Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, May 29, 2006

12:00 am

saphyre

flip

12:00 am

nrkii

Flip-a-dee-doo-dah, flip-a-dee-ay!

12:00 am

balletslippers

FLIP!!

12:00 am

ShadeEagle

wow, dead corner!

12:00 am

harpjane

filp

12:00 am

stidmama

flip!

12:00 am

stidmama

Jillibus, did you make it?

12:00 am

jillibus

Hey, this is fun!

12:00 am

nrkii

My oh my what a wonderful day!

12:00 am

hetty

flpflopflip

12:00 am

libarebel

yup, flipt--must change!

12:01 am

stidmama

balletslippers, harpjane, meet hetty's friend Jillibus!

12:01 am

stidmama

only 148! this seems manageable...

12:01 am

stidmama

what's our theme?

12:01 am

harpjane

insects

12:02 am

stidmama

hmmm. brb then!

12:02 am

ShadeEagle

phantom word for the day: drink.

12:02 am

libarebel

well, hello!

12:02 am

hetty

Yup. Think I'll try this one now I have a buddy aboard, thanks babblkers all for being so welcoming to jillibus

12:02 am

harpjane

so far I have at one word from yesterday's grid

12:03 am

Onpaki

ar 7
ar 8

12:03 am

libarebel

but take the r out of drink

12:03 am

jillibus

Yes, thanks for the welcome, and thanks for the intro, Hetty

12:03 am

hetty

and I have avery rude word from the upper left corner

12:04 am

jillibus

celt

12:04 am

ShadeEagle

actually, I just killed the first letter off of it, but this is gonna bug me more than most, for some reason

12:04 am

libarebel

hee hee, hetty

12:04 am

stidmama

it's always tough to find an icon so fast... hope this is a good enough one

12:04 am

jillibus

Oops. And I was warned.

12:05 am

stidmama

*giggle* Jillibus is doing great so far!

12:05 am

libarebel

you look lovely, stidmama

12:06 am

hetty

Jill, that's once--

12:06 am

libarebel

yay, jillibus!

12:06 am

stidmama

ty libarebel, shall we dance? *pirouette*

12:07 am

aleksia

ive only got 1 word/...bet u no 1 is beating me

12:07 am

stidmama

aleksia, do you have today off? am I correct it's already Monday for you?

12:07 am

markbowers7

does nebody know how many words today? ive got 27 so far

12:07 am

libarebel

have you seen me -- still wanna dance, stidmama? lol

12:08 am

aleksia

yes it is monday but we have a PUPIL FREE DAY

12:08 am

Dippnall

147 - morning all

12:08 am

Ciboulette

happy flip all, how many words today?

12:08 am

stidmama

I've seen you, but I am carrying a secret weapon...

12:08 am

ShadeEagle

whoa, new even more annoying phantom word: artifice

12:08 am

stidmama

hello Dippnall!

12:08 am

stidmama

Ciboulette

12:09 am

stidmama

ShadeEagle... you are NOT helping! LOL my eyes are crossed-ted enough without new words being planted!

12:09 am

stidmama

r 7...

12:09 am

hetty

HI Dippnall. I make it 148 words

12:10 am

markbowers7

ri7/36 = puzzle

12:10 am

Dippnall

ho - looked at wrong side having entered 1 word!

12:10 am

hetty

r6

12:11 am

stidmama

hi mark!

12:11 am

markbowers7

sorry, ri/624 = puzzle, 7 is plural

12:11 am

markbowers7

hi stid mama, how goes it?

12:11 am

stidmama

jillibus, when the puzzle first starts, we try to find as many words as we can, and then when we find the bigger ones, we give the starting letter and the count... does that make sense to you?

12:12 am

stidmama

going well, mark! I am glad this is a smaller grid. :-) You?

12:12 am

hetty

plural, mark Let's be meticulous here

12:12 am

hetty

you put yourself right ahead of me! Well done

12:13 am

markbowers7

im ok...to me a small grid would be 40 easy-to-find words...i'll be lucky if i find half in here

12:13 am

stidmama

well, I'll help if I can, though it's still early...

12:14 am

markbowers7

tr6/21 - plural or tr5/21 = "in a flash"

12:14 am

jillibus

Thanks for the help, stid. I was so busy with the grid I didn't notice your tip until now!

12:14 am

stidmama

ty mark! that's a good one!

12:15 am

aleksia

how many words does everyone have

12:15 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up! Enjoy

12:15 am

harpjane

d4/10

12:15 am

stidmama

thanks Lickety!

12:15 am

markbowers7

37

12:15 am

harpjane

35

12:16 am

markbowers7

39

12:16 am

aleksia

ok ive only got 5

12:16 am

stidmama

Jillibus, the "clues" are Lickety's contribution to the good of Babble-kind... he has a computer program he runs that tells us how each word in the grid begins (first two letters), the number of letters in that word and the total points of the word. He's an angel.

12:17 am

hetty

tr5/12, mark

12:17 am

misshoax

the clues haven't been showing up for me all day. just the masthead. boo.

12:17 am

stidmama

Anyway, Lickety's Clues have a link in the "Friends of Babble" section at the bottom of the page. I usually open his site in a new window so I can go easily between his page and Babble.

12:17 am

markbowers7

tr5/12 = "in a flash"

12:17 am

ShadeEagle

I'm sitting on 22, but that's partially due to computer issues and wandering away

12:18 am

markbowers7

tr6/21 = plural of 5/12

12:18 am

stidmama

I have 45, only 103 to go...

12:18 am

stidmama

misshoax, that's no good. Is it true even with the new clue list?

12:18 am

markbowers7

dang Stidmam!

12:18 am

jfarber

sickness, a/7

12:19 am

jfarber

(lower left)

12:19 am

misshoax

indeed stid.

12:19 am

stidmama

Lickety are you still there? what might misshoax do to see your clues?

12:19 am

markbowers7

it doesnt allow fairie...alt spelling of fairy!

12:19 am

stidmama

ty jfarber! I just saw it!

12:20 am

misshoax

you know what, it seems to be a safari issue, as i just checked in firefox, and it was fine. i suppose i should have thought of that sooner. but lickety should know.

12:20 am

mirandapan

I'm new, and I don't understand how to find the clue list. I've just been depending on the clues that ya'll give. Where is the clue list? Thanks

12:20 am

jfarber

Welcome...happy to finally be up late enough to play this "end" of things, stid!

12:20 am

stidmama

I know mark, it's a totally dis-abled dictionary, in my oh-so-humble opinon!

12:20 am

Krys10

yeah, you are up late tonight ;)

12:20 am

stidmama

was this your first flip jfarber?

12:21 am

stidmama

miranda, Lickety's clues have a link in the "friends of babble" section at the bottom of this page... :-)

12:21 am

jfarber

Yup!

12:22 am

harpjane

two words from yesterday

12:22 am

jfarber

Hey, Krys!

12:22 am

mirandapan

Thanks!

12:22 am

stidmama

well congratulations! kinda fun to be in at the start, I think!

12:22 am

jfarber

Usually have to get up in ... oh, 4.5 hours from now to get to work!

12:22 am

markbowers7

also, railmen is not allowed! argh!

12:22 am

jfarber

Found an ad/5 (w/ an ad/6 plural) = confused.

12:22 am

stidmama

but tomorrow off?

12:22 am

Krys10

JF - I owe you an email - enjoyed your blog.

12:23 am

markbowers7

nor is africa

12:23 am

jfarber

Glad, Krys10. The archives are scintillating, if you know me, supposedly.

12:23 am

renfield

nor is electric or acid

12:23 am

jfarber

This week's been a bit "off" writing-wise.

12:23 am

jfarber

Memorial day, stid.

12:23 am

ShadeEagle

I think I'm just gonna start closing some letters

12:23 am

Krys10

didn't poke throught the archives much.. Willow on the cordless made me laugh

12:24 am

stidmama

oh -- yes, but you don't have a flag. wasn't sure where you live! :-)

12:24 am

markbowers7

everybody should check out my new site: http://www.markbowersmusic.com

12:24 am

jfarber

I don't have a pro, yet. Teachers are usually broker than usual, end of year -- too many supplies from own $.

12:24 am

markbowers7

it's been totally updated and revamped...

12:25 am

stidmama

your page is lovely mark!

12:26 am

markbowers7

thanks Stidmama...my wife took that pic

12:26 am

stidmama

oh yes -- my mother always kind of has to start cutting back this time of year. And then she spends a bunch again in August to get ready for school.

12:27 am

stidmama

looks like talent is your family's middle name then. :-)

12:27 am

stidmama

under 100 to go, folks...

12:27 am

markbowers7

lol

12:28 am

markbowers7

if there's 148, then i have 100 to go

12:28 am

Krys10

jfarber, how long have you been kicking around here?

12:29 am

stidmama

you're doing well then! Just fyi there are 3 eight letter words, 6 seven letter words and 15 six letter words...

12:30 am

jfarber

Tonight? Oh, was here for a while an hour ago, then just rearrived to see the flip.

12:30 am

stidmama

okay, going for Lickety's clues... I got 53 on my own. :-)

12:30 am

markbowers7

i dont have any 8 letter words...im down to 96 left

12:30 am

jfarber

And you? You get a boost -- more awakeness out there in Cali right now -- past 1 am in Mass.

12:30 am

Krys10

no no, when did you discover babble? I still think it's so random that I ran into you at all - I barely play anymore - more of an IronSudoku girl..

12:31 am

Krys10

just finished work and arrived home a few minutes ago

12:31 am

Krys10

and i've been babbling since summer 2004

12:31 am

jfarber

Um...came in about two months ago, maybe. I tend to be late to the party, as games go -- mostly use the internet for blogreading, mp3 downloading, and other web 2.0 stuff.

12:32 am

jfarber

work? On a sunday night? Oh, yes -- tutoring knows no normal hours, eh?

12:32 am

Krys10

Ri6/7 combo "questions"

12:32 am

stidmama

has anyone found the ae 5 yet?

12:32 am

Krys10

especially this close to final exams - I'm working all day tomorrow too

12:33 am

Freckle

ne hints for the 8's guys and gals?

12:33 am

stidmama

don't have them yet Freckle!

12:33 am

stidmama

*waits to see if anyone drops clues*

12:33 am

jfarber

Got an 8 beginning with ar...

12:33 am

Krys10

di6/7 combo similar to ri6/7

12:33 am

ShadeEagle

ar 8 / 45 are found in newspapers

12:34 am

stidmama

ty ShadeEagle!

12:34 am

ShadeEagle

oooh, thanks krys

12:34 am

Krys10

welcome

12:34 am

harpjane

k bye

12:34 am

ShadeEagle

don't forget the singular

12:34 am

Krys10

thanks for the Ar

12:34 am

libarebel

ty, shadeEagle!

12:35 am

renfield

stid....ae/5 is a bunch of vowels w/ a sea in the middle

12:35 am

ShadeEagle

whoohoo, just backed into the ae 5 / 12

12:36 am

stidmama

ty renny! how is your weekend so far?

12:36 am

markbowers7

lol ren

12:36 am

renfield

taking care of my mom

12:36 am

debbinla

99 left guys

12:36 am

stidmama

oh, is she doing poorly?

12:37 am

stidmama

go debb go!

12:37 am

ShadeEagle

di 8 / 55 is a ...well, cousin of the di 6/7 mentioned earlier

12:37 am

renfield

they told me she had a stroke...but she didn't she hit her head....

12:38 am

Krys10

oh, ren, that's tough - I'm sorry. how's she doing? how're you doing?

12:38 am

stidmama

oh dear... concussion then. How bad? (I had a concussion years ago that took away my ability to recall spoken words sometimes)

12:40 am

helenkeller

hey all !

12:40 am

stidmama

hi helen! why up so late?

12:40 am

stidmama

how was the wedding...

