Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, August 2, 2018

12:10 am

harpjane

flkip!

12:11 am

dianedecoder

flkip to you too ! hi harpjane :)

12:11 am

cybernan

hi harp -- was just taking a peek before heading off to bed

12:11 am

cybernan

hi diane

12:12 am

flosey

hi folks, quiet tonight

12:12 am

Rainiqui

ca 7

12:12 am

harpjane

i wonder is today is Add A "K" Dau

12:12 am

harpjane

Dayu

12:12 am

helensgirlkid

ro7

12:12 am

harpjane

or maybe add a u?

12:12 am

dianedecoder

hi nan....same here! We are having a rip roaring electrical storm right now and it's cooling things off nicely!

12:12 am

jessmom

ye7, ya 7, te7, sa7

12:13 am

dianedecoder

Hi, Helen in Calgary :-)

12:13 am

harpjane

whale

12:14 am

helensgirlkid

The thunderstorm has just about left here - probably moving north, I gather!

12:15 am

dianedecoder

Did you get any of that hail yesterday? The pictures from 22X were incredible!

12:15 am

harpjane

rodents

12:16 am

jessmom

ro7x2

12:17 am

helensgirlkid

No, yesterday clouded up a couple of times, but it couldn't work up to do anything dramatic. I'm hoping to morrow that it leaves me be until after 4 pm - bus travel in a storm is no fun!

12:19 am

gapeach

ch7

12:19 am

dianedecoder

I hope you're headed somewhere exciting !

12:19 am

dianedecoder

Hi, gapeach :-)

12:20 am

gapeach

Hi there, diane.

12:20 am

harpjane

what are the stats for the corner C?

12:21 am

cybernan

ce 4/6

12:21 am

dianedecoder

ce4/6

12:21 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:23 am

harpjane

thank you lickety!

12:23 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:23 am

harpjane

thanks for the ce4

12:25 am

cybernan

yw

12:26 am

jessmom

ex7 & 8

12:26 am

cybernan

ga 7

12:28 am

cybernan

not seeing the ex -- too tired. Good night all

12:32 am

Rainiqui

de 7

12:33 am

Pinikula

ch7

12:37 am

dianedecoder

hi, Pini !

12:37 am

Pinikula

hi di :)

12:52 am

dianedecoder

good night ...past my bed time! z z z z

1:05 am

gapeach

Sweet dreams, diane.

1:24 am

sprite

good morning all

1:27 am

rbud

hi, sprite

1:28 am

sprite

*hugs rbud* Hi there, how are you today?

1:28 am

rbud

oh, not too bad. and yourself?

1:29 am

sprite

pretty okay, thanks

1:30 am

rbud

closing in on 200 words without the list, but it's pretty slow going at this point, haha

1:30 am

sprite

wow, good job!

1:32 am

rbud

well, lots of 7 help in the chog, that was nice

1:38 am

rbud

I keep getting distracted by various things, too, just watched an interesting segment on PBS news about how one-third of the Navajo Indian nation doesn't have "grid" electricity, wow. I had no idea.

1:38 am

rbud

some have managed to get solar, which would seem ideal, really, out in the desert as they are.

1:40 am

sprite

indeed. My husband and I are looking into that too, for the tiny house we want to build.

1:40 am

rbud

oooh, I love tiny houses!

1:47 am

sprite

so do we :)
We so long for a simpler life. And we are gonna make it happen.

2:07 am

sprite

name that proper noun: departement in the south-east of france, named after a river.

2:14 am

grannyrose

{{sprite}} {{rbud}} hello my friends. how are you both this flip?

2:14 am

sprite

no takers? It is The ArdÃ¨che.

2:15 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Hi dear friend, great to see you. Just read your email, will write back after babble. You take care, ya hear? And will you finally get that cleaning lady???????

2:17 am

grannyrose

yeah, i hear you. i think this might be the straw on the camel's back sweetie. a little on the scary side too.

2:19 am

sprite

more than a little. And you owe it to yourself (and me, not unimportantly too :P ) and many other people to take better care of yourself. Which means, getting that cleaning lady to take all the heavy work off your hands. Vacuuming, mopping, making the bed, cleaning the bathroom and kitchen.

2:29 am

sprite

fireflies. Lovely grid. Tiny hint: that X is used a lot more than you'd think.
Have a blessed day and a peaceful night, all.
Rose, sweetie, will email you.
*hugs* for Rose and rbud, and an extra one for my bestie ;)

2:30 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !! and so lovely to 'see' you. xoxox

4:37 am

zoozzoom

First run through and I have 96 words left to find. Will come back later to see if I can find any more. Happy babbling everyone!

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Good day, Babblers.

5:55 am

Haz1558

Hello, Scrabbler.

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Dear Haz, how are you? ((Haz))

5:56 am

Haz1558

I'm well. Just back from walking the dog and am settling down to babble. Good to see you!

5:56 am

Scrabbler

Just the other day I was thinking of you and our brains with synesthesia. I wish we could talk/meet.

5:57 am

Haz1558

I know. I still get strange looks when I describe ticker-tape.

5:58 am

Scrabbler

And I see timelines and calendars in my mind so have birthdays all arranged and memorized.

5:58 am

Haz1558

Yes, I see weeks and months going from right to left which is not the usual, apparently.

5:58 am

Scrabbler

I found a synesthesia research team in Australia and did some surveys for them.

5:59 am

Haz1558

Did you? What sort of explanations or light did they shed?

5:59 am

Scrabbler

Mine are left to right.

5:59 am

Haz1558

Interesting. Right to left for future, left to right for the past for me.

5:59 am

Scrabbler

They are gathering data. The latest survey was about seeing certain colors with numbers. I don't do that.

6:00 am

Scrabbler

I see shapes with music.

6:00 am

Haz1558

No, I'm glad my doesn't extend into tastes or colours.

6:00 am

Haz1558

Proper shapes or kind of cloudy?

6:01 am

Scrabbler

And are you an empath too?

6:01 am

Scrabbler

Geometric shapes, and curves.

