LEKTN = KNELT

NTOHM = MONTH

SIFIHN = FINISH

DCEFET = DEFECT

CARTOON ANSWER:

SANTA FINISHED HIS ROUNDS EACH YEAR IN – – –

UBDTO = DOUBT

URIKQ = QUIRK

RTNEBA = BANTER

CNAATV = VACANT

CARTOON ANSWER:

TEACHER NEEDED THE LITTLE CATS TO BE SERIOUS, BUT THEY WOULDN’T STOP – – –

SPEIO = POISE

RMEFA = FRAME

TBNUOT = BUTTON

GUCROA = COUGAR

CARTOON ANSWER:

MCKENZIE MIGHT BE IN FRAME, BUT THE SUCCESS SHE LONGED FOR IS GOING TO BE – – –

LIUBD = BUILD

CEHRE = CHEER

ATLTET = TATTLE

KNISYN = SKINNY

CARTOON ANSWER:

IGNORING HIS PARROT, THE PIRATE PUT HIS PATCH OVER HIS MOUTH SO HE COULD – – –

SURCH = CRUSH

BHIAT = HABIT

LUDMEO = MODULE

TBURET = BUTTER

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE MAYOR GAVE SLYLOCK FOX AN AWARD FOR HIS HONEST EFFORTS AS A – – –

CBTAH = BATCH

GILOC = LOGIC

SRTAYP = PASTRY

MRAHWT = WARMTH

CARTOON ANSWER:

LEAVING KITTIES UNSUPERVISED FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME CAN OFTEN BE – – –

OIGGN = GOING

NBDLE = BLEND

GNTIKH = KNIGHT

IWNIRG = WIRING

CARTOON ANSWER:

HE TOLD HIS WIFE THAT HE’D PLANT ALL THE NEW SHRUBS FOR HER, BUT HE REALLY WASN’T – – –

VHNEA = HAVEN

OXMAI = AXIOM

SUUERN = UNSURE

TRIVEU = VIRTUE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE RAILROAD AUCTIONED OFF THEIR SURPLUS BOXCARS BECAUSE THEY WERE – – –

NVILY = VINYL

CHLUG = GULCH

ASIHRD = RADISH

APUQEO = OPAQUE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE PHARAOH COMMISSIONED AN ARTIST TO DECORATE HIS TOMB. THE RESULT WAS – – –

WOGLR = GROWL

CEETJ = EJECT

SWMIOD = WISDOM

DNROVE = VENDOR

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE ELECTRICIAN WASN’T CERTAIN IF HE’D FINISH IN TIME. IT WOULD COME – – –

APHYP = HAPPY

FNKIE = KNIFE

CURPES = SPRUCE

LUCEOP = COUPLE

CARTOON ANSWER:

THE MOVERS HAD NO PROBLEMS LIFTING THE BOXES, BUT SHE WANTED THEM TO – – –

DVOIE = VIDEO

EHPES = SHEEP

LZIFEZ = FIZZLE

ETGTNO = GOTTEN

CARTOON ANSWER:

WHEN THE PIRATE REALIZED THE TREASURE WASN’T BURIED WHERE HIS MAP INDICATED, – – –