Jumble Spoiler – 05/23/16

The Adoration of the Magi (circa 1305) by Giotto, purportedly depicting Halley. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Astro-tangent.

ROLYG  =  GLORY,  MYHET  =  THYME,  CONUBE  =  BOUNCE,  GELELA  =  ALLEGE   —   Giving us:  GLTONEAL

Clue/Question:  His grandfather’s story about Halley’s Comet was a – – –

Comet P/Halley as taken March 8, 1986 by W. Liller, Easter Island, part of the International Halley Watch (IHW) Large Scale Phenomena Network. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  LONG TALE

(That’s because comets have long tails!  Not bad, huh?  No new clue words today, but three of the jumbles came up as new.  We’ve seen “rolyg” before.  And, “glory” is a word that spells out in alphabetical order.  Great job on the answer letter layout.  Nothing obvious about it.  Cute cartoon.  Gramps is kinda clueless.  Won’t be long ’til I’m there, so I better watch it.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR

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