Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, January 9, 2020

12:01 am

justafreep

se7 x 2

12:02 am

jessmom

we7

12:02 am

justafreep

ho8

12:04 am

rastapopolous

sc7

12:04 am

justafreep

se7 x 3

12:05 am

rastapopolous

pe7

12:07 am

justafreep

ne7 x 2

12:07 am

rastapopolous

ne7/8

12:07 am

justafreep

ne8

12:08 am

justafreep

ne7 x 3

12:08 am

jessmom

rh7

12:09 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:10 am

broll

pi 7

12:13 am

broll

le 7

12:14 am

broll

he 7

12:17 am

justafreep

de7

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

vashongin

ty lickety

12:20 am

marksdolly

hi Vash!

12:20 am

marksdolly

en 7 & 8

12:20 am

vashongin

hi marks :)

12:20 am

marksdolly

doters

12:21 am

marksdolly

doter

12:22 am

marksdolly

Di 7 & 8

12:24 am

marksdolly

CE 6 & 7

12:38 am

cybernan

not seeing that en 7-8

12:39 am

justafreep

compound word, nan

12:39 am

cybernan

oh - yes I do :)

12:40 am

harpjane

what are the stats for the lone w please?

12:40 am

Lizlin

wr 5/18

12:40 am

justafreep

wr5/18

12:41 am

harpjane

thanks

12:46 am

cybernan

put a mark on the wall -- found the needlecase(s) this time

12:50 am

cybernan

enough for tonight -- half the tiles blacked out -- see you tomorrow

3:21 am

zoozzoom

Hello ((Ruby)) if you are her

3:21 am

zoozzoom

Here?

3:29 am

rubyfoo

GOOD Morning, ((zoozz)), if you're still here

3:29 am

zoozzoom

Yep still plugging away here lol

3:30 am

rubyfoo

I hadn't looked at the chog yet, up to 146 words so far

3:31 am

rubyfoo

whoops

3:31 am

zoozzoom

Nice I have 112 words so far. About to start on the first N tile.

3:35 am

rubyfoo

The weather reports keep talking about the unusually warm weather in Europe; you could have fooled me! It seems ike the sunny days are the coldest

3:37 am

zoozzoom

Yes we too are being told that. We are having it in waves. Today is rather mild with some showers around 12c tomorrow it will be around 6c and sunny.

3:38 am

rubyfoo

I still have Christmas flowers in the house; my whie poinsetties have been here more than 3 weeks and surround a bouquet of pink tulips which have least about as long<; Now I'm waiting for the amaryllis to open.

3:39 am

zoozzoom

It is nice that they have lasted this long! Nothing makes a home nice and bright than flowers!

3:40 am

rubyfoo

They just need constant looking after

3:40 am

zoozzoom

A small price to pay for their beauty though!

3:40 am

zoozzoom

donne

3:40 am

rubyfoo

yes

3:40 am

zoozzoom

poo sorry everyone

3:41 am

rubyfoo

ty, I wouldn4t have tried that

3:42 am

zoozzoom

I always do that I was working my way up to the past tense so I do the inbetween too sometimes it works lol

3:43 am

zoozzoom

And I will always try male & female names as most of them are valid!

3:44 am

rubyfoo

I never thought about that; I can see why I've never improved my game

3:46 am

zoozzoom

As long as you enjoy looking for the words is all that matters!

3:50 am

zoozzoom

Okay my first run through and I have 63 words left to find.

3:50 am

zoozzoom

Got two of the 8s so far.

3:53 am

zoozzoom

I take that back for some reason I missed out the first T lol will go to it now.

3:54 am

zoozzoom

Okay 48 words left now.

3:56 am

rubyfoo

A nurse just arrived, so I'll say adieu xx

3:56 am

zoozzoom

Have a wonderful day ((Ruby))

3:59 am

rubyfoo

((zzoozz))

4:00 am

zoozzoom

Just found an HO8 stupid word.

4:01 am

rubyfoo

clue?

4:01 am

zoozzoom

Truth be told.

4:02 am

rubyfoo

ty

4:03 am

zoozzoom

You're most welcome â¤

4:08 am

zoozzoom

Got it to 38 so that will be a nice number to play with later tonight. Happy babbling everyone! ((Ruby)) A pleasure as always!

5:38 am

mattygroves

Hi all. May I have a wee nudge on the RH words, please?

5:39 am

ivesy3

scarletts man plus either ** and plural

5:40 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

5:40 am

ivesy3

yw !

