Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, March 17, 2019

12:00 am

Nef

Flip

12:00 am

stidmama

flippity do dah!

12:01 am

stidmama

Have a wonderful day. Enjoy the new grid. *flips out...* *poof*

12:01 am

SamanthaJoy

na7, ra 7

12:01 am

Nef

cr 7! (I finally found a big word!0

12:01 am

pigeonman

cr 8

12:01 am

jessmom

te7

12:02 am

SamanthaJoy

qu 7/8

12:03 am

SamanthaJoy

cr 7/8 x2

12:03 am

jessmom

to7

12:05 am

jessmom

to8/9

12:05 am

SamanthaJoy

ta7

12:06 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Jess

12:08 am

jessmom

yw

12:09 am

Rainiqui

na 7

12:10 am

SamanthaJoy

te7 x 2

12:11 am

Rainiqui

ro 7

12:13 am

cybernan

hi everyone

12:13 am

cybernan

ne 7

12:14 am

SamanthaJoy

There really are a lot of "big" words for as redundant as this grid is.

12:16 am

SamanthaJoy

re 7/8

12:17 am

SamanthaJoy

ri 6/7

12:21 am

SamanthaJoy

Oh. qu 7/8 x2

12:21 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:21 am

SamanthaJoy

Thank you Lickety.

12:21 am

SamanthaJoy

If I had ever seen that spelling before, I'd forgotten it.

12:21 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:23 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Sam. The comment about spelling helped.

12:23 am

SamanthaJoy

:)

12:29 am

SamanthaJoy

Ooooopsie. I just went through chat to see if I had all the words listed and I called something that doesn't exist! So sorry, guys.

12:29 am

SamanthaJoy

There's cr 7x3 but only one cr 8

12:29 am

cybernan

stuck on that lone e at the bottom - stats please?

12:30 am

hurshy

et6/18

12:30 am

mymuseisme

et6/18

12:31 am

cybernan

ty mymuse - nbt, nbs and good night :)

12:32 am

cybernan

oh and ty hurshy

12:32 am

hurshy

:D

12:46 am

hurshy

qu7/8 x 2

12:48 am

rbud

ty, that finishes my Q's, at last! :D

12:48 am

hurshy

:D

12:48 am

hurshy

i'm having trouble with the center O

12:49 am

hurshy

oh cause i ignored the oa

12:51 am

hurshy

huh. just finished the fives. random.

12:55 am

hurshy

and now the 6s

12:55 am

hurshy

have 7 words left: 4 7s, 2 8s, and a 4, lol

12:58 am

rbud

you go, girl - I still have lots to find. :)

12:59 am

rbud

and also just got nbt/nbs. But I'm watching a cooking show with one eye, slows me up.

1:00 am

hurshy

now 2 7s, 2 8s, and a 4. but the 7s and 8s are not related, cause i need one more for each letter A, I, O, S, T

1:00 am

hurshy

funny little grid

1:01 am

rbud

yes it is. I thought it funny that with all this, "retro" isn't here, haha.

1:01 am

hurshy

nor tetra

1:14 am

rbud

gosh, Julia Child is such a hoot. I have to watch a bit of her now and then.

1:22 am

hurshy

also a hoot - videos of a dog called Tucker Budzyn

1:22 am

hurshy

funniest captions ever

1:29 am

rbud

awww, found some, pretty cute!

1:52 am

melonheadjujube

hi, insomnia brings me here at this hour.

1:55 am

KimmyC

Hi Melon - insomnia brings be to lots of places - including here. Probably about an hour late with my response though.

1:56 am

melonheadjujube

I'm usually around either toward the end of a game or at the flip.

1:56 am

melonheadjujube

Did have a wonderful evening at the Cleveland Orchestra.

1:56 am

KimmyC

Oh - what was that like?

1:58 am

KimmyC

I'm usually around near the beginning of the flip for one reason or another.

2:00 am

melonheadjujube

Splendid as always. I sprung for the entire season this year. Tonight's program was something else: Haydn Symphony 34â€”equisite, A new work called Okeanos for organ and orchestra that was a tour-de-force, imaginative, approachable, and just thrilling. They finished with Tchaikovsky Symphony #5. The proncipal winds were esp luscious, in particular the clarinit, Afendi Yusuf, bassoonist John Claoser, and the principal horn, who is as yet unnamed since he is auditioning at this point.

2:01 am

KimmyC

wow

2:02 am

melonheadjujube

I've never done a whole season before. It is good for my soul to hear the orchestra week in and week out. I am a retired bassist who played for a ballet and opera company here. I miss playing, but have turned my love of music into more listening. Cleveland is a cultural powerhouse.

2:02 am

KimmyC

I cannot say that I can relate to that experience whatsoever - but I am happy for you :)

2:04 am

sprite

good morning all

2:04 am

KimmyC

Ugh - my internet is not the best.

2:05 am

KimmyC

Very slow and I respect your appreciation of music Melon.

2:06 am

sprite

hiya melon, nice to read how you are enjoying music on a regular basis.

2:09 am

KimmyC

argghhh

2:12 am

sprite

qs quilled

2:14 am

KimmyC

hmmm. snubbed. that's fine.

2:20 am

sprite

phantom: ottoman

2:21 am

KimmyC

I wish "Babblers" would discuss current national/international news and issues versus the current status of their toe fungus or the like. This is a public forum - so it is for ALL OF US not just YOU.