6:01 am

Haz1558

I feel a pang if I see someone close to me with a sore. Is that what you mean by empath?

6:02 am

Scrabbler

Read about an empath personality--intuitive, and feeling emotions of others very deeply, etc.

6:03 am

Haz1558

I will. It's all fascinating, different personalities and how we interact.

6:03 am

Scrabbler

Did you ever have a concussion?

6:04 am

Haz1558

No, never.

6:04 am

Haz1558

Would having an empath personality be a drawback for someone like yourself who is dealing with people and their difficulties all the time?

6:05 am

Scrabbler

Some people, after a concussion, develop special brain abilities.

6:05 am

Haz1558

I certainly don't remember having anything untoward happen.

6:06 am

Haz1558

I've read about people beginning to speak in different accents etc.

6:06 am

Scrabbler

Absolutely, Haz. I feel emotions so deeply that my work is exhausting. Bad diagnoses and situations hit me hard. I want to adopt so many kids that are living in less than optimal conditions.

6:07 am

Haz1558

I can understand why you need to get away on holiday etc and being an introvert means that it's a struggle to be around lots of people as well.

6:07 am

Scrabbler

Read about Derek Amato--began playing the piano like a classical pianist after a concussion.

6:07 am

Haz1558

Really? That's extraordinary. Hand me the mallet.

6:08 am

Scrabbler

Introvert + empath + synesthete + Highly Sensitive Person (Google that)---> challenging

6:08 am

Scrabbler

Hahaha.

6:08 am

Haz1558

You exhaust yourself, in other words.

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Yes, which is why I require so much solitude.

6:09 am

Scrabbler

Haz, please email me. My address is in my profile.

6:09 am

Haz1558

I completely understand, I enjoy being on my own - it's so much less demanding.

6:09 am

Haz1558

Will do.

6:10 am

Haz1558

Right, I've taken a note of it and will drop you a line later today.

6:11 am

Scrabbler

I am in the office all day and on call too....waaaa.

6:12 am

Haz1558

Waiting for all those needy folk to ring so that you can sort out their lives.

6:12 am

Scrabbler

And then tomorrow my flooring removal and installation begins for 1 week. I want that to be over.

6:13 am

Haz1558

It's never fun getting house renovations done, but oh, how great to have it finished!

6:13 am

Haz1558

We did quite a bit of house stuff last year and it felt like the house was upside down for quite a time. It was worth it in the end.

6:14 am

Haz1558

Are you getting the whole house refloored?

6:16 am

Scrabbler

About 3/4 of the flooring is being removed and replaced. It has been needed for 15 years but I delayed it with other expenditures. The new flooring will transform the house. I have bags and boxes filled and stuffed into rooms that are not being refloored. Remy Rabbit is confused.

6:17 am

Haz1558

Poor Remy! You've had a lot of work to do but, you're right, the house will be transformed.

6:18 am

Haz1558

The problem with any sort of decorating or refurbishment is the way it throws up other things needing done.

6:18 am

Scrabbler

I will need to isolate Remy in one room during this project. He has run of the house, except for Gulliver Rabbit's room.

6:19 am

Scrabbler

Painting is the next project and I enjoy doing that. This project has prompted me to declutter--donating or tossing so many items. I have collected a lot over 29 years here.

6:20 am

Haz1558

Lots of people struggle with decluttering but I think it's liberating.

6:21 am

Scrabbler

My house already looks so much larger after clearing these rooms out. I need to have less in here.

6:21 am

godthaab

Scrabbler -you're a synesthete?

6:22 am

Scrabbler

Yes, me and Haz are. Are you?

6:22 am

godthaab

Oh, yea, I just read down the list. Very cool!

6:22 am

godthaab

No, not at all.

6:22 am

Scrabbler

Audiovisual and visual-spatial.

6:22 am

godthaab

Wow!

6:22 am

Haz1558

And there I was about to organise a Babbler register of synaesthetes.

6:23 am

Scrabbler

Ticker-tape synesthesia, calendars, timelines, etc. I cannot not do it.

6:23 am

godthaab

What is that?

6:23 am

Scrabbler

I see words, conversations, as a ticker-tape scrolling across in my mind.

6:24 am

Haz1558

Every word someone says, or that I think, is visualised as a word. It's like reading continually.

6:25 am

Scrabbler

So, in a setting with many people having conversations, e.g. a party, my mind gets all messed up seeing words and conversations. And I dislike movies or TV unless I can use that caption control, is that what it is called?

6:25 am

Scrabbler

Yes, exactly, Haz.

6:26 am

Haz1558

And yes, lots of people talking together is impossible. I switch off.

6:26 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I just cannot attend parties or be in restaurants---so overwhelming.

6:27 am

godthaab

I have never heard of that! So do you dream in pictures? Pictures only? Pictures with words?

6:28 am

Haz1558

I dream very vividly with conversations/scenarios.

6:28 am

Scrabbler

I see every word that I hear.

6:28 am

Scrabbler

I have VERY vivid, detailed dreams.

6:28 am

Haz1558

And it's frustrating if there's a word you don't know how to spell because you can't really 'understand' it.

6:29 am

Scrabbler

Yes!

6:29 am

godthaab

Fascinating! So what do you see when you read?

6:29 am

Scrabbler

I see those words and my brain is happy.

6:30 am

Haz1558

Words. Just words and it's great.

6:30 am

godthaab

I imagine doctors love you.

6:30 am

Scrabbler

And I am happy without TV or going to the cinema. If I watch a movie here at home I use the caption option so I can see the conversations.

6:30 am

Haz1558

I like instrumental music because you don't have to process words.

6:31 am

Scrabbler

I would love for my brain to be studied so that I could understand the wiring.

6:31 am

godthaab

Do either of you have perfect pitch?

6:32 am

Haz1558

No, certainly not the ability to know exactly where a note is pitched. That would be lovely.

6:32 am

godthaab

Synesthesia is in such a small percentage of the population though.

6:32 am

Scrabbler

INteresting, Haz. I struggled with learning to play instruments--I couldn't translate a symbol into an action with my fingers. My sisters tried to teach me piano, violin, etc. I cannot do it.

