[Taltarzac725]

Women created a shift in piracy on the High Seas by curbing the amount of scurvy aboard buccaneer vessels by adding celery to pirate diets.

Blackbeard shyly accepted the women's role in regulating medicine on board ship and often would thank them by asking his second-in-command to cancel their deck swabbing duties. Blackbeard did prefer rum to celery as did almost all of his crew. Except the deeply religious members who had been kidnapped off of the merchant ships Blackbeard and his crew had sunk.

The upper crust of Blackbeard's crew stored a trunk full of change from raided sunked ships. They had an annual dividing of the spoils among the rest of the crew.

In a ledger on Blackbeard's ship was an account of treasure taken from a slave ship which had once been the prize oaken yacht of a very young caliph.

Blackbeard's crew had paid dearly for the plumb prize loosing timber in a fire fight. Some of them had to pluck huge splinters from their limbs while others had died from much bigger wood shards from the slaver's blunderbusses' loads hitting the ship's wooden rails, masts, and decks and throwing up lethal wooden missiles.

The pirate crew had taken some things off the slave ship: a ticket from a slave auction, cuffs for slaves, chains that often made a thump on Blackbeard's inner deck and many collars. These spawn of slavery were often too much for even Blackbdeard's conscience to afford to bear.

Blackbeard awoke to a shrill whistle from one of his look-outs who had spotted a very familiar corsair ship far off the starboard bow. His Master-at-Arms called the crew to arms. Now that other of his crew were awake he decided it was time to settle his score with his sworn enemy.

He got rope from a compartment in his cabin, shoved it under his hat, and lit it. Unfortunately, this frightening visage did not work this time as his hat caught on fire. He had never been frugal with this burning rope trick and could hardly afford to lose another piece of captain's headwear. He liked to shove as much burning rope under his hat so as to appear like the devil coming at enemy ship crews. A hatless pirate attempting to subdue a targeted merchant ship might get undue laughter rather than the desired dread.

[Taltarzac725]

Jumble - Houston Chronicle

Stash.
Rodeo.
Italic.
Indict.

The solved words for the January 18, 2013 Jumble.

[Taltarzac725]

Women created a shift in piracy on the High Seas by curbing the amount of scurvy aboard buccaneer vessels by adding celery to pirate diets.

Blackbeard shyly accepted the women's role in regulating medicine on board ship and often would thank them by asking his second-in-command to cancel their deck swabbing duties. Blackbeard did prefer rum to celery as did almost all of his crew. Except the deeply religious members who had been kidnapped off of the merchant ships Blackbeard and his crew had sunk.

The upper crust of Blackbeard's crew stored a trunk full of change from raided sunked ships. They had an annual dividing of the spoils among the rest of the crew.

In a ledger on Blackbeard's ship was an account of treasure taken from a slave ship which had once been the prize oaken yacht of a very young caliph.

Blackbeard's crew had paid dearly for the plumb prize loosing timber in a fire fight. Some of them had to pluck huge splinters from their limbs while others had died from much bigger wood shards from the slaver's blunderbusses' loads hitting the ship's wooden rails, masts, and decks and throwing up lethal wooden missiles.

The pirate crew had taken some things off the slave ship: a ticket from a slave auction, cuffs for slaves, chains that often made a thump on Blackbeard's inner deck and many collars. These spawn of slavery were often too much for even Blackbdeard's conscience to afford to bear.

Blackbeard awoke to a shrill whistle from one of his look-outs who had spotted a very familiar corsair ship far off the starboard bow. His Master-at-Arms called the crew to arms. Now that other of his crew were awake he decided it was time to settle his score with his sworn enemy.

He got rope from a compartment in his cabin, shoved it under his hat, and lit it. Unfortunately, this frightening visage did not work this time as his hat caught on fire. He had never been frugal with this burning rope trick and could hardly afford to lose another piece of captain's headwear. He liked to shove as much burning rope under his hat so as to appear like the devil coming at enemy ship crews. A hatless pirate attempting to subdue a targeted merchant ship might get undue laughter rather than the desired dread.

This was not Blackbeard's first rodeo. The ship's crew raided their stash of weapons. These included a replica of a Roman Imperial Italic helmet, swords, axes, muskets, knives, staffs, and other implements of execution. They had already set their minds to indict their prey to death according to the Pirate Code for anyone not putting up a good fight. Now, they would just have to see if they were going to have to show any mercy.

