Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, October 6, 2020

12:00 am

penquis

pa 7

12:01 am

cybernan

tr 7

12:01 am

cybernan

st 7

12:02 am

cybernan

x2

12:02 am

cybernan

sp 7

12:02 am

justafreep

sp7

12:03 am

dizgrannie

ra 7

12:03 am

deanoz

po7

12:05 am

ursh

vi 6/7

12:07 am

justafreep

hmmm. I just found a vi7 that I think is different (not plural or past and I can't drop the last letter)

12:07 am

Gillie

st7 x 2

12:09 am

justafreep

yeah. vi7 x 2

12:11 am

grannyrose

de8/9

12:12 am

justafreep

thanks for those des!

12:13 am

deanoz

on7

12:14 am

justafreep

ra7

12:14 am

penquis

ne 7/8...

12:14 am

Gillie

tr7 x 2

12:15 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

penquis

ty...

12:19 am

Gillie

st7 x 3

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:23 am

justafreep

at8

12:25 am

cybernan

ty freep

12:26 am

penquis

po 7 x 2...

12:27 am

cybernan

no poptarts in the pb

12:27 am

penquis

st 8...

12:27 am

justafreep

(which is amazing cuz popta4 and popst4 aren't words but should be, I tell ya!)

12:32 am

cybernan

just need to find an f now

12:33 am

penquis

fe 4

12:33 am

cybernan

fe4 -- good night everyone :)

12:33 am

rastapopolous

So I grew a new vegetable this year, it grows these huge squash type fruits on humungous vi4s, lagenaria siceraria, it goes by lots of common names, but one of then is opo.

12:33 am

cybernan

snap pen

12:33 am

penquis

goodnight, nan....

12:34 am

rastapopolous

It's apparently the oldest domesticated plant known, based on dna. Enable doesn't know it though.

12:35 am

dizgrannie

ne 7/8 x 2 if not called

12:36 am

penquis

yup....heading to bed....goodnight all....

12:38 am

penquis

ra 7 x 2....really leaving now.... ;o)

3:50 am

mattygroves

I know it's relatively early, but may I have st4s please, for the i(eye) in the upper right corner?

3:51 am

Aussieme

ir5,14

3:51 am

mattygroves

Thanks, looking!

3:51 am

mattygroves

And thanks, found! :)

3:51 am

Aussieme

:)

6:35 am

periwinkle

hi all. I do not see that ir5 in right corner

6:35 am

periwinkle

also help with D pls

6:36 am

periwinkle

found a D

6:37 am

periwinkle

nm found the i word

7:06 am

Uneaixoise

De8 please

7:06 am

BzznBea

Some one who doesn't follow the plan.

7:08 am

MollyL

Damn rabble rousers
: D

7:08 am

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

7:08 am

BzznBea

YW

7:08 am

BzznBea

Good Morning, Molly.

7:09 am

MollyL

Good morning Bea, and Une

7:12 am

Uneaixoise

Good morning:-)

7:25 am

aslindy

hello all

7:25 am

BzznBea

Hello, lindy.

7:50 am

periwinkle

not getting the de8 clu

7:50 am

periwinkle

clue even

7:54 am

BzznBea

A hiker might leave the designated path. He would be a de8

7:55 am

periwinkle

that is not helping :(

7:55 am

periwinkle

but ty

7:57 am

BzznBea

Do you know another word for some one who flies a plane besides pilot?

7:57 am

periwinkle

no

7:58 am

periwinkle

I will get it eventually

7:58 am

periwinkle

co pilot :)

7:58 am

hokie carla

how about a sexual de*****? this is another form to one who de*

7:58 am

periwinkle

I was working on that carla so I am on the right track then

7:58 am

periwinkle

I was working on that carla so I am on the right track then

7:59 am

BzznBea

Carla, did you get your quilt borders finished?

