Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, September 14, 2004

12:04 am

boatierra

12 vowels and 13 consonants...not such a good ratio.

12:09 am

boatierra

Who knew that a dog's name was also a word? :)

12:12 am

Krys10

I could have sworn it was spelled do-si-do

12:13 am

runningforhome

I so want to make 'accost' :(

12:13 am

fnurt

See if you can complete the following quote: "Holy priceless collection of Etruscan ______, Batman!"

12:15 am

boatierra

Ah come on!! It won't accept 'daoist'!!

12:20 am

boatierra

Sarcophagi, horses...what? I'm assuming the word is in the puzzle, but I have a feeling I'm not going to find it.

12:23 am

Krys10

99 words, 2 are 8+

12:26 am

boatierra

I'm at 18 for 166. My best is a 6 for 24. G'nite all.

12:28 am

Tolinya

ick ick ick

12:28 am

iluvtigs

a 6 for 33

12:34 am

iluvtigs

got the 6 for 24

12:36 am

Krys10

I've got 50 words, just over the halfway mark. So far:
5xA
10xC
12xD
4xE
3xF
6xG
1xN
2xO
1xR
3xS
3xT

"Idiotic", which is a word that has been running through my mind since midnight, is not there.

12:46 am

Tolinya

this puzzle stinks...7/51

POOF

12:58 am

iluvtigs

51 words / 461

6 A
9 C
11 D
2 E
6 F
8 G
1 I
1 N
1 R
3 S
3 T

1:15 am

Q

Well, I only have 44 words but I have 3 R's and 4 T's

2:25 am

youngster

mulhermujer, add another dog!

3:47 am

Atalante

Anyone got more than 6s?

5:51 am

goforit

Shortseer in disguise here.
I'm not playing, but i've been fooling around with getting the stats following jlm's remove all visual aids and collect the raw data while blind approach ;)

Here's today's breakdown (if i've done it right)

Total words: 99

58x 4
26x 5
11x 6
2x 7
2x 8

A x8
C x17
D x21
E x8
F x10
G x14
i x2
N x2
O x3
R x4
S x6
T x4

7:03 am

Atalante

One of the 8s is for 70

7:18 am

fnurt

I keep wanting to make noogie.

7:23 am

Atalante

What on earth does noogie mean???!!!!

8:00 am

Treble99

any clues for the 8s

8:04 am

Atalante

The 8 for 70 is chemical and starts with D

8:24 am

jlm_mi

goforit/shortseer - I got the same stats. :-D

8:33 am

Atalante

3 words to find, including an 7 and an 8

8:34 am

Atalante

The 2nd 8 is worth 55 and starts with E

9:40 am

jlm_mi

I'm missing 1x7 and 2x6. Anyone got some I don't?

7/36/G
6/33/A
6/24/C
6/27/C
6/24/C
6/30/D
6/21/D
6/21/E
6/24/G
6/27/R

9:48 am

stevedallas

7 D for 30 jlm plural

9:48 am

jlm_mi

Found a 6/27/D that comes after the 6/30/D.

9:48 am

jlm_mi

Thanks steve. I should not have missed that!

9:49 am

jlm_mi

But it's actually for 44 points. Plural of a 6/30. :)

9:50 am

parsec

And the other is a 6/27/G. No definition, but I was thinking international condiments while noodling around.

9:52 am

Benjake

benjake East, I'm not so sure this was a good puzzle to tackle at all. But I've started, so I'll take any help you're willing to offer ;)

10:09 am

Atalante

I'm missing the D 6/21 and an E word *sigh*

10:21 am

Benjake

Benjake West~ I'm not sure if I would have bothered, but we have to do it now! It's nice to have you on board again....

10:35 am

parsec

Atalante, still missing that E word? Mine go 4,4,6,5,4,4,4. The only one I'm missing is that 8.

10:44 am

Atalante

Take the E6 and add 2 letters :P

11:07 am

jlm_mi

The D/6/21 is plural of a D/5/12.

11:09 am

Atalante

Got it just as you put that up ;)

99 / 4.63 / 1209

11:44 am

Britneysdead

this puzzle isn't as good as yesterdays. i'm glad i've got Basement Jaxx to accompany :D (such a good album?!)

11:48 am

Britneysdead

what was yesterday's 'more voluptuous' C7 by the way? (or was it 8)

11:53 am

boatierra

"At 02:25 am youngster said...

mulhermujer, add another dog!"

Do you mean the plural of the dog name, or whole other dog? 'Cause I've got the plural.

11:58 am

jlm_mi

Britneysdead - It was "chestier".

12:03 pm

Atalante

yes he means the plural ;)

12:06 pm

Britneysdead

oh! i had 'chestier' all along.

12:35 pm

youngster

mulhermujer, actually SHE means the plural :)

12:46 pm

Karin

The D 6-7-8`s a good one

1:25 pm

Treble99

can you give me a clue for the D6/7/8
please

1:32 pm

Karin

Take the A 4/7 add a prefix to get the D/6 then try a suffix or two

2:27 pm

Atalante

ohhh sorry Youngster *blushes*

3:19 pm

Anthony

I only have 22 words. But i got the 8's

3:24 pm

boatierra

I just found another dog, the word is not a name, but it begins with the same letter as the name.

3:48 pm

boatierra

What is the subject for the E8 for 70? And which E does it start with?

3:57 pm

Treble99

A clue for the E8 for 70 would be helpful.

4:03 pm

Krys10

I am missing the 7/36/G and the 6/24/G. Are they related?

4:03 pm

Krys10

the E/8 is 55, the D/8 is 70.

4:05 pm

Tolinya

Get a free digital camera if you can punch out the evil kangaroo

ROFL

4:07 pm

boatierra

Sorry, mixed up my numbers. What is the subject for the E8 for 55, and which E does it begin with?

4:08 pm

Treble99

How many 8s are there

4:09 pm

boatierra

Just the 2 that I know of.

4:33 pm

periwinkle

Help, would someone please give me a clue for the 8 letter words?

4:51 pm

boatierra

The D8 for 70 is a chemical, a clue from 8:04 am.

5:19 pm

runningforhome

jlm, don't know if you've found it already, but I've got a g/6/27; you didn't have that on your list.
Any other hints on the sevens?

5:38 pm

youngster

The D8 for 70 chemical....is it reasonably common? Any other clues. Tried working out the points, but getting no-where.

6:29 pm

MammaJill

d8/70 has an a4/7 inside it

6:32 pm

periwinkle

got the d/6/7 but cant find the 8.

6:33 pm

periwinkle

nevermind found the d/8, yea.

6:34 pm

periwinkle

ma I have a clue for the e/8 please

6:36 pm

periwinkle

Oops, that should have read, May I-----
I was typing with one hand and eating a nectarine with the other.

6:58 pm

periwinkle

I don't have any I (eyes) or O letter words. Any hints out there?

7:00 pm

periwinkle

marigold, are you here?

7:16 pm

grasshopper8

Periwinkle, hint, starting with 'I', rhymes with Irons.

7:18 pm

periwinkle

thanks, got one I word now. :)

7:24 pm

periwinkle

I am missing One A word. I have 4/7, 6/33, 5/16, 4/5, 5/12, 4/5, 4,5. What am I missing?

7:58 pm

Christine

Periwinkle - A5/12, sponsorship, patronage.

10:09 pm

fit1

I got the "E" for 8. I am very conceited about it, Periwinkle

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