Visual Description: Weather folk.
FONTE = OFTEN, HALAP = ALPHA, LGGGIE = GIGGLE, CHUPIC = HICCUP — Giving us: TENAPIGHU
Clue/Question: The rivalry between the weather forecasters was – – –
Answer: HEATING UP
(Well, it IS late May. No new clue words, but a couple of new jumbles. They’ve used “fonte” and “chupic” before. Great answer letter layout. Swell cartoon. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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101 in Detroit! Ha! Channel 7 there is WXYZ. I wonder if that’s supposed to be Marilyn Turner? Can’t think of anybody she had a rivalry there with… 🙂