12:06 am
flosey
thanks broll, my first word!!
12:09 am
flosey
tks rbud, found the second pl7
12:11 am
Uneaixoise
ru, did you see the Del Potro match tonite? fabulous!
12:11 am
rururocks
I watched part of it
12:13 am
vashongin
lattice
12:13 am
vashongin
latter
12:16 am
harpjane
interesting, I ate tr5 for the for time in ages this week.....
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
rururocks
I don't have that kind of intestinal fortitude
12:19 am
flosey
thanks Lickety
12:26 am
rururocks
elaterin
12:26 am
rururocks
ooopsie
12:26 am
rururocks
so sorry
12:27 am
rururocks
calling it a night.. bye
12:28 am
cybernan
just poured my favourite va 8 and am pairing it with a book before bed -- goodnight everyone
12:30 am
rururocks
anyone found the 9 yet?
12:34 am
rbud
yes, but since I cheated so early, should I tell?
12:38 am
rururocks
it is either la or in
12:38 am
rbud
it's the la6, lol
12:39 am
rbud
oh, that was sort of mean.
12:50 am
rbud
I can't seem to find any of the 3 single stat letter words. (resisting further cheating)
12:52 am
SueMagee
Sorry that should be at5
12:53 am
rbud
thank you! :)
12:55 am
rbud
funny little word, that one.
12:56 am
rbud
aha, top left E is ec6/21
12:57 am
SueMagee
Thank you!
1:01 am
flosey
thanks Broll
1:01 am
rbud
oh, just like the he6, haha! nbt at last.
1:05 am
rbud
heehee, can't believe ph4/11 worked - popped out of my subconscious, from reading old gangster/detective junk.
1:20 am
flosey
thanks rbud - and btw, copied your pumpkin pie recipe - will definitely make 2 while at it!!
1:23 am
rbud
It's a good recipe, and it's already getting to be that time of year, I ought to make a couple of warm-up to the holidays pies myself. I just love pumpkin pie. :)
1:24 am
flosey
we love it too, have never known anyone who didn't !!
1:34 am
rbud
whew, made it to 100, nbt, nbs - enough for tonight. Any hints wanted? I have all 3 8's and the 9.
1:34 am
rbud
but only 3 7's. :(
1:36 am
flosey
well done, I'm just past half way
1:45 am
flosey
I have a 4th 7
1:46 am
flosey
2 x ca7, av7, pl7
1:51 am
rbud
thank you! :)
1:52 am
rbud
I had ep7 and the two pl7's
1:54 am
flosey
tks, must look for the ep7
1:55 am
flosey
found it, tks again
2:48 am
flosey
must get the bed, 12:48 am bb in the morning to hopefully finish, 32 left
4:06 am
zoozzoom
First run through and 96 words found. Bottom two rows easier than the top three rows so far. Think this is going to be a tough grid. Back later. Happy babbling everyone!
4:30 am
rubyfoo
Tough? How about impossible
5:58 am
periwinkle
good morning. not seeing the corner ec6. and help with the in 9 pls
5:58 am
periwinkle
i have 2 pl 7 and the el8
5:58 am
periwinkle
tough grid for me
6:04 am
doseffing
... in 9/84 ... in 5/14 + tub, particularly for crushing grapes ... + vowel
6:05 am
periwinkle
ty need to look for in5/14
6:05 am
periwinkle
tyty new word for me
6:05 am
doseffing
... for me too
6:10 am
periwinkle
help with la8 pls
6:11 am
periwinkle
and the corner E pls
6:18 am
Uneaixoise
la8 not early + he won the Pulitzer P****
6:24 am
doseffing
... phew ... two thirds ... and the wall is too high to climb and too thick to knock down without a zombie dragon ... ... maybe at break ... ... luck to all
6:34 am
bichon
ec 6/21, pls
6:34 am
dromano66
tough puzzle for me
6:35 am
dromano66
e plus ca/12
6:39 am
bichon
there are some ridiculously difficult wordds in this grid
6:45 am
lynxxx
add tie up your shoe ****s
6:45 am
bichon
in + **** your shoes
6:46 am
ivesy3
oh duh.. ty thought i tried that
7:17 am
ItalianGreyhound
TART
7:20 am
ItalianGreyhound
Oops
8:13 am
suefrad625
hi all
8:13 am
suefrad625
congrats bubba
8:13 am
penquis
hello all....
