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FINAL SCORES

1907 SuzeeQ24
1907 Oboequilter
1907 72 Temple Owl
1907 Grandma Barb
1907 ch1212
1907 susanj2
1907 phaeton
1907 westford
1907 isles7
1907 shorty
1907 kim m
1907 paintguy
1907 dart001
1907 lazykoala99
1907 rururocks
1907 Funkylady
1907 hurshy
1907 graciecat
1907 mcurlschool
1907 cybernan
1907 pat56
1907 JBV
1907 parisla
1907 sammysmom
1907 uleman
1907 joansiebone
1907 vashongin
1907 dizgrannie
1907 skooj
1907 MelJewell
1907 aslindy
1907 HarryHood
1907 helenary
1907 PMS
1907 gramma
1907 whizette
1907 Catie
1907 Dachef
1907 spellit
1907 chrisk
1907 BzznBea
1907 penquis
1907 LuvWordGames
1907 Vicuna
1907 pabtrek
1907 Historyjo
1907 reneeo
1907 Kateq
1907 dan2bit
1907 lynxxx
1907 kellyk
1907 saanichcat
1907 Tulipp
1907 Vioxx
1907 Mercy
1907 CiociaJudy
1907 debbinla
1907 SamanthaJoy
1907 libarebel
1907 bubba218
1907 nrkii
1907 Dorens
1907 Lorrie_in_SA
1907 jimmel
1907 Bremen
1907 bichon
1907 anike
1907 georgiaj
1907 grannyrose
1907 scribekd
1907 sprong
1907 Sandieangel
1907 caps
1907 cameron51us
1907 wvteach
1907 galliwags
1907 10s Gu
1907 NonoNanette
1907 ursh
1907 earth
1907 bmb444
1907 bookwomen
1907 VolleymomDee
1907 bpalosky
1907 ItalianGreyhound
1907 GobiasIndustries
1907 maccafixx
1907 montreal13
1907 Jacula
1907 bala
1907 pcal2
1907 Gillie
1907 Uneaixoise
1907 mermaid2
1907 ChampFit
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1907 m9f9l
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1907 wordly wise
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1907 jessmom
1907 navcad
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1907 treerad
1907 msr
1907 flashman1998
1907 Sam
1907 Tomago
1907 marigold
1907 NANCY
1907 ivesy3
1907 dianedecoder
1907 Aloyisius
1907 Vonnie1952
1907 rastapopolous
1907 Dianne
1907 JaxH66
1907 dromano66
1907 betelgeuse666
1907 Notheroldquilter
1907 DTins
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1907 Karys
1907 Mary
1907 swmbo
1907 Kamanjah
1907 welki
1907 Haz1558
1907 zTink
1907 zoozzoom
1907 lbdawger
1907 Lizlin
1907 broll
1907 Turt
1907 svingy
1907 Chris P
1907 roncook
1907 SunnFlower
1907 marksdolly
1907 sandy211
1907 bojazz
1907 Jayk
1907 magpie7
1907 wht
1907 mo
1907 movieman
1907 cj-a39
1907 Dippnall
1907 anmw85
1907 jzw
1907 rbud
1889 Buttonman
1877 mich_pdx
1850 SueMagee
1815 SeaSpray
1811 Stitchknit
1772 Filomena
1766 lomeshane2
1756 Lindrickway
1726 poodletoes
1662 VDW
1653 Marian Todd
1645 rabbasar
1607 maggiej
1595 bethn
1580 wildcat17
1578 Mubner
1528 Bethjt
1486 davurs
1483 hokie carla
1473 Sugrraleona
1469 moolingwa
1460 Gitel
1447 Kallia
1445 redshoes
1394 pors
1393 zas
1390 jwr
1389 Maisie
1379 bigbirdboss
1341 origami
1337 corkee
1325 Solitare
1322 eliotl
1314 Jeff7
1294 irishlady
1290 lexophile
1284 JeeWhiz
1278 rakelly
1277 The_Mad_Egyptian
1275 mael
1259 java2
1245 leen
1237 GailMkp
1237 Judi
1235 mattygroves
1234 car.eeyore
1229 broony
1216 ashtangini
1209 Deeha
1204 sb981
1202 Sev
1196 sally
1196 mirandapan
1175 MollyL
1153 IndiaJan
1147 grannyg
1141 speedfreak
1136 idicyidikat
1135 sugar
1133 deanoz
1129 Gollux
1128 VAjeweler
1123 Hillsnow
1115 REG
1111 jaxx7
1107 BarbaraA
1106 Nana5
1105 wordplayer
1105 mkg
1095 webatx
1093 uconn
1081 doseffing
1080 guernseygirl
1077 jeanniejinx
1074 marilyn992
1073 MomStar
1071 trentsnana
1052 Inge2
1050 auntnope
1045 superflippy
1043 gingin
1041 Andee
1034 godthaab
1034 eljay323
1033 mummy
1027 SuzeQ
1026 GeekMan
1023 Valmar
1017 Bonasa
1015 yikeym32
1010 JW4975
1010 suzysuz
1009 ZsaZsa
1008 tceicher
1005 angelinaxox
1000 xena
994 cheeto44
989 Read-Knit-Bake
976 sukee
974 fuzzykoala
968 ChrissieDee
968 dejavu
959 Babbleybrook
957 coralily
954 bookgrrl
952 lynnet
949 Madyh
944 Ouwachita
942 Jackanory
935 fla
929 Hebe
