Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, June 23, 2016

12:10 am

Uneaixoise

52 and off to bed -- gnite all :-)

12:10 am

cybernan

41 and right behind you

12:11 am

Uneaixoise

54 and really leaving :-)

12:12 am

chj

Proper name . . threw herself from the Castel Sant' Angelo

12:13 am

Uneaixoise

Tosca!

12:14 am

chj

perfect. Florian Tosca.

12:15 am

chj

The guy she knifed is almost in there too

12:16 am

jbp

wow, all of a sudden there was violent chat!

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

cybernan

and a czech city

12:18 am

chj

yes. In czech no less

12:22 am

chj

And a shorthand way to say, "I appreciate that"

12:23 am

VolleymomDee

cl 8; cl 9

12:25 am

ARB

ty Dee. I kept looking for the close-fitting hat, but it needs an e

12:25 am

VolleymomDee

yqw; I did, too, at first.

12:28 am

ARB

co 7

12:29 am

VolleymomDee

ty looking

12:29 am

cybernan

crashing now, still a couple of blank stats

12:30 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:30 am

VolleymomDee

wtg diz!

12:31 am

dizgrannie

last word, so 6/33

12:31 am

VolleymomDee

ty diz looking

12:32 am

dizgrannie

Dee, compound word

12:32 am

VolleymomDee

thx

12:36 am

mkg

i dont see that hat either. i know the word but it does need an e i think.

12:36 am

mkg

time for sleep.

12:36 am

ARB

phantom -- my favorite grammatical term, schwa

12:37 am

ARB

mkg -- there is no hat! I keep trying!

12:37 am

VolleymomDee

my phant, too... tried it more than once, and it still did not work lol

12:39 am

ARB

And I just learned that schwa comes from the Hebrew word for the marking of no vowel. who knew?

12:40 am

VolleymomDee

cool

12:43 am

VolleymomDee

fireworks

12:44 am

ARB

!! for Dee

12:45 am

VolleymomDee

tyvm

12:49 am

VolleymomDee

off til the morrow

2:24 am

sprite

good morning all

2:24 am

Lizlin

Hi and hugs, Sprite

2:25 am

Lizlin

Hope all's well with you this morning.

2:26 am

sprite

hi Liz! *hugs* great to see you. Yeah I am ok. Bit of a bumpy night, glad to be awake. Kind of done with the endless rain here! We are ready for summer to start.

2:27 am

Lizlin

I'm getting fed up of cold damp weather too. You need summer to start and we need our proper winter!

2:28 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} and hello to two beautiful people.

2:28 am

sprite

*flips a couple of switches on weather's mix panel* There, that should do it.

2:28 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Hello my dear friend, how were your days? And how are you managing the pain?

2:28 am

Lizlin

Hope your magic works!

2:28 am

Lizlin

Hi and hugs, Rose

2:29 am

sprite

me too, lol. Yo there, Big Guy... we could really really do with a bit of weather magic...

2:29 am

grannyrose

not managing very well honey. the pain is making me feel ill. other than that i am okay. i emailed you when i missed you the other flip/day...

2:30 am

Lizlin

That's rubbish Rose. When do you see the pain man?

2:30 am

grannyrose

xoxox lizgirl

2:30 am

sprite

yes I saw your email, will answer today. Am so sorry you are in so much pain again.

2:31 am

sprite

phantom: attent

2:31 am

grannyrose

just before we come up there. it was the earliest i could get in, but i am on the please-call-if-a-cancellation-happens list.

2:32 am

Lizlin

That's a while to wait :(

2:32 am

sprite

rose, please call them again tomorrow morning. Keep pushing, gently. You need an appointment right NOW.

2:32 am

grannyrose

i so wanted ca4sh5. nearly went nuts trying to put it in.

2:33 am

Lizlin

Agree with Sprite, though feeling good for your holiday is important too, so you get the best from it.

2:33 am

grannyrose

i also want to look up treatment for central sensitivity syndrome. my original pain doc wanted me in hospital for a week while desensitizing me.

2:34 am

sprite

I tried for ca3hu4 :)

2:34 am

grannyrose

it would be so nice to feel the cold.

