12:03 am
dizgrannie
ra 7 x 7, ra 8
12:03 am
dizgrannie
woopsie x 2 not 7
12:08 am
justafreep
pi7 x 2, pi8
12:09 am
SummerBreeze44
sh7
12:11 am
Gillie
Sorry - ne6
12:15 am
ursh
needle case
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:20 am
mich_pdx
you rock, Lickety! thanks
12:21 am
Lizlin
Thanks, Lickety
12:22 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:23 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:30 am
cybernan
can't believe I monkeyed that! nbt, nbs and goodnight :)
12:33 am
cybernan
just looked up the def -- no wonder you knew that one rain
12:34 am
periwinkle
not seeing that ca9
12:53 am
grannyrose
peri, means to turn into flesh. if someone is really evil, you say they are the devil incarnate. work from the ca4.
12:56 am
ursh
hahaha rose I thought it meant becoming more used to working in a circus environment :):)
12:56 am
justafreep
I feel like there's some obvious letter combo that will lead me to all my missing 8s.....
12:56 am
ursh
note to self - look up words
12:58 am
grannyrose
*shaking head and giggling* really ursh....
12:59 am
grannyrose
freep due you have the en8 and in8?
1:00 am
grannyrose
ugh *do*
1:00 am
grannyrose
why do i type things like that?
1:02 am
justafreep
I due not!
1:02 am
grannyrose
roflol.....
1:02 am
grannyrose
at least you can translate me...
1:05 am
justafreep
I due now!
1:05 am
grannyrose
and there's an ho8, ends with beer glass
1:05 am
justafreep
(also... that was exactly what I was thinking. Like... something I just wasn't thinking of doing)
1:07 am
grannyrose
*blinks* just realised i have all the i words. someone else must be putting them in....loll
1:09 am
justafreep
it's me on the I words. as thanks for the ho8
1:44 am
Uneaixoise
Congrats!
3:41 am
mattygroves
Phantom: infinite
4:04 am
mattygroves
That O in the upper right corner is killing me. I only have one from it (the obvious ol4)...
4:05 am
Chririg
I think it's a colour matty
4:10 am
parisla
There are also two oils, starting like the 4
4:13 am
parisla
too bad, I already had that one...:-)
4:14 am
mattygroves
I didn't, so thank you!
5:10 am
rosalind230
Sorry
5:21 am
crosshair
Good morning, everyone. :) NBT, and NBS, but still a long way to go. :/
5:52 am
Scrabbler
Hi Crossy.
5:53 am
Uneaixoise
Morning, all :-)
6:10 am
Scrabbler
Time to get ready for work. Enjoy the day.
6:16 am
Uneaixoise
You too!
6:57 am
mkg
Hi all. Clues for the 8 please.
7:11 am
Shirlockc
another one with many Ks today
7:12 am
mkg
Sorry i meant for the 9. The ca 9. I just dont get it. Last part i think i got but first part alludes me.
7:31 am
dan2bit
whoops Jax
7:32 am
JaxH66
Have you got the 9 mkg?
7:43 am
MollyL
If you have the last part of the 9, the first part starts like a place with a ferris wheel and games
7:44 am
JaxH66
I've got it thanks Molly - I was checking if mkg had it before I gave a clue
7:47 am
MollyL
Yep, that clue was for mkg
7:59 am
Uneaixoise
Tx for ca9!!
8:13 am
hokie carla
ok, today not starting out well. can't even get half of the first tile.
8:16 am
lynxxx
that's because the words are getting weirder & weirder
8:16 am
hokie carla
great
8:20 am
hokie carla
ugh, more k's
8:20 am
BzznBea
That ca9 is crazy.
8:21 am
lynxxx
and everyone knows the summer dwelling of the Inuits!
8:22 am
hokie carla
I guess I won't try then
8:22 am
MollyL
The definition for the ca9 is spooky
8:22 am
BzznBea
Yes, made me think of Daumer.
8:23 am
MollyL
The summer Inuit dwelling isn't even spelled right
8:25 am
hurshy
good morning, all
8:26 am
BzznBea
Hello. hurshy
8:28 am
hurshy
well i found an odd tr7 & 8 but i still need 3 more of the top T and am rather bewildered
8:29 am
BzznBea
keep looking for the big combos
8:29 am
lynxxx
there is a very odd tr7/8 set probably before the one you found
8:29 am
hurshy
i don't see how it can be before what i found
8:30 am
hurshy
aha, yeah, i had found the first of the two sets
8:33 am
hurshy
As Annihilated!
8:36 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! famous perfume brand
8:37 am
hurshy
ding ding ding!!!
8:38 am
lynxxx
(so close)
8:39 am
hurshy
to having channel?
8:40 am
hurshy
ohhh i see what you mean! :D
8:42 am
hurshy
i started watching Netflix's show "The Irregulars" last night. i was highly distressed to hear the following words in Victorian London: "boyfriend", "racist", "posh", "psycho", and "clone".
8:44 am
MollyL
I sometimes wonder about writers. I catch this all the time. Language from the future being used in stories about the past.
8:44 am
rururocks
I'm more horrified to read news articles where the write uses acronyms to make points
8:45 am
hurshy
and the guy who created the show said it was his "dream project" that he'd been pitching for years. you'd think in such a case more effort would have been put into it. no wonder it got cancelled after one season.
8:47 am
hurshy
what do you mean ruru? can you give an example of that being done?
8:47 am
hurshy
not sure if i've seen that
8:48 am
rururocks
even on the CNN news site .. it's appalling .. on top of really poor editing and grammar. What happened to education of the english language
8:50 am
hurshy
Os Overturned!
8:53 am
MollyL
I see acronyms used in journalism all the time. It reeks of poor use of the English language. The saddest place to see acronyms is on resumes. There is a whole generation coming up that has no clue about business writing.
