12:12 am
Lizlin
Any ideas on the x?
12:14 am
toadandtoadette
ty
12:18 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
12:20 am
gapeach
Thanks, Lickety.
12:31 am
aebmusica
oooh my favorite instrument is in this grid!
12:32 am
amelu0218
Yay! Thank you, Lickety!
12:32 am
Lizlin
Thanks aeb - a good reminder for me.
12:33 am
aebmusica
happy to help
12:47 am
marksdolly
down to 40 left
12:57 am
marksdolly
32 left, will get em tomorrow, good night to all!
1:10 am
cybernan
2/3 done and still no u words
1:13 am
cybernan
finally - ur 4/6
1:14 am
cybernan
good night everyone :)
1:45 am
rbud
awww, the needlecase - been awhile since I saw that.
1:48 am
rbud
sorry, that's et 4/5 if someone's not familiar
6:33 am
Marc Freeman
te6/24 the first one please?
6:41 am
BzznBea
I'm not sure there is a te6, marc.
6:42 am
Marc Freeman
It is the th6/24 that I am looking for, sorry
6:43 am
BzznBea
That one ends with the muscle twitch
6:43 am
Marc Freeman
thanks
7:46 am
dan2bit
morning all! top row done
7:56 am
bichon
ce 6/21, pls
8:16 am
BzznBea
ce+ ritual, bichon. common babble word.
8:19 am
BzznBea
dan, I read about Swiffer. I'm so sorry.
8:19 am
hokie carla
I just spent like 5 minutes trying to figure that out using the wrong C!
8:20 am
hokie carla
guess I had babble blindness for the other C
8:20 am
Judi
Hiyas, kiddos.
8:21 am
hokie carla
hiya, judi
8:21 am
BzznBea
Morning, judi
8:21 am
Judi
<<< Icon change not cooperating. What do y'all see?
8:22 am
BzznBea
Lego octipus
8:22 am
hokie carla
well, I see nutella if I click your profile but something red in the chat. this happened the other day
8:22 am
Uneaixoise
Nutella
8:22 am
hokie carla
I think it takes a while to take hold in the chat
8:22 am
BzznBea
Yes, when I click the icon I see Nutella slime
8:22 am
Uneaixoise
Yes..... sometimes a day or more!
8:24 am
Judi
Ok. Supposed to be Nutella slime. I still see red octopus. Meh.
8:28 am
mattygroves
May I have a clue for the ur6 and 7, please?
8:28 am
BzznBea
yw, bichon
8:31 am
BzznBea
The same ending is used for a cu6/24
8:31 am
BzznBea
The same ending is used for a cu6/24
8:32 am
mattygroves
I guess I need to find the cu6/24 then :)
8:32 am
BzznBea
matty - ur + messages you send via cell
8:32 am
mattygroves
Thanks Bea!
8:32 am
hokie carla
wow, I didn't even see those te
8:32 am
BzznBea
I'm sorry...ur has no relation to cu6.
8:34 am
mattygroves
Ah, ok. But I still need to find that cu6/24, as I only have a cu6/30 :D
8:35 am
medusa
first wr5 please?
8:35 am
hokie carla
the cu6/24 I have is more than one adorable thing
8:35 am
hokie carla
in the US it is a brand of clementines
8:37 am
hokie carla
the first one I have, medusa, is almost the most bitter or contrary but drop a letter
8:37 am
mattygroves
I now have two cu6/24s! The other is the plural of the first female nobel prize for physics winner
8:37 am
hokie carla
thanks, matty. did not have those!
8:37 am
BzznBea
medusa, the wr is plural
8:42 am
hokie carla
well, 43 left. guess I will go do some things and come back later with the list. TTFN
8:45 am
medusa
wi6 please?
8:46 am
BzznBea
pt, medusa You might call a slow person half wi6
8:46 am
hokie carla
slow, quick, or dim wi6 - and now I'm leaving
8:46 am
medusa
thank you. Cant believe I did not see that!
