Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, December 18, 2019

12:02 am

justafreep

or7

12:11 am

broll

ut 7

12:12 am

dizgrannie

Us unearthed

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

dizgrannie

Ws waived...wa 7

12:22 am

dizgrannie

Ps perfected

12:24 am

jessmom

er7

12:24 am

dizgrannie

fa 7/8

12:25 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:27 am

dizgrannie

iz 4

12:28 am

dizgrannie

fait

12:54 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:58 am

rbud

congrats!

1:00 am

dizgrannie

ty. any clues needed?

1:00 am

rbud

nah, not me. I'm muddling through pretty quickly, but ty! :)

1:25 am

rbud

okay, done, but my last two, the wa 7 and the za 4 - would have been hopeless without morewords, haha. Silly words.

1:44 am

sammysmom

got a new loiuse penney book today.. like her writing... anyone else rea her stuff ??

1:51 am

ARB

i read her too -- love her created village

3:30 am

Frances

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3:31 am

rubyfoo

Better this Morning. I misread the scale yesterday and thought I had lost two kg. which would be very scary

3:34 am

rubyfoo

Frances? I just read yourr profile and would be happy to send you some of my deceased husband4s fancy silk ties for you patchworks They're mostly conservative, but lovely

3:42 am

Frances

Hello ruby that would be vry kid of o

3:43 am

Frances

you I haven't been on here for a while. I will e-mail you with an explanation

3:47 am

rubyfoo

I used to buy him designer ties for most occasions as he Always wore one to work and disn't need anything else.

4:03 am

mattygroves

Surely he needed trousers, shirt, underwear...or did he have a weird job where the only item of clothing was a tie.... :) (I have a terrible mind)

4:04 am

rubyfoo

a very long tie, like Trump

4:04 am

mattygroves

Haaaaa! Great minds!

4:06 am

rubyfoo

He was Always elegant

4:13 am

rubyfoo

frances: my e-mail address is in my profile

4:14 am

rubyfoo

roose

4:15 am

rubyfoo

sorry

4:15 am

Alleyn58

Going bonkers looking for the fa7/8. Is it too early for a hint?

4:28 am

MollyL

fa7 starts with the first three of a word that means belief and ends with _____ de France

4:32 am

Alleyn58

Still confused - obviously not fully awake!!

4:33 am

MollyL

If you have belief you have fa5 in God

4:33 am

MollyL

fa5 is not in the grid

4:35 am

Alleyn58

Thank you - was struggling

4:58 am

rubyfoo

my monkeys hae collapsed, looked for fa7

5:04 am

MollyL

Did you get it Ruby?

5:13 am

rubyfoo

nope

5:18 am

MollyL

Start with the first three of the County ____ where they have rides and ferris wheels, then add _____ de France. Then plural.

5:21 am

rubyfoo

I kept trying the wrong -- de France, thinking of the county rather than my g

5:22 am

rubyfoo

favorite event Thank you for your perpetual patience

5:24 am

MollyL

That is hilarious. I thought for sure you would be right on the de France word, since you are an avid watcher.
: D

5:26 am

rubyfoo

I kept trying to get s on the end of ile; maybe all the morphine is making me more stupid

5:26 am

rubyfoo

LOL

5:29 am

MollyL

Well, stupid or not, I hope it is helping with your pain. Still sending good thoughts your way.

5:30 am

rubyfoo

As long as I Don't stand up, I Don't hurt; now if I could just gain 3 or 4 kgsâ€¦â€¦â€¦â€¦..

5:36 am

rubyfoo

yay, half and time for lunch and nap. How excitting is that?

5:46 am

sukee

I have a few days where I don't have to do any writing, I would love at least one super big grid that doesn't cause me too much grief :) Haven't seen one all week.

5:48 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with way or er7pls

5:52 am

mattygroves

I have er7, but no idea how to clue it - it sounds a bit like to make something sexual but missing a C

5:53 am

mattygroves

It uses the high value tile near the end

5:53 am

sukee

Got that, ty matty

5:53 am

periwinkle

looking but not seeing it yet

5:54 am

periwinkle

found it ty matty

5:55 am

mattygroves

Glad my clue helped! I thought it was useless ;)

5:55 am

aebmusica

wa7.......clue please

5:57 am

periwinkle

or 7 pls

5:58 am

mattygroves

OR7 - people who talk effectively - some people say Obama or MLK were excellent OR7s

5:58 am

periwinkle

ty matty

5:58 am

aebmusica

wa7 please

5:59 am

mattygroves

Sorry, I don't have the wa7, and can't imagine what it might be

5:59 am

mattygroves

Do you know what the point value is?