8:53 am
Jeff7
clue for those tr 7/8 combos pls
8:53 am
Jeff7
got the first i think
8:54 am
hurshy
the first tr7 makes me think of the dormouse's story about the girls who lived in a tr7 well
8:54 am
hurshy
the second rhymes with the woman Jane Eyre thought Mr Rochester wanted to marry
8:54 am
Jeff7
ty-i got the finance one
8:55 am
lynxxx
Wouldn't the use of acronyms follow the use in texting?
8:56 am
hurshy
well it depends on the acronym and context. i'm sure it's sensible for articles to mention the CDC and the WHO and stuff. normally using the whole name first before switching, but if it's well known enough i wouldn't quibble too much with omitting that step.
8:57 am
rururocks
just read one with NTA at the end of a sentence. Like we're all supposed to know what NTA is
8:57 am
hurshy
Not The Asshole? (from Reddit)?
8:57 am
Judi
Good morning, y'all. Clue for the CA9, please?
8:58 am
hurshy
oho, there's a ca9?
8:58 am
MollyL
The point is, not everyone knows what acronyms mean. Not even often used ones like CDC and WHO. If you want to communicate effectively, you use entire words.
8:58 am
Judi
NM. Just monkied it.
8:59 am
MollyL
I still stand by my original guess that DH stands for dickhead and not dear husband.
8:59 am
hurshy
the thing i dislike is when i follow a link to the website of a local news organization, which will mention town names and things, but have trouble figuring out what state they are based in
8:59 am
Judi
Bah ha ha ha ha!
9:01 am
hurshy
well Judi, would you mind cluing it since you found it?
9:01 am
MollyL
ca9...to make something fit for a place of ferris wheels and sideshows, plural
9:01 am
Judi
To form or turn into flesh = CA9
9:02 am
Judi
Molly's clue is better.
9:02 am
Judi
53 left in the bucket. Most likely will not finish today. Uhg.
9:02 am
hurshy
they worked well as a team
9:02 am
MollyL
The whole flesh thing made me think of Frankenstein
9:09 am
rururocks
finally found the k's.. jeez
9:10 am
hurshy
which Ks do you mean? i am missing one
9:10 am
rururocks
guessing you need ki7
9:12 am
BzznBea
You would think as often as we have had K's lately, we would know them all. =)
9:15 am
rururocks
c's and p's to go.. whew. kind of stuck though
9:16 am
BzznBea
Ru, I loved the video of Buddy. He's a lucky dog.
9:17 am
rururocks
:D thanks.. he's having a blast here.. lots of exercise and tlc
9:17 am
hurshy
funny, i think i've never heard the phrase "lucky dog" used to refer to an actual dog
9:22 am
rururocks
I'm just as lucky as he is Bea, I'm nothing without a dog
9:30 am
hokie carla
oh snap, ruru used an acronym
9:32 am
hurshy
Es Exiled!
9:32 am
hurshy
Ns Nailed!
9:34 am
hurshy
phantoms: pinnacle and/or pinochle
9:35 am
Uneaixoise
So glad things are going so well with your new baby!! :-)
9:41 am
MLFAN17
i just saw a clue about jane arye i just looked it up and nothig starting with tr came up?
9:42 am
MollyL
That is because Hurshy said reminds her of, which could mean sounds like, which it does
9:42 am
hurshy
that's because it RHYMES WITH that character
9:42 am
hurshy
ergo it does not start with the same letters
9:42 am
hokie carla
molly can you please acknowledge ru's acronym and mark this date? 🤣
9:43 am
MollyL
Ergo ipso facto columbo oreo (Bones fans will recognize this)
9:44 am
MollyL
TLC...tender loving care...Ru...June 29, 2021
9:44 am
hokie carla
hmm, saw all the Bones episodes and don't remember. I'm guessing Booth said it?
9:45 am
hurshy
i'm Struggling with S
9:45 am
MollyL
No, it was the episode where she thought her victim looked like her and the custodian kept saying that to her
9:46 am
MollyL
I just re-watched Bones. I miss that show. Especially the Zach years.
9:47 am
MLFAN17
i miss that show too
9:48 am
MollyL
Some episodes were really hokey though, like when they went undercover as bowlers
9:48 am
MollyL
Cole coles!
9:49 am
MLFAN17
as the seasons went on the show did become somewhat lame at times
9:49 am
hokie carla
yeah, I loved Zach. I hated when they made him a psycho. spoiler alert!
9:49 am
rururocks
whew I thought your wrote boner
9:49 am
hokie carla
oh yeah, I forgot their bowler names
9:50 am
hokie carla
not my fave
9:53 am
BzznBea
cow and where they live in the grid today
9:54 am
hokie carla
hmm, sh5fin not a word
9:56 am
hokie carla
no field and no pasture
9:56 am
MLFAN17
100 words down
9:57 am
hokie carla
just passed halfway here
9:57 am
hokie carla
but gotta go
9:59 am
moolingwa
morning all
9:59 am
moolingwa
another sizeable one...cool
10:00 am
marksdolly
morn Mool!!
10:00 am
marksdolly
good morning all!
10:00 am
moolingwa
hey dolly, happy Tuesday
10:00 am
marksdolly
and to you too!!
10:01 am
marksdolly
a rainy Tuesday here
10:01 am
moolingwa
sunny here, about 80 or so today
10:02 am
marksdolly
almost 80 here and quite humid with rain :)
10:02 am
moolingwa
yeah, not so humid here :)
10:08 am
MollyL
Heat index of 102 by 2 PM today. BLECH
10:08 am
marksdolly
ooohhhh that's miserable
10:09 am
origami
That's awful, Molly. Only about 100 here today, but dry.
10:10 am
MollyL
Bea and Carla have me remembering Breaking Bad when Jesse referred to a barn as a cow house
: D
10:11 am
MollyL
Yeah, I predict by noon the hair is going UP
10:11 am
origami
That was such a great TV show.