12:40 am

renfield

she's ok...she has dementia and is a bleeder so it was more messy than dangerous

12:40 am

renfield

hey helen

12:41 am

helenkeller

lol stid- just got back from wedding & checking in on grid - didn't have time to finish the one from sunday :(

12:41 am

helenkeller

hiya renfield :)

12:41 am

libarebel

hello, helenkeller!

12:41 am

stidmama

I am so sorry ren. That is really hard to deal with. I will keep you in my thoughts.

12:42 am

Bash

helen....love your icon. Rickman Rocks!

12:42 am

Freckle

what's ever1's word counts

12:42 am

stidmama

I am down to 85 now!

12:42 am

jean1953

good morning everyone:)

12:42 am

markbowers7

well, im gonna head off to bed...at 60 words so far

12:42 am

stidmama

good night mark, thanks for the update on your website!

12:42 am

markbowers7

or 88 left

12:43 am

stidmama

morning, jean!

12:43 am

renfield

hey jean

12:43 am

markbowers7

thx Stidmama...hope to have a new song up there soon...i'll let you all know when that happens

12:43 am

renfield

later mark

12:43 am

jfarber

71 :(

12:44 am

saphyre

hi everyone who just came in and nite to everyone leaving. Working so have to keep doing work in between words

12:44 am

jfarber

But then, I'm usually up again in 4 hours for work....(how many times can I use that excuse, I wonder?)

12:44 am

Krys10

I've got 104 left - I win!

12:44 am

stidmama

working? at this hour?

12:44 am

saphyre

yes, night audit and a hotel & spa

12:44 am

helenkeller

wow - i was just reading the recent chat - very commendable ren - it's tough, i took care of my parents, both sick at same time, died less than 6 months apart (a long time ago now, 20 years next year) i'm just saying - i understand how incredibly difficult & draining that is- but you will never regret the sacrifices you are making to do whatever it is you are doing for your mom

12:44 am

stidmama

jfarber, how much longer is school in session for you?

12:44 am

renfield

pleading the 5th

12:44 am

helenkeller

hiya lib :)

12:45 am

saphyre

on the chesapeake bay

12:45 am

jfarber

School gets out on June 20. Not bad...but later than I'd like.

12:45 am

stidmama

oh, I did night auditing one summer in college-- not a good fit. I am a morning person...

12:45 am

renfield

thanks helen....it's an experience! and my mom is such a sweetie!

12:46 am

jfarber

Krys10, the only thing I can think to say about our comparative scores would REALLY dredge up the past...

12:46 am

saphyre

one block from my house which is better than the 140 miles a day I was driving

12:46 am

Krys10

oof, that does seem late. I forgot about the snow-day factor

12:46 am

helenkeller

ren - i can feel your love - awesome

12:46 am

stidmama

our school lets out midday on June 21. I think that's awfully late into the summer. Would prefer starting a week or two earlier and finishing earlier, myself (as a parent, not a teacher)

12:46 am

jfarber

I am nocturnal, by nature. But I DO Like getting home to the kids before 3 every day.

12:46 am

Krys10

JF, behave yourself ;)

12:46 am

libarebel

hey, helen-- very profound & sweet words of wisdom

12:46 am

jfarber

Used to teach prep school -- we got out June 4th or so...and came back Sept. 1. NICE.

12:47 am

jfarber

LOL.

12:47 am

stidmama

that's nice that you can live so close. It sure is nicer to walk a block than drive for several hours!

12:47 am

ShadeEagle

finally broke 60 words

12:47 am

helenkeller

bash - ty, it's yesterday's icon & i do not want to change it - i don't think it's gotten the proper mileage, lol

12:47 am

Krys10

yeah, half of my students are out June 7th, the rest on June 16th

12:47 am

saphyre

my kids are all grown and living in california new york and s carolina

12:47 am

stidmama

good for you ShadeEagle!

12:47 am

jillibus

How do I get a flag and the other litle thingy?

12:47 am

jfarber

No snow days in CA, eh, K?

12:48 am

saphyre

you have to go pro jillibus

12:48 am

Krys10

nope. i sure do miss them :) earthquake drills instead - not as exciting nor as quiet. I really miss the snow, actually - never though I'd say that!

12:48 am

libarebel

I liked yesterday's icon better, too, helen brb...

12:48 am

jfarber

On the other hand, that means you miss paying other people to plow your driveway...

12:48 am

helenkeller

lol lib :)))

12:48 am

stidmama

go to "My Account" in the top right of your page. There will be an edit or update section. Choose your country to get the flag, and say whether you are girl or boy to get a purse or purson...

12:48 am

stidmama

jfarber -- jillibus IS pro already!

12:48 am

Krys10

i never had to plow the driveway - I managed to convince my dad that I was afraid of teh snowblower until I left for college.

12:49 am

jillibus

Well, I thought I did.

12:49 am

FranMag

hi all, you'd think 148 words would be easier!

12:49 am

saphyre

ahh ok -

12:49 am

renfield

jill - in my account select the country u r n and if you are male or female

12:49 am

helenkeller

ah, kris is clever :)

12:49 am

renfield

i'm the repeat button

12:49 am

Freckle

so does ne one have ne more hints for 8's now?

12:50 am

chic

Good evening, All!

12:50 am

stidmama

there is another thing that says how much you want revealed...

12:50 am

renfield

hey chic!!!!

12:50 am

saphyre

hi chic

12:50 am

jfarber

still just the di and the ar...you have 'em both, freckle?

12:50 am

helenkeller

i'm going to leave alan up, so we can all adore him, while i get my first batch of words out - then, sadly, i will slouch off to the changing room

12:50 am

helenkeller

hiya chic :)

12:50 am

FranMag

hi helen are you at the wedding?

12:51 am

FranMag

hi chic!

12:51 am

Krys10

husband just got home back later.

12:51 am

helenkeller

no fran- home now, drained (& a wee bit tipsy)

12:51 am

chic

Hey Ren, saphyre, Helen, and Fran!

12:51 am

stidmama

I am down to 83 words and fading fast. the allergy medicine I took is finally working. I think I'll say bon nuit, buona sera, guten abend, sweet dreams and see you all tomorrow...

12:52 am

stidmama

hi and bye chic...

12:52 am

FranMag

night stidmama!

12:52 am

renfield

hasty bananas stid

12:52 am

helenkeller

today's icon theme is gross !! i don't want to change mine!! *hk stomps foot down HARD*

12:52 am

libarebel

yup, went backto JL--way cuter than a praying mantis...

12:52 am

chic

Hi and Bye Stid..

12:52 am

jfarber

Night, Krys -- say ho for me, if it seems appropriate.

12:52 am

saphyre

nite stid

12:52 am

stidmama

ren, will keep you and your mother in my heart. good night.

12:52 am

helenkeller

good nite stid :) sleep well

12:52 am

libarebel

lol, helen!

12:52 am

jfarber

Or hi, that is -- oops, awkward typo.

12:53 am

FranMag

there are some cute bugs helen, like ladybugs

12:53 am

renfield

thanks stid sweet dreams

12:53 am

helenkeller

lol lib - i soooooo hear that :)))

12:53 am

helenkeller

fran - you know stid has a ladybug & does not look at all cute to me, unlike my icon, which is totally cute, lol

12:54 am

libarebel

helen :|-- cue bugs??? lolol

12:54 am

Krys10

JF - :) all's well - can lurk here a little more.

12:54 am

FranMag

you're right, i guess you can keep alan up

12:55 am

Krys10

i could have sworn i read about vicious knids when I was a wee child...!

12:55 am

libarebel

eeeww, FranMag-- what are those critters?

12:56 am

jfarber

You did...but roald dahl didn't necessarily use real words.

12:56 am

FranMag

scorpions!!

12:56 am

Krys10

yeah, phooey, i figured as much

12:56 am

helenkeller

i will change before i go - i will just have to cleverly figure out other ways that alan can fit future icon themes - ah, a project

12:56 am

Schroeder

Knock Knock....anybody home?

12:56 am

jfarber

Who's there, schroder?

12:56 am

FranMag

hi schroeder

12:56 am

chic

Hey Schroeder!

12:57 am

Krys10

hey schroeder! whenever you pop up here it reminds me that i ought to practice piano

12:57 am

helenkeller

hi schro :)

12:57 am

jfarber

Pl. of lira (-i) is odd...now I wish I had studied more other languages.

12:57 am

jfarber

OOps. Oh, blush.

12:57 am

jfarber

sorry

12:58 am

renfield

hey shro!!!!!

12:58 am

beckyj

will u guys help me i am new?

12:58 am

libarebel

interesting, helen, anticipating...

12:58 am

jfarber

Too late to babble safely.

12:58 am

beckyj

please help im new

12:58 am

jean1953

hi beckyj

12:58 am

beckyj

hi

12:58 am

renfield

hey becky

12:59 am

beckyj

=)

12:59 am

beckyj

hi

12:59 am

libarebel

also, helen, you gae me an idea...

12:59 am

Dippnall

hi becky - what do you need?

12:59 am

helenkeller

what's that lib?

12:59 am

beckyj

help :|

1:00 am

Schroeder

Hey Renfield!!! I'm enjoying time off from work...finally babble time!!

1:00 am

Schroeder

Hi everyone!!!

1:01 am

Schroeder

Chic I haven't seen you in a while!!

1:01 am

jean1953

good morning schroeder

1:01 am

Dippnall

off work too...so playing at 7 am - how sad is that? slowing now...so I'm reading the chat!

1:02 am

renfield

that is so good shro! me 2!

1:02 am

Freckle

Yay 50 words left!

1:02 am

chic

yea , Schro, we must be on differnt schedules..

1:03 am

renfield

becky - go to angel song's page in friends of babble - that will get you started

1:03 am

jfarber

Okay, got 80, and am falling asleep at comp. Night, all -- back when the kids wake me up.

1:03 am

jean1953

how many words are there today please?

1:03 am

Schroeder

Go Freckle Go

1:03 am

Krys10

see ya!

1:03 am

renfield

shro works all the time...she makes me look like i'm on vacation!

1:03 am

jean1953

night jfarber

1:03 am

Dippnall

148

1:04 am

jean1953

thanx dippnall

1:04 am

AliDanko

how many 8's?

1:04 am

Dippnall

3 - I've got 2

1:04 am

Schroeder

LOL Renfield...I'm actually thinking about taking a whole week off!!!

1:05 am

jillibus

How do I get a flag? I've been to My Account and filled it all in but nada.

1:05 am

renfield

shro - you slacker! a whole week! are you going to the beach?

1:05 am

AliDanko

I have the A-78, any hints on the others?

1:05 am

helenkeller

wow jil - that's very odd- you may want to contact dr-g directly & ask - maybe some glitch

1:06 am

smazing

Hello all. I am up to 102 and now heading to bed. Before I depart i thought i would give a clue... Alternative spellings. NI 7 & 8(pl). Not day, but..+ you go to court (no 'a'). Hope that helps. good night all.

1:06 am

Krys10

jillibus - is there a "show profile" button to press?

1:06 am

Schroeder

Yep!!! That's the plan anyway...we will see if I can really pull it off!!!

1:06 am

helenkeller

krys is both clever & smart :)

1:06 am

Krys10

no, have had the same problem before :)

1:07 am

helenkeller

ah

1:07 am

renfield

shro - i hope you can - you need a break from the office nad the snow!

1:08 am

Freckle

ai7/32 hints plz<><><><><><><><>?

1:09 am

Krys10

ai7 - illnesses

1:09 am

Schroeder

Well I'm shooting for July and hiring an asst. so keep your fingers crossed....

1:10 am

Freckle

thnx chris

1:10 am

renfield

i will ! that will be nice for you!

1:10 am

Krys10

ok, i

1:11 am

Krys10

m off for the night - see you all tomorrow!

1:11 am

Schroeder

Nite Krys!!

1:11 am

helenkeller

good nite krys :)

1:11 am

Freckle

ar5/10 hints plz!

