12:00 am
rururocks
knock knock
12:01 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:01 am
Erda
Yay Lickety!
12:06 am
rururocks
hiya erda
12:10 am
rururocks
thank you torg
12:14 am
Erda
ty torg and ruru
12:28 am
rururocks
grrrrr found my last h
12:31 am
rururocks
finished
12:32 am
Erda
Ap-plause for ruru!!
12:32 am
crayola
congrats ru
12:32 am
cybernan
grats, ruru
12:32 am
rururocks
thank you for the fe 6 une.. my missing f
12:32 am
cybernan
still looking for that 7
12:34 am
Uneaixoise
congrats ru!
12:51 am
grannyrose
cooee and g'day from me
12:51 am
cybernan
hi rose
12:52 am
grannyrose
hi nan
12:55 am
cybernan
7 left but will have to be tomorrow -- can't keep my eyes open! g'night
12:55 am
grannyrose
sweet dreams nan
12:55 am
torgone
an7 = a medicine that relieves pain, like music ..
1:14 am
Marc Freeman
Need another clue for the 7 can't find from that clue, sorry?
1:23 am
grannyrose
an7, an + vowel + unit of power
1:29 am
Marc Freeman
the units of power negate me sorry to so thick?
1:31 am
grannyrose
np's marc. start with most of not cathode + sometimes vowel + not south, not west
1:33 am
grannyrose
or, an + most of not even + sometimes vowel + wind direction
1:34 am
Marc Freeman
got it thanks
1:34 am
grannyrose
yay you marc
1:37 am
gapeach
Hi y'all. May I please have a clue for fe5-16? Thanks
1:37 am
grannyrose
hi peach, a criminal
1:37 am
Marc Freeman
A convict
1:38 am
gapeach
Thanks much, Rose and Marc.
1:39 am
gapeach
Sorry for not talking much......a very dear friend was killed in a car crash in Dec. and I'm still feeling the loss.
1:40 am
grannyrose
peach, take your time dear. when you are ready.
1:40 am
Marc Freeman
sorry for your loss
1:41 am
gapeach
Thanks, Marc.
1:41 am
gapeach
Thanks, Rose.
1:44 am
gapeach
Must find food. Blessings all.
1:46 am
grannyrose
bless you, peach
1:49 am
sprite
good morning all
1:49 am
Marc Freeman
no6, please?
1:49 am
grannyrose
{{hugs}} darling sprite
1:50 am
sprite
*hugs rose* Hello dear friend :) Why did you shrink the grid?
1:51 am
grannyrose
no6, no + sometimes vowel + sounds like to assist, help
1:51 am
grannyrose
ummm, i forgot to change the setting on the washer??
1:52 am
Marc Freeman
funny word thanks
1:52 am
sprite
tsk tsk rose...
1:52 am
grannyrose
lol, sprite
1:53 am
sprite
it is a public drowning, Marc. Think French Revolution.
1:53 am
sprite
great to read you slept well again, rose. It makes such a huge difference, doesn't it?
1:53 am
grannyrose
sure does, sweetie
1:55 am
sprite
I woke up without any alarm this morning, at 7.30 am. After a good night's sleep too. Looks like I finally am with it again, lol... slept 2 hours yesterday afternoon, then went back to bed straight after dinner.
1:56 am
grannyrose
lovely, sprite. what did you expect, sister?
1:57 am
sprite
oh man... that first cuppa in the morning... it is heaven.
1:58 am
grannyrose
yeah, and it is morning.
1:59 am
sprite
lol true. Here, anyway.
2:00 am
Marc Freeman
pe6, please?
2:02 am
grannyrose
past tense of pe4,marc
2:03 am
Marc Freeman
well that was easy, thanks
2:03 am
grannyrose
lol, np's marc
2:03 am
sprite
hehehe always nice when an ending occurs twice in a grid.
2:04 am
sprite
phantom: deplete
2:04 am
grannyrose
yeah, and i kept forgetting the left one. nearly went nuts trying to find one word, and then....
2:05 am
sprite
I didn't notice the right one until halfway, lol
2:07 am
Marc Freeman
te6, please?
2:09 am
grannyrose
te6, t + most of fencing equipment + de**, go against advise
2:09 am
grannyrose
from bottom t
2:11 am
Marc Freeman
thanks got it
2:11 am
grannyrose
well done marc
2:15 am
sprite
what's on the agenda for tomorrow, rose? The car? And did you call the specialist as you said you would? Hm?
2:17 am
grannyrose
have cardiologist tomorrow. review appointment since he started me on the two new meds. then tomorrow afternoon, pancakes at church as it is shrove tuesday.
2:17 am
grannyrose
i called the specialist about the research program. still waiting for answer from that one.
2:18 am
sprite
what is shrove tuesday? Wait, I'll google
2:19 am
sprite
right, found it. The start of Lent.
2:20 am
sprite
phantom: people
2:20 am
grannyrose
yes, and the following day is ash wednesday. vicar burns the palm crosses from last good friday, and the ashes are used in wednesday's service.
2:21 am
grannyrose
now let's see....what do i give up for lent?? babble?? sprite?? breathing??
2:21 am
sprite
yes. Lovely, all that symbolism. Hm, might suggest pancakes for tuesday here as well, grin.
2:22 am
Marc Freeman
ho6, please?
2:22 am
sprite
aw sweetie. How about television during babble? LOLOLOL
2:22 am
grannyrose
a tomboy, marc
2:23 am
grannyrose
ROFLOL.....sprite, wash your fingers....
2:24 am
sprite
*still giggling*
2:24 am
grannyrose
sprite, have you seen the pics of boston in the states. so much snow...it looks like antartica
2:25 am
sprite
no sweetie, I don't follow the news. I'll google.
2:26 am
Marc Freeman
sorry granny need a more detailed clue, please?
2:26 am
grannyrose
what was the film?? the day after tomorrow.
2:27 am
grannyrose
np's marc. start with most of ho4, plant + lair
2:28 am
sprite
marc, ah**, ship ah**. Plus lion's ***.
2:29 am
sprite
pretty, rose. And collllld Brrrrr.
2:29 am
Marc Freeman
got it thanks sorry for the trouble?