10:12 am
MollyL
My kids had to twist my arm to watch it. I figured a show about a drug-dealing man dying of cancer would be depressing. I'm glad they kept pushing.
10:12 am
mael
I never got into Breaking Bad
10:13 am
mael
my husband loved it but it's just not my thing
10:24 am
Uneaixoise
I've binge watched it 4 times!!
10:25 am
origami
I'm thinking about watching it again.
10:32 am
Dorens
It was the first show I ever bingewatched. Didn't start until the last season... watched the first four seasons in about two weeks. did little else!
10:35 am
MollyL
It is so much better to watch that way. Having to wait from week to week to see what happened was killer.
10:35 am
Dorens
true.. a show like that in particular
10:46 am
rururocks
I would think you'd avoid Breaking anything right now ori :D
10:47 am
MLFAN17
hello again
10:48 am
moolingwa
hey ML
10:49 am
mael
hah, I have a broken foot currently, do not recommend
10:49 am
MLFAN17
hey mool
10:49 am
Shirlockc
the AC isn't even doing much, it's been on all morning and stuck at 82
10:49 am
MLFAN17
i dont agree with sh 7/56 but we have had words like that many times before
10:49 am
rururocks
61 here and lovely outside
10:49 am
origami
Trur, Ru :D
10:49 am
MLFAN17
shirl stuck at 82???? brr
10:50 am
MLFAN17
at the moment it is 80 here but its supposed to get up to 90..not sure about humidity
10:50 am
MollyL
Brr? 82 degrees is hardly brr. I'd get that unit checked Shirl.
10:51 am
MLFAN17
it should be checked agreed
10:51 am
Shirlockc
i set it to 78 cause i'm cheap and don't like it too cold anyway, but yes, it's not good
10:52 am
rururocks
mine is set at 68
10:52 am
MLFAN17
we have ours at 77 and i always wear a sweatshirt or a jacket when its on
10:53 am
Shirlockc
for babble today been stuck at 85 lol
10:54 am
MLFAN17
85 to find?
10:54 am
Shirlockc
yep, 84 now
10:54 am
Shirlockc
maybe i'll quit when i get to 82
10:54 am
MLFAN17
congrats
10:55 am
Dorens
funny. I'm at 82. But not ready to quit yet
10:55 am
Jeff7
re Breaking Bad, if you haven't watched Better Call Saul, try that one. It's on a par quality-wise and deeper in some ways. It does help if you have watched BB but it's not mandatory to have done so.
10:55 am
rururocks
attaway doren.. don't let this crappy little grid get the best of you
10:56 am
MLFAN17
okay i gve up clue for the tu word pls?
10:56 am
Dorens
look at the score, mlf
10:56 am
rururocks
it's tupak's brother
10:56 am
Dorens
or it's kindalike the little wooden thing you might stick in your mouth
10:57 am
MLFAN17
he has a twin lol
10:58 am
MollyL
Sometimes it's like who's on first in here
10:58 am
MLFAN17
no who's on third
11:00 am
rururocks
gotta get to work now.. have fun you guys
11:00 am
MLFAN17
bye ruru
11:01 am
origami
Have a nice day, ru.
11:03 am
BzznBea
How's your arm, ori?
11:03 am
origami
It's getting better, Bea. Thanks.
11:06 am
Dorens
good to hear ori. Are you still doing the spelling bee?
11:07 am
origami
Yes, Dorens. I finally made Queen Bee the other day :D
11:09 am
Dorens
congratulations. After several of them, i've decided to be happy with genius.. too much time to do QB. Funny to see intel here today. not a word, but accepted in Sam's world
11:09 am
MollyL
*Wonders if we need to bow, or curtsey or something
11:09 am
MollyL
God Save The Queen!
11:09 am
origami
A curtsey would be appropriate :D
11:09 am
origami
I normally settle for amazing.
11:10 am
BzznBea
Is this a game on FB?
11:10 am
MollyL
I'm sure I wouldn't get past drone
11:10 am
MollyL
I think it's New York Times, Bea
11:11 am
Dorens
Much less time consuming! But genius is not so unattainable. Don't need to use Shunn, Kevin and the others. Sometimes helps to read peoples' clues though. New York Times Game, Bea
11:13 am
Dorens
sure you would Molly
11:27 am
Dorens
ok I made it to 20. Taking a break
11:34 am
MLFAN17
i got the 9
11:36 am
vashongin
thanks ml, found it too!
11:38 am
penquis
hello....
11:40 am
BzznBea
Hello, pen.
11:40 am
penquis
hi Bea...
11:45 am
BzznBea
45 left...back t work.
11:45 am
penquis
see you later then....64 here...
12:01 pm
cybernan
good morning all - 10:00 am and 86F already -- another day of 110 heat
12:01 pm
cybernan
Our front door handle was so hot yesterday, you couldn't touch it unprotected
12:01 pm
HarryHood
already got back from the beach. we got there around 9:30, right before the parking lot filled.
12:02 pm
penquis
hi....it's 90 here and hotter inland....
12:02 pm
penquis
hi Harry....
12:02 pm
HarryHood
car thermometer hit 101 on the way back
12:02 pm
HarryHood
pen, nan
12:03 pm
cybernan
and muggy too, I'd bet, pen -- will be over 100 by lunch time here
12:03 pm
HarryHood
and yet I'm just burning more fossil fuels keeping everybody cool here. it will get worse and worse.
12:03 pm
penquis
yup....played two hours of tennis this morning indoors....hot but tolerable....
12:03 pm
cybernan
I wonder where those in climate change denial are now?
12:04 pm
HarryHood
friday we may not hit 70 though. sounds glorious
12:04 pm
HarryHood
and the ocean was FREEZING
12:05 pm
HarryHood
it hurt to swim
12:05 pm
penquis
i remember as a kid that my feet were numb when i went swimming in the ocean mid June....
