Jungle is the word.
Inept, album, savage, vortex; answer stale mate.
The shoplifter was caught because he had a BAD "TAKE-NIQUE" .... groan .....
Daily Jumble 11/23/13: The our-of-control horse was.. answer: UN-STABLE (sense, blurt, neuron, lawful)
I got 'treaded water' for the answer from the words watch, crank, peddle, and market.
3/22/11 Answer: enact, crown, teacup, cashew, and contact.
Daily Jumble 1/9/12: The fight at the laundromat would result in someone getting this. Answer: SOCKED (baked, poked, sesame, decent )
Daily Jumble 3/15/14: The documentary about the construction of the Eiffel Tower was... answer: RIVETING (giant, booth, viable, auburn)
Daily Jumble 2/20/16: The drinks at the undersea bar were... Answer: WATERED DOWN (wiper, doubt, wisdom, tangle)
The likely scrambled word was tootam = tomato.
Clue: He refused to draw the Jumble cartoon because the idea behind it wasn't this. Answer: 'PUNNY" ENOUGH, along, psych, unruly, dinner
Daily Jumble 8/1/14: With all the tax and surcharges, gasoline is... answer: "FEE-YOU-L" (adage, leave, fondue, syrupy)