6:32 am

Scrabbler

Yes, godthaab, we are a tiny minority.

6:32 am

godthaab

Relative pitch? (I am a musician, by the way)

6:33 am

Scrabbler

I translate music into shapes--curves and geometric shapes. So songs have their distinct patterns to me.

6:34 am

godthaab

Haz, translating a symbol into action is pretty complicated. I have "normal" students who find that difficult. I often wonder if it is a maturity thing. The older the wiser sort of thing.

6:34 am

Scrabbler

I have to get ready for work. I would much rather continue this conversation.

6:34 am

godthaab

I have a synesthete friend who translates notes into colours.

6:34 am

Scrabbler

I have always wanted to be a drummer...maybe I should try that.

6:35 am

Scrabbler

Bye, my friends. Enjoy the day.

6:35 am

godthaab

Scabbler - have a good day!

6:35 am

godthaab

Drummers still have to read.

6:35 am

Haz1558

I can understand music okay. I did lots of languages and realise now that it was made easier because of the synaesthesia.

6:35 am

Haz1558

Bye, Scrabbler, will write later.

6:36 am

godthaab

Bye, all.

6:36 am

Haz1558

Bye, godthaab.

7:30 am

periwinkle

hi all

7:30 am

periwinkle

help withex/8 pls

7:31 am

Tnarg

rates

7:31 am

periwinkle

nm

7:32 am

bichon

share, pls, peri

7:32 am

Tnarg

oops

7:32 am

periwinkle

ex+vowel and a type of fruit

7:34 am

bichon

ty peri

7:34 am

periwinkle

yw

7:35 am

periwinkle

and pl bichon

7:35 am

periwinkle

that is my only 8

7:54 am

doseffing

.... de6/27 8/55 ... to disconnect or separate

7:57 am

bichon

could you clue that again dose, pls

7:59 am

doseffing

... sometimes when two dwellings are connected in the same building it is referred to as "semi-xxxxxxxx"

8:02 am

bichon

ty dose

8:06 am

mymuseisme

good morning Babblers :)

8:22 am

doseffing

... two thirds ... but they

8:23 am

doseffing

... but they're coming slowly ... maybe I should take a break and do some real work ... like bring in the garbage cans and recycling bins or something else useful ... ... luck to all who continue the struggle

8:26 am

mkg

hi all. would love clues for the other 8s please.

8:28 am

phaeton

ex8 clued at 7:32

8:31 am

MLFAN17

first column corner c?

8:31 am

ChampFit

ce4/6

8:33 am

MLFAN17

I assume more then one?

8:41 am

ChampFit

No.

8:43 am

mkg

clue for top right O words please. ty

8:43 am

phaeton

hunting whale

8:43 am

mael

whales, mkg

8:43 am

ChampFit

Go straight down

8:44 am

mkg

got it ty

8:44 am

mkg

got both. ty

8:46 am

phaeton

yw

8:58 am

wvteach

good morning all

8:58 am

MLFAN17

I am still not finding the bottom corner c?

8:58 am

MLFAN17

hi wv

8:58 am

wvteach

i have the EX 8 and DE 8 - stats for the other 8 pls

8:59 am

wvteach

hello mlf

8:59 am

bichon

cu 5/18, pls

8:59 am

mymuseisme

morning WV .. MLF bottom c uses both

8:59 am

MLFAN17

hi mymuse ty

9:00 am

phaeton

ca8/55

9:00 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

9:00 am

mymuseisme

Bich-- alt spelling adverb ending of cu4/6

9:01 am

bichon

ty mymuse

9:01 am

MLFAN17

ty mymuse

9:07 am

car.eeyore

Good morning everyone...day 2 hour 2 of being on hold with Verizon....what better time to Babble?!?!? :)

9:08 am

mymuseisme

Hi car :)

9:08 am

MLFAN17

or take a nap car?

9:08 am

72 Temple Owl

i feel for you, car.

9:08 am

Alleyn58

not seeing ca8 Hint pls

9:08 am

rururocks

I dont' have problems reach Verizon.. that's odd car.ee

9:10 am

MLFAN17

alley I am going to look with you I don't have it eihter

9:15 am

bichon

de 6/24, pls

9:17 am

MLFAN17

bichon do you have ca8?

9:18 am

mymuseisme

don't have either yet

9:20 am

Alleyn58

Nor do I!!

9:20 am

rubyfoo

hlf, nbt, nbs -- good enough! Bye

9:21 am

car.eeyore

do we know which C it comes off of?

9:21 am

mymuseisme

first one

9:21 am

MLFAN17

I have no idea

9:22 am

mymuseisme

wait I could be wrong ....

9:25 am

rururocks

the fifth column c is the ca 8

9:25 am

mymuseisme

I'm wrong starts with right c

9:25 am

MLFAN17

is it a compound word?

9:25 am

rururocks

it's a biology term

9:25 am

mymuseisme

I was fixated on the left, so thanks for the shift. Ends with normal word MLF

9:25 am

mymuseisme

means to have a tail

9:26 am

car.eeyore

got it

9:28 am

MLFAN17

I still don't know it?/?

9:29 am

Alleyn58

Nor me

9:29 am

car.eeyore

ca + vowel + square on a calendar; pl for the 8

9:31 am

Alleyn58

Hooray - uses the fifth vowel

9:31 am

MLFAN17

ty got it

9:34 am

car.eeyore

OMG Verizon actually picked up

9:38 am

MLFAN17

now don't pass out car

9:40 am

car.eeyore

I'm on hold again, but I do have a human working with me now

9:40 am

MLFAN17

ne 5/12?

9:40 am

MLFAN17

only good if you don't get disconnected and you get what you want out of it car:)

9:41 am

car.eeyore

not 'bove

9:42 am

MLFAN17

huh?

9:42 am

moolingwa

morning all

9:43 am

MLFAN17

morning mool

9:43 am

mymuseisme

hi mool

9:43 am

moolingwa

thursday already...

