under the shelf which gave it some depth and made it more visually interesting. The second detail was a poster on the wall just behind the teachers head. It appears to show the day and night cycle of earth as half of the planet is shaded.

The sentence for today’s cartoon was in the form of a question which regular players of the puzzle will identify as being highly unusual. The final solution was a breeze after noticing that the question omitted the word VERB and used “action words” instead. The letter layout was 8-letters in length and not very cryptic with RBV being right at the front. We’re off to an easy start this week so my fingers are crossed that we have a few challenging puzzles in the days to come. Have a marvelous Monday, and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Jumble Answers for 08/26/2018

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GUTOHH – THOUGH

KIOBEO – BOOKIE

TATHRW – THWART

NIFTIE – FINITE

MUCSPA – CAMPUS

TLANUF – FLAUNT

CARTOON ANSWER:  THE SPEAR HAD JUST BEEN INVENTED, AND IT WOULD BE USED FROM – – – 

TOH   OO   ART   NIT   MP   FN =   FROM THAT POINT ON

Good Morning, Everyone!                 🔪 SPEAR ME THE DETAILS….🔪

🎶 There’s a man in the funny papers we all know…Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop
He lived ‘way back a LONG TIME AGO...Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop…
He don’t eat nothin’ but a bear cat stew…Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop
Well this cat’s name is-a Alley Oop… Alley Oop, oop, oop-oop
He’s the toughest man there is alive…(Alley Oop)… Wearin’ clothes from a WILDCAT’S HIDE… (Alley Oop) He’s the king of the jungle jive…Look at that CAVE MAN go…🎶 “Alley Oop” – The Hollywood Argyles 1960

🔪 Invention is a wondrous thing…to go from old to new…
Since dawn of time there’s always been someone who follows through.
Like now with Sports condoning a wager here and there,
And BOOKIEs ‘cross America…their profits? FINITE, Dear…
So even back in Caveman days, when someone found a way,
To better life for everyone, they’d FLAUNT it and they’d say…
“Forget the Club, THOUGH it’s done well, I’ve got something right here,
That revolutionizes hunts…I’m calling it a Spear..”
Of course some tried to THWART it, those afraid of the unknown…
But like a CAMPUS rally, crowds round Alley Oop had grown…
And eventually, they saw its worth…The Spear broke through the dawn…
The new invention “Stuck” like glue…Success FROM THAT POINT ON! 🔪

Ok…Today’s words. CAMPUS? Used exactly a year ago today! And THWART was here in both May (7th), and July (16th), of last year. FLAUNT? Displayed itself last on November 8th. Oddly, I’m not seeing THOUGH, BOOKIE, or FINITE. Yet, they seem very familiar. I’m going to look further and get back to you..Have I seen them on the JUST JUMBLE APP, and I’m blurring lines here? Possibly. Speaking of…If you haven’t yet downloaded the App? You should! Jumble Puzzles at your fingertips, tons to SPEAR..and you can play any time you choose! It’s a wonderful APP, and I guarantee you’ll see my POINT!…Anyway, today’s anagrams are exceptionally well done. Maybe one of the best Sunday offerings we’ve had in some time…Drop us a line, and let us know what you think…

So, on to our carton. Transported back in time…we find ourselves amongst CAVE MEN...and WOMAN! ALLEY OOP has INVENTED the SPEAR, and he’s singing its’ praises about changing Hunting “FOREVER”…”Trust me’, he’s saying…’It’s a mighty VINE invention”! His audience, ROCKY with the club, and CON-CAVE with that sunken chest, aren’t that excited. CON-CAVE feels it’s just a fad. You know….”What’s the POINT of getting excited?…ALLEY always thought he was such a big WHEEL“! I think he’s jealous…But the woman? MARSHA? She’s all for it! “This is great! You’re so SHARP…this is right up my ALLEY! No more GATHERing  FOR..AGES! It aPIERCE you’ve got a winner here”! So…this new INVENTION? Did it CATCH on? Yes, it did! And now, it’ll be used…FROM THAT POINT ON! Good one, David! MEATY!

