Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, January 4, 2019

12:00 am

harpjane

flip

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

hi, harpjane!

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

fiat

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

fate

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

wait

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

exit

12:01 am

melonheadjujube

PB for me. Sorry!!!!!!!

12:02 am

Rainiqui

pr 7

12:04 am

periwinkle

ty for pr7

12:04 am

melonheadjujube

tx rainiqui

12:04 am

Rainiqui

my pleasure

12:08 am

cybernan

hello everyone

12:08 am

hurshy

oh dear

12:08 am

hurshy

is it a small but tough?

12:09 am

hurshy

that's how i'm feeling just based on the top W

12:09 am

melonheadjujube

phantom: ataxia

12:10 am

hurshy

that makes me think of the Atraxi (even though i know the word ataxia!) lol

12:11 am

melonheadjujube

havn't gotten a 6 so far. . .

12:11 am

cybernan

or 6, pr 6

12:11 am

periwinkle

I have one 6 or6

12:11 am

chj

fi6

12:12 am

melonheadjujube

I made the word ataxia in a Scrabble game this evening.

12:12 am

periwinkle

wd melon

12:12 am

hurshy

fancy!

12:12 am

melonheadjujube

got the fi6

12:13 am

periwinkle

me too

12:13 am

periwinkle

looking for pr6

12:13 am

melonheadjujube

got the or 6

12:13 am

cybernan

pi 6

12:14 am

melonheadjujube

tx chj and cybernan, and periwinkle

12:14 am

periwinkle

yw

12:15 am

melonheadjujube

tx again cybernan.

12:15 am

rururocks

pr7 called?

12:15 am

melonheadjujube

havent gotten the A words nor the middle row E

12:15 am

cybernan

yes

12:16 am

periwinkle

yes

12:16 am

periwinkle

nbt and nbs not seeing the pr6 or pi6. going back to bed. happy babbling

12:17 am

melonheadjujube

you might want to bat that pi6 around. . .

12:17 am

dizgrannie

ep 4 for middle row E

12:17 am

melonheadjujube

peri, A clues please?

12:18 am

melonheadjujube

tx dizgrannie, and I know that word!

12:18 am

dizgrannie

an 4

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

monkeyed and got that Dizg

12:20 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:20 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

the other A?

12:20 am

melonheadjujube

tx Lickety!

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

nbt, nbs, > halfway, and bed!

12:21 am

melonheadjujube

[poof]

12:26 am

cybernan

25 for tomorrow -- good night everyone

12:27 am

dcseain

thwap is so a word. hmph.

12:28 am

hurshy

haha, seain, i totally thought it had taken it when i put it in, until you said that!

12:28 am

dcseain

:)

12:30 am

hurshy

dang, thought i had thought of the pi6 when i thought of pitpat

12:31 am

dcseain

pi6 yields candy when beaten.

12:31 am

hurshy

mhm yeah got it

12:32 am

hurshy

well i have 12 left

12:32 am

hurshy

4 4s, 4 5s, and 4 6s

12:32 am

rururocks

finished

12:32 am

hurshy

very well balanced

12:32 am

hurshy

congrats ru!

12:32 am

dcseain

yay ru!

12:33 am

dcseain

i'm going to try to sleep. halfway done. Bridge took a bit of energy tonight.

12:34 am

bethn

Tepha

12:34 am

dcseain

drop the T

12:35 am

bethn

Sorry, already had the e just monkeying : )

12:36 am

hurshy

ah ta6 is another of the 6s

12:38 am

m9f9l

haven't found that yet, but it led me to a ta5, so thanks!

12:39 am

hurshy

well i don't have a ta5, so thanks back!

12:39 am

m9f9l

ah.. found it! Now I want a banana

12:40 am

hurshy

wa6

12:41 am

hurshy

down to 4, with 2 of them 6s

12:41 am

m9f9l

ooh.. drum roll....

12:42 am

m9f9l

Or half of them.

12:42 am

hurshy

don't get too excited, i'm always really slow at the end

12:42 am

m9f9l

no comment.

12:42 am

hurshy

sometimes i don't bother to finish even

12:43 am

gapeach

hmmm.

12:45 am

m9f9l

I want that to be wapiti but it don't work

12:48 am

rbud

I have 6 of 8 of the 6's, they are fi 6/42, or 6/18, pi 6/21, pr 6/30, ta 6/21, wa 6/33 - any of those ones you need?

