Jumble Solved – 05/31/23

Visual Description:  Freaking for frogs.

PRIEG  =  GRIPE, LIDUB  =  BUILD,  UNAQIT  =  QUAINT,  BARJEB  =  JABBER   —   Giving us:  GIBIINTBR

Clue/Question:  They were watching a fascinating documentary about frogs that was – – –

Answer:  RIBBITING

(A very amusing Jumble pun!  But, this answer does sound very familiar too.  I couldn’t say WHEN we’ve had it before, but I’m pretty certain that we HAVE had it before.  Maybe it wasn’t in the context of a family watching a documentary, but “ribbiting” rings a bell.

All four of today’s clue words are on the world famous ralis95 clue word database.  Two of the jumbles appear to be new, but we’ve definitely seen “prieg” and “barjeb” in previous Jumbles.  They all came to me immediately.  The answer letter layout was nifty nine letter jumble.  Decently cryptic.  I think that the quotation marks were the big clue in getting the final answer.

Great cartoon of the family activity.  This documentary must be on live TV, since mom doesn’t want to miss any of it.  If they were streaming it they could just pause it and come back to it later.  I know that mom gave the negative response to dad’s question, because I can’t imagine the kids saying NO to ice cream!  I don’t think I ever have.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Solved – 03/27/23

Visual Description:  Axe me no questions!

RIHPC  =  CHIRP,  UOYSP  =  SOUPY,  NDLATE  =  DENTAL,  ZENSEE  =  SNEEZE   —   Giving us:  CISOPDTLSNE

Clue/Question:  With her newly sharpened axe, she was able to chop through logs in a – – –

Answer:  SPLIT SECOND

(In a Maine Minute!  Is that a thing???  You know, like in a New York minute!  They’ve got a lot of trees up in Maine, ya know.  I guess that an alternative to this final answer, assuming that the clue/question leaves off the “in a”, and there were other jumbled clue words, could be lickety split!   Store that somewhere in your memory banks, David L. Hoyt!  No charge, cuz!

All four clue words are on the world famous ralis95 clue word database!  Three of today’s jumbles are coming up as new, but we’ve definitely seen “zensee” some time ago.  I actually struggled with two jumbles this morning!  I eventually did get “sneeze”, but it took a while.  But I actually had to back into “dental”!  First time for that in a long, long time.  There was just enough – without the L,T and D – for me to see the final answer.  And then it still took a few looks for me to unwind “ndlate”!  Good thing I’m an idiom savant!

Fine cancel culture cartoon!  Popular media just loves portraying the American males as hapless boobs, while making all women seem like uber-capable Amazons.  I have always been for equality of the sexes, and I suppose some of this is valid payback for the years of portraying all women as the “weaker sex”, but like so much today I think things have gotten a little out of hand.  Hey, if my wife wants to split logs she is welcome to it!  I’d probably chop my damn foot off anyway.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Solved – 03/22/23

Visual Description:  Blonde breakfast.

ZOWYO  =  WOOZY,  CTHAH  =  HATCH,  KNOPES  =  SPOKEN,  SNRPIG  =  SPRING   —   Giving us:  WOOHTHPENSRI

Clue/Question:  How does “Legally Blonde” star Reese eat cereal?

Answer:  WITH HER SPOON

(I guess pretty much like . . . all the rest of us would!  All kidding aside, this was a very good Jumble pun.  The Clue/Question also would have worked with soup . . . or even ice cream!  Initially, I was thinking that the actress’ last name was Reese.  And it took me a few seconds to see the pun.  I’m guessing that either David L. Hoyt, or Jeff Knurek, must be big Reese Witherspoon fans, as they have timed this for her birthday.  It’s hard to believe that she is 47.  She certainly is aging well.

No surprise new clue words today.  They’re all on the ralis95 clue word database.  Two of the jumbles are coming up as new, but we’ve definitely seen both “zowyo” and “knopes” in previous Jumbles.  The answer letter layout was a twisty twelve letter jumble.  I thought that it was wonderfully cryptic.  Because I was thinking her last name was Reese, I initially thought the final answer was going to be something like WITH TWO SPOONS.  But with only one T and one W that wasn’t going to work.  And I would’ve needed an extra S . . . and one more space in the final answer slots.  But with the WITH and the SPOON parts her full name clicked inside my li’l  pea-brain!

