12:11 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Diz. Always miss that.
12:14 am
Rainiqui
you're welcome
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
12:22 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:30 am
dizgrannie
last 2 cols done
12:31 am
cybernan
not getting anywhere with this -- half way and still not 7, 8 or 9
12:31 am
ursh
have a smoke break nan
12:33 am
Gillie
That should give you a 7 and 9
12:34 am
cybernan
no stogie and no tobacco, so I don't know
12:35 am
cybernan
oh = I see it now
12:35 am
ursh
oh and ci 5
12:35 am
Lizlin
Didn't have the ci 7 - thanks.
12:35 am
cybernan
so there was a stogie after all
12:39 am
Gillie
ty jess - monkeyed it even though I don't know it at all
12:39 am
cybernan
good night everyone - maybe I'll like this one a lot better in the morning.
12:39 am
Lizlin
Thanks Jess - made a wild guess, which paid off.
12:39 am
Lizlin
Sleep well nan
2:43 am
mattygroves
Hiya. I know it's early, but does anyone have stats for the G in the bottom row, please?
2:49 am
mattygroves
Thanks - I shall get to searching!
2:50 am
mattygroves
Aaaand I feel stupid now ;)
2:50 am
lynxxx
I think you will get it
2:50 am
mattygroves
I'm such a go.......g
7:19 am
HarryHood
nice thing about the ge6 is it can be typed entirely with the left hand. enabling one to drink coffee while typing the word.
7:22 am
MollyL
You gotta love the little conveniences of life
: D
7:26 am
periwinkle
hi all. help with E in right column please
7:38 am
dan2bit
hah! the only time i ever find lw4 is when its my only choice. morning all!
8:01 am
MollyL
I think Peri got the E word. "nm" means "never mind".
8:05 am
Chris P
Yes I got that molly - I'd already posted before I saw that. You don't have to be rude.
8:09 am
MollyL
I wasn't being rude. Sometimes people don't get the abbreviations used here.
8:11 am
wvteach
thnx Chris - I needed that as well
8:13 am
Chris P
Well it was certainly patronising.
8:16 am
MollyL
Your choice to interpret things as you wish. I was trying to be helpful.
8:17 am
Chris P
Perhaps you should keep your comments to yourself then
8:18 am
MollyL
Sure, you have yourself a nice day, Chris P.
8:24 am
phaeton
If I try goat one more time...I'm going to scream!! lol
8:35 am
MLFAN17
i got the 9
8:39 am
swmbo
yes, patronizing
8:57 am
phaeton
swmbo...what is patronizing?
9:05 am
bichon
I'd say condescending
9:06 am
gingin
I agree, Bichon.
9:07 am
phaeton
talking about the chatter?
9:08 am
gingin
Phae, read the chog forward from 7:55 forward and you will understand.
9:10 am
phaeton
I read it. It was bound to happen.
9:13 am
phaeton
FW...HAGD
9:26 am
mkg
hi all. clue and stats for the L word please. pretty sure it wiil be LW.
9:27 am
sukee
LW + two vowels
9:28 am
mkg
ty got it. SO NOT A WORD!
9:28 am
mkg
i hate that words from other languages are in here...
9:29 am
mkg
any clues for the 7s? ty.
9:29 am
sukee
It's an Angolan coin :)
9:29 am
sukee
I don't have any 7s yet
9:31 am
mkg
the lw? ty sukee.
9:31 am
gramma
AR7 AS7 CI7
9:32 am
gramma
GA 6/24, clues please?
9:32 am
mkg
ty gramma. now need any clues out there.
9:33 am
gramma
AR is a short opera song
9:34 am
gramma
AS is a botany word
9:35 am
sukee
AR reminds me of a city in Georgia.
9:35 am
gramma
CI is a funky spelling of the ci9.
9:36 am
gramma
Now back to me and my needs and desires. GA6?
9:36 am
sukee
I don't have it yet.