6:00 am

aebmusica

wa7/60

6:01 am

sukee

NBS finally

6:01 am

sukee

I mean nbt :)

6:02 am

periwinkle

the wa7 builds off of the wa 4/11

6:02 am

periwinkle

for the end rearrange the opposite of false

6:03 am

mattygroves

Thank's Peri!

6:03 am

periwinkle

yvw

6:03 am

sukee

Is there only one wa 4/11?

6:04 am

sukee

Got it.

6:04 am

mattygroves

Does anyone have the stats for the 8, please?

6:04 am

sukee

Ws done :)

6:05 am

aebmusica

tyvm peri

6:09 am

sukee

Can someone clue the fa 7? Molly's clue has a letter missing.

6:09 am

sukee

The plural is the 8 too

6:10 am

sukee

Or I am misunderstanding the last part of the clue

6:12 am

sukee

Doh, got it, never mind :)

6:13 am

sukee

My clue. FA 7/44. First four letters of a belief + not my but o** . Then plural.

6:14 am

mattygroves

Thanks!

6:14 am

sukee

I means fake :)

6:15 am

sukee

Break time, gl

6:18 am

ChampFit

Never wouild've gotten there sukee...thx!

7:13 am

MollyL

Sorry, my clue for fa7 should have said "first four of belief"

7:14 am

BzznBea

Feeling better today, Molly?

7:14 am

MollyL

No, actually first three works if you use the bicycle race. I didn't know there was more than one thing that ended in "de France"

7:15 am

MollyL

I'm getting there Bea. Thanks for asking.

7:19 am

JaxH66

I am missing one 7 I have er, fa, or and ut. What am I missing please?

7:19 am

BzznBea

or7/28

7:20 am

JaxH66

Are there 2 or7/28 words?

7:21 am

BzznBea

No, I'm sorry, I missed the or in your question

7:21 am

BzznBea

wa7/60

7:23 am

JaxH66

Does it build off the wa4/11?

7:24 am

BzznBea

yes

7:26 am

JaxH66

Thanks got it eventually.

7:27 am

BzznBea

=)

7:50 am

InTheRedwoods

Can someone clue the ut 7 please.

7:51 am

BzznBea

take advantage of...uses the high point tile

7:51 am

InTheRedwoods

Thank you

7:52 am

BzznBea

yw

7:58 am

Judi

Good morning, y'all.

7:59 am

hokie carla

good morning

7:59 am

BzznBea

Good morning, ladies.

7:59 am

hokie carla

this grid has a lot of words for as ugly as it is

7:59 am

BzznBea

There are some doozies...

8:00 am

hokie carla

great

8:01 am

BzznBea

As long as a tree doesn't fall in our yard again today, I may be able to get this one done...AND get all the packages to the post office...

8:03 am

Judi

Existential question: If a tree falls in Bea's yard and everyone is Babbling, will her packages get to the post office in time? Answers? Discussion?

8:03 am

hokie carla

yikes, was it windy there? we have had a lot of rain, so I could see that happen

8:04 am

BzznBea

It was breezy. It was an old tree that should have been taken out a couple years ago.

8:04 am

hokie carla

hope it didn't hit your house or car or anything

8:04 am

Judi

Blah. That happened to us once. Side yard. I think hubby was rather gleeful that he got to take the chainsaw to it.

8:05 am

Judi

Then the neighbors took all the cut stuff for firewood. So, nothing went to waste.

8:05 am

BzznBea

Fortunately, it didn't fall on our lovely house! It did fall towards a van parked across the street, but barely any damage to it.

8:06 am

BzznBea

There are two more trees just like it in the front yard that need to come out or they will hit the house.

8:06 am

hokie carla

LOL, something about husbands and chainsaws. My husband loves when he has to get his out and saw something up.

8:06 am

Judi

Men and power tools. A lifelong love affair.

8:06 am

hokie carla

are these bradford pears? they just love to fall down.

