Jumble Spoiler – 06/16/09

Visual Description:  A fireman’s retirement party, complete with cake.

NUKKS  =  SKUNK,  BYLUR  =  BURLY,  DROOVE  =  OVERDO,  THROOC  =  COHORT —   Giving us:  UNBUOEDRT

Clue/Question:  The fireman retired because he was . . .

Answer:  “BURNED” OUT

(“Cohort” had me thrown, and I was too lazy to tough it out.  I figured out the puzzle solution, saw that I needed an R and a T, and then realized what the letters had to spell.) —   YUR