9:38 am
Deeha
gramma it extends the 4 before it. Worn by vsoldiers!!
9:39 am
Sugrraleona
omg I found the 9 - smooookin! hint hint
9:39 am
sukee
doh, I got it. Ty Deeha
9:40 am
gramma
Ahh of course. Also worn by cross country skiers to keep their legs warm and dry
9:40 am
sukee
That is my first 6
9:42 am
sukee
How about the stats for the lone G in column 4?
9:45 am
sukee
Ok, half way, I'll be back.
9:45 am
SamanthaJoy
ge 6/24, sukee
9:47 am
72 Temple Owl
often preceded by go
9:56 am
hurshy
surely there are some people who are an4di4
10:00 am
SamanthaJoy
I am very an4di4
10:00 am
hurshy
see? i knew it
10:01 am
SamanthaJoy
I mean, I get that people *have* di4s. But in general, it's not healthy and counter productive to go on temporary ones for the purposes of weight loss.
10:07 am
hurshy
phantom: stink
10:11 am
SamanthaJoy
My persistent phantom is tenia, and I don't even know what it means
10:12 am
hurshy
we got some weird i words today or am i just being thick? all i found is one lil preposition
10:12 am
hurshy
did you get the one where you swap two of those vowels around, sam?
10:13 am
SamanthaJoy
I'm finding this to be a surprisingly difficult grid to finish. The first 100 flowed, the last 30 are going to take as much or more time as the first 100
10:13 am
Aussieme
*falls in* Hi, All
10:13 am
SamanthaJoy
I did! Thanks, hursh
10:14 am
hurshy
hi aussieyou :)
10:14 am
SamanthaJoy
Hi Aussie
10:14 am
Aussieme
How is everyone today?
10:15 am
SamanthaJoy
It's shaping up to be a lovely day for me.
10:16 am
Aussieme
Glad to hear it Sam, a fair to middling day for me hursh
10:17 am
hurshy
Rs Routed!
10:19 am
Aussieme
LW4?!! New one for me.
10:19 am
cybernan
good morning everyone :)
10:20 am
Aussieme
Good morning Nan, hoping you are well
10:20 am
periwinkle
hi all. help with er8 please
10:21 am
cybernan
yes, ty - tryiing hard not to be frustrated with the "new normal" like everyone else
10:21 am
hurshy
Ts Toppled!
10:21 am
Aussieme
I've only just started peri, so I don't know yet :)
10:22 am
Aussieme
Oh I hear ya Nan
10:22 am
cybernan
ty for the er 8 - trying to think of a way to clue it
10:22 am
periwinkle
is it a regular word?
10:22 am
cybernan
er + petrol + facial twitch
10:23 am
hurshy
bottom G?
10:23 am
Aussieme
Thanks Nan!
10:23 am
periwinkle
tyty Nan
10:23 am
periwinkle
ge6/24
10:24 am
cybernan
one who obtains, hurshy
10:24 am
hurshy
oh, ha, don't i feel silly! thanks
10:24 am
hurshy
what's the other 8 besides the er just clued?
10:24 am
cybernan
we all have times when we have blind spots
10:25 am
SamanthaJoy
ai 8/50
10:25 am
moolingwa
morning all
10:25 am
cybernan
we have had the in 5/16 3 days in a row now and I still don't think it is a word
10:26 am
cybernan
gm mool
10:26 am
Aussieme
found the ci9
10:26 am
Aussieme
Good morning mool
10:27 am
SamanthaJoy
gm mool
10:27 am
moolingwa
hey nan, aussie, sam....happy friday to you all
10:27 am
hurshy
7s, i have ar7, anyone have others?
10:28 am
SamanthaJoy
ci 7/40, as 7.36
10:28 am
Aussieme
Ooooh, its a happy friday here. Payday and family time and finished work for the day (overtime tomorrow)
10:28 am
cybernan
and if the in 5 can be a word why not the ni 4?