8:07 am

hokie carla

true, judi

8:07 am

MollyL

I agree with Judi. It's men and power tools

8:07 am

BzznBea

The city cleaned up most of it as it fell into the street. We still have to deal with the 8 foot trunk that is about 4 feet in diameter...

8:07 am

Judi

* whistles Lumberjack song from Monty Python *

8:08 am

BzznBea

No, it was an old maple.

8:08 am

hokie carla

if we were closer I'd send my husband over :D

8:08 am

Judi

Yikes. That's a huge tree, Bea.

8:08 am

BzznBea

It was. Over 70 years old.

8:09 am

MollyL

â™ªI'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
I sleep all night and I work all dayâ™ª

8:09 am

hokie carla

we have about a million new maples if you want me to bring one ;). I swear I pull up saplings all over the place here.

8:10 am

MollyL

Bonfire at Bea's house!!

8:10 am

hokie carla

it'd be fine if they were in the woods but they're always in inconvenient places

8:10 am

Judi

Sigh. I'll trade you acorns for maple saplings, Carla.

8:10 am

hokie carla

sounds good!

8:10 am

hokie carla

(the bonfire, not the acorns)

8:11 am

BzznBea

On the bright side, loosing that tree will give me more eastern sunlight.

8:14 am

Judi

Although, the squirrels are vigilant and scoop up most of the acorns. Nice plump squirrels for the hawks and eagles to feast on.

8:16 am

bichon

Where do you live Judi, that there are eagles?

8:17 am

hokie carla

what is the stats for the 8?

8:17 am

Judi

Northern Delaware, Bich. We get all kinds of birds that commute between here and the Chesapeake Bay.

8:17 am

BzznBea

fa8/60

8:19 am

bichon

Nice Judi

8:22 am

hokie carla

thx, bea.

8:23 am

hokie carla

judi, my SIL lives on the Intercoastal in Jacksonville and there is an eagle's nest at a house on her street. Actually, there was one and the people wanted the tree cut down and it was a huge ordeal of red tape but they finally did and the eagles built another in a different tree.

8:25 am

BzznBea

I'm heading out...I will get these packages in the mail today or die trying...

8:26 am

hokie carla

good luck! got my Xmas cards in the mail yesterday so who knows when people will get them.

8:30 am

JaxH66

clue for te5 please

8:30 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:31 am

marksdolly

good morning mlf :)

8:31 am

MLFAN17

good morning mark

8:32 am

Judi

Glad the eagles stayed in the neighborhood, Carla.

8:33 am

MLFAN17

jax I don't have it sorry

8:35 am

MLFAN17

judi?

8:36 am

Judi

Yes, MLF?

8:36 am

MLFAN17

having fun with this grid today?

8:37 am

Judi

Well, enjoying chatting. Almost done with grid.

8:38 am

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the Su6/21?

8:39 am

marksdolly

think of courting Judi

8:39 am

Judi

Thank you.

8:39 am

marksdolly

:)

8:41 am

Judi

Fireworks!

8:41 am

marksdolly

congrats!

8:42 am

MLFAN17

ty mark

8:42 am

MLFAN17

congrats judi

8:42 am

Judi

Te5: Te + _____ ______ (part of) pants on fire.

8:43 am

Judi

Off I toddle to do a bit of work.

8:44 am

MLFAN17

I got it

8:48 am

MLFAN17

i got the er7 thanks to earlier clue

8:48 am

hokie carla

where was that, mlfan?

8:48 am

MollyL

Carla and Bea are really buying into that "Keep Christmas With You, All Through The Year" thing
: D

8:49 am

hokie carla

last year was the first time I actually got my cards out early and then they were lost in the mail for weeks and people got them after Xmas.

8:49 am

MLFAN17

the clue? i had to open the chat to find it..i was looking for stats for another word but didn't see any

8:49 am

hokie carla

ok, I will check the whole thing

8:50 am

MLFAN17

first column o stats pls?

8:50 am

hurshy

or5, 6, 6, 7, all related

8:50 am

MLFAN17

oh i found or 5/6 for that o

8:51 am

mixi6

ty hurshy

8:51 am

hurshy

a sick martian would be an ailien

8:52 am

MLFAN17

hurshy different 5/ then what i have>'

8:52 am

MLFAN17

i got all of them ty hurshy

8:56 am

MLFAN17

i will be back..