Fine cartoon of a couple of actresses on the set of a movie, or television show.  I personally did not pick up on either actress, but I don’t always see what Jeff is aiming to depict.  I don’t subscribe to Apple TV+, so I’ve never seen “The Morning Show”, but now that I’ve looked it up I can see that the other actress must be Jennifer Aniston!  Jen also looks amazing, especially considering that she is 54!  But of course she’s a rich celebrity, with trainers, specialized diets, and only the best skin care products!  Like I said above, whichever one is the fan-boy, it looks like they timed this perfectly for Reese’s 47th birthday.  Happy Birthday, Reese!  Coincidentally, today’s Celebrity Cipher features a quote from Reese Witherspoon!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Solved – 11/17/22

Visual Description:  A bip bop, just relaxing in the slop . . .

FINSF  =  SNIFF,  ATHHC  =  HATCH,  MLAEBG  =  GAMBLE,  DOSIMW  =  WISDOM   —   Giving us:  SHHGAWO

Clue/Question:  What did Gary, aka Batpig, use during his mudbaths?

Answer:  HOGWASH

(Balderdash and horsefeathers, I say!  What kind of tomfoolery is this?  It’s a great Jumble pun, THAT’S what it is!  Hey!  If a pig wants to *identify* as a superhero, who am I to judge?  If a person *identified* as a pig would that make him a “furry”?  Maybe more of a bristly, as pig/hog hair is pretty coarse!  Surprisingly, my baby sister – who is NOT a wingnut – floated the misinformative story of children who *identify* as “furries” – and their parents – requesting litter boxes in school rest rooms!  I told her it was just hyped up right-wing hooey, but she said she heard of it . . . locally.  We changed the subject, but the next day I sent her a link that debunks the silly notion, and told her that there were a lot of copycats essentially saying:  Me too!  The whole thing is just an extreme reaction to some of the trans issues that are going on in our society.  To a certain extent, I do understand the “slippery slope” argument of a lot of things that are going on in the world today.  But I also think that all of us just need to take a breath from time to time.  Making things up just isn’t helpful.

All of today’s clue words are on the ralis95 clue word database.  Three of the jumbles are coming up as new, for me.  But we’ve definitely seen “finsf” in at least one previous Jumble.  They all came to me immediately, even “gamble”!  The answer letter layout was a slippery seven letter jumble.  But short answers are my specialty.  If folks can use body-wash, then I suppose pigs could use hog-wash!  I’m more of your basic soap kinda guy.  I’m not into too much artificial scent.

Great cartoon from today’s guest cartoonist, Rob Harrell, the creator of “BATPIG”.  Yet another comic strip that my newspaper doesn’t carry, but maybe that’s one reason why Gannett newspapers are suffering so!  It looks like a fun strip though.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Solved – 06/06/22

Visual Description:  Nature sold-out!

CONEU  =  OUNCE,  PMKIS  =  SKIMP,  TBUNTO  =  BUTTON,  DARTNS  =  STRAND   —   Giving us:  NESPTTSTA

Clue/Question:  The campground was closing for good.  So any future talk about it would be – – –

Answer:  PAST “TENTS“

(Now, this is a good stinky pun!  And, it also looks like some of the comments that I read on Facebook!  I don’t understand how some of these people even made it out of elementary school.  We’ve all seen people write “to” when they should’ve written “too”.  I guess we’re all a little guilty, from time to time, especially when we’re rushing.  But “your” for “you’re” just seems lazy to me.  And, I really don’t get when people write “then” when they’re meaning “than”, and “are” when they mean “our”!  C’mon, folks!

All of the clue words are on the ralis95 clue word database.  It’s been a while since we’ve seen “strand”.  Three of the jumbles appear to be new, but we’ve definitely seen “dartns” in previous Jumbles.  The answer letter layout was a nifty nine letter jumble.  I didn’t find it at all obvious.  The whole setup, and the quotation marks in the final answer slots were what made for a quick solve, for me.

Fun cartoon of the one time popular campground that is about to become, what looks like, a self-storage facility.  We’re a society that no longer makes products that can easily be fixed.  And, at the same time, we don’t like to throw much of anything out.  It’s “our stuff”, and we want to hold on to it, even if it means putting it away in some crazy garage-like rental unit.  This isn’t what The Greatest Generation fought for!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 01/11/21

Visual Description:  Mr. and Mrs. Ed.

VAWEE  =  WEAVE,  GEHED  =  HEDGE,  CCNILI  =  CLINIC,  NTCREH  =  TRENCH   —   Giving us:  EHDCITH

Clue/Question:  The horses had been married for years and liked being – – –

Answer:  HITCHED

(And, what a hansom couple they make!  Yeah.  That’s right.  Two can play at this game.  LOL!  Maybe her name is Daisy.  And though they didn’t have a stylish marriage, Ed could afford a carriage.  And, they do look sweet, pulling down the street, with a couple from Kalamazoo!  Thank you!  Thank you!  I’ll be here all week.  Try the veal!

