Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for April 06, 2009

It looks like the dog has been the recipient of this hold in the past.

Sleeper hold? Looks like a good old-fashioned headlock to me.

That Alleycat Capone was a pretty sharp dresser.

In an “illegal catnip warehouse”, which is illegal? Is it the catnip? Or the warehouse?

Trudie, what did he do that required discipline? Did he insult your pound cake? Fail to bring his dishes to the sink? Pass wind while you were saying Grace?

Nighthawks, WAKE UP! Time for a puzzle!

Well, I’m puzzled….

and not in the way I expect on a Saturday…

Those of you who arrive in the morning may find yourself puzzled in the usual Saturday way….

but right now, I’m drawing a blank.

 

Or I would be drawing a blank…. a pair of them, in fact… if I made you a side by side puzzle….

.Because our promised Basset Trek puzzle isn’t here yet.

 

While we wait, please continue to enjoy Friday’s episode of the Untouchables….

on the April 5th  2019 “CLEO and COMPANY”

 

It will be running on Sherpa

http://www.comicssherpa.com/site/feature?uc_comic=cscwy

Until the April 6th  strip is posted.

 

We could Find the Differences between yesterday’s animation and today’s….

But that’s too easy, cos there are none.

 

I’m almost afraid to tell you guys I accepted Trudie’s invitation to go there today, to comment on the puzzle.

She’s making lots of food.. fruit salad, individual omelets, and cottage fries…. plus she baked us a big pineapple upside down cake.

Everybody has always told me she’s a good cook…. but wow… I hadn’t seen the way she is with Ralph.

 

I can put it off till the puzzle comes out, I guess….

And we don’t have to stay long.

But please do come with me.

Just… you know… be a bit decorous.

1:03AM Pacific Time here in SoCal. Still no new Cleo. I hope NightHawks didn’t get thrown into the hoosegow again.

It’s working. I think she’s asleep.

I LOVE today’s ’toon!

Can’t take the time to work the puzzle until this afternoon. Love Mister Spot’s hairdo! See ya later.

Well, I only found 8. It’s too hard without Susan’s side-by-side. I love the name Mister Spot.

They say if you look long enough you see everything I wonder hi ow long enough is! I looked long and hard, saw 8!!! Hope you are all enjoying your weekend xxx

Would this help?

https://i.postimg.cc/c4nTtrmt/puz-3.jpg

And nine! Is this new, Night? You’ve got some clever caricatures going there!

I’m back. It took a while, but I was determined to get all 9. WooHoo! It helps to go away for 5 minutes and give another look-see and find the missing difference.

A great big THANK YOU to Steve for posting the side by side! That really helps!

And Dennis, I didn’t notice Mr. Spots’ ear pointedness until you said so. Great catch.

Now I can’t wait for the new animation. These characters are over the top!

Thank you, Steve!

So kind of you to fill in with this very difficult task.

  (Pssst…. Steve… just between us…. PLEASE don’t let everybody know how long it actually takes.

I kinda, you know, need them to.. um… {sniffle} still appreciate me more than I deserve.)

 

Sorry everybody, the timing just didn’t work out for me with this one.

I make the side by side before I go to bed….

Which, as some of you have noticed, is ridiculously late… in fact, the east coast early riser contingent is sometimes posting here already.

 

If Nighthawks or Stel happen to get up and post a missing strip early enough, I might still be awake to make a comment or a puzzle image….

Otherwise, while I MIGHT wake up enough to give a “like” or post a comment on my tablet during the night,

I hardly ever work on images till I get back to my computer…

when… sigh…. everybody has done the puzzle.

 

Nighthawks… those are great likenesses of the characters. Quite recognizable!

I’ll be waiting, as well, to enjoy the animation.

 

Meanwhile, I’d better go do the puzzle, before x_Tech decides to post a late solution.

@SusunSunshine I hope you’ve finished the puzzle because I’m going to post the solution to today’s Cleo & Co. puzzle.

Ready or not, here it comes…

 

https://i.postimg.cc/bJcYXfbX/Cleo20190406.gif

@Nighthawks:StelBel What sneaky way to keep people on their toes.

I would have found all nine, but I mister spot.

Hey Balladeers I crossed one off my bucket list this week.

Went from 2D pic to ink.

Note the avatar change.