2:22 am

dfmchfhf

morning, sprite!

2:22 am

sprite

I bet there are plenty forums where you will find just that... feel free to find them

2:23 am

sprite

hiya dfm! How's life?

2:23 am

Pinikula

Evening/morning all :)

2:23 am

melonheadjujube

Hi, sprite!

2:23 am

dfmchfhf

hi pini!

2:23 am

sprite

hiya Pinikula too! And melon, wb.

2:23 am

Pinikula

hiya dfm

2:23 am

Pinikula

hey sprite :)

2:24 am

dfmchfhf

life is quiet(er), just got back home from europe trip #2! apparently can't stay away from there :)

2:24 am

melonheadjujube

got the 9 (:

2:24 am

Pinikula

oooh, I'm jealous, dfm!

2:24 am

sprite

awesome. I hope you had a grand time, dfm. And welcome back home.

2:24 am

sprite

yay melon!

2:24 am

Pinikula

I need to take another trip...just have to find the funds (and perhaps some time)

2:25 am

KimmyC

you people will be commenting and laughing amongst yourselves for days thanks to me. so, you are welcome.

2:25 am

melonheadjujube

hi, dfm, do tell!

2:25 am

sprite

traveling is expensive, but so worth it

2:25 am

melonheadjujube

I had my BigAdventure four years ago, when I was in Europe for about a month, first time, at the rope old age of 61.

2:26 am

sprite

poor poor KimmieDee, KimmyC, Albeit, chernobyl and all others alter egos.

2:26 am

melonheadjujube

This summer my son and I were in Tel Aviv for a wedding, then Paris. I met up with a babbler in TLV!

2:26 am

KimmyC

Honey - I never HID who I was

2:26 am

KimmyC

EVER

2:26 am

dofith

Everything gets discussed here, including current affairs and news etc. But for many of us, this is our release each day from the woes of the world. Besides, some subjects give rise to disagreement, so many of us avoid those topics. Some people, who've been playing for years, are actually quite interested in one another's toe fungus!

2:26 am

KimmyC

so get over yourself

2:26 am

melonheadjujube

what dofith said

2:27 am

sprite

wow melon, that is awesome.

2:27 am

KimmyC

Ok - toe fungus can be a concern

2:27 am

sprite

I second/third dofith

2:27 am

melonheadjujube

Saw the Israel Philharmonic, too, courtesy of this kind witty babbler.

2:28 am

Pinikula

I believe I've checked in at the most inopportune time...perhaps I shall return another time and stay a bit longer. Hoping all are doing well...

2:28 am

KimmyC

I think what I feel is that avoiding topics is not always a good idea

2:28 am

sprite

but it seems KimmyC enjoys disrupting chat here, or being abusive, or rude. So it may not help explaining to her/him/it how things work here.

2:28 am

melonheadjujube

hi & bye, pinikula

2:28 am

KimmyC

No ma'm

2:28 am

KimmyC

abusive?

2:29 am

sprite

sorry to see you leave, Pini. Have a good one!

2:29 am

KimmyC

You know what Sprite - you like to have a go at it - but at the end you want to cry and complain about it I think.

2:29 am

dfmchfhf

yeah, the experiences are great and always nice to see new cultures, even if the language barrier gets harder and harder along the trip -- started in london and traversed the nordics and baltics (oslo-stockholm-helsinki-tallinn-riga) and visited warszawa and berlin before flying home... before germany, the languages got further and further from english and other familiar languages!

2:30 am

sprite

whatever you say, Kimmy. Whatever you say.

2:30 am

melonheadjujube

indeed, dfm. Finnish is not an Indo-European language, for one thig!

2:31 am

sprite

ouch yes! Baltic especially... such hard languages, so far removed from english, roman, etc.

2:31 am

melonheadjujube

My trip was Amsterdam, Berlin, Prague, Vienna, Regensburg, Paris, Iceland on each end, AND NYC bookending all that, as I took the train from CLE to NYC> Eurailed the continent.

2:31 am

sprite

I believe I can count to three in Finnish... uksi kaksi kolde... or something that sounds like that

2:32 am

sprite

I wish I could have been hiding in your luggage melon! Wow, what a trip.

2:32 am

KimmyC

You guys and gals seem like you're having enough fun on your own with this so I bid you a farewell. Job was done well enough for me in my eyes.

2:33 am

sprite

I have heard Iceland is very very beautiful

2:33 am

dofith

I have found that as I've aged, I prefer to be based in one place and travel from there. Fortunately for us, one of our sons has lived in London, Dubai and Cape Town, so we got enjoy those places for extended stays, and travelled with him further afield. It has spoilt me for any other travel.

2:33 am

dfmchfhf

google translate was little help in finland either, learning finnish (also estonian) by trial-and-error was interesting

2:33 am

melonheadjujube

It was a great trip. For five weeks I traveled alone, and anwered to n-one. I told my [grown] kids, "don't call too often!"

2:34 am

sprite

dofith, that sounds perfect to me too.

2:34 am

dfmchfhf

wow melon sounds like fun!

2:34 am

melonheadjujube

Oh, and on the advice of a very experienced friend, I did this with one carry-on bag and a small shoulder bag. Full disclosureâ€”it was summer. And Yay for Ex Officio travel underwear!

2:35 am

sprite

lol melon! Is it hard for your kids to understand you do not always want to answer your phone? My kids actually give me lip if I do not bring my cellphone when walking my dog! Which I never do... why should I want to have telephone convos while walking my te5?