9:44 am

mymuseisme

MLF opposite of not above or 'bove minus beginning

9:45 am

MLFAN17

oh lol I got it makes sense nowo

9:45 am

MLFAN17

now ty both

10:02 am

mymuseisme

scratching he4 that I cannot find 23 4 letter words. Time for a break and have a great day all.

10:21 am

MLFAN17

sometimes 4 letter words are harder then the bigger words at least I have had that problem at times

10:29 am

harpjane

214 to go

10:43 am

MLFAN17

hi harpjane.. 129 left to go

10:44 am

moolingwa

64 left here

10:45 am

Sally-catlover

178 left here

10:45 am

MLFAN17

mool are you going to finish it this time?

10:45 am

moolingwa

not sure, probably not at this rate :)

10:45 am

MLFAN17

bummer

10:46 am

moolingwa

there's always hope tho :)

10:47 am

MLFAN17

yeah I always hope i finish the grids but..:)

10:48 am

moolingwa

exactly :)

10:49 am

harpjane

found a horsey!

10:50 am

moolingwa

I don't see lippizaner in there jane

10:50 am

Sally-catlover

Aha! Found my last y. Ya 7/48 is not a word I've ever actually seen in use but I tried it and it worked.

10:51 am

moolingwa

it is where I come from :)

10:52 am

Sally-catlover

So if someone is very rich they might be well ya 7/48?

10:53 am

moolingwa

lol

10:53 am

Sally-catlover

:-0

10:53 am

moolingwa

I was thinking more of past action...but I like your definition much better

11:01 am

moolingwa

well, down to 28 now...but two 8s and six 7s still to find

11:02 am

harpjane

found felines

11:02 am

moolingwa

focusing on animals today jane?

11:02 am

moolingwa

almost cheetah

11:03 am

moolingwa

and oryx

11:03 am

moolingwa

and auroch...

11:03 am

moolingwa

getting more obscure here

11:04 am

harpjane

I like to call the animals. It give me purpose in life.

11:05 am

moolingwa

yay

11:08 am

Vicuna

da4 and ga4 - fish
ey4 - jaguarundi
ga4 - wild ox
or4 - whale
ra4 - rodents
ro5 - insect

11:09 am

Vicuna

Just getting into the spirit.

11:10 am

harpjane

oooh I didn't even know what some of those babblets meant!

11:10 am

Vicuna

Animals are everywhere! =D But no birds today, that I've noticed.

11:10 am

Sally-catlover

Ooh, I hadn't found the insect and plural so thank you.

11:10 am

harpjane

the ox has bilbo in it's scientific name

11:12 am

Vicuna

No, just bibo, I think. =( But apparently it's no hobbit ox in any case.

11:12 am

harpjane

gotta go

11:12 am

Vicuna

The insect can be past-tensed, too.

11:12 am

harpjane

(btw I need new glasses.....)

11:13 am

harpjane

I have seen an actual vicuna, by the way, when I sent to Peru. They are really cute!

11:13 am

Sally-catlover

So it can. Ty vicuna.

11:14 am

Sally-catlover

Sinbin for you harpjane!

11:14 am

Vicuna

Bye, harpjane! I've never seen a vicuna in its native habitat, but I love all those camelids: llamas, guanacos, vicunas, actual camels... Would love to get to Peru someday.
And I need to go hang out my laundry now.

11:14 am

bichon

de 6/24, pls

11:31 am

moolingwa

de 6/24 to remove support for ongoing health needs maybe?

11:31 am

Biltong

de6/24 = de + ca4/5

11:32 am

Biltong

Stats for the lone c, please?

11:33 am

periwinkle

ce4/6

11:33 am

bichon

Bilt, keep trying to make the ten year span, but it isn't taking it

11:33 am

periwinkle

I have ex8 help with other 8's pls

11:34 am

periwinkle

deco

11:34 am

periwinkle

oops

11:34 am

bichon

de 6/24, pls

11:34 am

Biltong

bichon, ca4/5

11:35 am

Biltong

ten year span is ca4/6

11:35 am

Biltong

sorry, peri, thats the only 8 I have too

11:36 am

bichon

bilt, keep trying ,but can't find it

11:36 am

periwinkle

ok

11:36 am

Biltong

just found de8/55 - to separate or unfasten

11:37 am

periwinkle

ty Biltong

11:37 am

bichon

de 6/24, pls

11:37 am

Vicuna

de6/24 is not a ten-year span. See mool's clue. It ends with concern.
ca8 ends just like the ex8.

11:37 am

Biltong

bichon, if you love someone, you ca** about them

11:37 am

periwinkle

hi Vicuna, hi all

11:37 am

bichon

ty bilt, vicuna

11:37 am

Biltong

yw, peri

11:38 am

Vicuna

Hello, peri and all.

11:38 am

Biltong

yw, bichon

11:38 am

mkg

any clues for the 8s other than the ex? ty

11:39 am

periwinkle

see 11:36 mkg

11:39 am

Sally-catlover

Ty for the de 8/55

11:39 am

Vicuna

I just gave one for ca8 and Biltong just gave one for de8

11:40 am

periwinkle

Vicuna I don't see you clue for ca8

11:40 am

Vicuna

And now I'm off to get lunch. Bye, all.

11:37, peri: ca8 ends just like the ex8

11:41 am

Biltong

bye Vicuna :)

11:41 am

periwinkle

ty Vicuna and bye

11:42 am

Biltong

mmm, still can't find the ca8 ...

11:42 am

periwinkle

ca+vowel and a type of fruie

11:42 am

periwinkle

fruit even

11:43 am

mkg

ty got it.

11:44 am

Biltong

ty :)

12:01 pm

moolingwa

tx for the two 8s..and the associated 7s :)

12:07 pm

Sally-catlover

I'm going crosseyed here. Still 87 to find so I'll look later with fresh eyes.

12:14 pm

MLFAN17

no6?

12:16 pm

moolingwa

no idea?

12:20 pm

moolingwa

ah, found it

12:20 pm

moolingwa

no idea how I'll clue it...

12:21 pm

moolingwa

Okay, this is a pretty lateral clue...