12:48 am

hurshy

well i got the list, so i now know there is also an ha6, but i can't figure out what it is

12:49 am

rbud

the wa 6 is wa + sticky strips

12:49 am

rbud

aha, I need that ha 6, too...

12:49 am

gapeach

Molly, when the flip came there was one with 200 something and suddenly it went and this one came on....did you see that?

12:49 am

hurshy

and pa6

12:50 am

rbud

ty

12:50 am

m9f9l

got the ha

12:50 am

m9f9l

thanks!@

12:50 am

Kateq

clue for the ha 6?

12:50 am

hurshy

yeah help us along m9 :)

12:51 am

m9f9l

ha6 curls around itself.

12:52 am

m9f9l

and is totally punable. ha6n want a clue?

12:52 am

hurshy

thanks :)

12:52 am

m9f9l

ha6 a cracker?

12:53 am

m9f9l

You got it hursh?

12:56 am

m9f9l

I still need a lot of 4's and I have 1/2 the 5's

1:12 am

Kateq

I'm down to one word--that pesky ha6--can't find it...

1:19 am

grannyrose

stuck on th4 ha6. have wound the grid around and around. pleeeeese m9....put me out of my misery.

1:24 am

dcseain

large hollow, earthenware funerary objects found in Japan is ha6. very twisty on itself

1:25 am

grannyrose

thanx seain

1:26 am

Kateq

FWs thanks to seain!

1:26 am

grannyrose

*sigh* bless you seain.

1:33 am

dcseain

glad to help. i used morewords and google, as i'd no clue what it was.

1:34 am

dcseain

yay KateQ

1:54 am

sprite

good morning all

2:00 am

grannyrose

cooee and HUGS sprite my darling. i am very sleepy or maybe just weary. did my third session in the pool this week.

2:01 am

sprite

you rock, honey *hugs*
I've got news. We are moving out of the house by Februari 1st in stead of 15th, at the request of the new owners.

2:02 am

grannyrose

we have survived 42C... but there is a HUGE bushfire in Gippsland, about 200k's away from us.

2:02 am

sprite

that is not the reaction I was expecting, lol

2:02 am

grannyrose

what good news honey. are you prepared for that? or is it a bit of a shock?

2:02 am

sprite

quite hot, honey. And scare, such a close fire.

2:03 am

sprite

scary*

2:03 am

Kamanjah

wow, sounds like our summers - no fun

2:03 am

sprite

how safe are you guys?

2:04 am

grannyrose

*eye roll* and our fire brigades have responded to over 12 cases of children locked in cars today.

2:04 am

Kamanjah

I hope you're not in the smoke

2:04 am

sprite

that is criminal. Parents who do that are total idiots, sorry to say it

2:04 am

grannyrose

we are safe sprite. and no smoke here.

2:05 am

sprite

am glad

2:05 am

Kamanjah

I hope your air stays breathable! We had pretty thick smoke for weeks when Paradise burned.

2:06 am

grannyrose

and, we have had a worrying night. Claudia was in the ER unable to breathe properly. at first the docs said viral pneumonia, but she is home now with a diagnosis of asthma.

2:06 am

sprite

aw poor little one

2:07 am

grannyrose

at least she is very fit...we aren't sure wh4 her trigger was.

2:07 am

Kamanjah

I hope it's temporary - how old is she?

2:09 am

grannyrose

she is 8.... we have been very worried. she was on hourly ventolin for 4 hours, and then her oxygen levels started to climb again.

2:09 am

Kamanjah

That's scary.

2:09 am

sprite

at least they have a good chance of growing over it when they are that young. *fingers crossed*

2:14 am

grannyrose

there is th4 too sprite.

2:16 am

sprite

fireflies. Easypeasy. Off to get ready for today, lots of stuff to do in little time. *hugs*

2:16 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!! honey please don't overdo it. luvsya. xoxox

2:18 am

Kamanjah

take care

2:20 am

Kamanjah

I hope your little sweetie is ok, Rose. I'm off to bed

3:26 am

PMS

]#

3:45 am

dalia

Wow, so many vowels

3:46 am

sandbox74

and uncommon consonants

4:07 am

rubyfoo

crappy grid!

4:28 am

MollyL

I agree, Ruby

4:44 am

lbdawger

gm, clue for the ha6 plz?