2:35 am

sprite

what is travel underwear? Wear and discard?

2:36 am

dofith

What a coincidence! Swimming today - Indian Ocean - met a travelling Finnish couple. My first Finns! We discussed Sibelius , amongst other things. Fortunately, His English was excellent.

2:36 am

melonheadjujube

It all started when my friend in Regensburg, who goes back to music school days said, "I can't believe you've never been to Europe, come see me!" What started out as a two-week trip just grew and grew (thanks, Mom and Dad, wherever you may be_I spent the money!)

2:36 am

sprite

sounds like a fun meet, dofith.

2:37 am

sprite

hehehe and well spent it is, melon

2:37 am

dfmchfhf

ooh, this trip started out as a two-week trip to just stockholm and helsinki too, ended up growing into a 5-week trip... funny how all these european cities attract and inflate travel plans!

2:38 am

melonheadjujube

Travel underwear washes by hand and dries quickly. The Ex Officio is a very breathable nylon. I also one pair of merino woll underpants that were very comfortable, but disintegrated when I accidentally machine washed them after I got home.

2:38 am

melonheadjujube

For me it was this: I hate flying, so I figured, if I'm going, I'm staying for a while!

2:38 am

sprite

europe is amazing. Every country and big city has its own character. Very different all the time.

2:38 am

dofith

Sprite and melon - others not attached to their phones? I have given everyone their own ringtones; I only answer the ones I feel I must talk to!

2:39 am

sprite

ouch. Merino wool is expensive. Very very soft though.

2:39 am

melonheadjujube

My cousins and I want to visit the ancestral home in southern Italy, A little town called Ripacandida.

2:39 am

dofith

The "do not feed the troll" trick has worked, perhaps?

2:39 am

dfmchfhf

flying to europe from u.s./canada is relatively expensive too (but not as much as australia/NZ) so might as well take advantage of cheaper inter-european travel, right?

2:40 am

melonheadjujube

Trying to remember the brand name of the Merino undies. . . ah! Icebreakers. Yes expensive.

2:40 am

sprite

hehehe good thinking, dofith! Yep, not attached to my phone. I have it for my use, not to please others. I am from the generations that only had a home-based phone with the hearing part attached by a cord... and rotary phone...

2:40 am

melonheadjujube

you got that right, dfm. Now, back to the grid for me for a few min!

2:41 am

dfmchfhf

should look into travel wear, have never travelled without lugging around >10kg of clothing and sounds very freeing!

2:41 am

KimmyC

I am not rude to people unless they have been rude to me first.

2:41 am

sprite

perhaps, dofith. Not completely yet though.

2:41 am

melonheadjujube

dofith, yep, not getting on the troll-y car!

2:41 am

melonheadjujube

oooops. . .

2:41 am

sprite

lol

2:41 am

dofith

I can imagine the crude names my husband will give to merino knickers1

2:42 am

sprite

*giggles* gooooo mr dofith!

2:42 am

dofith

Me and my big mouth!

2:42 am

sprite

if I ever go on an extended trip again, I will make sure I check into the underwear thingy. Sounds indeed freeing.

2:44 am

melonheadjujube

Also, Toad & Co dresses are made for travel. Comfy, flattering, non-wrinkly. I had one that was an empire waist in Tencel. Very nice.

2:44 am

rubyfoo

Bonjour. l'm sorry that l missed the firewoks.

2:44 am

melonheadjujube

bonjour!

2:44 am

dofith

Maybe here in Oz we might produce merino knickers, and Rose can take some to you next month, Sprite. She'll get a few laughs out of the effort, anyway!

2:44 am

sprite

Toad & Co, funny name

2:44 am

Kamanjah

Well well, I show up again when ...
Hi everyone! I will attest that Icebreaker merino wool are the most comfortable underlayer garments I own! Some even have moth holes...but no one can see, so only I know, hahaha!

2:45 am

Kamanjah

The best merino comes from OZ, dofith!

2:45 am

sprite

hehehe lol dofith! It is a great idea. Rose is always in for a good laugh.

2:45 am

sprite

*hugs Kam* Hello dear one, how are you doing? Is Michael back home with you? How was his dad doing?

2:46 am

rubyfoo

crat

2:46 am

melonheadjujube

So, Sprite, actually, I traveled with one device, my tablet. I had Skype, internet, and camera. The thing about the kids not calling was mostly a joke. Seriously, I would wish for anyone totake an extended trip alone.

2:46 am

rubyfoo

whoops

2:46 am

Kamanjah

Yes, he only went overnight this last time, but Dad isn't answering his phone. Niece talked to him and he said he "doesn't feel like answering." He is depressed, and that's not good.

2:47 am

melonheadjujube

Kam, I am considering buying a few pair. Just have to remember to hand wash.

2:47 am

dofith

Yes, Kam - Oz used to ride on the sheep's back, so they said. Had a pet (merino) lamb once; fell off the back of a truck, literally. My Dad had been out in the night delivering a baby and came home with the lamb and spun me a weird story linking the two events!

2:47 am

sprite

it is really different, isn't it, melon, to travel alone. People react so differently to you, I have always found. More open, very hospitable, and being alone makes one experience the surroundings different too.

2:48 am

Kamanjah

I put in those "delicate" bags that zip up and wash on gentle, then hang dry. They

2:48 am

dfmchfhf

bonjour ruby! hi Kam!

