INNOO = ONION

SHOTI = HOIST

OWALTU = OUTLAW

WADDEN = DAWNED

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN THE DENTIST AND THE CARPENTER ARGUED ABOUT THE CONSTRUCTION, THEY FOUGHT —

ONOHITTLAAND = TOOTH AND NAIL

Good Thursday morning everyone!  The weekend is right around the corner and it’s shaping up to be sunny and warm — finally!  DAWNED was the only clue word that I had a difficult time with even though we’ve seen it numerous times in the past.  I’m not sure how you feel about past tense words being used as clues in the puzzle but I’m not a fan of them.  Moving along to the cartoon, I was able to solve it without writing it down for the second day in a row which is an unusual feat for me.  The cartoon was excellent and you could definitely feel the tension between both of the characters.  Jeff did a super job with their body language as both characters had their fingers pointed at each other as well as their mouths open wide — it made me a bit uncomfortable just looking at it!  The letter layout was weak in my opinion as AND was spelled out for us in order leaving just the other two words to be solved.  It’s easy to criticize the work of others so rather than end my post with a negative observation, I figured I’d offer a constructive solution.  I would have moved DAWNED to the number three slot and used the first D in the word as a clue letter.  David is a master at his craft so I’m sure he had a very good reason for leaving it the way he did.  Enjoy your day and I look forward to seeing you right back here tomorrow!  😀