12:15 am
broll
ae 7, de 7, dr 7, qu 7
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:28 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs, de 9
12:35 am
cybernan
wh 7 and off for the night :)
12:35 am
cybernan
and sorry -- that was a phantom! - really need my bed now
4:24 am
ivesy3
anyone else having a problme with clues?nothinng happens when i send the word to clues
4:25 am
ivesy3
nm just started working :)
4:38 am
rubyfoo
Phantom: dewlap
5:43 am
rubyfoo
I can't even get to half
5:44 am
rubyfoo
How many of our Babblemates live in California?
7:04 am
bichon
I have family south of SF
7:07 am
periwinkle
ruru and origami
7:26 am
MollyL
I think there are a few others, but not sure who they are. Ru and Origami have both checked in.
7:26 am
BzznBea
Where are the fires?
7:27 am
MollyL
I think the Los Angeles, San Diego areas.
7:29 am
BzznBea
Yes, I just looked. I was once a news junky, but now I can not watch it. I'm out of the loop on a lot of things.
7:29 am
bichon
Santa Rosa, wine country
7:38 am
MollyL
I'm guessing that anything that affects the wine industry has some impact on Ru.
7:39 am
bichon
Kincaid fire
7:48 am
wvteach
stats for bottom single Es pls
7:48 am
BzznBea
et5/12 and et6/21
7:49 am
LuvWordGames
thanks Bea
7:50 am
wvteach
thnx will look
7:51 am
wvteach
thnx got it
7:52 am
mkg
hi all. any clues for the 9?
7:55 am
LuvWordGames
its de 9/60 but I don't have it yet
7:59 am
BzznBea
take oxygen out
8:03 am
LuvWordGames
2nd pe 6/33 please?
8:07 am
BzznBea
coin, luv
8:09 am
LuvWordGames
thanks Bea, looking
8:44 am
TheSquid
Hey all!
8:44 am
TheSquid
Could I get a clue for the y?
8:45 am
ladycece920
ye 5 - jewish busybody
8:49 am
MLFAN17
wouldn't that be deflate?
8:51 am
MLFAN17
nope that would be air
8:56 am
MLFAN17
first column a?
8:58 am
MLFAN17
never mind found them
8:58 am
MLFAN17
hello phae
9:00 am
MLFAN17
another clue for the 9 pls?
9:01 am
phaeton
de and use the ae6 I just gave you.
9:04 am
aebmusica
we6/42.......clue please
9:04 am
MLFAN17
I gtg will be back
9:04 am
BzznBea
what the piggy did all the way home
9:06 am
montreal13
ty Bea !
9:07 am
BzznBea
an7 against the obese
9:07 am
aebmusica
tyvm Bea
9:09 am
phaeton
ty Bea...was trying to make it an8...lol
9:10 am
mkg
i can only think of anorexia.......
9:11 am
mkg
any other clue?
9:11 am
BzznBea
use the prefix for against, mkg
9:17 am
mkg
not seeing bottom row E words. any clues and stats?
9:17 am
BzznBea
et5 and et6
9:17 am
mkg
oops just got them. ty
9:24 am
phaeton
clue for the ra8/50 pls
9:26 am
mkg
i also need that one phaeton
9:27 am
mkg
also need the 9 please. and stats for it. ty
9:28 am
BzznBea
ra8 is the plant used for making canola oil
9:28 am
phaeton
it's a pl of the de8/45
9:28 am
mkg
i dont have de 8 either
9:29 am
phaeton
do you have the ae6?
9:36 am
MLFAN17
the canola oil plant begins with br?
9:37 am
MLFAN17
that's what google said lol
9:37 am
BzznBea
What part of the plant to they use to make the oil?
9:38 am
BzznBea
Brassicas is the plant family. Napus is the plant
9:40 am
MLFAN17
still don't get it?
9:43 am
mkg
ty for great clues
9:44 am
mkg
gout the de 8 and 9, the ae 6, 7, and the ra 8. ty
9:44 am
mkg
now need to get to half way and done. ty
9:45 am
phaeton
ae6 is what you do to your lawn...has to do with air
9:47 am
mkg
i got them. ty
9:50 am
player girl
I keep seeing intifada
9:50 am
player girl
Guess where I live?
10:42 am
deanoz
player> not usa
11:15 am
bichon
we 7/48, pls
11:15 am
bichon
free clue
11:21 am
origami
bich - a marsh or swamp
11:22 am
bichon
ty origami
11:22 am
Judi
Greetings, all.