4:47 am

bichon

Alas, last day in Cambodia. We have just seen Angkor Wat.

4:53 am

MollyL

ha6 first three of what your fingers are on + vowel + first two of H20

4:54 am

MollyL

Japanese pottery.

4:54 am

lbdawger

bless you, MOLLY!!

4:55 am

MollyL

No, I guess it is really sculpture

5:08 am

bichon

clue for second row a, pls

5:37 am

bubba218

an + two vowels

5:37 am

bubba218

epha

5:37 am

bubba218

sorry

5:40 am

MollyL

at 4 and ax 5

5:41 am

JaxH66

also aw4

5:55 am

JaxH66

1st column o please- I have the o6

6:00 am

bubba218

or+ metal stick with sharp point

6:37 am

aslindy

any clue for the wi5,18?

6:38 am

doseffing

... think Anglo Saxon court .... or what the sun does to skin

6:38 am

aslindy

thank you

7:12 am

rubyfoo

easy peasy? my butt!

7:18 am

BzznBea

Hey, Ruby. How you doing, doll?

7:19 am

MollyL

Everyone cue up The Dazz Band and Let It Wh4

7:22 am

Trifioso

hello all. my favorite Australian band is in the grid today!

7:23 am

BzznBea

Morning, trif.

7:27 am

MollyL

It's okay, you can say Waax, it's not a grid word
: D

7:29 am

Trifioso

not them, but lol

7:30 am

sukee

hmm, it though thwap was a good one :)

7:31 am

Trifioso

thwap - such an example of onomatopoeia!

7:32 am

sukee

Of course, now looking it does not fit.

7:32 am

sukee

Never mind, it does. I need more coffee.

7:35 am

sukee

Yah, got all the e's

7:35 am

Trifioso

sukee, I LOVE your icon! wearing my tardis socks today

7:36 am

Trifioso

I MISS coffee - had to give it up, per doctor's orders

7:36 am

sukee

I actually also have a pair of Tardis socks...not wearing them :)

7:36 am

sukee

Oh no, I could not live without coffee.

7:36 am

Trifioso

I know, right? Thinking I should have switched doctors instead.

7:37 am

sukee

I do have to limit how much I drink though.

7:37 am

rururocks

too much acid trif?

7:37 am

Trifioso

I was sewn to the sheets this morning - all I could do to get up

7:38 am

Trifioso

that, and too much inflammation response, ruru.

7:38 am

Trifioso

because of my mother's illness I need to avoid all the inflammation that I can, apparently.

7:38 am

rururocks

oh... I have cut back on coffee some too.. just too much acid for me now

7:38 am

sukee

Can you still drink tea?

7:39 am

Trifioso

herbal tea, yes. not black tea

7:39 am

Trifioso

its a funny thing I used to LOVE my morning cuppa. If I have one now, I feel disgusting for the whole day.

7:40 am

rururocks

you might as well kill me to take away coffee in the morning.. I just have two cups and I'm done for the day

7:41 am

sukee

Any clues for the middle A?

7:41 am

rururocks

I'm hanging on to my last two addictions

7:41 am

Trifioso

you think that now, ruru, but trust me, you could still live. it is an adjustment, to be sure!

7:41 am

sukee

Never mind, got it

7:41 am

Trifioso

common babblet, sukee, an4

7:42 am

Trifioso

psychic clues for the win!

7:42 am

sukee

:)

7:42 am

rururocks

well it takes one to an4 one

7:43 am

sukee

Good one.

7:43 am

Trifioso

groan

7:44 am

rururocks

<---going to be a good punning year.. I feel it

7:44 am

Trifioso

found the 7! Feeling highly superior

7:45 am

Buttonman

Morning all, could someone please clue me the HA6

7:45 am

Trifioso

dont have it yet, but will join in the hunt

7:46 am

rururocks

most of not foot + not me but...+ state above Oregon abbreviated

7:46 am

Trifioso

great clue ruru!

7:46 am

Trifioso

Not a word I use everyday, certainly!

7:47 am

sukee

Thank you.

7:49 am

wvteach

halfway, NBT and NBS - time to get on with the day

7:49 am

Buttonman

Thanks ruru

7:50 am

sukee

What does the 7 start with?

