Visual Description: The wonder of the cosmos!
LIBUD = BUILD, LATOG = GLOAT, CRUPES = SPRUCE, SJYLUT = JUSTLY — Giving us: BLOASREJTL
Clue/Question: When Neil deGrasse Tyson explains star formation, he does a – – –
Answer: STELLAR JOB
(An excellent pun, making for an excellent Jumble! But, one yer Uncle came SO close to posting an incorrect – but oh so close – answer! All the clue words were familiar old favorites, that I got instantaneously, even though three of the jumbles were new. We’ve seen “crupes” before. For whatever reason, when I was writing out the answer letter layout, I pulled the U from “spruce” instead of the E. I cant remember the last time I did anything like this! So, seeing that the answer words were 7 letters and 3 letters, I immediately jumped on JOB for the second word. This left me with LASRUTL. I started thinking along the lines of ASTRAL, even though it meant I was missing an L, and I substituted another A for the U. But, after playing with those letters, I was able to come up with the word LUSTRAL. It’s not a “usual” word, but it is derived from LUSTRUM, which also gives us LUSTER! I thought I was golden, as I’ve always heard of the luster of the stars! My answer, as unconventional as it may have looked, was LUSTRAL JOB. So now, as I’m preparing to write this post, not quite feeling like LUSTRAL would make for the glowingest of answers, I looked at the jumbles, and my answer letter layout one last time, and I spotted my mistake! Wow!
Cool answer letter layout . . . either way. A very non-obvious jumble.
And of course, a great cartoon. The likeness of Neil deGrasse Tyson was superb. The animation of the galaxy works well, and the expression of awe, on the rapt viewers, was also great. Good job, guys! Be well and do good, friends.) — YUR
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