And, the eye candy…Key to the solution, are the tiny lines Jeff has drawn, emanating from the POINT of the SPEAR. SHARP, Jeff…very SHARP! Chest hair is shown on each of our men, with ROCKY being the most graciously endowed…Full head of hair, bearded, with a mustache and hair on his legs…HIRSUTE’s the CAVEMEN image, don’t you think? Or shall I say HE SUITS the CAVEMAN image? And CON-CAVE sports a Man-Bun...COMB on, even back then? There’s PALM Trees FLANKing the background…But should there be? If so, I HAND it to you, Jeff. If not, I’ll LEAF it alone…There’s also two erupting VOLCANOS, but I’ll BLOW them off…And we have an array of LOIN cloths – striped, ruffled, fringed and spotted…Fashionable, yes…but not exactly covering it…Then there’s the Animal Carcass on the ground…DUST not enough though…And, we see the BONES in MARSHA’S Hair and Ear, but I’m not PICKING that either…I’m going to go with ALLEY’S Ankle Bracelets…Just GRIPping, FUR a lack of anything better! So, There you have it, Folks! Done! Have a great day, Everyone! And I’ll leave you with a little Prehistoric joke…What do you call a wandering CAVEMAN? A  MEANDERthal! HUMEROUS, right? 🔪🙋🏻

 

 

Jumble Answers for 08/25/2018

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THONC – NOTCH

AMOMC – COMMA

WARELY – LAWYER

DINADC – CANDID

CARTOON ANSWER:   WHEN THE CHEF RAN OUT OF SEAFOOD FOR HER FAMOUS CHOWDER, IT WAS A – – – 

T   CM   LY   AI   =  “CLAM-ITY”

Good Morning, Everyone!                   🍲 AW, SHUCKS! 🍲

🎶 Hey everybody gather round…Listen to that bongo sound, Grab the first one in your reach…Now we’re going to shake the beach. Do the CLAM, do the CLAM…Grab your barefoot Baby by the hand…Turn and tease, hug and squeeze…Dig right in and do the CLAM…Dig right in and do the CLAM…🎶 “Do The Clam” – Elvis  1965

🍲 I love making Clam Chowder, I love Seafood per se,
So many fresh varieties to cook such different ways…
The first time I heard Quahog, I thought it very strange,
A clam’s a clam…be CANDID here…why must the name be changed?
Like LAWYER and Attorney, who needs so many words?
The synonyms we use each day are sometimes for the birds!
An indentation’s called a NOTCH, there’s many words like this,
I’m going off the subject here…Let me get back to Fish…
The Clams ran out, panic ensues…is what we’re seeing here…
The Chef’s upset..(I’m thinking…do I need a COMMA there)?
With Quahogs being big and bold, they need these great big pots…
You’re making Chowder for a crowd? You need to make a lot.
So what became of this days’ fare…perhaps they served spaghetti?
Oh wait…Seafood? They’d still need clams! Just more and more “CLAM-ITY”! 🍲

Today’s words, while nothing to get STEAMED about, have SERVED up a few little  quirks. We have two words beginning with a SEA, COMMA and CANDID, and they both “C”ontain double “C”onsonants. A 4-C situation! NOTCH and LAWYER have very recently appeared, both in the same week…June 25th and 29th respectfully…and are now showing up in the same puzzle! Sweet Repeats taken to the exSTREAM, wouldn’t you say? As I said, just a few little quirks, for those of you who like to DIG a little DEEPer, and CHOW down with your words. And our CATCH of the day? Hmm…Perhaps LAWYER? But the jury’s still out…

Ok, our cartoon: Finding ourselves in a Restaurant Kitchen, we come upon a pretty DEEP SEA-N…The restaurant, “IT’S CHOWDER THIS WORLD“, known for CHEF ANN’s Famous CLAM CHOWDER, has run out of QUAHOGS, which is just a bigger word, for bigger CLAMS. And it SEAms to be at the worst posSEAble time…With orders still coming in, the Sous Chef, SHELLY, announces..”We’re Out”, and is left holding the bag. Or in this case, the empty Tray! What will they do? Did no one foreSEA this? Was someone being SHELL FISH? Should ANN be wearing a Hair NET? …So many questions…But the one in answer to our Puzzle? It was a …”CLAM-ITY”! Mmm..I mean Hmm…Ok, I’ll just spit it out…No use walking on eggSHELLS here…David, it’s a cute pun, but I think it’s just a little HALF BAKED! CaLAM-ITY….SHORE, I get it, but “A“! …You really went FISHING for this one, no?

Anyway, eye candy…Two boiling pots are shown, one ladled, flames flickering beneath them, and four empty SHELLS lie on the sideboard. We see SHELLY, FISHING around, hoping to SEA FOOD, with that….”OY…’STERS no more CLAMS” look on his face…We have our waitress, PEARL, in her SPAGHETTI tie, calling for two more orders, as she adds them to the ORDER WHEEL, and adds to the PEARL pressure. In the background, SILTing at tables, we SEA three diners, the SOLE woman, highly animated. On the table, salt and pepper shakers FLANK a bud vase. But the MAIN COURSE here today? It has to be ANN…Raising her MUSSELed arm, holding her head, GRITting her teeth. Wanting to scream..”SHELL no“!…She’s just so unSHORE of what to do next…She’s a virtual FISH OUT OF WATER! SHUCKS, I wish I could KELP…Just how will this end??? TUNA in next time, Folks, and we SHELL SEA!…So, There you have it Folks, Done! Have a great day, Everyone! And remember…Never get TIDE down by the PIER pressure of life…Come out of your SHELL…and make WAVES! 🍲🙋🏻