2:29 am
sprite
no trouble, Marc, yvw
2:31 am
grannyrose
yeah, they said with the wind chill factor it is -20.
2:32 am
sprite
but snow is over, I just read.
2:34 am
sprite
fireflies. I liked the grid. Might have been bigger though, lol.
2:34 am
grannyrose
i just hope that all the citizens are safe and warm. but knowing that every city has it's fair share of homeless people, i don't think there is much hope.
2:34 am
Marc Freeman
last 6 I need is the do6, please?
2:35 am
sprite
do + spanish cheer + repeat last vowel
2:35 am
grannyrose
do6, d + double vowel + consonant + double vowel
2:35 am
sprite
for the homeless, this is killing weather
2:35 am
Marc Freeman
thanks got it
2:36 am
sprite
good job, Marc
2:36 am
sprite
and WTG sprite! :D
2:37 am
grannyrose
WTG SPRITE!!!! roflol...you silly woman...
2:37 am
sprite
*giggles* One of my biggest charms, right? Hm? Yeah.
2:38 am
grannyrose
col.....gosh i love you. you always lift me up...sister i have never had.
2:39 am
Marc Freeman
finished thanks for all the clues. Have to back to sleep Poof!!!!
2:39 am
sprite
a bit of silliness helps to keep us smiling in life :)
2:39 am
grannyrose
WTG MARC!!! and sweet dreams, mate
2:39 am
sprite
wtg Marc! And sleep well.
2:39 am
sprite
or what rose says, lol
2:40 am
grannyrose
lol...or what sprite says
2:41 am
sprite
hmmmm back to sleep... shall I? Lol. No. I am gonna hit the gym again today. And hope it won't hit back.
2:42 am
sprite
rose, darling... sleep well again, and dream even better. I hope tomorrow will be a lovely day for you. Keep me up to speed about the doctors, ok? *hugs*
2:43 am
sprite
and to all of you lurking there: a blessed day and a peaceful night.
2:43 am
grannyrose
{{hugs}} darling. i hope your day is kind to you. xoxox
3:51 am
grannyrose
worzel....you here again, son??
3:51 am
worzel
Ooooo hello Mum xx
3:54 am
grannyrose
hello darling. where did you go last night/morning. you went to take the dog out and never seen no more. broke me 'eart, it did...lol
3:55 am
worzel
awww I sorry. I got mislaid with dishes and breakfast and shopping and forgot to come back and say goodbye. So rude! Not the way you bought me up, was it lol xx
3:55 am
grannyrose
never mind, i knew there was a good reason.
3:56 am
worzel
I don't like this grid! Am on 32 and hit a wall. How are you and Dad? xx
3:56 am
grannyrose
both better today, thanx sweetie. can i help you with the big ones?
3:57 am
worzel
Lol I still want ten more for nbs so I'm not gonna worry about the big'uns for a bit - if at all lol. Glad to hear you're both feeling a little better x
3:58 am
grannyrose
and lots of xoxox for my lovely diane.
3:58 am
worzel
You just missed her lol. She came in, had a look at the grid then gave up all hope lol
3:59 am
grannyrose
* waves at diane's back *
3:59 am
worzel
oh shi sorry
4:00 am
grannyrose
np's. i am finished
4:01 am
worzel
I wish I was as lexicographically brilliant as you!!!
4:05 am
worzel
Sorry for the long word lol. One of my favourite words is the Maori mountain Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateatu\nripukakapikimaungahoronukupokaiwhenuak\nitanatahu
4:05 am
grannyrose
do the crossword everyday, dear. you'll soon catch up.
4:05 am
worzel
ooo that went wrong
4:05 am
grannyrose
oh, dear...you have upset the chog.
4:06 am
worzel
All my chog posts are showing incorrectly lmao!!!!
4:07 am
grannyrose
babble automatically puts in \n every now and again.
4:07 am
gran
do 6/21 and pa 6/36 ?
4:08 am
grannyrose
do6, d + double vowel + consonant + double vowel
4:08 am
worzel
we have a word over here which is (and I'll split it up so as not to upset the chog) pneumono ultramicroscopic silico volcanoconiosises (all one word)
4:08 am
grannyrose
pa6, favourite time of the week for all workers
4:08 am
worzel
OK I best stop with the big words or Dr God will whip me bum!
4:09 am
grannyrose
chogs needs to move down to the bottom of the screen then all will reset
4:10 am
grannyrose
gran, did you get the clues?
4:10 am
gran
Got the pa 6/36 thanks
4:10 am
worzel
sorry - i'm in a silly mood today mum. I'll sit here and be quiet
4:10 am
grannyrose
roflol, worzel
4:13 am
worzel
Right - I'm going to shoot off now, grab a quick cuppa whilst getting dressed then off to shops again!
4:13 am
worzel
by clearing
4:13 am
grannyrose
xoxox, darling boy. enjoy your day.
4:14 am
worzel
and you mum xxxxxx
4:14 am
grannyrose
another 6 posts it should be back to normal.
5:19 am
sukee
Good morning
5:20 am
sukee
So you need to clear the chog?
5:21 am
sukee
Looks like we need 9 more posts to get rid of that long word
5:22 am
sukee
There we go.
5:22 am
ivesy3
wtg sukee...lol
5:23 am
ivesy3
good morning.. -20 here this morning.. without wind brrr..
5:24 am
sukee
-29 C here right now.
5:24 am
sukee
I'm doing laundry so staying a bit active, but the laundry room was freezing.
5:24 am
sukee
And I have to go put it in the dryer right now.
5:25 am
Uneaixoise
ugh . . . no snow, everything just coated in ice .l . .morning, all
5:25 am
ivesy3
frozen tundra here.. good morning
5:26 am
ivesy3
i heard its warmer in alaska...
5:33 am
sukee
It probably is warmer than Alaska.
5:34 am
sukee
I think when the clothes come out of the dryer I will throw them on top of my bed and roll in them.
5:35 am
Uneaixoise
crap . . . just took dogs out one by one to pee -- ice and sleet and ice and sleet -- snow would have been sooo much better
5:35 am
Uneaixoise
hey sukee
5:37 am
sukee
I can't stand winter, bring on spring, please.
5:41 am
sukee
I will take anything over 0C...
5:42 am
Uneaixoise
back in a mo . . .