12:06 pm
HarryHood
my legs were wobbly on the way out of the water
12:06 pm
penquis
ocean temp here today is 58....
12:06 pm
HarryHood
yikes!
12:08 pm
penquis
a little nippy... ;o)
12:08 pm
HarryHood
yes - I commented to my kids that it was a bit brisk.
12:09 pm
penquis
I have kind of hit a wall and still have 57 to find...
12:09 pm
HarryHood
still haven't finished my first pass through.
12:11 pm
72 Temple Owl
feels like nap time...must be the heat
12:13 pm
cybernan
missing 4 t's from the top corner - Have no more ideas
12:14 pm
HarryHood
me too!
12:14 pm
HarryHood
^5^ nan
12:14 pm
penquis
missing 3 here....
12:14 pm
BzznBea
There are two 7/8 combos from there
12:14 pm
HarryHood
I have one 7/8
12:14 pm
penquis
i have one...
12:16 pm
cybernan
me too -- the french one
12:16 pm
penquis
same here...
12:16 pm
HarryHood
me too
12:16 pm
HarryHood
yay us!
12:17 pm
mael
I got the second combo, it's a pretty silly word
12:18 pm
mael
same point count, I just monkeyed it.
12:18 pm
cybernan
other than the t, I don't even know where to start mael
12:19 pm
cybernan
I'm assuming it is a tr
12:19 pm
BzznBea
tr + another word for a pain with an extra letter towards the end
12:20 pm
HarryHood
ty bea got it
12:20 pm
penquis
ty bea....done with those Ts....
12:20 pm
cybernan
ty bea -- wonder if it is a misspelling of the syrupy stuff
12:21 pm
cybernan
that knocks it down to 2 more from that tile
12:21 pm
penquis
defined as an exhausting effort...
12:21 pm
HarryHood
first pass done. 81 to go.
12:22 pm
penquis
54 here...
12:23 pm
cybernan
103 -- looking for 4's and 5's now
12:23 pm
Shirlockc
i may give up, i have 34 l4 but it's a chore
12:23 pm
penquis
51 now.....listing is coming soon... ;o)
12:23 pm
HarryHood
the babble poem " I have 34 but it's a chore "
12:28 pm
HarryHood
69 to go. bbl!
12:29 pm
penquis
bye Harry...
12:31 pm
periwinkle
hi all. I have the tr7/8 just clued. help with the other combo pls
12:32 pm
penquis
down to 48....need a break....
12:32 pm
penquis
it's french for slice....
12:32 pm
BzznBea
t + home on the range
12:32 pm
BzznBea
with a vowel at the end
12:32 pm
penquis
bye all....
12:33 pm
periwinkle
Oh that is the combo I have. will have to relook for the other
12:33 pm
cybernan
bye pen
12:33 pm
periwinkle
not seeing them tho
12:34 pm
cybernan
tr + pain with an extra consonant near the end
12:34 pm
periwinkle
I saw that clue still looking
12:36 pm
periwinkle
finally found them thanks
12:36 pm
periwinkle
en or in 8 please
12:40 pm
periwinkle
found en8
12:40 pm
periwinkle
and the in8 too
12:40 pm
Uneaixoise
Clue?
12:41 pm
periwinkle
to establish firmly
12:42 pm
periwinkle
same word except for first letter
12:42 pm
Uneaixoise
Tx again!
12:42 pm
cybernan
ty peri
12:45 pm
cybernan
with all the other weird things that appear, there is no hifi?
12:46 pm
cybernan
and I know there was usually a hyphen in there, but that also doesn't seem to make any difference elsewhere
12:52 pm
cybernan
donw to 86 now but going grid blind
12:57 pm
Uneaixoise
60 to go....
12:59 pm
BzznBea
Been watching teniis, Une?
1:18 pm
mkg
Hi all. Still cant find the 9. Would love a great clue. Especially for the beginning.
1:24 pm
hokie carla
molly gave a great clue for the beginning but I never saw a clue for the ending
1:25 pm
mkg
Nope. Cant get that ca 9…….help!!!!!!!!!!!
1:27 pm
LuvWordGames
ca 9 builds off the ca 4/5 + when someone looks at your driver's license it ver***** your identity
1:30 pm
hokie carla
thanks, luv
1:44 pm
LuvWordGames
just finished, any clues needed?
1:44 pm
moolingwa
hey hoke, happy some day in the middle or towards the middle of the week
1:44 pm
hokie carla
taco tuesday isn't it?
1:44 pm
moolingwa
congrats luv
1:45 pm
hokie carla
well done, luv
1:45 pm
LuvWordGames
thanks
1:45 pm
moolingwa
16 left here
1:45 pm
hokie carla
not thor's day, even though he's in the grid
1:45 pm
hokie carla
101 left here
1:45 pm
moolingwa
a lot easier than yesterday
1:46 pm
moolingwa
though I do have 6x7 and 4x8 remaining
1:46 pm
hokie carla
I toured a Cherokee village this morning and the weapons guy said atlatl several times. I was like, ha! I know that word!
1:47 pm
moolingwa
ooh, though technically the cherokee wouldn't have used that term I would imagine, I think it's greek
1:47 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I wondered about that
1:48 pm
moolingwa
oh, nope...it was from Aztecan
1:48 pm
moolingwa
Which are Aztecs, which lived in Mexico
1:48 pm
moolingwa
so there you go, linguistic lesson of the day
1:50 pm
hokie carla
the Cherokee traded with tribes up to New Brunswick and down to Machu Picchu so maybe they picked it up from the Aztecs.
1:50 pm
moolingwa
yeah, that would make sense...so then atlatl would be correct
1:51 pm
moolingwa
machu pichu would be a hike, they really went down that far huh?
1:52 pm
hokie carla
that's what they said
1:53 pm
moolingwa
well, have found two words :)
1:54 pm
hokie carla
have found 6
1:55 pm
moolingwa
1-2-2-5-4
1:56 pm
moolingwa
so want cholesterol in this grid :)
1:57 pm
hokie carla
ooh, 5 7's and 4 8's?