🙏🏻 Prayers for Hawaii 🙏🏻

Jumble Answers for 08/24/2018

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RUFMO – FORUM

RADLW – DRAWL

LACCEN – CANCEL

VAROYS – SAVORY

CARTOON ANSWER:   IT SOUNDED LIKE THE CROWS SENSED TROUBLE BASED ON THE – – – 

FRM   RAW   CAL   SAO   =   “CAWS” FOR ALARM

Good Morning, Everyone!      ⚡️CROW, CROW, CROW…YOU DON’T ⚡️

🎶 BLACKBIRD singing in the dead of night, take these broken wings and learn to fly…All your life, you were only waiting for this moment to arise…BLACKBIRD fly..BLACKBIRD fly….into the light of a dark black night…🎶 “Blackbird” – The Beatles 1968

⚡️ Some Birds upon a wire is a sight not hard to miss…
An investigative FORUM wouldn’t meet to study this.
But the thought of Crows as victims of the shock therapy we see…
Isn’t something that we’re used to…and it’s nothing SAVORY.
Will their population dwindle, and electricity be the blame?
Will they need to CANCEL meeting high above our window panes?
Will they leave the city limits, fly towards South and form a DRAWL?
And if we were to go visit greet us with a “Hey Y’All”?
What will happen to these Crows now if these wires still do harm?
I feel we’ll soon be Crow Barred with this new “CAWS” FOR ALARM! ⚡️

Let it CROW, Let it CROW, Let it CROW…I’m going out on a LIMB here to say that none of our words today are new…But are any of them good enough to ruffle our feathers? Maybe CANCEL? Hmm…Drop us a LINE, Folks, and let us know…Today we find ourselves outdoors, with Six CROWS perched atop power wires. Did you know that it’s been said that CROWS symbolize some sort of communication from the gods? Seeing a single one is considered unlucky. Two means good luck, three-health, four-wealth, five-sickness, and six..death!….So I don’t know about you, but I’m all FOUR those two out in the distance getting STRUCK…We’re now left with FOUR CROWS…and we’ve STRUCK it rich! And if you’re SHOCKED, and thinking MURDER? Well yes, you’re right! BeCAWS a group of CROWS is called a MURDER! And this pun today is a KILLER! Seeing the four CROWS CAWling out to one another, we OVER hear that they’re discussing the BLACK OUT of numbers five and six…And of course, they’re ALARMED…they’re SCARED CROWS…So, in answer to our question…They sensed TROUBLE. based on the…”CAWS” FOR ALARM! Good one, David, you’ve STRUCK it rich once again!

Ok, eye candy…Hmm. Today this may be a lost CAWS…There’s a Black Cat lying in wait by the bush-too far from PURRfect…But then what’s left to see besides the Four CROWS that STUCK  together? You know, the VEL-CROWS? Yea, let’s just go with them…So, There you have it Folks, Done! Have a great day, Everyone! I’m going to sit back now…pour myself a cup of CAWfee, toss a breakfast biscuit into the miCROWwave, try out this new eye cream I got to help prevent CROW’S feet, and try to plan my day…So please don’t CAWl…Everything’s still UP IN THE AIR! ⚡️🙋🏻

Prayers for Hawaii 🙏🏻

 

Jumble Answers for 08/23/2018

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TMUBH = THUMB

ZUGEA = GAUZE

CEANCT = ACCENT

SLYMEF = MYSELF

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN THE IDENTICAL TWINS WON THE DOUBLES TOURNAMENT, IT WAS – – –

THMGAEACTMSE = GAME, SET and MATCH

Good morning everyone, and happy Thursday! There weren’t any new clue words in the lineup this morning so instead it was a trip down memory lane with some old favorites. Both THUMB and GAUZE were instantly visible and took no effort to decipher. THUMB is the oldest word in todays game having last been used on 5/18/15 while GAUZE was last used exactly three years later on 5/18/18. ACCENT was the only word to slow me down which made it my pick for the most difficult anagram of the day. It took an extra minute or so before I tried pairing up the C’s to finish it off. The Y and M placed together made MYSELF leap off the page to complete the quartet and allow me to begin working on the surprise answer.