1:12 am

jfarber

Oooh -- came back for one more try and found the last 8. anyone need the hint?

1:12 am

AliDanko

YES!

1:13 am

renfield

nite krys

1:13 am

renfield

i need a popsicle

1:13 am

helenkeller

lib? - are you here or are you off pursuing your idea?

1:13 am

helenkeller

REN!!!!!! thanks alot - just when i'm having a hot flash!!!!

1:13 am

Schroeder

Oh me to renfield....

1:14 am

ilandrah

ar 5/10 = Jewish Sharon's first name, or the little mermaid

1:14 am

jfarber

NI8/40 -- a plural. Starts with a common NI beginning (chemical/mineral), ends with "gets (someone) excited"

1:14 am

renfield

ar 5/10 = ar*** sharon

1:14 am

helenkeller

however, there are freeze pops in the basement freezer - brb

1:14 am

Freckle

di8/55 hints plz 2!!!!!plz and thnx

1:15 am

renfield

going for the 'sco

1:15 am

jfarber

also singular for ni7/28.

1:15 am

ShadeEagle

di 8 / 55 ...well, the base is something Ned Flanders might say

1:15 am

ShadeEagle

er, sounds close to it

1:15 am

ShadeEagle

and just play around with the plurals

1:16 am

beckyj

i am back

1:16 am

helenkeller

who in the heck is ned flanders?

1:16 am

Freckle

rofl

1:16 am

Freckle

ned flanders = homer simpson's arch enemy

1:16 am

beckyj

off of simpsons helen

1:16 am

jfarber

More like "who in the heckley deckley is Ned Flanders..."

1:17 am

beckyj

listen to freckle

1:17 am

helenkeller

well - that explains it - have only seen 1 episode ever of that show :(

1:17 am

Freckle

2 bad =D

1:17 am

jfarber

Okay, NOW I'm going to bed, unless anyone else need the big 3 8s...

1:18 am

helenkeller

good nite jfarb :)

1:18 am

Paige & Maddie

hey everyone!

1:18 am

jean1953

good night jfarber

1:18 am

jfarber

Night, then -- back tomorrow (6 hours, likely).

1:18 am

Paige & Maddie

yes we need the 8 letter words!!!! badly!!!

1:18 am

renfield

nite jkarb

1:18 am

jean1953

hi paige and amddie

1:19 am

renfield

hey p & m

1:19 am

beckyj

good night jfarber

1:19 am

Schroeder

My ride is here....see you all later on!!

1:19 am

renfield

k shro!

1:19 am

Freckle

di4/5 is killing me ne hints?

1:19 am

helenkeller

bye schro :)

1:19 am

ShadeEagle

which one?

1:19 am

helenkeller

hi paige & maddie

1:20 am

jillibus

Did click Show Profile before -- did it work this time?

1:20 am

helenkeller

there you are jill - a canadian female!!

1:20 am

renfield

u r a flag jill

1:20 am

chic

yes jill, you are canadian

1:20 am

SueMagee

NIddlie should be a word!

1:21 am

jillibus

Nifty

1:21 am

chic

dint

1:21 am

Freckle

fa5/16 hints?

1:21 am

chic

file

1:22 am

chic

sorry

1:22 am

Freckle

chic stop typing the words!!! Let people find them for themselves!

1:22 am

helenkeller

got those chic - hows about some i don't?

1:22 am

Freckle

omg

1:22 am

renfield

keep going chic....

1:22 am

Freckle

fa5/16 hints

1:22 am

helenkeller

lol ren

1:23 am

ShadeEagle

yeah, I need most of the f's. ;)

1:23 am

chic

I can't see anything above a 4 anyways...

1:23 am

helenkeller

dont have it freck

1:23 am

helenkeller

chic - same problem i have :)

1:24 am

renfield

oh come on chic! i want to coast on this one!

1:24 am

ShadeEagle

wait, fa 5 / 16? do you mean fa 5 / 18?

1:24 am

Freckle

what's ever1's word count now?

1:24 am

cehess

I don't think there is an fa 5/16

1:24 am

Freckle

ye the 5/18 srry=(

1:24 am

invictus

89

1:24 am

Freckle

(~.~) i am gettin sleepy

1:25 am

helenkeller

79

1:25 am

beckyj

i am getting so tired

1:25 am

Freckle

i am at 41

1:25 am

helenkeller

80

1:25 am

renfield

i'm getting hungry

1:25 am

invictus

fa 5/18 is like a mockery fa 6/30 is its plural

1:25 am

beckyj

i ma a begginer

1:25 am

beckyj

:)

1:25 am

helenkeller

81

1:26 am

cehess

there's 2.. the second means "stuffed" apparently

1:26 am

helenkeller

just let me know when you want me to stop - lol

1:26 am

beckyj

I AM a begginer

1:26 am

Freckle

ne more hints invictus?

1:26 am

ShadeEagle

the other fa 5 /18 is french for stuffed.

1:26 am

AliDanko

fa 5-18 "not real, Funny"

1:27 am

cehess

is it french? that makes sense then. I'd never heard it before.

1:28 am

beckyj

help

1:28 am

beckyj

is \

1:28 am

beckyj

what

1:28 am

jean1953

am off bbl hopefully happy babbling :)

1:28 am

beckyj

i

1:28 am

beckyj

need

1:29 am

renfield

k jean

1:30 am

Paige & Maddie

can peoples please give us some clues?

1:30 am

renfield

becky....help is not a word we need...

1:31 am

cehess

for what, P&M?

1:31 am

Paige & Maddie

anything

1:31 am

ShadeEagle

oops, I hate looking for a word that you already had but forgot to write down.,

1:35 am

Paige & Maddie

clues anyone?

1:36 am

ShadeEagle

finished!

1:36 am

nrkii

okay, I'm going to sleep now -- 29 left and I'll finish after I get some shuteye

1:36 am

nrkii

CONGRATS SHADE!!!!

1:36 am

cehess

me too ^^ gj SE

1:36 am

Paige & Maddie

wow!!! you are good!!! can you please help us?

1:36 am

renfield

later nrkii

1:36 am

helenkeller

wow -- wtg shade !!!!

1:37 am

renfield

way to go shade!

1:37 am

helenkeller

good nite nrkii :)

1:38 am

ShadeEagle

okay, now that it's way too late, I'm going to sleep - I'll be back later to clue up

1:39 am

helenkeller

good nite shade :)

1:39 am

jillibus

Becky - I'm new too and have been told for example that fa 6/30 means a 6-letter word which scores 30 and starts with fa. Scroll down to the bottom and Friends of Babble. Click on LicketySplit for a list.

1:39 am

ShadeEagle

'night, kids

1:39 am

KittyVane

Morning/evening/what ever applies to you everyone! How's the grid today?

1:40 am

FMitch

Morning Kitty
Hard one today I am finding.

1:40 am

helenkeller

hi kitty

1:40 am

FMitch

sair

1:40 am

FMitch

Oops

1:40 am

renfield

nite shade....morning kitty and fmitch

1:41 am

FMitch

Hi ren, hows the grid for you today?

1:41 am

renfield

a little slow fmitch

1:44 am

helenkeller

i have 100 - now, sadly, i will go change my icon - good bye alan

1:45 am

renfield

bye alan

1:45 am

KittyVane

Yay! One of my favourtie babble words is in the grid today! (ch4/7) :D

1:46 am

renfield

is that someone you love kitty?

1:46 am

Paige & Maddie

clues anyone?

1:47 am

Freckle

fi5/18 hints plz

1:47 am

Paige & Maddie

faile

1:47 am

KittyVane

No, it's just a great word.
It's one of the first babble words I've learned and I've actually had chance to use it in real life too. :)

1:47 am

corpsvalue

fi5/18 = large grassy area

1:47 am

Paige & Maddie

woops

1:48 am

helenkeller

here is my new icon

1:48 am

Freckle

need help with all the fi5/18 except for the large grassy area one......

1:49 am

helenkeller

quick, everyone get your magnifying glasses

1:50 am

Dippnall

yay! fireworks ... now I'll have to start on the chores!

1:50 am

corpsvalue

what about fi5/18 = bad person or enemy

1:50 am

Paige & Maddie

clues anyone?

1:50 am

Dippnall

what do you need?

1:50 am

helenkeller

wtg dipp !!!!!

1:50 am

Paige & Maddie

evrything!!!

1:50 am

KittyVane

Well done Dippnall!

1:51 am

renfield

no chores!

1:51 am

Freckle

need more fi/18 hints pepz plz!!!

1:51 am

Dippnall

best had ren.. the ironing basket been waiting for half a term...

1:52 am

helenkeller

lib ????

1:52 am

helenkeller

lib said she had an idea & then disappeared, it's been quite a while now

1:52 am

Freckle

ta5/16 hints plz

1:52 am

helenkeller

what's an ironing basket? lol

1:53 am

renfield

sorry dipp....may i send my ironing to you?

1:53 am

Freckle

plz ne hints for ta5/16???

1:53 am

KittyVane

I have a lot of housework lined up today... been slacking all weekend

1:54 am

Dippnall

rhymes with a sort of twine

1:54 am

Freckle

ne more hints dip

1:55 am

Dippnall

what do you need?

1:55 am

renfield

we have a holiday today kitty - i'm not doing anything that i can't get someone else to do for me.....

1:56 am

KittyVane

That's a good plan Ren :D
If only I had someone to do my chores for me... Sadly the man is at work and the cat lacks thumbs, and she mostly just creates the mess in the first place

1:56 am

Freckle

can ne one give me a hint for ni8/40???

1:57 am

Dippnall

builds on ne 6/18

1:57 am

Freckle

and hints for ne 6/18 plz?

1:58 am

renfield

LOL kitty! my 2 kitkats are waiting on me to go to bed so they can sleep on me

1:59 am

KittyVane

My cat also sleeps on me, and then she wakes me up by trying to eat my hair or bite off my nose

1:59 am

Dippnall

change last letter of ne 6/21

2:00 am

renfield

yes - one of mine eats my hair...i changed shampoos and she still does it..i think she's trying to bath me....hmmmmm

2:00 am

Dippnall

thought if I finished puzzle early I might control my addiction and go away and join the alternative world....instead I'm still here chatting...oh dear...lol:)

2:01 am

renfield

see dippnail - no chores!

2:02 am

helenkeller

ok dipp, follow my lead . . .

2:03 am

helenkeller

really tired, good nite everyone, left myself 41

2:03 am

FMitch

LOL Dippnall and it a bank holiday too, no work!!!

2:03 am

bgood2animals

hi guys - how many words in this grid this evening please?

2:03 am

Dippnall

don't lots of babblers have cats? I have two.

2:03 am

renfield

148

2:03 am

bgood2animals

thanks renfield!

2:03 am

helenkeller

good nite all

2:04 am

renfield

nite helen

2:04 am

Dippnall

nite helen (morning here!) see you tomorrow!

2:04 am

KittyVane

Good night Helen!

2:05 am

renfield

i have 2 cats and 2 dogs and 2 more cats who have adopted me (at my moms)

2:06 am

Dippnall

1..2..3..right that's it - I'm off to read the papers! See you all tomorrow.

2:06 am

renfield

have a good day dipp

2:06 am

bgood2animals

well, renfield - these friends are lucky to have you

2:07 am

KittyVane

I just have the one cat

2:07 am

jillibus

If I log off do I lose all I've done so far?

2:07 am

renfield

no jill

2:07 am

KittyVane

but she's quite a handful at times :)

2:08 am

jillibus

Thanks, ren. I'm off to bed with my dear old cat, a long-haired calico almost 17.

2:09 am

renfield

k jill - see you later...enjoy your sleep and you kitkat!

2:11 am

renfield

i'm off to...to sleep that is...i can;t take the stares any longer....8-)

2:12 am

FMitch

Bye ren.