1:57 pm
moolingwa
yeah...although I just found another 7
1:59 pm
moolingwa
TT RR CCC K H SS TT
1:59 pm
hokie carla
24-53-20-16-10
1:59 pm
moolingwa
a lot of 5s there :)
2:00 pm
hokie carla
oops, 23
2:00 pm
moolingwa
makes more sense
2:01 pm
moolingwa
ah, found a 6/7 combo
2:01 pm
moolingwa
and another 7
2:08 pm
hokie carla
nice. had to move inside due to rain. so still 90 left here.
2:08 pm
moolingwa
About 80 here and sunny
2:09 pm
moolingwa
TT CCC H SS TT left
2:11 pm
hokie carla
still have 6 left on that top T. I've heard there are a couple of weird sets.
2:12 pm
moolingwa
well I have no weird ones off that top T
2:13 pm
moolingwa
there's one pair that is used to describe batches of votes, that isn't that common, but still not what I'd consider weird
2:14 pm
moolingwa
I assume there's another couple that are longish from that t
2:14 pm
moolingwa
yep, found it...and it was odd
2:16 pm
moolingwa
disappointed that sharkfin doesn't work :)
2:20 pm
cybernan
did I see a call for a k 7 earlier?
2:21 pm
cybernan
I have the weapon weilders -- is there another?
2:22 pm
hokie carla
hey, I said the same about sharkfin earlier!
2:24 pm
origami
There is a ki7 also
2:32 pm
Uneaixoise
First ch7 please?
2:35 pm
origami
Slaughter house, Une.
2:37 pm
origami
You're welcome.
2:47 pm
cybernan
could i have a clue for that ki 7 please?
2:49 pm
origami
Ends in --- can.
2:51 pm
cybernan
this is taking forever -- heading to list for last 40
2:52 pm
Shirlockc
i was staring at that clue trying to make k****can, lol
2:52 pm
origami
You're welcome. I'm going to list soon.
2:55 pm
wht
I just monkeyed the ca9. It looks like it should mean what happens to you if you run off to run a tilt-a-whirl.
2:59 pm
MLFAN17
i just saw a clue for a ch word slaughter house..as in the movie or another name for or something else?
3:00 pm
hokie carla
this board might tr7 me today
3:00 pm
origami
As in a place where slaughter occurs. Or a lot of bodies are burried.
3:01 pm
hokie carla
chemetery
3:04 pm
hokie carla
grayed a tile!
3:05 pm
Shirlockc
se7 clue pls?
3:06 pm
moolingwa
it's a latin plural of a verse shirl
3:07 pm
hokie carla
what kinda verse moo
3:07 pm
moolingwa
a latin verse?
3:07 pm
moolingwa
has a double vowel ending
3:10 pm
Shirlockc
thx moo, forgot to go up
3:10 pm
hokie carla
I remembered it
3:10 pm
hokie carla
didn't know what it meant though
3:13 pm
moolingwa
I often look for it, very rare that it's there tho
3:13 pm
moolingwa
also the roman coinage with the same spelling except the first letter
3:14 pm
moolingwa
not that that is in the grid
3:14 pm
hokie carla
is that D?
3:14 pm
moolingwa
1-2-1-1-3
3:15 pm
wht
Thanks mool. The Roman coin did it for me.
3:15 pm
moolingwa
nice wht
3:15 pm
wht
I'm not versed in Latin verse.
3:16 pm
moolingwa
nor I, had to look up the meaning...just knew the word
3:16 pm
hokie carla
17-14-14-10-8
3:17 pm
moolingwa
getting there hoke
3:17 pm
hokie carla
phantom lenient
3:17 pm
hokie carla
lol moo
3:18 pm
wht
Does someone have a clue for the last pi7/8 combo? I have the one that lobsters have.
3:18 pm
hokie carla
I didn't even have that, thanks
3:19 pm
origami
A very narrow opening to look through.
3:20 pm
wht
thanks origami
3:20 pm
hokie carla
thanks, ori
3:22 pm
hokie carla
all the i's I have from both are IN. anything else?
3:22 pm
hokie carla
need one from each i
3:29 pm
doseffing
... all i's from 2nd column are "in"
3:32 pm
moolingwa
still 8 to go
3:32 pm
hokie carla
still 52
3:33 pm
Uneaixoise
A verse??
3:33 pm
Uneaixoise
Another clue?
3:34 pm
moolingwa
ooh, found a word
3:35 pm
hokie carla
kinda like spanish mister but diff last vowel and then add double vowel
3:35 pm
doseffing
... all i's are "in"a
3:36 pm
hokie carla
not intel though
3:36 pm
Uneaixoise
Tx hokie!!
3:37 pm
doseffing
.../ but an en8 and in8 with the same last 6
3:38 pm
hokie carla
well, there's one of my missing ones. looking.
3:40 pm
hokie carla
got both, thx
3:41 pm
hokie carla
henart - what the chickens work on in their spare time
3:42 pm
Justin
you're doing the Lord's work, Carla
3:46 pm
cybernan
se 8 please?
3:49 pm
origami
That's what I'm looking for, nan. Last word.
3:51 pm
hokie carla
ooh, found it!
3:51 pm
hokie carla
ends in fork part
3:52 pm
cybernan
ty carla
3:52 pm
hokie carla
we've had it before is the only way I found it
3:52 pm
origami
Thanks, hokie.
3:52 pm
hokie carla
good finish, ori
3:53 pm
hokie carla
still 47 to go here
3:54 pm
Uneaixoise
44 here!!
3:55 pm
hokie carla
2 remaining on most but C and K are problems
3:55 pm
cybernan
th 6/24 please?