2:34 am

Lizlin

Never understand what babble has against dosh.

2:35 am

grannyrose

lolll... i think it may be an aussie slang, liz.

2:35 am

sprite

sweetie, you need to take a little bit better care for yourself... make sure you have appointments before you really need them. I hate to see you so desperate. You deserve better. *hugs*

2:35 am

Lizlin

UK too

2:35 am

sprite

what is 'dosh' in Aussie speak?

2:35 am

grannyrose

money

2:36 am

sprite

ah right

2:36 am

Lizlin

Loads a dosh - lots of money

2:36 am

Lizlin

Loads a dosh

2:37 am

sprite

wish I could say that, lolol

2:37 am

Lizlin

Sorry - chat wouldn't enter, then it entered reversed!

2:37 am

grannyrose

by the time liz finishes she will be a millionairess.

2:37 am

sprite

phantom: extent

2:37 am

Lizlin

As if ...

2:37 am

sprite

lol rose

2:37 am

Lizlin

Extant too

2:37 am

grannyrose

*giggle*

2:38 am

sprite

indeed (yeah I tried it to be sure, lolol)

2:38 am

sprite

someone tell my son 'whut' is not a valid word

2:39 am

grannyrose

has Caya come down to earth yet?

2:39 am

sprite

sort of. She is busy with work and preparing for her vacation. But still pretty much on cloud 9.

2:39 am

grannyrose

bless her!

2:39 am

Lizlin

Good for her!

2:40 am

sprite

yes :) She deserves it so much

2:41 am

grannyrose

brb. need to get my yoghurt.

2:41 am

sprite

'neato' not valid? Ugh, my memory is off then

2:46 am

grannyrose

hey!! how about hawnt, goldie's ghost

2:46 am

sprite

oh nice!

2:46 am

Lizlin

Good one

2:47 am

sprite

added

2:47 am

grannyrose

*wriggles with delight*

2:48 am

sprite

:D

2:51 am

sprite

oh I found the beggars!

2:53 am

Lizlin

Beggars?

2:53 am

grannyrose

well done sprite

2:53 am

grannyrose

cl8 and cl9

2:53 am

sprite

all by myself *smug*

2:53 am

sprite

yeah, the biggies

2:53 am

Lizlin

Ah! Have them but hadn't checked the meaning

2:54 am

Lizlin

Still missing the 7 though, with 20 left!

2:54 am

sprite

it is french for beggar(s).

2:54 am

sprite

same here

2:54 am

grannyrose

co7/36, liz

2:55 am

Lizlin

Thanks. Guess I'll find it eventually.

2:58 am

sprite

I want coconut

3:00 am

sprite

hah, found it

3:00 am

grannyrose

what? coconut?

3:00 am

sprite

hehehe no the 7

3:00 am

Marc Freeman

pr5, please?

3:00 am

grannyrose

yay sprite

3:01 am

Lizlin

18 now but still no 7

3:02 am

sprite

first 3 of what the devil wears, Marc, + first two of chasing and shooting animals

3:02 am

grannyrose

pr5, pr + vowel + **rt, feeling pain

3:02 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

3:03 am

grannyrose

co7. co + most of someone who lives in a cottage

3:05 am

sprite

co7 is french for prostitute, but also for a kind of earthenware

3:05 am

sprite

it's interesting... the same word, but one meaning comes from french and the other from greek

3:06 am

Lizlin

Brain obviously lost a few cells!

3:06 am

sprite

lol :D

3:06 am

grannyrose

it's prolly all that exercise liz... loll

3:07 am

Lizlin

The French word for prostitute that I know is putain

3:08 am

Lizlin

Think the brain cells froze to death yesterday

3:08 am

Marc Freeman

so6, please?

3:08 am

sprite

try this one: first 4 of what we make chocolate from, + last 3 of a seating arrangement for eating dine***

3:08 am

grannyrose

so6. so*, female pig + vehicle

3:09 am

Marc Freeman

thanks

3:09 am

sprite

co7 is slightly less rude, Liz

3:10 am

Lizlin

Ah! Like the way of cooking eggs! Thanks

3:10 am

sprite

right :D yvw

3:11 am

Lizlin

Why would I know something less rude ? :)

3:11 am

sprite

*giggles*

3:13 am

Lizlin

10 left. I'll finish those later. Good to see you both and hugs.