A simple tennis themed cartoon was in store for us today with the game looking like it has just ended. We see four characters in the panel playing a doubles match and two of the characters are identical. I did take some time to carefully look at the twins to see if I could spot any differences but Jeff was very careful to make every detail exactly the same. While the twins jump for joy and high-five one another in mid-air, they can also be seen with huge smiles on their faces. Our other two characters are drawn with emotions of defeat and anger which in effect made the twins stand out even more in the cartoon.

My favorite part of the cartoon was the shape of the shading between the two characters that lost the match. I’m sure it’s purely coincidental, but doesn’t the shading look to be in the shape of the State of Michigan with Toronto just to the right? For some reason it jumped out at me and now I can’t “un-see” it!!!

The final solve was instant after reading the cartoon sentence. The letter layout was an impressive 12-letters long, but the given word of “and” gave it all away for me. My fingers are crossed for a challenging puzzle tomorrow since we’ve had it way too easy this week. Have a tremendous Thursday, and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Jumble Answers for 08/22/2018

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GULHA = LAUGH

TUYNT = NUTTY

OCYNOL = COLONY

RYNEFZ = FRENZY

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE KING HATED HIS CHAIR AND WANTED IT TO BE – – –

UHNTTOORE = “THRONE” OUT

Happy Wednesday, Jumble friends! It was another easy-breezy puzzle today with all of the clue words coming instantly into view. LAUGH is a new clue word making its debut into gameplay which is surprising since it’s such a common word. My choice for the most difficult anagram of the day would be COLONY because of those pesky double O’s. FRENZY is the oldest clue word of the quartet and I had to search way back to 12/02/14 to find it. Finally, after all of the clue words were solved, I noticed that the last three all ended in Y.

The setting for today’s cartoon brings us to a throne room where we encounter two men having a conversation. By reading the dialogue and sentence we discover that the gentleman on the left is the king and he’s very displeased with the look of his chair. He complains that it’s not modern looking which is surprising since it’s decked out with winged serpents, animal print upholstery, talon shaped armrests, and even realistic looking claw feet. I’m not sure how much more “modern” he can go, but I wouldn’t be surprised if his eccentricities lead him to choose a toilet for his next ceremonial seat of power!

There were a couple of fun details in today’s panel that quickly caught my attention. Just above the back of the chair we see a royal crest which is separated into three sections. The largest section contains an image of two swords crossed. The second section was left blank, while the third one had a winged serpent. Above the crest is a crown with Jeff’s signature “J” serving as its jewel. His majesty is also wearing a royal crest on his blazer but it doesn’t quite match the one that we see on his seat. His crest has only two sections with the first containing a wing-less snake and the other displaying the crossed swords.

The letter layout for the final solution was absolutely brilliant! Even though the wording of the sentence brought the surprise answer to mind, I still marveled at how well hidden it was. If the answer didn’t come to you right away, you probably had some work to do trying to decipher it. Have a wonderful Wednesday, and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Jumble Answers for 08/21/2018

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SUBTR = BURST

FMEAR = FRAME

LENFAL = FALLEN

MLOGOY = GLOOMY

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE “HOLES” ON THE FRISBEE GOLF COURSE WERE – – –

URFAFNGL = FAR–FLUNG

Good morning everyone, and happy Tuesday! All of the clue words that we encountered today were old friends. We haven’t seen any of them since 2017 with BURST being the oldest of the bunch. They were all instantly visible upon first glance but GLOOMY is my pick for the most difficult anagram of the day. Did you try using the -LY trick on this one? David has given us adverb after adverb for the past few days but decided to change course and chose a word where the L and Y would be separated. With all of the clue words out of the way, I made my way to the very interesting cartoon.

Today’s panel brings us to a field where we see two men playing a game of frisbee. Upon reading the cartoon sentence, we discover that this isn’t an ordinary field but an actual frisbee golf course where the two men are competing against one another. I’ve never heard of frisbee golf so I had to do some research and find out if it was actually a sport. It turns out that frisbee golf (sometimes called disc golf or Frolf) is indeed a sport and it’s the 4th fastest growing sport in the US behind MMA, Roller Derby, and Parkour!

Disc golf is very similar to golf where players take turns by throwing a disc from a tee and navigate the hole by picking up the disc where it lands and throwing again until they reach the target. Courses typically use trees, bushes, elevation changes and water hazards to make each hole challenging and unique. In today’s cartoon, Jeff shows us elevation changes by having players throw uphill towards a target. Each target consists of a basket with chains. Scoring occurs when the disc hits the chains and falls into the basket.

