Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, April 11, 2018

12:05 am

Rainiqui

flip and li 7

12:07 am

Gillie

st9

12:07 am

jessmom

te8

12:14 am

jessmom

st8

12:15 am

Rainiqui

st 7

12:16 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

se7

12:18 am

Rainiqui

ea 7

12:18 am

jessmom

sa7

12:18 am

Gillie

ne7

12:21 am

Gillie

ro7

12:21 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:22 am

jessmom

se7 x 2

12:26 am

cybernan

se 7 x3

12:26 am

cybernan

se 8

12:27 am

cybernan

as 8

12:29 am

Uneaixoise

100 to go -- gnite all :-)

12:31 am

Uneaixoise

97

12:33 am

cybernan

91 and crashing

12:34 am

cybernan

90 -- good night

12:53 am

rbud

ts 6/7

3:05 am

grannyrose

has everyone died in here?

3:13 am

TQ

Hi grannyrose I'm here just don't tend to chat

3:13 am

grannyrose

okay.... leaving an enormous hug for sprite in chog.

3:14 am

grannyrose

g'day tq

3:14 am

TQ

Hiya hope you're well

3:14 am

grannyrose

why has your bunny have a green paw?

3:15 am

grannyrose

i am as good as i can be, tq. and you?

3:15 am

TQ

I had to look there. It's a piece of broccoli

3:15 am

grannyrose

oh... loll

3:16 am

TQ

It does look like her foot though

3:16 am

TQ

I'm good thanks

3:17 am

grannyrose

thank heavens !! *giggle*

3:17 am

grannyrose

where abouts are you in the UK?

3:17 am

TQ

I'm in Essex

3:18 am

grannyrose

ahhh. we wanted to see there but ran out of time. maybe next time.

3:19 am

TQ

Some parts are really lovely. Pretty villages like Finchingfield

3:20 am

grannyrose

i have seen them on-line. nothing like reality...

3:20 am

TQ

That's true. Are you planning on coming back soon

3:21 am

grannyrose

it depends on how fast my disorder advances. but it won't be soon enough for me...loll

3:22 am

TQ

All that travelling must be very tiring for you and don though

3:24 am

grannyrose

tq... we are planning 4 week blocks next time. 8 weeks was sooo hard. poor don was so worried.

3:25 am

TQ

Oh well time for me to sign off. Have a lovely day rose xx

3:25 am

grannyrose

thanx tq. enjoy your day. xoxox

3:25 am

TQ

Bye

4:14 am

zoozzoom

Okay first run through and I have 57 words left. Will comeback later to see if I can find any more. Happy babbling everyone!

4:23 am

rubyfoo

Good morning

4:26 am

bichon

Bon Jour

4:27 am

rubyfoo

Bon jour

4:27 am

rubyfoo

Cold morning and l'm not so great today- two nurses, masseur, but no energy

4:28 am

rubyfoo

Where are you now?

4:28 am

rubyfoo

stoat

4:28 am

rubyfoo

sorry

4:29 am

rubyfoo

l won't talk, will just listen!

4:35 am

MollyL

I think the prolonged cold has left everyone exhausted. Your body's reaction to the cold is to tense up. We all need some sunshine to warm our weary winter muscles.

4:36 am

rubyfoo

Yes

4:50 am

MollyL

Hope you feel better soon, Ruby.

4:51 am

rubyfoo

Thank you; it's just a bad morning

4:55 am

rubyfoo

l think l had better call somebody

5:00 am

MollyL

My good thoughts and prayers are out for you, Ruby.

5:03 am

rubyfoo

l'mnot proud, but l sent a message to Nadia....

5:03 am

rubyfoo

She has her own probles, but she calls me her little grandma

5:17 am

MollyL

I'm glad you have someone to call. That is a comfort for you.

5:54 am

granadan

no stetson?

5:54 am

granadan

totes

5:55 am

granadan

sorry!

5:57 am

rubyfoo

hello gran (but, of course, you're too youg to be a agran!)

5:58 am

granadan

long time no see! xxx

5:59 am

rubyfoo

Is it grey there? lt's less cold here and the flowers continue to open, more each day, but no sunshne

6:00 am

rubyfoo

lf l ever cimplain about being to hot, you can hire soimeone to shoot me!