2:16 am

nrkii

okay, I lied, and stayed up an extra 45 mins to finis

2:16 am

nrkii

finish

2:16 am

nrkii

had to go to list for last 30 -- too too tired so some of the ones I was missing were ones I should have seen...

2:16 am

FMitch

LOL Congrats.

2:17 am

nrkii

tx, fmitch -- see you later all!

2:28 am

Paige & Maddie

hey any new clues?

2:29 am

oggy

morning all.

2:30 am

FMitch

Morning oggy, how goes it?

2:31 am

Paige & Maddie

well... any clues?

2:31 am

oggy

just got up, had a nice lie in.

2:32 am

FMitch

yippee for bank holidays!

2:33 am

oggy

how are you doing, not so many today.

2:33 am

Paige & Maddie

...

2:35 am

FMitch

Not so many but each one is hard won, getting there slowly :)

2:36 am

oggy

hubby started it and left me the hard ones, 78 to go.

2:39 am

FMitch

LOL but that past the 1/2 way mark which is good!!

2:43 am

Paige & Maddie

omg!! we have only got 34 words!!!

2:44 am

FMitch

Thats good going P & M

2:44 am

Preethi

Hello Evryone!

2:45 am

FMitch

Hi Preethi

2:45 am

Paige & Maddie

hey Preethi!

2:45 am

Preethi

How is the grid today?

2:46 am

Paige & Maddie

any clues anyone?

2:46 am

Preethi

Hi Fmitch, HI Paige & Maddie

2:46 am

FMitch

Im finding it quite hard but fun

2:47 am

Preethi

how amny words?

2:47 am

Preethi

rile

2:47 am

Preethi

will be rite back

2:47 am

FMitch

148 words

2:49 am

Paige & Maddie

can you please give some clues FMitch?

2:51 am

FMitch

have you got the a that comes at the end of a prayer?

2:52 am

Paige & Maddie

no...

2:53 am

FMitch

BRB

2:57 am

smokey2joints

my brain hurts

3:02 am

debbinla

Guys i need af6,30 ad af516 please

3:07 am

Haz1558

Good morning all.

3:08 am

FMitch

Morning Haz
How are you today?

3:08 am

oggy

mornibg haz.

3:08 am

Haz1558

I'm well thanks - it's blowing a gale outside though. Didn't see you on yesterday?

3:08 am

debbinla

i also eed fi518 one of them

3:09 am

Haz1558

Good morning oggy!

3:09 am

oggy

lies

3:09 am

FMitch

Wasn't able to play yesterday had a lot on but am enjoying today's in a perverse sort of way.

deb - haven't got the ones you are looking for.

3:09 am

oggy

sorry

3:10 am

Haz1558

Perverse meaning it's nasty?

3:11 am

FMitch

it's not one of the easiest but lots of normal words. Haven't found anything bigger than 3 x 6 yet tho.

3:13 am

Haz1558

Right - if I find anything bigger I'll feel properly triumphant then!

3:13 am

FMitch

LOL, you go girl!

3:13 am

Dianne

af6/3- - a + meadow.

3:14 am

Dianne

I meant af6/30

3:16 am

FMitch

Hi Dianne and thanks for another 6!

3:17 am

smokey2joints

ad 6/24?

3:17 am

Kateq

plural of ad 5

3:18 am

Dianne

Hi FMitch - sounds like you are doing good with today's grid.

3:18 am

Kateq

good morning, all

3:20 am

Haz1558

Good morning Kateq

3:20 am

smokey2joints

hey, what's this one AE?

3:20 am

FMitch

Not sure I would say that Dianne but am nearing the 1/2 way mark and just found...ai7/32!!

Hi Kateq

3:23 am

Haz1558

Another 7 - ri7/36

3:23 am

Kateq

another ar7/32 which leads to the ar 8/45

3:25 am

FMitch

Oh surprise surprise, it's raining again!!!

3:27 am

Dianne

raining here as well -grey day outside.

3:27 am

Preethi

clue for ar 7

3:27 am

Preethi

?

3:28 am

Haz1558

ar7 - a thing, or a piece written in a magazine

3:28 am

Kateq

ar 7 of faith, ar 7 of clothing

3:28 am

FMitch

what sort of temperature Dianne? it's mild here but not warm by any stretch of the imagination.

3:29 am

Preethi

ar 7 for faith

3:29 am

Preethi

artic

3:30 am

Dianne

It's about 29 degrees (84 F) here and very, very humid. Summer are very hat here because of the humidity and we usually have several typhoons in the area so we get some good down pours.

3:30 am

mattygroves

Morning all. How's the grid?

3:31 am

Dianne

*the summers are also hot*

3:33 am

FMitch

84! it's about 65 here LOL.
... diving back into the grid as have to stop at 10.00

3:34 am

Dianne

holler if you need some help - just sitting here paying bills.

3:35 am

FMitch

Can I pass you some of mine to pay? pretty please?

3:36 am

Dianne

FMitch - after I win the lottery :)

3:46 am

mattygroves

I had a look at the clue for af7/30 - I don't get it!

3:46 am

Kateq

ar 7/30 = the, a, an

3:47 am

Haz1558

It's af6/30 - to look further is to look further af6

3:47 am

mattygroves

No - ar I have it's AF I'm missing

3:47 am

Kateq

there is no af 7

3:47 am

mattygroves

Oh - in that case, I misread. Sorry!

3:48 am

mattygroves

af6 - sorry!

3:48 am

mattygroves

But I have it now

3:48 am

Dianne

matty - a + what a farmer plows to plant his crops.

3:48 am

georgiaj

Boomboom! And now to bed!

3:49 am

Haz1558

Well done - sleep well!

3:50 am

mattygroves

Cheers - have that one - just started - what's the view of the grid?

3:51 am

Dianne

I got a tiny bit stuck on the f & d words but otherwise it was faily easy.

3:54 am

Paige & Maddie

any d words any1?

3:56 am

Haz1558

di4/6 - use one in playing some board games, plural for di5/14. di4/9 - a sporting term for a type of shot, or the start of a make of toy

3:57 am

Paige & Maddie

i have the 1st 2 but what is the di4/9??? another clue would help please Haz1558

3:58 am

FMitch

Right 10am, and I havn't found a new word for 10 mins, off to do toher things but will be back later.
Happy babbling.

3:58 am

Haz1558

di4/9 has the same ending as the place where you would skate (ri4/8)

3:58 am

Paige & Maddie

ok bibi FMitch!!!

3:58 am

Linda0

it's not a kink but a . . .

3:58 am

Haz1558

Bye FMitch - see you later!

3:59 am

Haz1558

Before you go FMitch - have you got the cheating di7/40?

3:59 am

Rexy140

hi guys

4:00 am

FMitch

no I havent Haz been looking for that with no success.

4:00 am

Haz1558

Hello Rext.

4:01 am

Haz1558

It has the same structure as the puzzling ri7/36

4:01 am

Rexy140

Hi paige and maddie

4:01 am

Kateq

FMith--it's like your ri7

4:01 am

bgood2animals

good morning haz - its 5 AM here in NY and guess we're the only babblers at this time and holiday

4:01 am

bgood2animals

in the geographical area

4:02 am

Haz1558

Good morning - oh there are lots of babblers around, some just don't announce themselves!

4:03 am

FMitch

Haz and Kate that gave me 4 more words as I hadn't got the ir either, thanks

4:03 am

Linda0

got to 50, now off to look at sudoku before i do some jobs. be back later

4:03 am

Kateq

yw--have a great day!

4:03 am

Haz1558

Just call us generous to a fault!

4:04 am

FMitch

LOL TTFN

4:04 am

Kallia

Good Morning all

4:04 am

cg530

fireworks!!! :-)

4:05 am

Haz1558

Bye FMitch and Linda - I must go as well and get on with the day. I'm half-way through so I'll leave some for later.

4:05 am

bex777

hiya everyone!!!

4:06 am

Kallia

hi bex

4:17 am

ruthy

morning bex

4:18 am

bex777

hiya ruthy :)

4:29 am

hellolizzie

hello there

4:34 am

ruthy

thats me finished

4:37 am

bex777

well doen ruthy!!!

4:39 am

Kateq

I'm done to! Hurrah of r us Ruthie LOL

4:39 am

Kateq

too--sorry

4:39 am

ruthy

wtg kateq

4:39 am

Kateq

and for--can't type anymote LOL
Have a great Monday all!

4:40 am

hellolizzie

134 left... joy!

4:40 am

karob

HELP!!!! ra 5/10

4:41 am

ruthy

ra 5 plural of ra 4 b4 it

4:42 am

hellolizzie

This being the first puzzle I've done - whats all this ra 5/10 business?

4:43 am

karob

ra 4/4 clue plz???

4:44 am

kkiln

karob -- what a train runs on

4:44 am

karob

all i can say is run for ur life.... this is addictive LOL

4:44 am

oggy

im finished

4:45 am

rolin

kklin...but theres no plural for the train support

4:45 am

karob

need the first ra 4/4

4:45 am

karob

i need 2 more.... and my eyes are crossing

4:45 am

rolin

i cant see the first 2 ad's

4:45 am

rolin

i soooo wanna make addict tho

4:45 am

oggy

make it to get of an island

4:46 am

Dianne

rolin - think what you sit on to ride a horse.

4:46 am

kkiln

ruthy...I have the ra 4/4 for what trains run on, but what is the other one?

4:46 am

karob

is there an ra before that????

4:47 am

rolin

dianne thx...or maybe the clue should have been....what this game does to my brain...lol

4:47 am

ruthy

ra 4 another vowel then the first vowel repeated

4:47 am

oggy

there are 3 ra4

4:47 am

karob

ain't that the truth

4:48 am

karob

need the 1st ra

4:48 am

ruthy

think of a simple form of boat

4:49 am

rolin

and its raining again

4:49 am

karob

have that, isn't there an ra before that???

4:49 am

oggy

think desert island, and make it to get off

4:49 am

sprite

morning dear gang :)

4:50 am

Dianne

Hi sprite :)

4:50 am

oggy

morning sprite, how u doing.

4:50 am

ruthy

ra 4/7

4:50 am

ruthy

ra 4/4

4:50 am

sprite

Just started, but it is a K-grid...

4:50 am

ruthy

ra 5/10 ra 4/4

4:51 am

karob

here's the other prob.... have 8 "c" words but only show 7/8 /??? HELP

4:51 am

kkiln

Thank you ruthy...never would have found that!

4:51 am

sprite

LOL kkiln!

4:51 am

Kallia

there are 9 c words karob

4:51 am

egm

hi everyone

4:52 am

Kallia

8 from 1 and i from the other :)

4:53 am

oggy

there are 2c on the grid.

4:53 am

rolin

ya gotta love monkey typing

4:55 am

ruthy

bye everyone

4:55 am

rolin

cya ruthy

4:56 am

oggy

bye ruthy.

4:57 am

mattygroves

Heya - I had my husband deputise for me for a bit, but I'm back, having cooked brunch (which didn't turn out quite as planned)

4:57 am

sprite

ohoh, matty... burned the bread?

4:57 am

bex777

anyone help me with the cl 6 plaeas? :)

4:58 am

mattygroves

No - I tried to make a scrambled egg recipe from Saturday's Times (Gordon Ramsey), but I didn't cook the potato on a high enough heat or with enough oil. Not a disaster, but not perfect.

4:58 am

oggy

think customer.

4:58 am

sprite

Ah, the story of my life: not a disaster, but not perfect ;)

4:58 am

rolin

gordon ramsey is the f*** cook right?

4:58 am

bex777

thanks oggy :)

4:58 am

mattygroves

Guffaw!

4:59 am

Dianne

cl6 - like a customer.

4:59 am

mattygroves

Yah - he is, Rolin!

5:00 am

rolin

ok..him i like...who's the guy with the spikey hair...that doesnt cook with food...he only cooks with 'flavours'???