The letter layout for the final solution consisted of 8-letters. RFA was coupled together giving me FAR with FLUNG being found shortly after. The fact that this cartoon featured a sport that I’ve never heard of made for a surprisingly fun challenge. Have a terrific Tuesday and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Jumble Answers for 08/20/2018

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UKAQE = QUAKE

PNIYP = NIPPY

ZALLYI = LAZILY

LOBUED = DOUBLE

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE BLIND TASTE TEST BETWEEN THE COLA BRANDS WAS A – – –

QPPZIOU = POP QUIZ

Happy Monday, Jumble fans! We have a new clue word this morning with LAZILY making it’s debut. It was also the only word to give me a slight pause making it my choice for the most difficult anagram of the day. The other three words were old favorites with QUAKE being the oldest of the bunch. Last used on 5/2/16, it was jumbled as EUKQA but was just as easily deciphered then as it was today. Upon solving all of the clue words, I noticed that they were in reverse alphabetical order making for a wonderful surprise to start the week.

Today’s cartoon brings us to be a grocery store where we see an older woman standing behind a table with a banner on it that reads “Fizzy Fun Taste Test”. The cartoon sentence informs us that what we are seeing is a blind taste test between two different cola brands. A couple of shoppers are at the table and they each have a sample of both cola “A” and cola “B” in their hands. When asked which brand tastes better, the male shopper replies that he’s not good at tests while the female shopper states that her favorite is B.

There were a few details in today’s panel that deserve a mention. Jeff was careful to draw the soda containers without a label to make sure that we knew that this was a blind taste test. You can also see a name tag on the woman conducting the sampling but unfortunately nothing was written on it. My favorite detail of this piece was the bit of hair sticking out from the back of the female shoppers head. Although it was very small, it added just a touch of realism to her character.

The letter layout for the final solve consisted of 7-letters. I was able to blind solve this puzzle without the help of the clue letters but wrote them out just for fun. No matter how hard David might have tried to hide the words, the uniqueness of the letters made this one a no-brainer. Have a merry Monday, and I’ll see you tomorrow.

Jumble Answers for 08/19/2018

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HHLATE – HEALTH

YONMEK – MONKEY

TRUGET – GUTTER

EEEDCS – SECEDE

NOYERR – ORNERY

LUFOND – UNFOLD

CARTOON ANSWER:  THE CHANGING OF THE GUARD HAS BEEN A REGULAR OCCURRENCE SINCE BEFORE THE – – –

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Jumble Answers for 08/18/2018

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UGGEO – GOUGE

PGUYP – GUPPY

ONEDOL – NOODLE

SSUHAQ – SQUASH

CARTOON ANSWER: WHEN IT CAME TO TILLING THE SOIL BY HAND, HE WAS – – –

GE   G   NO   UH   =   GUNG “HOE”

Good Morning, Everyone!                 🌽🍆  WEED IT AND REAP! 🍆🌽

🎶 If I could turn back THYME, If I could find a way…I’d take back those words that hurt you…And you’d stay. If I could reach the stars, I’d give ’em all to you…Then you’d love me, love me, like you used to do. Oh…If I could turn back THYME (If I could turn back THYME)…If I could turn back THYME.. (If I could turn back THYME)…If I could turn back THYME…Oh, Baby…🎶 “If I Could Turn Back Time” – Cher 1989

🌽🍆 I understand how this guy feels, it’s fun to work the dirt,
I’ve been out there for many years, the hard work has its worth…
You dig and till and hoe and spade…And sweat beads on your brow,
You take a break for one of those refreshing Chocolate Cows.
You’re thinking SQUASH with NOODLEs, a healthy hardy dish,
Oh, later there’s the GUPPY run, to replace that dead fish…
But I digress, back to the ground, and back to GOUGE the soil,
The work’s not easy but it’s definitely worth the toil.
Soon vegetables will spring to Earth, and “See my Garden grow”?
Will be the rally cry of those of us who are GUNG “HOE”! 🍆🌽

Once again today, all of our words are Sweet Repeats. Three of the four, contain double consonants which is rare. But what surprised me the most, was that the sole word with double vowels, NOODLE, was just featured here on August 12th! Less than a week ago! How’d that get SQUASHed in here so soon again? It is a FARE question…Anyway, for those of our readers who enjoy knowing when our words have last appeared, here you go: GOUGE-August 5th, 2017. GUPPY-April 14th, 2016. And SQUASH-December 9th, 2015. Ok…On to our cartoon.