8:14 am
suefrad625
hi pen
8:15 am
penquis
am i the only one not liking this grid?...
8:17 am
mael
I keep seeing variance...
8:18 am
penquis
now this is really weird....one of my words in the list is "take care"....
8:18 am
penquis
and it's listed under the C words...
8:18 am
periwinkle
I do not care for this grid either
8:19 am
penquis
another is "on top of" with the Ps.....and there words like "anguish" and "pickle".....
8:19 am
periwinkle
ty Une for la8
8:19 am
periwinkle
help with corner E pls
8:19 am
penquis
mael....did you find the va 8?....its related to your phantom....
8:19 am
periwinkle
10 U words, really?
8:20 am
mael
I just did! Was trying to go up the wrong wya
8:20 am
penquis
ah... i refreshed and all those weird entries went away....
8:20 am
mael
I have 4 U words and they are all related to pee
8:20 am
periwinkle
I have only 1 pee word
8:21 am
mael
make that 5 pee words
8:22 am
periwinkle
only 2 here
8:22 am
penquis
i have 4 pee words... *sounds like a quote from the boys playground*....
8:23 am
penquis
and un 4/6....not related...
8:24 am
penquis
and un 5/24....
8:40 am
penquis
can i please buy a consonant?...
8:42 am
mael
total of 6 pee words, lol
8:43 am
penquis
hah....i am missing 3 U words....
8:43 am
penquis
two must be pee words...
8:44 am
penquis
ah...found one...
8:46 am
mael
fireworks! last word was un5, can't believe I missed that for so long
8:46 am
penquis
congrats...i have lots to go....
8:47 am
mael
I listed for the last 30 or so
8:48 am
penquis
i still have 51 to find...going to take a break soon...
8:50 am
penquis
is there more than one PT word?
8:53 am
penquis
i am taking a break....bbl to find my last 45....bye all....
9:24 am
hurshy
i get so lost and befuddled without an S in the grid
9:27 am
bichon
la 6/21, pls
9:27 am
amelu0218
more frilly, bich
9:28 am
amelu0218
yvw ~:o)
10:24 am
rururocks
I'm down to 25.. but think I have to list now too
10:50 am
phaeton
pfft..not even half way
10:59 am
bichon
pi 6/21, either/or, pls
11:01 am
car.eeyore
more fir-tree like
11:05 am
bichon
do you have the second one, car?
11:05 am
car.eeyore
No, looking....
11:07 am
car.eeyore
Arrgh...matey! I found the other one! Avast!
11:07 am
bichon
ty again car
11:14 am
TheByzantine
I always have one eye open. What am I?
11:15 am
car.eeyore
A Dollar Bill?
11:16 am
TheByzantine
No ... a haystack thing
11:17 am
car.eeyore
Ohhhhhh!
11:17 am
bichon
re 6/21, last one, pls
11:18 am
car.eeyore
The last one I have is re + ta 4/5
11:19 am
bichon
ty again car
11:49 am
Judi
Good afternoon, y'all!
11:49 am
car.eeyore
Hello
12:00 pm
Judi
This grid is a stinker. Down to 76. Have hit the wall.
12:00 pm
doseffing
.... you are not alone in that sentiment
12:09 pm
doseffing
ah well ... listed at 52 ... 13 left ... but it's time for lunch ... ... luck to all
12:13 pm
wvteach
stats for single M and single A pls
12:18 pm
Dippnall
at 5/12 me 6/21
12:26 pm
Judi
A + a journey. I have no idea what the me6 is.
12:30 pm
Judi
Pulling the plug at 41. Gotta dry my hair and go run errands. *POOF^
12:32 pm
zoozzoom
ME + opp of out + two different vowels.
12:33 pm
zoozzoom
Oh sorry. Did not read the chat log log properly. Sorry for giving out a clue.
12:34 pm
SamanthaJoy
I'm not sure whether today's Official Phantom is lacunae or variance
12:35 pm
zoozzoom
I would go for variance.
