Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, July 16, 2020

12:00 am

Douglas

flip

12:00 am

Book Doctor Gwen

no fair! only went up by 3

12:00 am

Rainiqui

co 7

12:02 am

dcseain

flop

12:03 am

cybernan

hello everyone -- another ugly small one?

12:07 am

dcseain

quite so.

12:08 am

Douglas

stid in the grid

12:09 am

cybernan

identify that proper noun -- operatic title role

12:10 am

dianedecoder

figaro

12:11 am

cybernan

and a roman emperor

12:12 am

cybernan

gold star for diane

12:15 am

Rainiqui

Gaius

12:16 am

cybernan

and a gold star for rain

12:16 am

Rainiqui

why thank yew

12:17 am

Book Doctor Gwen

ek7

12:18 am

marksdolly

wow! ty Gwen

12:18 am

rururocks

thanks bdg

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

marksdolly

ty lickety!

12:19 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt finally

12:19 am

Gillie

Can't believe I monkeyed that ek7 - ty Gwen

12:19 am

Book Doctor Gwen

thanks lickety ! ! ! !

12:19 am

Book Doctor Gwen

YVW gillie!

12:20 am

Book Doctor Gwen

night all

12:21 am

dizgrannie

di 8, nbt/nbs

12:22 am

cybernan

half way and have had enough of this one. Good night everyone

12:28 am

Douglas

What words can cross that vast desert of i's?

12:30 am

rururocks

finished

12:31 am

rururocks

good night all

12:36 am

dizgrannie

sh 5/20 and pl

12:40 am

melonheadjujube

5/20? doesn't a 5 letter word have to be divisible by three?

12:41 am

Lizlin

Think Yiddish, Mel

12:41 am

dizgrannie

melon x 2

12:42 am

melonheadjujube

d'Oh! Thanks!

12:42 am

Lizlin

Stuck with 10 left. BBL.

12:42 am

Lizlin

yw

12:44 am

ursh

My Mom passed away on Friday aged 100 years and 1 month exactly. Funeral this morning under strict rules of masks, social distancing, no singing and no tea to be served at the church - Thanks Covid

12:45 am

dizgrannie

FWs, last word sk 6.

12:45 am

SueMagee

Sorry about that, ursh.

12:46 am

melonheadjujube

condolences, ursh. may her memory be always a blessing.

12:46 am

dcseain

deepest condolences and her memory a blessing always, ursh.

12:47 am

dcseain

phantom kitsch.

1:00 am

melonheadjujube

nbt/nbs/ all â‰¥ 7s, and â‰¥ halfway. mediocrity preserved!
Thanks for hints. XXXOOO. 'nite!

1:07 am

crayola

clue for the di8?

1:08 am

crayola

nm just found it

1:09 am

SueMagee

Not as sensible as youâ€™d think.

1:33 am

Uneaixoise

So sorry about your mom, Ursh :-(

3:03 am

lynxxx

Condolences Ursh to you and the whole family. What a grand age she reached - may we all live as long (and be healthy and happy).

4:32 am

Kamanjah

Condolences to you and your family, Ursh. I had an aunt and uncle pass 100 before they passed. People who live that long must have had happy lives. I'm sorry the Covid thing messed up having normal services for your beloved family member.

4:35 am

lbdawger

heartfelt condolences, Ursh to you and your loved ones. damn covid. sing in your heart the memories of your Mom, shes' always with you.

4:52 am

MollyL

ek7...new word for me

4:56 am

sammysmom

condolences to you and your family Ursh.

5:51 am

PMS

is

6:31 am

periwinkle

Condolences to you and your family ursh.

6:43 am

periwinkle

hi all.help with i please

6:52 am

Uneaixoise

Io5.....io + most of Mr. Tracy

7:02 am

player girl

Ha ha Uneaixoise. I was thinking of Spencer Tracy. Boy did that confuse me. Got it though, thank you.

7:03 am

MollyL

I was wondering how many people thought what Une meant and how many thought Spencer.

7:10 am

player girl

So sorry for your loss, Ursh

7:43 am

M3

can i have a clue for the SH please

7:46 am

MollyL

sh + blood sucking insect, spelled wrong

7:47 am

LuvWordGames

sh 5/20 is a comedy routine

7:48 am

M3

ye thanks Luv and Molly

8:06 am

periwinkle

ty Une

8:06 am

periwinkle

help with di8 pls

8:07 am

LuvWordGames

the most scatterbrained

8:07 am

periwinkle

hmm

8:08 am

LuvWordGames

ends in most of a Mexican nap

8:08 am

periwinkle

ty

8:09 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

8:09 am

M3

another for the DI please

8:09 am

LuvWordGames

the di 8?