Today Jeff takes us outdoors, to a backyard GARDEN. We see a man and a woman, MR & MRS CROP.  AL, (short for ALOE), working CHARD, using a HOE to PLOW the ground, and his wife, CORN, (short for CORNUCOPIA), standing by watching. SEEDing that the work isn’t all that PEASy, she offers that they could rent a TILLING machine as a quick solution.  AL answers that he’d much rather do it by HAND…”Are you kidding me’?,  he says, ‘I YAM loving this…from my HEAD TOMATOES“! In other words…He’d rather TURNIP his nose at any kind of machine…GOURD for him! This guy is really full of PEP…PERhaps he doesn’t CARROT all for taking it easy?…Well, I think we should all ROOT on his aCHIVEments…LETTUCE give this guy a HAND…No, not help with the work…Who has THYME for that?…I just MINT a little round of applause! 👏🏻👏🏻Anyway, with our question asking what AL was?…He was GUNG “HOE”! KALE, yeah, David! HOE do you do it?

Ok, eye candy…We see CORN’S SPADE…Nice, but nothing deep there…And beyond her is one tiny little WEED…I like AL’S visor, with all his hair piled on top…Nice HEAD of hair, AL… But the Cream of this CROP? If you look real closely…you’ll SEED that he’s wearing spiked AERATOR GARDENING shoes! And they’re absolutely RADISHING! SOW, There you have it Folks, Done. Have a great day, Everyone! And I’ll leave you with some SAGE advice…Never settle for being mediOKRA in life. No matter what comes your way…ROMAINE calm, TURNIP the BEET, dance your HEARTS out and you’ll find your inner PEAS. And never, ever HERB your enthusiasm! 🍆🌽🙋🏻

 

Jumble Answers for 08/17/2018

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MHEET = THEME

LLSYY = SLYLY

PLUTIP = PULPIT

JURNIE = INJURE

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

SHE NEEDED A BLOOD TRANSFUSION. LUCKILY, THE PATIENT’S BOYFRIEND WAS – – –

THESYUPTJRE = JUST HER TYPE

Happy Friday, Jumble friends! We have a new clue word appearance today with SLYLY, but it wasn’t any trouble to decipher after using the LY trick. The LY trick is when you see an LY in a Jumble, place it at the end of your solution. It eliminates two letters and most of the time the answer will jump right out at you. PULPIT took a few extra seconds to come into view and is my choice for the most difficult anagram of the day. We last saw it on 12/15/17 where it was jumbled the exact same way. After solving all of the clue words, I noticed that they’re all in reverse alphabetical order. And going a step further, they’re all in ascending order in which they last appeared in the puzzle (if you omit SLYLY, of course). The dates were 7/12/17, 12/15/17, and 8/9/18.

Moving along to the cartoon, we see a woman in a hospital bed with a man and a nurse beside her. The dialogue and sentence informs us that the woman is need of a blood transfusion and her boyfriend just happens to be a match. The patient appears to be in good spirits and has a look of relief on her face as she hears the wonderful news.

The details in today’s panel were sparse with only a couple catching my attention. The nurse was wearing an ID tag attached to her shirt that had a small caricature of her face and some scribble lines next to it. It’s probably safe to assume that the scribbles would be her name and title. The patient has a wristband on her left hand which has three small squiggly lines on it. The final detail was the IV bag above the patients head. If you look closely, you can see the tubing line come out of the bottom of the bag and attach to the top of her right hand.

The letter layout for the final solution was a magnificent mashup of 11-letters. The anagram gave absolutely nothing away and it even started with THE to throw us off track. I noticed that the wording of the cartoon sentence, as well as the dialogue between the characters, didn’t use TYPE when talking about the blood. Crossing out those letters brought HER into view leaving JUST to finish it off. This wasn’t an overly difficult puzzle for a Friday, but the addition of a new clue word and a cryptic letter layout for the surprise answer left me in A POSITIVE mood. Have a fantastic Friday, and I’ll see you tomorrow.

Jumble Answers for 08/16/2018

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FTASF – STAFF

DENKI – INKED

URSEEM – RESUME

NLEERT – RELENT

CARTOON ANSWER:   AFTER UPGRADING TO LODGING WITH TWO BEDROOMS, THEY WOULD HAVE – – –

SA   IED   SUM   RET   =    “SUITE” DREAMS

Good Morning, Everyone!              🛌 ROOM SERVICE?🛌

🎶 SUITE DREAMS are made of this…Who am I to disagree? I travel the world
And the seven seas…Everybody’s looking for something…🎶 “Sweet Dreams” – The Eurythmics 1983

🛌 Where y’day a couple reigned with money left to spare,
Today we see another, money not their only care.
They INKED upon arrival and agreed to one bedroom,
But let’s be honest…not conducive if you’d like to spoon…
The STAFF can bring you wine to drink, but after you relax?
It’s kind of hard to seek romance with kids ’round …these are facts…
But luckily the management was willing to RELENT,
And upgrading afforded them some “peace”…of Heaven sent”…
So now they sit and happily RESUME their tête à tête,
A little privacy giving a lot less need to fret…
Cause whether it becomes the need to sleep or not it seems,
That now they get to have the choice…Good night to all…”SUITE” DREAMS!🛌