7:49 am

periwinkle

good morning all.help with lone N pls

7:50 am

hokie carla

gas in signs

7:50 am

periwinkle

ty now I am feeling really dumb but I just got up so that is my excuse

7:51 am

hokie carla

LOL, I just looked and saw it when you asked. sometimes I struggle with the simplest ones and sometimes they just jump out at me.

7:53 am

periwinkle

bl

7:53 am

bichon

ce 6/21, pls

7:55 am

hokie carla

it's like a well in a cave in central america, pronounced like spanish

7:55 am

hokie carla

ce + a thing you write to someone or yourself as a reminder - make a ****

7:56 am

bichon

ty carla

7:56 am

hokie carla

np

8:07 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

8:11 am

LuvWordGames

HAGD everyone

8:20 am

wvteach

stats for lone W in top row pls

8:20 am

hokie carla

wr5/18

8:20 am

doseffing

wr 5/18

8:21 am

phaeton

stats for the far right R?

8:21 am

wvteach

thnx

8:21 am

hokie carla

rh6/21, 7/32. clued earlier

8:21 am

doseffing

rh6/21 rh7/32

8:22 am

doseffing

... you're just too quick for me this morning carla

8:22 am

hokie carla

haha

8:22 am

phaeton

ty both

8:33 am

EvaNadine

good morning babblers

8:34 am

hokie carla

good morning

8:35 am

72 Temple Owl

hi evaN!

8:36 am

aebmusica

sh/20.....clue please

8:36 am

EvaNadine

hello TO!

8:37 am

doseffing

... shakespeare's Tamiang of The sh5/20 .... liked the movie with Burton and Taylor

8:37 am

72 Temple Owl

kate was one till she was tamed

8:37 am

sukee

Taming of the SH***

8:37 am

hokie carla

ah, beat me that time, dos and all others. :D

8:37 am

72 Temple Owl

omg who is that handsome lad?!

8:38 am

doseffing

..... was she tamed? Or, did she tame Petrucchio and so was no longer an sh5/20?

8:38 am

aebmusica

tyvm sukee

8:38 am

72 Temple Owl

alledgedly, i should add ;)

8:38 am

MollyL

I don't know TO. I'm trying to figure out what happened to the baby. : D

8:39 am

72 Temple Owl

i think i will come back later. good to see you.

8:40 am

EvaNadine

baby became a big boy!
(they do that, apparently.)

8:40 am

72 Temple Owl

how old is he now?

8:40 am

EvaNadine

he turned 3 in september

8:41 am

72 Temple Owl

awwww

8:41 am

phaeton

en7?

8:42 am

EvaNadine

he's pretty great most of the time.
(y'know, those times i don't wanna punt him out the window...)

8:42 am

doseffing

... a final comment at the end of a book

8:43 am

hokie carla

thx, dos

8:44 am

72 Temple Owl

hahahahaha

8:44 am

EvaNadine

nothing teaches you more quickly what a difficult, stubborn pain in the arse you are than having a tiny one of you throwing it all back in your face!

8:45 am

aebmusica

WOW Eva, you must have very strong legs to punt him out the window!(lol)

8:45 am

MLFAN17

dose that en 7 is 7/8 correct?

8:45 am

doseffing

yup

8:45 am

MLFAN17

thought I had gotten the right words:)

8:46 am

72 Temple Owl

this grid goes quickly, at least for a long time. bbl, time to get ready for the gym.

8:46 am

phaeton

ty dose

8:47 am

MLFAN17

4th column w stats pls?

8:48 am

doseffing

wr 5/18

8:48 am

MLFAN17

ty dose

8:50 am

MLFAN17

clue for the rh6 pls?

8:52 am

ursh

a person who speaks

8:53 am

ursh

rh+vowel+***gone - babbler

8:53 am

ursh

and plural

8:53 am

MLFAN17

hello ursh and ty

8:53 am

MLFAN17

nbt/nbs

8:53 am

doseffing

rh + anagram of to have ripped up

9:07 am

hokie carla

down to 7 with the list and really have no idea on these last ones.

9:08 am

MLFAN17

maybe we can help hokie? I have a lot left but..

9:09 am

hokie carla

he6/24?

9:10 am

Haz1558

A man's name, perhaps one who argues a lot.

9:10 am

MLFAN17

is that a 6/7 combo?

9:11 am

hokie carla

le6/21?