925 jpc1966
920 Fit2knit
912 pigeonman
901 jylcat
897 ann
896 Carol
894 MPittore
889 lawdoggy1
886 bepotter
886 Jivingjenny0
884 PastorJ
883 inkydinks
881 MumTT
879 poor richard
873 Rainiqui
871 Wendrie
870 linnet
868 Buggie
865 circe
865 kueenbee
863 EssV2
863 mightyquin
861 katiemac
861 pen...
859 Elliot
855 benji5550122
853 Sam Snead
849 hydra
847 Sandraf
844 tickymong
844 BlueFireFrog
843 Sunrise
837 The Soup Nazi
836 elphaba
835 LAT70
835 Wogoe
834 gemini_J13
830 CadFan
823 cavalier25
822 Katy
815 BlackTar
813 daisy88
811 Kitensplay
809 freakinandpeakin
808 amelu0218
806 Krysten
802 robin.redbreast
800 gswope
798 avril
796 dpomfr
795 MsCorvid
793 ella
793 fuzzybunny
788 Marjetta
787 momof4&pe
785 BerniceQ
783 jeanne314
782 Teulu
782 hep
781 rolin
779 TedinDurham
779 tracyo
775 sillybunny84
773 player girl
771 MaddyMadd
770 Riverdance
765 sooooo
764 scorpio
763 MLFAN17
762 ara1955
760 Snowman31888
759 jaydee
758 aWolf
757 MRSWHISKI2
757 jbp
756 markytom
756 Scrabbler
754 Dog Fan
751 MikeyP
750 smooze
749 gladius
747 dc43
746 osuracnaes
744 Geep
741 Sundaegrl
731 rkptbound
728 Jen34
724 ginnie
723 RoundBarn
723 sami1986
720 therealblah
719 mayneman
719 hyacinthe
716 beckyj
712 Jodeen
709 AnnetteL
708 hoyamd
707 chj
706 dcseain
705 KrisE
704 pam
700 Keala
696 Zombee
695 Goat
694 Frances
692 MonicaYT
690 Marmar
689 Snitkina
688 little mim
688 bleugirl2
687 emusing
687 milly24
681 GrandmaS
680 tessagram
677 Petemcbride
677 MirandaPanda
674 karenth
673 Biged
672 Calllie
670 epsurreal
668 KenTropic
664 shoo
655 smoove
655 Amy Babs
654 Soodle
654 A*n*i*t*a
653 artemisia
652 athena
651 lara68
650 fratfitz
649 mery9419
647 Glens
641 JIMMORRIS
641 wesnurse
639 bookworm100
639 Mandy44
634 cg530
632 Edmond Dantes
631 robwhy
629 helenkeller
629 Naches girl
626 akazev
625 PJDR
623 Dominp
622 weegee
620 Kakiser
620 leisl
620 gapeach
618 scarydeb
606 rowlie45
605 mehdc
603 machelle
602 Jeanius421
600 tsatch
598 toadandtoadette
596 yubi
595 bheron
595 funhs
593 worzel
583 no_zimmer
577 Playwoman
570 frogface
566 oregonmarki
565 mjhogg
563 JJ
563 jrr
558 Deisix
557 Glantarell
556 Lizsark
553 meeker
541 jka
539 CMcG
530 melody17
529 Torgo
527 iluvtigs
525 bs18
524 angrychick
524 sciencegeek
521 Virginia Strout
518 markbowers7
517 cookiebaker
515 mabaker8
513 TQ
508 Shegran
504 charliesmomuk
504 crayola
499 pbc
493 mom23
489 wjb
480 Fr/cat
479 nellebean
478 Biltong
478 Chessy
477 Enomis65
477 raane
475 lalaland
470 mom82637
470 suz01
466 Gabby65
464 Sugarblues
464 diann
460 Lib
457 helmet
450 MaMaWA
447 Jo CA
446 littlebit
446 Angela
445 gdine
442 helen67
440 tinkerbelle
439 duvaldfm
437 Good Enough
435 nadav
434 Jindigo
431 eholcomb
427 Elle n
427 nursegladys
422 donnana
422 piano player
419 Lady_Campari
417 Monnie
410 Momma K
408 Nef
404 pamrepton
402 Doll414
400 CES222
400 Jerrybh81
396 Bobie
390 BLouie
384 rebeccs
384 piggys_rule123
384 DeviousTango
372 Gramjane
371 Kukana
367 FrenchToast
366 words
360 melkaywil
359 tmeses
351 xeiluj
348 Alycia
343 Plebian
341 Valiant
339 flower65
337 lawyer-1
336 rosalind230
336 8201girl
326 LonnieC
325 yeyellowknifetoo
321 cdnldy
318 sandr
310 ianmac
310 moule
302 Hockeyfan
302 loredana
293 Stephanaki
289 skheiny
287 msg
283 redletter
279 anawaltgal
276 kittychan
270 #1
269 regis
268 eliwes
261 Strudtastic
260 uusue2
246 mom99
246 woodchick
246 ls1
245 amgreet8
233 mimizodiac
232 cdd
229 fish223
228 sallyann
227 DDDPPP
226 wills
225 Rel
210 Habes
198 mooz
195 fit1
186 SandraM
183 zabeth
176 melonheadjujube
160 Judyj
151 freddie
151 debgpi
143 Lewandjoy
142 peter366
141 corpsvalue
140 TheFiz
120 Skug
119 shdybr8
117 Betsy Ross
116 marie
106 kiara13
105 Christa
102 lorena_k
73 mamabook3
65 iiosefi
64 sarah6girls
60 evvvie
56 hmgames
55 JoyOh
42 silversarah
22 Rangerbill
5 ironpete