6:00 am

granadan

Miserable. Grey days, chilly nights. I'm hoping we've seen the last of the snow, but the weather people keep muttering.

6:00 am

rubyfoo

sorryfor typos, but l'l pretty dopy this morning

6:01 am

granadan

Some of my best words were typos ;)

6:03 am

rubyfoo

Everyone here complains about this weather. There are often days, so ckoudy, that the lake is invisible.

6:04 am

granadan

You are in such a beautiful area. Must be worse to lose the view to clouds

6:06 am

granadan

Toddler appeared waving a book. Best I go read to her. Back in about 3 minutes when she decides to go bash a brother...

6:07 am

rubyfoo

Usually, even sitting on y "throne" (the countess of Veyrier LOL), l have a beautiful view of the lake

6:07 am

rubyfoo

What are the ges f the kids?

6:07 am

rubyfoo

ages of*

6:09 am

granadan

nearly 3, 9, 13, 14, 20. She decided standing on the back om my chair and shrieking in my ear is more fun.

6:09 am

granadan

Toddlers and teens. Didnt think that through did i?

6:09 am

rubyfoo

cute?

6:10 am

rubyfoo

Do the teens help with the tinies?

6:11 am

granadan

Seriously cute. She has downs syndrome, and is the happiest little person I ever met. its like living with a tiny whirlwind, dipped in a sunbeam, wrapped in a cuddle

6:11 am

granadan

Yes, the boys love her. Eldest has left home now, so its getting easier

6:14 am

rubyfoo

Do yu have animals, too? lt sounbds like a happy circus, chez vous!

6:15 am

granadan

We've just lost the last of the dogs. Over the years we've had quail, chickens, rabbits, guinea pigs, now down to goldfish.

6:16 am

granadan

This grid id huuuuge

6:17 am

rubyfoo

What started as 23 tiny goldfish ("feeders" in Miami)in the little pond we built, with a fountain in the middle, now has 100'sa fish, some a foot long.

6:18 am

granadan

Oh wow!

6:18 am

rubyfoo

l tried to feed them on Monday, th e firs tiume since the autumn, but they were still "sleeping" l hope, in the lud.

6:19 am

rubyfoo

mud*,+ many other typos!

6:21 am

granadan

Sorry, was looking up Annecy on the map again. Im coming down through Switzerland in July, but the other side, hoping the views are as good as they look on t'interweb

6:21 am

rubyfoo

l would love to have other animals, butt l can barely manage these two big dogs. Chickens would be fun for the dogs (butnd&ngerous for the birds). l can imagine Rufie binging them into the house

6:22 am

granadan

Haha! Ill bet.

6:22 am

rubyfoo

Veyrier du Lac is an hour South of Geneva

6:23 am

rubyfoo

l'l sure he wouldn't mean to harm them (??) but they'd be frightened to death.

6:23 am

granadan

Looks wonderful. Im riding down to Venice, then ferry to Greece and on to Crete

6:23 am

rubyfoo

Now and then a bird flies into the house and the two dogs have a great time

6:23 am

rubyfoo

What a great trip!

6:24 am

granadan

Cant wait. Its so cold here. Two rampaging dogs playing with chickens doesnt sound ideal ive got to agree bless them x

6:25 am

rubyfoo

l think it would be fun for them, just noe for the chickens.

6:26 am

rubyfoo

l no longr travel, but did a lot before, both for work and for fun, so l don't mind staying in one spot

6:31 am

rubyfoo

Did all of your animals have names? Even the chickens? l love the names people give their animals.

6:32 am

rubyfoo

Here, they often call their cats "minoi"

6:34 am

rubyfoo

There was a spider who lived in the allysum in front of the house. She was an Argeops and l named her Callope and fed her flies. Sne was a beauty.

6:34 am

rubyfoo

There was a spider who lived in the allysum in front of the house. She was an Argeops and l named her Callope and fed her flies. Sne was a beauty.

6:38 am

rubyfoo

L don't like the big black ones who occasionally arrive in the house and w,ho jump>>>>. There was once a tTertaria Gigantia, almost the size of my hand, in the kitchen sink. >by the time l got her down the drain, the whole kitchen was wet

6:38 am

rubyfoo

Argiope*

6:39 am

rubyfoo

l love living in the country!