12:36 pm
SamanthaJoy
Really? I was leaning towards lacunae.
12:36 pm
SamanthaJoy
Tell you what: They're both excellent words. I declare a tie for first place
12:38 pm
zoozzoom
Well I base it on my interpretation of a phantom in babbleland as a letter being one square away from being a word in the grid. you would need to use the same A twice for lacunae :-) But a tie for first is good!
1:02 pm
jaxx7
If you take the variance and play around in that area you will find an 8/55
1:12 pm
MLFAN17
jjaxx but its not in lickety did it count?
1:20 pm
MLFAN17
ec 6 clue pls?
1:51 pm
westford
hi mlf e and French menu
1:53 pm
westford
or e and President Jimmy without the last letter of his last name
1:55 pm
lexophile
have to chime in here about phantom words: lacunae is definitely the word of the day because I just played lacuna/lacunae for greenies on wordsplay. Thanks SamanthaJoy! :)
1:58 pm
westford
good for you lex
2:00 pm
Marc Freeman
va8, please?
2:02 pm
lexophile
hi ML :)
2:02 pm
MLFAN17
hi lexo!!!!!
2:02 pm
MLFAN17
marc I cant find it either
2:03 pm
lexophile
va8, for instance, a type of wine....
2:03 pm
lexophile
or grape?
2:05 pm
MLFAN17
omg I guessed it lol
2:10 pm
MLFAN17
lexo more help please?
2:11 pm
lexophile
av + vowel + grain (staple of many diets)
2:13 pm
periwinkle
first al5 pls
2:13 pm
periwinkle
hi lex hi all
2:14 pm
lexophile
hey peri! i am just heading out to visit serpentine for a few rounds
2:15 pm
MLFAN17
lexo my score keeps falling hence why I haven't been there much and when I do the grids are so small
2:17 pm
MLFAN17
first column bottom A?
2:17 pm
westford
a and journey
2:17 pm
wvteach
AT 5/12 - A + journey
2:18 pm
westford
snap teach
2:18 pm
westford
took me awhile to find it
2:18 pm
periwinkle
not sure I will be playing much serpentine or weboggle. since I got my laptop I have had a pain in the right side of my neck. it is beter when I am off of the laptop
2:19 pm
periwinkle
tough grid even with morewords
2:19 pm
lexophile
obviously haven't signed off yet, but i get your frustration, ML. i can't get above a certain level. i get on a good roll and get close to 1500, then i tank for a while around 1300... i am in awe of those who can retain their yellow, orange or black "coats"
2:20 pm
MLFAN17
lexo its almost a disappointment
2:20 pm
MLFAN17
maybe their is another word language we need to learn besides babble or just our own lol
2:20 pm
MLFAN17
2nd column a?
2:21 pm
periwinkle
I understand mlf. the highest score I ever got was 906 and that was in the first few days since then I am having trouble getting and staying at 800
2:22 pm
MLFAN17
I had to go back and look but I am at 658
2:26 pm
lexophile
ok, now i'm signing off.. .hubby texted and asked me to send a check to his sister... sigh... MIL died in July and we get the pleasure of paying all the funeral and burial expenses... including our flights over there, we're at about $20K so far... pathetic that FIL couldn't take care of wife's expenses, but has managed to buy 8 vehicles for favorite grandchild (not mine) in the last 6 years...
2:27 pm
lexophile
rant over, headed to serpentine!
2:41 pm
72 Temple Owl
anyhome here?
2:42 pm
sammysmom
yup temple, i'm here... hi
2:42 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi sammy;s mom
2:51 pm
periwinkle
un6 pls
2:52 pm
doseffing
... take the strings out of your shoews
2:53 pm
robwhy
stats for the V pls
2:53 pm
doseffing
va 5/20 4/7 8/55
2:56 pm
periwinkle
ty dose and that is FW.
2:57 pm
doseffing
... well done ... still a few left ... but almost there
3:08 pm
doseffing
... and done ... ... luck to all
4:03 pm
mixi6
phantom: avuncular
5:40 pm
penquis
hi car...
5:42 pm
harpjane
hello, 128 to go
5:43 pm
penquis
40 here....
