Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, January 20, 2015

12:00 am

grannyrose

close, diz

12:01 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:02 am

Erda

Thanks, Lickety!

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

flip; hi all! hi Erda, rose!

12:02 am

uusue2

thank you lickety!

12:02 am

VolleymomDee

ty lickety

12:03 am

grannyrose

thanx lickety. hey ya dee

12:03 am

cybernan

hi everyone - ty lickety

12:03 am

VolleymomDee

(((rose))) hi sue

12:03 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

12:03 am

Lizlin

Thanks Lickety

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

st7

12:04 am

dizgrannie

di 7/9

12:04 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} liz girl

12:04 am

Lizlin

at 8

12:05 am

Lizlin

Hugs to you too, Rose

12:05 am

Uneaixoise

ti7

12:06 am

uusue2

on7

12:06 am

uusue2

and another on7

12:07 am

crayola

st7 x 2

12:08 am

Uneaixoise

st7 x 3

12:09 am

VolleymomDee

di 7 x 4 so far

12:09 am

Uneaixoise

:-D

12:11 am

crayola

ma7

12:12 am

rururocks

distinct is a phantom

12:12 am

pugmama763

DO 8- 9

12:13 am

rururocks

thank you miss pugs

12:13 am

pugmama763

yvw

12:14 am

Uneaixoise

de7

12:14 am

rururocks

you'll go ape over the si 6

12:15 am

tempo

se 8/9

12:15 am

Lizlin

as8

12:16 am

dizgrannie

NBT/NBS

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

mi7

12:16 am

pugmama763

THANKS TEMPO

12:17 am

tempo

yw pug :)

12:18 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Une

12:18 am

rururocks

sa 7 says he with a devilish grin

12:18 am

Uneaixoise

yw:-)

12:18 am

Lizlin

Thanks Ru - but not sa 5?

12:19 am

Uneaixoise

ta7 if not called

12:20 am

cybernan

se 9

12:20 am

Lizlin

Thanks, nan

12:20 am

cybernan

oops - see it's been called already

12:20 am

Lizlin

Oh well, I missed it the first time round!

12:21 am

Lizlin

Thanks, tempo, too.

12:21 am

tempo

yw liz!

12:22 am

Uneaixoise

na7 if not called

12:22 am

pugmama763

ma6-7

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

ma 8

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

ma 7 x 2

12:24 am

rururocks

mi9

12:24 am

VolleymomDee

ma 7 x 3

12:25 am

pugmama763

ty ru , had the 6 but didn't extend

12:27 am

Uneaixoise

de7 x 2

12:28 am

VolleymomDee

NBT NBS

12:30 am

Uneaixoise

go dee!

12:30 am

cybernan

mmm - just realized that i'm missing the top i

12:33 am

rururocks

ti 7/32 will give you that sinking feeling

12:34 am

cybernan

but not for molly ;-)

12:36 am

Uneaixoise

on7 x 2

12:36 am

cybernan

stats for that top i please?

12:36 am

Uneaixoise

on9

12:36 am

rururocks

is6

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

is6, 7

12:37 am

Uneaixoise

is7 x 2

12:37 am

rururocks

thank you une for the on 9

12:38 am

Uneaixoise

yw :-)

12:38 am

rururocks

ti6 to keep you all abreast of the t

12:39 am

cybernan

ty

12:41 am

VolleymomDee

ty une

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

surprised the ti 7/32 cannot be plural..

12:42 am

rururocks

ix 4/ and 5

12:42 am

VolleymomDee

ty ru

12:49 am

dizgrannie

di 5/22 and pl

12:50 am

rururocks

wow

12:50 am

rururocks

there's a cybernan religion

12:51 am

cybernan

:D

12:51 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz

12:52 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:55 am

rururocks

em7

12:55 am

rururocks

di6 also diz

12:55 am

cybernan

going to crash for the night -- see you tomorrow :-)

12:55 am

rururocks

night nano

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

in 7 x 2

12:56 am

VolleymomDee

night, nan, sleep well

12:57 am

VolleymomDee

in 8/45

12:58 am

rururocks

en8

1:01 am

dizgrannie

BBL for my last 125.

1:02 am

VolleymomDee

hurry back

1:03 am

VolleymomDee

ta 7 x 2

1:04 am

Dianne

Dee - are they both 7/28?

1:05 am

VolleymomDee

ta 7/28 is plural of ta 6/18 and ta 7/32 is pl of ta 6/21

1:06 am

Dianne

thanks

1:06 am

rururocks

think i'll quit for the night

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

yw... at least that is what I have so far... I don't have all the t's yet

1:06 am

VolleymomDee

sleep well, ru :)

1:11 am

Dianne

still missing 6 nt words.

1:16 am

ARB

ta 7/52

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

ty arb looking

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

ti 8/45

1:17 am

VolleymomDee

ti 5, 7, 8, 8, 9...

1:31 am

Dianne

T's finally done.

1:31 am

VolleymomDee

wtg!!

1:49 am

rururocks

Ti9 x2

1:52 am

gapeach

May I please have a clue for ti6-18 the 2nd? Thanks

1:53 am

broll

Poirot drinks this

1:54 am

gapeach

Thanks, broll.....I don't know Poirot.

1:56 am

broll

an herbal decoction

1:57 am

gapeach

Thanks, looking.

1:58 am

broll

ti + mentally sound

1:58 am

gapeach

tisane

1:58 am

gapeach

Sorry....thanks much, broll.

1:58 am

broll

that's it!

1:58 am

broll

yw

2:01 am

sprite

good morning all

2:02 am

broll

hi sprite

2:02 am

sprite

hey broll :) I like your Poirot clue

2:02 am

broll

thx

2:48 am

sprite

de an

2:48 am

sprite

sorry about that

2:57 am

sprite

it is so cold!

2:58 am

grannyrose

whew!! what a grid!! {{hugs}} my dearest sprite.

2:58 am

sprite

hello dear friend. How was your day?

3:00 am

grannyrose

sort of busy. but i paced myself. ironing done, bed stripped and remade, 3 of 4 loads of washing done. showered, washed my hair. how was your night?

3:01 am

sprite

busy day, rose! I hope you are in less pain now. My night was very short, lol. Am thinking nap :D

3:01 am

grannyrose

don did the dishes and bins. hung out the wash....continued with the garage.

3:01 am

sprite

very good. Well done on sharing the load.

3:01 am

grannyrose

sooo....shopping tomorrow..*sigh*

3:02 am

sprite

how about making the list and letting Don get it?

3:02 am

grannyrose

i am thinking a nap would be good for you....under a cosy quilt with terra beside you.

3:03 am

grannyrose

exactly, sprite. that is what i intend to do....lol...

3:04 am

sprite

hehehe Terra is a beast... he always climbs on top of me when I lie down on the couch. Stretches out in the valley between my back and the support of the couch. So cute. And when it is very cold, he moves to the triangle behind my knees.

3:06 am

sprite

funny thing is, with Rob, he always wants to lie under the blanket. With me, never. We don't know why.

3:10 am

grannyrose

if you have fibromyalgia it is well known that you can't control your body temperature

3:11 am

sprite

I don't think I have FM.

3:12 am

grannyrose

it is very amusing here first thing in the morning. don, squidged under the blankets, me, lying , legs outstretched, letting the fan blast me with cool air.

3:14 am

grannyrose

sprite, google it. you might have to browse through a few, but there is one which lists the symptoms...it is very closely allied with ptsd.

3:14 am

sprite

lol :D I have major hot flashes in bed too, but I think that is just menopause. I keep a towel handy. Usually I don't mind, and I have the fan standing next to my bed in case of extremes. But I hate it when my feet feel really hot. Makes me restless.

3:15 am

grannyrose

this does not mean you don't have ptsd...it just means you may have 2 disorders which overlap.

3:16 am

sprite

I do have ptsd.

3:17 am

grannyrose

once i found a list of the symptoms i was able to move forward. it's the not knowing which holds you back. darling, as i said...you may have both...a double whammy so to speak.

3:18 am

sprite

can FM be treated?

3:18 am

sprite

ok will look up the symptoms

3:19 am

grannyrose

the symptoms can be treated....the disorder hangs on. sometimes it goes....

3:20 am

grannyrose

and you know you also have csd...

3:22 am

sprite

csd? Oh the same as css?

3:23 am

grannyrose

yes, love

3:24 am

sprite

sorry to be so dense. Half my brain is still in bed.

3:24 am

grannyrose

you are not dense, dear. tired? yes. dense? no

3:25 am

sprite

*grin* I love you.

3:26 am

grannyrose

love you, too.