9:11 am

hokie carla

yes

9:11 am

hokie carla

or I assume it to be, I don't have the 7 either

9:11 am

MLFAN17

okay its a man's name or its a way to talk to someone ina bullying way

9:11 am

Haz1558

le 6 21, conveniently rhymes with he 6/24

9:12 am

phaeton

bah...can't even find a simple no4/4

9:12 am

hokie carla

thx, haz. got the he's

9:12 am

hokie carla

I was pretty sure those would be related like that, thx again, haz.

9:12 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

9:12 am

MLFAN17

i gave you a clue for the 24 not the 21

9:13 am

hokie carla

I have all 4 now, thanks

9:13 am

MLFAN17

hokie can you clue the he 6/21 pls?

9:14 am

hokie carla

the se6/21, 7/32, do not rhyme with those as I have it them already

9:14 am

MLFAN17

oh i got the he 6/21 ty anyway

9:15 am

Haz1558

se6/21 - Portuguese mister

9:15 am

hokie carla

got the se's. 1 left!

9:17 am

MLFAN17

ty for the se werds

9:17 am

hokie carla

LOL, just saw your clue. it's funny I just monkeyed it but I was thinking how it looks like spanish mister. portuguese is weird to me.

9:18 am

MLFAN17

i never would have thought it wasn't Spanish lol

9:18 am

hokie carla

fireworks! last one was sa 5/14. knew I had to find it eventually with that point total.

9:19 am

hokie carla

mlfan, spanish mister is in the grid as well.

9:19 am

Haz1558

Well done!

9:19 am

MLFAN17

i found that one

9:19 am

MLFAN17

congrats on finshing

9:20 am

hokie carla

thx, off to fold laundry!

9:20 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

10:01 am

BzznBea

I'm just starting today...

10:01 am

MLFAN17

hi bzz

10:03 am

MLFAN17

do both of the fr 5/16's end In s?

10:03 am

doseffing

... the two I have do

10:03 am

BzznBea

Worries?

10:04 am

MLFAN17

bzz that is the one I have I am looking for the other one

10:04 am

MLFAN17

ty dose

10:04 am

MLFAN17

got it

10:05 am

doseffing

... think "to and ... "

10:16 am

aebmusica

pe5/14(first one) clue, please

10:16 am

BzznBea

old coin, aeb

10:20 am

BzznBea

Sing a song of six pe5/14...

10:20 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

10:21 am

aebmusica

tyvm BZZN

10:21 am

rururocks

that doesn't make any cents

10:21 am

BzznBea

Not does having a pocket full of rye, unless it is in a bottle...

10:23 am

BzznBea

I've got nbt/nbs. I'm off to deliver food...

10:23 am

MLFAN17

bye bzz

10:26 am

MollyL

Then you've got those blackbirds baked in a pie, which is just gross.

10:30 am

jaxx7

with their heads poking out of the pastry - yum

10:37 am

rururocks

do you ever eat crow?

10:38 am

hurshy

when the blackbirds were eating the Ingalls' corn in one of the little house books, they killed lots of them, and ma did back some in a pot pie, and they thought it was pretty delicious

10:38 am

hurshy

*bake

10:39 am

rururocks

did they squab-ble over the baking instructions?\

10:40 am

hurshy

ha

10:43 am

MollyL

Hurshy is an absolute fountain of Little House trivia
: D

10:43 am

hurshy

well when you read books dozens of times, you get to know them pretty well, lol

10:50 am

doseffing

... and done .... may I offer any clues for anyone? ....

10:52 am

rururocks

i'm down to three.. i'm ok thanks dose

10:53 am

EvaNadine

hints for that right-most R?

10:53 am

rururocks

rh6

10:54 am

Aloyisius

starting late bc I played pickleball, so too early for me but thanks dos

10:54 am

doseffing

.... rh 6/21 7/32

10:55 am

doseffing

... ah well then ... good afternoon and good luck to all who continue the struggle ....

10:55 am

EvaNadine

TY!

10:55 am

hurshy

what is pickleball?

10:57 am

Aloyisius

hi hurshy.. a fun game that is a mix of tennis and badminton and ping pong.. played with a paddle and a smaller court and a big wiffle-type ball

10:58 am

Aloyisius

all the rage in the retirement community bc it is easier on your joints than tennis but gets you moving

10:58 am

Aloyisius

lots of young people are playing it too

11:02 am

MLFAN17

di7 clue pls?

11:02 am

hurshy

neat

11:02 am

MLFAN17

neat?

11:03 am

Aloyisius

the di7 I have is a smelly chemical

11:03 am

hurshy

pickleball, sounds neat

11:03 am

hurshy

there's a 5 letter E word that is a kind chemical, MLFAN (but sounds like a woman from the bible) and if you have two of them you have di7

11:03 am

mixi6

played tennis this morning. haven't tried pickle ball.