10:28 am
hurshy
funny, the ai i had the 6 but not the 8, but the ci, i had the 9 but not the 7, lol
10:29 am
SamanthaJoy
.......... found the ai6 :D
10:30 am
hurshy
do you guys think i will need a clue for as7, or is it normal?
10:30 am
cybernan
I need a clue for the ai 6-8 please
10:31 am
SamanthaJoy
botany term. I'd go with a clue.
10:31 am
hurshy
ai6 ends like the word for when you wish you had done things different
10:31 am
hurshy
clue please then! :D
10:31 am
SamanthaJoy
the ai 6 is similar to an eg5 bird that's not in the grid today
10:31 am
hurshy
differentLY, excuse me
10:32 am
cybernan
ty hurshy and sam
10:32 am
SamanthaJoy
and the ai8 extends the ending
10:33 am
SamanthaJoy
the as 7 begins with the as4 above it, and adds a consonant and two vowels
10:33 am
SamanthaJoy
I'm not great at cluing, sorry
10:34 am
hurshy
that's ok, i got it
10:34 am
hurshy
and now i have just 4 words to go: GADS
10:35 am
SamanthaJoy
I'm down to 23 and going to go to the list
10:35 am
cybernan
only as 4 I have is the 4/5 and that isn't working
10:35 am
hurshy
got the G!
10:35 am
SamanthaJoy
as 4/5 is the one I meant. It's the only one I have too.
10:36 am
hurshy
it is the only as4 there is
10:36 am
SamanthaJoy
ends similarly to "et in arca*** ego" if that's not too obscure
10:36 am
hurshy
you have to head southwest after the 4
10:36 am
Aussieme
ooooo, there's a Goonie in the grid
10:37 am
SamanthaJoy
a what?
10:37 am
hurshy
presumably she means a character from the movie "Goonies"
10:37 am
SamanthaJoy
oooohhhhh, right. thanks.
10:38 am
Aussieme
A Goonie.... Not the character, the Actors Surname :)
10:38 am
hurshy
got the D!
10:38 am
cybernan
I must have a different as 4/5 I think
10:39 am
hurshy
no, there is only one
10:39 am
cybernan
oh - got it - ty hurshy and sam
10:39 am
hurshy
got the A!
10:39 am
hurshy
down to just an S5
10:41 am
hurshy
have sa5/12 and sa5/10, anyone have anything different?
10:41 am
hurshy
aHA there is also sa5/14
10:42 am
hurshy
et c'est le fin
10:42 am
SamanthaJoy
'grats!
10:43 am
hurshy
that was pretty satisfying
10:43 am
moolingwa
17 left here
10:43 am
hurshy
i stand ready to assist
10:44 am
cybernan
wd hurshy
10:44 am
cybernan
44 left here
10:45 am
SamanthaJoy
I listed. I'm tearing through them now. Four left.
10:46 am
cybernan
think I will head for the list as well - have a lot of sewing to get through today
10:47 am
SamanthaJoy
Yep. I'm spending the day with my husband and while finishing without the list can be fun, I have other priorities today. :)
10:47 am
SamanthaJoy
Done now. See y'all later!
10:47 am
moolingwa
down to 10
10:49 am
cybernan
not seeing those ag 5
10:50 am
hurshy
one is normal
10:50 am
cybernan
found the reasonable one
10:50 am
hurshy
the other is ag + spanish river (f)
10:51 am
cybernan
got them - ty
10:53 am
Biltong
May I have a clue for the er8, please?
10:53 am
cybernan
gave one a while back biltong
10:54 am
hurshy
it ends the same way as fant***** mr. fox
10:55 am
cybernan
er + petrol + facial muscle contraction
10:55 am
Biltong
ty, cybernan and hurshy -:)
11:00 am
moolingwa
down to 5
11:04 am
mkg
hi all. great clues below. ty.
11:04 am
mkg
would someone clue the 9 for me? ty.