3:28 am

sprite

My love forgot to leave his bank card at home... so I cannot do what I had planned. It does mean I have more ti4 to take a nap today :)

3:31 am

grannyrose

*giggle* text him what you were supposed to get...let him get it...

3:32 am

sprite

I would, but the rules governing his business car make that hard. He is not allowed to use it for personal stuff. So he cannot go shopping straight from work. Always has to come home first, and then it is rather late.

3:33 am

grannyrose

this grid is a female dog of a grid. so many strange words which i do not use in everyday conversation.

3:33 am

sprite

I am having fun with it, tbh. So many weird things that I try for the heck of it and they take.

3:35 am

grannyrose

just wait until you get to the last 40 or so words...

3:37 am

sprite

I might open lickety then. With big grids, at some point you just cannot think of any words you may have missed.

3:38 am

grannyrose

that ic ending is used a lot

3:39 am

sprite

a grid full of nervous habits

3:39 am

grannyrose

yup...lol

3:42 am

grannyrose

btw....himself got most of his stuff back into the garage today. he has repositioned his workbench. and he has found a local guy who makes solid steel 'posts' to which he can mount his grinders etc. i am thinking we are gonna have to have a clearance some ti4 soon.

3:43 am

sprite

sounds good, rose. Progress is being made.

3:44 am

sprite

yesss found a -ow word at last

3:45 am

grannyrose

yeah.....i was on the lookout for those also.

3:46 am

sprite

sometimes you have a big grid and a very promising ending, and then you spend an hour trying to find words for it, and in the end it just isn't used that much.

3:47 am

grannyrose

i got hung up in the ma's....it turned out i had most of them. i wasted nearly 35 minutes there.

3:48 am

sprite

ma's are hard because there are so flippin' many of them. At some point you just run out of words to try, lol.

3:49 am

grannyrose

isn't the 20th the date for puglet's surgery?

3:50 am

sprite

I thought 22nd.

3:50 am

grannyrose

ahhh, i think you are correct....

3:51 am

sprite

I know, but it doesn't matter, I am used to it. *giggles*

3:52 am

grannyrose

*eye roll* for goodness sake....

3:52 am

sprite

japanese mats, sturdy trousers... good words today

3:52 am

sprite

lalalaaaa laaaa I made rose roll her eyes :D Score one for the team!

3:53 am

grannyrose

i was surprised at how many words i remembered.

3:53 am

grannyrose

oh my....col

3:54 am

sprite

Rob and I often fool around like this, and we have such fun, and the kids are the ones rolling their eyes and telling us to stop it. Which we don't, of course.

3:55 am

grannyrose

* giggle * going to get meds ready. xoxox

3:55 am

sprite

ok :)

3:57 am

sprite

sadism is being rather sadistic today

3:59 am

sprite

fireflies. Hanging around until rose comes back

4:00 am

Biltong

Hello sprite :) Yay, well done!

4:03 am

sprite

hey Biltong :) Thanks! How are you today?

4:04 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!

4:04 am

grannyrose

g'day biltong

4:05 am

grannyrose

ugh, lower back still in spasm...

4:05 am

sprite

thanks hun :) I wanted to say goodbye to you before I split. I might take an early nap... am sleepy! *hugs* and sleep well tonight.

4:05 am

Biltong

Not too bad thanks. Also didn't sleep too well, so feeling slightly fragile. Luckily don't have much to do today :)

4:05 am

Biltong

Hello rose :)

4:05 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} and kisses to my beloved sprite.

4:05 am

sprite

oh yuck, rose. That is so nasty.

4:06 am

sprite

ah, that is a silver lining at least, Biltong. Be good to yourself today. And to you all, a blessed day and a peaceful night.

4:06 am

grannyrose

poor biltong...xoxox my dear

4:06 am

Biltong

Thank you sprite, you take care of yourself too :)

4:07 am

Biltong

Ah, ty rose. Hope your back eases

4:09 am

grannyrose

biltong, i take a baby dose of valium plus my magnesium...all good.

4:10 am

Biltong

Do you have physio for your back, rose?

4:13 am

Biltong

Someone at the door, bbl. Have a peaceful sleep, rose :)

4:14 am

grannyrose

yes i do biltong. i am in the warm water pool 3 x per week.

5:10 am

sukee

Good morning, biggie grid today.

5:36 am

mattygroves

Morning all. Am I missing something obvious not seeing the as7/32 and 8/40?

5:37 am

sukee

I'm not there yet.

5:38 am

Lizlin

Hi all :)

5:38 am

Dachef

not obvious. the 7 is fan******, and the 8 is....

5:39 am

sukee

Hi liz

5:39 am

Lizlin

as 8/40 is a chemical element

5:39 am

Lizlin

Hi sukee

5:40 am

Dachef

as8: a + shortened form of data + prong of a fork.

5:40 am

Lizlin

Thanks for the as 7

5:40 am

mattygroves

Thank you (I did go and look up the periodic table :)

5:40 am

Dachef

:)

5:41 am

sukee

Ty Dachef

5:41 am

mattygroves

Now the 7...fan....

5:41 am

Lizlin

:) yw

5:41 am

Lizlin

as 7 - a + type of electricity

5:42 am

mattygroves

sorry still not seeing the 7...

5:42 am

sukee

ty liz

5:42 am

mattygroves

Yep, got it now - thanks!

5:42 am

Dachef

to be honest, I'd have a seriously hard time trying to clue the majority of this grid. Weird letter combinations.

5:42 am

sukee

the kind of electricity that makes you hair stand up

5:42 am

Lizlin

If you wear nylon, you might get a ****** shock

5:43 am

Lizlin

Just listing - still have 90 left but not seeing them now.

5:44 am

Dachef

yeh, I listed at 60 left. It didn't help at all!!!

5:45 am

Lizlin

lol - I'll run through, then again tomorrow morning, when i might be more awake, then I guess it'll be more words!

5:46 am

Lizlin

Missing loads of the biggies :(

5:48 am

car.eeyore

Morning all!

5:48 am

Lizlin

Hi car

5:56 am

grant

a

6:07 am

car.eeyore

Help with the N in the first column please?

6:08 am

Lizlin

ni 5/10 I think

6:08 am

Lizlin

Or I can try a clue, if that's the right word

6:08 am

car.eeyore

Got it! TY

6:08 am

Lizlin

yw

6:08 am

car.eeyore

And the i at the top of the second column please?

6:10 am

Lizlin

is + vowel + a metal

6:10 am

car.eeyore

tyvm...nbt now!

6:10 am

Lizlin

WTG!

6:16 am

car.eeyore

Stats for any of the 9's?

6:16 am

Lizlin

di 9/60

6:16 am

car.eeyore

Ty! Got it!

6:17 am

Lizlin

If you watched Harry Potter, the singular form of this was something Hermione used - a medicinal plant

6:17 am

Lizlin

Well done!

6:17 am

periwinkle

I did not get it. did not watch harry potter

6:17 am

Lizlin

I'm leaving it now for tomorrow - 59 left! But really not seeing any more words.

6:17 am

car.eeyore

Oh! I got another di word...to look upon something with hatred

6:17 am

car.eeyore

Get some rest! TY Liz

6:18 am

car.eeyore

Hi peri

6:18 am

periwinkle

hi car, hi all

6:23 am

periwinkle

got the di9 never heard of it

6:24 am

car.eeyore

Can you clue it for me?

6:24 am

periwinkle

not good at clueing. I found it in my scrabble dictionary

6:25 am

periwinkle

starts with di and double consonant

6:25 am

periwinkle

and it is a pl

6:25 am

MollyL

Sounds like the plural of the Penn State Lions name (the one before Lions)

6:25 am

car.eeyore

Got it! TY!

6:26 am

periwinkle

good clue Molly

6:26 am

periwinkle

that is the only big word I have

6:27 am

car.eeyore

di + ST 5/10 (to leave a mark on wood) + pt is another di 9

6:28 am

periwinkle

ty

6:40 am

ivesy3

the last de 7/36 plz

6:41 am

mattygroves

Ooh, I need that as well, ivesy

6:42 am

Trifioso

good morning dear friends

6:42 am

Lizlin

Is it de + not off + facial spasm

6:42 am

Lizlin

Is it de + not off + facial spasm

6:42 am

ivesy3

its a bummer matty..cant c it at all

6:43 am

Lizlin

Using iPad and don't have list

6:43 am

mattygroves

I can see this grid being a non finisher

6:43 am

Uneaixoise

tx liz!!

6:43 am

Trifioso

I hope everyone is doing well today

6:43 am

ivesy3

seems we get small grids when i dont have to work lol

6:43 am

mattygroves

Thanks Liz!

6:44 am

ivesy3

ty liz..

6:44 am

Lizlin

Yw

6:46 am

Trifioso

have I offended?