We continue with all classic clue words, today.  Two of the jumbles appear to be new, but we have unquestionably seen “vawee” and “gehed” before.  For me, they were all gimmes today.  The answer letter layout was sinch . . . at seven letters.  Dollars to donuts we’ve seen this final answer a time, or more, before!

Great cartoon of a hansom cab, likely driving through a city park.  The Brits call it a cab, while we – correctly – call it a carriage.  Why can’t those Limeys learn proper English???  I really like it when Jeff draws horses.  Especially talking ones!  He gives them so much character!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 09/11/17

Visual Description:  Corn-gratulations!!!

ZORRA  =  RAZOR,  TIHAF  =  FAITH,  COREKT  =  ROCKET,  ROMMEY  =  MEMORY   —   Giving us:  RAOFATROEEMR

Clue/Question:  After realizing how much corn he had for sale, the farmer was grinning – – – 

Answer:  FROM EAR TO EAR

(It would probably be just as corny, to mention how corny this pun is, so I won’t.  Especially not after that Vis/Desc.  I’ve only had corn on the cob once this season, so I better hurry up and have some more before it’s all gone!  This was a fun little solve.  None of the clue words were new, but three of the jumbles appear to be so.  We’ve definitely had “rommey” in the past.  The answer letter layout was a great jumble, but the leading nature of the clue/question made this one pretty much a no-brainer!  Usual top-notch cartoon.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 09/06/17

 

 

Visual Description:  Shades of The Family Circus!

GATRN  =  GRANT,  NHORO  =  HONOR,  TISNIS  =  INSIST,  DORNET  =  RODENT   —   Giving us:  GTHONIITONT

Clue/Question:  It’s easy to add zero plus zero because there’s – – –

 

Answer:  NOTHING TO IT

(Gotta love the American idioms!  They make for great puns.  All of today’s clue words are old favorites, but three of the jumbles came up as new.  We’ve seen “tisnis” in the past.  The answer letter layout was another expert jumble!  Nothing given away.  It looks like Jeff has inserted himself into a Family Circus cartoon.  He’s playing the part of Bil, the dad.  Thel is in the kitchen.  Jeffy is asking the question, and  Barfy is asleep at the foot of the bark-a-lounger!  Lots of fun.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 07/15/17

Visual Description:  Elphaba’s affliction.

RIKHE  =  HIKER,  SACEE  =  CEASE,  DULCED  =  CUDDLE,  YAWONH  =  ANYHOW   —   Giving us:  HIKECAECDDEAHW

Clue/Question:  After a long day of casting sinister spells, the evil witch had a – – –

Answer:  WICKED HEADACHE

(You’d almost think that bad things would be pleasurable to someone so malicious!  No?  Okay.  Very cute pun, anyway.  All of the clue words are old favorites, again.  Two of the jumbles came up as new, with “sacee” and “dulced” having definitely been used before.  A very impressive answer letter layout.  Both long and cryptic.  It was the cartoon though, that both took the prize, and made the answer pretty simple.  The bad witch is holding her head, and her dialog used the word “skull”, to avoid using the word that would be in the answer.  But, it’s a great Glinda and WWW, and a very cute flying monkey.  Why do so many people think the word “monkey” is so damn funny, anyway?  With the newest Planet of the Apes movie, that’s opening this weekend, all the television personalities think they are so clever calling it The Monkey Movie!  Of course, this isn’t the first time.  They seem to do it all the time.  Gorillas, Chimpanzees, Orangutans, and – to a lesser sense – Gibbons are all Apes.  Genetically, they are much closer to us than any monkey is.  Maybe it’s just me, but I don’t find mindful ignorance amusing.  Harrumph!  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

Jumble Spoiler – 07/12/17

Visual Description:  Making good dough!

RWONB  =  BROWN,  OWNOS  =  SWOON,  CEDDEA  =  DECADE,  JENRIU  =  INJURE   —  Giving us:  BRNSWNADEIRE

Clue/Question:  The bakery owned by the married couple had two – – –

Answer:  BREAD WINNERS

(I should’ve seen it immediately, but I kneaded a little time, to rise to the occasion.  A nifty pun though.  All old favorite clue words today.  And, only two of the jumbles seem to be new, as I already had “rwonb” and “ceddea” in my Tags.  The answer letter layout was cryptic enough.  The more obvious clue was all the loaves of bread displayed on the counter.  The less obvious – bonus clue – were the two awards, hanging on the wall.  “Best Rye” two years running!  Everyone run out to a bakery and buy some fresh baked bread!  Lots of fun.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR