Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, January 8, 2005

12:22 am

bigbirdboss

8 for 45

12:47 am

iluvtigs

another 8 for 45

2:02 am

inaniloquent

An 8 for 40 too

3:29 am

sprite

Looks like a biggie, but the words aren't coming very easy here. Am I out of practice or what? ;-)

3:38 am

Boo

I feel out of proctice too.Maybe the time of day has something to do with it...

3:47 am

sprite

Can't be the case here... it's 10.45 in the morning *lol*. Found breakfast in the grid, though. C6/24 - 7/36.

4:25 am

baggo

part of the name of a brand of breakfast in the grid lol

5:23 am

sprite

C7/36-8/50 - mineral(s)

5:25 am

sprite

C8/55 as well

6:18 am

sprite

It IS a biggie. Found 278 words so far, haven't been able to find any more words for some time now. Since there are no stats yet, I'll do a count of what I have and check back later to see what additions you all find. :-)

wordcounts so far:

A--27
C--40
E--19
G--14
i--3
L--21
N--1
O--10
Q--6
R--39
S--68
T--15
U--2
W--13

278 words / 5.05 / 3863 so far

8 x 6 (ACCGGR)
7 x 23 (3xA, 6xC, G,i,L, 3xR, 6xS, T,U)
6 x 56
5 x 87
4 x 106

6:59 am

periwinkle

s/7/44

7:54 am

Milly

Well done Sprite - I've checked the stats and you've got them all! You saved me typing them up too! ;)

9:38 am

periwinkle

sprite, would you be kind enough to post hints for the 8 letter words. ( I do have both G/8 so far). Thanks

10:22 am

sprite

lol Milly... you're welcome! At least my lack of practise lately did not interfere with finding all words, only with finding them reasonably fast...

As for the 8s:

A40 -- resembling a goose; silly; simple
C50 -- minerals
C55 -- endorser
G45 -- high military ranks
G45 -- liberal in giving/sharing
R40 -- gets into one's head again

2:17 pm

periwinkle

Does the A/8 start with AN

2:19 pm

periwinkle

thanks, sprite, still only have the two G/8 though. Will keep looking.

2:48 pm

periwinkle

Anyone need help with the W's. I have all of them.

2:55 pm

fit1

I still can't find the chemical C8. Anyone have a second letter to share?

2:59 pm

sheffner1982

sure i could use some help with the w's--- i have 7 of them

3:03 pm

periwinkle

the W's. WE4x5, WE5, WI6, WI4x3,
WI5x3. Six of these words are plurals. Let me know if you need more help.

3:05 pm

sheffner1982

thanks periwinkle if you have a moment to send those w hints

3:05 pm

sheffner1982

sorry we must have been sending at the same time ;)

3:07 pm

periwinkle

What W's do you have?

3:15 pm

sheffner1982

wi/4/7
wi/5/16
wi/4/8
we/4/7
wi/6/27
wi/4/7
wi/5/16

3:17 pm

sheffner1982

we/5/16

3:21 pm

periwinkle

here are definitions for the rest of the We4/7: whirlpool or basket to catch eels; very small, tiny; harmless cyst(plural). These are defintions for three different words.

3:23 pm

periwinkle

wi4/7 and wi5/16: Scot. to blame

3:24 pm

sheffner1982

any clues on the mineral? i still cant get it

3:26 pm

periwinkle

I can't find it either. Can't find the A/8. Babble won't take the word I want to put it. Maybe it is an alternative spelling.

3:29 pm

sheffner1982

whats the second letter of your a/8?

3:31 pm

sheffner1982

the word you are trying, that is

4:04 pm

sheffner1982

anyone have any q's?

4:14 pm

4t8

4 - 2 5's for 18 and 2 6's for 30

4:28 pm

4t8

have also found 2 s's with the q - a 6 for 30 and a 7 for 44

4:48 pm

sheffner1982

thanks

4:50 pm

sprite

A8 starts An; derived from the latin word for goose.

C8 minerals: quartz formed under conditions of high temperature and pressure, for example, in meteor craters; a rare form of silicon dioxide, a denser polymorph of quartz.

4:59 pm

sprite

The Qs go 5-6-5-6-5-6
all 5s are 18 points, all 6s are 30.
4 start Que, 2 start Qui

And there is one more S that uses the Q, another 7/44 (hint: try changing the last letter of the one you found).

5:21 pm

periwinkle

AN

5:25 pm

periwinkle

Finally found the A/8. I was trying a different ending.

6:32 pm

sheffner1982

even after the AN clue for the A/8 word, i still havent gotten it... anyone care to give one more clue???

7:06 pm

sheffner1982

ok, got the A/8 word

8:57 pm

sheffner1982

any clues for the U/7?

8:58 pm

4t8

sprite, thx for the other s with q hint. :)

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