6:44 am

rubyfoo

Bye

6:45 am

granadan

Didn't name male chickens or quail for obvious reasons, but yes, everything else. Ah, I treated myself to another motorbike last year, so that's how I'm heading across country now. Sorry, nipping in and out round kids etc x

7:54 am

NatashaW

Yet another real word that Babble doesn't know...stot/stots! Really surprised by that!

7:55 am

NatashaW

Morning all

7:56 am

Mubner

morning, Natasha

8:05 am

Trifioso

hello all

8:05 am

Trifioso

I am spending a thrilling four class periods guarding the girls room today, during state testing. On the plus side - getting paid to babble!

8:09 am

ChampFit

I've done that as a volunteer before. Mind-numbing! Thank goodness for babble.

8:10 am

Trifioso

seriously

8:10 am

Trifioso

these poor kids. State mandated standardized testing is the absolute WORST

8:10 am

Trifioso

I have never seen it used as anything but a real estate indicator

8:11 am

ChampFit

I always pooh-poohed it to my kids. There's no reason to stress over it. But things roll downhill, and they'd end up worrying anyway. Pain in the butt.

8:11 am

Trifioso

yuuuup

8:12 am

Scrabbler

Good day to all.

8:12 am

Trifioso

hello scrabbler!

8:12 am

ChampFit

good morning!

8:13 am

Scrabbler

Trif, 40% of local parents opt out of state testing for their kids. There is a huge movement here to opt out.

8:13 am

Scrabbler

I am off today and working FRi because of my on-call weekend.

8:13 am

ChampFit

I need to check, but my guess is it's much less in Texas. I only know of one person that opted out, personally.

8:16 am

ChampFit

Have come to a standstill with 60 left. Going to list...

8:17 am

Trifioso

I don't know that they CAN do that here - if they don't pass the 10th grade test, they cannot graduate.

8:18 am

Scrabbler

That is different. Here the tests are used to assess proficiency levels in ELA and Math, but there are no requirements tied in to graduation.

8:18 am

ChampFit

I haven't checked into it enough to say.

8:19 am

Trifioso

the "secret" of course, is that the 10th grade MCAS is easier than the 8th grade one. The state is certainly not interested in funding another year of education

8:20 am

Scrabbler

The proficiency rates are dismally low in the city schools, more so by 8th grade. It is very sad that more kids are not retained. Why move kids along that are illiterate?

8:21 am

Trifioso

the line we get is that it hurts them socially. please.

8:21 am

Trifioso

the biggest disservice tis the idea that all kids that are the same age know the same things. grouping grades by age is so stupid

8:21 am

Scrabbler

Yes, please be real.

8:22 am

Scrabbler

Agreed.

8:22 am

Trifioso

but there's me, trying to upend the system again....

8:23 am

Scrabbler

My friend is a college professor and laments the inadeqaute writing/spelling skills of her students.

8:24 am

Trifioso

no one can read cursive anymore either.

8:24 am

NatashaW

Amen to that Scrabbler. They've stopped reading books. Even my kid, who's an excellent writer and speller, refuses to read anything longer than a Wikipedia article. Google is making us stoopid.

8:25 am

Trifioso

what worries me a lot more ( a LOT more) is that lack of cultural competency I am seeing. Regardless of religion, the Garden of Eden is the creation myth of our culture. The fact that NONE of the seventh grade students could recount it this year bothered me greatly.

8:25 am

Scrabbler

Or write it. We have kids 12 and older complete surveys at their yearly visits, then sign them. Kids tell me that they don't know how to do their signature.

8:26 am

NatashaW

Perhaps each generation laments the losses but I struggle with the fact that everything I truly care about (classical music, literature, etc) looks to be going the way of the dodo.

8:26 am

Scrabbler

It is very worrisome, Natasha and Trif. Kids have no realistic view of work ethic and excellence.

8:26 am

Trifioso

Every year the thing we cannot talk about, because kids have no cultural reference for them, grows. Record players, tv antennas, sleds, analog clocks, cursive, etc. September 11th is as relevant to them as Lincoln's assassination is to us.

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Maybe 20% of kids are hard-working, ambitious, responsible.

8:27 am

Scrabbler

Parents do not prepare their kids for adulthood anymore.

8:29 am

Scrabbler

The Dunning-Kruger Effect is rampant because kids no longer understand what excellence is. The bar is set too low for kids.

