AREMF = FRAME

IVCCI = CIVIC

ANSOSE = SEASON

TAUQIN = QUAINT

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE HORNED ANIMALS LOVED BUTTING HEADS EVEN WITH THE —

FRMIICASOAINT = RAMIFICATIONS

Happy Wednesday everyone!  SEASON was the only word that I wasn’t able to solve at first glance, but it came to me quickly on my second attempt.  With all of the clue words solved, it was off to the cartoon puzzle.  I attempted to solve it without using the clue letters but I just couldn’t crack it.  After writing out the clue letters and reading the sentence and dialogue, I still couldn’t come up with anything.  A little self-jumbling of the letters led me to find RAM and the rest flowed right into place for the solve!  The letter layout was very cryptic and didn’t give anything away.  It was also 13-letters so David had a lot of material to work with.  Great cartoon and I especially liked the birds that Jeff drew in the “dizzy lines” above the rams head on the left.  The broken horn and black eye also showed us that it was a heck of a scuffle.  Enjoy your Wednesday and I’ll see you tomorrow!  😀🐏