1. Top panel: “No Parking” violators are towed to municipal lot in Belchertown. Bottom panel: “No Parking” is anagram for “King Apron.”
2. Top: “Z” suggests Cleo is napping. Bottom: Cheapskate cartoonist buys 25 letter “Z less” alphabet from Bᴇʟᴄʜᴇʀᴛᴏᴡɴ Fᴀᴄᴛᴏʀʏ Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ Cᴀʀᴛᴏᴏɴɪsᴛ Sᴜᴘᴘʟʏ Dɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ Sᴛᴏʀᴇ – turns “N” on its side to make “Z.”
3. Top: Dude in dark glasses is undercover private dick in disguise looking for lost GoComics’ subscribers. Bottom: Dude in dark glasses is Jerry Van Amerongen in disguise who has travelled back in time to investigate strange comments on his 10 year old comic strip.
4. Top: Stop light is long because police have paused it to allow President Trump’s motorcade to pass on his way to kiss babies at the Belchertown Fair. Bottom: Stop light is long because police have paused it to allow Wells Fargo armored truck convoy carrying GoComics’ daily haul from Sherpa ad dollars to pass by.
4. Top: “5” is back in its proper place after The American Society for Keeping Things In Proper Order obtained a Temporary Restraining Order (damn lawyers). Bottom: “5” is back in its proper place because The Ole Scalawag just ran out of time.
6-9. Highly technical. Only the FWMAGALG (Far Western Massachusetts All Girl Artist’s Lunch Group) would understand.
ᴘʀᴇsᴇɴᴛs
Pre Thanksgiving
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie
Cleo & Co. Puzzle Non Solution
1. Top panel: “No Parking” violators are towed to municipal lot in Belchertown. Bottom panel: “No Parking” is anagram for “King Apron.”
2. Top: “Z” suggests Cleo is napping. Bottom: Cheapskate cartoonist buys 25 letter “Z less” alphabet from Bᴇʟᴄʜᴇʀᴛᴏᴡɴ Fᴀᴄᴛᴏʀʏ Sᴇᴄᴏɴᴅ Cᴀʀᴛᴏᴏɴɪsᴛ Sᴜᴘᴘʟʏ Dɪsᴄᴏᴜɴᴛ Sᴛᴏʀᴇ – turns “N” on its side to make “Z.”
3. Top: Dude in dark glasses is undercover private dick in disguise looking for lost GoComics’ subscribers. Bottom: Dude in dark glasses is Jerry Van Amerongen in disguise who has travelled back in time to investigate strange comments on his 10 year old comic strip.
4. Top: Stop light is long because police have paused it to allow President Trump’s motorcade to pass on his way to kiss babies at the Belchertown Fair. Bottom: Stop light is long because police have paused it to allow Wells Fargo armored truck convoy carrying GoComics’ daily haul from Sherpa ad dollars to pass by.
4. Top: “5” is back in its proper place after The American Society for Keeping Things In Proper Order obtained a Temporary Restraining Order (damn lawyers). Bottom: “5” is back in its proper place because The Ole Scalawag just ran out of time.
6-9. Highly technical. Only the FWMAGALG (Far Western Massachusetts All Girl Artist’s Lunch Group) would understand.