3:13 am

grannyrose

hugs liz. enjoy your evening

3:13 am

sprite

bye Liz, have a lovely night and sleep well

3:14 am

sprite

missing one S, grrrrrr

3:15 am

sprite

got it!

3:15 am

grannyrose

yay sprite

3:15 am

sprite

always missing easy 4s. *facepalm*

3:16 am

grannyrose

ikr? i keep thinking i am seeing phantoms only to find that the words are actually there.

3:16 am

sprite

too true. Nothing like babble to show us how oddly our brains work

3:17 am

sprite

fireflies

3:17 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!!!!

3:19 am

sprite

*hugs* my dear friend. I hope you can sleep. Lie back and think of England... ;) Will keep you in my thoughts and prayers, as ever

3:19 am

sprite

bye Marc, hagd

3:19 am

grannyrose

{{hugs}} and {{kisses}}. hope your day treats you well.

3:25 am

Marc Freeman

Could I get a different clue for the co7, please?

3:38 am

jwr

co+canvas bed+last two of French feminine ending

3:38 am

Marc Freeman

I found it thanks

3:40 am

Marc Freeman

Is the co8 a compound word?

3:43 am

Glantarell

cl8 - starts like a timepiece and is not soft

3:43 am

Marc Freeman

Thanks I found it and the 9

3:49 am

rubyfoo

<-- still trying to find word for pros. I'd better go down to the train station and sk around!

3:49 am

rubyfoo

Good morning

3:49 am

rubyfoo

c

3:51 am

rubyfoo

Another hot day, what aa pleasure!

3:53 am

rubyfoo

hant

3:53 am

rubyfoo

sorry

3:56 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Ruby. We have been having thunderstorms here :-(

3:56 am

rubyfoo

((zzoozz))

3:57 am

zoozzoom

At least it is warm here though :-)

3:57 am

rubyfoo

Did you see that 90 Indijs were killed by lightning on Tuesday? They were all outside trying to plant seeds in advance of the monsoon

3:58 am

rubyfoo

It's beautiful here and I love the heat!

3:58 am

rubyfoo

I still had fire last week

3:58 am

rubyfoo

cosh

3:59 am

rubyfoo

uh oh, can't talk! bed nel!

3:59 am

rubyfoo

bad*

3:59 am

rubyfoo

(or type lol)

4:01 am

zoozzoom

Yes I did see that, Ruby. Terrible. there storms must be massive.

4:02 am

zoozzoom

Their*

4:02 am

rubyfoo

Evidently, the lightning precedes the rain

4:03 am

rubyfoo

India is such a mess! They have water shortages eevery year, but still don't have rÃ©servoirs for the monsoon rains

4:03 am

zoozzoom

I have just had a new fence put upp yesterday and an hour later it lightning & thundered then poured down with rain!

4:04 am

rubyfoo

Where I lived in upstate NY, from time to time there'd be lightnigh during snowstorms. Everything would be purple for an instant

4:05 am

rubyfoo

How is your garden this year?

4:05 am

rubyfoo

Fruit is very late because of the cold spring

4:06 am

zoozzoom

Would love to see the purple! Not seen tht before.

4:06 am

zoozzoom

Garden looks okay fushias are out in bloom trees looking bulky and over grown lol

4:07 am

zoozzoom

My apple tree only has three little apple buds this year :-(

4:13 am

zoozzoom

Back later. Need to help parents.

4:18 am

gran

lo 6/14 - clue please

4:20 am

MollyL

I have lo6/24...Scot lake + the first two of poker wager

4:21 am

MollyL

lo 5/14 is plural of the Scot lake

4:21 am

MollyL

There is no lo 6/14

4:22 am

gran

What is the total for today

4:24 am

gran

Does Lickety have an extra word - I have 98 so far

4:26 am

MollyL

Lickety does not have an extra word

4:59 am

Glantarell

lo6 fits in between the scottish lake and its plural

5:00 am

Glantarell

add a definite article to the lake

5:03 am

MollyL

Sorry if my clue wasn't clear enough

5:04 am

Glantarell

i missed your clue Molly, sorry

5:05 am

Glantarell

You've gone all Anonymous on us...