8:00 am

hokie carla

or what bea is saying is - there was a movie in early 2000s with Leo DiCaprio playing the title character I think based on Howard Hughes but I never saw it

8:01 am

periwinkle

still looking

8:01 am

hokie carla

got the whole thing finished, bea, just in time to go on my motorhome bed. there is a pic on my instagram, though it's hard to see the whole thing.

8:02 am

hokie carla

peri, one who flies planes in an a******

8:03 am

periwinkle

aha finally got it. did not see the R in the corner

8:03 am

periwinkle

thanks all

8:03 am

periwinkle

and the de9

8:03 am

periwinkle

bbl

8:04 am

hokie carla

thanks to bea for the clue waiting for me when I got here :D

8:25 am

Judi

Good morning, persons of Earth.

8:28 am

hokie carla

morning, judi

8:34 am

hokie carla

1st column gray!

8:37 am

Judi

Ha! Me too.

8:38 am

MollyL

Brainiacs of the world unite

8:39 am

HarryHood

speaking of brainiacs, can somebody clue me the Z?

8:40 am

hokie carla

no

8:40 am

hokie carla

ooh, ze4

8:40 am

doseffing

ze 4/9

8:40 am

MollyL

Looks like a horse lead that starts with z

8:40 am

Judi

Harry - the end of maga (a periodical you may read).

8:40 am

HarryHood

ty :)

8:40 am

hokie carla

like the things that carry your blood

8:40 am

HarryHood

nbt and 76 to go

8:41 am

MollyL

Is that enough clues Harry, or would you like 5 more?

8:41 am

HarryHood

:)

8:41 am

HarryHood

judi, this election may be the end of MAGA.

8:41 am

HarryHood

(not meant as a political statement, just a pun)

8:42 am

HarryHood

(standard disclaimer attached)

8:42 am

MollyL

Oh, too late. You opened the door for all the Trump haters to spew their venom.
: P

8:42 am

HarryHood

that's a nice tree molly.

8:43 am

hokie carla

so many g's I can't

8:44 am

MollyL

The trees are about to get really pretty around here. Although that makes the weather dude start saying "leaf peeping" which is like nails on a chalkboard for me.

8:44 am

HarryHood

drought here has all the leaves turning and falling early

8:44 am

hokie carla

oh, gosh, that's awful. like "fur babies" to my ears.

8:45 am

HarryHood

leaf peepers sound like a species of frog.

8:46 am

HarryHood

classtime. 70 to go!

8:47 am

hokie carla

bye HH

8:56 am

Judi

* hates to tell Molly that we're going leaf peeping in the poconos in a few weeks *

8:57 am

Judi

Jeepers peepers!

8:59 am

BzznBea

I'm zooming this morning. Put on m best bra. =)

9:00 am

Judi

Lol, Bea. Always best to be prepared.

9:00 am

Judi

Time for a break. 108 left.

9:03 am

hokie carla

LOL, bea

9:03 am

rururocks

you and cindy are bossom buddies now?

9:04 am

hokie carla

down to 64. we just discovered a leak at the kitchen sink so now I have to assist mr. homie.TTFN

9:04 am

BzznBea

Yes, we are!

9:09 am

BzznBea

Ru, you doing okay?

9:09 am

rururocks

yes.. thanks.. it is better now.

9:09 am

rururocks

and my evacuees are going home today

9:10 am

BzznBea

Good. Glad you are safe.

9:11 am

rururocks

my old house came within a block and a half of the the glass fire...

9:12 am

BzznBea

Wow!

9:13 am

rururocks

some woman just bought it in May too for 3 million bucks that would have been a bit of bad luck if it hit my old neighborhood

9:16 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

9:16 am

rururocks

morning nan

9:18 am

saanichcat

hi nan, hi ru

9:18 am

rururocks

hiya saanich

9:19 am

saanichcat

and bye -- I am finished

9:23 am

cybernan

hi ru -- is the glass fire mostly contained now? I've been wondering if you were evacuated.