7:52 am

Dorens

pr

7:52 am

welki

morning all

7:52 am

sukee

ty

7:52 am

Dorens

hi welki. et al

7:52 am

sukee

Hi welki

7:53 am

sukee

Ha! I monkeyed the 7 :)

7:53 am

Dorens

ta

7:53 am

sukee

Only 24 left :)

7:54 am

Trifioso

good morning welki and dorens

7:55 am

rolotom

God morning all!

7:55 am

rolotom

Good :)

7:55 am

sukee

Good morning

7:56 am

rolotom

Clue for the pr7 please?

7:56 am

rururocks

not against mr hawthorne

7:56 am

rolotom

Nm, just got it!

7:56 am

rolotom

Nice clue ruru

7:57 am

rururocks

hi doren

7:57 am

sukee

OK, need a break 22 to go

7:58 am

Dorens

hi ru

8:04 am

Dorens

down to 5 without listing, but got to start the day.

8:24 am

periwinkle

good morning all.help wih pi6 pls

8:27 am

Trifioso

mexican birthday activity, perhaps? crack it open, candy flies out

8:27 am

rururocks

pi 6 something to shake a stick at

8:31 am

bichon

second row e, pls

8:32 am

bichon

sorry, second row a, pls

8:41 am

Trifioso

at4, aw4, ax5

8:42 am

bichon

ty Trif

10:05 am

Ouwachita

any clue for the ha6?

10:06 am

Uneaixoise

Ta6/21?

10:07 am

Ouwachita

ta6...ground sesame seeds

10:07 am

Uneaixoise

Ha* Solo + not you + abbrev for Seattle state

10:07 am

Uneaixoise

TX for ta6

10:08 am

Ouwachita

thanks une...got it

10:16 am

mkg

hi all. would love a clue for each of the A's. have no A words yet. ty

10:18 am

mkg

oops i see them below. ty

10:21 am

mkg

struggling with the aw word. darn.

10:22 am

mkg

any hints welcome. ty

10:22 am

stu mcc

a + scots small

10:23 am

mkg

ty.

10:25 am

stu mcc

pleasure

10:25 am

mkg

still not getting it. darn.

10:26 am

mkg

got it! i totally missed the other W!!!!!!!!!!! ty

10:26 am

mkg

ok: so now still looking for A word for the A in third row. stats and clues welcome.

10:26 am

mkg

nm got it. wow. ty. cant believe i saw it finally.

10:41 am

cybernan

good morning :)

10:59 am

cybernan

have no idea what ground sesame seeds are called

11:06 am

cybernan

ha 6/33 please?

11:08 am

poodletoes

une 10:07, Nan

11:09 am

cybernan

10:07 has disappeared from the chatbox

11:09 am

cybernan

oh -- was that the solo clue?

11:10 am

cybernan

got it - ty poodle

11:10 am

cybernan

hagd everyone :)

11:32 am

serenitynow

hello

11:45 am

rururocks

ah.. and the trolls come out from under their rocks

11:47 am

mixi6

hi ruru

11:47 am

rururocks

hi mix

12:01 pm

mixi6

fw

12:16 pm

mattygroves

May I have stats for the O, please?

12:16 pm

doseffing

or 6/18 or 5/12

12:19 pm

mattygroves

Aaaand, of course, I see one of them immediately upon you telling me. Grrr me!

12:20 pm

clg47

clues for ha6,33 please - read prior hints "curls around itself" or "a cracker" and these are both out of my frame of reference.

12:21 pm

doseffing

it was spelled at 10:07

12:22 pm

clg47

zipped by that - thought it was the seed one - Thanks

12:23 pm

doseffing

... I'm just too lazy to think of a new clue

12:23 pm

doseffing

.... gotta go ... luck to all who continue the struggle

1:17 pm

dcseain

ha6: large hollow, earthenware funerary objects found in Japan. Very twisty.

1:31 pm

periwinkle

ty for pi6. still missing 3 of the 6's

1:50 pm

helensgirlkid

Hangs overhead, full of candies - who are blindfolded and hit it with a stick

1:50 pm

helensgirlkid

You are, of course - why I typed who i have no idea!

2:17 pm

sandbox74

fireworks... whew

2:20 pm

jwr

Hooray for sandbox!

2:23 pm

sandbox74

thanks

2:26 pm

jwr

I have 15 to go, but brain is gone (I've been up all night and arguing with the IRS all morning - hey, they won! What a surprise that was!) Enjoy your triumph. Bye.

