Jumble Solved – 02/04/23

Visual Description:  Tennis club

CAXTE  =  EXACT,  KNIYD  =  DINKY,  PMAHIS  =  MISHAP,  MAYIFN  =  INFAMY   —   Giving us:  XCTDNMHAIAM

Clue/Question:  When they randomly chose people to team up to play tennis, it was – – – 

Answer:  MIX AND MATCH

(Eh!  Not bad.  Not great, but not bad.  Kind of a double tennis pun, with mixed doubles and tennis match.  Maybe it’s just because it all came too easily for me.  I don’t know.  They’re not all going to float everyone’s boat . . . every time.  Right?

The clue words all came immediately, as none of them are new.  Three of the jumbles appear to be new, but we’ve definitely seen “caxte” in at least one earlier Jumble.  The answer letter layout was an energetic eleven letter jumble.  Decently cryptic.  But the final answer was pretty obvious.

Fine looking middle class tennis club scene.  Whatever the tennis equivalent of a duffer is applies to all of these players.  Weekend warriors, just trying to get in a nice work out.  No acing necessary.  Just a lot of friendly rallies, to get the heart pumping and sweat flowing.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

PS.  Happy birthday to Rosa Parks, today’s Black History month honoree!   —   YUR

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