9:25 am

cybernan

grats saanich

9:25 am

rururocks

it's about 30% contained nan it's pretty steep terrain that is burning

9:25 am

rururocks

wtg saanich.. i'm way behind

9:25 am

MollyL

Bosssom, is that like bossy boobs?

9:26 am

rururocks

I've never met bossy boobs

9:27 am

MollyL

You haven't been hanging out with the right women in the right kind of push-up bras then.
: D

9:28 am

MollyL

Or Madonna in those cone bras, there is a bossy pair.

9:29 am

BzznBea

Those cone bras were so popular back in the 50's and 60's. I could never understand those.

9:31 am

cybernan

in the early 50's they were all like that Bea -- it was that or nothing

9:33 am

rururocks

good thing men didn't have to wear cone jockstraps

9:36 am

Aloyisius

chat comes to a halt as women fantasize.. hi all

9:39 am

hokie carla

oh hey, what'd I miss? hahaha

9:40 am

MollyL

Those 50's and 60's bust lines look almost comical now.

9:40 am

hokie carla

the question is, how did they not look comical then?

9:41 am

BzznBea

Not a lot missed, Carla.

9:41 am

MollyL

The answer is, men will ogle what they are taught to ogle.
: D

9:43 am

cybernan

I don't think there is any teaching involved

9:50 am

Aloyisius

fw.. I missed a lot of past tenses. Any clues needed before I scoot?

9:50 am

mkg

hi all.

9:50 am

mkg

any clues for the 9? ty

9:51 am

Aloyisius

the 9 is a pl of de8.60

9:51 am

BzznBea

de9 - ones who dosen't follow the set rules or path

9:51 am

Aloyisius

someone who goes off the beaten path

9:52 am

Aloyisius

lol, remember "jinx, you owe me a coke"?

9:52 am

hokie carla

de ones who fly de planes

9:52 am

mkg

tywill try to find it

9:53 am

cybernan

lol -- good clue carla

9:53 am

MollyL

Clues are coming in sets of five today

9:53 am

mkg

got the 8 and 9. ty.

9:53 am

hokie carla

bea led me down that path earlier

9:53 am

Aloyisius

ok, Happy Babbling.. stay safe everyone.. see you next time. wtg, mkg!

9:53 am

hurshy

gooooooood morning

9:53 am

mkg

need a clyue for the z word too please.

9:53 am

hokie carla

it's a complete and total clue-a-rama

9:54 am

hokie carla

morning, hurshy

9:54 am

hokie carla

bye aloy

9:54 am

hurshy

ze4/9

9:54 am

BzznBea

ze4.9

9:54 am

hurshy

my first word today is what you do to shrimp

9:55 am

mkg

got it. ty

9:55 am

hokie carla

me too!

9:55 am

hurshy

and my second the z word because mkg wanted it :D

9:55 am

hurshy

D Devoured!

9:55 am

hokie carla

hurshy, I have the whole first column gray! :D

9:55 am

hurshy

nice

9:56 am

hurshy

ok now i do also

9:56 am

hokie carla

need 3 T and 4 S to finish off the 5th col

9:56 am

hokie carla

easier said than done

9:57 am

hurshy

well i'm not finding the Vs a picnic

9:57 am

hurshy

have got half of them

9:57 am

cybernan

not finding the n's easy either

9:57 am

hokie carla

LOL, I only have 5 of those, couldn't even get halfway before moving on

9:58 am

BzznBea

Do you have the dance?

9:58 am

hurshy

oh there's a fancy 6 and 7

9:58 am

hokie carla

I have a T dance

9:59 am

BzznBea

There is the salad dressing ingredient in the V.

9:59 am

hurshy

ooh thanks

9:59 am

BzznBea

Di d you pluralthe T dance?

9:59 am

hurshy

now i have 12!