6:46 am

mattygroves

No, Trif - what's up?

6:46 am

Trifioso

just seemed to be invisible there for a minute :)

6:47 am

mattygroves

Happens to me all the time (IRL too) - the invisible girl, I am ;)

6:47 am

Lizlin

Hi trif. Rubbish connection at the moment.

6:48 am

Lizlin

Down to 53. Time to read before sleep. Enjoy your days.

6:48 am

Trifioso

I'm the type of person who says something wicked clueless and then wonders why I can hear crickets....

6:51 am

MollyL

*Hands Trif the Sensitive Blankie*

6:51 am

Trifioso

LOLOL molly - I know, right?

6:51 am

MollyL

Seriously, how do you "offend" by asking how everyone is?

6:52 am

MollyL

Everyone say HI TRIF!!!!

6:52 am

Trifioso

its fine molly, my goodness!

6:53 am

mattygroves

The last two di words (5/22 and 6/36) - it should be obvious given the high values and where they fall in the list but I'd swear I've tried every possible combination

6:53 am

mattygroves

Got em now

6:53 am

mattygroves

Must have found a combination that I hadn't tried :)

6:55 am

Trifioso

what is the count for the c please? Is it (((dreaded))) Welsh?

6:56 am

Uneaixoise

ci6/21

6:56 am

mattygroves

ci6/21. Not Welsh. Though the Welsh do have 'em

6:57 am

Trifioso

thanks matty - twisty little one!

7:04 am

periwinkle

help with any 8 pls

7:05 am

MollyL

If you are stressed, you might need to take some do8 (compound word)

7:06 am

periwinkle

hmm, ty looking

7:06 am

MollyL

It's a period of relaxation

7:06 am

periwinkle

ty Molls I was looking for some type of chemical word

7:07 am

Uneaixoise

tx molly!!

7:07 am

Trifioso

I was too, until I noticed the compound part :)

7:07 am

MollyL

Yes, I made that sound like Xanex or something : D

7:08 am

Trifioso

pass the Xanax, yeah!!!!

7:09 am

MollyL

See what a non-druggie I am, I can't even spell it correctly

7:09 am

periwinkle

help with the C pls

7:10 am

mattygroves

Peri, think NY, London, Paris...

7:10 am

periwinkle

duh, ty matty

7:11 am

periwinkle

and help with the N in the left colum pls. need to get ready for ex class soon

7:11 am

MollyL

Not a duh, it's stacked up in an odd way. Hard to see.

7:11 am

rururocks

Ctraffic

7:11 am

periwinkle

"groan"

7:11 am

rururocks

Damn it

7:12 am

MollyL

*Giggle*

7:12 am

mattygroves

Don't worry - I'm hugely stuck on the Es and Is - I hate vowel words. I have the EMs and two of the ENs (the four and the en5/10), one of the im (4) and two of the INs...and that's it for the Es and Is

7:13 am

MollyL

EIEIO

7:13 am

Trifioso

the idea that this grid has so many I's is KILLING ME - babble has made it my least favorite letter

7:14 am

MollyL

*Watches as all the offended I's weep*

7:14 am

Trifioso

bell is going to ring...see you third period, hopefully!

7:16 am

rururocks

Dr to I: why do you think you're hated? I: gee i just wabt to be like the other vowels

7:16 am

MollyL

HVC: Hated Vowel Complex

7:23 am

bichon

This grid looks like a Babbler's nighmare, over 300 words and all those vowels

7:37 am

phaeton

whew! nbt

7:40 am

phaeton

nbt/nbs! thanks to the clues posted earlier :-)

7:43 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

7:46 am

phaeton

hi Scrabbs

7:46 am

Scrabbler

Fun, big grid.

7:47 am

phaeton

19 I words :(

7:48 am

Scrabbler

Still not as bad as re- words.

7:56 am

Scrabbler

The last 8 in- words all start with the same first 4 letters.

7:59 am

lbdawger

gm, everyone. anyone have the de7/36?

8:00 am

MollyL

de + not off + facial twitch

8:00 am

Scrabbler

Hi dawg. I had to search some is-words and finish the i's which annoyed everyone.

8:01 am

lbdawger

ty, Molly! hi scrabs. the is words all build off each other.

8:01 am

Anniebrook

hello everyone...biggie and all those "I"s

8:02 am

MollyL

The i's don't have it. They are really taking a beating today.

8:03 am

Scrabbler

I just found the sunk ship, Ti7

8:04 am

lbdawger

there's another "ship" the s.s. mi6, went on a three hour tour.

8:05 am

MollyL

A three hour tour

8:06 am

Scrabbler

Aye, aye, Skipper.

8:08 am

Scrabbler

Cousin Earth, are you here?

8:09 am

mattygroves

I don't have the last three IN words nor any of the ISs. Also missing 120-odd other words :)

8:09 am

Scrabbler

in8/45 = in4/4 + drizzling rain is a fine mi4/4

8:10 am

Scrabbler

in6/18 = in + prong of a fork

8:10 am

Scrabbler

in5/10 is the plural of in4/4

8:10 am

Scrabbler

is6 = i + sa5 (shiny, soft fabric)

8:11 am

mattygroves

Thanks Scrabs!

8:11 am

Anniebrook

plural that, matty

8:11 am

Scrabbler

the 2 is7's are is6 + one letter

8:12 am

mattygroves

Thanks - that's all the Is barring im5/12

8:12 am

MollyL

i + not yours

8:15 am

Anniebrook

clue for the first en6 please

8:16 am

MollyL

Ends in facial twitch

8:16 am

grant

en+autom**** weapon

8:16 am

Anniebrook

thanks, Molly and grant

8:18 am

grant

yw

8:18 am

MollyL

Funny how all the fuss has been made about I words but no one is wailing about 28 A words
: D

8:18 am

mattygroves

Thanks all!!

8:18 am

MollyL

Oops, 35

8:19 am

mattygroves

Has anyone clued the en7/28 and 8/45?

8:19 am

MollyL

45, can't add

8:20 am

MollyL

en7 sounds like a Disney movie

8:20 am

Anniebrook

thanks, Molly

8:20 am

MollyL

en8 ends in that ever present facial twtich

8:21 am

MollyL

Or twitch

8:21 am

mattygroves

OK, got the en8

8:21 am

mattygroves

Not sure about the 7 yet

8:21 am

MollyL

Disney movie, symphony music, Mickey is a sorceror

8:22 am

MollyL

Or sorcerer

8:22 am

mattygroves

That's the one - thanks!

8:31 am

Anniebrook

I think I will leave the an's for a while

8:31 am

Anniebrook

I need 6 more

8:33 am

lbdawger

tadone!! finito!! whew, twisty, tricky but fun grid.

8:34 am

MollyL

*Gives LBD a cookie

8:34 am

Anniebrook

Congratulations, dawger!!!

8:34 am

lbdawger

ooh, thank you molly for the cookie! :)

8:34 am

MollyL

If you give a dawg a cookie...

8:35 am

lbdawger

ty, annie. it is a doable grid. the 7's 8's and 9's had the monkeys flying

8:35 am

Anniebrook

I going to have to go out and get more bananas

8:35 am

lbdawger

...she'll leave crumbs all over the place.

8:38 am

MollyL

ACK! Flying monkeys

8:40 am

MollyL

*Considers a support group for people who see make believe monkeys

8:58 am

josephjames

I found a little fish that nibbles your toes in ponds

9:02 am

hego

Hey Kiddies!

9:08 am

lbdawger

hi hego! must go get my day started. enjoy the grid! ttfn

9:10 am

hego

hi and Bye

9:17 am

MLFAN17

hello

9:22 am

MLFAN17

First column N?

9:25 am

josephjames

ni5/12

9:26 am

MLFAN17

thank you joseph

9:28 am

MLFAN17

2nd column top i?

9:29 am

josephjames

im5/12

9:31 am

MLFAN17

clue please?

9:31 am

josephjames

se9 - if you quibble over wording, someone might say, that's just se9

9:31 am

josephjames

i + not yours but...

9:31 am

MLFAN17

ty again joseph

9:31 am

bubba218

semantics

9:31 am

bubba218

sorry, my bad

9:31 am

josephjames

That's it!

9:32 am

MLFAN17

THANK YOU BUBBA

9:32 am

Biltong

Hello :) Could I have a clue for the lone c, please?

9:32 am

MLFAN17

nbs

9:32 am

josephjames

an9 if you worship nature, esp fauna, your religion is an9

9:32 am

rururocks

anyone have the de 7.36?

