CLAKF = FLACK

TTCAR = TRACT

TUDIBO = OUTBID

CNADEN = CANNED

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN THE SQUIRREL COULDN’T GET THE WALNUT OPEN, HIS FRIEND WANTED —

ACKTRATICA = A CRACK AT IT

Good morning everyone and happy Wednesday!  OUTBID and CANNED had me stumped for about a minute each ending my two days of speedy puzzle solving.  How do you feel about past tense words being used as anagrams?  We haven’t seen that many of them so I haven’t formed an opinion.  With all of the clue words solved, it was on to the cartoon.  At first glance of the clue letters I saw TRICK but it didn’t seem right.  It was after reading the sentence and dialogue that the answer became apparent and I filled in the correct words posthaste.  Looking at the cartoon, it seems like Jeff had the male squirrel trying to open the walnut from the bottom instead of the easier way of prying it open where the indentation is on top — a minor detail that was perfectly drawn!  Have a great day and I’ll see you tomorrow.  😀