Except for a DOUBLE take at RESUME, today’s words were easily put to BED.
And to anyone who frequents HOTELS or MOTELS, today’s cartoon was a SUITE little surprise! Jeff PLACEs us in a setting that’s showing COMFORT, INNside a ROOM. We see a couple HILTON and MARRI OTT, sitting, relaxing over a glass of wine. In the background, completely shaded in blue, we see two little girls in bunk beds. I’m going with girls, even though the child in the bottom bunk caused a BLANK ET first. But I enlarged the pic and looking very closely, LODGED near her eyes, I saw tiny little eyelashes…which Jeff only draws on girls. A MINUTE ABSOLUTE, which Jeff is famous for. They’re ABED, but can be seen playing with what seems to be a tiny stuffed bunny. Off to the right, we see a LAMP, SHADEd in pink, and a BED, in a SECOND BEDROOM. The dialogue between the OTTs is telling us that they’re looking forward to sleep. But HILTON looks wide AWAKE, while MARRI’s eyes are heavily shaded. Exhaustion? Or three SHEETS to the wind? Hard to tell…But with our question telling us that they’ve “UPGRADED to the TWO BEDROOMS“-the Mini–SUITE, what would they now have? “SUITE” DREAMS! Good one, David! You’re a real SLEEPER! I mean Keeper!

Ok, eye candy. The aforementioned eyelashes are a great detail. And the children’s eyes drawn so exaggeratedly wide are a dead giveaway to their resistance to sleep, hence the need for that SECOND BEDROOM. But I’m going with the plastic cups HILTON and MARRI are using to drink their wine. No Wine Glasses? Was the STAFF INN-experienced? Hmm…I have my RESERVATIONS, but I guess any PORT in a storm, huh? So, There you have it Folks, Done! Have a great day, Everyone! And may all your DREAMS be SUITE! 🛌🍷🙋🏻

 

 

 

Jumble Answers for 08/15/2018

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SCEHS – CHESS

KROPE – POKER

GHEYUL – HUGELY

SNSITI – INSIST

CARTOON ANSWER: THE WEALTHY COUPLE ALWAYS FLEW FIRST CLASS AND COULD WELL AFFORD – – – 

CHS   PKER   HGY   ISI  =   SKY-HIGH PRICES

Good Morning, Everyone!             ✈️  FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES? ✈️

🎶 Come FLY with me, let’s FLY,  let’s FLY away…If you can use some exotic booze, there’s a bar in far Bombay…Come FLY with me, let’s FLY, let’s FLY away….🎶 “Come Fly With Me” – Frank Sinatra   1958 

✈️ Conspicuous consumption is what we’re seeing here…
A couple living lavishly while flying in the air.
They’re being HUGELY pampered, the perks are off the chart…
The masseuse with his POKER face is just a tiny part.
They’re dining on big lobsters, a champagne flute is shown
They INSIST on the very best, and money sets the tone…
Like CHESS they take their places, only First Class will do
They don’t intend to sit abreast from folks like me and you.
It’s nice to have such money, to spend without a care…
Especially while traveling…its pure luxury in the air.
We all crave things indulgent, human nature comes with vices…
And when you’re rich you can include paying these SKY HIGH PRICES! ✈️

Checking our words, I found three Sweet Repeats from the past. HUGELY couldn’t be found, and may very well be appearing here in the Jumble for the FIRST time. It also seems to be the word that may cause a LAYOVER today. Four friends had CONTACTed me by 4:30 this morning, CLAIMing RED EYES from staring at it, and needed some help being COACHed through it. Two of them questioned its existence…So, I’m dubbing it the BIG trouble word for today…On to our cartoon and it’s solution…We’re aboard an AIRLINER, seated in FIRST CLASS. We see a couple, RICH, and his wife PAM…(short for PAMpered), a masseuse, and a female FLIGHT Attendant. Our dialogue is telling us that despite the seats being so expensive, they were worth every Penny …Pennies? HA! You can get your bottom DOLLAR there were no pennies on SCHEDULE here! These seats were definitely SKY HIGH…So, the answer to the question of what the couple could well afford? The SKY-HIGH PRICES! WAY TO GO, David…you always SOAR ABOVE the rest! 