8:58 am
phaeton
hello...X stats please
9:20 am
BzznBea
Any clues before I go?
9:20 am
bichon
cu 6/24, first one, pls
9:21 am
BzznBea
plural of the female scientist
9:22 am
BzznBea
Off I go...
9:46 am
mkg
hi all. any clues for the bottom row T?
9:46 am
mkg
sorrt i missed bea.
9:46 am
hokie carla
what you did to your shoes
9:47 am
hokie carla
don't feel bad, took me a while to see that
9:48 am
mkg
T to my shoes. hmmm. scuff i can think of ...need to think here.
9:48 am
mkg
polished my shoes? scuffed my shoes? hmm
9:48 am
hokie carla
or a bow
9:48 am
hokie carla
or a game that was even score was ti4
9:49 am
mkg
still missing the E words for 4th row E. would welcome clue for one of those too. ty.
9:49 am
hokie carla
I have both but will take me a min to see what they are
9:50 am
hokie carla
et 4/5, et 5/14 I think
9:51 am
mkg
ty. need a clue please. ty
9:52 am
hokie carla
the 5 is musical
9:53 am
saanichcat
the first is babblet for needlecase
9:53 am
hokie carla
the 4, I'm not sure, but I think it relates to language. ends in a nervous spasm
9:53 am
hokie carla
no, the needle case is from 3rd row E I think
9:53 am
NatashaW
for the 5, think Chopin
9:54 am
saanichcat
I can't remember!
9:54 am
NatashaW
I always find that "which e" thing very confusing as often it seems a word could start with either
9:55 am
hokie carla
it has to be because it comes from the first available letter top to bottom, L to R, and you can make that word from the 3rd row E.
9:57 am
hokie carla
I vaguely remember Dr. God explaining to us many years ago that it works that way. L to R and top to bottom order, whichever letter makes the word first is the tile it comes from.
9:58 am
saanichcat
you know, I never knew that.
9:58 am
NatashaW
as if it isn't hard enough completing these grids... but thanks for the explanation!
9:58 am
hokie carla
glad I could provide this PSA :D
10:03 am
rururocks
i'm a left to right person so i get it
10:05 am
hokie carla
stuck on eu7, is this a word I should know?
10:05 am
NatashaW
card game from Regency era?
10:05 am
NatashaW
hmm, maybe not, sorry
10:06 am
rururocks
it's greek hokie
10:07 am
hokie carla
euripides
10:07 am
hokie carla
dang it
10:09 am
hokie carla
it is still greek to me, so moving on for now! thanks.
10:09 am
Haz1558
eu7 - ends in a ceremony that sounds correct.
10:10 am
hokie carla
I tried that a couple of times with an extra vowel thrown in, so yeah, I was trying to make it an 8. thx
10:11 am
Haz1558
No problem, glad you found it.
10:13 am
hokie carla
just found 2 thanks to a typo
10:15 am
hokie carla
one very pesky 5 away from fireworks
10:15 am
hokie carla
found it!
10:16 am
Haz1558
Congratulations!
10:23 am
Judi
This grid is annoying me.
10:32 am
Judi
61 left. Perhaps I'll bbl to finish. Or maybe not.
10:39 am
dan2bit
maybe it will ex6 you when you return
10:44 am
bichon
cu 5/18, pls
10:45 am
penquis
like the pretty one using the sometimes vowel....
10:45 am
doseffing
... often has "pie" following
10:45 am
hokie carla
this is an annoying grid, lots of strange words
10:46 am
penquis
agreed...
10:50 am
mkg
i could use further clue for the eu 7. ty.
10:51 am
rubyfoo
eu + con + **** o passage
10:51 am
mkg
i could use further clue for the eu 7. ty.
10:53 am
MollyL
Someone who says one thing and does another is a hy9.
Use the ending of that word attached to eu
10:54 am
rubyfoo
hello Molly
11:07 am
mkg
a liar right? what hy word is there? someone who says one thing and does another is a liar.