11:22 am
origami
you're welcome
11:22 am
origami
Hi, Judi
11:24 am
MLFAN17
hello again
11:25 am
MLFAN17
hi origami
11:28 am
MLFAN17
he 5/12 clue pls?
11:31 am
origami
fan - this location pl
11:35 am
rubyfoo
hello origami. Are you OK?
11:38 am
MLFAN17
ty origami
11:44 am
origami
HI ruby - yes, I am about 45 min away from the nearest fire. And I have power ;D
11:44 am
origami
you're welcome fan
11:47 am
periwinkle
hi all help with de8/9
11:48 am
periwinkle
hi ori glad you are ok
11:50 am
MollyL
de8/9 is to take air out of something
11:50 am
periwinkle
ty Molly
11:51 am
bichon
ta 7/48, pls
11:53 am
periwinkle
just found it. sticky black stuff and stuff you do not want in your garden
12:06 pm
BzznBea
67 left...Maybe a few more before going to the list...
12:15 pm
cybernan
good morning all -- nice clues in the chat, ty
12:16 pm
origami
good morning nan
12:23 pm
BzznBea
ori, are you in the line of fire, so to speak?
12:25 pm
JaxH66
could I have the stats for the bottom row es please? Not got either of them
12:25 pm
car.eeyore
et 5/12. et 6/21
12:27 pm
JaxH66
Thans car, got them both
12:27 pm
origami
I'm about 45 miles from the nearest fires, Bea, so OK
12:29 pm
BzznBea
Good. But I know that can change in a moment...
12:29 pm
BzznBea
Thinking of you and all of the Left Coasters.
12:30 pm
origami
That's true, Bea! We're watching the situation.
12:30 pm
origami
It just gets worse and worse every year.
12:32 pm
cybernan
have the winds died down any, ori?
12:33 pm
cybernan
makes one wonder how some people can still have their heads stuck in the sand when it comes to global warming and climate change
12:34 pm
BzznBea
Seems to be a lot of them, nan.
12:34 pm
BzznBea
Especially when you have a government that says it isn't so.
12:35 pm
origami
Yes, it is much calmer here now, nan. Good news!
12:36 pm
JaxH66
I have de8 and ra8. What am I missing? Thanks
12:36 pm
cybernan
same ones I have jax
12:37 pm
cybernan
grats judi
12:37 pm
origami
Yay, Judi
12:38 pm
Aloyisius
we6 made me laugh
12:39 pm
cybernan
lots of questionable "words" today
12:41 pm
Aloyisius
yes, and what is wrong with
resweep or reswept? Oh well, must scoot.. Happy Babbling
12:54 pm
cybernan
2nd pe 6/33 please?
12:55 pm
origami
little football players, nan
12:55 pm
origami
Oh, sorry - that's the first one
12:58 pm
cybernan
yes -- I'm having trouble coming up with anything that fits
1:00 pm
saanichcat
omit the second e, nan
1:05 pm
mkg
nothing wrong with the re and sw words. crazy grid
1:06 pm
pippingeek
I'd say good morning but it looks like I missed the morning where I live, so hello to all!
1:06 pm
mkg
still cant get half way darn
1:07 pm
cybernan
hi pippin
1:07 pm
cybernan
se 7 please?
1:09 pm
cybernan
nm -- another stupid word
1:22 pm
periwinkle
help with pr8 and wa8 pls
1:24 pm
periwinkle
found the pr8
1:24 pm
MLFAN17
clue it pls peri?
1:25 pm
periwinkle
before and today's **** is 10/28
1:25 pm
MLFAN17
ty peri don't forget the pl
1:26 pm
periwinkle
I didn't
1:26 pm
MLFAN17
just checking:)
1:26 pm
cybernan
wa 8 = air vehicle used in battle
1:27 pm
periwinkle
ty nan
1:28 pm
cybernan
still looking for that 2nd pe 6/33 if anyone has a clue?
1:29 pm
periwinkle
four vowels in the first, 3 vowels in the 2nd nan
1:29 pm
MLFAN17
pl of the 5 above it
1:30 pm
cybernan
there is a 7 above it
1:30 pm
saanichcat
nan it is hard to clue: pe plus to use a needle and thread plus a vowel. good luck.
1:31 pm
cybernan
ty saanich
1:31 pm
periwinkle
ty sanni
1:31 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* glad that one is done!
1:32 pm
MLFAN17
that is one strange word
1:32 pm
MLFAN17
congrats cyber
1:32 pm
cybernan
I think we've had it before, too
1:32 pm
saanichcat
wtg nan!