8:10 am

M3

yes please

8:11 am

LuvWordGames

don't know how else to clue it. Do you know the mexican word for a nap?

8:11 am

M3

i look it up

8:13 am

wvteach

HELP WITH SINGLE e PLS

8:13 am

M3

my monke found it Thank you

8:13 am

wvteach

sorry for the shouting

8:13 am

LuvWordGames

ek 7/48, I'm trying to think how to clue it

8:15 am

MollyL

e + not quite all of a smooch + facial spasm

8:15 am

Wendrie

that's a good clue Molly!

8:15 am

M3

oh lovely clue molly thx

8:15 am

LuvWordGames

that's ok teach, I'm hard of hearing LOL

8:17 am

wvteach

thnx for clues

8:27 am

phaeton

hello...may I stats for the H pls?

8:31 am

Sandraf

Any other clue for di8 please

8:32 am

phaeton

di8...being the most silly

8:33 am

hokie carla

di5 blond airhead stereotype - the superlative form of the word

8:33 am

hokie carla

and no, di5 is not in the grid

8:34 am

jzw

di4 is

8:35 am

hokie carla

yes, good point

8:35 am

Sandraf

Tyvm

8:35 am

hokie carla

can't find the h either, phae

8:36 am

Sandraf

Clue for ai6 13 please

8:36 am

hokie carla

still have 40 left. this grid is way worse than yesterday's

8:36 am

hokie carla

I don't know, Sandra, I haven't found any a's either

8:39 am

Sandraf

Just found the hu4 7 if you feel unwell you are s..

8:40 am

hokie carla

thx

8:42 am

hokie carla

oh well, gotta go. might be back tonight to finish, but maybe not.

8:43 am

M3

VO clue please

8:45 am

MollyL

Like a nickname for Humphrey Bogart

8:45 am

M3

thank molly i looke that up too :)

8:48 am

Sandraf

Clue for right hand o, I have ou 45

8:48 am

Sandraf

Please

8:49 am

phaeton

to overthrow a government ou4

8:49 am

phaeton

sorry...sex parties

8:49 am

Sandraf

Got that one

8:49 am

Sandraf

Itâ€™s the or 6 24

8:50 am

Sandraf

Got it thanks

8:50 am

phaeton

see second clue

8:50 am

phaeton

yw

8:54 am

Sandraf

Any clue and stats for the o in 2nd column Please

8:54 am

M3

are the TE obvious?

8:56 am

phaeton

they are babblets..has double vowels

8:56 am

phaeton

the ai6 looks is a japanese word

8:58 am

MollyL

O in column 2 has to do with poets

8:59 am

bojazz

ai 6 is a Japanises word...

9:01 am

Sandraf

Have you the stats for that o please

9:02 am

bojazz

od 5/12

9:04 am

Sandraf

Ty

9:06 am

M3

clue for the OD 5 please

9:07 am

rururocks

people who OD

9:16 am

Sandraf

Di 5 14 clue please

9:17 am

rururocks

di + a little bed

9:17 am

Sandraf

Nm got it thanks

9:20 am

MollyL

Cute clue for the o, Ru : D

9:30 am

rururocks

i like taking the short route

9:32 am

mkg

hi all. need clue for the 8 please.

9:33 am

MollyL

*Fights the urge to say "most men do"
: P

9:34 am

MollyL

Sorry, I will probably get an "ugh" for that.

9:35 am

rururocks

UGH

9:36 am

rururocks

di 8 the dumbest or most scatterbrained MKG

9:36 am

MollyL

Serendipity

9:38 am

mkg

disiest

9:39 am

mkg

oops. so sorry

9:42 am

M3

thx ruru

9:42 am

rururocks

yw m3

9:43 am

mkg

not getting di word yet.

9:43 am

rururocks

you will mkg.. have patience you will

9:43 am

M3

if you spin around you become the most DI

9:45 am

rururocks

not quite m3

9:46 am

MollyL

This is amusing

9:52 am

M3

Oh yeah my dyslexic brain sees it differently hehe

10:23 am

hurshy

what's the E?