8:29 am

smoove

Is anyone getting a warning in their URL that this isn't a secure site?

8:30 am

Scrabbler

It says "not secure" in my bar. It doesn't bother me on this site.

8:30 am

Trifioso

see: every kid gets a ribbon for details

8:31 am

smoove

Well, what exactly does it mean? Can someone hack into my computer?

8:31 am

Scrabbler

Or trophies for being on a team. For just participating.

8:31 am

Scrabbler

smoove, do you have a firewall?

8:31 am

smoove

I suspect I do.

8:32 am

NatashaW

"not secure" usually means any info you post could be seen by others, potentially. So don't post your SS# or credit cards on Babble chat :-)

8:33 am

Trifioso

oooh! an opportunity! I still know mr hates SS# - anyone want it?

8:33 am

smoove

Haha...thanks all.

8:33 am

NatashaW

Often I get those warnings about sites that I know are perfectly safe... sometimes the great URL gods don't recognize the site's certificate.

8:33 am

Scrabbler

Trif, is he still making your life difficult?

8:35 am

Trifioso

hes taking me back to court AGAIN on april 20th to attempt to lower my child support for the 3rd time this year. His net worth is $1.6M. I am a paraprofessional in a low income public school. So, uh, yeah.

8:35 am

Trifioso

I get PTSD walking into the court building. Seriously.

8:35 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no. ((Trif))

8:36 am

NatashaW

Wow. I'm amazed the courts allow that, it seems abusive.

8:37 am

NatashaW

scratch "seems" - is.

8:38 am

Trifioso

I'm over it. My kids know who "supports" them

8:38 am

Scrabbler

My mother called me at 3am frantic because the power went out. She was crying and so scared.

8:38 am

Trifioso

oh no scrabbler! Poor thing

8:38 am

Trifioso

brb - student needs me

8:39 am

Scrabbler

She sleeps in her chair lift chair and was reclined. And she feared that the sump would overflow because the pump couldn't work. She wanted me to drive up--45 minutes away. I had to talk her down. My brother lives with her.

8:45 am

72 Temple Owl

That's hard.

8:47 am

Scrabbler

She already has anxiety so this set her off. I talked to her for 20 minutes and reassured her.

8:49 am

car.eeyore

Oh no...that is sad and frustrating, Scrabs

8:49 am

car.eeyore

Good morning everyone

8:50 am

Scrabbler

Hi Car. She was worried about food in the fridge and freezer...she just feared a prolonged outage and, with no storms here, I told her that the problem would likely be fixed readily, and what we could do if it wasn't.

8:51 am

car.eeyore

Only you can be so level headed at that hour. Bless you

8:53 am

Scrabbler

Years of practice with reassuring people.

8:53 am

car.eeyore

For sure. ((Scrabs))

8:54 am

Scrabbler

She hasn't called me yet and I suspect she is still sleeping.

8:55 am

car.eeyore

Ahhh...one of mom & my favorite artists is in the grid *minus one letter at the end*

8:56 am

Scrabbler

Hm, I am not knowledgable on artists.

8:57 am

car.eeyore

Mary Cassatt...we went to the MFA to see her work and fell in love! My mom even named the next cat we got "Cassie" after her

8:57 am

Scrabbler

I will look her up.

8:58 am

car.eeyore

Lovely images...many with mothers and children

8:58 am

MLFAN17

hello all

8:58 am

Scrabbler

Beautiful paintings--lots of children.

8:58 am

Scrabbler

Hi MLFAN

8:58 am

car.eeyore

hello

8:58 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

8:58 am

MLFAN17

hi car

9:00 am

MLFAN17

2nd column o?

9:00 am

car.eeyore

or 4/4

9:00 am

Scrabbler

Still blank for me

9:00 am

MLFAN17

ty car

9:00 am

Scrabbler

DUH!

9:01 am

Aloyisius

malaria mosquito alert.. hi all, brb - phone going off

9:01 am

MLFAN17

agreed scrab and its a babblet

9:01 am

car.eeyore

ty aloy...will get out the spray!

9:01 am

MLFAN17

5th column e?

9:01 am

Scrabbler

Oh, no, Aloy. Do you take malaria meds in Florida??