11:08 am
penquis
think of a self-righteous person, someone like that....like the preacher who turns out to be a criminal....
11:08 am
penquis
molly did say it starts with hy, the word that has the ending of the eu word....
11:10 am
mkg
not getting it at all. sorry.
11:10 am
mkg
eu is a word meaning this or ending in this?
11:10 am
mkg
not getting it at all. sorry
11:11 am
mkg
sorry cant think of a hy word.
11:11 am
mkg
the hy criminal is not something i am getting at all. if hy isnt in grid why is it a secret word?
11:12 am
penquis
look back in the chat for another clue....obviously, this one is not working for you...
11:12 am
mkg
ok. any other 7s to clue? i have none
11:13 am
doseffing
... eu7 ... looks like the start of a card game ... + the mineral ending
11:14 am
welki
someone who goes back on their word is a hypo*****
11:19 am
moolingwa
morning all
11:19 am
moolingwa
oops, sorry
11:20 am
moolingwa
hey mkg
11:20 am
mkg
still dont have e words for e in 4th row. clues and stats welcome.
11:21 am
moolingwa
that's one of them :)
11:21 am
doseffing
et 5/12
11:21 am
mkg
oops. sorry all. cursor in wrong place! ty
11:21 am
doseffing
... the french word for study
11:22 am
moolingwa
or bad behavior online perhaps ;)
11:22 am
doseffing
... it's used for a practice piece ... the best is by Chopin ... the most are by Czerny
11:22 am
moolingwa
ah yes, of course
11:23 am
mkg
dont know french. darn......
11:23 am
moolingwa
c'est la vie
11:24 am
mkg
lost for the et 5. sorry
11:24 am
mkg
ahh that french i know.
11:24 am
mkg
got the word. i did know it. sorry
11:24 am
mkg
darn did it again.
11:25 am
moolingwa
yay, i'm not the only one
11:25 am
doseffing
... google "Chopin" ... He wrote a "Revolutionary" one
11:26 am
moolingwa
8 to go....unfortunately 3 are sevens, and 4 are sixes
11:26 am
smoove
hint for UR7?
11:30 am
doseffing
ur6 ... ur + what you can do with your thumbs and a cell phone ... then plural
11:30 am
moolingwa
well, just found the ur 6/7...
11:30 am
moolingwa
strange words
11:31 am
moolingwa
I think perhaps ur means "old" or "old fashioned" in some of the Nordic languages, but may be mistaken
11:31 am
moolingwa
might be more archaic
11:31 am
mkg
weird word that ur.
11:31 am
moolingwa
well, 6 to go
11:31 am
moolingwa
thanks for the hint smoove
11:33 am
doseffing
... dictionary suggested the "ur" is old German ... and I'd bet there's some biblical reference to the town (city) that Abraham supposedly came from in Iraq
11:34 am
moolingwa
ah, thanks dos
11:34 am
moolingwa
ah, did it again
11:35 am
mkg
musical term as well.
11:35 am
doseffing
... must be off ... the stomach is crying "lunch"
11:36 am
moolingwa
5 to go...down to the 6s and 7s now
11:40 am
moolingwa
was thinking I was going to have two 6/7 combos, but found the two sevens, and they have no 6 singulars with them
11:41 am
moolingwa
down to the last word
11:42 am
moolingwa
appropriate word to finish on I guess
11:42 am
moolingwa
anyone need clues?
11:52 am
bichon
de 5/14, pls
11:53 am
Uneaixoise
Bichon, remove Frozen stuff
11:53 am
Uneaixoise
Yw :-)
11:55 am
marksdolly
Une, the Ru5 has dbl cons in it
11:56 am
Uneaixoise
Got it!
11:57 am
moolingwa
sorry still around if you need any clues
12:01 pm
moolingwa
well heading out
12:01 pm
moolingwa
hagd all
12:03 pm
marksdolly
uretic
1:04 pm
marksdolly
Fireworks!!! YAY!