10:28 am

car.eeyore

ek 7/48

10:29 am

hurshy

yikes

10:39 am

Trifioso

CAR!!!!!

10:39 am

Trifioso

and hello friends

10:39 am

MollyL

*Waits for Hurshy to say, "Oh yeah, I know that word"

10:39 am

car.eeyore

Hi luv! I just finished.

10:40 am

Trifioso

of course you did. I just cut back the heavy hanging grapevines on the back pergola, and now a goat feeding frenzy is happening.

10:40 am

car.eeyore

Enjoy this beautiful day! Talk to you later!

10:41 am

Trifioso

noooooooooo

10:41 am

Trifioso

dont goooooooo

10:43 am

Trifioso

the ki4s are definitely not alright on this porch - there is enough for all!

10:54 am

Trifioso

I am not enjoying the v on this grid

10:55 am

bichon

one is a Hebrew le3tter

10:56 am

Trifioso

ty

10:57 am

Trifioso

this is definitely one of those grids where knowing the wrong other language does not help at all -- vais, huit, cois, etc

11:02 am

sammysmom

did i miss a ckue fir the ai/6 ??

11:03 am

bichon

sounds Japanese

11:04 am

Uneaixoise

Ai + child + vowel

11:04 am

Trifioso

count for the center i please?

11:05 am

sammysmom

thanks une

11:06 am

Trifioso

name that proper noun: shakespearean baddie, with more lines in the script than the titular character

11:06 am

Uneaixoise

Yw :-)

11:06 am

sammysmom

off to the crossword.. hagd all

11:06 am

Trifioso

cheers, sammy

11:07 am

periwinkle

ai6 is a Japanese form of self defense

11:30 am

bonkler

Iago!

11:30 am

MollyL

Hai karate!

11:53 am

pythonx

Good afternoon. Can I pls get some clues for the k and the d? ty

11:55 am

marksdolly

fireworks! yay!!

11:56 am

marksdolly

which K are you wanting clues for Python?

12:18 pm

pythonx

I have the children, the smooch and the sets.

12:22 pm

moolingwa

a certain type of diet

12:22 pm

moolingwa

the first two are not common words

12:22 pm

moolingwa

then there's an abbreviate version of a nose-blowing device

12:23 pm

moolingwa

and I guess a contraction of that

12:23 pm

moolingwa

then there's the family

12:23 pm

moolingwa

all k words

12:25 pm

BzznBea

Are you babbling to yourself, mool?

12:26 pm

moolingwa

I guess so :)

12:26 pm

BzznBea

=)

12:27 pm

moolingwa

it's okay, I'm easily amused

12:27 pm

BzznBea

Me too. I often say that talking to myself is my most intelligent conversation of the day.

12:28 pm

moolingwa

heh

12:30 pm

moolingwa

there's a couple of endings on this board that are so wasted because of all these vowels

12:30 pm

pythonx

ty, I will work on those

12:31 pm

moolingwa

yw python

12:33 pm

pythonx

not getting the nose blowing device??

12:33 pm

moolingwa

yeah, probably not a good clue

12:34 pm

moolingwa

kind of sounds like the capital of ukraine

12:35 pm

moolingwa

apparently it's a drug induced drowsiness, that is a variation of the first k

12:35 pm

pythonx

got it

12:35 pm

moolingwa

yay

12:35 pm

moolingwa

most of the k's are oddish

12:36 pm

moolingwa

but they're all shortish at least

12:41 pm

pythonx

ty moo, I got at least 5 of those.

12:49 pm

MollyL

Is it add "ish" to most words day?

12:55 pm

dcseain

less often than you might think.

1:30 pm

BzznBea

Good to have something else to do while watching...

1:30 pm

BzznBea

A hinky zoom meeting/

1:30 pm

dcseain

yes it is

1:42 pm

BzznBea

Until tomorrow...

1:43 pm

MollyL

*Wonders how many people think Bea is watching a porno zoom meeting

1:43 pm

dcseain

LOL

2:36 pm

Uneaixoise

Clue for di8?

2:39 pm

MollyL

Most scramble minded

2:47 pm

Uneaixoise

???

2:55 pm

MollyL

Extend the 4 before it

3:00 pm

MollyL

Most flightyt? Most easily confused?