5:00 am

bex777

jamie oliver probably!!

5:01 am

mattygroves

Ha! That's ... cor, I've met him, and his name escapes me - not Jamie...

5:01 am

rolin

no no...hes the one with phycisal tourettes

5:01 am

rolin

physica;

5:01 am

rolin

physica;

5:01 am

mattygroves

He comes across on telly as a bit of a prat, but he's a pretty nice guy in real life...what's his NAME

5:01 am

rolin

oh poop...lol

5:02 am

rolin

prat....thats a word....ya mean hes actually nice??..he sends me spare..

5:02 am

mattygroves

This is driving me NUTS!

5:02 am

rolin

gary rhodes

5:02 am

sprite

Hehehe, let it go, the memory will pop up as soon as you stop chasing it :)

5:03 am

oggy

is it someone rankin

5:03 am

kkiln

Any help with the CE's that dont refer to money

5:04 am

mattygroves

Yes - Gary Rhodes. Whew!

5:04 am

Preethi

Hi Sprite

5:05 am

Dianne

1st ce - think top of the room

5:05 am

sprite

Hey Preethi :)

5:05 am

oggy

ce4 think scottish football team minus the last 2 letters.

5:05 am

Dianne

2nd ce - think of what hold up your pants but start it with a c.

5:06 am

mattygroves

Drat - only 63 words (between me and hubby) and I need the list. *sigh*

5:06 am

Preethi

got the two of them. Thanks Dianne. Clue for the othres?

5:07 am

Preethi

Hows it going Sprite?

5:07 am

rolin

preethi theres only 3

5:07 am

sprite

Fairly fast so far, I am halfway already.

5:07 am

Preethi

Ahhh.. Im at 39 :(

5:08 am

Preethi

Trying to work and Babble at the same time.

5:08 am

rolin

the ar 7 and 8... hat me stuckve go

5:08 am

Preethi

only 3 c's?

5:08 am

rolin

oooooh...please dont think im dyslexic...but my keyboard is...it jumps as i type

5:08 am

rolin

preethi...3 ce's

5:08 am

Atalante

hi all :)

5:09 am

Preethi

oh oj

5:09 am

Dianne

rolin - when you are a journalist the pieces you write are called...................

5:09 am

mattygroves

Hi Atalante!

5:09 am

rolin

aaah..brilliant thx

5:09 am

sprite

My kids will arrive for lunch in 10 minutes, so that will mean my break :)
I found all the Ks! That's a miracle in itself in this stage.
Hi Ata :)
Wow rolin... that would be a challenge, this game for someone with dyslexia. Would make it extra hard for sure.

5:10 am

Atalante

managed to get out of bed properly today. had horrid cold / temperature / sneezy thing yesterday - crawled out of bed, looked at the number of words and crawled back in LOL

5:10 am

bex777

hi atalnte

5:10 am

kkiln

Thanks Dianne forthe CE's...

5:10 am

Preethi

Hi Atlante

5:10 am

sprite

I'm with you, Ata, nasty flue had me down for 2 days. Bit better now though.

5:10 am

rolin

oooh..bad way to spend a bank holiday atlante..but given the weather...*sigh*

5:10 am

Preethi

How many k's sprite?

5:11 am

Atalante

good sprite ... I'm definitely sympathising with you over that one!

5:11 am

Dianne

Atalante - hope you are feeling better today.

5:11 am

oggy

5xk,s

5:12 am

mattygroves

Hope your lurgies aren't contagious through the chat box :D Glad everyone's on the mend

5:12 am

kkiln

any clue for the CR 5,12?

5:12 am

Preethi

I have 1 k

5:12 am

sprite

kkiln, she doesn't laugh, she Cr5.

5:13 am

Dianne

cr5/12 - think weeps.

5:13 am

kkiln

How stupid of me....it is so obvious.

5:13 am

Preethi

Thanks Dianne

5:13 am

Atalante

I hoe so too! But I feel almost alive today rather than more than half dead, and I've got over half the words quickly - so maybe you do want that propagating over the chatbox :P

5:14 am

Preethi

I have 7 c's. one missing

5:15 am

sprite

There are 9 C's.

5:15 am

Dianne

ka4/8 - means Turkish judge - rhymes with the name of the guy who carries your golf clubs.

5:16 am

mattygroves

ae5? Anyone?

5:16 am

sprite

kkiln, that is not stupid, that's a blind spot. I hope ;)
(have them all the time)

5:16 am

Preethi

aahh

5:16 am

kkiln

Thanks Sprite!

5:16 am

Preethi

kadle

5:16 am

Dianne

kkiln - that was the last c word for me - so I also missed it for quite a while.

5:18 am

rolin

matty.. i cant hink of a clue...its ae +2 letter+ two vowels..i monkey typed it

5:18 am

hydra

it's ae plus an American intelligence agency

5:19 am

mattygroves

Thanks - got it from that. Onwards to ai7/32

5:19 am

rolin

aaah good one hydra

5:19 am

mattygroves

Hydra - great clue!

5:19 am

Dianne

hydra - great clue !

5:19 am

hydra

zapped my brainspeed up with Chinese herbs!

5:19 am

rolin

matty great clue for that from dianne earlier

5:20 am

rolin

oooh pass some of that to me hydra pls

5:21 am

hydra

At Â£35 a week, I can only afford them for another fortnight! They're esupposed to cure my ulcer and they plus acupuncture are certainly helping.

5:23 am

hydra

Well, that was a conversation stopper!

5:23 am

rolin

lol..

5:23 am

rolin

im just stuck on this stupid el6/21

5:23 am

Dianne

guess we won't be passing any martinis to hydra.

5:24 am

Atalante

I keep wanting to have Elric

5:24 am

oggy

e+li5/12

5:24 am

hydra

I can't resists a glass of vino but it makes it worse. Grrr! That's what comes of 20 years as a magazine editor. Too much good living. At least I didnt get gout.

5:25 am

jess is cool l

hey guys

5:25 am

rolin

which would work if i had the li5..lol

5:25 am

Dianne

hydra - so you had no trouble with the ar7 & 8 right?

5:25 am

bex777

oggy can i have a cue for that li 5 please :)

5:25 am

oggy

sorry

5:26 am

Atalante

li5 = legal, allowed

5:26 am

hydra

No trouble with those ar's at all!

5:26 am

Dianne

el - means to draw forth.

5:26 am

rolin

cool..thx atalante and oggy

5:27 am

rolin

onto the fa's

5:29 am

hydra

el+half of what covers the Poles + abbr. of internet technology

5:29 am

hydra

2/3rds of what covers Poles, actually. Or... a frozen sweet minus the last vowel!

5:30 am

bex777

anyone help with the sa 5?

5:30 am

hydra

Not got that far yet, bex:)

5:30 am

Dianne

sa5 - sa + frozen water.

5:30 am

rolin

me either bex

5:30 am

oggy

sa+frozen water

5:30 am

bex777

thanks :)

5:31 am

rolin

that sa is not in dictionary.com...any idea what it means?

5:31 am

mattygroves

abbr of internet technology?

5:32 am

mattygroves

Got it

5:32 am

Judy_2u

when you hav2 items resembling each other they the sa**

5:33 am

rolin

nasty nasty fa's

5:33 am

Dianne

rolin - it means a male servant in India (same as syce).

5:33 am

rolin

oh cool..thx dianne

5:33 am

Judy_2u

dice

5:34 am

jess is cool l

why did u enter a word from the puzzle

5:34 am

jess is cool l

i mean tell us a word

5:34 am

Judy_2u

I made error sorry

5:34 am

Dianne

fa's think of an Iranian diallect - that will give you a head start :)

5:35 am

Judy_2u

its no one on here has done that before jess

5:36 am

Atalante

be nice jess! everyone's done it ...

5:36 am

oggy

its easy done judy dont worry, ive done it myself before.

5:36 am

Judy_2u

thank you atalante

5:36 am

jess is cool l

i no just thought she did it on purpose

5:36 am

Judy_2u

I understand oggy

5:37 am

jess is cool l

sorry

5:37 am

bex777

and most people would have had that would too

5:37 am

mattygroves

I've done it plenty of times!

5:37 am

jess is cool l

same ive done it onc or twice

5:37 am

egm

sum1 do it aging

5:38 am

Dianne

Judy - that's why I can't stand this new format. It is so difficult to play and chat at the same time.

5:38 am

egm

can someone give me the first two letters of the 8 letterwords

5:38 am

Frances

tiddle and tiddles should be here!

5:38 am

Frances

riddle

5:38 am

Frances

OOPS!!!!!

5:38 am

oggy

ar8, di8,

5:39 am

oggy

ni8

5:39 am

jess is cool l

riddle

5:39 am

Judy_2u

I'm glad some else gave a word now I do not feel bad

5:39 am

jess is cool l

oops

5:40 am

Frances

It seems to happen to us all

5:40 am

jess is cool l

lol

5:40 am

Judy_2u

see jess

5:40 am

smokey2joints

http://licketysplitaus.googlepages.com
/babbleclues.html

5:40 am

smokey2joints

it's a lifesaver

5:40 am

jess is cool l

i thought it was the puzzle thing

5:41 am

bex777

anyone help with the di 6, 7 ,8? :)

5:42 am

Judy_2u

di to cut into small cubes

5:43 am

FMitch

Bex use the ri6 and just change the 1st letter.

5:43 am

bex777

thanks fmitch

5:43 am

hydra

It means to cheat someone, usually out of money.

5:43 am

oggy

bex look at frances post at 5.38 and change the first letter.

5:43 am

Preethi

clue for ri 6?

5:44 am

Judy_2u

**** and beans

5:44 am

Frances

Preethi
ri6/24 puzzle

5:44 am

FMitch

Preethi, just read back in the log as it was typed in by mistake.

5:46 am

bex777

how about the di 8?

5:46 am

Dianne

di8 - when you have very little you have di******squat.

5:47 am

FMitch

same word bex but you have to play with the ending (add another vowel)
Hi again Dianne :)

5:47 am

oggy

bex add i after the l

5:47 am

bex777

thanks :)

5:48 am

hydra

Think of all those Irish folk tunes with their d------ chorus

5:48 am

bgood2animals

Diane - thanks - your hints are right on the money

5:49 am

egm

can someone give me another clue for the 8 letters words

5:50 am

Dianne

emg - which one are you looking for?

5:50 am

egm

ar

5:50 am

egm

articles

5:51 am

egm

oops

5:51 am

Dianne

guess you found it :)

5:51 am

Frances

I'm feeling better all the time!

5:51 am

egm

now im looking for the di one

5:52 am

egm

please help

5:53 am

Atalante

there have just been lots of clues for that one, egm

5:53 am

bookgrrl

see the log around 5:46 egm

5:53 am

Dianne

emg - scroll down through the chat log - it think it was given earlier.

5:55 am

mattygroves

I'm after the cl words - I have the one meaning not obscure...

5:55 am

egm

i dont get it

5:55 am

egm

??????

5:55 am

Dianne

cl6 - think another word for customer.

5:57 am

mattygroves

Doh!!

5:57 am

Judy_2u

if you need a lawyer you become his cl

5:58 am

mattygroves

Guffaw Judy - if I need a lawyer I become his meal ticket

5:58 am

Dianne

cl5 - think of a precipice but not with the last letter I am use to seeing for that word.

5:59 am

mattygroves

Dianne, you are a scholar and a gentlewoman

5:59 am

Judy_2u

i was just putting in a way for people to understand matty. I will not help anyone anymore.

5:59 am

mattygroves

Judy, I was only kidding - no offense intended! It was a joke...(lawyers making money off us poor lackies and all that)

6:00 am

FMitch

Dont get upset judy, matty was joking ( and it was funny matty).

6:00 am

Dianne

why thank you matty.

6:00 am

Dianne

it was very funny.