2:48 am

Kamanjah

are expensive! But wash well that way

2:48 am

sprite

no, that is not good indeed, Kam, am so sorry. The transition is hard on him, it seems.

2:48 am

Kamanjah

Hi dfm

2:49 am

melonheadjujube

all true, sprite. I liked being a stranger in a strange land. Someone said I was brave to travel alone. I had to laugh. I told them, for me, brave would be traveling with someone for five weeks. I relished my solitary adventures.

2:49 am

sprite

such expensive underwear is worth washing on hand

2:51 am

dofith

melon, I would love that too! Jealous!

2:53 am

KimmyC

So - this is what the "bitchy" lunch table is like.

2:54 am

melonheadjujube

phantom here: tomato

2:54 am

rubyfoo

kimmy, from the little l'v" seen of you, l think we're of like minds

2:54 am

sprite

you say tomato, I say tomayto :D

2:54 am

melonheadjujube

also phantom: retro

2:54 am

KimmyC

how so

2:54 am

KimmyC

?

2:54 am

melonheadjujube

LOL sprite

2:55 am

rubyfoo

kimmy, send me an e-mail

2:55 am

melonheadjujube

'nother phantom: carnation

2:55 am

dofith

Go, Ruby! She's all yours!

2:55 am

sprite

lol

2:56 am

KimmyC

don't what that means

2:56 am

KimmyC

you all clearly enjoy my company anyway

2:56 am

dofith

But we all strongly recommend starving the ego.

2:57 am

dofith

I'm outa here. Have fun, folks.

2:57 am

sprite

bye dofith! Enjoyed our chat! Have a nice day/night/anything

2:58 am

rubyfoo

note

2:58 am

rubyfoo

nota

2:58 am

rubyfoo

nori

2:58 am

dofith

You too Sprite.

2:58 am

rubyfoo

nori

2:59 am

Kamanjah

take care, dofith

2:59 am

KimmyC

I don't do emails BTW

2:59 am

rubyfoo

sorry, it's the drugs

2:59 am

KimmyC

Do you have a sense of humor that you aware of Ruby?

3:00 am

rubyfoo

yes

3:00 am

melonheadjujube

quite a few words with 3 Rs, I see.

3:00 am

KimmyC

that's good

3:00 am

sprite

yeah, it is a rewarding grid that way

3:01 am

rubyfoo

are there any with six?

3:01 am

melonheadjujube

haha!

3:01 am

dofith

'Bye Kam, melon, dfn, Ruby...

3:01 am

KimmyC

Sprite can't get enough of ii.

3:02 am

dfmchfhf

bye dofith!

3:02 am

rubyfoo

amen to that

3:02 am

melonheadjujube

bye dofith! XXXOOO

3:02 am

sprite

*waves at dofith*

3:03 am

dfmchfhf

phantom: re+it7

3:03 am

sprite

good one

3:03 am

KimmyC

You all do realize that you're very bitchy - right?

3:03 am

KimmyC

Snotty in a way?

3:04 am

sprite

still no sign of the nine, rhyme not intended.

3:04 am

melonheadjujube

so, nbt eludes me! missing center column O and E(bottom row) as well 4th row, 2nd column R,

3:05 am

dofith

I got a nine! Lookin...

3:05 am

melonheadjujube

to6/8/9/7

3:05 am

sprite

or4/4 is from the middle one

3:05 am

dofith

to9

3:05 am

sprite

thanks melon and dofith

3:05 am

dofith

centre column 0 - oa...

3:06 am

dfmchfhf

centre O includes oa5/10

3:06 am

melonheadjujube

I got or6/18, kinda fancy, eh?

3:06 am

sprite

and I think that R is re6/18 ripped again

3:06 am

sprite

yay melon! :)

3:07 am

rubyfoo

isn't it too early to give out clues?

3:07 am

dfmchfhf

ripped again is top R...

3:07 am

Kamanjah

Yep, dfm

3:08 am

melonheadjujube

nope, I have that re, it actually comes from the top row R. When a letter repeats this many times, NBT is tricky!

3:08 am

KimmyC

This is where is should start telling you all about my horrid hangnail and my unhappy marriage while I tell you that I am brewing tea.

3:08 am

sprite

you are right, sorry. Let me see.

3:08 am

dfmchfhf

bottom R is what you might call a lion? ro6/18

3:08 am

sprite

re5 went fast again?

3:09 am

melonheadjujube

Thank you, dfm!!!

3:09 am

Kamanjah

or old TV shows, pt

3:09 am

sprite

thanks dfm, for that one

3:09 am

melonheadjujube

sprite, yes, that, or shown on TV again (:

3:09 am

dfmchfhf

and thanks for yours sprite!

3:09 am

sprite

yvw

3:09 am

melonheadjujube

OM, just need that bottom row E!

3:10 am

KimmyC

There is a difference between a "troll" and someone who is just telling you like it is. Learn the difference people.

3:10 am

melonheadjujube

I was trying for something everlasting, but that was probably Latin, since it rejected.

3:10 am

sprite

that is the one, melon. Try another end vowel

3:11 am

melonheadjujube

thank you, sprite. Thought I had tried that one, musta notta.

3:11 am

KimmyC

I could be very, very cruel if I really wanted to be. That is the difference between me and a "troll".

3:11 am

sprite

or typoed it by accident. Happens to me a lot, anyway.