9:08 am

rururocks

a sick martian would have something wrong with his venus

9:09 am

hurshy

but if you told him he had something wrong with his venus, he'd probably say, "YOU have something wrong with uranus!"

9:11 am

hurshy

well, i might need a clue for fa8, not seeing it

9:12 am

marksdolly

Fireworks!!! YAY!!\

9:12 am

bichon

fa + vowel + a Euopean ****

9:12 am

hokie carla

it is pl for fa7. molly clued earlier. ends in * de france.

9:12 am

hokie carla

well done, dolly

9:13 am

hurshy

thank you both :)

9:13 am

hokie carla

I still need 9 r's. where are they?

9:14 am

hurshy

i need 3, whereas, i only need one of any other letters

9:14 am

marksdolly

you will find the majority of them starting with RO

9:15 am

hokie carla

well, I still need 11 s's I just realized.

9:15 am

hokie carla

thx, will try harder on ro

9:15 am

marksdolly

there are 18 Ro's

9:15 am

mixi6

wa7?

9:16 am

MLFAN17

hokie that clue is it supposed to be fa to4?

9:17 am

MLFAN17

never mind

9:17 am

MLFAN17

middle column first I stats pls?

9:17 am

rururocks

fatwus.. iranians who go to war but chicken out

9:18 am

hurshy

both il4/4

9:18 am

hurshy

zo4/9, what's the other z?

9:18 am

MLFAN17

ty hurshy

9:18 am

mixi6

za4,12 hurshy

9:18 am

hokie carla

za4/12

9:18 am

hokie carla

ridiculous word

9:19 am

hurshy

thanks!

9:19 am

MLFAN17

4th column e help pls?

9:20 am

hokie carla

$$

9:20 am

hokie carla

well, I'm off to the gym. TTFN

9:20 am

marksdolly

tata Hokie

9:21 am

mixi6

fw. off to wrap packages.

9:21 am

MLFAN17

I got it

9:23 am

hurshy

at4, aw4, and...?

9:25 am

phaeton

at5/10

9:25 am

rururocks

at5

9:26 am

hurshy

ty

9:41 am

rururocks

hmm that z is now coming in handy

10:08 am

MollyL

They were singing this on the radio this morning:
â™ªI'll be sick for Christmasâ™ª
â™ªPass the tissue pleaseâ™ª
â™ªPlease have Ny-Quil and some Vicksâ™ª
â™ªAnd Chicken soup by the treeâ™ª

10:27 am

KnightTime

Christmas Sonnet
Dale L Knight - 12/17/04

I start the car and drive off to the mall
The radio plays the music of the season
But why do I subject myself to all
the lunacy â€“ I mean, what is the reason?

Why give a gift at this time and not another?
And mail ridiculous cards for all to read?
Then have to wrap the gifts â€“ I ask you brother.
â€œDoes this address some deep neurotic need?â€

Forget the cards, the gifts, the incessant greetings
of Merry Christmas! and Happy Holidays!
And please, oh please, desist from carol singing
I canâ€™t take another Christmas song today.

O haste the day of this dread seasonâ€™s end
â€˜Cause weâ€™ll rest ten months and do it all again.

10:33 am

libarebel

I agree, Knight-- worst time of year for me-- no nuclear family left but me :(

10:35 am

NatashaW

I'm in that same boat libarebel - last one standing. Holiday time is tough.

10:40 am

hokie carla

it does sound tough. I can't imagine.

10:42 am

libarebel

ty, Nat & hoki

10:43 am

bichon

ou 6/33, pls

10:44 am

montreal13

armed conflict bichon

10:44 am

hokie carla

also a strange word

10:45 am

MollyL

Not in + not peace

10:45 am

montreal13

it is indeed...

10:45 am

bichon

ty Molly

10:48 am

hokie carla

27 left. nothing new coming. do I sit here and try to make up words all day? nah, I'm going to the list so I know what I'm looking for and can get on with my life.

10:49 am

montreal13

go carla go â˜ºâ˜º

10:50 am

hokie carla

omg, already mad about missing the needle case

10:54 am

hokie carla

now I feel like a pu4 for missing that word too

10:55 am

montreal13

lol

11:01 am

dan2bit

you must ut7 all your powers

11:02 am

montreal13

and don't be UP5 if you missed a few...

