ODLFO = FLOOD
ABRDN = BRAND
ESOTLC = CLOSET
KOIROE = ROOKIE
CARTOON ANSWER:
SO MANY FANS WANTED SIGNED COPIES OF HER NEW NOVEL THAT THE AUTHOR WAS – – –
LOD BD OSE OKI =
✍️ SIGNATURE EVENT
Today’s cartoon takes us to a bookstore where an author is greeting fans and signing copies of her newest novel. As the line keeps growing, her assistant announces that there are just enough books left for everyone waiting, making it clear this event is a tremendous success. With this much demand, her schedule is about to fill up in a hurry.
🧩 CLUE WORD BREAKDOWN
OFODL = FLOOD
Instantly visible.
Last used: 07/04/2024 as OFODL
BDNAR = BRAND
No issues.
Last used: 10/09/2024 as BDNAR
SOLTEC = CLOSET
My pick for hardest.
Last used: 04/27/2024 as SOLTEC
KROEOI = ROOKIE
Coupling the O’s did the trick.
Last used: 10/28/2024 as KROEOI
🧠 FINAL SOLVE
The final answer was an 11-LETTER ANAGRAM that solved into a 6 + 5 LAYOUT. A seasoned gumshoe would have no trouble wrapping up today’s case in record time. One look at the cartoon and the accompanying sentence, and the word NOVEL stood out as the likely substitute for BOOK. With the clue words sussed out in a jiffy, that hunch proved correct as BOOK came first, SOLID followed, and the -ED suffix was tacked on at the end to bring this caper to a close. If today’s puzzle slowed you down, our biggest nudge was the long line of readers waiting to meet the author, making it clear her schedule was about to be BOOKED SOLID.
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