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:02 am
m9f9l

flip
12:04 am
SueMagee

Fl4/8
12:04 am
SuzeeQ24

me7
12:05 am
jessmom

ri7
12:05 am
cybernan

ex 7
12:05 am
ursh

es 6&7
12:09 am
chj

ci7
12:12 am
cybernan

x2
12:13 am
SueMagee

Ci7 x 2
12:18 am
jessmom

do7
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:19 am
marksdolly

ty lickety!
12:20 am
cybernan

good night
12:21 am
SuzeeQ24

fi7
12:23 am
dizgrannie

se 8/9...nbt/nbs
12:25 am
dizgrannie

S's stabalised
12:25 am
m9f9l

woah. How did you get that se?
12:25 am
m9f9l

(and thanks!)
12:25 am
dizgrannie

yw
12:27 am
dizgrannie

L's long gone
12:28 am
m9f9l

xed the x :)
12:28 am
m9f9l

d's done
12:34 am
rbud

wow, morewords is back to working properly again, yay!
12:34 am
jessmom

ro7
12:35 am
jessmom

mi7
12:47 am
m9f9l

sevens severed
3:33 am
frogface

surprised how many words i can't have, strim, pils, lilo
3:49 am
spellit

two common english words not allowed -strim and lilo
3:50 am
spellit

Strange isn't it!
3:51 am
frogface

I thought so yeah.
4:03 am
spellit

I wonder what they call a strimmer in the US
4:05 am
frogface

just googled it, brushcutter.
4:14 am
mattygroves

I did not even know it had a different name in the US.
5:41 am
Deeha

I always wonder that spellit
5:42 am
Scrabbler

Aha. we call them weed whackers.
6:32 am
BzznBea

Good morning, friends.
6:35 am
Uneaixoise

Good morning!
7:05 am
MollyL

Just to get technical, there is a difference between a grass trimmer/edger and a brush cutter. A grass trimmer is powered by a strong string (hence the term strimmer/string trimmer). A brush cutter is made to cut up thicker vegetation. End of public service announcement. Proceed.
7:10 am
BzznBea

A brush cutter or brush hog is usually pulled behind a tractor.
7:12 am
BzznBea

This is an annoying grid.
7:19 am
MollyL

I thought the 8/9 combination was extremely annoying. And really? Someone just pulled it out of thin air at the fl4? A 17th century Latin term?
7:21 am
BzznBea

I haven't found it yet. But will brush off my Latin and look.
7:24 am
MollyL

Carpe diem!
: D
7:29 am
BzznBea

Aha! I think of it more Italian than Latin.
7:36 am
BLouie

mint
7:38 am
BLouie

oops..sorry
7:38 am
BLouie

flip
7:40 am
Judi

Good morning, all.
7:40 am
BzznBea

Hey, Judi.
7:40 am
MollyL

Judi has joined the jamboree.
7:41 am
Judi

That 8/9 combo has me completely confused.
7:42 am
BzznBea

In what way?
7:42 am
Judi

I don't get the clue.
7:42 am
BzznBea

There really wasn't a clue.
7:43 am
Judi

Hence my confusion. lol
7:43 am
Judi

tols
7:43 am
BzznBea

Try counting to 600 in Italian.
7:44 am
Judi

Hmm. I'm afraid I don't speak or count in Italian.
7:45 am
Judi

Does it use the root for 1/2 or partial?
7:46 am
BzznBea

No
7:47 am
Judi

Ok, well that narrows it down a bit.
7:48 am
BzznBea

A "penny" for your thoughts...=)
7:50 am
Judi

Got it.
7:50 am
BzznBea

=)
7:51 am
Judi

17th century Italian... puh-leeze.
8:10 am
MollyL

My thoughts exactly. When it comes to scraping the bottom of the barrel, the Enable word nerds are champion.
8:11 am
aslindy

hello all
8:12 am
ursh

I assume the grid is fed into a computer and it just spits out all words it recognizes as a "real" haha word
8:13 am
ursh

and more words should be called more wtf words
8:13 am
Judi

Time for a break. 37 left.
8:27 am
mael

see, my problem is that I do speak italian but I have no idea which italian words enable might like :)
8:41 am
mkg

hi all. clue for the 8 and 9 please with stats. ty.
8:42 am
mkg

i dont get the ones below
8:42 am
BzznBea

REad down the chat and you will find the clues.
8:42 am
MollyL

Cheers!
8:42 am
BzznBea

Then google 600 in Italian.
8:43 am
BzznBea

Bottms up!
8:44 am
mkg

THAT 8/9 IS NOT ENGLISH FOR SURE. AND SHOULD NOT BE PLURAL!!!!!!!!! I OBJECT! i got them but gee, how were any of us to know that one????????? bad grid.
8:45 am
BzznBea

Well, then stop playing.
8:45 am
mkg

yup. off for today
8:45 am
BzznBea

And no one ever said enable was only English.
8:48 am
aslindy

a clue for mi7 please?
8:48 am
BzznBea

ends with muscle twitch
8:48 am
ursh

the silent clown with a nervous twitch
8:49 am
aslindy

excellent, thanks
8:51 am
ChampFit

I call BS on the 8/9 too. Ridiculous! good morning everyone.
8:51 am
MollyL

Enable has never been only English. We have Yiddish, Scot, Dutch, Spanish and French all the time.
8:52 am
rururocks

and portuguese and nigerian, and ...
8:52 am
ChampFit

That doesn't make it any less annoying when it happens.
8:54 am
MLFAN17

helo
8:54 am
aslindy

a clue for me7 please?
8:54 am
phaeton

type of teacher
8:55 am
PastorJ

I just finished a book by Kory Stamper, "Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries." It gave me new respect for what actually goes into the making of a dictionary. Language is so very fluid!
8:55 am
BzznBea

plural
8:55 am
rururocks

people who teach other people good habits me7
8:55 am
aslindy

thank you all
8:56 am
phaeton

🙂
8:56 am
MLFAN17

ty for the me
8:57 am
MLFAN17

2nd column e stats pls?
8:58 am
BzznBea

em4.5
8:58 am
phaeton

et4/5
8:58 am
MLFAN17

ty bzz
8:59 am
rururocks

dolphin is almost in the grid.. harpjane would have flippered out
9:01 am
origami