9:02 am

Aloyisius

lol, the mosquito is in the grid! ....and the pl.. gtg

9:02 am

Scrabbler

TY for the clue.

9:02 am

Aloyisius

umm, the fly, not the mosquito.. sorry, rushing

9:07 am

MLFAN17

5th column e?

9:07 am

car.eeyore

working on it now...

9:07 am

Scrabbler

en5 and 6--what you do to enter the military

9:07 am

car.eeyore

that is from the fourth column

9:08 am

Scrabbler

Oh I looked at the 4th column. Sorry.

9:08 am

MLFAN17

yes it but I didn't have it

9:08 am

car.eeyore

got it. spelling out the curvy letter of the alphabet

9:08 am

car.eeyore

no worries!

9:08 am

Scrabbler

Maybe es4 or es5--plural of a letter

9:08 am

MLFAN17

ty car

9:08 am

car.eeyore

there is also en 5/10 and 6/18 from that fourth column E as well

9:08 am

Scrabbler

Oatmeal time. Who wants some?

9:09 am

MLFAN17

Stetson doesn't work its a brand name or a type of hat

9:09 am

car.eeyore

Yes please!

9:10 am

MLFAN17

I am waiting for chicken green beans and mashed potatoes

9:11 am

car.eeyore

finally found an 8

9:12 am

MLFAN17

congrats car still looking

9:12 am

car.eeyore

Personally, i think it is a silly word

9:12 am

MLFAN17

what does it start with car?

9:13 am

car.eeyore

ST 7/28 & 8/40

9:13 am

MLFAN17

oh the very one I am looking for:)

9:13 am

MLFAN17

which st is it?

9:13 am

Scrabbler

Here is the oatmeal, with blueberries added.

9:14 am

car.eeyore

OMG!!!! I was going to ask if you had blueberries! Perfect :)

9:14 am

Scrabbler

I have no 8s yet.

9:14 am

MLFAN17

me either scrab

9:14 am

Aloyisius

back, note to self: do not try to clue while multi-tasking

9:15 am

Wolvie

ty car- that led me to st 9 - lol st 5. 7,8 and 9 so far.

9:15 am

car.eeyore

I know I can't! ;)

9:15 am

Scrabbler

It still worked, Aloy.

9:15 am

car.eeyore

Oh boy...I better go back and look then

9:15 am

Aloyisius

no thanks to me, Scrabbs... I would have looked for "aedes"

9:15 am

car.eeyore

Got the 9...ty!

9:16 am

car.eeyore

That was in yesterdays grid

9:16 am

Scrabbler

I found an 8--st8/40--type of fish, I believe

9:16 am

moolingwa

morning all

9:16 am

MLFAN17

morning mool

9:16 am

Scrabbler

Hi Wolvie and Moo

9:16 am

MLFAN17

scrab which st is it for the one you just mentioned?

9:16 am

moolingwa

happy wednesday (I think) ML

9:16 am

Wolvie

hey scrabs :-)

9:16 am

Scrabbler

Or is st7-8 a marble?

9:17 am

car.eeyore

I googled it and apparently it is the name of a device that holds a mobile phone now. hmmmm

9:17 am

MLFAN17

mool you think?

9:17 am

Wolvie

marble i think. then most for the 9

9:17 am

Wolvie

lol- really? too funny

9:17 am

Scrabbler

St***head trout

9:17 am

car.eeyore

Of this from the Urban dictionary:

9:17 am

Aloyisius

isn't a stowcase

9:17 am

car.eeyore

A "st 7/28 is a 22 oz beverage that is meant to get you buzzed on a dollar

9:17 am

Scrabbler

I have the st9 now TY

9:18 am

Wolvie

what is the other 9?

9:18 am

MLFAN17

that would be stone?

9:18 am

Scrabbler

Pittsburgh St****ers.

9:18 am

car.eeyore

Yes...it is a fish as well.

9:18 am

Aloyisius

ty Scrabbs!

9:19 am

Scrabbler

I don't know your st9, Car.

9:19 am

Aloyisius

too bad stetson won't work

9:19 am

MLFAN17

ty scrab got me the st 5 st 8/40

9:19 am

car.eeyore

My ST 9 is the same one you have. I was just offering all the colorful definitions of the word

9:19 am

MLFAN17

i tried it too aloy

9:20 am

car.eeyore

Hello to those I missed

9:20 am

MLFAN17

the st 8/40 is pl

9:20 am

Wolvie

does anyone have the beginning of the other 9? i haven't looked at the list :-)

9:20 am

MLFAN17

i will be back....