12:22 pm

moolingwa

A beverage that doesn't contain any sometimes vowels?

12:24 pm

Vicuna

Ha - got it. Thanks, mool.

1:13 pm

Soodle

Super-clue for the No6 Mool.thanks

1:21 pm

moolingwa

thanks guys, not always certain that my sense of fun with words translates well into these clues

1:29 pm

guernseygirl

Noyades

1:30 pm

moolingwa

oops :)

1:30 pm

guernseygirl

Sorry, wrong box

1:30 pm

moolingwa

yep, no worries

1:30 pm

Soodle

Lol. I preferred Mools' cryptic clued!

1:31 pm

moolingwa

was going to say, some prefer the more direct clue method

1:31 pm

Soodle

... clue...

1:31 pm

moolingwa

my pop was a big cryptic crossword consumer...I never really understood them myself

1:31 pm

moolingwa

though, I've grown into it now of course...it's more fun

1:32 pm

moolingwa

14 to go here...

1:34 pm

Soodle

Ooh. The satisfaction of figuring out a cryptic crossword clue is wonderful. My favourite is 'GESG'. (9 4). Answer.... Scrambled eggs.

1:37 pm

Soodle

It took me many weeks of looking at the cryptic crossword in the Irish Times, being completely baffled, then looking at the answers the following day & having that cerebral light-bulb ping.

1:38 pm

moolingwa

oh, I get it...col

1:38 pm

moolingwa

er cool

1:38 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I find it fun now to clue that way...after all the literal clues for many of these words are meaningless for most

1:39 pm

moolingwa

aslo am reluctant to give away more letters like re + pe4 for instance

1:39 pm

moolingwa

and I try as hard as I can to also avoid the "spelling" out ones, but sometimes I gpt nothing

1:40 pm

moolingwa

not that there's anything wrong with those methods, just personal choice for me

1:40 pm

Soodle

Meanie!!! Share & share alike, I say. (As a dedicated trawler for clues in the chat).

1:41 pm

moolingwa

:)

1:42 pm

moolingwa

woohoo, two words in under a minute!

1:43 pm

rubyfoo

What are the odds

1:43 pm

Deeha

Thinking about cryptic crosswords - mydad left school at about 8!1 He bpught the Daily Telegraph every day which has a HARD crossword and he would get home, put te kettle on and finish the puzzle before the kettle boiled!1 And he didnt write the clues in because it made it too easy with some of the letters in!1

1:44 pm

moolingwa

very cool

1:44 pm

rubyfoo

that tthe electrÃ§ician will still xhyo u)?

1:44 pm

moolingwa

down to 12 words to go

1:45 pm

rubyfoo

it'sngetting too dark to type

1:45 pm

rubyfoo

soodle! Too hot for hugs

1:47 pm

rubyfoo

If he comes, he'll probably want a hug!

1:48 pm

rubyfoo

lcan't ztaand it, good night

2:08 pm

Soodle

RUBY.... Come back! Sorry I missed you...

2:11 pm

Soodle

Ruby & the electrician are probably canoodling as I struggle along with this wretched grid. Way To Go Rubrs

2:39 pm

BzznBea

45 left and this grid is not fun anymore...

2:40 pm

doseffing

... I recommend the list ... it's not so hard with the list ... even frustrating with the sense that I should have seen those ones I missed

2:41 pm

Soodle

Have you listed, Bea?

2:42 pm

BzznBea

Yes, I've got the list. And it is infuriating when you see the ones you missed.

2:42 pm

BzznBea

I may have to play on a bit...Hubs in running the vacuum. Don't want to interrupt him...

2:43 pm

doseffing

... hey, when he's done your place ... he can come and do mine too

2:44 pm

BzznBea

Poor guy! Now he has me AND my Momma to do for...He's a good man.

2:52 pm

BzznBea

Down to 20...break is over...

2:58 pm

Soodle

Whoa Boy!!! A man using a vacuum cleaner!!! A rare sight indeed.

3:00 pm

Scrabbler

Bravo, bravo! Give that man a medal.

3:11 pm

doseffing

... and done ... may offer a clue for anyone? ...

3:13 pm

doseffing

... then it's back to cutting the lawn ... .... luck to all who continue the struggle ... 'til tomorrow

3:45 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Doseffing!

3:59 pm

zoozzoom

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

3:59 pm

zoozzoom

Happy babbling everyone!

4:05 pm

BzznBea

Back for the last 20 before dinner...

4:06 pm

evanonut

howdy

4:13 pm

BzznBea

Done...Back for more tomorrow...bzzz.

4:55 pm

moolingwa

Down to 10

5:03 pm

jwr

question of the hour: why does my dictionary (the question mark to the left of my word entry) give me "edger" as an answer to all queries?

5:04 pm

moolingwa

no idea, maybe you need to clear you browser cache

5:08 pm

jwr

hmm. I'll try that later moolingwa - (cache-clearing always leaves me with having to replace stuff, lazy me). My printer stopped working for no apparent reason as well . . . . and there are funny whirling things that look like little plates hovering in the air outside my window . . . .

5:08 pm

jwr

but thanks for the idea, m

5:08 pm

moolingwa

don't clear cookies or saved passwords

5:08 pm

moolingwa

just clear temporary internet files

5:09 pm

jwr

Ahhh!

5:19 pm

jwr

nope - this is definitely not my day. I didn't really need a definition anyway, just curious. Thanks for the information for future solutions though.

5:26 pm

Gillie

Well, I tried getting a definition and got a definition for "magniloquent" instead. There was a period previously when it kept giving me definitions for the wrong words (various different ones), but I thought it had been fixed.

5:29 pm

MollyL

I just checked, I am not getting the right definitions either.

5:29 pm

jwr

thank goodness, it's not just my computer. I do like "magniloquent" much better than "edger" though -- I never would have looked for such a mundane word as "edger" *superior snark*

5:30 pm

jwr

Enable has a disability.

5:31 pm

jwr

we are each being assigned our special word-for-the-day

5:32 pm

jwr

Gillie, did you do anything special to fix it?

