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Jumble Spoiler – 01/10/15

Français : Grille royale du château de Versailles

Français : Grille royale du château de Versailles (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  All Homeland Security really needs.

ROPEA  =  OPERA,  BNALD  =  BLAND,  RILGEL  =  GRILLE,  RONCEE  =  ENCORE   —   Giving us:  OERBLDRILCOE

Clue/Question:  The canine wanted to be stationed between Canada and the U.S. because he was a – – – 

BC_eye.jpg, Border Collie exhibiting "Col...

BC_eye.jpg, Border Collie exhibiting “Collie Eye” to stare down sheep (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Answer:  BORDER COLLIE

(Cute!  I’m a big dog fan.  And, it was a nice long 12-letter answer.  We actually have a new clue word, in “grille”.  It can be included in the ralis95 clue word database.  I struggled to get this and ended up backing into it.  I had suspected it, but I always thought it was just a hokey spelling of GRILL, used for pubs that go by bar and grille.  Kinda like the superfluous PE on SHOPPE.  It’s old English and likely from the Saxons, so I kinda discounted it.  Besides the jumble for “grille” being new, so was the one for “opera”.  We’ve seen the other two a few times.  The answer letter layout was actually very good, but kind of wasted, as I thought the answer was pretty obvious.  I like the dog wearing a tie for his interview, the little Canadian and American flags, and the Jumble mug.  Not sure which bridge that is.  I’m sure that there are a number of bridges that go from the U.S. to Canada.  Be well and do good, friends.)   —   YUR


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