Good morning
9:01 am
rururocks

hi ori
9:01 am
MLFAN17

good morning origami
9:01 am
rururocks

slot
9:01 am
rururocks

oh crap
9:02 am
MLFAN17

ty ruru
9:02 am
MLFAN17

4th column o stats pls?
9:02 am
aslindy

no crap on the grid, please
9:02 am
MLFAN17

agreed aslindy
9:04 am
rururocks

scatologists!!!
9:06 am
hokie carla

Hey y’all. On low campground cell signal today. Typed a big post earlier and I don’t think it ever went through.
9:07 am
BzznBea

Never saw it Carla.
9:07 am
BzznBea

Everything okay?
9:09 am
hokie carla

Yes, was just commenting on how we’ve discussed strimmer before and it was new to me at the time but it’s a lovely portmanteau. Also, we always called them weedeaters.
9:09 am
rururocks

you'll have to wait till 11:45 for that answer bea
9:09 am
hokie carla

So true ru
9:10 am
BzznBea

Where are you camoing?
9:10 am
BzznBea

camping
9:10 am
MollyL

Anything for a chance to use portmanteau.
9:10 am
hokie carla

Asheville
9:11 am
BzznBea

Bet it is lovely there right now.
9:11 am
hokie carla

Yep, I saw you did anything to avoid using it, Molly ;P
9:11 am
MollyL

*Note to self: Warn sister that chatty Babble player is in her neck of the woods
9:11 am
MLFAN17

hokie mountains?
9:12 am
hokie carla

Well, when it warms up I will be mountain biking, so just tell her to stay off all the trails
9:13 am
MLFAN17

ohh..are you going to tour teh castle?
9:13 am
hokie carla

It is cold at night/morning but really nice. Saw 3 guys running on the trails yesterday in just tiny running shorts, no shirts. Really, dudes, it was low-mid 60s. Not necessary.
9:14 am
BzznBea

Were they "hot"?
9:14 am
MLFAN17

some runners are just nuts
9:14 am
hokie carla

Not going to Biltmore this trip. My season pass ran out and I’m not going to renew during the pandemic.
9:14 am
MLFAN17

yesterday, our next door neighbor was outside with ho shirt on before noon
9:15 am
ChampFit

In the 60's you get hot quickly
9:15 am
MLFAN17

good point hokie
9:15 am
cybernan

good moring all - does anyone have stats for the 9 please?
9:15 am
BzznBea

se9/60
9:16 am
BzznBea

Get ready for it...
9:16 am
hokie carla

They were young but I wasn’t close enough to get a good idea of age. Probably a high school or college cross country team practicing. Yes, runners in general are nuts. And mr. Homie was one and he says you have to be somewhat mental to do it.
9:17 am
MLFAN17

lol hokie
9:17 am
cybernan

ty bea
9:17 am
MLFAN17

find t cyber/
9:17 am
MLFAN17

it
9:18 am
eholcomb

any clues on se9/60
9:18 am
BzznBea

Italian for 600 google it
9:18 am
hokie carla

I just googled 600 in italian
9:19 am
hokie carla

looks similar to spanish. Yes, I know they’re both latin based
9:20 am
cybernan

I thought that was DC :)
9:20 am
hokie carla

I still have 3 open tiles! Cannot find
9:20 am
rururocks

we're having a babble meet up out here in california :D
9:20 am
MLFAN17

all i am getting is the pandemic stuff
9:21 am
MollyL

Really? Who is attending the Babble Hootenanny?
9:21 am
BzznBea

Why are you getting pandemic stuff, mlf?
9:21 am
rururocks

just me and ori having lunch
9:21 am
origami

Must be crazy people in the midst of a pandemic :D
9:22 am
MLFAN17

i found it
9:22 am
cybernan

ty for the italian clue
9:22 am
rururocks

we'll be socially distanced drinking :D
9:22 am
MLFAN17

the way i typed it into google i guess
9:23 am
rururocks

i think there comes a time when men shouldn't go shirtless .. like some of my neighbors
9:23 am
hokie carla

Did anyone ever give you stats for the o, mlfan? That is one of my blank ones.
9:24 am
MLFAN17

like my neighbors too lol
9:24 am
MollyL

How do two people stay "socially distanced" at lunch?
9:24 am
BzznBea

My dad told me I couldn't go shirtless anymore when I was 12. I was devastated.
9:24 am
MLFAN17

hokie no stats for the o
9:24 am
origami

for the o, I have or 5/6 and os 5
9:24 am
rururocks

outside tables and about 6 feet apart
9:24 am
MLFAN17

ty origami got the os5
9:25 am
MLFAN17

x stats?
9:25 am
MollyL

You literally sit at two different tables, six feet apart? How does one carry on a conversation like that?
9:25 am
rururocks

we scream a lot
9:25 am
MLFAN17

yell?
9:25 am
BzznBea

xe5.22
9:25 am
MollyL

Or do you just sit there and text each other?
9:25 am
MLFAN17

sign language, passing notes?
9:26 am
rururocks

we could do that too
9:26 am
MLFAN17

bzz is it a word we had before?
9:26 am
BzznBea

yes.
9:27 am
BzznBea

Ends with another name for Santa
9:27 am
MLFAN17

nbt/nbs
9:28 am
MollyL

Sounds very sterile.
9:28 am
rururocks

ori overdoes it with a hazmat suit usually :D
9:29 am
origami

I'll risk it with ru. I know he is careful.
9:29 am
eholcomb

tees
9:30 am
MollyL

I am absolutely astounded at the election results. I had no idea so many people would vote for Trump. I really thought Biden had it in the bag.
9:31 am
origami