3:56 pm
hokie carla
think of a line to cross to reach a th6___
3:57 pm
hokie carla
or a farm machine that separates things
3:58 pm
cybernan
ty carla
3:58 pm
moolingwa
tx, didn't have that one either :) 6 to go
3:58 pm
hokie carla
thank you, you're just helping me :D
3:58 pm
cybernan
still don't get the first clue but we have lots of wheat farmers in our family :)
3:59 pm
moolingwa
normally has "hold" on the back :)
3:59 pm
moolingwa
1-1-0-1-3
3:59 pm
hokie carla
yes, the ___ was for "hold"
3:59 pm
hokie carla
12-10-13-6-3
3:59 pm
cybernan
ok - ty mool - the light bulb is getting dimmer :D
4:00 pm
cybernan
hagd everyone -- think I need to stand under a cool shower for a while -- wonder if they make waterproof e-readers?
4:00 pm
moolingwa
no worries, clues that are very clear for one, can be the opaquest of grey for others
4:01 pm
cybernan
just hit 98 outside and still climbing -- the a/c can't keep up.
4:01 pm
moolingwa
we had that a couple of weeks ago
4:01 pm
cybernan
I suppose that is well over 100 in the sunshine
4:02 pm
cybernan
hagd everyone = back at the flip hopefully
4:03 pm
hokie carla
keep it cool, nan
4:04 pm
moolingwa
ah, found an 8
4:04 pm
moolingwa
CCC S T
4:06 pm
hokie carla
T2 R3 C7 O2 K4 N2 H4 L7 I F2 S2 P3 T R4 T E N H2. I still have a lot of problems
4:06 pm
moolingwa
guessing the f is 5/6 combo
4:06 pm
moolingwa
did you get the e8 before?
4:07 pm
hokie carla
I have a f5/6 combo that's a quidditch move
4:07 pm
hokie carla
yes, have an e8
4:07 pm
moolingwa
no, different 5/6 combo for f
4:07 pm
moolingwa
they your e is probably a 4
4:08 pm
moolingwa
actually, s6 is the definition for f5 :)
4:08 pm
hokie carla
I don't have s6 either
4:09 pm
moolingwa
funny that you don't have that given that you have e8
4:09 pm
hokie carla
oh, I do have S6. LOL
4:09 pm
hokie carla
ok, finished the F!
4:09 pm
moolingwa
perhaps you should shower :)
4:10 pm
moolingwa
the e is likely a 4
4:10 pm
hokie carla
yep, I thought the e4 was a phantom, but it's' there
4:11 pm
moolingwa
and your n's...probably different words, guessing perhaps a 6 and a 7..not related, though the 7 is related to the other 7
4:12 pm
moolingwa
and the o...going to guess o 6/7 combo
4:12 pm
hokie carla
got the bottom N
4:13 pm
moolingwa
was thinking the other two n's though when I was clueing
4:13 pm
hokie carla
what's the 2nd letter on that O combo?
4:13 pm
moolingwa
no to be confused with the 5/6 combo that comes after it
4:15 pm
moolingwa
got my last 4
4:16 pm
moolingwa
soooo...0-1-0-1-2
4:16 pm
hokie carla
the suspense is unbearable
4:17 pm
moolingwa
I know...really working it
4:17 pm
hokie carla
40 left here
4:17 pm
hokie carla
not figuring out how to fit an OL 6/7 in front of the OL5/6
4:18 pm
moolingwa
the two missing on the corner t, have a lot of similar letters to the other 7/8 combo
4:18 pm
moolingwa
in fact, only one different letter
4:18 pm
hokie carla
I monkeyed 2 TR7/8 sets earlier
4:18 pm
moolingwa
then you're probably missing the compound 6
4:19 pm
hokie carla
going to go back through my words and look for easy misses
4:19 pm
moolingwa
and perhaps the slangy 5
4:19 pm
hokie carla
hey welki
4:19 pm
moolingwa
hey welki
4:19 pm
hokie carla
if by slangy you mean a 3 wheeled bicycle?
4:20 pm
welki
moo, i learned that you play serpentine
4:20 pm
moolingwa
I do, yes
4:20 pm
moolingwa
I play as JuliusFish there
4:20 pm
welki
we've 'known' each other a long time *lol*
4:21 pm
hokie carla
trikin - 3 of your cousins
4:22 pm
moolingwa
or ridin' your tricycle around :)
4:22 pm
hokie carla
yeah, multi meanings
4:22 pm
moolingwa
cakepies - a desert with the best (or worst) of both worlds
4:22 pm
hokie carla
I miss that compound T6 literally every single time
4:23 pm
moolingwa
yeah, easy to miss that one
4:23 pm
welki
yep, i've been playing for almost 13 years, tangleword before that
4:23 pm
moolingwa
oh yeah, I used to play tangle back in the day
4:23 pm
moolingwa
and Scramble before they took that away
4:23 pm
moolingwa
Bitwordy on Facebook too
4:24 pm
moolingwa
wordracer...a long time ago
4:24 pm
welki
i played scrabble on jacob's ladder
4:24 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I think I played scramble
4:24 pm
moolingwa
I used to play scrabble on irc.ro
4:24 pm
welki
i think that's the same one i played, was a long, long time ago
4:25 pm
moolingwa
yeah, many of the big name scrabble players used to play on there
4:25 pm
moolingwa
a bunch of folks in the Word Freak book were on there
4:26 pm
hokie carla
found 2 r's
4:26 pm
hokie carla
and another R8
4:26 pm
moolingwa
you played scramble hoke?
4:27 pm
periwinkle
I played Scramble too. hi all
4:27 pm
moolingwa
oh hey peri
4:27 pm
welki
was a fun place to play most of the time
4:27 pm
moolingwa
I actually met my wife on scramble :)
4:27 pm
hokie carla
pretty sure I did, was there a phone app? I think it turned into Boggle app
4:27 pm
periwinkle
what are the stats on the r8 word you just found carla?