9:20 am

car.eeyore

Not I

9:20 am

Wolvie

the st i have no problems :-)

9:20 am

moolingwa

morning car

9:21 am

Aloyisius

don't have it either Wolvie

9:22 am

Wolvie

ah- well ty guys :-) will just keep monkeying along lol

9:24 am

Scrabbler

93 left and I need a break. Maybe I will return tonight. Enjoy the day.

9:24 am

Aloyisius

have a wonderful Wednesday, Scrabbs!

9:25 am

Wolvie

ttfn scrabs

9:25 am

Scrabbler

A walk in a park, then to the YMCA.

9:27 am

moolingwa

momentarily thought you wrote a walk in paris scrab

9:48 am

Aloyisius

Wolvie, if you are still here: the other 9 is te9.54, a pl

9:58 am

Aloyisius

off to do what needs to be done - happy Babbling, folks!

10:03 am

mkg

could use a further clue for the te 9 please. ty

10:04 am

mkg

i have te 8 which is the very smallest. so what is the 9 please?

10:05 am

markbowers7

phantom: ascot

10:08 am

mkg

any clues for the O bottom row? ty

10:08 am

mkg

nm got it.

10:08 am

mkg

ty anyway

10:08 am

magazinemom

or 4/4

10:09 am

mkg

ty

10:09 am

mkg

need clues for E right column and the 4th column please. ty

10:12 am

markbowers7

clue for as8?

10:13 am

markbowers7

is it built from the preceding 5/6 combo?

10:13 am

mixi6

4th column 4 all start with en. 5,6,6,7

10:14 am

bojazz

as 8 - built from as 6/18

10:15 am

mixi6

right column s, pl

10:16 am

penquis

right column S?

10:17 am

mixi6

right column e is s pl

10:17 am

penquis

oh...sorry....thought you were asking for a clue...

10:17 am

penquis

pl = please... ;o)

10:18 am

markbowers7

ty bo

10:19 am

MollyL

Well, people here use pl for plural and pt for past tense. This is why I don't like abbreviations.

10:20 am

markbowers7

another phantom: senile

10:20 am

penquis

yes, i know....i just had a misunderstanding moment...

10:22 am

mixi6

yes, I am.

10:22 am

penquis

you are what?

10:24 am

mixi6

mark may be describing me.

10:24 am

mixi6

I think.

10:24 am

rururocks

what time is bingo?

10:24 am

penquis

ha!....me, too.... ;o)

10:24 am

penquis

well i have to go ....bbl to find my last 71.....bye all....

10:25 am

mixi6

36 left.

10:27 am

mixi6

I'm just rocking away on my se6.

10:27 am

markbowers7

i wasn't...as far as i know... ;)

10:31 am

Trifioso

hello again.

10:31 am

Trifioso

sill sitting outside the bathroom, signing girls in and out. Living the dream

10:31 am

rururocks

are you flushed with pride trif?

10:32 am

Trifioso

I'm so sick of listening to the damn air hand dryers. it's like sitting on a runway

10:59 am

Sunrise

Would anyone like a clue ? before I leave.

11:04 am

Sunrise

Ok Happy Babbling to you all.

11:20 am

MLFAN17

how many as 6/18's?

11:21 am

mixi6

3 mlf

11:22 am

MLFAN17

hi mixi tpy

11:22 am

MLFAN17

ty

11:24 am

MLFAN17

jo6?

11:25 am

mixi6

plural

11:27 am

MLFAN17

mixi I am not sure if I have the right word ot pl.. is it a 4 or a 5?

11:27 am

mixi6

fw

11:28 am

MLFAN17

never mind I foundit

11:28 am

MLFAN17

them

11:28 am

MLFAN17

congrats on fireworks

12:06 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with right column E pls

12:07 pm

periwinkle

nm

12:12 pm

Judi

+

12:12 pm

Judi

Hiyas kids.

12:15 pm

NatashaW

ca7,8 anyone? have the enzyme but stumped by t'other

12:15 pm

hydra

It's an Italian ice cream, Natasha

12:16 pm

NatashaW

huh!! can't believe I didn't find that, and me thinking I'm pseudo-italian

12:20 pm

NatashaW

OK still stumped...