9:59 am

hokie carla

yes, on the dances

9:59 am

mkg

tangos

9:59 am

mkg

ooops so so sorry

10:00 am

mkg

and i already had it. pb forme

10:00 am

mkg

i am in pb

10:00 am

rururocks

i was dancing around that one too

10:00 am

hokie carla

me trying to figure out how to spell viniagrette (still not right or on the grid)

10:00 am

BzznBea

Do you have the vi6 and 7 that is from the last part of the de8

10:00 am

hokie carla

but I did get the right word!

10:01 am

hokie carla

of course not, because those don't seem like real words

10:01 am

hokie carla

thx

10:02 am

hurshy

i words incinerated!

10:02 am

hurshy

Vs Vanquished!

10:03 am

hokie carla

well I still need 6 V but I'll use the list later

10:03 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! a beatle

10:04 am

hokie carla

ringo

10:04 am

BzznBea

ringo

10:04 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:04 am

hokie carla

name that cartoon character voiced by Johnny Depp

10:04 am

BzznBea

NTPN - Small car of the 70's

10:04 am

hokie carla

by cartoon I mean animated movie

10:05 am

MollyL

Rango

10:05 am

hurshy

*hurshy is out of her depth*

10:06 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding!

10:06 am

MollyL

Vega

10:07 am

BzznBea

Ding Ding!

10:07 am

hokie carla

for ru, name that acronym! for someone who has won the major 4 entertainment awards in the US

10:07 am

hurshy

anyone know the ra/ri breakdown?

10:08 am

BzznBea

ra 20 and ri 5

10:08 am

hokie carla

I have 17 ra and 5 ri, need 3 still

10:08 am

MollyL

EGOT

10:08 am

hurshy

ok, thanks bea, i have all the ri then

10:08 am

hokie carla

1 ra now and ding ding ding to molly

10:09 am

cybernan

ro x 3

10:09 am

hurshy

Rs Ravaged!

10:09 am

BzznBea

I'm off for the day. Still in zoom. See you all tomorrow.

10:09 am

hurshy

tata bea!

10:10 am

hokie carla

top R finished now. bye bea!

10:10 am

hokie carla

oh, bottom R was already finished, so all R's are belong to me (sorry, that's an internet thing that no one is likely to get)

10:12 am

hurshy

hmmm, i have one E that is Eluding me

10:13 am

hurshy

aha there it is

10:13 am

hurshy

Es Extinguished!

10:13 am

hokie carla

I have 2 elusive ones from 2nd col and 1 from 3rd col

10:13 am

hurshy

ep4/5 if you missed that

10:13 am

hurshy

the others are all real words

10:14 am

hokie carla

ok, thx

10:14 am

hokie carla

I was missing that and only have eg4/6 from top E

10:14 am

hurshy

2 x en6

10:15 am

hokie carla

oh, got one

10:15 am

hurshy

now who said Ns were hard because they were right

10:15 am

hokie carla

yeah, I only have 5 N

10:16 am

hurshy

i have 7 + 2

10:16 am

hokie carla

oh, I have the bottom 2

10:16 am

hurshy

i have 4 that have n and v and various arrangements with vowels

10:17 am

hurshy

aHA

10:17 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

10:19 am

hokie carla

ok, I'm getting annoyed at my sketchy cell signal. going to save last 40 for later and walk the dog.

10:19 am

hurshy

ttfn

10:20 am

hokie carla

ooh, but saw 2 G on my way out

10:21 am

cybernan

can't believe all the easy t's that I missed

10:28 am

hurshy

is there more than one ti word?

10:29 am

cybernan

no

10:29 am

hurshy

mk, i need 3 more top T so they must be ta or tr

10:30 am

hurshy

have 11 ta and 9 tr (though one of the ta comes from the lower t)

10:30 am

hurshy

phantoms trait and traipse

10:31 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd and stay safe. Prayers for the secret service and white house personel whose lives have been put at risk by the total selfishness and disregard of the idiot.