11:03 am

montreal13

hi and bye dan and carla - bbl for last 21 - take care

11:03 am

hokie carla

argh, that was my missing u! (up5) and I am up5 about it

11:04 am

montreal13

lol - have a great day - poof

11:04 am

hokie carla

bye, you too

11:05 am

hokie carla

was also missing se5, the anagram

11:09 am

hokie carla

well, easy peasy with the list. now on to some present wrapping.

12:24 pm

Douglas

I certainly hope neither of the z's are particularly common. I'm not seeing them yet. Stats, please?

12:27 pm

Naches girl

Otile

12:44 pm

Uneaixoise

Za4/12......z + dog bark

1:14 pm

rururocks

zawoof

1:14 pm

rururocks

damn it

1:18 pm

MollyL

zabowwow didn't work either

1:19 pm

rururocks

lol.. good one

1:27 pm

MollyL

Didn't there used to be someone here who went on and on about the za4?

1:30 pm

rururocks

there is a player named zarf on serpentine

1:43 pm

rururocks

*saunters off to the PB for that one*

1:57 pm

MollyL

I bet you swagger too
: P

2:03 pm

rururocks

more like stagger :D

2:18 pm

turqaz

i'm stuck. a clue for et 6/18 please?

2:22 pm

rururocks

star in french

2:23 pm

turqaz

tyvm, ruru. i avoided that because it's french!!

2:39 pm

ALC

for the French word use the same letter to start and end the word with difficult work in the middle.

2:42 pm

ALC

sure

3:55 pm

wht

Is the wa7 a state of joy induced by the aromas of holiday cooking?

4:17 pm

MollyL

Cute Wht. I thought it was finding out the end of days smells like good food. : D

4:24 pm

lil*monkey

hmmm trying to figure out that clue

4:30 pm

lil*monkey

aha

4:30 pm

lil*monkey

got it

4:47 pm

mkg

hi all.

4:54 pm

Soodle

Hi mkg. This is quite a friendly little grid.

4:55 pm

mkg

to those without family for christmas, who are the last ones standing from family, i want to say that I can so so so relate. I was an only child. when my mom died after my dad had already died, i was so devastated. try to surround yourselves with friends. that is all i can say.

4:55 pm

mkg

hi soodie.

4:56 pm

mkg

soodle, is that you in the photo? sitting in a chair? with gray hair and blue on? where do you live?

4:56 pm

sukee

I join the list of those alone. My sister is on the west coast and my parents are gone. Friends have their own families.

4:56 pm

sukee

I have the cats and food and Netflix :)

4:57 pm

mkg

one suggestion: go volunteer for xmas! at a hospital or a homeless shelter or somewhere and it gives meaning to your life and to your day.

4:57 pm

sukee

It is hard when you have a mobility issue.

4:58 pm

sukee

Can't believe I missed that movie title earlier...

5:19 pm

MollyL

I agree with mkg. There are a lot of meaningful ways to spend Christmas if you are on your own.

5:43 pm

mkg

I once spent an entire xmas at a nursing home just chatting with the people living there who ventured into the communal living room. It was wonderful.

5:44 pm

mkg

Sukee, is there anyone to take you somewhere to volunteer? I just say in the living area and talked......

5:44 pm

mkg

ok, i need to finish this grid! ugh have client in 15 min so will be back later. but any quick clues for the 8 and stats?

6:22 pm

grannyrose

fa8/60. fa + not him or her but ** + not theirs. the fa7 is the singular form. and yes i know mkg has gone. leaving this clue for her. xox

6:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, leaping off the couch and diving in

6:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt, nbs, left column done, woot

8:10 pm

mkg

i am back! getting the clue granny.

8:10 pm

mkg

unsure about not theirs.

8:10 pm

mkg

got the fa 8! ty. super clue!

8:11 pm

mkg

still missing the E and i words for top row. stats and clues welcome

8:13 pm

mkg

otherwise have most of it.

8:13 pm

mkg

any clues for the E or i top row more than welcome.

8:13 pm

mkg

just found the e words. so just i needed.

8:16 pm

mkg

off to bed. bye.

10:39 pm

crayola

Fireworks. Anyone want clues before I go?

10:45 pm

crayola

Okay, back after the flip.

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