5:52 am
lbdawger
gm, everyone! stats for the lone D bottom left corner?
5:53 am
sukee
I haven't found that yet
5:55 am
lbdawger
it is,
de5/14
5:56 am
lbdawger
it was a stab in the dark to find it.
5:57 am
sukee
No idea what it is but that is okay :)
5:57 am
lbdawger
i agree, sukee
5:59 am
sukee
Well, looks like we are not going to get the -40 wind chill today, only -29C
6:00 am
lbdawger
brrrr, it's been unseasonably warm here the past two days. record breaking high friday was 54°F
6:00 am
sukee
I could live with that.
6:01 am
sukee
We had a record breaking cold for Friday 13.
6:01 am
lbdawger
nice, but it means a lot of melted snow, landslides, avalanches, rising rivers...
6:01 am
sukee
That is true.
6:02 am
lbdawger
I had over 2 feet of snow in my front yard...it's all gone!
6:03 am
sukee
We were spoiled until January here.
6:04 am
lbdawger
those arctic blasts have been wicked on you poor Canadians.
6:04 am
sukee
Still better than last year but I still don't like it.
6:05 am
lbdawger
time to move to warmer climes, sukee
6:09 am
sukee
Taking a break, brb
6:18 am
crosshair
Good morning from the great white north:) another day of bitter, bitter cold here:)
6:19 am
crosshair
Wind chill is ONLY minus 30 today but the aair temp is about the same, so little wind
6:25 am
lbdawger
tadone!! finito! gm, Crossy
6:25 am
mattygroves
Can you guys help me out? I have one word left which, despite knowing at least the first three letters, I cannot seem to find nor monkey - it's the no6/27
6:27 am
o-o
last 3 Marquis de S***
6:28 am
o-o
or, m*** in the USA
6:29 am
Anniebrook
good morning, hi o-o
6:30 am
Anniebrook
got the no6, thanks
6:33 am
Anniebrook
matty, did you get the no 6 ?
6:34 am
mattygroves
Yep - I do now. I realised where I was going wrong - what I was SURE was the third letter...wasn't
6:34 am
mattygroves
Fireworks - thanks guys!
6:35 am
Anniebrook
yay for matty!!
7:27 am
crosshair
I love to get up in the morning and watch the temperature plummet instead of rise, tis minus 28 and falling with the wind chill at minus 35:) Sigh... no skinny dipping again today....
7:28 am
bojazz
now there's an image I don't need...
7:28 am
ivesy3
temp has gone down 4 degrees.. waiting for the heat wave
7:29 am
crosshair
bright sun though and it sure looks pretty through my frzen-shut windows
7:29 am
crosshair
I hate not being able to open a window:(
7:31 am
crosshair
we are withing one degree of breaking a temperature record that has been in place since 1943 for this day.
7:32 am
Scrabbler
Hello kids. Minus 15F here. Brrr.
7:32 am
crosshair
howdy scrabby. I am frozen in as well:)
7:32 am
Trifioso
hi friends - sketchy lap top today, so I might disappear with no warming, but saying hi whilst I can.
7:33 am
crosshair
minus 18F on the old scale
7:33 am
Scrabbler
Hi Snowbunny! How is your body holding up with all of the shoveling?
7:34 am
MollyL
*Sends warm thoughts Trif's way*
7:35 am
Trifioso
I am DONE with shoveling
7:35 am
crosshair
I just drive over top of the stuff now:))
7:36 am
Trifioso
Valentine and i are headed to florida on thursday, and praise God
7:36 am
crosshair
How are your new wheels performing scrabby?
7:36 am
MollyL
Oh wow, if there was ever a time to get the hell out of Dodge, it's now. Good for you Trif.
7:36 am
crosshair
Actually i guees it is almost 2 years old now like my Jeep. Tempus fugit
7:37 am
Scrabbler
I got my Crosstrek in June 2013 and love it. I need to buy new tires now, at 24K miles.
7:38 am
Trifioso
Hoping the threatened cold snap heading south leaves us alone. I mean!
7:38 am
crosshair
Yes, I got my new toy in August 2013
7:38 am
Trifioso
This winter is making even tge nicest people churlish
7:39 am
crosshair
I am just coming up to 20000K and the rubber is holding up well
7:39 am
MollyL
You all got hit hard, Trif. Every time I see weather reports from your area, I shudder.
7:39 am
Scrabbler
Your tires are really heavy-duty, Crossy.
7:40 am
crosshair
more bush mileage than hwy:))
7:40 am
Scrabbler
Of course, Crossy. Ontario safaris!
7:41 am
crosshair
Cannot wait for summer till I can run it on the goat patsh on the mountain again
7:43 am
Scrabbler
We are hoping to go to the Saranac Lake region in August for kayaking and portaging amongst lakes.
7:48 am
crosshair
very nice:)
7:48 am
crosshair
We cannot wait to start hiking once again
7:48 am
crosshair
Nothing finer that speding the say under the tree canopy
7:49 am
crosshair
spending... day..**
7:54 am
crosshair
I miss my hikes more than anything else:(
7:55 am
crosshair
I will be picking up a Hennessy Hammock to replace my day-pack bivvy. You should check them out, scrabby. They are a great thing to throw into you back-pack if you are undecided if you are going to overnight in the bush.
7:57 am
crosshair
They weight in around 4 pounds, so it does not stress my self-imposed 20 pound day-pack weight limit
7:58 am
crosshair
does not hurt that my Trangia alcohol stove weighs mere ounces:)
7:58 am
Scrabbler
We would more likely stay in a lean-to than a tent.
7:58 am
crosshair
I do not alway want to build one, so this is a good alternative
7:59 am
crosshair
The ground seems to get harder every year:(
7:59 am
Scrabbler
There are lean-tos all over the Adirondack Park.
7:59 am
crosshair
Oh we do not have all that stuff
7:59 am
crosshair
Nothing out where we go unless you make it or bring it with you
8:00 am
Scrabbler
We often hike to a lean-to then spend a few hours there--swimming in near-by pond, making a fire, playing SCrabble.
8:01 am
crosshair
very nice. I bring Yatzee dice game with us. mrs can see it better
8:02 am
crosshair
That and a deck of card and you are all set
8:03 am
Scrabbler
Hi Boston SNowbunny! Marty Walsh was just on The Weather Channel.