5:33 pm

Gillie

No, I kept checking it periodically. I think you can enter the word you actually want at the top.

5:36 pm

jwr

true, Gillie. Or I just google and get the full definition.

5:38 pm

Gillie

"Magniloquent" seems a bit rude to me. Curiously, it also gave me "comprehension" once, then went back to "magniloquent".

5:41 pm

moolingwa

it may be a problem with dictionary.com

5:42 pm

moolingwa

I think I see the problem

5:43 pm

moolingwa

looks like dictionary.com changed the formatting of their URL, so the way this site parses the variable (the word in this case) is no longer correct

5:43 pm

moolingwa

So we'd need an update on this site to fix the formatting of the link to correctly submit the request to dictionary.com

5:46 pm

Gillie

Yes, I assumed it was something like that last time.

5:54 pm

harpjane

hello 137 to go

5:58 pm

harpjane

et5?

5:58 pm

Gillie

Chopin wrote lots of them.

5:58 pm

harpjane

thanks!

6:00 pm

harpjane

no6?

6:02 pm

Gillie

Just found it. It's also French, meaning "destruction by drowning", if that helps.

6:03 pm

Gillie

Ends the same way some drinks do, e.g. "lemon---".

6:03 pm

harpjane

thanks

6:26 pm

harpjane

de8?

6:27 pm

periwinkle

do you have de6/27?

6:27 pm

doseffing

... past tense of de6 ... to separate or take apart

6:27 pm

harpjane

nm

6:27 pm

harpjane

thanks

6:27 pm

periwinkle

I am get"theca" everytime I click on the ?

6:27 pm

periwinkle

yw

6:29 pm

lynxxx

Its def wacky Peri - I get "Gail' no matter what def I click on

6:30 pm

TheSquid

can I get a hint for the bottom-most C?

6:30 pm

periwinkle

ce4/6

6:34 pm

TheSquid

thanks

6:35 pm

gemini_J13

I'm getting weird definitions...

6:37 pm

harpjane

so is everybody, I guess there's a goofy thingie happening.

6:37 pm

harpjane

now I'm not getting definitions at all

6:38 pm

gemini_J13

just got a correct one...??

6:39 pm

lynxxx

I have emailed Dr God about it

6:48 pm

harpjane

ar5?

6:49 pm

LuvWordGames

verbally disagree

6:50 pm

harpjane

thanks

6:50 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished, any other clues needed?

6:52 pm

cybernan

hello everyone

6:53 pm

lynxxx

hi Nan

6:55 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi lyn

6:56 pm

penquis

or 6/24 (second)?

6:59 pm

lynxxx

or6.24 like a mule

6:59 pm

gapeach

mean spirited, pen

6:59 pm

cybernan

onlhy one I have is or + pain

6:59 pm

penquis

i have that one...

6:59 pm

penquis

it's the next to the last OR word....

7:00 pm

gapeach

pen, mean spirited

7:00 pm

lynxxx

stubborn

7:00 pm

penquis

oops....sorry, lynx.....i had a similar word but not that one....ty....

7:00 pm

cybernan

ty gap and lynxxx

7:01 pm

lynxxx

thanks - didn't have that one though

7:02 pm

cybernan

someone called an ex 7-8 last night, but not seeing it

7:03 pm

lynxxx

ex & vwl & a Saturday night ****

7:04 pm

penquis

ty lynx....did not have that one either...

7:04 pm

cybernan

new word -- what does it mean?

7:04 pm

lil*monkey

fireworks! My last word was ye5,20

7:05 pm

lynxxx

Congrats Lil

7:05 pm

lynxxx

Nan - to ex5.24

7:06 pm

cybernan

oh -- manufactured word??? ty lynxxx

7:06 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for de6-27? Thanks

7:06 pm

penquis

lil....can you clue that ye 5?....one of my last three...

7:07 pm

lynxxx

de6.27 to be away from something or seperate

7:08 pm

gapeach

Thanks much, lynxxx.

7:09 pm

gapeach

FW finally. Thanks for the help. Blessings

7:09 pm

penquis

nm.....found that ye 5....

7:09 pm

lynxxx

cobgrats Peach

7:09 pm

penquis

congrats, lil and peach...

7:12 pm

penquis

i am done...

7:12 pm

cybernan

grats peach

7:12 pm

lynxxx

Congrats! this is a long grid

7:14 pm

penquis

ty....not a bad grid, though....

7:15 pm

cybernan

grats pen

7:17 pm

penquis

ty...

7:23 pm

cybernan

ca 7 please?

7:23 pm

kje

no6?

7:24 pm

kje

ca7 - anatomic term meaning toward the butt/tail

7:24 pm

lynxxx

ca7 is the same as ex7

7:25 pm

kje

last 5 are the same, yes, good clue

7:25 pm

cybernan

ty lynxxxd -- another new one

7:27 pm

lynxxx

no6 no & rev. opp of night & vowel (sorry couldn't think of harder clue)

7:27 pm

kje

wow, ty

7:28 pm

periwinkle

12 left

7:28 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight all....

7:28 pm

lynxxx

bye Pen

7:28 pm

kje

gn, pen

7:28 pm

kje

26 left here

7:29 pm

kje

gaur

7:29 pm

kje

sorry

7:30 pm

lynxxx

and done and happy...bye all

7:30 pm

Pinikula

no problem...thankfully it was one I didn't have!

7:30 pm

Pinikula

wtg lynx and ciao

7:30 pm

kje

yay lynxx!

7:30 pm

kje

hey pinki

7:31 pm

Pinikula

hiya kje :)

7:31 pm

Pinikula

how's it going?

7:32 pm

kje

pretty good... school started yesterday, so today I was in orientation discussions with my new group of mentees... all day... it is exhausting

7:32 pm

Pinikula

*gasp* School already??? what grade/level?

7:32 pm

kje

howabout you?

7:32 pm

kje

med school

7:33 pm

kje

what is that... year 17?

7:33 pm

Pinikula

ohhhhh, classes for the big kids...