12:21 pm

NatashaW

nm got it

12:23 pm

Judi

Sweet Jesus. Found all the Js.

12:25 pm

NatashaW

impressive. :-)

12:26 pm

NatashaW

I just polished off all those long ca words and am feeling OK about it :-)

12:27 pm

NatashaW

bbl gotta do some work

12:31 pm

lbuxx

J's & W's finished... and about 1/2 of the others.. still a waaaaays to go over here.

12:40 pm

lbuxx

any help with the 3rd CA 7/8 combo? I have the other 2..

12:43 pm

NatashaW

It's a Sicilian cake or ice cream decorated with candied fruit...

12:43 pm

NatashaW

sounds sorta like the famous woman painter

12:44 pm

NatashaW

Mary Ca___

12:44 pm

NatashaW

but since it's Italian, there's an extra vowel at the end :-)

12:50 pm

Judi

Finally broke 100.

12:53 pm

lbuxx

thank you Natasha! that's a weird one for me..

1:06 pm

NatashaW

I looked up the recipe... quite elaborate, involves ricotta or mascarpone, marzipan, cake, lemon glaze, and the candied fruit (not my favorite).

1:07 pm

Judi

I lady I used to work with used to make it for Christmas every year. She left the candied fruit out. It was soooo delicious.

1:07 pm

Judi

Fat content off the hook, though.

1:09 pm

NatashaW

you can do everything right and still not live forever. I say, bring on the mascarpone.

1:10 pm

NatashaW

I mean, not every day of course... but sometimes!

1:13 pm

Judi

64 left and I'm sick of this grid. Off to pursue other ventures. See y'all fine folks tomorrow.

1:27 pm

NatashaW

now there's a thought. I don't HAVE to finish!

1:46 pm

Douglas

I...must...finish...but I never do.

1:46 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone

1:56 pm

cybernan

last as 6 please?

2:05 pm

rururocks

to mix

2:05 pm

rururocks

like a box of donuts

2:05 pm

periwinkle

got the Italian dessert but need help with the other a7/8 pls

2:05 pm

cybernan

ty ru

2:05 pm

periwinkle

ca7/8 that is

2:07 pm

cybernan

monkeyed the one that is an enzyme, but no idea on the italian dessert

2:07 pm

harpjane

oh goodie a big one

2:08 pm

harpjane

found some donkeys

2:08 pm

periwinkle

got the enzyeme ty

2:08 pm

cybernan

ca 7-8: most of mama elliot + a soldier stands at ****

2:09 pm

cybernan

clue for the dessert please?

2:10 pm

periwinkle

all of mama Elliot and past tense of eat with different last vowel

2:11 pm

cybernan

ty peri

2:11 pm

periwinkle

missing 6 of the 8's and both 9's

2:11 pm

periwinkle

tough grid for me

2:11 pm

cybernan

just need the 2nd set now - the ca's are killers

2:12 pm

harpjane

found another horse

2:14 pm

cybernan

just have the ro 4

2:14 pm

zoozzoom

Peri. I can clue you one of the 9s if you would like.

2:15 pm

Douglas

I am at NBT-2, exactly two words for every tile, except the ones that have less than two words.

2:19 pm

cybernan

have the one to do with marbles, zoom -- wouldn't mind a clue for the other 9

2:19 pm

zoozzoom

I will try.

2:20 pm

zoozzoom

TE + brown from sun + vowel + first three of opp of brother but with a different vowel.

2:21 pm

cybernan

ty zoom

2:29 pm

harpjane

nbs

2:30 pm

cybernan

na 6/18 please?

2:30 pm

zoozzoom

It is a mineral.

2:31 pm

mael

like an older married woman but with an N instead of an M

2:31 pm

zoozzoom

Hydrated sodium carbonate.

2:31 pm

rururocks

sounds like a salty clue

2:31 pm

cybernan

not one that I know - only miner worth knowing starts with a g :-)

2:31 pm

zoozzoom

lol

2:32 pm

cybernan

ty mael

2:33 pm

cybernan

50 - time for lunch

2:34 pm

zoozzoom

Enjoy your lunch, Nan!