6:01 am

FMitch

wehave to remember we are a diverse bunch from all over the world and all ages too.

6:01 am

mattygroves

And I have friends who are lawyers, so I should know Heh.

6:01 am

Alien

ANOTHER DAY, ANOTHER GRID....HI YA'LL.

6:01 am

Angelsong

matty, your links are on th resource page...good morniing, all...

6:01 am

mattygroves

Heh - thanks Angelsong!

6:02 am

Dianne

you know their clock start from the time you say hello it includes any how are yous as well !

6:02 am

hydra

Morning Angelsong. U look cheerful today!

6:04 am

Angelsong

:)

6:06 am

Dianne

I'm going to have to go soon so if anyone needs any clues ask now :)

6:07 am

mattygroves

I'm missing an eight - not sure which one, though - I have the journalistic ar8, and the di8 (don't know how to describe it without giving it away...)

6:07 am

hydra

I'm sttuggling wih the ni words and there's an 8 amongst those.

6:08 am

Dianne

ni8 - 1st 3 letters of short form of opp of day +

6:08 am

Dianne

when someone makes you angry

6:08 am

hydra

Thanks, Dianne. Just got 'em.

6:09 am

mattygroves

Mercy buckets, Dianne!

6:11 am

inge

ty Diane and good morning to you all

6:11 am

hydra

Morning, inge

6:12 am

inge

The Americans are waking up as you see. Here in Michigan it is going to be above 30 today. Want to get this done early, since the computer room seems to collect more heat than the rest of the house. :)

6:12 am

mattygroves

Morning

6:12 am

Eva

matty-could you make a stab at that di8?

6:13 am

Frances

inge
Please send some heat over. We've just had a really heavy downpour

6:13 am

inge

Eva, there is a childrrens game called ti***** winks, change the t to a d

6:14 am

Eva

thanks inge!

6:14 am

FMitch

if you find the di 6 then 7, take the 7 and add an extra vowel after the l
Hi to everyone that's just come in.

6:15 am

mattygroves

di******quat - that's what I get for making lawyer jokes.

6:15 am

Dianne

matty = ha ha aha :)

6:15 am

Eva

matty-please don't worry about your joke-I'm really not sure how it got misunderstood

6:16 am

Tiny

Hi all Australia

6:16 am

Eva

hope that judy will realize the tongue in cheekiness of many of our posts-that it was not intended negatively, and return to the chat

6:17 am

Eva

Tiny, I' not saying hi because I'm not in Austgralia, but if i were I would

6:17 am

Frances

It is bucketing down again - supposed to be summer....and we have a hosepipe ban!

6:18 am

inge

We had those downpoiurs and cold temps two weeks ago, we went from that to mid summer

6:18 am

FMitch

Same here Frances
Love your icon - is that one of your creations?

6:19 am

mattygroves

Same here. Who'd have thought it's May

6:19 am

Frances

Thanks FMitch. Yes it is all in silk dupion

6:20 am

FMitch

it must look stunning when seen for real. I did a patchwork quilt once but my love is embriodery.

6:20 am

Angelsong

there is almost an addict in the grid...

6:20 am

hydra

Whoopee! Finished and got my fireworks. Anyone need a clue before I go off to start weeding?

6:21 am

FMitch

WTG hydra

6:21 am

Frances

I guess we all have different ways of showing our creative side. There are some stunning quilts that incorpoate embroidery

6:22 am

melonheadjujube

boker tov! buon giorno! bonjour! good morning!

6:22 am

Atalante

thats beautiful Frances!! and you cricket score? who for? a local club or anyone bigger?

6:22 am

Eva

boker tov melon!

6:22 am

melonheadjujube

hydra - finally, gardening weaather has returned!

6:22 am

melonheadjujube

hi Eva.

6:22 am

Eva

ma shlomcha ha yom?

6:23 am

Dianne

melon - you are chipper this morning!

6:23 am

Frances

Atalante
I score for the 1st XI of a club called Woodford Wells and also for the Essex over 50s and 60s

6:23 am

Atalante

wow! I'd love to do that ...

6:24 am

melonheadjujube

b'seder, todah. mezeg ha'avir yafeh m'od. hashemesh zorachat, ruach kal.

6:25 am

Eva

how can there be 5 k's?!

6:25 am

Frances

Atalante
Made some wonderful friends through cricket. I cannot quite get into football. I hate the hooligan side of it.

6:25 am

Eva

afo atah?

6:25 am

melonheadjujube

Dianne! & i even haven't had coffee yet. & sentences inorder i can't put! 8p

6:25 am

melonheadjujube

b'artzot ha'brit. b'cleveland.

6:26 am

Atalante

I come from a hugely cricket-mad family - I grew up hanging round the Northants county ground with various family groups! My cousin now plays for England *very proud* and I'd love to have the chance to spend some more time actually watching cricket down here than watching on TV!

6:27 am

Frances

Who is your cousin. Must watch out for him

6:27 am

Eva

af pam lo haita b'Cleveland. ani b'Vermont v'gtam yaffe meod po. Okay I think that just about exhausted my capacities for Hebrish

6:27 am

mattygroves

My husband is a cricket nut - he used to play. I remember when I first came here, I couldn't understand why the batsmen just STOOD there - why didn't they run! One of the funniest things I've ever read is Bill Bryson's description of cricket.

6:27 am

Atalante

Marcus Trescothick

6:28 am

Frances

No need to watch out for him then!!!!!!

6:28 am

FMitch

No less!!!! even I know that name and Im not into cricket!

6:28 am

Eva

have to get up and go to Qi Gong class. see you all later. In the meantime, would someone please fill in the k's on my grid? Thank you

6:28 am

mattygroves

Hah! I mentioned who your cousin is, and my husband looked up hopefully - I think he was hoping your cousin was babbling!

6:28 am

Atalante

except when he gets ducks like yesterday! blink and you'd miss him!

6:28 am

mattygroves

Are you guys close?

6:29 am

Frances

Happens to the best of them. A great leveller

6:29 am

Atalante

used to be. he spends half his life abroad now ...

6:29 am

melonheadjujube

bye Eva. ani holechet l'veit haknesset ki hayom ani zrichah lhitpallel kaddish bshvil ha'achoti hakatana. zeh atzuv m'od.

6:30 am

Frances

A much better life these days certainly better than when my friends played for England

6:30 am

melonheadjujube

pretty good hebrish, btw.

6:30 am

FMitch

Bye Eva, I'll fill in the k's for you whilst you are gone ;)

6:30 am

Eva

Oh melom, I

6:31 am

Atalante

ooooh! who were your friends? its a much easier and a much harder life I think. Easier in many ways, harder because its such a gruelling schedule nowadays and the media expectations are horrendous

6:31 am

Eva

Oh melon, I'm so sorry for your loss. Very sad. May you be comforted by all those who care for you. I'll be thinking of you and yor family.

6:33 am

melonheadjujube

thank you, Eva. haya sartan chazeh. gil 37. deeply appreciated. have a lovely day.

6:33 am

rumplestiltskin

BYE ALL! DONE FOR TODAY! OFF FOR A HARLEY RIDE.

6:34 am

Eva

melon-"sartan"? Dont have my dictionary with me.

6:34 am

Frances

Atalante
Gooch, Botham, Lever, Lamb etc.

6:34 am

melonheadjujube

rumple - don't get your foor caught! (hehheh)

6:35 am

rumplestiltskin

Anyone hear from Aussieme about the baby? I haven't been on for a couple of days.

6:36 am

Atalante

Lamby! He's so cool. He was captain at Northants when I spent the summers there. Do you know Keith Fletcher (as you are in Essex)?

6:36 am

Frances

Yes . He's still involved with Essex

6:36 am

FMitch

Have fun rumple. No news yet re Aussi that I have heard.

Can anyone give me a clue for the fr6/30 please

6:36 am

bex777

im down to 8 to go :)

6:37 am

Atalante

I grew up living down the road from him, my mum was good friends with him - he's a lovely guy

6:37 am

FMitch

Bex you star - I still have 46 left to find!

6:37 am

bex777

fmitch its definatly a word u have heard of look above the chat and it say the word!!

6:37 am

mattygroves

I have 47...but Buffy has taken over my attention at the moment

6:38 am

Frances

He's known as the gnome!

6:38 am

FMitch

Doh!!! and hand me a fish, thanks bex great clue.

6:39 am

Atalante

*giggles* and you got Mark Waugh at Essex for a while ... you were very lucky - so much for pop stars as heroes, I grew up absolutely in love with the Waugh twins LOL

6:40 am

melonheadjujube

bex777 - tx couldn't have done it w/o U

6:40 am

Frances

And we had his brother Steve at my club. Lovely guy.

6:41 am

mrpresident

*~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~* and finished!

6:41 am

Atalante

you didn't? omg. wow. wow!

6:41 am

melonheadjujube

woo-hoooo! *^~*^~*^~*^~*^~*^~

6:41 am

Frances

He played for us for a year and then went straight off to play for Australia

6:42 am

Atalante

I'm trying to slog my way through his biography at the moment which seems to be much longer than strictly necessary!

6:42 am

FMitch

Congrats MrP!!!!!!

6:42 am

Frances

Haven't read that yet. On my list

6:43 am

mrpresident

thanks!!

6:44 am

Atalante

its *long* - but it builds up your arm muscles holding it!

6:45 am

Frances

LOL

6:48 am

melonheadjujube

bye for now.

6:48 am

bex777

ok 1 to go!!!!

6:49 am

Atalante

woot!

6:49 am

mrpresident

Oh I love the tennis! 2 weeks of no sleep for me! Bloody France time zone!!
OMG, the soccer too! I might die from lack of sleep!

6:50 am

bex777

FINISHED!!!!!!

6:50 am

mrpresident

yah!!! go bex!! *~*~*~FIREWORKS!~*~*~*

6:51 am

FMitch

What about when the world cup starts MrP - will you and lickety both be glued to the TV?

Woohoo Bex!!!!!!

6:51 am

Frances

Stuck between two in the football world cup as daughterinlaw is Swedish

6:52 am

Frances

Well done bex

6:52 am

periwinkle

Good Morning everyon, Happy Memorial Day. Clues for the 8 letter words please

6:52 am

bex777

so anyone need any clues?

6:53 am

Atalante

who is going to win the World Cup, do you think?

6:53 am

mrpresident

We will be well and truly bonded to the screen! we have two TV's just for this event!! Tape on event, watch the other then catch up! we are so screwed!
Did you see australia won against greece??? WOW! we have some type of chance of getting to the 16

6:53 am

bex777

brazil

6:53 am

Frances

I think we have a good chance but don't discount Brazil

6:54 am

Atalante

I think Brazil as well

6:54 am

periwinkle

Help with the 8 letter words pretty please

6:54 am

bex777

ar 8= pl 7 newspaper writers write ar 7

6:54 am

Frances

Have to take the Rooney factor into account

6:55 am

periwinkle

bex777, thank you

6:55 am

mrpresident

I want a european country to win, but the south americans are very very good under world cup pressure!

6:56 am

Atalante

when he plays ...

6:56 am

Frances

If he plays

6:56 am

sha

afternoon all

6:56 am

bex777

hiya sha!!!

6:57 am

sha

hiya bex how u doing?

6:57 am

inge

According to SPIEGEL magazine, the Brazilieans are training in Switzerland for some time now

6:57 am

Frances

Oh and here come the hailstones....again!

6:57 am

bex777

finished about 5mins ago so im trying to catch up on all sudoks missed (lots)

6:58 am

periwinkle

have the ar8/ thanks to bex, would someone please tell me what the other two 8 letter words start with at least

6:58 am

bex777

di and ni

6:58 am

sha

well done im just starting

6:58 am

bex777

but they are hard to clue as i dont no what they mean

6:58 am

periwinkle

thanks, will start looking

6:59 am

bex777

i can try for the di= if u have the ri 6/24 changes the first letter then pl than add a i after the l

6:59 am

mattygroves

Can anyone help with the fi5/18s - not all of them - I have the one that includes a 'cold' word, one that means a meadow, one that is plural of what I went to the movies to see yesterday...