1:33 pm
MLFAN17
EN 5/10 clue pls?
1:33 pm
cybernan
any clues wanted before I leave?
1:33 pm
MLFAN17
see mine?
1:33 pm
cybernan
en + spanish aunt
1:36 pm
cybernan
on my way -- hagd everyone
3:17 pm
bichon
re 7/36, pls
3:26 pm
amelu0218
bich, reshovel
3:26 pm
amelu0218
my last word, lol
3:29 pm
amelu0218
or replay a card game singular?
3:29 pm
bichon
reshove? like dig?
3:31 pm
bichon
don't get this
3:32 pm
MollyL
Re-shovel like take a gardening tool with a pointy end to dig a hole for plants. Or, re-play a playing card with a black symbol.
3:33 pm
bichon
ty Molly, amelu
3:33 pm
pippingeek
ty, that was twisting my brain
3:34 pm
MollyL
Sometimes I wonder why I play this game. My brain is twisted enough.
3:38 pm
bichon
I lost my mind to Babble
3:44 pm
pippingeek
hey, you had a mind to begin with, that's a huge advantage
4:08 pm
origami
o you can re 7/36, but not rehoe? Bizarre.
4:11 pm
pippingeek
origami, I am glad you don't have to evacuate, I hope it stays that way
4:18 pm
origami
Thanks pip
4:19 pm
pippingeek
i just got in touch with my friend who lives east of santa rosa, he had to evacuate to the coast
4:19 pm
bichon
best wishes to you origami. Son and family are in San Mateo
4:22 pm
origami
Thanks, bichon. Hope your son and family stay safe. It's a mess out there!
4:22 pm
bichon
pe 6/33, second one, pls
4:22 pm
origami
Oh, pip. That's rough! Hope he gets to come home soon. That fire is still way out of control.
4:22 pm
bichon
G'daughter's school has no power
4:23 pm
origami
PG&E is shutting down power lines all over the place.
4:23 pm
origami
bich - pe+stitch+vowel (sorry, hard to clue)
4:24 pm
bichon
Some parts of San Mateo have powe and some not
4:24 pm
bichon
ty origami
4:24 pm
origami
My friend in Vacaville has had no power for 3 days. It is like that there also (houses right across the creek from her have power)
4:27 pm
bichon
Thats near Sacramento?
4:29 pm
origami
It's about 40 miles from here (closer to the Bay).
4:40 pm
toadandtoadette
na6,30?
4:41 pm
hurshy
ocean creature with a single tusk that's really long
4:41 pm
hurshy
i didn't know you could spell it without the h
4:41 pm
72 Temple Owl
basis for the unicorn myth?
4:41 pm
toadandtoadette
neither did I
4:42 pm
72 Temple Owl
you can here.
4:42 pm
72 Temple Owl
i cannot see the bottom two e words. please don't tell me yet. i am sure it will be embarrassing.
4:43 pm
origami
Can I get a nudge for the re 7/48?
4:43 pm
hurshy
that hem ripped again, so i re7/48 it
4:43 pm
toadandtoadette
et+monkey
4:43 pm
origami
They're strange words TO
4:44 pm
72 Temple Owl
well ty.
4:44 pm
72 Temple Owl
i love strange. i babble.
4:44 pm
origami
Thanks hursh
4:44 pm
72 Temple Owl
etwee. espalier. whatever.
4:44 pm
origami
Gotta run, see you later
4:44 pm
hurshy
but sometimes babble is stranger than any of us bargained for
4:45 pm
72 Temple Owl
bye ori
4:45 pm
72 Temple Owl
i so want to use the q in the middle of a word. i want parquet
4:46 pm
hurshy
or if we had a b we could do barque
4:47 pm
72 Temple Owl
amen
4:49 pm
hurshy
speaking of shakespearean words, i just found hoist on his own pe6
4:51 pm
MollyL
We've been hoisting all day
4:52 pm
72 Temple Owl
yes that and the sea mammal and urine and the viral disease. lovely grid. :)
4:54 pm
hurshy
trying to think if i've found a urine word...
4:54 pm
72 Temple Owl
two flower parts.
4:54 pm
hurshy
oh just pe4?
4:54 pm
72 Temple Owl
nope
4:55 pm
hurshy
well then either i don't have it, or i have it but i don't realize that it means urine
4:55 pm
72 Temple Owl
make it toddler friendly
4:56 pm
hurshy
do you mean like the word for little? mr. herman?
4:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
no. not sure how much clue if any you want.
4:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
i loooooooooooove mr herman
4:57 pm
hurshy
all i can think is peepee, but that wouldn't count and there is only the one p anyway
4:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
the Christmas special. love.
4:58 pm
hurshy
ohhhh the w version
4:58 pm
hurshy
aka how the littlest piggy ran all the way home
4:59 pm
72 Temple Owl
i am tired. lifted weights, mowed and raked, weeded, hung wash, remade beds. still not done.
5:00 pm
hurshy
that sounds like my day yesterday
5:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
the trouble with housework is that you have to do it every week.
5:00 pm
hurshy
phantom: pewter
5:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
so i never get to the decluttering. i have a brand new pair of boots i need to sell.
5:01 pm
hurshy
what size?
5:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
i have several things new and too dear to just donate. could use the $ for new boots.
5:02 pm
hurshy
too small for me then
5:02 pm
72 Temple Owl
i have two purses, one coach, used twice. and a leather jacker
5:02 pm
72 Temple Owl
jacket
5:03 pm
72 Temple Owl
so even at a lower value, it adds up.
5:03 pm
72 Temple Owl
also a leather purse of a lower brand, never used.
5:03 pm
hurshy
you gonna do ebay or craigslist?
5:03 pm
72 Temple Owl
i need winter booties. and i want new western boots.. short and red.
5:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
i don't know, i have never done either. have you ever used let go?
5:04 pm
MollyL
Mr. Herman...the word of the day is pe6/24....AHHHHHRRRHHHH
5:04 pm
hurshy
i actually don't even need boots, it's just you hear boots and it sounds so appealing
5:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
scream real loud
5:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
well these ar liz claiborne riding style. never used.
5:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
my calves do not fit in them. must be all that weight training. :)
5:06 pm
MollyL
Ebay is a good way to sell things you don't want to donate.
5:06 pm
72 Temple Owl
when you have short legs, your calf begins where others' ankles are,
5:06 pm
BzznBea
Just donate it! Include it on your taxes!
5:07 pm
BzznBea
I have 27 words left...
5:07 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty molly. t he consignment shops here are all in buffalo exchange mode now
5:07 pm
72 Temple Owl
naw, just short legs.
5:08 pm
72 Temple Owl
we have a guy friend who has beefalo calves. they are enormous. forner wrestler.
5:09 pm
72 Temple Owl
bea: there are no more deductions with new law. std deduction covers.
5:09 pm
BzznBea
25 now...There is somethng really satisfying about not completing the grid these days...Until next time...
5:09 pm
72 Temple Owl
bye bea
5:11 pm
MollyL
I have lost all concern about completing these grids.
5:13 pm
72 Temple Owl
i have left a few undone lately. if i don't have time, i don't have time. trying to break the must finish at any cost habit. i even finished while away the other weekend. on my cell phonw. large grids. insanity.
5:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
ok does the de 9 place a prefix before a grid word?
5:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
i was having fun making up words, but it
5:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
s getting old
5:15 pm
hurshy
woo thanks
5:15 pm
72 Temple Owl
is it a plural?
5:16 pm
hurshy
i have this recipe that i made for stuffed squash. i added cranberries this time and boy was that a good idea!!
5:16 pm
72 Temple Owl
got it!
5:17 pm
72 Temple Owl
i remember a recipe you mentioned i thought was interesing. i tried pork chops with apples last week. you should have seen the kitchen. so many pans to clean up
5:17 pm
72 Temple Owl
what kind of squash?
5:17 pm
hurshy
acorn squash
5:18 pm
72 Temple Owl
i only like two kinds of squash.
5:18 pm
hurshy
and i roasted the seeds and that's yummy too
5:19 pm
72 Temple Owl
uewll
5:19 pm
hurshy
which two?
5:19 pm
72 Temple Owl
yellow summer quash and ...the other escaped me at the moment. and i have one in the kitchen. early senility
5:20 pm
hurshy
well if you like butternut, you might like acorn. it's a similar flavor, but maybe a little milder i think
5:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
every once in a while there is an awkward moment
5:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
i like neither.
5:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
i have seen butternut used in mac and cheese.
5:21 pm
72 Temple Owl
no i do eat it but with other thing.s it's tasteless
5:21 pm
72 Temple Owl
deliacata!
5:21 pm
hurshy
i find yellow summer squash pretty flavorless too
5:21 pm
72 Temple Owl
delicata!
