KHAYS = SHAKY

TPRAA = APART

CYRITK = TRICKY

ICEJNT = INJECT

CARTOON ANSWER:

TO PROMOTE HIS BUSINESS, THE LOCKSMITH WORE —

SHKAPAKYNET = “KHA-KEY” PANTS

Good morning everyone and happy Wednesday!  All of the clue words were quickly solved at first glance with no hesitation whatsoever.  I’ll choose TRICKY as the most difficult anagram to decipher in honor of the solution to the cartoon puzzle which I’ll get to in just a moment.  Jeff transported us back to the lock and key store (the name of which escapes me this morning) where a brief team meeting is taking place.  By reading the dialogue we discover that that the locksmith is unveiling a new uniform which is turning out to be a tough sell to the other employees.  Will these new pants be his key to success?  We also see that everyone is already wearing a shirt with a key on it.  I noticed that the locksmith has his key on the right side of his shirt while the other two are wearing theirs on the left. Even though the letter layout was cryptic, I assumed that PANTS would be part of the solution.  With six letters left, KEY was a quick find leaving KHA to be found for the finish.  A brilliant pun and a funny cartoon make this Wednesday puzzle a “KEY-PER”!!!  Have a wonderful day and I’ll see you tomorrow!  🙂