5:45 pm
harpjane
stats for the m please?
5:45 pm
penquis
me 6/21...
5:45 pm
amelu0218
me 6/21
5:47 pm
harpjane
and stats for the 9?
5:49 pm
amelu0218
in 9/84
5:49 pm
harpjane
thanks, I decided to just go ahead and get the list!
5:49 pm
harpjane
so i won't be such a burdenpest
5:50 pm
amelu0218
LOL! Never!
5:51 pm
harpjane
ok, then, could i get a clue for the ec6?
5:52 pm
penquis
ec + painting, sculpture, etc. + vowel....
5:52 pm
harpjane
ah, thanks!
5:54 pm
harpjane
oops not yet
5:54 pm
harpjane
ok NOW nbt nbs
6:08 pm
MollyL
Burdenpest...someone who lives on the other side of Budapest
6:09 pm
MollyL
Or maybe it is some kind of animal, mammal or fish
6:09 pm
harpjane
yes, its a word I invented. What would you like it to mean?
6:09 pm
penquis
or a new chemical compound...
6:18 pm
harpjane
found a bunny
6:36 pm
penquis
can someone please clue the el 8?...
6:41 pm
penquis
it's my last word... :o(
6:41 pm
TraderKate
I'm sorry Pen, I am looking..
6:41 pm
penquis
a + photo + MR. Gore...
6:42 pm
penquis
i am done...
6:42 pm
penquis
thanks for looking, kate...
6:44 pm
harpjane
I wonder if Mr Gore knows how fond we are of his name'''?
6:44 pm
Sugrraleona
ive been trying for that el 9 penq . . my fingers hurt LOL
6:45 pm
TraderKate
I found it Pen... monkeying, now to clue...
6:46 pm
TraderKate
overhead train + consumed food + most of the peel of an orange...
6:46 pm
TraderKate
does that help?
6:47 pm
ChampFit
Thank you! whatever it means....
6:48 pm
TraderKate
noun
1.
a white crystalline substance found in el******* ium used as a purgative ;)
6:49 pm
ChampFit
Will keep it in mind next time someone needs poisoning... :)
6:49 pm
TraderKate
LOL... I'm sure it comes up in conversation often
6:50 pm
TraderKate
Congrats Pen! I didn't see your fireworks!
6:51 pm
penquis
EL 8....or....add not out to previous word....
6:51 pm
penquis
ty, kate...
6:56 pm
goosemama
Good afternoon all! I will do my best after not babbling for a couple months. I'm real rusty.
7:02 pm
goosemama
Anyone else here in the pacific nw? The smoke is unbelievable. The air quality has just been downgraded to "very unhealthy". Our poor beautiful forests are just burning out of control.
7:04 pm
penquis
so sad....
7:04 pm
ChampFit
That's so sad. Be careful!
7:04 pm
dpomfr
Any help with the v's?
7:04 pm
SamanthaJoy
I'm in Texas. It's our (flood) waters that are "very unhealthy".
They're sort of leeching up s*** from Superfund sites.
7:04 pm
mixi6
in North Carolina.
7:05 pm
SamanthaJoy
The only V I have is va8
7:05 pm
ChampFit
I don't have any. SamanthaJoy...did you flood? We didn't.
7:05 pm
goosemama
SamanthaJoy, that's a whole different kind of hell. Sorry you're dealing with that.
7:05 pm
ChampFit
Ooooh...thanks for the V!
7:06 pm
SamanthaJoy
No, I'm in Austin. We're dealing with refugees, not floods. Sorry to give the wrong impression.
7:06 pm
SamanthaJoy
I was talking about the state, not me personally.
7:07 pm
ChampFit
Totally forgot. I'm in Houston, but our neighborhood was unaffected.
7:08 pm
SamanthaJoy
Yes. *You're* dealing with rescue workers. Frankly I'd rather deal with refugees.
7:08 pm
penquis
there is VA 5/20 and VA 4/7...
7:08 pm
SamanthaJoy
People forget that quite a lot of Houston is fine, just fine.
7:08 pm
goosemama
Ironic that Texas is flooding and Oregon is burning. We are hoping for rain for the first time in my living memory.
7:08 pm
MollyL
Glad to hear you were safe from the storm, Champ.