6:59 am

periwinkle

don't have the ri6/24 yet

6:59 am

ilandrah

di 8/55 = (ned flanders) Hi di*******(plural) ho neighbourino

7:00 am

bex777

ri is a poem that needs to be solved

7:00 am

mattygroves

There was a baddie on the old Batmans that used these...

7:01 am

bex777

matty if u have the open space change the 4th letter

7:01 am

ilandrah

ni 7 & 8(plural) = headlice that are made angry

7:01 am

Frances

peri
ni8/40 ni plus what sounds like they are held in court. Means an organic cyanide

7:01 am

mattygroves

Yep - I've got the open space now and the evil doer...just nissing one now.

7:02 am

periwinkle

bex777, thanks the di8 and a di6 and di7

7:02 am

Frances

ilandrah
Love the clue!

7:03 am

ilandrah

cheers frances :D

7:04 am

mattygroves

Got em now...onwards

7:06 am

periwinkle

Frances, thanks found the ni7/ and 8

7:06 am

Preethi

how amny k's?

7:06 am

Frances

You're welcome peri

7:07 am

Frances

five

7:07 am

mattygroves

Five Ks - two are normal words...the other two...welll....

7:08 am

Frances

khad

7:08 am

Atalante

and the other one is completely indescribable? :P

7:08 am

Frances

OOPS again

7:08 am

mattygroves

Got it in one, Atalante - like the Golux's indescrible hat in Thurber's The Thirteen Clocks ...

7:08 am

periwinkle

ka4/9 sound like the person who carries golf clubs

7:09 am

Preethi

i got the k4 9/ 8

7:09 am

Atalante

are they all 4s?

7:09 am

mattygroves

No, there's one five

7:10 am

Preethi

i got the ka 4/9

7:10 am

Atalante

of course *sigh* all 4s would be too easy ...

7:11 am

Preethi

clues for the other two k's plz

7:11 am

mattygroves

Actually, if you accept that the letter following the k is unexpected, the five becomes easier, just through monkey typing

7:11 am

Atalante

just got it! ty :)

7:13 am

bex777

anyone want anymore clues?

7:13 am

miametro

any for the c?

7:14 am

bex777

any at all or one inparticular?

7:14 am

miametro

any! lol.

7:15 am

Kallia

how many ce's are there please?

7:15 am

bex777

ce4/5 american money, cl 5/12 not dull

7:15 am

bex777

there are 3 ce's

7:15 am

Atalante

3 kallia

7:16 am

Kallia

thank you...that means its something else I miss

7:16 am

Kallia

I have 3cl, and 1 cr and a ch

7:17 am

Frances

another cr

7:17 am

bex777

u need a cr 5 there is make something and upset

7:17 am

Kallia

thank you

7:17 am

miametro

clues for the other ce's?

7:18 am

Kallia

wiping away my tears....thank you :)

7:18 am

miametro

i've got the two 4/5's

7:18 am

miametro

oh, got it :)

7:18 am

miametro

okay, i've got 3 ce's, 1 ch, 2 cl's and 2 cr's.

7:19 am

mattygroves

I'm probably being a moron - but I'm missing one of the ma4/5 - the one that I have no idea what it means (has two identical vowels together) and the one meaning post (or a type of armour)

7:19 am

miametro

i'm missing the 'not dull' cl 5/12 i guess. no idea what that is, lol.

7:19 am

mattygroves

Think of dull as obscure, not boring.

7:19 am

bex777

if the sky has no clouds u might say it was a cl5/12 day

7:20 am

Atalante

bottom left corner 4 tiles matty. monkey type those :)

7:20 am

miametro

there's one ma 4/5 which is in a 4 square at the bottom

7:20 am

miametro

ma, left, down diagonal.

7:20 am

jean1953

good afternoon everybody:)

7:20 am

mattygroves

Can anyone help me with the ma4/5 as asked below?

7:20 am

Preethi

how many m's?

7:20 am

Kallia

ma like it belongs to this month

7:20 am

miametro

ohh! you meant that kinda dull. i thought you meant un-interesting, lol.

7:20 am

Frances

mattygroves
When you find it all will become cl***

7:21 am

Atalante

we did matty!

7:22 am

mattygroves

Fab - thanks guys. I just needed to change the order of the word that doesn't exist but sounds as if it should (spelled that way, anyway). TA!

7:22 am

rantandcrave

can anyone help with the k's? i have two unusual ones, one you do with yarn, and the nice one...

7:22 am

Preethi

i have 3 ce, 2 cl and 2 cr

7:22 am

Frances

matteygroves
ma4/5 means a flat-bottomed volcanic crater

7:22 am

Preethi

whats left?

7:22 am

mattygroves

Have you got the k5?

7:23 am

rantandcrave

matty--yes, got that one

7:23 am

bex777

ch 4

7:23 am

rantandcrave

and the k4, that's kind of similar

7:23 am

bex777

im going now bye all!!!

7:23 am

Preethi

i have that too

7:23 am

Preethi

altogether 8 rite

7:23 am

Uneaixoise

bye, bex, and thanks!

7:23 am

wildmillie

ch4 boys name

7:24 am

Charm

ch4 - those dangling/pregnant little bits of voting paper so relevant at the last election.

7:24 am

Frances

Preethi
ch4/7 remember the hanging ch** thing in Florida

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

ch** Lowe, brother of Rob Lowe

7:25 am

Preethi

i got teh ch 4

7:26 am

Preethi

Thanks Frances and Uneaixoise

7:26 am

Preethi

and charm

7:26 am

Charm

yw - off to hunt breakfast for the household monsters. bbl

7:28 am

Uneaixoise

off to grab breakfast and head to shelter to walk dogs :-)

7:28 am

Preethi

a clue for k5

7:28 am

Preethi

?

7:28 am

rantandcrave

preedi--do you have the ka 4/9?

7:29 am

Angelsong

missing an li4, before Italian money....help? thanks

7:29 am

Preethi

i do

7:29 am

mattygroves

The second letter in the k5 is...unexpected.

7:29 am

mattygroves

Li4 - elevator?

7:29 am

Preethi

I got it

7:29 am

Preethi

Thanks :)

7:29 am

rantandcrave

i vow to never start another babble with a k.

7:29 am

Angelsong

I haver the elevator...

7:30 am

Beth

Does anyone know the definition of cl 5/18?

7:30 am

Preethi

I have 4 k's

7:30 am

Preethi

ka 4/9, ki 4/9, k 5, kn 4/8

7:30 am

Preethi

need one more

7:31 am

Beth

Preethi, there are 5 possible K's

7:31 am

rantandcrave

i think we are missing the same one preethi

7:31 am

Preethi

c 5 /18 is related to art

7:31 am

Preethi

art and c**** class

7:31 am

Preethi

aahh

7:32 am

Preethi

got that beth?

7:33 am

inge

2x k 4/8

7:33 am

mattygroves

The second letter of the K5 is a consonant

7:33 am

Frances

Angelsong
li4/4 one who tells porky pies

7:33 am

Preethi

i ahve jus 1 k 4/8

7:34 am

inge

ka 4 meaning gentle, ka 4 ends in same last two letters as ka 5/22

7:34 am

Frances

Angelsong
and what they tell

7:34 am

mattygroves

li4 - small creature that inhabits hair...

7:35 am

Preethi

and that is to k*** the sweater

7:35 am

Beth

Got it, Preethi -thanks!

7:35 am

inge

darn Matty now my head itches!

7:35 am

Preethi

yw

7:36 am

rantandcrave

i'm giving up on that k...any help with the i in the 2nd column?

7:36 am

Preethi

do we have any i's?

7:36 am

badcat

beth--I think of the actor in Here to Eternity for cl 5/18

7:37 am

mattygroves

Five i words

7:37 am

Preethi

aahh

7:37 am

Preethi

i jus have one

7:38 am

Angelsong

I have these li's:
li4/4: one who tells untruths
li4/5: a bug that lives in the hair
li5/12: permitted by law
li4/4: the right to take or hold property in payment of a debt
li4/4: Italian currency
need a clue for the missing li4/4, please

7:39 am

Beth

Got that, badcat, but it's not supposed to take proper nouns.

7:39 am

mattygroves

Take the italian currency and change a vowel

7:39 am

Angelsong

I do have the li4/4 for untruths, also

7:39 am

Atalante

change the last letter of your currency

7:39 am

badcat

do you have the elevator, angel?

7:40 am

Angelsong

got the li's!

7:41 am

Preethi

10 l's?

7:41 am

sprite

Back for a bit

7:41 am

Preethi

altogether rite?

7:41 am

mattygroves

Another dumb question - how about the ri5/12 - I have the one relating to a grain eaten in Chinese and Indian food...and I have the one to make angry.

7:42 am

Frances

mattygroves
ri5/12 used to poison the Tokyo underground a few years back

7:42 am

mattygroves

So it did - thanks Frances!

7:43 am

sprite

Stats say 15 x L, Preethi.

7:43 am

mattygroves

12 left...

7:43 am

Frances

mattygroves
You're welcome

7:44 am

Preethi

aahh

7:44 am

Preethi

5 more to go

7:44 am

Preethi

damn

7:45 am

GraceM

any hints for the di/8?

7:45 am

magzel

any hints for the ae word please

7:46 am

Frances

magzel
ae5/12 ae plus US secret service

7:47 am

sprite

Di8 builds on Di6/27 - 7/40

7:47 am

magzel

thank you francis=got it

7:48 am

Frances

magzel
You're welcome

7:51 am

Beth

I don't get it, sprite? How can one possibly tack on another letter?

7:52 am

sprite

You need to insert a vowel for the 8.

7:52 am

Atalante

tack *in* another letter :)

7:52 am

Beth

Got it - thanks, sprite!

7:52 am

GraceM

FINALLY got it. thx sprite!

7:53 am

sprite

yw :)

7:53 am

mattygroves

Fireworks! Hurrah!

7:54 am

sprite

wtg matty!

7:54 am

mattygroves

Anyone need a clue before I rejoin the real world?

7:55 am

jean1953

congrats matty

7:55 am

Atalante

28 of them please matty! ;)

7:56 am

sprite

Starting letter of the 3rd 8 perhaps? I have Ar and Di.

7:56 am

Atalante

T Sprite. think chemicals

7:57 am

sprite

I hate that T. I keep seeing traffic. Like it's rush hour.

7:58 am

Atalante

africa traffic at that

7:58 am

sprite

Yeah. A bottleneck full of elephants.

8:03 am

Beckzilla

Can anyone help me out with the AE?

8:04 am

Preethi

Me at 77 words Sprite

8:05 am

ilandrah

from just down the page 7:46 amFrances

magzel
ae5/12 ae plus US secret service

8:05 am

Preethi

how many words altogether?

8:05 am

Beckzilla

148

8:05 am

sprite

148 in total.
Ata, can you clue me a little bit further on the chemicals T? I am having a very blind moment.

8:05 am

Beckzilla

Thank youuu!

8:07 am

Atalante

sprite, have you got the chemical-sounding ar4/4?

8:07 am

sprite

Is that the seed cover ar4?

8:07 am

Jera

Morning, all! How is everyone doing today?

8:08 am

Atalante

yup

8:08 am

sprite

Got that one. Build on that, losing the A?

8:08 am

Atalante

thats the idea :)

8:08 am

Atalante

there are 4 chemicals with that root

8:09 am

sprite

Hi Jera, apart from being absolutely blind to one of the 8s, all is going rather smoothly here.

8:10 am

Jera

Gonna try no list today...

8:11 am

Jera

Is Jen still around, by any chance??

8:11 am

ilandrah

is this the ni 8?