3:12 am

melonheadjujube

nbt/nbs with a little help from my friends.

3:12 am

Kamanjah

thx, sprite!

3:12 am

melonheadjujube

I am a typo type. Amazing that I can play piano.

3:12 am

sprite

wtg melon!

3:13 am

sprite

yvw :)

3:13 am

melonheadjujube

OK, my cat is patting me now. It's 4 am-ish here, feeding time! brb

3:14 am

sprite

ouch, that is nightish to me, lol

3:15 am

melonheadjujube

4 am is a time one should never see from either end.

3:16 am

sprite

so true. But babble is a good thing when we do

3:17 am

melonheadjujube

yes it is.

3:17 am

dfmchfhf

it's the same time here, but used to sleeping around 05.00 (yay sleep disorders!)

3:17 am

sprite

insomnia is a lady dog

3:18 am

melonheadjujube

I don't often have sleep issues, but every once in a while. . .

3:19 am

Kamanjah

time for me to go sleep. G'nite all and have a peaceful day or night. Good to "see" my Babble friends.

3:19 am

Kamanjah

time for me to go sleep. G'nite all and have a peaceful day or night. Good to "see" my Babble friends.

3:20 am

sprite

night night, dear Kam, and *hugs* to you

3:20 am

dfmchfhf

it's both insomnia and delayed sleep phase disorder here, DSPD means that a 04.00-09.00 sleep is more comfortable than 00.00-05.00 and insomnia just likes to push it back further

3:21 am

sprite

that is not a fun thing, dfm :(

3:21 am

dfmchfhf

good night Kam! should maybe think about heading to bed too

3:23 am

KimmyC

fake and "lady dogs" tend to go hand in hand. ((((((((hugs))))))))))

3:24 am

sprite

I usually sleep pretty okay. Broken ankles and nightmares notwithstanding.

3:25 am

melonheadjujube

yikes, broekn ankles? nightmares?

3:25 am

melonheadjujube

Myself, I'm a world champion napper.

3:26 am

melonheadjujube

ah, passed the halfway mar (:

3:26 am

melonheadjujube

13 7s, 4 8s, and the 9.

3:26 am

sprite

nightmares because of CPTSD. Pretty much used to that. The broken ankle part is new, broke one on feb 13 and severely contused the other one, so was in two casts for a couple of weeks. Now only one, and it is a walking cast, so life is much more fun again.

3:26 am

sprite

wow melon, good job

3:27 am

dfmchfhf

are you still recovering from that sprite? :( aww

3:27 am

melonheadjujube

Oh, my. Wishing you speedy complete healing, and relief, dear spriote!

3:28 am

sprite

doc says it will be 6 months before I can navigate stairs again. I am gonna prove him wrong, grin. Am already in a walking cast, next milestone will be losing that too and starting exercising. I want to be able to drive again by May, when Rose comes visiting.

3:28 am

sprite

thanks melon!

3:28 am

melonheadjujube

wow, accidentally got ir6 as in even more pissed off! I did not know that was a word!

3:29 am

sprite

enable is always surprising, lol, even after all these years

3:30 am

melonheadjujube

I haven't been to Lickety yet_that shold be interesting, probably 30+ re's what say?

3:30 am

melonheadjujube

nope, just 11!

3:30 am

KimmyC

Some people are so quick to turn on others - what a great social experiment this all has been. Some people seem so kind but will quickly show their teeth.

3:32 am

sprite

oh wow... a double rainbow over the landscape here, against an almost black sky. So beautiful.

3:36 am

melonheadjujube

We had an amazing double rainbow a few months back. My son and I were headed to a park to watch the sun set over the lake. I saw the rainbow in my rear view mirror. When we got to the park, it was still going strong. Everyone was stading in slackjawed silence marveling at this complete double rainbow, arcing from Lake Erie and over the coty. Then. . . between the two rainbows were bolts of lightning. All that and we made a new friend by starting aconversation.

3:37 am

sprite

oh my, that is even prettier, melon. Sounds gorgeous. Nature at its best.

3:39 am

melonheadjujube

What was amazing was how ong this rainbow lasted. I first saw it as I entered the freeway, got to the lake some 15 minutes later, and it persisted for I'd say another 20 min. Funny thing is, of course it was opposite the sunset. I kept turning my headâ€”sunset, rainbow, sunset, rainbow. . .

3:40 am

sprite

a pretty high arch too, I bet, when it was during sunset.

3:41 am

sprite

fireflies. Lovely grid and even more lovely chat. Thanks, babble friends. Have a blessed day and a peaceful night.
*leave hug in chog for rose to find*

3:55 am

melonheadjujube

(((((sprite)))))

3:56 am

melonheadjujube

(((((HUG))))) to rose cuz Sprite said so!

3:56 am

melonheadjujube

signing off. Will turn on quite music and hope to snooze.

3:56 am

melonheadjujube

Lovely catching up with you. besos!

4:30 am

mattygroves

Morning all! Please may I have stats for the lone E in the bottom row?

4:31 am

ChrissieDee

e6/18

4:32 am

mattygroves

ER? Or et?

4:32 am

ChrissieDee

Sorry, et

4:33 am

mattygroves

OK, looking - thanks!

4:36 am

mattygroves

Aah, that word!

4:36 am

mattygroves

Thanks

6:26 am

MollyL

â™£ Top o' the mornin' to all. May the lilt of Irish laughter touch your day â™£

6:30 am

Deeha

is it yourself Molly

6:53 am

mattygroves

To be sure, to be sure (that's the also the punchline to the joke "Why do Irish men wear two condoms?)