5:06 am

sukee

Good morning all

5:06 am

Glantarell

Hi Sukee

5:15 am

sukee

A frustrating grid today

5:16 am

Glantarell

It was going well until I got down to the last 10

5:20 am

Glantarell

fireworks

5:20 am

Glantarell

so6 is an interesting one - female pig vehicle

5:20 am

sukee

Ha :) Thanks

5:21 am

Glantarell

guess I'll go and get the groceries now then, happy babbling all

5:21 am

Glantarell

yw sukee

5:22 am

sukee

Have a good day

5:25 am

sukee

well, at least I got to nbt

5:44 am

Aussieme

clue for the big CL's please?

5:46 am

Aussieme

never mind, got them

5:56 am

rubyfoo

Hello again

5:56 am

rubyfoo

NBS before but still missing a couple for nbt

5:57 am

doseffing

morning ruby ... which are you missing?

5:58 am

rubyfoo

hellodose -- 4th column t and top o

5:58 am

doseffing

... top o ... all three have to do with the number 8 ...

5:59 am

doseffing

... te4/5 ... a hebrew letter and letters

6:00 am

rubyfoo

ty, still looking for the o

6:01 am

doseffing

... a group of 8 ... an 8th part ... what you measure to grade gasoline

6:01 am

rubyfoo

aaah, thnk you

6:07 am

rubyfoo

Molly, are you there?

6:24 am

Ray100

any clues for the so 6/33 please?

6:26 am

doseffing

... ... to plant an automobile

6:27 am

Ray100

cheers

6:29 am

doseffing

... 11 left ... but time to go ... sunny skies and luck for everyone

6:41 am

sandr

PR 5/16 anyone please?

6:43 am

lilliann

do you have pr4 Sandr?

6:45 am

sandr

yes

6:45 am

lilliann

if so add a cons before the last letter.

6:45 am

sandr

cheers, haven't monkeyed that combo yet.

6:47 am

crosshair

ty for pr 5/16, lillian :)

6:48 am

lilliann

yw

8:14 am

hurshy

anyone here? help with the 7-8-9 ?

8:15 am

montreal13

gm hursh, just started...have none of those...

8:17 am

hurshy

someone asked a clue for "big CLs" but then pulled a peri so there isn't a clue

8:17 am

montreal13

CLs...interestink...

8:18 am

hurshy

yeah, all i can think of is like, cloche... which doesn't have the e here and doesn't lend itself to lengthening either

8:18 am

montreal13

precisely...hmmm

8:19 am

hurshy

ok it does start like that. the end is not soft.

8:19 am

hurshy

an 8 and 9

8:20 am

montreal13

tks hursh ! french words meaning hobo(s)

8:21 am

hurshy

co7 also looks french

8:22 am

hurshy

chards

8:22 am

hurshy

whoops

8:22 am

hurshy

sorry

8:22 am

montreal13

tks hursh for CO7 !

8:22 am

Uneaixoise

french casserole dish . . . .also dictionary says "prostitute"

8:24 am

montreal13

bonjour une - casserole, i know about...not the other meaning...

8:24 am

Uneaixoise

(co7)

8:24 am

Uneaixoise

montreal, i actually heard it used as a term of endearment, not a prostitute! LOL "ma petite co*****"

8:26 am

montreal13

c'est vrai une ! and then, there are so many words to describe the oldest profession...

8:26 am

Uneaixoise

indeed :-)

8:28 am

Uneaixoise

need caffeine . . . back in a bit :-)

8:28 am

montreal13

bye (une)

8:29 am

montreal13

bbl for last 28 - nice seeing you hursh and une - happy babblings all and take care - "poof"

9:13 am

72 Temple Owl

anybody home?