8:04 am
crosshair
howdy car
8:05 am
phaeton
hi...stats for the bottom corner D? please
8:05 am
car.eeyore
Hi Honey
8:05 am
wvteach
good morning all - also needs that D
8:05 am
wvteach
hello car
8:06 am
Scrabbler
Hi wv, Trif, and phaeton. I must get going now. I must shop for my mother then visit her.
8:06 am
car.eeyore
HAGD Scrabs. Stay warm!
8:06 am
wvteach
hagd scrabs
8:14 am
phaeton
stats for the bottom Y?
8:15 am
LuvWordGames
yo 4/7
8:15 am
LuvWordGames
sorry ya 6/33
8:15 am
LuvWordGames
yo comes from the top
8:17 am
phaeton
one more and I
8:17 am
phaeton
I'll have nbt...the center O?
8:18 am
LuvWordGames
od 5/12 I think
8:18 am
car.eeyore
OD 5/12,...I think
8:18 am
car.eeyore
*snap* LWG!
8:18 am
LuvWordGames
lol car
8:19 am
crosshair
I just fished an 7/40= a med that relieves pain
8:19 am
phaeton
yep! nbt! time for a break. ty Luv and Car.ee
8:20 am
LuvWordGames
thanks crossy
8:22 am
car.eeyore
I'm not getting that clue. analgesic?
8:23 am
LuvWordGames
ending sounds like the beginning of what a teradactyl (sp?) is
8:24 am
car.eeyore
ty! got it!
8:29 am
crosshair
some very odd words in this grid:(
8:29 am
zoozzoom
Hello everyone :-)
8:29 am
car.eeyore
Sure is
8:29 am
zoozzoom
Thanks for the warning, Crossy!
8:29 am
car.eeyore
Hi Zooz
8:29 am
crosshair
yw zooz:)
8:31 am
car.eeyore
I saw the word "leadeth" (which Enable does not accept) and now I have He Leadeth Me running through my head.
8:31 am
zoozzoom
jusy had some blood tests done at the hospital..and when she put the needle in my amvein it sent a shockwave down my arm,and ne of my fingers is now tingly numb!
8:32 am
car.eeyore
Oh dear.
8:32 am
zoozzoom
Well that is a word, Car.Silly enable.
8:34 am
josephjames
that happened to me one time zooz, it took awhile but it did eventually go away.
8:34 am
crosshair
Ouyr nurses are mad dogs when it comes to using needles. I had a ct scan done a bit ago, and she missed the vein entirely and injected the entire lot directly into my arm. I had this great bubble of fluid swelling my arm and it burnt like hell. They had to put ice packs on it for 20 min
8:34 am
crosshair
contrast fluid she was trying to inject
8:35 am
zoozzoom
Thanks, Joseph I do hope so..I keep rubbing it gently hoping it will bring the feelings back to normal :-)
8:35 am
car.eeyore
That happened with my epidural with the second son. They had to pull it out and give me another.
8:35 am
zoozzoom
Good grief, Crossy..I will never goto your hospital that is for sure!!
8:36 am
zoozzoom
Sounds like it is a wide spread occurance then.
8:38 am
zoozzoom
I see the capital of the UK is in the grid today :-)
8:38 am
car.eeyore
Hail Brittania!
8:38 am
zoozzoom
Something like that..lol
8:40 am
o-o
So is a candybar ... likely only sold in US
8:40 am
zoozzoom
I am eating candy as I babble :-)
8:41 am
zoozzoom
Is it a valid word though?
8:41 am
josephjames
Does anyone have any of the T's from the bottom?
8:43 am
zoozzoom
Not on that part of the grid yet, Joseph but I can see a TY 4
8:43 am
josephjames
oh thanks
8:43 am
o-o
two ty and native american shelter
8:44 am
josephjames
great, thank you!
8:50 am
phaeton
stats for the 7?
8:50 am
zoozzoom
Phantom : Telepathy.
8:51 am
josephjames
AN7/40
9:18 am
penquis
hello all...
9:18 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Pen :-)
9:25 am
mkg
hi all. clue for the 7 please.
9:27 am
penquis
see 8:19 to 8:23....
9:32 am
mkg
i see the clues but dont get them at all.
9:32 am
mkg
i dont see ana in the grid. nor do i see saur, the ending. very confusing.
9:32 am
mkg
nor do i see dyl. darn.
9:33 am
penquis
a + not yes + trex is a ***osaur + vowel....
9:33 am
penquis
use high point letter instead of the vowel in the trex part....
9:34 am
penquis
sorry....bad clue...
9:34 am
mkg
great clue. i got it. so great clue pen.
9:37 am
mkg
clue for the D bottom corner please
9:38 am
penquis
de + put the pe*** to the metal!
9:46 am
penquis
don't have it yet but i will look....
9:46 am
penquis
i know it comes from the first row N...
9:46 am
kje
either non or noo
9:47 am
kje
ah, just monkeyed it
9:47 am
kje
not either of the two starts I mentioned
9:48 am
kje
means execution by drowning (never heard of it)
9:50 am
kje
no + sometimes vowel + lemon summer drink
9:50 am
penquis
never heard of it either....
9:51 am
kje
ok, that was my last... i am off to hike the wild north!
9:51 am
penquis
congrats!....
9:51 am
penquis
you,too...
10:12 am
penquis
i am done as well... :oD
10:40 am
mkg
yeah pen and kje!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
10:41 am
mkg
any clues for the y word in third column?
10:42 am
mkg
never mind. just got it.
10:42 am
wvteach
YA 6/33 - pt
10:43 am
mkg
ty teach. got it.
11:00 am
Gail
Ooops, sorry. shouldn't dust my keyboard while playing.
11:11 am
Roses6
can anyone help with a clue for something from the top left o please?
11:13 am
zoozzoom
OL 4/4x2
11:13 am
wvteach
OL 4/4 x 2
11:13 am
Roses6
ty flosey - great clue. Just emough, but not too much!
11:13 am
Roses6
thanks teach - got em both now.