7:09 pm
ChampFit
Yes, but the affected areas are so bad that it outweighs that. Thanks Molly.
7:09 pm
ChampFit
Today was the first "real" day back to work, and commutes took over 2 hours because one of the freeways is still underwater.
7:10 pm
SamanthaJoy
Just not, you know, 50 inches in three days worth of rain. :/
7:11 pm
SamanthaJoy
kk, I'm headed out. Have a meeting with a recovery group, planning to get people into Aransas Pass and Rockport. See y'all later!
7:11 pm
ChampFit
I think we only got 24" at my house. And I'm not close to the dams that had to be released.
7:11 pm
MollyL
It sounds like this next awful hurricane, Irma, is going to hit Florida hard.
7:11 pm
ChampFit
Good luck!
7:13 pm
ChampFit
I can't even look. I'm not someone who freaks out about things, but listening to more doom and gloom...GAH! Make it stop! ;)
7:14 pm
MollyL
Category 5 storms freak me right the hell out.
7:15 pm
ChampFit
With good reason! I hope something happens to calm it down or send it away from people.
7:16 pm
MollyL
The mantra is...go out to sea...go out to sea...go out to sea...
7:16 pm
ChampFit
Ok...will join you!
7:42 pm
rururocks
Things finally cooled off here
7:43 pm
mkg
y clues for the 9 or 8s? dont have them yet. ty.
7:44 pm
ChampFit
The el was clued at 6:51...
7:45 pm
ChampFit
Must've monkeyed the la....extend the la5/10 and use the high point tile.
7:51 pm
mkg
got the el 8. ty
7:52 pm
ChampFit
Another on is va....think wine
7:52 pm
mkg
not getting la word. sorry. i have la 5/10 but dont see how to extend
7:53 pm
ChampFit
Another one...typo...sorry!
7:53 pm
mkg
va? hmmm. not seeing it.
7:54 pm
mkg
got the la. ty. never heard it before.
7:54 pm
ChampFit
Me either!
7:55 pm
mkg
what does va word have to do with wine please?
7:55 pm
nrkii
has to do with lots of different types of grapes
7:56 pm
mkg
dont know about wines so not sure i will get this one. sorry
7:57 pm
mkg
tried vacurize and vaterize. not working.
7:57 pm
nrkii
I like having lots of choices, like when there is a lot of VA****Y... change the ending
7:58 pm
ChampFit
Oooh...great clue. I'm sorry...the high point tile was for the la... no the va
7:58 pm
mkg
how about the 9? ty
7:58 pm
mkg
great clues all. ty
7:58 pm
ChampFit
I don't have the 9
8:01 pm
mkg
need the m word please. ty.
8:02 pm
mkg
ouch. i still have lots of blank tiles. wow.
8:04 pm
ChampFit
It's a goofy one. Alt spelling... a not nice person might be called a me6/21.
8:04 pm
nrkii
in9 has most of what you might call the bends in the road in it, and it ends with consumed food
8:05 pm
ChampFit
Awesome...thanks!
8:05 pm
mkg
ty. got it. ty nrkii
8:06 pm
mkg
not a nice person? hmm. with me? i am stumped. but ty for clue for m 6
8:07 pm
mkg
got me word. ty.
8:07 pm
mkg
not a real word for sure.
8:08 pm
ChampFit
Seriously. I monkeyed it and was so surprised it worked.
8:09 pm
mkg
how about clues for the left corners? E and A words? ty
8:11 pm
ChampFit
e + thing you push + vowel
8:12 pm
nrkii
I hate when I am monkeying and monkeying a word, and don't notice that my monkeys found it 5 minutes ago
8:14 pm
ChampFit
Ha! No kidding. Do you have the corner A?
8:14 pm
mkg
no dont have corner A. trying but not succeeding
8:15 pm
nrkii
a + journey
8:15 pm
ChampFit
I thought I tried that! thx
8:15 pm
mkg
ty. also not a real word
8:16 pm
mkg
what is driving me crazy is that i cant find ANY of the A words for the A second column, top row. that is so frustrating. soooooooo...................