7:34 am

lil*monkey

What do you call Irish chairs on the porch???? Paddy O'Furniture :)

7:34 am

BzznBea

=)

7:36 am

Uneaixoise

Bwaaaahaaaa

7:37 am

lil*monkey

Wherever you find 4 Irish men, you'll find a Fifth.

7:46 am

MollyL

Amen to that : D

7:48 am

MollyL

â™ªâ™ª And Ireland long a province be, a nation once again â™ªâ™ª

7:55 am

MLFAN17

hello my first word was cr 7:)

7:55 am

LuvWordGames

hi MLF, that was mine too

7:56 am

MLFAN17

that never happens to me lol

7:56 am

hokie carla

I somehow got the 9 all by myself

7:56 am

hokie carla

also never happens

7:57 am

LuvWordGames

WTG carla :-)

7:57 am

MLFAN17

I got my first 8 in this grid

7:57 am

MLFAN17

hokie what does it start with?

7:57 am

hokie carla

to

7:57 am

MLFAN17

ty

7:58 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

7:58 am

hokie carla

there might be some today, and I'm sure there were some last night!

7:59 am

MLFAN17

only 1 9 letter word

7:59 am

hokie carla

I was describing the word

8:04 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

8:05 am

BzznBea

Congrats, luv.

8:05 am

LuvWordGames

ty Bea

8:05 am

MLFAN17

2nd column r above the o?

8:05 am

MLFAN17

hi bzz

8:06 am

BzznBea

good morning, mlf

8:06 am

LuvWordGames

I'm sorry MLF there's too many r's clumped together for me to tell which one comes from there

8:06 am

BzznBea

re6/18 , i believe

8:06 am

MLFAN17

i need to find the bottom e on third column too?

8:07 am

LuvWordGames

et 6/18 I believe

8:07 am

BzznBea

1t6/18

8:07 am

hokie carla

I believe the E is et6

8:08 am

MLFAN17

clue?

8:09 am

LuvWordGames

forever

8:09 am

BzznBea

et6 - that forever word that is always in the grid

8:09 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:12 am

MLFAN17

re7/8?

8:13 am

pcal2

re7/8 no longer working

8:14 am

hokie carla

one who qu4s a job, and plural

8:16 am

bichon

ar 7/28, pls

8:18 am

BzznBea

ar7 ends with Mr. Preminger

8:18 am

hokie carla

uh, I don't know that one. it is archaic for a tropical shrub.

8:19 am

bichon

ty Bea

8:20 am

BzznBea

yw

8:22 am

MLFAN17

ty pcal

8:22 am

MLFAN17

and hokie

8:22 am

pcal2

yw

8:37 am

BzznBea

16 left...back with the list later...bzzz...

8:48 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 9?

8:50 am

aslindy

ones who are unsteady

8:54 am

mkg

got it! ty.

8:55 am

mkg

also need a clue for the R words for the R second column fourth row. ty.

8:56 am

bichon

me too

8:58 am

aslindy

one is a show that has been on tv previously

8:58 am

mkg

i guess no one has it now.

8:58 am

bichon

ty lindy

9:09 am

aslindy

a lion is a ro6,18. he is one who makes this noise

9:12 am

aslindy

any clue for the first to7,28?

9:14 am

TQ

If you can have na6/18 why can't you have the one who does it?

9:15 am

Uneaixoise

Mine is: 2000 lbs + French diminutive

9:15 am

aslindy

thanks Une

9:16 am

Uneaixoise

You're welcome :-)

9:29 am

bichon

cr 7/32, last one, pls

9:39 am

MollyL

I think you clued it the other day. To burn dead bodies with a different consonant in the middle

9:41 am

bichon

but that isn't in the grid

9:42 am

penquis

it's not the one with the TION ending.....but related....

9:44 am

mixi6

ty pen

9:45 am

bichon

ty pen

9:46 am

penquis

yw...

9:50 am

MLFAN17

I have the cr 7 ending in either ** I am not getting the other one that has been clued?

9:51 am

penquis

just take the verb meaning to burn up a dead body instead of burying it and change the middle consonant....

9:53 am

aslindy

a clue for the so8 please?

9:54 am

penquis

it's like female fraternities....verb form...ends in consumed....

9:54 am

MLFAN17

ty pen

9:54 am

aslindy

never mind

9:54 am

aslindy

thanks pen

9:54 am

penquis

it doesn't mean what i said.... ;o)

9:54 am

penquis

yw...

9:55 am

MLFAN17

ty fo rthe so8

9:55 am

penquis

yw...

9:56 am

mixi6

ty pen

9:57 am

penquis

yw....

9:57 am

wvteach

stats for the 9 pls

9:57 am

mixi6

to9,54 teach

9:57 am

aslindy

to9,54

9:59 am

wvteach

got it - thnx

10:04 am

mixi6

fw

10:05 am

penquis

congrats....

10:17 am

cybernan

good morning -- great clues in the chat per usual :)

10:19 am

penquis

hi nan....

10:28 am

cybernan

need to get some breakfast - bbl

10:40 am

MLFAN17

hello again

10:44 am

Biltong

Hello. Clue for the lone e, please?

10:44 am

penquis

sorry, don't have it yet....

10:44 am

therealblah

et 6/18 - forever

10:45 am

penquis

ty blah....