It's very surprising to me as well, Molly.
9:31 am
rururocks

trump plays well to the rural people in many states
9:31 am
rururocks

i had a feeling this was going to be a close election
9:32 am
BzznBea

I'm praying for NV!
9:32 am
origami

Who knows when this is going to be over, with the lawsuits looming.
9:32 am
BzznBea

And then the recounts...It will never end.
9:32 am
BzznBea

Just like covid.
9:33 am
cybernan

one thing you can be sure of -- Trump will have to be dragged out of the White House kicking and screaming
9:35 am
cybernan

In all seriousness though -- if the supreme court supports him in stopping the counting, or changing the rules for ballot submission and acceptance after the vote, you will no longer have a democracy to my way of thinking
9:35 am
MollyL

Nan, I don't think we have had true democracy in a long time.
9:37 am
hokie carla

Are these c’s really hard? Only see 5
9:37 am
cybernan

I find it hard to believe so many people voted for such blatant incompetence
9:37 am
origami

Well, really, we are a republic and not a democracy.
9:38 am
BzznBea

The ci's were difficult, Carla.
9:39 am
BzznBea

Do you have the yellow gem?
9:39 am
cybernan

in that case, ori, you will no longer have government "by the people"
9:39 am
rururocks

thanks bea you closed out my c
9:40 am
rururocks

c's
9:40 am
BzznBea

=)
9:42 am
MollyL

We don't have a government "by the people". We have a government "by the wealthy".
9:43 am
origami

The US is a democratic republic. So we still have government by the people, but in theory it operates to guard against tyranny of the majority. That's the theory :D
9:47 am
BzznBea

I have to go do the weekly shopping. See you all next time.
9:48 am
HarryHood

hi all. 47 to go
9:49 am
cybernan

that's when I listed Harry
9:49 am
HarryHood

42 now :) sorry nan
9:52 am
hurshy

now there's a statement where Molly and i agree 100%
9:52 am
MollyL

I admire anyone who can just grocery shop once a week. I almost always have to do it in two shops.
9:52 am
HarryHood

I go once a week, and my wife makes several more trips behind my back
9:53 am
penquis

hello all....
9:53 am
hurshy

lol harry
9:53 am
HarryHood

hi pen. beautiful day in new england
9:53 am
penquis

yes, very nice here and noticeably warmer....no snow to remove from my car....
9:54 am
MollyL

Blech, snow.
9:55 am
penquis

we had some late Monday night.....had to scrape it off my car on Tuesday morning....not a lot....nuisance snow....
9:55 am
HarryHood

I will be hunting for "icemen" all day in this grid
9:55 am
hurshy

i'm having a phantom -ism
9:56 am
MollyL

They will not cometh, Harry
9:56 am
HarryHood

ooh sharp retort molly
9:56 am
penquis

all i can see is the rapper... ;o)
9:57 am
MollyL

All I can see is the short form of Russian vodka
9:57 am
hurshy

all i can see is black letters on yellow tiles
9:57 am
penquis

lol...
9:57 am
HarryHood

35 to go. classtime soon - bbl!
9:58 am
penquis

bye harry....
10:07 am
hurshy

almost immense
10:07 am
hurshy

but, randomly monkeyed a weird im5 instead
10:10 am
cybernan

*!*~*!* that was my last word, hurshy. Hagd everyone - stay safe.
10:10 am
hurshy

makes sense for a last word
10:11 am
penquis

congrats and bye, nan....
10:13 am
hurshy

oooooh a fancy philosophy kind of word
10:13 am
hurshy

mi7
10:15 am
MollyL

And who doesn't love a fancy philosopher
10:16 am
hurshy

i guess it depends HOW fancy
10:16 am
hurshy

if they get so fancy you can't understand a word they write, which some of them have, one might not love them so much
10:16 am
penquis

stuck at 36....taking a break....bbl to finish....bye all....
10:16 am
MollyL

Oh, un-fancy
10:17 am
hurshy

i like medium fancy
10:25 am
hurshy

phantom: cement
10:27 am
hurshy

9 left, have not found the 8 and 9. anyone want to tell me what they start with?
10:27 am
Biltong

se8/45 and se9/60
10:28 am
hurshy

are they a combo or two separate words?
10:28 am
Biltong

The 9 is the lural
10:28 am
MollyL

Combo
10:29 am
Biltong

*plural
10:29 am
hurshy

are they partly-something ?
10:29 am
Biltong

no, hurshy
10:29 am
hurshy

mk thanks
10:35 am
periwinkle

hi all.helpwith bottom i please
10:36 am
hurshy

it4 & 5
10:36 am
hurshy

and the weird one, im5/24 (points help there)
10:36 am
periwinkle

sheesh, thanks
10:36 am
hurshy

no, there isn't it5 to with the 4, sorry
10:36 am
hurshy

there is an im5/12
10:37 am
periwinkle

I found theit4
10:37 am
hurshy

i am having no luck with se 8 & 9
10:38 am
periwinkle

me either
10:40 am
Kallia

think of earthquakes for the beginning then add c5
10:40 am
magpie7

Anyone remember Metrecal?
10:40 am
hurshy

thanks kallia!
10:41 am
Kallia

yw
10:41 am
periwinkle

ty Kallia
10:41 am
hurshy

"not i," said the little red hen to magpie
10:42 am
periwinkle

I do
10:43 am
periwinkle

I have no 7s :(
10:43 am
hurshy

the ex7 really gets me going
10:44 am
hurshy

but i will use my fi7 voice when talking to misbehaving children
10:44 am
hurshy

me7 have proteges
10:44 am
hurshy

ci7 fruit of the lemon orange lime family
10:44 am
hurshy

es7 female hormones
10:45 am
hurshy

ro7 another name for those who fish (not with a net!)
10:45 am
hurshy

ri7 most covered with frost
10:45 am
hurshy

and then there's the philosophy mi7
non-speaking performer + twitch or spasm
10:46 am
hurshy