4:27 pm
moolingwa
yeah, though there were those cheaters
4:28 pm
periwinkle
how did you meet your wife on Scramble?
4:28 pm
hokie carla
because I have the boggle app now that has the same power-ups that scramble had
4:28 pm
hokie carla
ra8/50, peri
4:29 pm
periwinkle
I have an ra8/50 is there more thanone?
4:29 pm
hokie carla
yep, diff last letter
4:29 pm
moolingwa
I used to play a lot on there, and that apparently caught my future wife's attention...
4:29 pm
hokie carla
more spanish!
4:29 pm
moolingwa
two ra8s
4:29 pm
periwinkle
my neighbor came back a day early so I do not need to look after his cat :(
4:30 pm
moolingwa
I still have a video on youtube of me playing scramble I think
4:30 pm
periwinkle
found the other ra8 ty
4:31 pm
periwinkle
still missing 2 8's but I do not know what they are
4:31 pm
hokie carla
we almost have upteenth, which isn't a word (great story, I know)
4:31 pm
hokie carla
I need 2 as well, peri
4:31 pm
moolingwa
yes, and you had to bring it up for the umpteenth time
4:32 pm
periwinkle
missing one k and lots of other words
4:32 pm
moolingwa
I'm missing 2 8s...pretty sure they start with c :)
4:32 pm
periwinkle
I have the 8's that were clued at the flip. the first two letters
4:33 pm
hokie carla
ah, umpteenth sounds righter
4:33 pm
moolingwa
it's way correcter
4:33 pm
hokie carla
sorry, I'm too busy looking for scramble videos on youtube
4:33 pm
moolingwa
oh, well search my first name and scramble
4:34 pm
periwinkle
70 left dinner break and then back to finish
4:34 pm
hokie carla
everything coming up is scrabble related, like I can't spell or something
4:34 pm
hokie carla
bye peri
4:34 pm
moolingwa
enjoy peri...4 left here
4:36 pm
hokie carla
world's fastest scramble/word streak player! was it word streak before then? that sounds familiar. video is from 8 years ago
4:36 pm
moolingwa
I don't recall word streak
4:37 pm
moolingwa
it appears I have two videos up there
4:39 pm
hokie carla
saw another with word streak, it looks the same as scramble. I think it did predate scramble.
4:39 pm
moolingwa
I'm not the world's fastest scramble/word streak player
4:39 pm
moolingwa
I remember word streak now...I never liked that...hate "mousing"
4:40 pm
hokie carla
yeah, he was at the zynga offices so I assumed it wasn't you
4:40 pm
moolingwa
yeah, don't work for zynga
4:40 pm
hokie carla
I think it was an app too, so no mousing
4:41 pm
moolingwa
well mousing in the sense that you use your finger...it's mousing to me :)
4:41 pm
hokie carla
I see
4:41 pm
moolingwa
I prefer typing
4:42 pm
hokie carla
was scramble a facebook app? I think I started it there and then mostly played on ipad. so I typed on computer and finger-moused on ipad/iphone.
4:42 pm
moolingwa
yes, facebook app
4:42 pm
moolingwa
was around I think from about 2005-2009 or so
4:43 pm
hokie carla
now it's all coming back to me
4:44 pm
moolingwa
used to play these sites, and eventually they'd close...so we'd all try find another one
4:45 pm
welki
ok, so give - where can we find the videos?
4:45 pm
hokie carla
yeah, there was another site I played too but I cannot remember what that was
4:45 pm
moolingwa
it's on youtube...search my serpentine name and scramble
4:45 pm
hokie carla
yeah, he could at least tell us the title of the video
4:47 pm
hokie carla
I like how you spelled scramble wrong in one of them
4:47 pm
moolingwa
i think morewords was another one...but may be misremembering
4:47 pm
moolingwa
yeah, wasn't really putting them up there for wide consumption
4:47 pm
moolingwa
but that was just a typo
4:48 pm
moolingwa
tangle was good tho
4:48 pm
hokie carla
you know I'm just messing with you
4:50 pm
moolingwa
I used to play a lot of scrabble, until this cartoonish company got the rights for the mobile app...just couldn't stand it any more
4:51 pm
moolingwa
four yore rite too party
4:52 pm
hokie carla
I used to play Scrabble on FB with my dad, who played on my mom's FB. that was nice to be able to do that. but then it was Lexolous and then WWF and I didn't like those.
4:52 pm
moolingwa
yeah lexolous was originally scrabble...until they got a note from Hasbro
4:53 pm
moolingwa
that's actually why I got on facebook, to play lexolous
4:53 pm
moolingwa
I don't like playing scrabble against people I know though...
4:53 pm
dcseain
WWF got worse and worse through time.
4:53 pm
hokie carla
agreed
4:53 pm
moolingwa
WWF was so unbalanced in terms of scoring
4:54 pm
moolingwa
too easy to blow a game wide open
4:55 pm
hokie carla
we always played a lot in my family and I got my dad several scrabble gifts over the years, and we'd play every time I went home for a visit, but eventually when his mind started going, he wouldn't play that or chess anymore.
4:56 pm
moolingwa
I think I played some WWF/Scrabble with my sister, that's about it
4:57 pm
moolingwa
found a 7.8 combo
4:57 pm
moolingwa
2 to go
4:57 pm
hokie carla
my kids will agree to a game occasionally but then I destroy them. sometimes the oldest will want another game right after. like he's a gambler that just needs one more game. 🤣
4:58 pm
hokie carla
nice, what was the 7/8 combo?
4:58 pm
moolingwa
0-1-0-0-1 - C S
4:58 pm
hokie carla
looks like that is one of my missing 8s
4:59 pm
hokie carla
just finished a T
4:59 pm
moolingwa
not a regular word
4:59 pm
moolingwa
though it kinda sounds like it could be
5:01 pm
hokie carla
oh well, 35 left. I'm going to get busy making tacos.