8:17 pm
ChampFit
A words are my nemesis. That and words that go left
8:18 pm
nrkii
C words are the worst for me
8:18 pm
nrkii
A top row = ac5 x 2, al4, al5, an6
8:19 pm
nrkii
sorry, there is a PT6... anyone have a clue for that one?
8:20 pm
mkg
ty nrkii. dont have pt word.
8:20 pm
ChampFit
Not me...
8:25 pm
nrkii
pt6 is my last word now
8:25 pm
ChampFit
Way to go!
8:25 pm
nrkii
pt + **** Go Bragh!
8:26 pm
ChampFit
great clue, thx!
8:33 pm
mkg
congrats on finishing.
8:33 pm
mkg
i still have no words for that darn A top row second column. darn darn darn.
8:35 pm
mkg
got one of them finally!!!!!!!! whew.
8:35 pm
mkg
so no blanks. but not half way. that is my daily goal.
8:39 pm
ChampFit
I have 54 left but am losing steam. Will give it 20 more minutes.
10:06 pm
cybernan
hello everyone - back for the last 80
10:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
pi6/21 #1 pls?
10:21 pm
Uneaixoise
pi + spanish "dear"
10:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty une. i believe that is 6/24 not 6/21?
10:23 pm
Uneaixoise
oh sorry -- more like an evergreen
10:24 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty
10:24 pm
Uneaixoise
yw :-)
10:24 pm
Uneaixoise
FW! back at the flip :-)
10:36 pm
72 Temple Owl
in 9 pls?
10:36 pm
72 Temple Owl
nmn
10:43 pm
cybernan
ar 7 please?
10:56 pm
cybernan
anyone here?
10:57 pm
harpjane
hello 40 to go
10:59 pm
cybernan
in 9 please?
10:59 pm
harpjane
I'm not getting the spanish dear clue
11:00 pm
cybernan
me neither - don't know spanish
11:01 pm
harpjane
in5+you make wine in a ***+ vowell
11:02 pm
cybernan
ty harp
11:08 pm
cybernan
me 6 please?
11:09 pm
harpjane
In the Yellow Submarine, the Beatles battled the Blue Me6, only singular and misspelled
11:12 pm
cybernan
heavens - no idea
11:14 pm
harpjane
lots of vowels, only two consonants
11:14 pm
harpjane
pronoun+preposition+pronoun+vowel
11:18 pm
rbud
bad spelling of eeny, meeny, me6, moe? it's just like the he6 (polite slang term for one's behind)
11:19 pm
harpjane
what rbud said.....
11:19 pm
rbud
ep7 is someone who's a food specialist, sort of
11:19 pm
rbud
like a gourmand, only different
11:19 pm
cybernan
ty harp and rb
11:21 pm
harpjane
these last 19 are really a slog....
11:21 pm
rbud
I have 32 left, not sure I care, haha - so many dumb ones. No hope was ever to be had without lickety, in my case, at least.
11:22 pm
rbud
I do have all the 7's and 8's if I can be of assistance there
11:25 pm
cybernan
ar 7 please?
11:29 pm
rbud
hmmm.... there's a town in the state of Georgia, home of the Gone With the Wind museum, same spelling but throw out the M at the beginning.
11:30 pm
cybernan
no idea rbud -- I do live in canada
11:31 pm
rbud
I didn't know it either, haha, till I googled the town for spelling. I admit I thought it was the name of the deep ocean trench. Close, but no.
11:33 pm
rbud
turns out it's a musical term, "a short aria". There's a huge last minute type hint.
11:33 pm
cybernan
don't know any towns in georgia other than atlanta
11:35 pm
rbud
va5 - like the carpet sweeper, but end with first vowel
11:36 pm
harpjane
do you know the biography "The Immortal Life of Hen****** Lachs?" add that get the ar7
11:36 pm
harpjane
thanks, finished!
11:37 pm
rbud
or google "gone with the wind museum" for the town
11:37 pm
rbud
congrats, harpjane!
11:38 pm
cybernan
ty harp
11:38 pm
cybernan
don't know the carpet sweeper either - must be a us brand
11:39 pm
cybernan
oh - generic - ty
11:45 pm
cybernan
7 left, but can't be bothered -- see you tomorrow