Jumble Spoiler – 05/11/13

Four MPs take a break along a German road to read in the “Stars and Stripes” newspaper about the Nazi surrender. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

Visual Description:  Military men.

ALFEB  =  FABLE,  TAIRO  =  RATIO,  GINSSA  =  ASSIGN,  YEMMAH  =  MAYHEM   —   Giving us:  AERISNM

Clue/Question:  They called the General by his . . .

Answer:  “SIR–NAME“

(Very good pun!  Great jumbling of the clue words.  I really liked “assign” and “mayhem”, and it looks like “assign” is a new clue word to the Jumble world.  ralis95 will have to add it to the clue word database.  Very good answer letter layout.  If you didn’t just pick up on the joke the answer letter layout would have been of little help.  Great cartoon, too.  Jeff could get a job at Stars and Stripes!  Be well and do good, friends.  Have a Happy Mother’s Day!)   —   YUR

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Jumble Spoiler – 04/18/09

Visual Description:  Awards ceremony at a chess tournament.

MASCK  =  SMACK,  NOKTE  =  TOKEN,  YEMMAH  =  MAYHEM,  SCAFAR  =  FRACAS —   Giving us:  CKTEMHEACS

Clue/Question:  When the chess team won, they became . . .

Answer:  “CHECK” MATES