9:14 am

zoozzoom

Yep :-)

9:15 am

72 Temple Owl

hi zooz

9:15 am

zoozzoom

Hello, T Owl :-)

9:16 am

zoozzoom

Hope all is well with you?

9:21 am

72 Temple Owl

yes, and you?

9:22 am

zoozzoom

All well here thank you :-)

9:36 am

car.eeyore

Hello

9:37 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Car :-)

9:45 am

zoozzoom

à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S à®œÛ©ÛžÛ©à®œ

9:45 am

zoozzoom

Happy babbling everyone!

9:50 am

cybernan

good morning everyone

9:52 am

rururocks

good morning nan

9:56 am

cybernan

not finding anything for that top 0 - frustrating

9:57 am

rururocks

well.. it will be a gas when you do find them

9:58 am

cybernan

ty, ru

10:03 am

tceicher

n

10:09 am

wvteach

stats ofr the 7 pls

10:09 am

aebmusica

co7/36

10:10 am

cybernan

oh - don't have that one!

10:10 am

wvteach

thnx aeb - will look

10:24 am

cybernan

last two: the co 7 and an s 6

10:26 am

Judi

Hiya, kids!

10:27 am

cybernan

clues for the co 7 or the s 6 please?

10:27 am

cybernan

is there an sw 6?

10:27 am

aebmusica

think hot chocolate milk and famine french ending

10:28 am

aebmusica

feminine

10:29 am

cybernan

ty aeb

10:31 am

cybernan

*!* ta da *!*

10:31 am

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

10:33 am

aebmusica

urvw

10:33 am

aebmusica

lo6...clue please

10:34 am

cybernan

on my way then - last word was the so 6 -- not sure what it is other than a porcine vehicle

10:34 am

aebmusica

lo6/24?

10:34 am

cybernan

lo + oriental actor, charlie, or + most of a mantra

10:35 am

aebmusica

ty cyber....I kept trying the leafy green vegetable ending.

10:36 am

cybernan

yw - bye everyone - time for me to head out to the golf course.

10:37 am

aebmusica

have a beauTEEful day cyber!

10:48 am

suefrad625

tows

10:48 am

suefrad625

sorry

10:48 am

suefrad625

hi all

10:48 am

Judi

Thanks, sue!

10:49 am

suefrad625

can i have a clue for the p and the last column, 3rd row t

10:50 am

suefrad625

nm the t

10:52 am

bichon

pr + d**ghter

10:52 am

suefrad625

ty

10:52 am

bichon

a consonant before the final letterd

10:53 am

bichon

ta 5/10, pls

10:55 am

Judi

TA5/10: Sounds like the Lone Ranger's sidekick.

10:55 am

bichon

ty Judi

10:55 am

Judi

I'd like a clue for the Cl words, please.

10:56 am

suefrad625

ty judi

10:56 am

suefrad625

i have cl4/6

10:57 am

Judi

Clue for the Cl8/9,please.

10:57 am

suefrad625

cl8/9 ends in not soft

10:57 am

Judi

Ty. Gottem!

10:57 am

suefrad625

yvw

11:01 am

mattygroves

Afternoon/evening all. May I have STATS please for the lone U?

11:02 am

bichon

un 4/5

11:03 am

mattygroves

OK, I feel very, very thick

11:03 am

mattygroves

Thank you

11:18 am

MollyL

Ah yes, the famous French Famine when all the cl9 were begging for food. : D

11:26 am

tceicher

so

11:26 am

tceicher

sc

11:27 am

TheByzantine

Hello, tc ... hope you are well and smiling

11:28 am

tceicher

to

11:28 am

periwinkle

hello all.help with T in 4th column pls

11:29 am

penquis

te 4/5 and te 5/12....

11:29 am

periwinkle

ty pen

11:29 am

penquis

yw....just found them....

11:42 am

EvaNadine

hints for top row O?

11:46 am

penquis

oc 5/6/6....think of the fuel word and variants...

11:46 am

EvaNadine

TY Penquis!

11:47 am

penquis

yw...

11:50 am

tceicher

so/6 help please

11:51 am

penquis

don't have it....will look....

11:55 am

penquis

can't figure it out....

