Visual Description: Cat-astrophe!
CEJTE = EJECT, YOREF = FOYER, PEPLIM = PIMPLE, SUMLEC = MUSCLE — Giving us: ECTFOEPILSLE
Clue/Question: After her favorite figurine hit the floor and shattered, she – – –
Answer: FELL TO PIECES
(I guess this lady is having her Patsy Cline moment! It’s a great expression. Whether you GO to pieces, or FALL to pieces, it essentially means losing your nut. An emotional breakdown of some kind. Losing your favorite . . . anything is very distressing. So, this is a wonderful pun.
As usual, all four clue words are on the ralis95 clue word database. Three of the jumbles are coming up as new though! We’ve definitely seen “cejte” in at least one previous Jumble. They were all pretty simple solves. The answer letter layout was terrific twelve letter jumble. I thought it was wonderfully cryptic.
The cartoon is really great. You can see the distress on her face over the loss of her Hummel . . . or Lladro. And the offender . . . the cat . . . has an expression of quiet pride, and So what?! I love cats, but that is one of the traits that I don’t appreciate. At least your dog will look guilty and remorseful. Fun Monday Jumble. Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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