and i don't have the other two
10:46 am
periwinkle

ty got all but the ro7 looking
10:47 am
Kallia

same 2 as I don't have..drat
10:47 am
hurshy

it's a compound
10:47 am
periwinkle

got the ro7 thanks so much hurshy
10:47 am
periwinkle

according to early chat there is a do7 and two ci7
10:47 am
Kallia

28 left maybe later bye for now
10:48 am
periwinkle

56 left here
10:48 am
hurshy

oooh yes i just found that second ci7
10:48 am
hurshy

so one is a plural, the other just ends with a vowel instead
10:48 am
periwinkle

tyty
10:48 am
hurshy

and then i had do6 but it LOOKS already plural so i hadn't pluralled it but that is what the 7 is
10:49 am
periwinkle

I don't have the do6
10:49 am
hurshy

most of toy human + adult males
10:49 am
periwinkle

thank you again.
10:49 am
periwinkle

toy human :)
10:50 am
periwinkle

great clue
10:50 am
hurshy

sometimes my brain really does me proud
10:51 am
hurshy

i like playing taboo and you have to think of alt ways to say things like that for that game too because otherwise you get a buzzzzz
10:51 am
MollyL

I can just hear the little girls now..."Come on, lets go play with our toy humans"
10:51 am
periwinkle

I have never played that game
10:51 am
periwinkle

it is a lovely day here, Molly. how is it where you are?
10:52 am
MollyL

Perfect. I wish it would stay like this until Spring.
10:52 am
hurshy

got my Es!
10:52 am
hurshy

all i have left now is TIC
10:53 am
hurshy

is there one i6 word, or are there two?
10:53 am
hurshy

no no i mean are there 2 or are there 3
10:54 am
hurshy

there are 3
10:54 am
welki

hi, folks
10:54 am
periwinkle

ok I only have 1
10:54 am
hurshy

and are there any T6?
10:54 am
hurshy

hi welki!
10:54 am
periwinkle

hi welki
10:54 am
welki

i have one t6
10:54 am
hurshy

cool then that means t6 and c5
10:55 am
hurshy

and yes i do have the wispy clouds
10:55 am
hurshy

if anyone was thinking i might not
10:55 am
hurshy

:D
10:56 am
welki

for what it's worth, i can't recall ever seeing the c5 in a grid
10:57 am
hurshy

oh so it's a real weirdo then
10:57 am
hurshy

thanks, that helped
10:57 am
hurshy

i got it
10:59 am
MollyL

We've had c5 before
10:59 am
hurshy

it says it is a bedbug, ick
11:00 am
welki

i didn't say we've never had it, i said i can't recall ever seeing it
11:00 am
MollyL

Oh I thought you were talking about ce5, sorry
11:00 am
hurshy

there's nothing like eating hay when you are faint
11:02 am
hurshy

monkeys on strike
11:03 am
welki

pygmy marmosets on a picket line, holding tiny signs
11:04 am
MollyL

ci5, it takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'
11:04 am
hurshy

demanding more bananas in exchange for the t6
11:05 am
welki

could get ugly :D
11:05 am
hurshy

angry monkeys are always ugly
11:05 am
MollyL

tr6? Three prefix and plural of letter after M
11:06 am
hurshy

ahhhh thanks
11:06 am
hurshy

those plural with no singular are always tricksy
11:08 am
hurshy

good lord. there was a shooting in nevada... "The suspect, Jason Neo Bourne, 38, also died..."
11:09 am
bichon

es 6/18, pls
11:09 am
hurshy

someone needs to blend the faces of matt damon and keanu reeves to see what he must look like
11:10 am
hurshy

bichon - female hormone
11:10 am
MollyL

**Waits for lightning bolts as Hurshy jokes about the dead
11:12 am
bichon

ty hurshy
11:14 am
welki

heh - speaking of the matrix, anyone else think jake tapper looks like agent smith?
11:15 am
hurshy

no but really. he must have like legally changed his name to that. the jason bourne part COULD have been done by his parents based on the BOOK, which came out in 1980, but the matrix wasn't based on a book and the movie is from 1999
11:16 am
MollyL

Just in case anyone was wondering, Kanye has conceded defeat. But never fear, he will run again in 2024. Hey, if Trump got in The White House, I believe anyone can.
11:18 am
Jo CA

Kanye West Wing
11:18 am
hurshy

i had a funny conversation with my sister last night. she likes the bachelorette, and it usually airs on tuesday, but it was postponed, and then postponed again last night, due to the election coverage. so i said, "well, don't worry, i can already tell you it's going to be the most dramatic episode ever." and she said, "IT REALLY IS!!"
11:20 am
MollyL

I just read that the deadline for postal votes in North Carolina is 10 November, Alaska is 12 November, and in Washington state, it stretches to 23 November. Why isn't the deadline the same everywhere?
11:21 am
hurshy

because each state is allowed to make their own rules
11:21 am
hurshy

just like the primaries are held all different times
11:22 am
MollyL

What I don't get is that if people wait until after November 3, they get the benefit of election day and post election day results.
11:23 am
MollyL