11:59 am

mo

so6/33 begins with a pig and ends with a vehicle. A weird word.!!!!

11:59 am

tceicher

ah, found the so6. A pig plus a volkswagon

11:59 am

penquis

ty.....

12:01 pm

penquis

i am heading out....bbl perhaps to finish....

12:01 pm

penquis

bye all....

12:17 pm

gramma

co7/36 after the hoy chocolates and before the fish? Clues, please.

12:18 pm

gramma

*hot* not hoy

12:20 pm

gramma

nm I got it.

12:21 pm

bichon

pls share gramma

12:24 pm

bichon

nm

12:37 pm

JenMO16

hi all

12:42 pm

wvteach

bichon / gramma - pls sshre the CO 7

12:43 pm

CiociaJudy

most of hot chocolate + french feminine ending minus first vowel

12:43 pm

hego

cl, vowel and a leafy green

12:44 pm

hego

sorry, that was cl

12:45 pm

wvteach

thnx judy

3:19 pm

mkg

hi all. back for more.

3:19 pm

mkg

i dont know the french ending. any other clues for the co 7?

3:19 pm

mkg

oh never mind i just monkeyed it.

3:19 pm

mkg

ty

3:20 pm

mkg

would love a clue for the 8 and 9. ty.

3:24 pm

mkg

never mind. i got clue below and got the words. ty.

3:25 pm

mkg

ok one that i dont see below and cant get from anywhere: the T words fourth row and fourth column T. thanks.

3:27 pm

mkg

well bye for now. ty.

4:02 pm

flosey

hi all, just in checking, think I'm mixed up with someone else!!

4:03 pm

Aussieme

Hey, Flosey!

4:03 pm

flosey

no, everything is ok here - but strange - went to play bridge and I come up with a name I have never seen!!

4:03 pm

Aussieme

I am down to 11 left, all T's

4:04 pm

flosey

need a clue?

4:05 pm

Aussieme

I'm ok just now thanks Flosey, but will let you know if I get stuck x

4:05 pm

flosey

ok

4:08 pm

flosey

we're in Toronto for a while, staying with our kids - they've just come back so will see what's up for now - bb tomorrow

4:16 pm

Aussieme

F*I*R*E*W*O*R*K*S!!!!!

5:54 pm

Uneaixoise

hi and congrats!!!

5:54 pm

Uneaixoise

oh I see that she got fireworks nearly 2 hours ago -- oh well LOL

6:15 pm

rururocks

my father had a saying " a day late and a dollar short"

6:16 pm

MollyL

True, Ru, but late good words are better than no good words at all. : D

9:06 pm

origami

Hi Babble buddies.

9:11 pm

Minveryork

Hello origami! How are you? Been waiting for someone to enter the ever so empty and silent chat log. Did you finish?

9:13 pm

origami

Hi Min ... I'm doing OK. How are you? I played a little at lunch time, but am settling down for the last 32 now.

9:19 pm

Minveryork

I am good. Tomorrow is my last day of school. Then I start summer school in July.I have a story of clues if you need it

9:21 pm

origami

Ooooh ... off to look at your profile.

9:24 pm

origami

Got a couple from that :-) Thanks Min

9:32 pm

Minveryork

yw

10:24 pm

Minveryork

Origami, are you still here to witness my fireworks at last?I have been saving my final word since 11:40 this morning. I need to go to bed now though so I should finally enter it.

10:39 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! ch6/27 was my final word.

10:40 pm

Minveryork

Chog seems to be desolate now so I am going to bed.Story is in my profile if anyone needs. Goodnight to all babblers!

10:45 pm

origami

Just came back Min. Congrats!!!

10:46 pm

origami

Well, 26 left to go, but the lure of playing a Mario game with my son's friend pulls me away. Night folks.

11:09 pm

mscarolann51

how do i play this

11:25 pm

Gillie

You find words in the grid by moving from letter to letter up, down, left or right, without reusing any letter. Enter the words you find in the box marked "Add Word".

11:27 pm

Gillie

You don't have much time with this grid. A new one will be loaded in just over half an hour.

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