1:04 pm
MLFAN17
congrats mark
1:21 pm
marksdolly
any clues before I go?
1:50 pm
marksdolly
guess not, I'm off, happy babbling!
2:04 pm
cybernan
good afternoon, all :)
2:16 pm
pippingeek
hi nan
2:16 pm
pippingeek
escrit
2:16 pm
pippingeek
poo, sorry
2:17 pm
pippingeek
not even a word!
2:17 pm
pippingeek
damn, now i deserve a double pb
2:21 pm
cybernan
tried that too -- and a few other french words in the grid
2:24 pm
cybernan
I don't think that cr 5/22 is possible
2:26 pm
pippingeek
i haven't even looked at any stats or list yet, just trying to get my NBT. it does not want to come to me, especially since one of those is an X!
2:27 pm
doseffing
... cr 5/22 ... uses "w" as a vowel
2:28 pm
cybernan
ty - back to welsh, then
2:28 pm
doseffing
... that's the one ... the lute
2:33 pm
MLFAN17
pipp the x is a 4
2:34 pm
MLFAN17
cr 5/22i don't understand the clue
2:35 pm
sukee
It means the only vowel is a W
2:35 pm
hokie carla
it's all consonants
2:35 pm
doseffing
... no clue really ... use the w as a vowel ... it's the welsh word for a type of lute
2:35 pm
MLFAN17
I seriously just got it after you told me that ty sukee and hello
2:35 pm
MLFAN17
hi hokie and dose
2:35 pm
hokie carla
cr + "are you wi4 him?" minus the vowel
2:36 pm
sukee
nbt but 62 to go
2:36 pm
doseffing
... and done ... may I offer any clues for anyone? ...
2:37 pm
sukee
I wouldn't mind a clue for a Y, I have the YE 4/6
2:37 pm
MLFAN17
dose.. can you give me stats for either e on 2nd column pls?
2:37 pm
doseffing
Y3 4/6 x2
2:37 pm
sukee
Of course :)
2:38 pm
doseffing
... you've used all the letters that you'll need
2:38 pm
sukee
Got it, wouldn't have tried it
2:39 pm
doseffing
... lower 3 ... et 5/14 ... et4/5 (a babblet)
2:40 pm
MLFAN17
is the above one et 5/14?
2:40 pm
doseffing
... upper one ... ex 6/36 can't wait for christmas
2:41 pm
doseffing
... ed 5/16 6/27 ... E + title for Mussolini
2:41 pm
MLFAN17
ty for those as well
2:42 pm
MLFAN17
same column T stats pls?
2:42 pm
bichon
tr 5/14, first one, pls
2:42 pm
doseffing
... sorry ... the et4/5 from the lower e is really a babblet ... the et 4/5 babblet is from the upper one
2:43 pm
doseffing
... tr 5/14 .... a peace break during battle
2:44 pm
sukee
TI 4/5 I think
2:45 pm
MLFAN17
oh geez ty sukee
2:45 pm
doseffing
... ti 4/5 what you did to your shoe laces yesterday
2:46 pm
MLFAN17
ur 6 clue pls?
2:47 pm
sukee
Doh, don't have nbt, don't have a U
2:47 pm
doseffing
... ur + what you do with your thumbs and a cellphone
2:47 pm
doseffing
... adn plural
2:48 pm
sukee
TY dos, I didn't have the last part of that one either.
2:48 pm
MLFAN17
I don't understand that clue?
2:48 pm
sukee
sending messages on a cell phone is called ****ing
2:50 pm
cybernan
eu 7 please?
2:50 pm
doseffing
... I was afraid that you'd ask for that one
2:50 pm
MLFAN17
ohh I was adding a vowel ty got it
2:51 pm
bichon
eu + consonant + the word we use or a baptism or a bat mitzvah
2:52 pm
doseffing
... eu/7/36 ... eu + a consonant + a religious ceremony (e.g. marriage or baptism)
2:53 pm
doseffing
..... must be off ... luck to all who continue the struggle ....