9:32 am

MLFAN17

ci 6/21

9:32 am

MollyL

de + not off + facial twitch

9:32 am

kje

ci - towns

9:32 am

bubba218

we live in ci**** not villages

9:32 am

MLFAN17

nbt

9:33 am

rururocks

thank you ms molly

9:33 am

Biltong

ty :)

9:34 am

MLFAN17

i just got a 2nd de 7

9:34 am

rururocks

wow.. I have a zillion a's , t's and m's

9:34 am

rururocks

to go

9:35 am

MLFAN17

100 down and only 208 left

9:35 am

josephjames

i just made it halfway

9:45 am

josephjames

ON9: characterised by spilling one's seed on the ground so as not to impregnate one's brother's widow despite the requirement of levirate marriage, since expanded to the meaning of masturbatory in any context

9:47 am

sukee

Ty joseph.

9:48 am

sukee

Gave the 7 too.

9:55 am

josephjames

2 7s

10:03 am

MLFAN17

di 7 and 9

10:03 am

rururocks

... I really shouldn't comment on that one...

10:04 am

MLFAN17

on what ruru?

10:04 am

rururocks

JJ's comment

10:04 am

MLFAN17

ohhh

10:05 am

zoozzoom

DI + a word for when you mark your clothes that will not come out.

10:05 am

zoozzoom

DI9 is PT of that word.

10:05 am

josephjames

Thanks

10:06 am

MLFAN17

isnt that literalzooz?

10:06 am

Judi

Tuesday greetings, Babblers!

10:06 am

MLFAN17

hi judi

10:06 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Judi.

10:08 am

bichon

zooz, don't understand the di clue

10:08 am

Judi

Just read JJ's definition. *mind boggled*

10:09 am

MLFAN17

bichob di plus st 5/10 and st 7/32

10:09 am

bichon

me too

10:09 am

josephjames

I think this may be the hardest puzle ever

10:10 am

bichon

ty Fan

10:10 am

MLFAN17

yw bichon

10:10 am

MLFAN17

okay i am going to go eat now i may be back

10:11 am

rururocks

*marks down MLF"s eating schedule*

10:25 am

MollyL

It is always important to know when people are eating, off to do chores or getting a phone call.

10:25 am

Judi

*drinking coffee*

10:26 am

bichon

I eat breakfast at 8:30, lunch at6 12:30 and dinner at six. Snack at 3

10:28 am

Judi

Let's not get all Twittery here.

10:29 am

rururocks

I'm just trying to inject on9 in my life

10:29 am

bichon

Just want to make it clear when I would not be Babbling

10:30 am

rururocks

*marks down Bichon's time slots for Babble*

10:30 am

bichon

I go to sleep at 10, wake up at 7:30, so to the two fluffs

10:31 am

rururocks

that's a lot of sleep

10:31 am

zoozzoom

I eat & drink when I am hungry.Do not have any set time at all.

10:32 am

bichon

Yes, but that includes wake up stretchs and dog cuddling

10:32 am

rururocks

that sounds more reasonable zooz

10:33 am

bichon

and meditation to ease me into slumber

10:41 am

rururocks

<--now agreeing with JJ.. this is a tough grid

10:42 am

josephjames

I was sort of hoping more people would be chiming in with clues by now, esp for the longer words :)

10:43 am

bichon

yea, good idea.

10:43 am

MollyL

Read over the entire chat. It's a clue festival.

10:44 am

bichon

That woujld take energy

10:45 am

MollyL

Okay, not a suggestion for the low maintenance types
: D

10:48 am

rururocks

can't finish these s's.. they're brutal

10:50 am

MollyL

*Keeps a look out for savage S words

10:50 am

josephjames

it says ti5, 7, 8, 8, 9... and then it says two ti9... i only have ti 5, 7, 8... assuming i'm even looking at the right set of words...

10:51 am

josephjames

(I took your advice Molly and am reading the older chat)

10:52 am

MollyL

There is only one ti9

10:52 am

zoozzoom

TI9 most of the famous ship that sunk + first three letters of exam.

10:53 am

MollyL

Or the plural of the 8 : D

10:53 am

josephjames

OK

10:53 am

MollyL

Remember when you read chat clues that a) some people clue incorrectly and b) some people don't spell well

10:53 am

rururocks

*giggle*

10:54 am

MollyL

Ru! You little cutie! I could hug you to bits!

10:54 am

zoozzoom

In other words me..lol

10:54 am

MollyL

No Zoom, not you : P

10:55 am

periwinkle

very true Molly re clue

10:57 am

Judi

Time for lunch!

10:57 am

MollyL

Ru! Make note!

10:57 am

zoozzoom

lol

10:58 am

rururocks

<scribbling furiously

11:02 am

josephjames

All that's happening now is I think I see I word and then it turns out I've already found that one.

11:04 am

phaeton

hello...help with the an7/48 pls

11:05 am

phaeton

wow! found it!

11:05 am

zoozzoom

Against paying for what the government puts on food and fuel etc.

11:05 am

phaeton

ty zooz

11:05 am

periwinkle

ty zooz

11:05 am

phaeton

how about as7?

11:06 am

zoozzoom

Glad you found it anyway :-)

11:07 am

zoozzoom

A +lacking movement, development, or vitality

11:07 am

rururocks

a + laundry that missed the Bounce

11:07 am

zoozzoom

Or A + no movement at all.

11:07 am

periwinkle

ty both

11:07 am

rururocks

asluggish

11:07 am

zoozzoom

LOL I like that one, Ru -)

11:07 am

phaeton

ty

11:07 am

rururocks

damn it

11:08 am

zoozzoom

The first one that is.

11:08 am

rururocks

you have bounce over there zooz?

11:09 am

Biltong

Hello again :) Clue for the on9, please?

11:09 am

zoozzoom

We do, Ru :-0

11:09 am

zoozzoom

:-)*

11:09 am

rururocks

on9 masturbation I guess biltong

11:09 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Bolitong :-)

11:09 am

zoozzoom

Biltong*

11:10 am

Biltong

Hi zooz, are you well?

11:10 am

zoozzoom

I am okay thank you.And yourself?

11:10 am

periwinkle

found 2 on7 but not that on9

11:11 am

Biltong

Good, thanks zooz :)

11:11 am

zoozzoom

Ends in a word for a twitch, Peri.

11:11 am

periwinkle

ok

11:11 am

periwinkle

got it ty

11:11 am

rururocks

for some people zooz :D

11:11 am

zoozzoom

Welcome.

11:12 am

zoozzoom

LOl you are bad, Ru..lol

11:13 am

josephjames

we're pplaying this game because we have some do8

11:14 am

Biltong

Are the on7's and 9 related?

11:14 am

periwinkle

yes

11:14 am

periwinkle

bl

11:14 am

MollyL

See Zoom's clue at 11:11

11:15 am

Erda

di5,14 clue please???

11:15 am

MollyL

*Wonders if Mitch Miller's bouncing ball is still available

11:17 am

MollyL

di5/14 ends in not you but...

11:17 am

zoozzoom

Di 5/14 could be slang for are you mouthing me off :-)

11:17 am

Biltong

ty all for the clues

11:18 am

Erda

what kind of a word is that? TY Molly

11:18 am

zoozzoom

It is a former coin for 10 cents.

11:18 am

MollyL

*Wonders if Zoom should be PB bound for using 4 of the 5 letters in his clue

11:18 am

zoozzoom

Oh damn..Sorry all :(

11:20 am

zoozzoom

Although it is rather cryptic like that.

11:21 am

Biltong

No worries, zooz :)

11:22 am

MollyL

*Hangs up the JUST JOKING sign

11:23 am

zoozzoom

: - P

11:27 am

Biltong

bbl, thanks for all the clues :)

11:28 am

zoozzoom

Toodle pips, Biltong -)

11:54 am

cybernan

hello everyone :-)

11:54 am

rubyfoo

hello nan

12:06 pm

cybernan

stalled at 159

12:06 pm

rubyfoo

stalled at 159 left lol

12:07 pm

cybernan

161 - little flurry from the corner t

12:09 pm

rubyfoo

I read that as little "furry" picturing fuzzy ice

12:10 pm

rubyfoo

mice*

12:11 pm

cybernan

think I'll list -- maybe get through this thing

12:11 pm

rubyfoo

one more for half

12:12 pm

rubyfoo

may I have stats or even a clue for a 9, pls

12:12 pm

wvteach

di 9/66 and di 9/60

12:13 pm

rubyfoo

hello teach, at least I can hunt now

12:13 pm

cybernan

yuck a bunch for 4 letter babblets missed!

12:13 pm

Anniebrook

di 9/66---di +discolored fabric

12:14 pm

rubyfoo

ty annie and hello

12:14 pm

cybernan

do 8-9 combo --- relax!

12:15 pm

Anniebrook

hi ruby, how are things over in Paris?