11:05 am
mkg
and i forgot the stat for the 9.
11:05 am
Aussieme
one would smoke these
11:05 am
cybernan
ci 9 - cancer stick
11:07 am
Aussieme
that's the one
11:07 am
mkg
ooops so so sorry. cursor was in wrong place. darn darn darn. many apologies.
11:07 am
cybernan
guess she got it!
11:07 am
moolingwa
either that or that's another clue ;)
11:07 am
mkg
sorry nan. great clue. sorry to ruin this for all.
11:08 am
Aussieme
left chocolate kisses im the pb mkg x
11:08 am
mkg
i am so embarrassed. i feel so stupid.
11:08 am
mkg
pb for me for the rest of the day.
11:08 am
moolingwa
We've all done it
11:09 am
cybernan
as 5/14 please?
11:09 am
cybernan
nm found
11:10 am
moolingwa
needed that one too nan, so thanks for the stats
11:10 am
cybernan
*!*~*!* yw mool
11:10 am
moolingwa
4 left here
11:11 am
cybernan
any clues needed?
11:11 am
Mubner
The a's were a real slugfest today...yeesh
11:13 am
cybernan
where is Oak Harbor, mub?
11:13 am
Mubner
Whidbey Island, hour north of Seattle
11:13 am
moolingwa
going to snow here on tuesday
11:13 am
moolingwa
Will be 99F/37C on Sunday...high of 40 on Tuesday
11:14 am
cybernan
ooh - have only been on Whidbey once visiting friends -- loved it
11:14 am
hurshy
you must be in or near Colorado, mool?
11:14 am
hurshy
that is the forecast i heard from my uncle there :D
11:14 am
moolingwa
about 45 mins north of Denver
11:14 am
Mubner
Very beautiful here, we've had a lovely summer which isn't nearly over, 80's this next week
11:15 am
hurshy
you're very near my uncle and my sister then mool
11:15 am
cybernan
yes - it has been a good summer -- supposed to get to the 80's here too in the next couple of days
11:15 am
moolingwa
In Boulder County
11:16 am
cybernan
Is Oak Harbor the one the ferry comes into?
11:17 am
Mubner
No, we have the Mukilteo ferry on the south end, and Pt Townsend ferry on west
11:18 am
Mubner
We use the Deception Pass Bridge
11:18 am
cybernan
we took the ferry over and the bridge off, so don't know where we were
11:18 am
Mubner
You probably came into Anacortes and drove over using the Bridge
11:19 am
cybernan
there was also a lovely harbor overlooked by a townsite -- mainly private vessels -- and the daffodils were in full bloom in the the little park area overlooking the harbor - lovely
11:19 am
cybernan
we came in at the south end of the island
11:21 am
Mubner
That would be the Mukilteo/Clinton ferry. Very nice.
11:21 am
cybernan
we were just stopping in to visit friends we had made the previous year on a Yangtze cruise
11:23 am
mkg
dare i ask for another clue or two????????
11:23 am
Mubner
Island Transit runs the length of the Island, and it's free, great for a day trip
11:23 am
mkg
actually only need one more: the E in fifth column word please.
11:24 am
cybernan
en 5/10 mkg - a babblet
11:25 am
rururocks
i'm moving up that way in a few years mubner
11:25 am
mkg
ty nan. i dont know this bablet i think.
11:25 am
cybernan
ends with a spanish aunt
11:25 am
mkg
got it. ty. and cursor was moved.
11:26 am
cybernan
still looking at the island, ru?
11:26 am
rururocks
no.. the Port Townsend area actually
11:29 am
cybernan
oh - you are staying in the states then :)
11:29 am
rururocks
yeah.. I wouldn't be able to live in canada more than six months a year.. that won't work for me
11:30 am
cybernan
that's the same reason our snowbirds stay in the states 6 months less a day
11:30 am
rururocks
not unless I marry a Canadian who loves someone who puns 24/7
11:30 am
HarryHood
I think it would be fine ru, as long as you can become a fan of curling.
