CAFYN = FANCY

SWIKH = WHISK

TBOMOT = BOTTOM

RTYOWH = WORTHY

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN HE TOOK HIS DATE ON A LITTLE BOAT, IT WAS – – –

LIHEW = WHILE

AVSYV = SAVVY

EUXSEC = EXCUSE

ZOERNF = FROZEN

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE DISTANCE BETWEEN SEATTLE AND TOKYO IN A JET IS 4,782 MILES, – – –

CAKAB = ABACK

DUTIA = AUDIT

CANNUE = NUANCE

RSHCCO = SCORCH

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE LINE TO BUY TICKETS FOR THE MOVIE WAS SO LONG THAT THEY DIDN’T – – –

SIOYN = NOISY

NKCKO = KNOCK

GLBEIO = OBLIGE

DLYALG = GLADLY

CARTOON ANSWER:

HE WAS LEAVING FOR THE AIRPORT, AND THEIR GOODBYE WAS TURNING INTO A – – –

DRELO = OLDER

CHONT = NOTCH

FVIREY = VERIFY

ENLTES = NESTLE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE AUTHOR WAS INSISTENT THERE WOULD BE NO SEQUEL TO HER LAST NOVEL; – – –

ESEGE = GEESE

KFYUN = FUNKY

ABYREK = BAKERY

LODDEO = DOODLE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE BIG PARTY CELEBRATING THE QUINTUPLETS’ FIRST BIRTHDAY WAS – – –

ELWDL = DWELL

CTYHA = YACHT

SINIAR = RAISIN

LBAALD = BALLAD

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN ANOTHER CUSTOMER COMPLAINED TO THE ARTIST ABOUT A CARICATURE, IT WAS THE – – –

CANKK = KNACK

TAAEB = ABATE

TIVEIN = INVITE

EPEPRP = PEPPER

CARTOON ANSWER:

AS THE CLOUDS BRIEFLY PARTED TO REVEAL THE SUMMIT, THE CLIMBERS GOT A – – –

VRBAO = BRAVO

NICIG = ICING

TALCET = CATTLE

CAEYNG = AGENCY

CARTOON ANSWER:

AFTER INFLATABLE TIRES WERE INTRODUCED, IT DIDN’T TAKE LONG FOR THEM TO – – –

DITMS = MIDST

BHOYB = HOBBY

GORADN = DRAGON

LUKNIE = UNLIKE

CARTOON ANSWER:

AFTER MAKING A JOKE ABOUT HIS WIFE’S WEIGHT GAIN, HE’D NEED TO – – –

ONNOI = ONION

SUHLS = SLUSH

YKREUT = TURKEY

OCBWYO = COWBOY

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE ROMAN EMPIRE WAS CRUMBLING AND WOULD – – –

LIQTU = QUILT

LSFHA = FLASH

VOGYOR = GROOVY

NCNANO = CANNON

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE ZEROS’ ATTEMPT TO ARRANGE THEMSELVES INTO A POSITIVE NUMBER WAS – – –

IHFTA = FAITH

LUPIT = TULIP

TDAPUE = UPDATE

NWIWDO = WINDOW

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE FOOD AT THE RESTAURANT WAS GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. CUSTOMERS WERE – – –