12:16 pm

wvteach

di 9/60 - sounds like the Penn state mascot

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

Quiet here but I don't know about Paris.

12:16 pm

rubyfoo

(it's always quiet here)

12:16 pm

cybernan

no idea on that one teach

12:17 pm

Anniebrook

going to google Penn State mascot

12:18 pm

wvteach

or google the name of the valley where penn state is located

12:18 pm

Anniebrook

well, I came up with the Nittany Lions but that's not it

12:18 pm

MLFAN17

di plus st 5/10

12:18 pm

cybernan

penn state is in a valley?-- is there a clue that isn't so localised?

12:18 pm

MLFAN17

and add and ending io it

12:19 pm

Anniebrook

if you are referring to di and discolored fabric, I have that one....I need the other di9

12:19 pm

wvteach

what starts with di and sounds like that and is a plural

12:19 pm

MLFAN17

i have di 9/66

12:20 pm

Anniebrook

need di 9/60

12:20 pm

wvteach

this is the clue for the other one di 9/60

12:20 pm

cybernan

same here annie

12:20 pm

MLFAN17

which goes with a 7 i didnt even know the grid had another one.what is the do clue again?

12:20 pm

periwinkle

I am missing lots of 8

12:20 pm

rubyfoo

me three

12:20 pm

Anniebrook

do9 ---is to relax

12:20 pm

MLFAN17

same here peri

12:20 pm

periwinkle

I have do8 and ti8

12:21 pm

cybernan

do -- a period of relaxation

12:21 pm

Anniebrook

I have to run a few errands, will be back later

12:21 pm

Anniebrook

cyber is right about do9....was using the wrong tense here

12:23 pm

rubyfoo

my husband keeps telephoning me from upstairs. It is soooo annoying!

12:23 pm

MollyL

di9, like plural of pop singer Spears

12:23 pm

Anniebrook

got it, Molly, bye

12:24 pm

cybernan

ty molly

12:24 pm

rubyfoo

ty |Molly

12:24 pm

periwinkle

help with se8/9 pls

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

ty molly

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

i still dont know the do word about relax

12:24 pm

MollyL

And the Lions was it, just plural of that

12:24 pm

periwinkle

it is a compound word mlf

12:25 pm

MollyL

Relax word, compound word not up and what a watch tells

12:25 pm

rubyfoo

do8 not up + what **** is it?

12:25 pm

MLFAN17

ohh got it

12:25 pm

periwinkle

sei

12:28 pm

MLFAN17

just got s 8/9

12:28 pm

periwinkle

clue pls

12:28 pm

cybernan

it's a matter of word choice, peri

12:29 pm

cybernan

an 9, please?

12:29 pm

periwinkle

ty nan

12:29 pm

cybernan

or the 7 before it , if related

12:30 pm

periwinkle

don't have either but looking

12:32 pm

cybernan

missing that whole 5-6-7-9 section

12:32 pm

hego

they all start with the same 5 letters

12:33 pm

hego

like the 5,12 before, different last vowel

12:34 pm

cybernan

so i need that 5

12:35 pm

cybernan

the 3rd an 5/12, that is

12:36 pm

hego

yes

12:36 pm

hego

third is the big eyed cartoons

12:37 pm

cybernan

i have the one ending in a and the one ending in e -- don't see another vowel to use

12:37 pm

hego

3rd vowel

12:38 pm

cybernan

oh -- yes i do

12:38 pm

hego

:)

12:39 pm

cybernan

ty - found the 9, but still missing the 7 before it

12:39 pm

cybernan

got it now

12:39 pm

hego

knew you would

12:40 pm

periwinkle

found an an7/32 but not the an9

12:40 pm

rubyfoo

I can't find anything from the top I, otherwise, doing OK

12:40 pm

periwinkle

ah, found the an9 ty

12:41 pm

cybernan

just need to find out what the an 8 is against

12:42 pm

cybernan

ah - got it

12:42 pm

periwinkle

missing 2 of the 9's and lots of the 8's

12:42 pm

hego

me too

12:43 pm

cybernan

me three

12:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello all

12:44 pm

hego

:)

12:44 pm

hego

hi TO

12:44 pm

cybernan

anyone have a clue for the last an 7?

12:44 pm

cybernan

hi TO

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

hi TO

12:44 pm

hego

against government charges?

12:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

just reezing through. Have been taking advantage of january thaw to do things outdoors.

12:45 pm

rubyfoo

ty ty Hego

12:45 pm

cybernan

ah -- a great word - ty :-)

12:46 pm

hego

yw yw

12:47 pm

MollyL

9 words...an, di (2), do, mi, on, se, ti

12:47 pm

72 Temple Owl

all these n s and no hawaiian geese in sight. bbl

12:47 pm

hego

fa sol la to do ;)

12:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

u v w x y z

12:48 pm

hego

sorry getting silly with this one

12:49 pm

cybernan

as 8, plese?

12:49 pm

hego

don't have that.

12:50 pm

rubyfoo

Nothing wrong with a silly Hego!

12:50 pm

hego

ty lol

12:50 pm

cybernan

or the first at 6?

12:51 pm

rubyfoo

<-- still needs a top I, please

12:52 pm

cybernan

is 6-7: i + shiny fabric

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

It's probably something really easy

12:52 pm

hego

i + silky fabric

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

thank you both, I would never have tried that

12:52 pm

rubyfoo

And good night

12:53 pm

hego

good nite Ruby

12:53 pm

cybernan

yw - any help for that as 8?

12:54 pm

hego

looking

12:55 pm

bubba218

finally finished,hardest grid I can remember

12:55 pm

hego

yay!! for Bubba

12:56 pm

Aloyisius

as + to make lace +tow the l***

12:56 pm

hego

a + crackly sounds we used to hear on the radio.

12:56 pm

bubba218

a8, a + right away medical talk+ before ten is n***

12:56 pm

hego

or what aloy said. :)

12:57 pm

cybernan

ty aloy

12:57 pm

hego

ty bubba

12:57 pm

Aloyisius

internet wonky again.. can not get Lickety either, rats.. hi all

12:57 pm

bubba218

yw

12:58 pm

Aloyisius

congrats. bubba

12:59 pm

cybernan

a lot of new words for me today -- no idea of the defs and tired of looking them up

1:00 pm

Erda

Lickety clues are always there, top of middle group under "Friends of Babble"

1:00 pm

Ouwachita

any clue for the de7/36?

1:00 pm

cybernan

i am using lickety, aloy -- may you need to clear the cache?

1:01 pm

bubba218

de + opp of off + facial spasm

1:01 pm

hego

ty Bubba

1:02 pm

bubba218

yw

1:02 pm

cybernan

ty buba

1:03 pm

Ouwachita

thanks bubba

1:03 pm

MollyL

de7/36...most clued word of the day

1:04 pm

Erda

ma7,32 please?

1:06 pm

Erda

nm

1:08 pm

cybernan

first di 6, please?

1:08 pm

hego

bbl

1:09 pm

bubba218

di+ you are and I ** + opp of out

1:10 pm

cybernan

ty bubba

1:10 pm

bubba218

then add vowel for the 7

1:14 pm

cybernan

I'm either unusually thick today or this is a very tough grid -- even with lickety I'm having lots of trouble

1:17 pm

Wolvie

back for a few more words- and i must be in that boat with you nan :-)

1:17 pm

cybernan

en 6, please?

1:18 pm

Wolvie

that must be the one i am missing lol- so i hope it gets clued :-)

1:19 pm

cybernan

I'm missing the en 7-8 as well

1:19 pm

Wolvie

sounds like it is up stairs :-) just found it

1:19 pm

cybernan

ty wolvie

1:20 pm

cybernan

found the en 7, but not the 8

1:20 pm

Wolvie

en7- hmm how to clue- the en 8 - sounds like a word for great!! then for the 7 remove the second t :-)

1:20 pm

MollyL

en8...ends in the famous facial twitch

1:21 pm

cybernan

got it

1:21 pm

cybernan

ty

1:22 pm

Wolvie

bad clue from me sorry- forgot to say change the last vowel for the 7 as well- back to the grid for me :-)

1:26 pm

Wolvie

off again for a bit- bbl

1:29 pm

cybernan

in 8, please?

1:32 pm

MollyL

in8...one who is close

1:34 pm

cybernan

ty molly

1:34 pm

cybernan

missed that endng

1:37 pm

Gail

3.

1:46 pm

Gail

e

1:46 pm

Gail

ooops

1:47 pm

Gail

lost control of my fingers for a bit.

2:27 pm

Anniebrook

back again

2:32 pm

cybernan

back from lunch-- hopefully the food enhanced the brainwaves...wonder if it works like that?

2:34 pm

MollyL

Not sure, I know it enhances my waistline.