10:31 am

hurshy

thanks cnan! have a good day!

10:31 am

hurshy

just found 2 more TR

10:31 am

Chris P

12 x tr

10:31 am

clg47

thanks cnan!

10:32 am

hurshy

thanks chris! will look for one more of those then

10:35 am

hurshy

how about F, i have fe4

10:36 am

MollyL

fo4

10:36 am

hurshy

ty!

10:38 am

MollyL

*Glad Ru wasn't around to see me clue a four letter word

10:39 am

hurshy

you didn't CLUE it, you merely indicated its existence

10:39 am

hurshy

totally different things

10:41 am

hurshy

As Annihilated!

10:47 am

moolingwa

nothing started :)

10:48 am

hurshy

morning mool, it's a beautiful grid

10:48 am

moolingwa

well, completed an E and a Y so far :)

10:49 am

MollyL

Beautiful grid?

10:49 am

hurshy

beautiful grid, yes

10:50 am

moolingwa

first column completed

10:52 am

hurshy

i have hit 200 words! 4s are done, will get the list for these last 10

10:53 am

moolingwa

95 left....44 fours still to go

10:55 am

Uneaixoise

Go, hursh!

10:55 am

hurshy

well i missed a babblet pair of G words, and on7, well that is a bit silly in my book

10:55 am

moolingwa

ah, tx for the clue...was just looking at that o

10:56 am

hurshy

:)

10:56 am

hurshy

oh man now that was a fishy po7 to miss!

10:58 am

hurshy

Ss moderate

10:59 am

hurshy

ooooh and what a fun word for my last word!!!!

10:59 am

hurshy

heeeee floats through the air with the greatest of ease...

10:59 am

moolingwa

now you're just giving them away

11:03 am

hurshy

i'm generous like that

11:03 am

MumTT

ir

11:03 am

moolingwa

50 to go

11:04 am

MollyL

It is barely any work to finish a grid these days, thanks to the "generosity" of others. You don't even have to think. Whee!

11:13 am

dianedecoder

I enjoyed hurshy's last few clues. They were refreshing and did make one think a little. :-)

11:17 am

penquis

well i thank Molly for the heads up....not going to read the earlier chat....i am one who does like to find words myself....though i am not above asking for clues when I need them, lol.....

11:21 am

dianedecoder

I usually have chat closed and am an independent solver, but I had just signed on and saw hurshy's "fun" clue for her last word. It made me smile !

11:21 am

penquis

well smiling is always good....especially these days...

11:22 am

dianedecoder

.....besides, now I am singing that song in my head!

11:26 am

penquis

heading out....bbl to find my last 46....have a good afternoon, everyone....

12:02 pm

hokie carla

rehi

12:03 pm

hokie carla

now just need 2 T's for 5th col thx to hurshy. would never have seen that.

12:22 pm

hurshy

do you have the ones about deciding who needs medical care most urgently

12:23 pm

NANCY

de 6 please

12:27 pm

hokie carla

no! thx. T's toppled

12:27 pm

hokie carla

there is one relating to shrimp, nancy

12:28 pm

NANCY

never eat shrimp but got the clue, tyvm

1:14 pm

MollyL

Today, Carla comes to you from Stuckey's. home of the Stuckey's pecan log roll. Special appearance later in the week from South of The Border! Pedro's weather report: Chili today, hot tamale!

2:11 pm

MLFAN17

HI Nancy!

2:11 pm

MLFAN17

Hokie Beautiful day here today!

2:37 pm

hokie carla

beautiful day here too!

2:40 pm

hokie carla

phantom stoppage

2:46 pm

hokie carla

oh, I just heard Eddie Van Halen died. great guitarist.

2:51 pm

origami

Oh, wow. That's too bad.

2:56 pm

MollyL

One of the best guitar players ever. Another one off to the big show. You will be missed, Eddie.