11:13 am
flosey
yw, just got it myself
11:14 am
flosey
and the second, tks teach
11:15 am
flosey
quite a few unwords in this grid - to me, can't be bothered looking them up
11:15 am
jaxx7
Hi, Zoom. Curtains up yet? lol
11:16 am
flosey
oh, and zooz, tks
11:17 am
zoozzoom
Hello, Jaxx :-)
11:18 am
jaxx7
Miserable day here
11:19 am
flosey
where are you jaxx?
11:19 am
zoozzoom
Yes it has been raining all day here too. Still at least it is not too cold.
11:19 am
jaxx7
In devon UK on the English Channel
11:20 am
wvteach
bitter cold here - most everything is cancelled / closed
11:20 am
flosey
ah, quick trip, spent 3 days in England, would love to have had 3 weeks
11:21 am
jaxx7
It has been cold here but now back to good old rain, the bane of British lives
11:21 am
jaxx7
Where did you visit, Flosey?
11:22 am
flosey
but in that brief time, I did see Ingrid Bergman on stage - that was the highlight of it all, only London
11:22 am
jaxx7
Was this some time ago. London is full of foreigners now.
11:23 am
flosey
ah yes, was roughtly 30 years ago
11:24 am
jaxx7
Lots of pickpockets, Roma gypsies living rough on Park Lane, and few white faces.
11:24 am
flosey
we were travelling with students, London/Paris trip
11:24 am
jaxx7
I have never been to Paris.
11:25 am
rururocks
that sounds a little racist jaxx..
11:25 am
jaxx7
Does anyone have a clue for the top left y?
11:25 am
jaxx7
No, just a fact.
11:26 am
rururocks
most of off to the blue
11:26 am
jaxx7
Londoners are leaving town.
11:26 am
rururocks
or wild blue
11:27 am
jaxx7
Won't take it without the r.
11:27 am
rururocks
yo 4 jaxx
11:28 am
jaxx7
Ah, that's better. Thanks Ru
11:41 am
flosey
took a lot of monkeying to get te6
11:42 am
wvteach
can you give a clue for the TE 6 please
11:44 am
flosey
to made become slightly warm ?
11:44 am
flosey
not a good clue but all I can come up with
11:45 am
flosey
or perhaps to cool your cup of tea
11:46 am
flosey
barely warm tea is te6
11:47 am
wvteach
got it - thnx for steeriong in the right direction
11:52 am
flosey
Teach, how difficult was it to learn how to play the dulcimer? There's a chap here on the island who makes them and I think they're quite beautiful
11:54 am
flosey
stuck on pa6, any clues please?
11:54 am
zoozzoom
compound word for wages!
11:55 am
flosey
isn't that really 2 words?
11:55 am
zoozzoom
Enable :-)
12:02 pm
rururocks
I like the alternative meaning
12:03 pm
flosey
hmmmmmmmmm
12:09 pm
rururocks
just sayin'
12:09 pm
flosey
FW - last word puzzled over - first no4/4
12:11 pm
rururocks
congrats flosey
12:11 pm
flosey
another word not found in oxford
12:14 pm
flosey
now off to have breakfast bb tonight
12:16 pm
suefrad625
the te6 is making me bonkers, which T does it come from
12:20 pm
suefrad625
hello
12:23 pm
MollyL
the bottom one
12:25 pm
suefrad625
clue pls. I saw the other ones, but didnt get it
12:30 pm
wvteach
need one more 6 - are there 2 D 6s or are there 2 F 6s
12:33 pm
MollyL
te6 starts with the first three of Indian dwelling and ends in a sometimes vowel
12:52 pm
Erilar
Stuck on pa6 and about to give up completely!
12:52 pm
wvteach
look at clue 11:54
12:54 pm
wvteach
reward for workers
12:55 pm
wvteach
have the DO 6/21 - need stats for the other D6
1:00 pm
Uneaixoise
clue for the do6?
1:01 pm
Uneaixoise
dy6 dy + no4/5
1:01 pm
wvteach
DO6 / 21 - two sets of double vowels
1:03 pm
wvteach
** finito ** no Lickety, just lots of clues from chog - thnx
1:04 pm
Uneaixoise
tx teach!
1:11 pm
Deeha
wvt got that thanks that is a stupid word
1:14 pm
Uneaixoise
congrats, teach!
1:43 pm
MollyL
Une, the King Cake is rising and the gumbo is simmering. We are ready to Mardi our Gras tomorrow...laissez les bons temps rouler
1:44 pm
Uneaixoise
yum -- sounds terrific! :-)
1:49 pm
Anniebrook
Molly, I love your profile message
2:07 pm
Anniebrook
can I get a clue for de 5 ?
2:14 pm
MollyL
Sounds like what you put your foot on, on a bicycle
2:15 pm
Anniebrook
great clue, thanks
2:16 pm
Aloyisius
ty Molly! hi all
2:17 pm
Anniebrook
Hi Aloy, just finished...going to watch the news
2:17 pm
Aloyisius
congrats, Annie!
2:56 pm
Aloyisius
pretty friendly grid today.. back to chores, happy babbling
3:31 pm
MollyL
To paraphrase James Russel Lowell...the snow has begun in the gloaming, and steadily all the night...(does anyone say "gloaming" anymore?)
3:33 pm
suefrad625
hi all
3:33 pm
suefrad625
clue for the et6 please
3:40 pm
Wolvie
hi all back to finish up- think chemical sue :-)
3:41 pm
MollyL
e + to....own self be true...spelled with a sometimes vowel not an I
3:46 pm
suefrad625
ty molly
5:17 pm
cybernan
hello everyone -- just finished picking up a couple of clues from the chog -- ty. Of course, now I have "hang down your head, Tom D" running through my head.
5:17 pm
suefrad625
hi cybernan
5:19 pm
cybernan
no 6, please?
5:19 pm
jaxx7
Gloaming is a very atmospheric Scottish word. Seems to be only used in victorian songs now.
5:20 pm
suefrad625
molly l said
e + to....own self be true...spelled with a sometimes vowel not an I
5:21 pm
cybernan
roamin' in the gloamin' wi a lassie by my side....
5:21 pm
suefrad625
old french word for drowning cyber
5:22 pm
suefrad625
do you want me to spell out?
5:22 pm
cybernan
2 left: an 7 and no 6 - help please?