Ok, eye candy. RICH, dressed in a black T-Shirt and jeans, holds a Champagne Flute, or perhaps an Aperitif flute. My uncertainty STEMS from the smaller size of it. He’s sporting a pony-TAIL,  a mustache and a soul patch…hAIRy Dude…PAMpered is dressed in Chartreuse and Burgundy…which attests to the fact that MONEY doesn’t necessarily buy Fashion CENTS, and two wrongs don’t make a right…Although two WRIGHTS did make an AIRPLANE! The masseuse is wearing either a sleeveless tank-top, with a sweater tied around his neck, or a hooded tank-top. We’re still looking for any CENTS of that HIGH Fashion…Lastly, our Flight Attendant, resplendent in a shade of blue, carries a steaming Lobster on a tray. We may have a winner…Her TASTE seems to be aboveBOARD…But I think I’m BOEING with RICH’s AIR…He has three piercings, and is wearing AIRrings in three different sizes…Personally? I’m not in YAW…and I’d have him TAKE OFF at least two of them…So, ThAIR you have it Folks! Done! Have a great day, Everyone! And get out there today and WING it! ✈️🙋🏻

Jumble Answers for 08/14/2018

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TIKYT = KITTY

INAPO = PIANO

LFENUN = FUNNEL

NADETL = DENTAL

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND WOULD PLAY MAID MARIAN TO ERROL’S ROBIN HOOD. SHE WAS – – –

KIYINFNLENL = IN LIKE FLYNN

Happy Tuesday, everyone! All of the clue words appeared to be old favorites at first, but a closer inspection revealed that FUNNEL is actually making its debut appearance this morning. It was used in a surprise answer of “FUNNEL” VISION on 1/23/15 but that doesn’t count. DENTAL took a few extra seconds to decipher which made it my pick for the most difficult anagram of the day.

The setting for today’s cartoon is an office where we see a man and a woman having a conversation. The characters don’t appear to be our normal Jumble cast and the cartoon sentence reveals that the woman is actually Olivia De Havilland. The man that is seated is drawn in the likeness of Jack Warner who was the president of Warner Brothers Studios during the golden age of Hollywood.

Mr. Warner is interested in casting Ms. Havilland as Maid Marian in a new movie called “The Adventures of Robin Hood”. He can be seen showing her a head shot of Errol Flynn who has already agreed to star in the film. Havilland and Flynn would go on to make nine films together and would eventually become one of Hollywood’s most popular romantic on-screen pairings. Ms. Havilland is still alive and just celebrated her 102nd birthday on July 1st!!!

The letter layout for the final solve contained 11-letters and kept the answer very well hidden. The visual clue of Errol brought FLYNN immediately to mind leaving IN and LIKE to be found shortly thereafter. If you weren’t quite sure who these characters were, you were most likely in for a very difficult solve. Have a terrific Tuesday, and I’ll see you tomorrow!

Jumble Answers for 08/13/2018

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UDLEE = ELUDE

HENSE = SHEEN

VEEMRO = REMOVE

FIROPT = PROFIT

 

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE 2 WAS MUCH MORE EASYGOING THAN THE 3 BECAUSE THE 2 WAS – – –

EDEEENEMVPRT = EVEN-TEMPERED

Good Monday morning, everyone! All of the clue words that we see today are old favorites. SHEEN looked new to me once it was solved but a search revealed that it was last used on 10/08/15. PROFIT ended up being the oldest of the bunch with its last appearance on 10/02/14. We did see it used in a surprise answer of “TIDY PROFIT” on 6/27/16 so perhaps David only uses it on even-numbered years. Although all of our clue words well jumbled, they were all instantly visible so I’ll forgo choosing one as the most difficult anagram of the day. If you have a pick, be sure to let us know in the comments section down below.

Today’s cartoon was a break from the norm with the main characters being numbers instead of people. The banner overhead says “SUDOKU CHAMPIONSHIPS” and we see the numbers 1, 3, and 2 on the sidelines waiting to be played. The dialogue informs us that number 3 is anxious to get on the grid as he verbalizes his frustration with the pace at which the game is being played. Number 2 has a nonchalant attitude about the situation and states that “it will all work out.”

There were a couple of details in this piece that happened to catch my attention. We see the number 4 already on the board and its eyes are looking forward instead of back towards the commotion on the sideline. The second detail was more complex and left me a bit confused. If you look at the number 2, you’ll see that there is another number partially drawn to its right. Since Sudoku uses the numbers 1 through 9, I was unable to figure out what this other crooked number was. My best guess is that it’s part of the number 6 but the curve didn’t seem right. If you have a guess, be sure to let us know!

Like the clue words, the final solution was no trouble at all. The letter layout had five E’s which definitely caught my attention. The EN coupled together brought EVEN into view which left TEMPERED to be sussed out with minimal effort.

I’ve added a poll down below (👇) to see how many of you play the Sudoku. It’s a fun game but I prefer the other word puzzles like the crossword and word search. Have a marvelous Monday, and I’ll see you tomorrow!