7:33 pm

kje

indeed

7:33 pm

Pinikula

...our big kids don't start until 09/24

7:34 pm

cybernan

ch 6/27 please?

7:34 pm

kje

this is early to me, usually later in august... but there is more and more to do!

7:34 pm

Pinikula

In the meantime, we're rearranging office and onboarding a new faculty member

7:34 pm

kje

don't have it, cyber, but will look

7:35 pm

Pinikula

me either (sorry)

7:35 pm

kje

ok, ch6 sounds almost like the cheese

7:36 pm

Pinikula

thx kje :)

7:36 pm

kje

I forget where you are pinki

7:37 pm

Pinikula

clue for the O in the upper most right corner?

7:37 pm

Pinikula

<< Oregon

7:37 pm

kje

killer whale

7:37 pm

cybernan

don't see anything close to the cheese

7:37 pm

Pinikula

*fish slap*

7:38 pm

kje

any chance you are at OHSU?

7:38 pm

Pinikula

just sounds like it, nan

7:38 pm

Pinikula

No, kje...OHSU's in Portland...I'm south at the Nike University LOL

7:38 pm

kje

ch +garden in genesis but change last consonant to sound like the cheese

7:39 pm

kje

ah, OK... know a new faculty starting there so was gonna make sure you were nice to her ; )

7:39 pm

cybernan

ty kje

7:39 pm

kje

yw

7:39 pm

Pinikula

:) I would definitely be nice. Our new faculty member is a graphic novelist - something new for us, so should be very interesting.

7:39 pm

cybernan

was miscounting the points

7:40 pm

kje

wow, interesting

7:40 pm

kje

I get it, cyber.. it has been a long day!

7:40 pm

Pinikula

I had to look up the term to figure out how it was different from what our current faculty write.

7:41 pm

kje

it's graphic ; )

7:41 pm

Pinikula

well, that depends on your definition of "graphic!" LOL

7:41 pm

kje

hahaha

7:41 pm

cybernan

need a break, I think

7:41 pm

Pinikula

it ain't no steamy romance thingy!

7:42 pm

kje

have a drink and come back cyber!

7:42 pm

kje

well, some may be!

7:43 pm

Pinikula

true, but his are more in the line of full-length comic books!

7:43 pm

kje

I'm not into the graphic novel thing... guess I'm the wrong generation

7:43 pm

kje

but I was also never into comics either

7:43 pm

Pinikula

Me either!!!

7:43 pm

Pinikula

we might be in the same generation

7:43 pm

kje

possibly, I am 54

7:44 pm

kje

today a kid called me old

7:44 pm

Pinikula

we're close...I'll be 58 in a couple of months

7:44 pm

Pinikula

OLD!? *gasp* what'd you do to him?

7:44 pm

kje

we did an event at the Y, our group were preK-1... we were running a race and I told a kid I was gonna beat him, he said, uhuh... you're old

7:44 pm

Pinikula

(I feel much younger, thankfully, though)

7:45 pm

kje

I said, yes, but I have very long legs

7:45 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

7:45 pm

kje

(he won of course)

7:45 pm

Pinikula

* giggle * got make the little ones happy, right? :)

7:46 pm

kje

nah.. he cheated!

7:46 pm

Pinikula

Oh, my!!!

7:46 pm

Pinikula

Did he trip you?

7:46 pm

kje

it was red light green light... he ran lots of red lights : )

7:46 pm

kje

they were very fun

7:46 pm

Pinikula

too funny! Bet you can't wait until he gets a driver's license, eh?

7:46 pm

Pinikula

* scarey *

7:47 pm

kje

hopefully he will look at it less competitively

7:47 pm

Pinikula

gads, I hope so!!

7:47 pm

car.eeyore

Good evening!

7:48 pm

Pinikula

hiya car :)

7:48 pm

car.eeyore

Hi pini!!

7:48 pm

kje

hi car

7:48 pm

car.eeyore

Hi kje!!

7:50 pm

kje

struggling through these nasty c's

7:51 pm

HarryHood

hi all. 88 to go here. opening up the list.

7:52 pm

car.eeyore

Hi Harry! Warm enough for ya tonight?

7:52 pm

kje

go HH

7:52 pm

kje

2 more here

7:52 pm

HarryHood

muggy.

7:52 pm

HarryHood

gogo kje

7:52 pm

HarryHood

heh. I had ye4/8 but didn't think of adding an extra c. silly me.

7:52 pm

car.eeyore

Thank goodness we have central air now

7:52 pm

mixi6

more rain.

7:53 pm

kje

FW!

7:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

EX 7/8 PLS?

7:53 pm

HarryHood

central air is heaven.

7:53 pm

kje

we need rain!!!

7:53 pm

Pinikula

wtg kje

7:53 pm

Pinikula

hi hh

7:53 pm

car.eeyore

congrats!

7:53 pm

HarryHood

ex7 ends in palm tree fruit

7:54 pm

car.eeyore

ex + vowel + square on a calendar; plural for the 8

7:54 pm

kje

ex ends in a boy girl appointment for dinner and a movie

7:54 pm

kje

pinki would say that was graphic

7:54 pm

HarryHood

well we've covered all the definitions of that word :)

7:54 pm

Pinikula

danke for the ex7 & 8

7:54 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

7:54 pm

Pinikula

ROFL

7:54 pm

kje

funny how we all thought of a different definition for that last 4... who says english is hard?

7:55 pm

mixi6

ty car

7:55 pm

kje

well, there are some great cluers here, so I will be off

7:55 pm

mixi6

no6?

7:55 pm

kje

happy babbling all!

7:56 pm

Pinikula

thx kje - enjoy your class starts!

7:56 pm

HarryHood

bye kj

8:01 pm

car.eeyore

I think I am more tired than I realized. heading to bed. have a great night everyone :)

8:01 pm

Pinikula

night car!

8:20 pm

cybernan

de 6/24 please?

8:21 pm

HarryHood

like 10 years, but replace the final cons

8:22 pm

cybernan

ty harry

8:22 pm

HarryHood

yw

8:27 pm

jmcnrick

hi all!