11:05 am

Aloyisius

you would be good, mixi.. one of my partners this am played tennis and he used many of the same strategies (placing the ball, etc). He could really hustle, had a big fall but thankfully he is fine

11:06 am

MLFAN17

ty hurshy

11:07 am

rururocks

did he get in a pickle aloy?

11:07 am

rururocks

at least he knows his bread and butter shots

11:08 am

Aloyisius

lol ru

11:08 am

Aloyisius

am slow, but got it (-:

11:09 am

Aloyisius

brings back memories.. I used to make a lot of those pickles!

11:09 am

rururocks

not sure i'd want to mix games with love and Pickles :D

11:10 am

rururocks

but both games depend on slices i guess

11:10 am

Aloyisius

In pickleball, if you get skunked (zero to 11), you have been "pickled"..

11:10 am

rururocks

does he relish the change from tennis to pickleball?

11:11 am

Aloyisius

ok.. chalk up a GROAN

11:11 am

MLFAN17

people in wheelchairs can play pickleball

11:12 am

rururocks

LOL

11:12 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

11:12 am

Aloyisius

yes, MLF.. I saw that at a rec center. Hi nan

11:12 am

hurshy

hello cnan

11:13 am

rururocks

i was laughing at Aloy's comment mlf not yours

11:19 am

MLFAN17

:)

11:20 am

MLFAN17

i am still doing off and on research for wheelchair curling

11:20 am

hurshy

i'm listening to some old jazz sung by great women singers and some of these songs are truly appalling, lyrically

11:20 am

hurshy

"i don't know why i love him, he isn't true... he beats me too... but what can i do?"

11:21 am

MLFAN17

2nd w 5/18 clue pls?

11:22 am

MLFAN17

we

11:22 am

hurshy

it is a plural

11:22 am

MLFAN17

hurshy is the first one a pl?

11:23 am

hurshy

no, the first one is the most tiny

11:23 am

MLFAN17

ty got it

11:23 am

hurshy

while we're discussing words, i only have ne8, can anyone tell me any of the other 8s?

11:24 am

MLFAN17

de8

11:24 am

MLFAN17

en8

11:24 am

Aloyisius

di8 ..

11:24 am

hurshy

mk thanks will seek

11:25 am

hurshy

oh i forgot to pluralize the di haha

11:25 am

MLFAN17

oph sorry that di 8 not de ty aloy

11:25 am

MLFAN17

bad eyes lol

11:26 am

hurshy

got the en too, thanks!

11:26 am

hurshy

ok so there is no de8 then?

11:26 am

hurshy

oh, yeah, there can't be, i finished the left D

11:29 am

MLFAN17

so did i hurshy i am working on the 4th column d

11:30 am

hurshy

i only need one more of those

11:31 am

MLFAN17

i need 5

11:31 am

MLFAN17

do 6/24 clue pls?

11:32 am

Aloyisius

time to go.. dentist appt.. oh what fun, not.. Happy Babbling!

11:32 am

hurshy

what we did with our gay apparel

11:33 am

MLFAN17

i didn't even see those ty hurshy

11:35 am

hurshy

ah my last d was just an old shakespeary word

11:47 am

bichon

do 6/24, pls

11:49 am

MLFAN17

put on an item of clothing

11:51 am

bichon

don't understandd mlf

11:51 am

MLFAN17

pt

11:52 am

sandr

to do 6/24 an item of clothing

11:52 am

MLFAN17

i am trying to figure out what my last do word is and am having no luck

11:56 am

MLFAN17

do cons *** beatty

11:59 am

bichon

ty mlf

11:59 am

MLFAN17

yw

12:23 pm

Douglas

I asked Rhonda to help me, but she's not in the dictionary

12:23 pm

MLFAN17

TO 6 clue pls?

12:24 pm

MLFAN17

hi douglas

12:27 pm

MLFAN17

Morgenstern isn't in the grid either

12:29 pm

zoozzoom

Weight.

12:31 pm

MLFAN17

i will be back..

12:32 pm

zoozzoom

You are welcome.

12:50 pm

dcseain

Lewes is a town at Cape Henlopen in Deleware. That's the leap-out proper noun for me in the grid today.

12:52 pm

Douglas

Is there an sc5 in the Penalty Box? If there is, I might say a word.