5:23 pm
suefrad625
no+not no, but *es, lemon *** stand
5:23 pm
cybernan
ty sue -- didn't eve come close to that
5:24 pm
suefrad625
an7 builds off the an5. end with sometimes vowel + not old, but **w
5:24 pm
suefrad625
do you have the ho6 and te6
5:25 pm
cybernan
ty again
5:25 pm
cybernan
*!* ta da *!*
5:25 pm
suefrad625
congrats
5:26 pm
cybernan
ho 6: wild girl as in not very ladylike
5:27 pm
jaxx7
Hi, nan. Are you going to sing tha song?
5:28 pm
jaxx7
It was a harry Lauder special, I think
5:28 pm
suefrad625
ty nan
5:28 pm
cybernan
don't know how to clue the te 6 other than what has been given
5:28 pm
suefrad625
how does it end?
5:29 pm
cybernan
travel on a plane without the middle letter
5:31 pm
cybernan
*drop last letter from native dwelling and add ending below
5:32 pm
cybernan
probably sue --- my grandfather had a big collection of Harry Lauder records
5:33 pm
suefrad625
do you have the od5?
5:33 pm
cybernan
I mean Jaxx
5:34 pm
cybernan
od 5: theatre of old --- not paramount but od 5
5:34 pm
MollyL
We still have Cineplex Od5 around here
5:34 pm
jaxx7
Roamin' in the gloamin with a lassie by my side, Roamin' in the gloaming on the bonny banks of Clyde. That's my limit I am afraid.
5:35 pm
jaxx7
Still have an odeon cinema in Torquay and Exeter.
5:35 pm
cybernan
When the sun gaes down in the west, that's the time that I love best -- oh it's lovely roamin in the gloamin
5:36 pm
cybernan
Wasn't Keep Right on to the End of the Road one of his as well?
5:36 pm
jaxx7
There, you did know the rest. Well done. It is a pity we can't add the tune as well.
5:37 pm
suefrad625
ty jaxx, well that is it for me. No school tomorrow for the kids and I have coupons to sort.
5:37 pm
jaxx7
It was. A very popular man in his day.
5:38 pm
suefrad625
good puzzling all. I will see you tomorrow.
5:38 pm
cybernan
bye sue -- on my way as well --bye jaxx
5:38 pm
jaxx7
Enjoy the coupon sorting and playing with the kids tomorrow. Look after yourself
6:30 pm
penquis
can i buy another vowel, please?
6:31 pm
penquis
this grid has plenty to spare, lol....
6:32 pm
MollyL
Posting one letter always alerts people that you "are here"
6:32 pm
phandmd
Hello, all. How's the grid today?
6:33 pm
HarryHood
I've still got three blank tiles driving me crazy
6:34 pm
MollyL
Harry, I thought you would already be around the bend from all that snow y'all have had up there.
6:34 pm
HarryHood
oh. so maybe it's not the three blank tiles. maybe it's the water coming down my walls and through the ceiling
6:37 pm
MollyL
I don't know how you Massachusetts folks are staying sane. I would have lost it two storms ago.
6:38 pm
HarryHood
well it's all fine. other than the lizards climbing down my arms
6:38 pm
periwinkle
me too, Molly
6:39 pm
periwinkle
Pam has had to do lots and lots of shoveling.
6:39 pm
periwinkle
she lives in Boston area
6:39 pm
MollyL
I expect there will be a financial upswing for mental health professionals and obstetricians.
6:39 pm
periwinkle
help with te6 pls
6:39 pm
HarryHood
I bought a little electric snowblower, cause my slipped disks were not appreciating the shoveling
6:40 pm
MollyL
I guess that is Facebook news, Peri. I don't see Pam here much anymore.
6:40 pm
periwinkle
we have a small electric snowblower too
6:40 pm
HarryHood
careful not to run over the cord, peri
6:40 pm
periwinkle
supposed to snow tonight but hopefully not much accumulation
6:41 pm
MollyL
We already have accumulating snow here.
6:41 pm
periwinkle
how much are you supposed to get, Molly?
6:41 pm
Dorens
You could invite chevy chase to snort all that snow peri
6:41 pm
penquis
te 6....same first four letters of previous word + teenagers often de** their parents and do what they want....
6:42 pm
periwinkle
not using the list so do not know the previous word but ty
6:42 pm
penquis
we are expecting more on Wed. this week....my niece got 21 in. over the weekend....we only got about 7....
6:42 pm
penquis
the previous word is an Indian abode....
6:42 pm
MollyL
First three letters of Indian dwelling, ends in a sometimes vowel
6:42 pm
periwinkle
ty pen and Molly
6:43 pm
MollyL
Oh, I'm stepping on Penquis's cluing, I will back off now.
6:43 pm
Uneaixoise
we got ice ice ice -- my yard, street, trees, driveway, car -- all encased in ice :-(
6:43 pm
HarryHood
hah! only two blank tiles now
6:43 pm
MollyL
Poor Une, she will be taking the pups out for pee-sicles.
6:43 pm
periwinkle
my top E is blank, help pls
6:44 pm
Uneaixoise
taking the dogs out is a nightmare -- my 2 seniors have fallen repeatedly :-(
6:44 pm
HarryHood
clues for the 4th and 5th row Ds?
6:45 pm
periwinkle
4th row dy4/7
6:45 pm
penquis
5th row de 5....de + put the pe*** to the metal!
6:45 pm
periwinkle
5th de5/14 I think
6:46 pm
rururocks
Damn it
6:47 pm
HarryHood
ty for the de5. are you sure about the dy4?
6:47 pm
penquis
i think the fourth row D is de 4....hard or hearing....
6:47 pm
periwinkle
pretty sure
6:48 pm
periwinkle
ah, I think pen is correct
6:48 pm
HarryHood
aah! nbt!
6:48 pm
rururocks
What?????????
6:50 pm
periwinkle
pa6 pls
6:51 pm
rururocks
Check day
6:51 pm
jaxx7
The end of the month is pa6
6:51 pm
HarryHood
it's a candy bar. or the 24 hours your automatic deposit comes through
6:51 pm
periwinkle
ty Harrt
6:53 pm
HarryHood
32 to go.