5:22 pm
hurshy
hmm, i haven't heard of that one
5:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
i cook the two together and add it to spaghetti aglio olio
5:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
i bought it for a fall decoration last year and found out it's edible.
5:23 pm
72 Temple Owl
i halve and roast it with butter and maple syrup or butter and thyme
5:24 pm
72 Temple Owl
but saw a recipe where it's cut into rings and roasted crisp.
5:25 pm
hurshy
i feel like it's hard to go wrong with roasting of any kind :)
5:26 pm
72 Temple Owl
https://modernfarmer.com/2013/09/delic\nata-squash-cant-believe-butternut/
5:27 pm
72 Temple Owl
yes i agree, it makes great flavor
5:32 pm
72 Temple Owl
check this one out
5:32 pm
72 Temple Owl
https://tinyurl.com/y3kmkfmf
5:32 pm
toadandtoadette
need help with the pa5,14 and pa6,24
5:34 pm
zoozzoom
PA + most of to put clothes on.
5:34 pm
toadandtoadette
ty
5:37 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi zooz
5:37 pm
zoozzoom
Hello, T Owl :-)
5:37 pm
toadandtoadette
pe6,24?
5:39 pm
zoozzoom
Three lettered word for domestic animals + most of opposite of soft without the H
5:43 pm
MollyL
And we have hoisted once again.
5:44 pm
toadandtoadette
ha, i already had it, just not on lickety
5:45 pm
MollyL
How do you have it but not on Lickety? I don't use Expert.
5:46 pm
toadandtoadette
I didn't enter it after I put it in babble
5:47 pm
MollyL
So if you use Expert you have to enter the word in Expert and in the Babble add word? Seems like a lot of work.
5:47 pm
toadandtoadette
I have not used expert in years
5:47 pm
toadandtoadette
I have babble open in one window and lickety in another
5:48 pm
MollyL
Oh, that can get confusing.
5:50 pm
periwinkle
hello all
5:50 pm
periwinkle
zooz are you still here?
5:52 pm
penquis
hello all..... can someone please clue the second pe 6/33?
5:55 pm
toadandtoadette
pe+needle/thread+vowel
5:56 pm
penquis
ty...i am done...
5:58 pm
eieios
Any clues for the e's on the bottom row?
5:58 pm
eieios
Or the a in the first column?
5:58 pm
MollyL
♪Pen is done...♪gone the sun...♪Pen is done
5:59 pm
toadandtoadette
et+monkey (plural)
6:00 pm
toadandtoadette
ae - what you do to a lawn to give the ground more oxygen (+plural)
6:01 pm
toadandtoadette
he6,24?
6:03 pm
MollyL
Skin disease
6:03 pm
toadandtoadette
ty
6:20 pm
pippingeek
I missed some chat while driving home from work but I just learned about honeynut squash and it is the greatest new veg ever
6:30 pm
Trifioso
hello friends
6:33 pm
pippingeek
hi trif
6:36 pm
Trifioso
I hope everyone is well
6:44 pm
pippingeek
hanging in there
6:48 pm
pippingeek
any hints on the ta7?
6:55 pm
Lizlin
ta 7 - black sticky stuff on roads + unwanted flower in garden
7:00 pm
pippingeek
ty liz
7:09 pm
eieios
Thanks! Got them!
7:22 pm
72 Temple Owl
ty for ta 7
7:34 pm
72 Temple Owl
se 7/48: i protest.
7:36 pm
pippingeek
i had no idea se5 could be verbed
7:48 pm
mkg
huh? not getting se............
7:50 pm
pippingeek
drainpipe
7:50 pm
pippingeek
septic
7:59 pm
pippingeek
how about the q7?
8:16 pm
pippingeek
phew done, and it's well bedtime for me
8:33 pm
mkg
huh? still not getting it.
8:33 pm
mkg
i got a se 6 but no 7
8:38 pm
dan2bit
se7 - drainpipe + past tense (even though drainpipe is a noun)
8:46 pm
MollyL
The drainpipe is also a verb...a tax increase is necessary to (that word) the neighborhood.
9:55 pm
Uneaixoise
Impressive!!
9:56 pm
rururocks
hey there, can I please get a clue for de 8/9?
9:56 pm
rururocks
no power here so no time for the usual
10:06 pm
grannyrose
de8.remove the air from, ruru
10:07 pm
rururocks
thank you grannyrose!
10:08 pm
Bugsaw
are the fires close to you, ruru?
10:10 pm
grannyrose
yw ruru. keep safe mate.