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 – – –