2:59 pm

periwinkle

there is a T word relating to shrimmp?

2:59 pm

hokie carla

I don't recall that, there is a de6 relating to shrimp

3:00 pm

periwinkle

ok I got the de6 one

3:00 pm

periwinkle

not an easy grid for me. 63left. V words are tough

3:01 pm

hokie carla

agree

3:01 pm

hokie carla

I went to the list with like 32 left. was completely stuck.

3:01 pm

hokie carla

started at the bottom and the v's are still giving me trouble

3:01 pm

periwinkle

I will probably go sooner than that

3:01 pm

Aussieme

Hey, All

3:01 pm

hokie carla

hey

3:02 pm

periwinkle

I have fe4/7 help with other f pls

3:02 pm

periwinkle

hi Aussieme

3:02 pm

Aussieme

fo4,14 peri

3:02 pm

hokie carla

oh peri, my last v was like the dish best served cold the first time

3:02 pm

periwinkle

ty looking

3:03 pm

periwinkle

ah thanks

3:04 pm

periwinkle

left column and bottom row gray

3:07 pm

periwinkle

help with st8 or at8 please

3:08 pm

hokie carla

st8 is making a noun past tense - the noun, st6, is a part of a poem or song

3:08 pm

hokie carla

at8 is dressing someone in clothes maybe

3:08 pm

Aussieme

at8 to put clothes on someone

3:09 pm

periwinkle

ty both

3:14 pm

hokie carla

ok, my missing 4 n's are 7/8 and 7/8. I wonder if these are everyday words because I don't see.

3:18 pm

Aussieme

the first ne7/8 end in a heavy word + pl

3:19 pm

Aussieme

the second ne7/8 end in a snappy animal + pl

3:25 pm

hokie carla

gracias!

3:26 pm

Aussieme

de nada!

3:32 pm

hokie carla

I am en6-d that I could not see en6

3:33 pm

Aussieme

en angry, en awestruck

3:33 pm

hokie carla

well, that's it for me. kinda hard today

3:34 pm

Aussieme

Oh lol..... I just re-read what you wrote!

3:34 pm

Aussieme

Well done Carla

3:35 pm

Aussieme

I'm down to 34

3:35 pm

hokie carla

may the odds be ever in your favor

4:02 pm

add meon discord

hi

4:04 pm

Aussieme

hi

4:07 pm

Aussieme

That'll do Donkey, that'll do!

4:16 pm

JaxH66

Could I have the s4s for the z please?

4:23 pm

periwinkle

ze4/9

4:25 pm

JaxH66

Thanks Peri

4:57 pm

MollyL

Wow, bouncy chat. We went from Twilight to Shrek.

5:36 pm

HarryHood

49 to go. I've had enough - going to the list.

5:54 pm

HarryHood

done!

5:54 pm

HarryHood

hagn

6:20 pm

benji5550122

are the two ap's related?

6:21 pm

lynxxx

no

6:21 pm

origami

No, benji

6:21 pm

benji5550122

k. any hints for them?

6:22 pm

lynxxx

ap5 ends in so ***r and yet so far

6:24 pm

lynxxx

for the ap6 end it in the architectural shape here today (almost sounds like when you say you are sorry)

6:32 pm

benji5550122

got em thanks

6:32 pm

lynxxx

YW

7:21 pm

hokie carla

Twilight? Mine was The Hunger Games

11:23 pm

maggiej

Anyone around? Any hints for the 1st vi 7/48?

11:27 pm

Rainiqui

think of different kinds of potato chips

11:28 pm

maggiej

thx for the hint ... will see if I can find it. Haven't tried to complete a grid in months. Appreciate it.

11:29 pm

Rainiqui

plain, barbecue, dill, sour cream, salt and

11:30 pm

maggiej

ahh got it

11:30 pm

Rainiqui

I knew you would !

11:30 pm

maggiej

tyvm

11:30 pm

Rainiqui

np

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