XTREE = EXERT

VAHNE = HAVEN

HTORYP = TROPHY

MYSLOB = SYMBOL

CARTOON ANSWER:

THEIR BUSINESS WAS ON A STREET WITH MANY SHOPS AND ANOTHER WAS OPENING —

XETENTRSO = NEXT “STORE”

Happy Tuesday morning everyone!  The clue words were excellent choices with EXERT being the only one that gave itself up upon first glance.  TROPHY took the longest and would be my pick for the most difficult anagram to decipher.  Moving on to the cartoon, I noticed the quotes around the second word and made no attempt on a blind solve.  Writing out my letters, NEXT popped out like a sore thumb, most likely because the letters were grouped so close together.  That left me with a quick solve for STORE and the finish.  The store names were cute, but it was the detail in NICE SLICES that made the cartoon really interesting.  Have a terrific Tuesday and I’ll see you tomorrow!