I'm fine with each state making their own rules. But it should be that all votes must be cast by November 3.
11:25 am
hurshy

no, they just have to ARRIVE by the later day
11:25 am
hurshy

they still have to be POSTMARKED by the 3rd
11:26 am
hurshy

it's just how long the state is allowing for the mail to come through
11:26 am
MollyL

This is all craziness anyway. We live in a digital world and the election tallying sounds like they are counting slips of paper.
11:26 am
hurshy

well some states have tried to move digital but it turns out paper is much less hackable :)
11:29 am
hurshy

it's kinda like how we thought we'd move from passwords to like fingerprint or retina scans. but the problem is, if someone DOES find a way to fake your fingerprint, it's not like you can just change it the way you can change a password.
11:31 am
MollyL

Oh gross, that reminds me of that Dan Brown movie where the guy gets killed so his eyeballs can be stolen to fake a retinal scan.
11:33 am
hurshy

yuck
11:34 am
zoozzoom

I'd forgotten about that movie.
11:36 am
marksdolly

fireworks!
11:36 am
zoozzoom

Congrats, Marksdolly!
11:38 am
marksdolly

thank you! any clues needed before I scoot?
11:38 am
zoozzoom

Not for me but thank you.
11:38 am
marksdolly

:)
11:39 am
SamanthaJoy

I could use anything for the i in the second column. I have nothing off of it.
11:39 am
zoozzoom

iN 6 compound word.
11:40 am
zoozzoom

iN 4 x 2
11:41 am
zoozzoom

Sorry a iN 4 and a seperate word iN 5
11:42 am
SamanthaJoy

thank you!
11:43 am
zoozzoom

Welcome.
11:43 am
SamanthaJoy

All of these are fish of course, but I'm sleepy and babble blind and really needed the help :)
11:45 am
zoozzoom

No worries. happens to us all at one point or another I am sure ❤
12:11 pm
bichon

me 6/21, pls
12:21 pm
SamanthaJoy

me 6/21 -- someone who shepherds another at, say, work; gives advice, encourages, and helps along a career path
12:24 pm
bichon

ty Sam
12:25 pm
SamanthaJoy

Glad to help :)
1:12 pm
sammysmom

stuck on se 9 -9 ??
1:32 pm
ch1212

Yes, it's true ... cause I'm stuck on se 9-9 too...
1:37 pm
MollyL

It has been clued as 600 in Italian (try a Google search)
1:48 pm
ch1212

Ah, just asked my brilliant husband -- he is fluent in 4 languages, including Italian. Got it!
1:52 pm
MollyL

I have heard a lot of adjectives for husband...brilliant is not usually among them
1:53 pm
ch1212

lol!!!
2:13 pm
ch1212

clue please for the im6? I'm sure it's a fish...
2:17 pm
welki

hi ch - fallon, carter, stewart, without the j
2:19 pm
ch1212

ah, thank you!
3:02 pm
bichon

ro 7/36, pls
3:03 pm
moolingwa

hey all, just getting started on this one
3:10 pm
moolingwa

ro7/36 is someone who fishes
3:29 pm
Uneaixoise

Tx!
3:29 pm
moolingwa

yw
3:48 pm
bichon

ty mool
3:49 pm
moolingwa

yw bich
3:52 pm
bichon

se 8/45, pls
3:58 pm
MollyL

Clued at 1:37
4:02 pm
bichon

ty Molly
4:41 pm
rbud

done, yay! laters, all. ♥
5:32 pm
JaxH66

Could I have a clue for the first ce6/21
5:34 pm
JaxH66

NM found it
5:44 pm
MollyL

Good thing no one ce6ed #!@&* your ask for it.
5:52 pm
origami

I could use a hint for that ce6. It has to be my missing c
5:53 pm
MollyL

Well, I will not @#^&* your ask either, Bleep
5:56 pm
origami

Ah, geesh. Thanks!
6:00 pm
MollyL

How was your distanced lunch?
6:05 pm
origami

Very nice!
6:05 pm
origami

It's really nice to see someone. Since I am working at home and live alone I seldom see anyone face-to-face.
6:06 pm
MollyL

Well good, I'm glad you two had a good time.
6:07 pm
MollyL

Do you not get out to stores or anything?
6:10 pm
origami

I seldom go to the store. Mostly I have things delivered.
6:15 pm
MollyL

Wow, that is a very secluded life. No wonder you were glad to get out and about.
6:24 pm
origami

I have lots of emails and phone calls with friends. But it's not the same and face-to-face contact.
6:39 pm
melonheadjujube

hi, all, esp those sheltering solo.
6:43 pm
Buttonman

Evening all! Could someone clue me the mi 4/5 combo right after the rodent please
6:46 pm
amelu0218

easiest to say 'chicken chow mi 4/5' but not really the def.
6:50 pm
Buttonman

Thanks, got it
6:51 pm
amelu0218

Should have said 'sounds like', sorry. Long day.
7:00 pm
MollyL

Are people still "sheltering"? I thought those kind of restrictions had been lifted in most states.
7:06 pm
swmbo

c imes
7:08 pm
dan2bit

are you asking about whether people are still minimizing their exposure, or whether there are still restrictive regulations in place?
7:09 pm
amelu0218

I've been working from home since March but not "sheltering", they've just not allowed us back in the office, yet. (Hurt my feelings why doncha, lol)
7:11 pm
amelu0218

I think many are just using common sense and erring on the side of caution. I know that most of our local churches are having services online but the biggest in town started gathering as soon as mandatory restrictions went to suggested restrictions. A school chum contacted it at that particular church and passed away... they still have a packed house every Sunday.
7:13 pm
MollyL

I asked about restrictions. I thought we were beyond sheltering. Except for people with severe immunity problems.
7:15 pm
dan2bit