[kittygilchrist]

Gracious, today's puzzle gave me fits! I had to INHALE to the count of seven, feeling GUILTY and shamed for being such an INFANT at the game. Lord have MERCY for the questionably meaning-full use of time. I could be packing for TV!

[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Sworn.
Shrill.
Settle.
Awake.

Did you ever awake to a shrill bird settling on your bird feeder? I did but I'm sworn not to tell what kind of bird it was.

[Villages PL]

Originally Posted by jblum315

Nice paragraph. Neatly done.

Thank you.....all in a day's work. Did you know there's a Villages club that does this very same thing? It's called: "Fun With Words" It's a fun group of about 12 people. I believe they meet on the first, second, third and 5th wed. of the month at Seabreeze Recreation Center. Anyone who's interested should give it a try.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Villages PL

Thank you.....all in a day's work. Did you know there's a Villages club that does this very same thing? It's called: "Fun With Words" It's a fun group of about 12 people. I believe they meet on the first, second, third and 5th wed. of the month at Seabreeze Recreation Center. Anyone who's interested should give it a try.

I got the idea from that club. Someone I know well does this almost evey week. There are 5 words however.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

Gracious, today's puzzle gave me fits! I had to INHALE to the count of seven, feeling GUILTY and shamed for being such an INFANT at the game. Lord have MERCY for the questionably meaning-full use of time. I could be packing for TV!

Those seem to be the words for Sunday or Monday's Jumble.

Infant.
Mercy.
Guilty.
Inhale.

[Taltarzac725]

Women created a shift in piracy on the High Seas by curbing the amount of scurvy aboard buccaneer vessels by adding celery to pirate diets.

Blackbeard shyly accepted the women's role in regulating medicine on board ship and often would thank them by asking his second-in-command to cancel their deck swabbing duties. Blackbeard did prefer rum to celery as did almost all of his crew. Except the deeply religious members who had been kidnapped off of the merchant ships Blackbeard and his crew had sunk.

The upper crust of Blackbeard's crew stored a trunk full of change from raided sunked ships. They had an annual dividing of the spoils among the rest of the crew.

In a ledger on Blackbeard's ship was an account of treasure taken from a slave ship which had once been the prize oaken yacht of a very young caliph.

Blackbeard's crew had paid dearly for the plumb prize loosing timber in a fire fight. Some of them had to pluck huge splinters from their limbs while others had died from much bigger wood shards from the slaver's blunderbusses' loads hitting the ship's wooden rails, masts, and decks and throwing up lethal wooden missiles.

The pirate crew had taken some things off the slave ship: a ticket from a slave auction, cuffs for slaves, chains that often made a thump on Blackbeard's inner deck and many collars. These spawn of slavery were often too much for even Blackbdeard's conscience to afford to bear.

Blackbeard awoke to a shrill whistle from one of his look-outs who had spotted a very familiar corsair ship far off the starboard bow. His Master-at-Arms called the crew to arms. Now that other of his crew were awake he decided it was time to settle his score with his sworn enemy.

He got rope from a compartment in his cabin, shoved it under his hat, and lit it. Unfortunately, this frightening visage did not work this time as his hat caught on fire. He had never been frugal with this burning rope trick and could hardly afford to lose another piece of captain's headwear. He liked to shove as much burning rope under his hat so as to appear like the devil coming at enemy ship crews. A hatless pirate attempting to subdue a targeted merchant ship might get undue laughter rather than the desired dread.

This was not Blackbeard's first rodeo. The ship's crew raided their stash of weapons. These included a replica of a Roman Imperial Italic helmet, swords, axes, muskets, knives, staffs, and other implements of execution. They had already set their minds to indict their prey to death according to the Pirate Code for anyone not putting up a good fight. Now, they would just have to see if they were going to have to show any mercy.

The enemy corsair ship was way out of its home territory of the Mediterranean Sea. Nevertheless, Blackbeard wanted to show it very little mercy, if any. It had taken many ships out of his and his crew's net and had to pay for that guilt. Only an infant could be showed mercy and this infant would still have to inhale the smoke from fire as well as from cannon and musket shot.

[kittygilchrist]

that was Saturday's puzzle

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Those seem to be the words for Sunday or Monday's Jumble.

Infant.
Mercy.
Guilty.
Inhale.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by kittygilchrist

that was Saturday's puzzle

I am using the solved words from the Jumble just in case someone looking at TOTV has not had a chance to get the words from that day's Jumble. Jumble - Houston Chronicle

These answers will not come out until Monday's Jumble.