11:31 am
rururocks
oh ha harry
11:31 am
cybernan
not likely, harry :)
11:31 am
HarryHood
tit for tat
11:31 am
rururocks
I might pick up hockey though
11:31 am
HarryHood
or at least second city tv
11:32 am
cybernan
ok - enough procrastinating -- need to get to work. Hagd everyone and stay safe :)
11:32 am
HarryHood
bye nan
11:33 am
HarryHood
grastic sounds like a combination of drastic and gastric
11:37 am
HarryHood
45. listing - I just have no patience today.
11:40 am
rururocks
41 here and considering listing
11:41 am
HarryHood
come on in, the water's fine
11:42 am
rururocks
even the small words are twisty in this grid
11:50 am
rururocks
i'm down to twenty and haven't found a single sever or eight
11:50 am
HarryHood
2 here. they're tough
11:51 am
HarryHood
use that french diminutive ending liberally
11:52 am
rururocks
oh thanks .. got one
11:53 am
HarryHood
1 to go here
11:54 am
rururocks
good for you.. still stuck here
11:55 am
HarryHood
anybody need help?
11:55 am
LuvWordGames
as 7/36 please?
11:56 am
HarryHood
use the 4 immediately preceding, and add the first three letters of double the radius of a circle
11:56 am
LuvWordGames
thanks Harry :-)
12:05 pm
bichon
er 8/55, pls
12:12 pm
rururocks
i don't have it bich.. sorry
12:12 pm
BzznBea
er + motor fuel + facial stiech
12:12 pm
BzznBea
And I'm not even playing...LOL!
12:13 pm
BzznBea
See you all tomorrow...
1:36 pm
ch1212
ru, we have friends who just retired to Squeim. Apparently it's the best weather on the peninsula year round, and a short drive to Port Townsend, which is also a fun town.
1:40 pm
rururocks
i know.. but Sequim is really growing quickly and building up big stores.. i prefer smaller and quieter.
1:43 pm
rururocks
but if there's a house on the water in Sequim for a nice price.. i'll pull the trigger on that too. I like the area a lot thanks
1:46 pm
ch1212
:) Everything around here is building up so fast.
1:48 pm
HarryHood
here ru - you can buy this one, and run a B&B ! You'll be like Bob Newhart, but on the west coast! https://tinyurl.com/y5ehdj93
1:51 pm
rururocks
ha.. that's a little grander than I'm planning on
1:55 pm
MollyL
Oh come on, it's only a million seven. (Sorry if that was patronizing)
2:14 pm
rururocks
who wants a lawn that big to mow
2:14 pm
rururocks
actually for me at my age smaller is better.. easier to clean ..
2:15 pm
rururocks
my old house just sold for $3 Million (remodeled and updated)
3:16 pm
periwinkle
hi all. help with ai8 pls
3:22 pm
april98
same ending as ci7 & ci9
3:22 pm
periwinkle
ok ty looking
3:23 pm
periwinkle
I have an ar7/28
3:24 pm
periwinkle
not seeing an ai8 though
3:24 pm
april98
The ci7 & 9 both have to do with smoking
3:25 pm
periwinkle
I know
3:26 pm
april98
ok - so their ending is the same as the ai6 & ai9
3:26 pm
april98
oops ai8, not ai9
3:27 pm
periwinkle
ty finally figured it out
4:50 pm
lynxxx
TY Peri & April - came in at just the right time, had none of them
5:40 pm
dan2bit
as7 anybody?
5:41 pm
sukee
There was a recent clue in the chog
5:41 pm
penquis
as + first part of apple drink + two vowels.....
5:41 pm
dan2bit
thanks both!
5:42 pm
LeslieAnn
OH i tried to add "tini" lol
5:43 pm
dan2bit
firewords! thanks pen and sukee and lickety and all cluers
5:43 pm
LeslieAnn
congrats!