2:53 pm
cybernan
bye dos - ty for the help
2:55 pm
MLFAN17
First Fi 6 clue pls?
2:56 pm
amelu0218
Warriors are Fi6... think Vikings.
2:57 pm
MLFAN17
I found it ty ame
2:58 pm
bichon
wr 6/33, pls
3:00 pm
MLFAN17
bichon extend the wr 4/8
3:00 pm
MLFAN17
its a 5/6
3:01 pm
hokie carla
don't forget the ti word that rhymes with the fi6!
3:02 pm
MLFAN17
i am out for now might be back.. bye
3:05 pm
bichon
wr 6/33, pls
3:06 pm
bichon
don't understand
3:07 pm
bichon
nm, ty nan
3:07 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* Any clues wanted before I leave?
3:07 pm
maccafixx
cu 5/18?
3:08 pm
cybernan
alt sp for the cu 5/14 that follows
3:09 pm
cybernan
* cu5 pie - old term for girlfriend
3:10 pm
maccafixx
ty cybernan!
3:24 pm
bichon
re 6/24, pls
3:25 pm
hokie carla
old tv show - re6 911, some small towns have re6 squads, etc
3:25 pm
wvteach
RE 6/24- to save someone from a bad sitution
3:26 pm
wvteach
stats for X
3:29 pm
wvteach
thnx chris - yvw bichon
3:40 pm
bichon
fi 5/18, pls
3:45 pm
NatashaW
think famous place in Scotland bichon
3:46 pm
bichon
Doesn't call out to me Natasha
3:47 pm
NatashaW
coastal strait or inlet rhymes with the name of our planet
3:48 pm
pippingeek
or last name of actor colin
3:48 pm
bichon
got it, ty Natasha, pippin
4:54 pm
lil*monkey
Anyone have a clue for the bottom row single T word? pleeeeeeeeeeeease?
4:54 pm
lil*monkey
Anyone have a clue for the bottom row single T word? pleeeeeeeeeeeease?
4:55 pm
m9f9l
ti4. don't kick yourself when you get it.
5:06 pm
lil*monkey
OMG *kick kick kick*
5:11 pm
m9f9l
Tee hee hee!
5:12 pm
lil*monkey
ouch! haha
5:36 pm
toadandtoadette
cr 5/22. I've monkeyed everything with no luck,
5:37 pm
penquis
that's because there are no vowels in the word...
5:38 pm
toadandtoadette
really.. why?
5:38 pm
Lizlin
Perhaps we should all be showing Welsh flags today in honour of that word.
5:38 pm
Lizlin
Good morning all
5:38 pm
penquis
cr + a preposition without its vowel....
5:38 pm
toadandtoadette
the word "crowd" must be too boring
5:38 pm
penquis
look at my clue...
5:38 pm
toadandtoadette
its said with an "oo" sound... really...
5:39 pm
Lizlin
It's a Welsh musical instrument, like a lyre.
5:40 pm
toadandtoadette
I read the dictionary.com thing wrong
5:41 pm
Lizlin
It's pretty misleading.
5:46 pm
Lizlin
Fireworks. Can I help with clues?
5:47 pm
penquis
congrats...how about th 6/24, the first?
5:48 pm
Lizlin
Thanks. It ends with a facial spasm
5:50 pm
Lizlin
Anything else before I go?
5:51 pm
penquis
no thanks....only have one left...
5:51 pm
penquis
i am done....
5:51 pm
Lizlin
OK - congrats. have a good day / evening.
5:52 pm
penquis
ty...you, too....
5:57 pm
MollyL
The good ole facial spasm. A Babble cluer's best friend.
6:04 pm
fit1
Any help for th6/24
6:06 pm
fit1
oops. Got it
6:07 pm
toadandtoadette
the cu7? does it build off the previous CU6?