6:54 pm
MollyL
Thank God pa6 is not just at the end of the month
6:58 pm
periwinkle
do6 pls
6:58 pm
HarryHood
do6/21 two sets of double vowels
6:59 pm
HarryHood
stats for the 7?
6:59 pm
periwinkle
ty Harry
6:59 pm
periwinkle
an7/40
7:00 pm
HarryHood
got it! ty!
7:17 pm
HarryHood
good night all
7:18 pm
penquis
goodnight, harry...
7:44 pm
phandmd
may I have a clue for the NO 6?
7:47 pm
o-o
no + lad: bo* + Marquis de S***
7:48 pm
penquis
uses sometimes vowel in the middle, phan....
7:48 pm
phandmd
yes, it's the ending I am trying to figure out.
7:49 pm
penquis
end for fruity summer drinks...
7:49 pm
phandmd
thanks, you confirmed what google told me. :)
7:50 pm
phandmd
may I have a clue for the HO 6?
7:50 pm
Minveryork
an no 6/27 is no plus opposite of evening reversed plus a vowel phandmd and hello there!How are you doing today
7:51 pm
penquis
h + a rattle is a baby t** + lions and bears live in ***s....
7:52 pm
phandmd
thanks so much.
7:53 pm
phandmd
Min, thank you. I am doing a little better than yesterday. In case you missed it, we had to put our 16+ year old kitty to sleep.
7:53 pm
mkg
lions and bears? one in grasses and other in woods? wow i am confused.
7:53 pm
phandmd
We buried him today after making some paw prints in plaster of paris
7:54 pm
phandmd
another word for a rec room, mkg.
7:54 pm
phandmd
now may I have a clue for the ET 6?
7:55 pm
penquis
et + african animal, laughing **e*a + vowel....
7:55 pm
mkg
got the ho word. ty.
7:56 pm
mkg
would love one of the N words for the 4th row N. please.
7:57 pm
dan2bit
ne4 gas, mkg
7:57 pm
dan2bit
evening all!
7:57 pm
phandmd
Las vegas sign
7:58 pm
mkg
ty how did i miss that one. duhhhhh.
7:58 pm
penquis
hi dan...
7:59 pm
phandmd
the DY 6?
7:59 pm
dan2bit
stats for either of the solo D's ?
8:00 pm
penquis
dy + a four letter n word....
8:00 pm
penquis
de 4/8...
8:00 pm
penquis
de 5/14...
8:01 pm
phandmd
thanks, Pen!
8:02 pm
phandmd
the DO 6?
8:02 pm
mkg
one is a person who doesnt hear is this.
8:02 pm
dan2bit
got the de4 thanks. The Dy6 seems to be from the 3rd row D
8:03 pm
mkg
bottom corner is the de 5. weird word never saw before.
8:03 pm
mkg
dict says archaic word.
8:03 pm
phandmd
the other one is the DE 5
8:03 pm
phandmd
no, it is a 4 too
8:05 pm
penquis
the fourth row D is de 4, as phan said....
8:05 pm
phandmd
I also need the an 7
8:05 pm
dan2bit
de5/? for the corner?
8:06 pm
phandmd
yes, DE + put the pe*** to the metal
8:06 pm
penquis
a + not yes + trex is a ***osaur + vowel.....change the trex vowel...
8:06 pm
dan2bit
ah de5/14 thanks
8:06 pm
dan2bit
an 7/40 ends with a d4
8:08 pm
jaxx7
Phan, sorry to hear about your cat. Ours was 21 when she died and had had a good long life. We still found ourselves looking for her weeks afterwards. They become so much a part of our lives, don't they?
8:09 pm
Minveryork
Hello dan2bit! How are you doing? Welcome to the chog.
8:10 pm
Minveryork
phandmd, I am so sorry about your kitty. Losing a pet is a terrible loss! At least your kitty got to live 16 good years.
8:10 pm
phandmd
yes, Jaxx, they sure do. I do take comfort in knowing I adopted him from the local shelter and most likely extended his life by 15 years.
8:13 pm
jaxx7
Ours was a gift from the neighbours. Their cat had one solitary kitten and she came to us. her mother used to nip over the garden fence and sit patiently at the cupboard where we kept the cat food until we fed her. Clever creatures cats, know which of our buttons to press.
8:15 pm
phandmd
still trying to work out that AN 7 word.
8:15 pm
phandmd
got it now.
8:16 pm
phandmd
the last word I need is the DO 6
8:17 pm
jaxx7
Night all past 2am here. Tc
8:19 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye jaxx7! I'll see you tomorrow the in the chat log.
8:19 pm
dan2bit
don't have it either phan - will look. Hiya Min!
8:19 pm
penquis
do 6 has two sets of double vowels....
8:19 pm
dan2bit
homonym of du4 noted
8:20 pm
phandmd
awesome, thank you!
8:20 pm
Minveryork
do 6/21 word is d plus double vowels plus consonant plus double vowels dan2bit and phandmd.
8:25 pm
dan2bit
firewords! tx grannyrose, Minver, pen, o-o and all cluers. no6/27 was my last - execution by drowning, apparently
8:26 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations dan2bit on your fireworks! Hooray for U!
8:27 pm
penquis
congrats, dan!
8:54 pm
penquis
i am heading out...g'nite to those who remain....
9:05 pm
Minveryork
Goodbye penquis!I will see you tomorrow in the chat log.
9:30 pm
Douglas
As in "Hang down your head Tom"
10:44 pm
rururocks
dobrady
10:44 pm
rururocks
damn it
10:56 pm
jesdraggon
language, ruru! you might offend innocent ears.
10:57 pm
rururocks
just the deflated ones :D
10:58 pm
jesdraggon
deflated ears?
11:04 pm
bleugirl2
Fa 4/8 second one
11:05 pm
jesdraggon
change the last letter
11:07 pm
Svet
pa6/36 anyone? stuck on last two
11:07 pm
jesdraggon
i am of no use to you, svet. sorry.
11:08 pm
Svet
not a problem, just querying before i run out of time =P cutting this one close
11:08 pm
jesdraggon
huh. found one. the day you are reminded why you show up to work
11:09 pm
Svet
now i feel so dumb
11:09 pm
Svet
I've been sitting here for a good 25 minutes trying to figure it out
11:10 pm
jesdraggon
heh. i've been staring at the d in the bottom left trying to make a word out of it and failing.
