Post by FreeKresge on Sept 5, 2018 5:51:05 GMT
I created an Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. themed Jumble puzzle, similar to the daily Jumbles that appear in newspapers. Below the line are four scrambled words. In this case, the words are all first names of actors who appeared in at least ten episodes of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (I use "actor" as a gender-neutral term. It is for you to figure out if the actor in question is male or female.) Your first task is to unscramble the words to fill in the blanks immediately below the four scrambled words (one letter per underscore).
For example, if the first clue is:
TREBT
_ _ _ _ _
You would unscramble the TREBT to read
B R E T T
Some of these blanks will have circles. Your second task is to take the letters in the circles (twelve total in this puzzle) and unscramble them to complete the final puzzle. If the clue above was actually:
TREBT
O _ _ _ O
then the first and last letters of the answer (in this case, B and T) have a circle. These two letters will be combined with circled letters from other clues to solve the final part of the puzzle.
If you do not see the answer right away, it sometimes helps to write the letters in a pyramid shape. Also think about letters that commonly go together or that commonly begin or end words or names. If you get stumped, I included a hint for each jumbled word in spoiler tags.
Note that, like the Jumbles in the newspapers, the final answer is a pun rather than a factual statement. For example, the Jumble for September 22, 2018 was:
The pun below is similar. I do not remember if Fitz has a favorite tool or if he has ever used the tool in question in the show.
The final part below does not contain punctuation. If it contained quotation marks, as in the example above, it would mean that the pun contains a spelling change (i.e., Barcalounger to Barkalounger). If it contained hyphens, it could mean that part of the word contains the pun (i.e., Barc to Bark). Of course, a hyphen could also mean that the answer is a hyphenated word. For the third scrambled word below, the hyphen actually appears in the original name.
Again, not relevant here but possibly relevant to any future Jumble that I may create, if the final clue pointedly avoids using a word, then it probably appears in the final answer. For example, if the final clue refers to "the third month of the year," then the word "March" probably appears in the answer.
The prize for solving this puzzle is the respect and admiration of your fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. exiles. If you want to show that you solved the puzzle, please put your answers in spoiler tags so that other people have a chance to solve the puzzle.
1. HYNER
O O _ _ O
Hint:
2. CRAKL
O _ _ O O
Hint:
3. MANING
O _ O _ - O _
Hint:
4. WROPES
_ O O O _ _
Hint:
Final: Fitz's favourite tool is his:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hint 1:
Hint 2:
Hint 3:
[/quote][/quote]
For example, if the first clue is:
TREBT
_ _ _ _ _
You would unscramble the TREBT to read
B R E T T
Some of these blanks will have circles. Your second task is to take the letters in the circles (twelve total in this puzzle) and unscramble them to complete the final puzzle. If the clue above was actually:
TREBT
O _ _ _ O
then the first and last letters of the answer (in this case, B and T) have a circle. These two letters will be combined with circled letters from other clues to solve the final part of the puzzle.
If you do not see the answer right away, it sometimes helps to write the letters in a pyramid shape. Also think about letters that commonly go together or that commonly begin or end words or names. If you get stumped, I included a hint for each jumbled word in spoiler tags.
Note that, like the Jumbles in the newspapers, the final answer is a pun rather than a factual statement. For example, the Jumble for September 22, 2018 was:
The dog's favorite type of chair is a...
"BARK-A-LOUNGER"
"BARK-A-LOUNGER"
The final part below does not contain punctuation. If it contained quotation marks, as in the example above, it would mean that the pun contains a spelling change (i.e., Barcalounger to Barkalounger). If it contained hyphens, it could mean that part of the word contains the pun (i.e., Barc to Bark). Of course, a hyphen could also mean that the answer is a hyphenated word. For the third scrambled word below, the hyphen actually appears in the original name.
Again, not relevant here but possibly relevant to any future Jumble that I may create, if the final clue pointedly avoids using a word, then it probably appears in the final answer. For example, if the final clue refers to "the third month of the year," then the word "March" probably appears in the answer.
The prize for solving this puzzle is the respect and admiration of your fellow S.H.I.E.L.D. exiles. If you want to show that you solved the puzzle, please put your answers in spoiler tags so that other people have a chance to solve the puzzle.
1. HYNER
O O _ _ O
Hint:
This actor's last name is also the last name of a character who has appeared in at least ten episodes.
To say that the character appeared in at least ten episodes is a gross understatement.
2. CRAKL
O _ _ O O
Hint:
This first name is a common last name.
3. MANING
O _ O _ - O _
Hint:
The hyphen should make this the easiest guess.
4. WROPES
_ O O O _ _
Hint:
I noted that every actor has appeared in at least ten episodes. I could have made the cutoff much higher (e.g., 80 episodes) except that there is a letter in this actor's name that does not appear in the first name of any actor who appeared in twelve or more episodes (i.e., this actor appeared in only ten or eleven episodes and the rare letter goes in one of the three circles).
Final: Fitz's favourite tool is his:
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Hint 1:
Newspaper Jumbles have cartoon drawings that provide hints. If I were remotely competent as an artist, I would draw Fitz working on plumbing or a gas pipe.
Hint 2:
Think of an obsession that Fitz had in the first season or two that was eventually dropped until "Rewind."
Hint 3:
There is only one vowel in the second word. This means that the second word has at least three consonants in a row.
[/quote][/quote]
That, plus the early jokes about monkeys..........