I don't know of any places putting restrictions back in place, but case counts and hospitalizations are going the wrong direction in lots of places
7:17 pm
dan2bit

it would not surprise me, particularly as outdoor activities get more difficult, weather wise
7:29 pm
MollyL

As someone who has been working "in office" during all of this, I am seeing a lot more traffic on the roads these days. I assumed that people who have been working from home are making moves to be in office more.
7:30 pm
dan2bit

could be
7:32 pm
dan2bit

thanks to Kallia, lickety, welki and all cluers, I am finito!
7:33 pm
MollyL

But there is still a lot of "people working from home" who are out walking, bike riding and dog walking during work hours.
7:33 pm
pam

Massachusetts has opted to put some restrictions back in place.... Sigh. But not another shutdown. And hi, all!
7:34 pm
pam

And congrats to finishers!
7:36 pm
origami

Maybe they are more productive when working from home. Just giving them the benefit of the doubt. If they are all getting their work done in a shorter work day, maybe we need to re-evaluate the whole concept of working 40 hours a week. Not that I can be used as an example, as I only work 4 hours a day. But I do take longish breaks that I make up for later in the day.
7:37 pm
pam

I do walk before I get on the clock--just a brief walk. I walk for a bit midday--I have an hour lunch--and I walk after work. I have zero guilt. Also, MIT is pretty flexible with the staff now and as long as we are working 8 hours, they don't have to be clocked between 8a and 6p.
7:41 pm
dan2bit

of course it depends on the type of work and the culture of your colleagues, whether you are in the same space together or fully virtual or somewhere in between
7:42 pm
dan2bit

I started a new job at the end of April and I still haven't seen my boss or any coworkers in real life, except for the two I worked with at a previous job
7:45 pm
pam

Yes, Dan, it is about the culture and type. And that's wild about your new job.
7:52 pm
welki

hi!
7:52 pm
welki

(a little late, i think)
7:55 pm
nrkii

Hi all. I'm the same as Pam -- walk in the morning, sneak out for 5-15-minute walks during the day if windows open up, and then walk in the evening. I put in 8 to 10 hours each day, and I have zero guilt if I decide to take a break mid-day to preserve my sanity. Especially as the days are getting shorter and my window for getting sunlight is getting smaller.
8:55 pm
mkg

hi all. back to see if i can get to nbt. need clue for the x word. stat too please. and need one of the i words for the 4th row i. ty
8:55 pm
Buttonman

can someone please clue me the tr6
8:55 pm
mkg

sorry buttonman. dont have it.
8:56 pm
HarryHood

xe5/22. sounds like a nice view overlook.
8:57 pm
HarryHood

tr6 - three prefix, and then pl of the letter between m and o
8:58 pm
mkg

got xe word. ty
8:58 pm
mkg

got the tr 6 too harry. ty
8:58 pm
mkg

how about a nice clue for the i fourth row please? ty
8:59 pm
HarryHood

yw.
9:00 pm
HarryHood

i6/24 - sprinkles for ice cream in south jersey are called ji7. take off the j.
9:00 pm
mkg

ty. great clue harry. got it.
9:00 pm
mkg

that term is used elsewhere too.
9:01 pm
mkg

need one last clue. for the o words. any of them will do. ty
9:01 pm
HarryHood

sounds like somebody whose parents died, but without the h and change the second vowel.
9:02 pm
mkg

got it! ty ty ty
9:02 pm
HarryHood

yw.
9:03 pm
mkg

prinse
9:03 pm
HarryHood

and I am done. good night!
9:03 pm
mkg

oops. sorry
9:12 pm
Buttonman

sorry, but I am still trying to get the tr6...any other clues please...this is my last word to finish
9:14 pm
Buttonman

I like one word in order to finish this grid...I need to find the tr 6...can someone please help me?
9:18 pm
jessmom

tr6 start with 3 ends with last 3 of the bathroom next to the ladies...
9:25 pm
Buttonman

Jess, I am tired or dumb but what is 3 ends
9:27 pm
dan2bit

start with a prefix for 3, end with last three of...
9:27 pm
grannyrose

tr6. tr*, means three + opposite of women
9:28 pm
grannyrose

heya Dan. how goes it? watching your election with heart in mouth.
9:30 pm
dan2bit

it goes okay. i wish that both candidates were urging calm, wanting every voice to be heard, and waiting for the states to finish their processes, instead of only one of them
9:30 pm
grannyrose

hmmm.... tr*, means three + most of opposite of roosters
9:30 pm
dan2bit

how's your health, and how are things down in Melb?
9:31 pm
grannyrose

wavering between winter and summer. today 18C outside, expecting high twenties next week.
9:32 pm
dan2bit

oh my!
9:32 pm
grannyrose

approval from workcover insurance has come through for the permanent nerve stimulator implant. just waiting for dr. to tel me when.
9:33 pm
dan2bit

what a relief that will be - best of luck!
9:34 pm
grannyrose

i'm still not game to go out into the community. nearly 2 weeks since lockdown removed. we have had a string of zero days. no new cases, no deaths.
9:37 pm
grannyrose

according to our cv-19 site there are only 20 active cases in our state.
9:42 pm
zTink

Fireworks! long time since I've played, but a long time member.
9:44 pm
grannyrose

WTG ZTINK !!!
10:05 pm
Uneaixoise

Fw!!
10:16 pm
grannyrose

awww missed une's FW. WTG UNEAIXOISE !!! just because.
10:31 pm
jwr

Hi Rose - you still here?
10:44 pm
jwr

missed you again. Lucky next time, maybe.
11:55 pm
grannyrose

nuts, and i missed jwr. xx