12:53 pm

Douglas

Hi MLFAN17

1:03 pm

MLFAN17

hi doug

1:04 pm

MLFAN17

hi dc

1:04 pm

MLFAN17

to 6 weight? not getting it sorry?

1:04 pm

MLFAN17

got it

1:16 pm

BzznBea

Back with 112 to go. =)

1:40 pm

EvaNadine

my brain has hit a wall.
*thunk*

1:41 pm

sandr

im just monkey typing now and hoping for the best

1:50 pm

BzznBea

I just cleared the last 8...wee!

1:53 pm

dcseain

i just got my first 8. And will be playing bridge tonight. So may not finish

1:56 pm

dcseain

ah, and another :)

1:57 pm

periwinkle

I have en8 and ho8.need help with di8, de8 or ne8 pls

1:57 pm

dcseain

russian ne6ing dolls are ne8

1:58 pm

smoove

help with en8 please

1:58 pm

periwinkle

en7/8 are compound words

1:58 pm

periwinkle

wait there are only 4 8's

1:58 pm

dcseain

phoshodi7 and 8

1:58 pm

periwinkle

I have ne6/7

1:59 pm

dcseain

ne8 is plural

1:59 pm

periwinkle

the ne7 I have is a plural

2:00 pm

periwinkle

got it ty seain

2:00 pm

periwinkle

got it ty seain

2:00 pm

dcseain

then you need the ne6-7-8

2:00 pm

dcseain

:{

2:00 pm

dcseain

:)

2:05 pm

periwinkle

di7/8 I found them. there is no de8

2:33 pm

mattygroves

May I have a nudge for that di combo, please?

2:34 pm

dcseain

DNA is a phosphodi7, and plural

2:34 pm

mattygroves

Well, I had to look it up, but I found it :) Thanks

2:35 pm

BzznBea

di7 - lose life + not your brother but your sis***

2:35 pm

dcseain

sorry, that's how i learnt that word when i was a teenager.

2:35 pm

mattygroves

Hey, I learned something! Thanks

2:40 pm

BzznBea

I didn't think I'd get this one done, but I did...Until next time...

2:43 pm

bichon

pe 5/14, first one, pls

2:56 pm

origami

VP's last name bich

2:57 pm

bichon

ty origami

4:59 pm

smoove

ne 6-7-8 Help please.

5:05 pm

smoove

nm found them

5:06 pm

smoove

recs

5:06 pm

smoove

oops

5:17 pm

MumTT

ed

5:24 pm

jbp

hi all. clue for the Aplease?

5:25 pm

ch1212

when I'm on a ship, I ad5 going as6

5:25 pm

jbp

nm. got i6t

5:26 pm

jbp

thanks ch1212

5:26 pm

jbp

how about for the R above it

5:29 pm

JaxH66

Rh6/21 and pl

5:29 pm

jbp

thanks, Jax. Clue please?

5:30 pm

JaxH66

I was origim

5:30 pm

JaxH66

I was originally looking for a word ending in ic

5:31 pm

JaxH66

Means orator

5:31 pm

jbp

thanks so much! ;-)

5:32 pm

jbp

sete

5:32 pm

jbp

tese

5:32 pm

jbp

oops. monkey in the wrong window!

5:33 pm

jbp

halfway. no blanks. off to forage.

5:33 pm

JaxH66

He6/7 please

5:34 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all

5:34 pm

ch1212

Actor whose first name is he6, then plural. He was in Pretty Woman -- He6 Elizondo

5:34 pm

MumTT

s

5:34 pm

Lizlin

he 6 / 7 - a man's name and plural. Means to bully

5:35 pm

MumTT

b

5:35 pm

ch1212

off to prep for a meeting -- bbl :)

5:36 pm

Lizlin

en 6/21 pls

5:36 pm

JaxH66

Thanks

5:37 pm

granadan

Lizlin - to ask to do again, especially after a performance

5:38 pm

Lizlin

Of course! So babble blind. Thanks

5:38 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks.

5:41 pm

mkg

yeah liz!

5:41 pm

mkg

clue for the R words fifth column r please. ty

5:49 pm

mkg

nm found them.

6:00 pm

periwinkle

2nd se5/10 pls

6:02 pm

JaxH66

Are the en7/8 related to the 6 before them please

6:05 pm

JaxH66

NM found them

6:08 pm

periwinkle

nm

7:36 pm

origami

Hi folks

7:37 pm

torgone

heya ori

7:38 pm

origami

Hi tor

9:03 pm

origami

Not making a lot of progress here, so I am going back to painting my fire-breathing dragon.

9:07 pm

torgone

That sounds cool ..

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