8:27 pm

HarryHood

hi jmc

8:29 pm

HarryHood

done!

8:29 pm

HarryHood

good night all

8:29 pm

cybernan

grats, harry

8:29 pm

HarryHood

need any clues?

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

wd harry~

8:30 pm

jmcnrick

just got here so will try on my own first, thanks

8:31 pm

HarryHood

ok then! bye!!!

8:31 pm

jmcnrick

bye have a nice evening

8:37 pm

jmcnrick

stats for the corner C please

8:40 pm

torgone

ce4/6

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

hi togie! ty

8:42 pm

jmcnrick

never hear od it. nbt

8:43 pm

jmcnrick

a cul-de-sac in the intestine. now there is a useful word

8:43 pm

origami

Hi babblers

8:43 pm

jmcnrick

hi origami

8:45 pm

origami

Is anyone else experiencing strangeness with the definitions?

8:46 pm

jmcnrick

haha it is babble . . .of course the definitions are strange. . . or do you mean something else?

8:46 pm

rururocks

define what you mean by strange

8:46 pm

jmcnrick

when I clicked on the corner C word it gave me the definition for software. . . is that what you mean?

8:46 pm

magazinemom

It was discussed earlier. Something about the way dictionary.com is redirecting to words now.

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

hi mag. . . I think dictionary.com is not being maintained much recently

8:47 pm

magazinemom

Read teh chat at about 5:41

8:47 pm

jmcnrick

ok

8:47 pm

magazinemom

hey jmc

8:48 pm

origami

Ah - every definition ? I click on shows the same thing: middle thyroid vein

8:48 pm

cybernan

he 5/14 following warms, please?

8:50 pm

jmcnrick

hmm. someone should let Dr. God know.

8:53 pm

jmcnrick

sorry cyber no clue

8:59 pm

wvteach

HE 5/14 - someone who takes notice of a warning

8:59 pm

jmcnrick

ty teach

9:00 pm

cybernan

that is a 6/24 isn't it? -- have it at any rate -- the one I'm looking for is a 5 and it follows warms

9:03 pm

origami

Like a Jewish cremonydinner

9:03 pm

jmcnrick

ty origami. . . monkies were just typing that when you confirmed!

9:04 pm

cybernan

ty ori

9:05 pm

origami

You're welcome - took me forever to find :D

9:21 pm

cybernan

ye 5/20 please?

9:25 pm

cybernan

or no 6?

9:26 pm

jmcnrick

sorry I am no help

9:30 pm

wht

Hi jmc. How are you?

9:31 pm

sillybunny84

ye + double consonant + another consonant.
and the no ... err, no + slang for 'you' + de. No easy way to clue that one. If it helps, it's related to drowning

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

yikes!

9:32 pm

jmcnrick

wow I don't think I would have every gotten the ye5/20! especially after having found teh ye4/8

9:33 pm

jmcnrick

okay that gets me to 140 left which will have to do for me. . . .been up since 5 and definately getting tired. . . .

9:34 pm

jmcnrick

ty silly. . . .nice to meet you

9:35 pm

jmcnrick

hi wht. . . you snuck in. . . I am at annual sessions with Colin Saxton as the Cary Lecturer. . .

9:35 pm

sillybunny84

it was a case of me randomly hitting letters in frustration until i found it lol

9:35 pm

sillybunny84

nd no probs

9:35 pm

sillybunny84

... i can type and*

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

then give your monkeys a banana for me silly!

9:36 pm

jmcnrick

I had narrow down the third letter and then got stuck. . .

9:36 pm

wht

I have been packing tonight. We are leaving for Yearly Meeting tomorrow.

9:37 pm

jmcnrick

Well I no longer make the rounds I am happy to say. . . although I do a great program called "Conversations with the Other" that I would be happy to take around. . .

9:38 pm

wht

I can understand that. How much of your summer do you want to spend in dorm rooms?

9:39 pm

jmcnrick

I live in the fantasy that I can make a living doing what I am passionate about. . .

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

I like dorm rooms better than someones sofa in the office. At least in a dorm I can decide when I want to go talk to people. . .

9:40 pm

jmcnrick

altough even with sofas I required a door I could shut.

9:40 pm

wht

Well I have given up on making a living.

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

good for you. . . but you probably have some retirement money. . ;)

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

I am not sure I would give up even then. . . maybe just not worry about getting paid. . .

9:41 pm

harpjane

hello 81 to go

9:41 pm

jmcnrick

hi harp

9:42 pm

jmcnrick

sorry really exhausted. . . likely to sneak in to the chog tomorrow and saturday. . . bye all

9:43 pm

wht

Good night jmc.

9:44 pm

jmcnrick

*poof*

9:57 pm

cybernan

hello again - back from supper -- ty for the ye bunny

9:57 pm

harpjane

H's are hexed

9:59 pm

cybernan

does anyone have that no 6 yet?

10:03 pm

harpjane

ch6/27?

10:03 pm

harpjane

Yes nan, would you like a hint for the no?

10:03 pm

cybernan

yes please harp

10:03 pm

cybernan

ch 6 sounds like the cheese

10:04 pm

harpjane

thanks I thought I tried that

10:05 pm

cybernan

no 6 clue please?

10:05 pm

harpjane

no6,ends like fruit punch or lemon***

10:06 pm

cybernan

ty harp -- *!*~*!*

10:17 pm

harpjane

co5?

10:18 pm

wht

co + r*** behavior

10:19 pm

harpjane

ths

10:24 pm

wht

Fireworks, finally. Past time for bed.

10:52 pm

harpjane

the last te5-6?

10:54 pm

rururocks

te + beginning of batshit

10:54 pm

harpjane

thanks t's are trounced

10:57 pm

rururocks

yw

11:16 pm

harpjane

C's are crushed

11:16 pm

harpjane

this is a tedious one

11:38 pm

Turt

clue for no 6,27

11:42 pm

grannyrose

no6. no + sometimes vowel + lemon***, refreshing drink made from lemon juice

11:43 pm

Turt

ty gran!

11:43 pm

grannyrose

yw

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