11:12 pm
Svet
and finished, thankfully
11:12 pm
jesdraggon
good job!
11:12 pm
rururocks
pa 6 is check day
11:13 pm
Svet
its been about 2 years since I did one of these, forgot all about it.
11:14 pm
jesdraggon
well, welcome back then :)
11:14 pm
uusue2
bottom left d is de5/14
11:15 pm
Svet
thanks! Can't wait for the next one. Might have to make some tea and wait it out =P
11:15 pm
jesdraggon
thanks, uusue
11:15 pm
jesdraggon
hey, sue - is it you-you-sue, or oo-sue?
11:16 pm
uusue2
you-you - stands for Unitarian Universalist
11:16 pm
jesdraggon
thanks :) it makes my brain more comfortable to know pronounciations.
11:17 pm
jesdraggon
pronunciations i mean
11:17 pm
uusue2
:-) here's to comfortable brains!
11:19 pm
Svet
Ho 6...bad at clues but I'll give it a shot. something you call a young girl when they're agitated...i'm guessing its an old world. rhymes with holden too.
11:20 pm
bleugirl2
Thanks Svet
11:20 pm
jesdraggon
sorry, bleu - missed your ask, wasn't trying to ignore you. ho6 means tomboy
11:21 pm
Svet
makes more sense
11:26 pm
jesdraggon
te6 please?
11:28 pm
Svet
te6, to become not so warm, or not really enthused
11:28 pm
stidmama
hey all --
11:28 pm
rururocks
to make luke warm?
11:28 pm
rururocks
beginning of indian house and most of for your information
11:29 pm
jesdraggon
thanks
11:29 pm
jesdraggon
that's an odd one.
11:30 pm
stidmama
hey jes -- should I worry that the gf is refusing to feed the snake? It has been almost two weeks since we last fed it... and it only had one item when normally it would have two.
11:30 pm
stidmama
I am so worried that it might be hungry. I hate being hungry.
11:31 pm
jesdraggon
if snake is warm, and accepts food when offered, should be offered every 7-10 days
11:31 pm
Svet
snakes go dormant over winter though, some stop eating
11:31 pm
jesdraggon
more often if small meals, less often if big meals. what are you feeding?
11:31 pm
stidmama
snake is warm, haven't offered food. Will insist on it tomorrow when Grant is here to help me. I am VERY nervous about touching it when I am alone.
11:32 pm
stidmama
It ate the last one tout-suite!
11:32 pm
jesdraggon
you shouldn't touch her while feeding - petting and eating are not compatible activities :)
11:32 pm
Svet
execution by drowning, Bleugirl2
11:32 pm
jesdraggon
are you feeding frozen-thawed?
11:32 pm
stidmama
no, but she has a feeding box. And yes, thawed out.
11:33 pm
stidmama
so putting her in the box is something I cannot do
11:34 pm
jesdraggon
gotcha. gf doesn't sound that responsible. why is she refusing to feed?
11:34 pm
stidmama
she is worried that after not eating for 6 weeks feeding too much too soon would be a problem.
11:36 pm
jesdraggon
not so much an issue, no. snakes have AMAZING digestive tracts that are adapted extremely well for going from nothing to huge meal to nothing.
11:36 pm
stidmama
I thought as much. Thank you.
11:37 pm
stidmama
I will push harder, and we will make sure that critter is well cared for. Thanks again.
11:37 pm
rururocks
I think your son needs a new GF
11:37 pm
stidmama
I am down to 37... but not many 6s yet
11:37 pm
stidmama
Not my decision to make, ruru.... she is young.
11:39 pm
jesdraggon
a link for you in your instant message :)
11:40 pm
jesdraggon
anybody else need a link to an article about snake digestion? :D
11:41 pm
jesdraggon
I am sadly unable to wrap my brain around your no6 clue, svet. got an alternate?
11:43 pm
rururocks
not me
11:43 pm
bleugirl2
Te 5 and 6
11:43 pm
stidmama
don't be so anno*ing, jes -- drink your gator*** and enjoy the game!
11:43 pm
jesdraggon
te 5 is portable prairie house
11:44 pm
stidmama
* I monkeyed it -- look like a french swimming word *
11:44 pm
jesdraggon
thanks stid, that's firewords :)
11:44 pm
stidmama
te 6 is as if you were turning a regular house into a portable prairie tent
11:44 pm
stidmama
YAY JES!!!!
11:46 pm
stidmama
I don't see the link, jes -- try again via IM?
11:47 pm
stidmama
thanks! Got it that time!
11:47 pm
jesdraggon
did that work? or am I sending to the wrong one somehow?
11:49 pm
bleugirl2
I need a different clue
11:50 pm
jesdraggon
no + sometimes vowel + summer drink
11:50 pm
bleugirl2
For the te s
11:51 pm
stidmama
wow -- fascinating article, jes. very cool.
11:51 pm
rururocks
noymartini
11:52 pm
rururocks
damn it
11:52 pm
jesdraggon
oh, sorry, bleu. te + not poo
11:52 pm
rururocks
noymargarita
11:52 pm
rururocks
daaaamn
11:52 pm
jesdraggon
wrong box, ruru :P
11:53 pm
bleugirl2
And the 6
11:54 pm
stidmama
LOL I am tired, eyes crossing. It's late. Will go to sleep and try the grid tomorrow night if I have time. Have a great week, all! *poof*
11:54 pm
jesdraggon
same first 4 letters, then the w highest count tiles in the grid :)
11:54 pm
jesdraggon
wow. that was supposed to be "2 highest"
11:54 pm
jesdraggon
sleep well, stid
11:54 pm
Minveryork
Hello all! I came back to enter last word I've been saving.
11:55 pm
Minveryork
I am finished! I have fireworks! le5/12 was my final word
11:56 pm
Minveryork
Any guesses for the next grid size. My guess is 480 words.
11:56 pm
bleugirl2
Got it
11:57 pm
bleugirl2
FIREWORXXX!
11:57 pm
jesdraggon
yay minver and bleu!
11:58 pm
Minveryork
Congratulations bleugirl2 on your fireworks! Good for you