Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, December 30, 2004

12:12 am

iluvtigs

9 for 72

12:14 am

fixitfmly

C 8/50

12:14 am

fixitfmly

make that 2x C 8/50

12:18 am

iluvtigs

f 8 60

12:20 am

iluvtigs

c 9 72.......another c 9 72

12:26 am

iluvtigs

r 8 45

12:27 am

iluvtigs

t 8 45

12:37 am

fixitfmly

C10/91

12:39 am

fixitfmly

that C 10 is a combo with a 3rd C 8/50 and a C 9/66

12:47 am

inaniloquent

Holy smokes! this one is really interesting and huge:

10 - 1
9 - 6
8 - 21
7 - 53
6 - 94
5 - 108
4 - 102
(yes, I triple-checked - there are actually more five-letter words than four-letter words in this one!)
total: 385

B - 16
C - 76
D - 23
E - 26
F - 13
i - 3
L - 22
N - 22
O - 11
R - 47
S - 62
T - 57
U - 7

and for the particularly large groups:
Ci - 10
CL - 20
CO - 45
CU - 1

RE - 30
RO - 17

SC - 12
SE - 15
Si - 4
SN - 12
SO - 12
ST - 7

TE - 40
Ti - 6
TR - 5
TS - 1
TU - 5

7:31 am

Wendrie

thanks for the stats inaniloquent, looks like a fascinating grid. Makes me wish I didn't have accounts to do and could just sit and play!

7:56 am

fit1

Wow inasniloquent. Thanks for all your work. It gives me incentive to plow onward. :)

8:11 am

Wendrie

t 8/40 linked to a t 9/54 and I can only give a very very small clue - possibly the smallest clue there is! <G>

9:09 am

Wendrie

t 7/28 & t 8/40 look like they are linked to another t 7/28 but one relates to soup dishes and the other to the earth ;)

11:09 am

fit1

c1091 I should be isolated and locked up for giving this clue

3:27 pm

fit1

f 8/60, f8/55 both an outgrowth of the f 6 /27 digging animal

4:04 pm

periwinkle

fit1, Thanks for the great clue. Got the c/10!

4:20 pm

periwinkle

It won't take bedrest. It takes all kinds of other crazy combos.

4:54 pm

inaniloquent

I'm missing a 9 - I have C, C, C, D, T. Can anyone tell me about the last one?

5:28 pm

fit1

inaniloquent, have you a clue for the D9?

5:36 pm

jan

That d/9 might discourage anyone

5:45 pm

fit1

woo hoo Jan. Thanks. Got it !

7:08 pm

periwinkle

I need help with the 9 letter words please. I have 3 so far, T, D (discourage). C (opposing). May I please have clues for the others.

7:32 pm

fit1

peri, take a look at my 11:09 clue for the c9-10

7:36 pm

periwinkle

fit1, Thanks, forgot to add the S to an 8 letter word. Can you help me with the remaining 9 letter words?

7:45 pm

fit1

Peri, I too am missing two :(

8:02 pm

MammaJill

Another c/9 -- satisfied

8:11 pm

periwinkle

Thanks, MamaJill, found it. Still need a D/9.

8:52 pm

starchaser

How does everyone get so good at this game? Just by playing a lot or do you use a dictionary or something? I hope I can finish a puzzle one day. . lol

9:01 pm

fit1

Thanks MamaJill

9:20 pm

inaniloquent

periwinkle, did you mean that you have a nine that starts with an S?

9:22 pm

fit1

are there two d 9's? If so, I need a clue for the one that doesn't mean a barrier.

9:26 pm

inaniloquent

A-ha! Yes, that's the one I was missing - the barrier. The other D9 is related - those who put up the obstacles :)

9:31 pm

fit1

yay inanil. We did it :)

9:32 pm

fit1

I only have 249 words, and I've been working at it for hours. I guess I'll be more than 100 down :(

10:56 pm

onyx

my first two words are an 8 and a 9, too bad i didn't start this one a few hours ago

10:57 pm

onyx

another 8& 9

11:13 pm

onyx

got the 10 too

11:28 pm

starchaser

Can I get a hint for the 10. . I'm having trouble finding it.

11:30 pm

onyx

cl 8 in the past tense

11:31 pm

onyx

def. hidden away, protected

11:34 pm

starchaser

Thank You! :-D

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