8:11 am

Jera

Blind to ONE of the 8's?? You are dojng much better than me (there are 8's??)

8:12 am

Preethi

i cant get teh t chemical. more clue plz

8:13 am

sha

thats me finished

8:13 am

sprite

Ata said it starts T. Has me baffled so far.

8:13 am

Jera

Huzzah for sha!! *claps madly*

8:13 am

sprite

wtg sha!

8:13 am

ilandrah

i have 148 words and no chemical T

8:14 am

ilandrah

did i miss one? :((

8:14 am

sha

thanx guys

8:14 am

Jera

I found a chemical n6...

8:14 am

Atalante

omg! no wonder you cant get it - it doesnt start with T - huge misunderstanding somewhere. its NI then T

8:14 am

ilandrah

hehe

8:14 am

sprite

Argh! Ata, you little.... er.... sweett......

8:15 am

Preethi

hehe

8:15 am

Jera

Than's an 8??? That sounds like my 6... should I keep building on that?

8:15 am

sprite

Hehe, got it. And the rest there. Thanx ;)

8:15 am

sha

yes jera

8:15 am

Atalante

I'm SO sorry! I read your thing as asking for the 3rd letter not the 3rd 8! The idea of you being so stuck was obviously completely impossible!

8:16 am

ilandrah

off the ni 6/18 Jera

8:16 am

Jera

Ah... I have an ni6/21... so not that one?

8:16 am

ilandrah

nah - last letter differs Jera

8:17 am

sha

bye all

8:18 am

sprite

LOL! I hope that teaches you how verrrrry stupid I can be!

8:18 am

ilandrah

bye sha

8:18 am

jean1953

bye sha

8:18 am

sha

the ni 7-28 and 8-40 build off the 6-18

8:18 am

Atalante

no! how very stupid I can be not reading things properly!

8:19 am

sprite

At least you send me on a very interesting search! I can now claim for certain there are NO chemical words starting T with part of the Ar4/4 in it. ;)

8:19 am

sprite

*sent

8:20 am

Beth

I don't have the ni 6-18, only the 6-21...any clues?

8:20 am

Atalante

LOL! I think we'll both remember that from now onwards!

8:21 am

sprite

Beth: change only last letter.

8:21 am

Preethi

Beth.. remove one consonant and substitute it with another

8:21 am

Preethi

the last consonant

8:21 am

sprite

*giggles* I agree, Ata!

8:21 am

Beth

Got iiiiiittttt! Thanks again, sprite!

8:23 am

72 Temple Owl

hi, everyone! : )

8:23 am

jean1953

am off folks happy babbling everyone:)

8:23 am

sprite

Bye jean, hi Temple! :)

8:24 am

Preethi

sprite, how many e's in the grid?

8:24 am

sprite

One in the grid, LOL!
3 words start with it.

8:26 am

Preethi

got two

8:26 am

Tiny

by

8:27 am

sprite

If you have the 2 short ones, you need E6.

8:28 am

movieman

Sprite - cluez for the e6 plz?

8:28 am

GreyWoulf

Good morning all!!

8:28 am

GreyWoulf

Good morning all!!

8:29 am

rolin

i am missing the a7

8:29 am

sprite

E + L5/12

8:29 am

sprite

Hey Woulf! *hug* Good to see you.

8:29 am

sprite

rolin: what reporters write.

8:29 am

GreyWoulf

Just checking in on the grid and seeing which friends are up and about -- {*sprite*}

8:29 am

wildmillie

A7 what you read in the paper

8:30 am

movieman

Sprite - what's the l5, I don't have that either!!!!

8:30 am

sprite

Movie: permitted by law, legal.

8:31 am

rolin

i jhave the ar7 i need the ai7

8:31 am

GreyWoulf

sprite -- have you seen the new pics posted on Bab Anon for me?

8:31 am

movieman

Got it, ty Sprite!!!!!

8:32 am

sprite

Not yet, Woulf, I got the flue on my kid's birthday, so everything went haywire as usual. Will take a look soon!

8:32 am

sprite

rolin: sickness.

8:33 am

GreyWoulf

Oh dear, sorry to hear that, sprite

8:33 am

inge

Fireworks for me!!! thanks for all the help, I kept collecting your clues in the grid.

8:33 am

magzel

hint fot the ai 7/32 please

8:33 am

rolin

thx sprite

8:33 am

sprite

wtg inge! ~~*~~*~~ FIREWORKS ~~*~~*~~

8:33 am

inge

ai 7: when you are struck by a sickliness

8:33 am

rolin

magzel..sprite just gave it

8:33 am

GreyWoulf

I have a slight cold myself right now -- which is always annoying since I am always the healthy one!

8:34 am

magzel

ailent

8:34 am

sprite

Hehe, take care of yourself and stay the healthy one ;)

8:34 am

sprite

almost, magzel, lol.

8:35 am

GreyWoulf

doing my best, sprite -- got Seb bouncing in my lap right now and he helps distract me from feeling ill :)

8:35 am

magzel

thanks i got it after the first abortive try

8:36 am

sprite

Best medicine, if you ask me, Woulf :)
*hug for Seb*

8:36 am

inge

el 6: i will try to el***** an answer , add li 5

8:36 am

amandacath

Hi folks!

8:37 am

GreyWoulf

*giggle, grin & a crow back* from Seb

8:37 am

sprite

Hi Amanda!
Hehe, fireworks at last :)

8:37 am

sprite

God, he is adorable, Woulf :)

8:37 am

inge

congrats Sprite

8:38 am

amandacath

How's the grid today - doesn't look too bad at first glance, but maybe I'm wrong...

8:38 am

Jera

8:38 am

GreyWoulf

I wish you could see him live :)

8:38 am

GreyWoulf

{*Jera*}

8:38 am

72 Temple Owl

why isn't crink a word? my neck gets crinks when i babble too long...

8:38 am

inge

The grid is very obliging, one word leads to another, etc etc and soforth

8:39 am

GreyWoulf

{*Temple*} -- so does mine!

8:40 am

inge

got to run some errands, will be back later

8:41 am

GreyWoulf

so long,inge

8:41 am

shutterbug

whats with all the D's?

8:41 am

sprite

I agree with inge completely, it is a nice and not too hard grid, with lots of good words.
Woulf, I wish the same thing!

8:41 am

sprite

shutterbug: some words use them all.

8:41 am

Atalante

uh oh now I keep seeing Daktarin which is a UK cream for athlete's foot ....

8:41 am

Jera

Didn't make it to Literati last night, GW... fell asleep watching LOTR (that's how tired I was!) & that was all she wrote until 3am...

8:41 am

movieman

Why can't we have tiddle, tiddles, or tiddlier....?

8:42 am

GreyWoulf

we will just have to work harfer on Global Babblefest, sprite ;D

8:42 am

sprite

Tiddle and tiddles not because they are no words, and tiddlier because it is not in the grid?

8:42 am

sprite

Owwww... what a great idea, Woulf!

8:42 am

rolin

picky picky sprite..lol

8:43 am

Frances

movieman
Just what I wanted to know too

8:43 am

evanonut

bonjour mes amies

8:43 am

shutterbug

thanks sprite, I will have to look for ssome. I just started a little while ago.

8:43 am

72 Temple Owl

as anyone tested the claim that 20 countries are represented?

8:43 am

movieman

And tiddlies.....

8:43 am

72 Temple Owl

NUT!!!!!

8:43 am

GreyWoulf

Jera - no one made it last night -- hopefully tonight will be better :)

8:43 am

evanonut

72!!!

8:43 am

evanonut

wanna pie 72???

8:43 am

Jera

Oh, too bad... but at least I dind't miss anything... will try hard to show up tonight..

8:43 am

GreyWoulf

{*nut*}

8:43 am

72 Temple Owl

gw: hopefully with a short grid, the fun can begin early?

8:44 am

evanonut

hiya woulfie, jera, mm

8:44 am

sprite

hi nut :)

hihi, rolin ;)

8:44 am

amandacath

Some words use ALL the d's, sprite? How many words are there anyway?

8:44 am

movieman

Hiya, evan!!!!!

8:44 am

72 Temple Owl

nut - dieting. at this point i'd even take a toosed one - but i must decline...hi rolin!

8:44 am

movieman

148......

8:44 am

Jera

Hey, I asked before, but don't recall an answer... is Jen still around?? She's supposed to come over to grill with me...

8:44 am

GreyWoulf

it will depend on what time I get home from the grandparents, Temple

8:44 am

evanonut

oops, sprite too! happy memorial day

8:44 am

FMitch

Hi Everyone
I am down to my last 3m's please can anyone help with clues for the ma5/12 which I hope will give me the 6?
148 words amanda

8:44 am

sprite

That's correct, amanda :)
There are 148 words.

8:44 am

72 Temple Owl

hey movieman!

8:45 am

movieman

Temple!!!!!!

Hiya!!!!!!

8:45 am

sprite

FMitch: letters + vowel, does lead to the plural 6.

8:45 am

Atalante

ma5/12 - electronic after post

8:45 am

Charm

ma5/12 - director Louis MA*** (Candace Bergen's hubby).

8:46 am

Charm

Well, kinda - the other clues are beter.

8:46 am

FMitch

oooer will go work on those clues, thanks.

8:46 am

GreyWoulf

Hi Charm!

8:46 am

amandacath

ok, I found 2 words with all the d's - are there more?

8:46 am

melonheadjujube

charm, i think his name is spelled with two right angles.

8:46 am

sprite

You cannot know that for sure, Charm... it cannot be predicted which clue will 'click' with whom!

8:47 am

Charm

GW! Love the picture.

8:47 am

sprite

One more, amanda, you probably need the 8. Insert a vowel.

8:47 am

Jera

Never mind, just got an e-mail...

8:47 am

Charm

Melonheadjujube - yeah, I know that, but the fingers are faster than the brain.

8:48 am

amandacath

Thx, Sprite - who woulda thought Babble would accept that!

8:48 am

GreyWoulf

There's more on BabAnon, Charm :)
(unless you have already seen them)

8:48 am

FMitch

Woohoo, Fireworks for me!!!
thanks for the final clues

8:48 am

melonheadjujube

amanda, do you have the two that have to wth oneheadlight out?

8:49 am

ARB

Shalom everyone

8:49 am

Charm

GW - not seen them, yet, will head over in a bit. Sometimes, the easier grids stump me!

8:49 am

72 Temple Owl

yay mitch!

8:49 am

sprite

Hooray for FMitch!

8:49 am

melonheadjujube

shalom!

8:49 am

amandacath

Go Mitch! melonhead - dunno, I've got the one from the nursery rhyme in 3 variations...

8:50 am

sprite

~*%*~*%*~ FIREWORKS ~*%*~*%*~

8:50 am

Jera

Shalom, ARB!

8:50 am

GreyWoulf

understood, Charm -- I have had 100 words grids that kept at the keyboard longer than one with 200+

8:50 am

ARB

ANy help on the af 5/16 and the ri 5/12 . These are my last 2. I have the ri which is a plural of an ri 4

8:50 am

rolin

ok..help please..these fa's

8:50 am

Beth

I'm missing 2 D words. I have the 5/14, the the 6/27, the 7/40, 8/55, 4/9, and 2 4/5's. What am I not seeing?

8:50 am

FMitch

Thankyou!!!!
Must get something to eat back in a bit.

8:50 am

movieman

Just changed my icon, so it's time to refresh n' guess, people!!!!!!!

8:51 am

melonheadjujube

same word amanda, just put pa- infront for the headlight thing. when we were kids you had to be the 1st one to holler it if you saw a car minus one headlight.

8:51 am

rolin

i need the 5/18 6/30 combo..i have one to do with iranian langage

8:51 am

rolin

arb... af 5/16 is 1+french for fried

8:51 am

rolin

a+french for fried

8:51 am

sprite

Beth: dh4/10 maybe? And the gamle di4/6?

8:52 am

Jera