2:36 pm

bichon

Hi folks

2:36 pm

sukee

Hello

2:36 pm

sukee

Can I have a clue for the en 7? I can't figure out the clue posted below about changing letters in the en 8.

2:38 pm

cybernan

en + ending of early disney full feature cartoon: fan_______________

2:38 pm

MollyL

en7 sounds like a Disney movie with symphony music

2:38 pm

sukee

Ah, ty Molly, got it.

2:38 pm

wvteach

first 5 letters are the same - the last of 7 are two vowels

2:39 pm

sukee

and ty nan too and wv :)

2:39 pm

sukee

woo, finally half way through

3:06 pm

cybernan

*yawn* - how I'm feeling about this grid -- has everyone given up?

3:07 pm

lynxxx

no - but about to list to get it over and done with

3:10 pm

Anniebrook

I have 62 left...plodding along, leaving and returning.. hi lynxxxie

3:10 pm

hego

Hanging in...

3:10 pm

lynxxx

Hi AnnieB, nice to see you. Trust life is dealing with you kindly

3:11 pm

Anniebrook

lynxxx, can't complain...How is dear Stewart?

3:11 pm

Anniebrook

hego, dont let go

3:11 pm

cybernan

even listing didn't help here -- have a2z up as well -- I find that these grids with so many discipline specific and foreign words are quite tedious

3:12 pm

Anniebrook

I agree, nan but once I start I am committed to get through.

3:12 pm

lynxxx

He's pretty good

3:12 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

3:13 pm

Anniebrook

lynxxx, How old is Stewart?

3:13 pm

hego

hi Mexico lady

3:13 pm

Anniebrook

Enter at your own risk, hi, jmc

3:13 pm

jmcnrick

hi lynxxx i haven't seen you in forty forevers!

3:13 pm

lynxxx

Heading towards 10, greys usually reach 12 only.

3:14 pm

jmcnrick

i already started in stealth mod earlier so there is no help for me now. . . .

3:14 pm

jmcnrick

i suspect i will be happy to nbt

3:15 pm

lynxxx

hi jmc - Mexico - how lovely! work or pleasure

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

pleasue. . .i couldn't even figure out a way to deduct it as a business trip. . .

3:15 pm

jmcnrick

here iwth my son, sister, niece, great niece etc.

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

but am writing a brief, of course.

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

<===severly type A personality

3:18 pm

periwinkle

in8 one who is close, not getting this clue

3:19 pm

periwinkle

hi jmc, how are you enjoying Mexico?

3:19 pm

lynxxx

BBL going to take Stew out before the temp gets climbs but more importantly the UV levels rise too much

3:20 pm

MollyL

Victoria's Secret sells in8 apparel

3:20 pm

cybernan

ends in a light fog, peri

3:20 pm

Anniebrook

peri, in 4/4 + fine spray of waster

3:20 pm

Anniebrook

*water

3:20 pm

periwinkle

I tried that and it did not stick

3:20 pm

Anniebrook

bye , lynxxx

3:21 pm

cybernan

in4 + LIGHT FOG

3:21 pm

periwinkle

I was looking for the word that ended in past tense of eat

3:21 pm

Anniebrook

peri, did you try ----in 4/4 + fine spray of water

3:21 pm

cybernan

oops - sorry - didn't mean to yell!

3:21 pm

periwinkle

yes, Annie, I just got it ty and Molly

3:21 pm

periwinkle

ty nan

3:22 pm

periwinkle

new word for me

3:22 pm

MollyL

ist = one who is suffix

3:22 pm

periwinkle

the clue confused me

3:22 pm

periwinkle

but I got it

3:24 pm

jmcnrick

hi peri I am having a fine time. I swim laps in the morning and evening, nap, and drink late into the night. . . tomorrow we go birding

3:24 pm

periwinkle

sounds like a great time

3:24 pm

MollyL

Living the lush life

3:25 pm

periwinkle

nice icon, jmc

3:25 pm

jmcnrick

except i just found it it going to snow tomorrow so i am trying to line up someone to shovel my sidewalk. . .

3:26 pm

jmcnrick

ty peri. . . the one yesterday with the pool in the foreground and the beach in the background was nice too! It's been fun living the life of the rich and famous for a short while. . .

3:26 pm

cybernan

ta 6-7 combo following the acid found in tea and wine, please?

3:27 pm

periwinkle

well you just enjoy every minute, jmc and have a drink for me tonight!

3:27 pm

jmcnrick

margaritas every night peri! :-)

3:28 pm

penquis

nan....just change the last letter of the acid...

3:28 pm

MollyL

Substitute not out for the almost frozen water

3:28 pm

tmeses

is semitic not in the dictionary because it is a proper noun?

3:28 pm

jmcnrick

don't let logic confuse you tmeses

3:28 pm

Anniebrook

jmc, have a margarita for me too, I love them

3:29 pm

jmcnrick

made with fresh lime. . . they have been great. . .

3:29 pm

cybernan

have those, molly and pen -- looking for the two that follow those (just before makes lace)

3:30 pm

MollyL

Oh, those are the two after tea acid that you asked for

3:30 pm

cybernan

no the tea acid(s) are what I had -- you clued the adjective

3:31 pm

hego

Japanese mats?

3:31 pm

hego

ta 6,21 and 7 32

3:31 pm

periwinkle

ty hego

3:31 pm

hego

yw

3:31 pm

MollyL

tannic, tannin, tatami

3:32 pm

cybernan

ta 6 adjective, ta 6-7 acid(s), ta 6-7 ?? please?

3:32 pm

hego

see below Nan

3:32 pm

cybernan

lol - fine clue molly ;-)

3:32 pm

jmcnrick

that is some clear cluing molls

3:32 pm

hego

oh, no!

3:33 pm

Anniebrook

That's what I call cluing

3:33 pm

hego

what the heck? :)

3:33 pm

cybernan

*frustration sets in, I think

3:33 pm

hego

bbl. Have fun All

3:34 pm

periwinkle

bbs

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

bye peri

3:34 pm

Anniebrook

see you all soon..kitchen calls

3:34 pm

jmcnrick

bye hego

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

bye annie

3:35 pm

Anniebrook

jmc, keep having the good life down in Mexico, bye

3:35 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the C please

3:36 pm

jmcnrick

:-D I am planning on it!

3:36 pm

penquis

ci 6/21

3:37 pm

jmcnrick

ah that explains why i wasn't seeing anything. . .ty penq

3:37 pm

penquis

yw..

3:39 pm

cybernan

wi 6 and wo 6: dumb and dumber

3:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

hey,jmc!

3:40 pm

cybernan

*as being descriptive of the non words, I mean

3:41 pm

cybernan

*!* ta da *!* finally - thanks for all the great clues :-)

3:41 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hooo cyber!

3:41 pm

jmcnrick

hi TO

3:42 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues?

3:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

don't tell me the temp, it is going to snow tomorrow.

3:43 pm

jmcnrick

*wipes the sweat from brow*

3:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am looiing at my new, yet unsed passport.

3:44 pm

cybernan

where are you heading, TO?

3:44 pm

jmcnrick

go use it TO. . . ti*** a wasting!

3:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

to the kitchen, to start dinner.

3:45 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the first column N would be nice

3:45 pm

jmcnrick

TO go sign up for a tour. . .

3:45 pm

cybernan

lol - don't think you need a passport for that!

3:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

well, je, here's the deal: nly one half of this couple had the $ to travel at this time.

3:45 pm

cybernan

ni 5/10

3:45 pm

jmcnrick

if you have the money you should go. . .

3:46 pm

mari

anis
is

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

if he has the money you should encourage pooling of resources ;-)

3:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

no, nan, last night was italian but today it's strictly us

3:46 pm

cybernan

do you save avion points?

3:46 pm

jmcnrick

ty mari

3:46 pm

MollyL

Anyone who has dollars to travel is a lucky person

3:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

he does not at this time, setting up IRAs etc

3:47 pm

cybernan

the way our dollar is falling makes it difficult for us to -- this trip we have partially booked is going to cost us a lot more than initially planned at this rate

3:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

well,molly, i don't know about that but my cousin, three years older, died today. so my thoughts on time are changing.

3:48 pm

cybernan

*too

3:48 pm

jmcnrick

i give up other stuff. . . it is in part a matter of priorities. . . .

3:48 pm

jmcnrick

i am sorry to hear that TO

3:48 pm

MollyL

Sorry about your cousin. All the more reason to spend it while you can

3:48 pm

cybernan

OH --Sorry about your cousin, TO

3:48 pm

jmcnrick

i agree with molls. . .

3:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

sorry to hear that,nan'where are you going? the us $ is strong vs the euro, but I would not want to be there at present.

