Groom, Fancy, Sneeze, Thorny

My husband has been working the Jumble for half a century.  Within seconds of glancing at the classic puzzle, he has untangled the letters and moved on to more pertinent news in the paper.

A few months ago, I announced at breakfast that I wanted to take on the Jumble and instructed him not to tell me the answers… how hard can it be?  I quickly found myself begging for hints.  It’s a real game with us now and part of our morning coffee time.  I’m happy to announce that I got all four of these words.  In the meantime, H had almost finished reading the paper.