TOQAU = QUOTA

LOIYD = DOILY

SILAMD = DISMAL

NHITZE = ZENITH

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN THE BOTTLED WATER COMPANY WENT OUT OF BUSINESS, EVERYTHING WAS – – –

XTREE = EXERT

SUPEA = PAUSE

MRENSO = SERMON

SAECRC = SCARCE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE 1784 TREATY OF PARIS, SIGNED BY THE U.S. AND GREAT BRITAIN, WAS A – – –

YLCEC = CYCLE

LATVE = VALET

ATINYV = VANITY

RFOALL = FLORAL

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE SIBLINGS HAD AMASSED AN AMAZING ASSORTMENT OF RARE COINS – – –

NFLIA = FINAL

KSAHY = SHAKY

NELCGA = GLANCE

GLWEGI = WIGGLE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE LADIES WHO WANTED TO SING KARAOKE LINED UP – – –

RMUOF = FORUM

PKEYR = PERKY

VNTIEI = INVITE

TMTOSU = UTMOST

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE DRAGONS’ QUICK-TEMPERED TEENAGE DAUGHTER WAS A – – –

LNIFG = FLING

RXYOP = PROXY

DCATHE = DETACH

DFIELD = FIDDLE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THEY WORKED HARD TO GET ALL THEIR CREDIT CARD BALANCES DOWN TO ZERO, AND IT – – –

SFLSIO = FOSSIL

RCEENO = ENCORE

LOOFWL = FOLLOW

BPUART = ABRUPT

IROOEL = ORIOLE

SOMATC = MASCOT

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE WINDS HAD BECOME SO STRONG THAT THE GOLFERS WERE – – –

ROGOF = FORGO

UPYSO = SOUPY

SLOENS = LESSON

ATTETL = TATTLE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THEIR NEW LINE OF BLOUSES HAD BECOME VERY POPULAR AND WERE – – –

TVILA = VITAL

LDOYD = ODDLY

DLIYLW = WILDLY

RVOODE = OVERDO

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN THE ARCHITECT ASKED THEM IF THEY WANTED OAK FLOORS, THEY SAID THEY – – –

NEESS = SENSE

OMGUB = GUMBO

NYADIT = DAINTY

TAXIRM = MATRIX

CARTOON ANSWER:

THEY WERE WILLING TO WAIT IN LINE TO SEE THE SHOW BECAUSE THEY’D HEARD IT WAS – – –

NIRDG = GRIND

TCOLH = CLOTH

TAYERG = GYRATE

UDNNEO = UNDONE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE NEW EQUIPMENT THEY USED TO TRIM THE BUSHES WAS – – –

VRORE = ROVER

TWHAC = WATCH

VOCNIE = NOVICE

RHUFTO = FOURTH

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE PARENTS LOVED THEIR BABY DEER AND WOULD – – –

LYODL = DOLLY

CEEEM = EMCEE

SLUAWR = WALRUS

PLAGOL = GALLOP

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE HUSBAND-TO-BE WHO WAS DRESSED AND READY FOR HIS WEDDING WAS – – –

SEDODT = ODDEST

WNDUIN = UNWIND

DCIACI = ACIDIC

LOPHAO = HOOPLA

PCLAAA = ALPACA

BROFID = FORBID

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE HUGE OAK WAS BEING PLANTED AND WOULD PROVIDE PLENTY OF SHADE WITHOUT – – –

LOALW = ALLOW

GUYRB = RUGBY

SNYITK = STINKY

LXAHEE = EXHALE

CARTOON ANSWER:

AFTER RAISING THEIR PRICES, THE BISTRO AT THE VINEYARD TURNED INTO A – – –