3:56 pm

rururocks

that's funny.. my last argument with the IRS ended up the same way

4:12 pm

gumpunk

FW - 2 days in a row! (smaller grids, not better babbling I'm sure!)

4:23 pm

rururocks

maybe just ask for smaller grids all the time gummy

4:23 pm

dcseain

yay gump! well done

4:24 pm

dcseain

the giant ones are a lot of fun, though.

4:25 pm

rururocks

bragging again DC ?

4:25 pm

rururocks

:D

4:25 pm

MehNameIsHannahh

hello

4:25 pm

dcseain

LOLOLOL ru

4:26 pm

dcseain

hi, Hannahh

4:26 pm

MehNameIsHannahh

nice this should be an easy one today

4:27 pm

dcseain

except for ha6 yeah :)

4:27 pm

MehNameIsHannahh

its just Hannah, I did the extra h because my old account I can't log into for some reason

4:28 pm

dcseain

the kitten damaged Feldspar's left eye again. It's healing, but she looks like she has black eyeliner on that eye at this stage. Noted, Hannah. :)

4:29 pm

MehNameIsHannahh

well she can put some black eyeliner on the other eye and it matches :)

4:30 pm

dcseain

Hah! Yeah, not gonna try that one. It's enough to keep her claws trimmed. :)

4:30 pm

MehNameIsHannahh

lol okay

4:31 pm

Marc Freeman

ha6, please?

4:31 pm

dcseain

I have noticed that her eyes are deeper-set than the other two i have.

4:31 pm

MehNameIsHannahh

Marc, I don't have it yet, but will look. And cool DC.

4:32 pm

dcseain

House hunting people looking to be a roomie in Sterling;
This info is from a friend of a friend. Just boosting signal.

"Sterling (20166) Room For Rent - Available Immediately

Unfurnished bedroom (11â€™ x 14â€™) in a 3rd floor, 1100 sq. ft furnished apartment. This is a kink/poly/pan/queer friendly home. Shared kitchen, common rooms, etc. Bedroom has attached bath with spa-sized tub

4:32 pm

dcseain

oops

4:32 pm

dcseain

wrong thing

4:32 pm

dcseain

ha6: large hollow, earthenware funerary objects found in Japan. VERY twisty

4:33 pm

MehNameIsHannahh

gtg

4:35 pm

rururocks

that covers a lot of sexual bases there DC

4:35 pm

dcseain

indeed!

4:36 pm

dcseain

phantom ataxia

4:36 pm

rururocks

what exactly is a pansexual?

4:37 pm

dcseain

as far as i can tell, genderqueer bisexual, or just bisexual, depending. Can also include trans-friendly.

4:38 pm

rururocks

if it is kink friendly.. is there a basement to convert to a dungeon ? :D

4:39 pm

rururocks

guest to roommate: .. is your garage door chain driven? Roommate: no that's my new kinky border just having fun

4:41 pm

dcseain

LOL

4:41 pm

dcseain

we have a belt-driven opener here. Much quieter.

4:42 pm

rururocks

mine is steel wire driven and it's noisy as hell

4:43 pm

Marc Freeman

Sorry DC I did not get your clue for ha6. Could you or someone please recluse it?

4:44 pm

dcseain

Mr solo starts it, not a loser, a vowel.

4:45 pm

dcseain

well, most of Mr Solo starts it.

4:46 pm

dcseain

the cats are conspiring to keep me from typing

4:47 pm

dcseain

oh, good. they went away.

5:06 pm

MollyL

ha6...first three of what your fingers are on + vowel + first two of H2O

5:14 pm

dcseain

firewords!

6:05 pm

Marc Freeman

sorry this ha6 is killing me. Even looked it up in atoz and couldn't find it there either. Need more help, please?

6:06 pm

danf63

Ha 6 = Mr Solo's First Name+the vowel you see with+sound a sad baby makes

6:08 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks finally got it

6:08 pm

danf63

NP Marc

7:19 pm

MollyL

Marc tricked me : )
I thought there was a site called atoz
until I realized he meant A to Z
: D

8:14 pm

dcseain

i found it through morewords

8:30 pm

dan2bit

today I learned that pinafore has a silent e :-)

8:52 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks lickety and all cluers

10:04 pm

jwr

DC, too bad your Sterling roommate-hunter lives on the wrong Coast or I could send at least three to fill the bill.

10:08 pm

jwr

Oops, just noticed the time difference - speaking to the dear departed, I was.

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