3:01 pm

MollyL

*flighty

3:09 pm

wvteach

I have ST 6, is there another S 6. If so, stats pls

3:09 pm

MollyL

sk

3:11 pm

mkg

missing all the V words. clues welcome. Also missing all F words. clues welcome. stats too

3:12 pm

Gillie

mkg, you know these things can be found in Lickety's list?

3:13 pm

jzw

va 4/8 va 5/20 fe 4/7 all I got!

3:13 pm

mkg

gillie i need clues. ty anyway

3:14 pm

jzw

sorry vo 5/20 Take a nick name for Bogart and change the first letter. va + another word for we

3:15 pm

mkg

ty

3:15 pm

jzw

fe a greek cheese minus the last letter plural

3:16 pm

mkg

ty got it.

3:18 pm

MollyL

You can also look up words in morewords.com.

3:39 pm

HarryHood

hello! can somebody help me with the E?

3:40 pm

mkg

ek: weird word i never heard before. ek +two endings usually used.

3:41 pm

mkg

try e + wrong spelling for past tense of two lips touching+ ending

3:41 pm

Gillie

Similar to an el6 word meaning stretchy, but substitute different letters for the second and third.

3:41 pm

HarryHood

ty both

3:41 pm

HarryHood

nbt and 30 to go

3:42 pm

HarryHood

oops -not nbt! still missing the farshluggina H!

3:43 pm

Gillie

hu4/7 - Latin

3:43 pm

HarryHood

ty gillie

3:43 pm

HarryHood

NOW nbt :)

3:47 pm

Gillie

vogie

3:47 pm

Gillie

Oops!

3:48 pm

HarryHood

20 to go. bbl - gotta make supper

5:38 pm

Trifioso

hello again friends. whew! Should have worn a mask today when cleaning the house - ACHOOOOOOOO!

5:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello trif

5:41 pm

Trifioso

well hello dear!

5:42 pm

Trifioso

may i have the count for the center i please?

5:46 pm

72 Temple Owl

io5/14

5:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need to get out and walk, missed my walk this AM. did you find it?

5:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

oops, phone. have fun!

6:02 pm

cybernan

hello everyone :)

6:20 pm

Uneaixoise

Need another clue for di8 please

6:23 pm

rururocks

the most silly or scatterbrained une

6:26 pm

Uneaixoise

Got it!!

6:45 pm

MollyL

Wow, I thought all my previous clues were just like that. I guess you never know what people will get.

6:56 pm

penquis

i don't like this grid.....just sayin'.....

6:58 pm

Trifioso

agreed pen

6:59 pm

Trifioso

i see enable is not a green day fan. pity

6:59 pm

MollyL

It is like yesterday. Weird words and read backwards or in a circular fashion.

7:00 pm

penquis

yes, yucky....

7:01 pm

Trifioso

name that proper noun: Shakespearean baddie who has more lines in the script than the titular character?

7:01 pm

penquis

iago

7:01 pm

Trifioso

full marks!!!! well done penquis!

7:02 pm

penquis

ty....i think it was a Jeopardy question not too long ago....

7:05 pm

dan2bit

evening all! 6 left, all from the top row

7:06 pm

penquis

hi dan....

7:15 pm

penquis

ai 6 anyone?

7:19 pm

penquis

found it....channeling peri tonight....i am done....

7:31 pm

dan2bit

pen can you clue it?

7:36 pm

dan2bit

nevermind peri clued it earlier

7:40 pm

penquis

sorry....was working on the crossword....

7:41 pm

rururocks

*grid goes into rejection therapy*

7:53 pm

penquis

well i am heading out....grid done, crossword done....online paper read.....my work here is done....goodnight all....

8:07 pm

Trifioso

i dont think i will be seeing fw tonigth

8:29 pm

rururocks

The story across America

9:38 pm

Douglas

"idiot" does not exist in the puzzle

10:00 pm

rururocks

no .. not in the puzzle

10:53 pm

origami

This grid is not my friend.

10:58 pm

rururocks

What if the grid gave you a case of wine?

11:00 pm

origami

Then I would consider it a very good friend :D

11:03 pm

rururocks

You are too easy

11:03 pm

rururocks

Btw I was in Sac today

11:04 pm

origami

Too bad the restaurants are all closed for dine-in.

11:17 pm

origami

Can someone please give me a nudge for the te words?

11:24 pm

origami

Never mind. I found them.

11:24 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

11:36 pm

mrskramer

fw!!

11:44 pm

Douglas

Hooray for une and mrskramer

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