[kittygilchrist]

I have the ODDEST square coffee mug that I fill with every morning with strong, CREAMY coffee before going to the lanai to solve the jumble. As I walked out today, a squirrel ran across the birdcage! Spontaneously, I threw the mug at the RODENT, who scurried away. Never SHRINK from defending your birdcage, but do consider whether you might IMPAIR your screen, instead of the offender.

[Taltarzac725]

Originally Posted by Taltarzac725

Those seem to be the words for Sunday or Monday's Jumble.

Infant.
Mercy.
Guilty.
Inhale.

Correct answers for Saturday's Jumble from the Villages Daily Sun. Jumble - Houston Chronicle

Infant.
Mercy.
Guilt.
Inhale.

Sunday's printed answers from The Villages Daily Sun's Jumble:

Balsam.
Jerky.
Blimp.
Socket.

[Taltarzac725]

Women created a shift in piracy on the High Seas by curbing the amount of scurvy aboard buccaneer vessels by adding celery to pirate diets.

Blackbeard shyly accepted the women's role in regulating medicine on board ship and often would thank them by asking his second-in-command to cancel their deck swabbing duties. Blackbeard did prefer rum to celery as did almost all of his crew. Except the deeply religious members who had been kidnapped off of the merchant ships Blackbeard and his crew had sunk.

The upper crust of Blackbeard's crew stored a trunk full of change from raided sunked ships. They had an annual dividing of the spoils among the rest of the crew.

In a ledger on Blackbeard's ship was an account of treasure taken from a slave ship which had once been the prize oaken yacht of a very young caliph.

Blackbeard's crew had paid dearly for the plumb prize loosing timber in a fire fight. Some of them had to pluck huge splinters from their limbs while others had died from much bigger wood shards from the slaver's blunderbusses' loads hitting the ship's wooden rails, masts, and decks and throwing up lethal wooden missiles.

The pirate crew had taken some things off the slave ship: a ticket from a slave auction, cuffs for slaves, chains that often made a thump on Blackbeard's inner deck and many collars. These spawn of slavery were often too much for even Blackbdeard's conscience to afford to bear.

Blackbeard awoke to a shrill whistle from one of his look-outs who had spotted a very familiar corsair ship far off the starboard bow. His Master-at-Arms called the crew to arms. Now that other of his crew were awake he decided it was time to settle his score with his sworn enemy.

He got rope from a compartment in his cabin, shoved it under his hat, and lit it. Unfortunately, this frightening visage did not work this time as his hat caught on fire. He had never been frugal with this burning rope trick and could hardly afford to lose another piece of captain's headwear. He liked to shove as much burning rope under his hat so as to appear like the devil coming at enemy ship crews. A hatless pirate attempting to subdue a targeted merchant ship might get undue laughter rather than the desired dread.

This was not Blackbeard's first rodeo. The ship's crew raided their stash of weapons. These included a replica of a Roman Imperial Italic helmet, swords, axes, muskets, knives, staffs, and other implements of execution. They had already set their minds to indict their prey to death according to the Pirate Code for anyone not putting up a good fight. Now, they would just have to see if they were going to have to show any mercy.

The enemy corsair ship was way out of its home territory of the Mediterranean Sea. Nevertheless, Blackbeard wanted to show it very little mercy, if any. It had taken many ships out of his and his crew's net and had to pay for that guilt. Only an infant could be showed mercy and this infant would still have to inhale the smoke from fire as well as from cannon and musket shot.

On board the Queen Anne's Revenge predecessor a sloop, Blackbeard pulled out his telescope from its socket to look at the blimp of a captain. This was his hated enemy Lawrence Prince, former captain of the 300 ton slave gally Whydah, now captain of the slave corsair Sultana. He who "Black Sam" Bellamy gave the Sultana to after Bellamy stole the captain's position from Blackbeard's mentor Benjamin Hornigold when Blackbeard was First Mate on the Mary Anne. Blackbeard would make Prince-- who often smelled of medicinal balsam and beef jerky-- pay for this treachery towards Blackbeard's former Captain Hornigold. If only pretty boy playboy "Black Sam" were also still on the Sultana.

[Taltarzac725]

Jumble - Houston Chronicle

Tuesday's Answers to the Jumble from Monday:

Yokel.
Speedy.
Shadow.
Blunt.