| gawky, mount, entice, volume, moving.
Thanks to WC for filling in the 6x6 in the comments!
floral, pimple, whinny, muddle, ferret, grassy, did well for himself.
The opening poem contains all the words (or variations of them) from today's Jumble.
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The gawky young man was afraid of a horse.
ReplyDeleteThat foretold problems with this therapy course.
Learning to mount was the first challenge for him.
Moving with reluctance, he approached with no vim.
The horse was as gentle as a horse could be.
But in his mind, Alan saw a wild bucking spree!
It took a few tries, but in the saddle at last,
Fascination took over, equine magic was cast!
The experience spoke volumes for the good displayed!!
Not quite so gawky, not quite so scared or afraid!
The ride ended, Alan had to be enticed to dismount.
Across the nation, horses help, too many to count!
I'll let someone else try the crossword-style clues today.
ReplyDeleteI've tried twice to comment, but the site doesn't seem to be cooperating today. Here goes third time.
ReplyDeleteMy two cents: I think the poem clues are more than sufficient and that additional crossword-type clues would be redundant and might well even detract from the fun.
I really like today's poem; great narrative tale replete with clues.
The jumble, I thought, was absurdly simple. So Mondays are the easiest? Looking forward to tomorrow.
I meant "So Mondays AREN'T the easiest?"
DeleteI too loved your horse poem, Owen, but I'm guessing your Sunday puzzle must be different from the LA Times version because I didn't see any of the Jumble words in the poem. No problem--my Sunday paper gives us the solution so I'll be able to look up word #1, which gave me problems, and the solution, which I wasn't able to get. Have a great day!
ReplyDeleteMisty, Owen doesn't seem to have included the Sunday puzzle today, just the daily one, and that's the one with clues in the poem. It's shown right at the top of the blog, so you can do it from this jumble site if you want. I did the Sunday one on paper from my LA Times -- a lot of double consonants today!
DeleteThanks for explaining, Sandyanon. Well, I think I got all four clues: 1) G____y, 2) M---t, 3) E----e, 4) V----E.
DeleteBut I can't figure out the solution. Please help.
Thanks for the cute, poem, Owen. Thanks for thinking of us.
ReplyDeleteSandyanon, thanks for helping me find the spot.
Ok. A poet in a pinch. Here's the 6*6 clues:
ReplyDeleteLOLFAR, LIPEMP, NIHWNW, LDUEDM, REFTER, SRAGSY.
The Clue : The oil driller who didn't have a single employee (3,4,3,7)
Thus...
The Scarlett Pimpernel had a floral motif
His mission was to render relief
From the Guillotine's knife.
By day a muddle-headed ninny
The French had nary a whinny
Of his secret. Nor his wife.
But a snake in the grass came to Margret
Threatened sa frere, he would ferret
The identity, of son mari.
And then, and then ... You'd do well
To read it for yourself
Wilburforce Chesley de Brienne
GAAHH! ��:embarresed: This is the second week in a row that I've done this! ��:sorry: Well, I now have a series of reminder notes that will remind me every week that Sunday has an extra challenge! As for today's 6x6, it's too late in the day to add it now, but I will do it and add it to tomorrow's posting. ��:contrite:
ReplyDeleteWow! While I was typing that last comment, Wilbur filled in for me -- and a very good job he did, too! Bilingual, too! I'm impressed! I won't have to add it tomorrow after all -- Thank You, WC!
ReplyDeleteNow I'll have to work it myself, and get the same pleasure/frustration you do daily.
No big deal, Owen. You write so many poems; I'm always amazed at your prodigious output. No wonder that once in awhile one slips by you.
ReplyDeleteSpoiler alert. Here are the answers .
ReplyDeleteFloral,pimple,whinny,muddle,ferret,grassy
(He) did well for himself
I got up to the point where Marguerite (Margret) realizes that it's her husband, the SP) whom she has endangered .
So I too have to read the book, hopefully on line . I see there's a movie too.
Owen, thanks for the encouragement. I need French Vanilla added to a half-caf to get the doggerel going.
WC
OMG . I never indicated where the circles would be. Too late I guess. Oh well:
ReplyDelete1,3,6
2,3,5
1,2,3
3,4,5
1,2,5
2,5
WC
I forgot my French possessive rules. It should have been son frere . It's the gender of the object not the subject.
ReplyDelete50 years have passed since I spoke French
WC