10:45 am

Biltong

ty, blah

10:47 am

therealblah

yvw

10:48 am

rururocks

If only there were a bunch of uâ€™s with those Râ€™s

10:49 am

mkg

any clues for the R fourth row, second column??????two words? ty. stats and clues welcome

10:51 am

penquis

one who yells loudly, i think....

10:51 am

mkg

pen, how many letters?

10:51 am

therealblah

i have them but can't tell what words came from that e...

10:51 am

penquis

ro 6...

10:51 am

mkg

yes it was from that ro. ty ty .

10:51 am

penquis

yw...

10:52 am

mkg

it is the ro 6. yes. ty.

10:52 am

mkg

got it.

10:52 am

therealblah

i mean r...

10:53 am

mkg

ty so much. all set now. over half way mark.

10:53 am

mkg

off to swim

10:55 am

periwinkle

hi all help with the to9 pls

10:56 am

penquis

sorry, don't have it....i am off to get some lunch....bbl....

10:56 am

therealblah

to 8 and 9 build on the to 6 - one who falters

10:57 am

periwinkle

ty looking

10:57 am

periwinkle

ty blah got them

10:58 am

therealblah

yw peri...lots of er/s in the grid today

10:58 am

rururocks

to8/9 someone who drinks too much :D

10:59 am

therealblah

that too

11:05 am

rururocks

one more 8 to go.. this is tough

11:05 am

mkg

to 8/9 is more someone who walk as if they were drunk. they to****..........and add endings.

11:06 am

Christa

good clue mkg ty

11:08 am

MollyL

*Passes around the shamrock shaped shortbread and the Irish coffees

11:10 am

rururocks

irish coffee sounds great

11:16 am

cybernan

running to get in line at molly's house

11:17 am

rururocks

especially if the shortbread has green ingredients :D

11:17 am

cybernan

2nd at 6 please?

11:19 am

rururocks

at + ripped

11:20 am

cybernan

isn't that the 3rd one?

11:20 am

rururocks

at6 clothing

11:21 am

cybernan

no idea

11:22 am

cybernan

oh - there it is - ty ru

11:26 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* thanks for the help :)

11:26 am

rururocks

anytime

11:29 am

MollyL

Hmm, I have had brownies with "green ingredients". I wonder how that would taste with shortbread. Probably doesn't matter, the end result is the same. : D

11:42 am

Judi

I would like a green brownie or three.

12:19 pm

Soodle

St Patrick's Day greetings to all. :-)

12:19 pm

Judi

Greetings, all.

12:39 pm

Judi

Not one but two phantom words today.!

12:40 pm

Judi

FW! Outta here.

12:42 pm

rubyfoo

and to you, Soodle!

12:44 pm

rubyfoo

l doubt that there'll be a parade here or even one green beer, not like New York :-(

12:46 pm

rubyfoo

maybe if the safety vests were greenâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦...

12:52 pm

MollyL

Happy St. Patrick's Day, Ruby. I will raise a glass to you later in the day.

12:52 pm

Dorens

(imagines brown liquid in that glass)

12:53 pm

MollyL

Absolutely Dorens. I got the top shelf Jameson for the occasion.

12:54 pm

rubyfoo

no beer here, just Irish whiskey, neat

12:54 pm

Dorens

That sounds great

12:55 pm

MollyL

Oh Ruby, what fun it would be to have a glass of neat Irish whiskey with you in front of the fire.

12:55 pm

rubyfoo

My Dublin friends, who keep a house on my road, are snowbirds

12:56 pm

rubyfoo

l'd even dye my hair green in your honor.

1:04 pm

MollyL

Oh no, green hair would not be necessary.
: D

1:13 pm

rubyfoo

my name on the letter box confuses the locals

1:14 pm

rubyfoo

61 left. Good night everybody

1:18 pm

Soodle

Aw. Sorry I missed you Rubes. LÃ¡ FhÃ©ile Phadraig shona duit go lÃ©ir!!! It was a beautiful 17th March here. Cold, but clear blue skies.

1:44 pm

caps

Tarn

1:44 pm

caps

Taro

1:45 pm

rururocks

caps is in the T's everyone

1:49 pm

rururocks

and she's in Australia

2:07 pm

MollyL

And upside down, apparently

2:12 pm

rururocks

that's what I mean about Australia :D

2:15 pm

dcseain

The Q was pleasant today. :)

2:15 pm

LeslieAnn

really hmm still missing 2

2:16 pm

dcseain

the 7/8 sort of repeat.

2:16 pm

LeslieAnn

aha! thanks

2:18 pm

dcseain

:)

2:32 pm

benji5550122

hints for the second qu 7 and qu 8?

2:32 pm

benji5550122

not the ones about giving up, the othe rtwo

2:32 pm

benji5550122

other*

2:37 pm

dcseain

change last vowel in the other qu7/8

2:38 pm

benji5550122

got it thanks

2:39 pm

benji5550122

poor Horses

2:41 pm

dcseain

i had to look that up. Happily, i've never seen it.

2:41 pm

rururocks

was it nagging at you DC?

2:43 pm

Fit2knit

etto

2:43 pm

benji5550122

lol

2:45 pm

rururocks

at least DC is in the Neigh-borhood

2:45 pm

benji5550122

whats with the - ?

2:45 pm

benji5550122

whats with the - ?