3:49 pm

movieman

the de7/36 plz

3:49 pm

jmcnrick

sorry to hear that too cyber. . .but at least you are going. . .

3:50 pm

MollyL

de + not over + facial twitch

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

hi movie

3:50 pm

cybernan

we've booked a land/cruise tour from Rome to Venice and the Adriatic, followed by a week in Vienna and Prague - not til September, so hopefully things will pick up by then

3:50 pm

jmcnrick

oooo prague is beautiful. . . .

3:51 pm

jmcnrick

(Rome aint half bad either)

3:51 pm

movieman

ty molly

3:51 pm

jmcnrick

ty molls

3:51 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hope so i getmalings from viking river cruises, and they make me long to go.

3:52 pm

cybernan

jmc - we are in our 70's - if we don't go now, we never will. Even our winters in the states won't go on for more than a few years -- medical insurance for the STates is astronoical once you are over 80

3:53 pm

cybernan

TO -- if you decide to go on a Viking cruise -- let me know before booking - I can give you a referral number that will give $100/person on board credits

3:54 pm

cybernan

*give you

3:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

thank you, nan. is that your carrer?

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

that is pretty much my feeling about it. . . go while i can do interesting things like canoeing in the shallows birdwatching. . .

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

nice cyber. . .

3:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

jmc?

3:54 pm

cybernan

we have take 4 cruises with them, which gives us certain perks

3:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

so they are good?

3:54 pm

jmcnrick

yes TO?

3:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

:P

3:55 pm

jmcnrick

hahahaha

3:55 pm

cybernan

very good -- book through viking, not a travel agent -- you get a better deal that way and their people on the phone and on line are very good at helping you make the most of your trip.

3:57 pm

MollyL

*Currently planning a trip to the grocery store
: D

3:57 pm

jmcnrick

that is good information cyber. . . i think my next goal is an inter-coastal alaskan cruise. . .

3:57 pm

cybernan

if our travel time to the departure point is more than 8 hours, we usually go a day or two ahead of time to get over the jet lag -- well worth it to do so

3:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

there was talk of a long tour though europe, but the money has to work first. it is difficult when one party has moved around the world so much all they want is a home, while the other is the oppposite. and JMC refused to hise me in her suitcase, though I don't take up much room. :)

3:58 pm

jmcnrick

but all i carry is a backpack and a purse TO. . . you are too heavy for the backpack!

3:59 pm

cybernan

The best cruise we've been on is the Viking cruise from Amsterdam to Budapest.

3:59 pm

72 Temple Owl

well, i am now.. :P

4:00 pm

jmcnrick

nice. . . i have never been to amsterdam but liked budapest. . . they had some roman hots springs . . .

4:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

the radio station is going to sweden and amsterdam in june. tre expensive.

4:00 pm

cybernan

yes -- our one mistake on that cruise, is that we should have planned a few extra days in Budapest before returning to England

4:02 pm

cybernan

It was our first venture into eastern europe and we weren't sure what we would find

4:05 pm

cybernan

off for a snooze -- this grid did me in!

4:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

have i mentioned that a friend of my got a job as a den mother for a travel agency? she travels and makes sure everyone gets on the tour bus, smooths over accommodations, etc. she rented out her home, she is gone so much. she loves it.

4:06 pm

Matches

clue for mi 9/72

4:07 pm

Matches

minae

4:09 pm

wvteach

MI 9 - MI 6 + facial spasm

4:10 pm

72 Temple Owl

mi 6 pls?

4:11 pm

jmcnrick

bye cyber

4:11 pm

jmcnrick

gosh a lot of people have been dropping words in the chog today

4:12 pm

jmcnrick

maybe you could get a similar job TO

4:14 pm

MollyL

S*me a* cl*ing th*m th*s w*y

4:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

i would have no idea how, and i am not sure i would be suited to it. but it is a nice fantasy.

4:17 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh lord, next will come the humps and snakes

4:19 pm

MollyL

And the roundy vowel : D

4:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

oh, i had not heard about that one. live and learn.

4:20 pm

MollyL

But before we get reminded, every clue is sacred

4:20 pm

72 Temple Owl

seriously, would like a clue for the i 6,if possible.

4:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

it is nice that people take the time. i am not a good cluer.

4:21 pm

72 Temple Owl

but the humps, etc drive me crazy.

4:22 pm

Kateq

actress farrow + ***ll, medium, large

4:22 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty, kate

4:22 pm

Kateq

yw

4:23 pm

MollyL

Wow Kate, how did you know it was mi6 when the request said i 6?

4:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

i THOUGHT i saw that word. i don't know why i did not try it, it's not as if there is a penalty for guessing. strange dynamic.

4:26 pm

Matches

ty teach got the mi9 now need mi 6/33

4:28 pm

magzel

small fish

4:29 pm

Matches

mistime

4:30 pm

Matches

ty

4:31 pm

jmcnrick

wd and ty kate

4:33 pm

jmcnrick

nap ti**!

4:33 pm

jmcnrick

bbl maybe

4:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

siesta!

5:22 pm

Anniebrook

Nonnie is in the grid, remember her? She hasnt been here in a while

5:29 pm

Anniebrook

I need a clue for the last sa7/32. Anyone ?

5:31 pm

MollyL

Like the devil

5:31 pm

Anniebrook

Thanks, Molly

5:44 pm

MollyL

You're welcome Annie. This one was a long road, but not to worry. I'm sure tomorrow's grid will be 50 or less.
: D

5:47 pm

Anniebrook

I think this is the hardest I have worked on and I have been here a long time. Im guessing 64 words.

5:52 pm

MollyL

I didn't think it was that hard, just tedious. All the A words were the most tedious.

5:52 pm

Anniebrook

Youre a better man than I am, Molly L

5:55 pm

MollyL

And a good man in a storm too : D

5:55 pm

Anniebrook

*head falls on keyboard* Done.

5:56 pm

MollyL

*Cuts Annie a slice of cheesecake

5:56 pm

Anniebrook

*takes it gratefully* See you tomorrow.

5:59 pm

Lizlin

Hi all :)

5:59 pm

Lizlin

Another lovely icon, Molly

6:00 pm

Lizlin

Finally finished those a's - thank goodness.

6:02 pm

Lizlin

Clue for di 7/32 pls - the one after the di 9 pl herb

6:03 pm

bubba218

di7, not close but far away or di*****

6:03 pm

Lizlin

Thanks - have that one - I think it's the last one I need.

6:04 pm

bubba218

di7, a simple song a little di7

6:04 pm

Lizlin

Of course! Thanks very much.

6:05 pm

bubba218

yw

6:11 pm

MollyL

Herb?

6:11 pm

MollyL

Oh, you were defining the word

6:11 pm

Lizlin

Yup, not calling anyone Herb.

6:13 pm

Lizlin

ma 7/8 pls - after human (pt)

6:13 pm

Lizlin

nm - pulling a peri!

6:14 pm

Lizlin

Ah but there's another 8 in the sequence!

6:14 pm

Lizlin

That facial twitch ending's getting a lot of use!

6:21 pm

MollyL

Not as much as you might think, when you look over the entire word list.

6:22 pm

Lizlin

I guess in proportion to 308 maybe not, perhaps I just left myself lots of 7s and 8s to find! 12 left now.

6:23 pm

Lizlin

So many words that are new to me!

6:28 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks, finally. Thanks for all the clues and thank goodness for Lickety and more words.

6:28 pm

bubba218

ma7 male + opp of day, then plural

6:29 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo liz!

6:29 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

6:35 pm

MollyL

nm = never mind

6:38 pm

ChrissieDee

Congrats to Liz. Thank you to bubba

6:39 pm

jaxx7

Hi, Chrissie. Long time no speak

6:40 pm

ChrissieDee

Hi Jaxx. It certainly is. Is it too late to wish you happy new year!

6:40 pm

jaxx7

Not at all. I hope you had a good festive season

6:41 pm

ChrissieDee

I did, thank you. Hope you did too.

6:41 pm

ChrissieDee

How's things with you?

6:41 pm

jaxx7

A lovely quiet one as Julie et al celebrated at home

6:43 pm

jaxx7

Mind you, Ithink it was the calm before the storm. Simon has lost his job and their landlord has decided to sell the house.

6:44 pm

ChrissieDee

I get the feeling you wouldn't know what do do with a quiet life!!!!!

6:45 pm

jaxx7

Oh, I would believe me!

6:46 pm

ChrissieDee

Not a lot going on here. Feels like it's just bed/work :(

6:46 pm

jaxx7

How's that lovely grand-daughter of yours?

6:47 pm

ChrissieDee

She's coming on a treat :)

6:47 pm

jaxx7

Got a lovely pair of eyes!

