XROPY = PROXY

JANOB = BANJO

PESDEY = SPEEDY

CDIWEK = WICKED

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN AUDIENCES WATCHED THIS 1975 FILM ABOUT A GREAT WHITE SHARK, THEIR —

PROAJSPDWED = JAWS DROPPED

Good morning everyone and happy Thursday!  The clue words were duck soup for me this morning so I’ll take a pass at picking the most difficult one.  Hopefully tomorrow’s puzzle will be a real challenge and I’ll pick two.  Moving forward to the cartoon, it was an instant solve as well after the “great white shark” giveaway in the sentence.  The cartoon was well drawn with my favorite detail being the light from the movie projector being cast over the audience.  Jeff nailed the shading in such a way that the drawing actually felt animated.  The 70’s vibe was definitely captured with the hairstyles and mustaches as well as the word disco on the shirt of the man in the front row.  Is that a young Rob Reiner in the middle row to the far right?  It sure looks like him to me.  Have an out of sight Thursday and I’ll see you tomorrow!