5:43 pm
penquis
yw...congrats....
5:43 pm
sukee
Any stats for the sole E?
5:44 pm
LeslieAnn
a babblet
5:44 pm
penquis
en 5....all in that corner....
5:49 pm
penquis
i am done....
5:50 pm
MollyL
Chalk up another one for Pen. Have a good night.
6:10 pm
penquis
goodnight Molly and everyone else.....*waving to the lurkers*....
6:10 pm
moolingwa
on my last word
6:10 pm
moolingwa
off the bottom center
6:11 pm
moolingwa
found it
6:11 pm
LeslieAnn
te 5/14 moo
6:11 pm
moolingwa
night all
6:11 pm
LeslieAnn
congrats :)
6:11 pm
moolingwa
yep, that was the one tx LeslieAnn
6:33 pm
hokie carla
hello moo, anyone still here
6:33 pm
MollyL
Hi Carla, how are you doing? Sorry about your Dad.
6:34 pm
hokie carla
thanks, molly. just got back home. pretty exhausted.
6:34 pm
hokie carla
wondering if I can finish this grid today ;)
6:38 pm
MollyL
Do what you need to do and get some rest. I'm sure you need it.
6:39 pm
hokie carla
currently on the couch next to my therapy dog :D
7:11 pm
hokie carla
hmm, no idgit
7:41 pm
Lizlin
Sorry to read about your dad, Carla
7:41 pm
hokie carla
aw, thanks, Lizlin
7:42 pm
Lizlin
It's never easy - doesn't matter how old or whether it's expected. Condolences to you and your family.
7:42 pm
hokie carla
true. while I am glad he is no longer suffering, I still start crying randomly throughout the day. and it was tough leaving my mom to come back home.
7:43 pm
Lizlin
I completely understand - was like that with both my parents.
7:44 pm
hokie carla
I'm sorry.
7:47 pm
Dorens
i'm sorry hokie
7:48 pm
hokie carla
thanks, dorens
7:51 pm
Lizlin
Fireworks - can I help with any clues?
7:51 pm
hokie carla
no thanks, will probably just give up soon.
7:52 pm
Lizlin
OK - have the best evening you can - lots of dog cuddles.
7:52 pm
hokie carla
thanks!! my dog is the best cuddler around.
7:57 pm
hokie carla
well, I am giving up. see y'all tomorrow!
8:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
ai 8 pls?
9:35 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, diving a la swan
9:39 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
idic (not a word)
9:47 pm
hurshy
just a star trek acronym
9:48 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
yeah, so, still cool
9:50 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
phantom nicotine
9:51 pm
bookwomen
the delivery of nicotine is the 9
9:51 pm
bookwomen
hi gwen
9:52 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hey, tanx
9:52 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
and hi books
9:53 pm
bookwomen
how are you doing
9:54 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
doing okay -- no covid -- selling enough books to stay above water -- how bout you
9:56 pm
Marc Freeman
as7, please?
9:57 pm
bookwomen
same. staying healhy staying busy. we can't complain
9:58 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
thumbs up
9:59 pm
bookwomen
glad you are doing well.
10:01 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
tanx, you too
10:02 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
i'm also stuck on that as7
10:04 pm
bookwomen
i do not have it yet either
10:04 pm
Gillie
First part sounds like something sour or that burns (like lemon juice), and it ends with two vowels.
10:05 pm
bookwomen
got it ty
10:05 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
got it, woot
10:06 pm
Marc Freeman
got it thanks
10:12 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
dos
10:15 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
fires workens woot
10:16 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
here to clue for a few
10:18 pm
bookwomen
ty fire works for me as well. ai 8 was my last
10:19 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
woo hoo books !!!!!!!!!!
10:22 pm
bookwomen
it is a beautiful night so I am going outside with an adult beverage. TY for the clues. Have a good evening
10:23 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
night night all