6:48 pm

ChrissieDee

Just heard son is in the uk for a few days at the end of the month for work. We'll get an overnight visit.

6:48 pm

ChrissieDee

I can buy a few presents for him to take back

6:48 pm

jaxx7

Something good to look forward to at a grey time of year

6:51 pm

ChrissieDee

How's Ashley settling back with his mum?

6:51 pm

jaxx7

he's doing so well. Leaving the house will set him back.

6:52 pm

ChrissieDee

That's a shame. Don't they have any rights to stay with a new owner?

6:53 pm

jaxx7

It was a short term let so I don't know. Simon has reacted by taking to his bed and Julie just seems paralysed.

6:54 pm

ChrissieDee

Lazy or depressed?

6:55 pm

jaxx7

Both, I think for both of them. I don't know if I can summon up the oomph again as I have problems with my parathyroid which is making me lethargic.

6:56 pm

ChrissieDee

You need to put your own health first

6:57 pm

jaxx7

I can't see a consultant until mid march so....

6:57 pm

periwinkle

help with that ma7/8 that was asked for earlier

6:58 pm

periwinkle

got it ty

6:58 pm

jaxx7

male + not day and plural

6:59 pm

periwinkle

ty jaxx, got it from the earlier clue

7:01 pm

jaxx7

talking about being lethargic... I am off to my bed. G'nite Chrissie and peri. Look after yourselves

7:02 pm

periwinkle

nite jaxx

7:02 pm

ChrissieDee

Me too. Sweet dreams Jaxx x

7:23 pm

Erda

no6,33 please?

7:25 pm

LuvWordGames

no 6/33 against assessments on sales, property, ect.

7:26 pm

Erda

TY Luv!!

7:27 pm

LuvWordGames

yw

7:57 pm

periwinkle

en6 pls

7:58 pm

periwinkle

NM

7:58 pm

LuvWordGames

en 6 ends in the eye twitch

7:58 pm

Uneaixoise

en + almost all of room at top of house

7:58 pm

periwinkle

I found it ty

8:14 pm

periwinkle

7 to go

8:40 pm

jesdraggon

evening all

8:42 pm

Erda

c

9:15 pm

tabbycat

Could I please have a clue for the N in the first column?

9:17 pm

windingwake

I don't have anything for that one either, sorry.

9:17 pm

Erda

how many letters?

9:18 pm

windingwake

dunno, I'm o for two there

9:18 pm

o-o

ni 5/12 ----add Blondie .... The ***e Is HIgh

9:20 pm

tabbycat

Thanks o-o...got it

9:21 pm

windingwake

thanks

9:22 pm

torgone

Also ni5/10 - ni + negative prefix ..

9:23 pm

windingwake

well there we go, two new words for me, heh.

9:24 pm

tabbycat

Thanks torgone

9:24 pm

o-o

the ms got a lot of my attention

9:25 pm

windingwake

there are a lot of them about.

9:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wow, hi all, just got here, diving in

9:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

crap, no points for datamine!

10:02 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

10:03 pm

Bugsaw

hi jmc. How is Mexico?

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

great. . . tomorrow at dawn we are going to find birds in teh marsh lands

10:04 pm

Bugsaw

I just finished. Anyone need bad clues before I go?

10:04 pm

jmcnrick

throw a couple at me bugs

10:04 pm

Bugsaw

Getting up at dawn on a holiday is not my kind of holiday. I am not a morning person.

10:05 pm

rururocks

bad to the bone clues?

10:05 pm

Bugsaw

do you have any in particular?

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

how about the top row i?

10:05 pm

rururocks

I + silky material

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

bababababababababababad to the bone!

10:05 pm

rururocks

not your elvis velvet painting jm

10:05 pm

jmcnrick

ty ru

10:06 pm

Bugsaw

absolutely open to all kinds of criticism ruru. Perhaps you should take over!

10:06 pm

rururocks

yeah.. check your email bugs

10:06 pm

rururocks

no.. you're doing fine bugs

10:06 pm

Bugsaw

there3 are 3 is words all the same jmc

10:06 pm

jmcnrick

(ignore him bugs. . .he is just going for the laugh)

10:07 pm

Bugsaw

I am off to check email but wil be back

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

bye bugs

10:07 pm

jmcnrick

i don't mind getting up to see birds. . .

10:08 pm

Aloyisius

howdy all, busy day and not much internet, so I'm back to try to finish

10:08 pm

jmcnrick

hi snuffy!

10:08 pm

Bugsaw

I am back. Got the message and all is well here ruru. Thanks

10:08 pm

Aloyisius

hey there, jmc!

10:09 pm

Bugsaw

this was a killer grid for me. Too many unknown words

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

wow that was fast bugs

10:09 pm

jmcnrick

i am so behind in the gossip

10:09 pm

Aloyisius

oh oh, sounds tuff

10:09 pm

Bugsaw

probably jmc but you are saving the world and protecting your soul. Gossip is not good for us

10:10 pm

Bugsaw

well there are odd words Aloy that may not be problematic for you. Dont trust me!

10:10 pm

jmcnrick

au contrare. . gossip allows us to know who we need to hold in the Light. . .

10:11 pm

Aloyisius

Bugs, I know you are a long time Babbler, so I do trust your judgement

10:11 pm

jmcnrick

and this week i am only saving the world part-time. . . i am on vacation

10:11 pm

Aloyisius

hot dog, jmc

10:12 pm

Bugsaw

what a lovely way of putting it jmc. I must remember that when trying to decide whether to share or not.

10:13 pm

rururocks

glad you got it.

10:13 pm

jmcnrick

did you check out my icon of me working away on my brief in support of marriage equality?

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

life is good. . . Luz is a fabulous cook and i do laps twice a day . . .I could get used to this. . .

10:15 pm

Bugsaw

sorry. I try to ignore US political stuff because my husband spends altogether too much time watching CNN and getting all worked up about stuff that does not relate to our lives. I am glad you are on it though. I never understood how the laws could discriminate so much

10:15 pm

jmcnrick

margaritas before dinner

10:16 pm

jmcnrick

democracy like sausage making is a messy business. . .

10:20 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the main problem is huge amounts of corruption excacerbated by having only two major parties

10:20 pm

Bugsaw

I must depart dear friends. Enjoy the sun and warmth jmc.

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

that certainly is one issue book

10:21 pm

Aloyisius

bye, Bugs

10:21 pm

jmcnrick

bye bugs. . . lots of love as my m-i-l would say

10:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, i am off, busy day tomorrow. *poink*

10:25 pm

jmcnrick

bye book

10:26 pm

jmcnrick

okay i am off too. . . 6 am comes way too soon

10:26 pm

Aloyisius

sweet dreams, jmc

10:26 pm

Aloyisius

and bye to Gwen too

10:27 pm

o-o

The 85 Richest People In The World Have As Much Wealth As The 3.5 Billion Poorest

10:28 pm

Aloyisius

hi o-o, long time no see.. how are you?

10:29 pm

o-o

http://tinyurl.com/oyqsjhp

10:30 pm

o-o

I am on a new med regimen that is making life interesting

10:31 pm

Aloyisius

h'mm, I hope in a better way?

10:31 pm

Aloyisius

saving your link, ty

10:34 pm

o-o

Will take some time to find out if the regimen is better than the one before.

10:35 pm

o-o

Did you have a good growing season, Aloy?

10:39 pm

Aloyisius

sorry to tell you, o-o, but our oranges have fallen victim to the "greening" disease that has swept the state.. we are looking for alternate ways to maintain an agricultural exemption.. our neighbors now have cows.. one possibility

10:40 pm

o-o

How unfortunate.

10:41 pm

Aloyisius

Last year we had zero harvest.. this year some of the trees have rallied and there are oranges to harvest if we can find a company that will do it.. yup, it is a bummer!

10:45 pm

Aloyisius

Just to top off the sad story, all the citrus is affected, so we lost grapefruit and lime and lemon trees too..

10:46 pm

o-o

Sorry, Aloy.

10:47 pm

Aloyisius

On the positive side, I think the worst is over.. perhaps some of the research will come up with a cure or a preventative measure. We are just "small potatoes" compared to the huge groves that have been burned

10:47 pm

Aloyisius

and fortunately, we do not rely on orange income for our retirement! LOL.. that would really be bad!

10:48 pm

o-o

Good planning.

10:49 pm

Aloyisius

Well, we both like working outdoors.. and it is rewarding to watch things grow and bloom.. we just didn't count on this curveball

10:54 pm

o-o

Be well

10:54 pm

Aloyisius

hope your new regimen will yield the results you are happy with.. tc

10:56 pm

Aloyisius

sending positive vibes your way!

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