5:01 pm
moolingwa
sounds good
5:01 pm
moolingwa
I might make tacos too
5:03 pm
hokie carla
taco tuesday!
5:04 pm
hokie carla
🌮🌮
5:08 pm
72 Temple Owl
yun
5:09 pm
eieios
is the 9 part of a combo? a pl?
5:09 pm
welki
got sidetracked - from your vids, i ended up listening to The Seekers :)
5:14 pm
moolingwa
the 9 is a plural without a singular
5:14 pm
JaxH66
No it’s not
5:14 pm
eieios
ah, the long plural?
5:15 pm
moolingwa
it's an action
5:26 pm
Gillie
ca9/78 - it's like people who work at a fair, but with two extra letters in the middle
5:28 pm
eieios
got it, thx gillie. weird word
5:28 pm
Gillie
Same root as incarnation
5:30 pm
Gillie
I do wonder exactly what it means in pathology, though
6:06 pm
rururocks
you'll flesh out the definition eventually
6:13 pm
periwinkle
help with ch7/8 please
6:14 pm
periwinkle
ruru in the ny times mini crossword a clue was: what is the most favorite dog in the USA and the answer was LAB
6:15 pm
periwinkle
most popular
6:39 pm
eieios
is the ch 7/8 aa sing/pl or something else?
6:40 pm
periwinkle
sing/pl
6:41 pm
eieios
can i geta clue?
6:41 pm
periwinkle
this grid is annoying me. can't even find words in morewords.
6:41 pm
periwinkle
a room where corpses are placed
6:42 pm
periwinkle
I will not finish list grid with 38 left. did you get them eieios?
6:43 pm
eieios
still looking/thinking.
6:43 pm
periwinkle
first four letters of the previous word and then part of Mandelas first name
6:43 pm
rururocks
think dead bodies with perfume
6:43 pm
periwinkle
haha good clue ruru
6:44 pm
periwinkle
hope you find it. byee
6:47 pm
mich_pdx
romeo & juliet - juliet took poison here
6:50 pm
eieios
sounds more like a prison....
7:01 pm
FrenchToast
i'm home from Pizookie night at BJs Brewhouse
7:18 pm
hokie carla
no idea what a pizookie is. pizza cookie?
7:25 pm
penquis
anyone here?
7:26 pm
hokie carla
nobody but us chickens
7:26 pm
Lizlin
Good morning all
7:26 pm
penquis
hi carla.....do you have se 7/28?
7:27 pm
Lizlin
se 7/21 - bit like the Spanish Mr. Change the last vowel and then end with a double vowel
7:28 pm
Lizlin
se 7/28 that should've read
7:28 pm
penquis
yes, got it....ty....i am done...
7:29 pm
hokie carla
sorry, having connectivity issues here.
7:29 pm
Lizlin
Congrats, Pen
7:29 pm
hokie carla
but lizlin got you taken care of
7:29 pm
hokie carla
well done, pen
7:29 pm
hokie carla
ooh, just found 3 c's
7:30 pm
penquis
ty....heading out....goodnight all.....
7:30 pm
Lizlin
Enjoy your evening
7:30 pm
hokie carla
good night, pen
7:31 pm
FrenchToast
if you are still here hokie carla, yes a pizookie is a cookie
7:31 pm
FrenchToast
it is served in a tiny cast iron skillet at your table, hot and crispy from the oven with ice cream melting on top
7:32 pm
hokie carla
oh, yes. I remember those.
7:32 pm
Lizlin
That sounds yummy
7:32 pm
FrenchToast
only 3 bucks on Tuesday nights, they have a lot of diff flavors. I got peanut butter cookie with vanilla ice cream
8:38 pm
MLFAN17
hi french toast
8:40 pm
NANCY
saw the clue earlier but not getting the se 7/8. need a clue for dummies please
8:41 pm
MLFAN17
i dont have it
8:48 pm
grannyrose
se7/28. se + not walk, backwards + double vowel (unusual vowel to double)
8:55 pm
NANCY
ok rose got the seven but dont know what not walk is but dont have the eight
8:56 pm
eieios
i am down to 86 and i think i am done. tough grid for me.
8:56 pm
NANCY
sorry rose did not compute the backwards till now but still dont have the eight
9:00 pm
mkg
I apologize but i still dont have the 9. Please send me clues. Ca i believe.
9:01 pm
NANCY
finally got the eight. thank you rose for your most excellent clue for the seven
9:07 pm
mkg
Any clues for the 9 out there? Please?
9:17 pm
NANCY
sorry dont have it yet
9:20 pm
mkg
Ty nancy. So annoyed. Otherwise doing great.
9:23 pm
mkg
JUST GOT THE 9. TY ANYWAY
9:52 pm
grannyrose
se8.means late occurring, developing, flowering. se + decay + most of fork prong
9:53 pm
grannyrose
se8 snakes downwards to form the word
9:54 pm
grannyrose
oh, i see you got the se8. well done.
9:55 pm
NANCY
rose, i got the eight long ago but thank you for your always excellent clues. I still have 33 to go but red bars are prolonging it.
9:56 pm
grannyrose
nasty red bars.....*looks at them angrily* GO AWAY
9:59 pm
grannyrose
i am procrastinating. supposed to be having shower, and washing hair. but i am so comfy sitting here. maybe after lunch....
10:03 pm
gemini_J13
just had a mountain lion sighting!!
10:07 pm
NANCY
I just sent you a long message and it disappeared. strange things happening. the words seem to be more stupid every grid. getting tired of digging them out. btw, have you heard from Haz lately. She has not played in weeks. Hope she is ok. She has always kept up previously.
10:13 pm
grannyrose
yikes Gemini
10:14 pm
grannyrose
no Nancy. haven't seen Haz since forever.
11:20 pm
cherlyq
got 100 left so not finishing at all but first row cleared at least