6:10 pm
Dorens
in a way it does
6:10 pm
hurshy
it just doubles the central consonant
6:10 pm
toadandtoadette
thanks
6:13 pm
JaxH66
Could I have a clue for the cu6 please
6:13 pm
hurshy
my kittens are a bunch of little cu6
6:14 pm
JaxH66
Thanks. Thought I’d tried that
6:21 pm
toadandtoadette
had to move to the list with 50 some left. So mad that I didn't see some of these words.
6:22 pm
Elliot
clue for cu7 please
6:23 pm
toadandtoadette
double the consonant in the cu 6
6:30 pm
JaxH66
Stars for the first column t please
6:30 pm
JaxH66
Stats not stars
6:42 pm
toadandtoadette
fi6,30?
6:43 pm
trentsnana
When you order a wedding dress, you have to get it fi****.
6:43 pm
trentsnana
To make sure it looks good on you
6:43 pm
toadandtoadette
have that one, the first one
6:43 pm
Dorens
wild animals are fi6
6:43 pm
toadandtoadette
before the heat making fi4
6:44 pm
toadandtoadette
see these words I should have seen when I started this annoying
7:07 pm
MollyL
These grids are full of obscure words that are not worth finding, most of the time.
7:12 pm
mkg
i agree with molly totally
7:19 pm
jwr
Sorry you feel that way, Molly. I think the so called 'obscure' words make the most interesting grids. In fact, many babblers are familiar with these words because they have a fund of obscure subjects. But then, if finishing the puzzle is the only goal, then i understand why you find the lesser known vocabulary worthless.
7:33 pm
rururocks
(bets jwr uses crwth often enough)
7:35 pm
periwinkle
hi all.help with ex6 pls
7:42 pm
rbud
did you get it? if so, bet you were all ex6d when you found it.
7:44 pm
periwinkle
yes I did ty
7:52 pm
akazev
I totally agree with Molly. I have been thinking the same thing for years. I only do as much as I can of the grid without help
8:00 pm
rbud
I can see both viewpoints, but I guess to me the archaic words are part of the charm.
8:00 pm
rbud
though I do wish it would pick up on some newer words as well.
8:06 pm
72 Temple Owl
th6/24 #1 please?
8:07 pm
wvteach
th 6 - ends with facial spasm
8:08 pm
72 Temple Owl
thanks teach
8:09 pm
72 Temple Owl
e5/14?
8:09 pm
72 Temple Owl
de5/14 pls?
8:11 pm
rbud
to remove frozen water?
8:12 pm
72 Temple Owl
oh geez. ty
8:14 pm
rbud
I actually only just found it - then thought to myself "why didn't I just try it without even knowing, the letters are there!"
8:15 pm
rbud
but no, it took me morewords to dig it up. sigh. sometimes I wonder about myself.
8:23 pm
rbud
yay, done! laters, all
9:48 pm
Marc Freeman
ur6, please?
9:49 pm
SamanthaJoy
ur + SMS message
pl for ur7
9:50 pm
Marc Freeman
thanks
9:51 pm
SamanthaJoy
yw :)
9:51 pm
MollyL
Finishing the puzzle hasn't been my "only goal" in years. As for a "fund of obscure subjects" well, maybe I should leave that one alone. : D
9:58 pm
Marc Freeman
eu7 and ex6, please?
10:02 pm
SamanthaJoy
eu 7 = eu + consonant + tradition
10:02 pm
SamanthaJoy
ex6 = I bet you'll be ex6d when you find it! Like a kid on Chrisgtmas morning
10:04 pm
Marc Freeman
got the ex 6, thanks still struggling with 'tradition'
10:05 pm
toadandtoadette
tradition: a **** of passage
10:05 pm
Marc Freeman
got it thanks
10:14 pm
toadandtoadette
last word... the last ti6,18
10:17 pm
toadandtoadette
fireworks. night yall