2:34 pm

zoozzoom

I just had a pizza :-)

2:37 pm

Douglas

I've only found one word so far containing all four s's. Are there more?

2:38 pm

mael

yes

2:39 pm

mael

I have at least 4, but it's not an exhaustive list :)

2:40 pm

zoozzoom

I have three.

2:41 pm

harpjane

nbs

2:43 pm

NatashaW

os7,28 anyone? got the 8,40 but am stuck!

2:43 pm

rururocks

drop an e natasha

2:43 pm

mael

remove one middle vowel from the 8

2:44 pm

NatashaW

ok i'll try that! Lord knows I tried everything else, as usual...

2:44 pm

NatashaW

now why couldn't I think of that?? thx all!

2:46 pm

zoozzoom

I think there are only three words with four Ss in them.

2:48 pm

moolingwa

i have 3 for what it's worth...have 34 words to go though

2:49 pm

zoozzoom

I have three and have finished :-)

2:49 pm

moolingwa

heh

2:49 pm

zoozzoom

But trying to count them made my eyes go googly so not 100% sure.

2:55 pm

Douglas

John Oates is in the grid, but Daryl Hall isn't.

2:55 pm

moolingwa

yes, a lot with 3

2:58 pm

aebmusica

the last se7/28....clue please

3:00 pm

zoozzoom

Plural of the last six lines of a Petrarchan sonnet.

3:03 pm

bichon

5th column e, pls

3:03 pm

cybernan

sa 5-6 combo immediately before the smart remarks, please?

3:04 pm

torgone

es5/10

3:04 pm

zoozzoom

EA 7/28

3:05 pm

zoozzoom

Scrub that, go with, Torgone.

3:07 pm

bichon

ty torgone

3:08 pm

torgone

yqw

3:09 pm

zoozzoom

Hope you are enjoying France, Bichon!

3:10 pm

cybernan

bichon! --- what are you doing here and not out enjoying a glass of wine at some sidewalk cafe?

3:11 pm

cybernan

se 7 before the poetry lines, please?

3:12 pm

zoozzoom

Spells like a rocket but with SE

3:14 pm

cybernan

rocket? seocket? no idea

3:15 pm

zoozzoom

Another word for a bomb type rocket.

3:15 pm

cybernan

oh - ty zoom

3:15 pm

bpalosky

season

3:16 pm

zoozzoom

Time for me to go and do other things. Happy babbling everyone!

3:20 pm

cybernan

bye zoom

3:22 pm

cybernan

guess a pastey faced person isn't tanless

3:28 pm

cybernan

os 7 please?

3:28 pm

moolingwa

os8 minus a vowel in the midel

3:28 pm

moolingwa

middle

3:29 pm

cybernan

nm - found it

3:29 pm

cybernan

ty mool

3:29 pm

moolingwa

np

3:30 pm

cybernan

2nd ca 7-8 please?

3:30 pm

moolingwa

only have one set of ca 7/8...but maybe it's the one you're looking for

3:30 pm

moolingwa

it's a flavour of ice cream from italy

3:31 pm

moolingwa

if i recall correctly it had cherries in it

3:31 pm

moolingwa

although in this instance it has a double letter, that is normally single

3:31 pm

cybernan

have what was described as an italian dessert

3:32 pm

moolingwa

ok

3:32 pm

cybernan

just checked the def -- have that - this one comes between the ensyme and the dessert

3:33 pm

cybernan

do you want a clue for the first set?

3:33 pm

moolingwa

not yet thanks

3:35 pm

cybernan

found it

3:35 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone :-)

3:36 pm

moolingwa

bye nan

3:52 pm

NatashaW

can someone pls clue ne5,10... NOT the obvious ones about housekeeping and ornithological constructions... t'other one! thx in advance

3:54 pm

car.eeyore

like a bank robbery but with a different first consonant

3:54 pm

doseffing

... how about .... someone who really believes in "ne"s

3:55 pm

doseffing

... or that

3:59 pm

NatashaW

lol thanks u2!

3:59 pm

NatashaW

oy, yet another Scots dialect...

4:07 pm

NatashaW

So, a question: is there anywhere one can go back the next day and see all the words one missed?

4:08 pm

NatashaW

I get tired of monkeying and begging for clues but wd love to see the ones that eluded me

4:11 pm

MollyL

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