2:45 pm

benji5550122

whoops

2:46 pm

benji5550122

sent twice

2:52 pm

dcseain

LOL

2:52 pm

dcseain

sometimes that happens, benji

3:12 pm

benji5550122

ar 5/10 and 7/28?

3:12 pm

benji5550122

ar-15 lol

3:17 pm

dcseain

ar7 sort of like the English word for achiote.

3:17 pm

zoozzoom

Ar 7 to be or *** ** be.

3:18 pm

dcseain

indeed, zooz! thanks.

3:18 pm

zoozzoom

Ar 5 AR + alien on a bike + vowel.

3:19 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, DC, Hope you are keeping well?

3:20 pm

dcseain

overall,yes,thanks, and you?

3:20 pm

zoozzoom

Good to hear! Me I am plodding along :-)

3:24 pm

dcseain

i'll be back in a bit, going to go eat something.

3:24 pm

zoozzoom

Enjoy!

4:13 pm

MollyL

Achiote?

4:13 pm

MollyL

Had to look it up. Never heard the word before.

5:59 pm

Uneaixoise

Clue for in8 please?

6:01 pm

LeslieAnn

in + to make

6:02 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks!

6:02 pm

LeslieAnn

np

6:02 pm

MollyL

Very weird word

6:13 pm

periwinkle

hi all. help with bottom E pls

6:13 pm

periwinkle

nm I have it

6:41 pm

rururocks

I would have clued it not out + zygote

6:49 pm

penquis

can someone please clue the to 7/28 (first one)?

6:52 pm

Bugsaw

has a femine French ending, pen

6:52 pm

penquis

ty....

6:54 pm

penquis

do you also have the ar 7?

6:55 pm

Bugsaw

trying to remember how it was clued . . .

6:56 pm

Bugsaw

it has the same kind of 4 letter ending but uses a different vowel

6:56 pm

Bugsaw

(I am trying not to clue you too much)

6:57 pm

penquis

thinking....

6:57 pm

Bugsaw

same consonent, different vowel repeated

7:02 pm

Bugsaw

look for zoozoom at 3:15. He gave the clue that did it for me. He is so good at clueing.

7:04 pm

penquis

found it.....ty.....

7:04 pm

penquis

i am done...

7:04 pm

Bugsaw

well done

7:06 pm

penquis

ty.....and thanks for the help....

7:06 pm

Bugsaw

you are always welcome to my lousy clues but I prefer to leave it to those whose minds switch easier

7:07 pm

penquis

oh you helped a lot...

7:07 pm

BzznBea

16 left...First chance I've had to finish...

7:08 pm

Bugsaw

hi Bea

7:09 pm

BzznBea

Hey, bug.

7:12 pm

penquis

well i am off....goodnight all....

7:13 pm

Bugsaw

renin

7:13 pm

Bugsaw

oops

7:22 pm

rururocks

you were just kidneying weren't you bugs/

7:23 pm

BzznBea

Did you try it, ru? =)

7:23 pm

rururocks

no i know better

7:23 pm

Bugsaw

crap, I can't think of good response that relates

7:23 pm

rururocks

better than bladdering on and on bugs

7:24 pm

Bugsaw

that should have been mine!

7:24 pm

BzznBea

Only one N in the grid...

7:24 pm

rururocks

then you'd have some spleening to do lucy :D

7:24 pm

Bugsaw

how are you? we are finally having sunshine. This has been SUCH a long winter

7:25 pm

rururocks

gorgeous here too.. 77 degrees today and sunny

7:25 pm

rururocks

i'm doing great.. actually

7:25 pm

BzznBea

Night...

7:25 pm

rururocks

other than having difficulties waking up in the morning

7:27 pm

Bugsaw

you are so fortunate. We are getting excited that it is 10 C. Tomorrow though is supposed to be 17. I will be looking for people stripping off all their clothes

7:28 pm

Bugsaw

down to last word yay me

7:28 pm

rururocks

let me know if there are any cute ones.. i'll head up for the sights :D

7:29 pm

Bugsaw

sorry. you will have to find your own dates. A coupld of people were matchmakers for Mr Bugs and I but neither of us is brave enough to return the favour

7:30 pm

Bugsaw

done, thanks to Moreword. I kept putting in the wrong double letter. Off to search for food.

8:12 pm

dan2bit

evening all! could I have stats for the bottom E?

8:23 pm

hurshy

et6/18

8:24 pm

dan2bit

ugh I have a huge blind spot for that word

8:25 pm

dan2bit

I should just type it and the needlecase and the mountain into every grid with an et in it

8:25 pm

hurshy

*sympathy*

8:26 pm

dan2bit

but thank you!

8:52 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks hurshy, BzznBea, ruru and lickety and all cluers. at6 clothing was my last

11:47 pm

Pinikula

Evening all...is it safe to return?

11:48 pm

Pinikula

...and it looks like ... hmmmmm....

11:49 pm

Pinikula

... another time ... ciao

11:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway done woot

11:56 pm

NatashaW

1 word left... first re5,10 - clue anyone?

11:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

to play a tv shoe twice (past tense)

11:57 pm

NatashaW

non comprendo...

11:58 pm

NatashaW

nm got it! thx

11:58 pm

NatashaW

with a minute to spare :-0

11:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg natasha !!

11:59 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

75 to go here. next grid 136

11:59 pm

NatashaW

LOL

12:00 am

NatashaW

well I'm going to to6 off to bed now...

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