Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, July 22, 2021

12:01 am

godthaab

flip

12:01 am

mich_pdx

happy flip!

12:11 am

Soodle

That

12:11 am

Soodle

Ththat

12:12 am

Soodle

Oops

12:12 am

cybernan

sa 7

12:13 am

marksdolly

co8

12:13 am

marksdolly

ro7

12:15 am

cybernan

ty dolly

12:15 am

marksdolly

yw :)

12:16 am

Gillie

co7

12:16 am

Gillie

co7x2

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

cybernan

gr 7

12:19 am

marksdolly

ty nan

12:19 am

marksdolly

ty lickety!

12:20 am

Gillie

ty nan, dolly & lickety

12:20 am

dizgrannie

ya 8

12:21 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:25 am

marksdolly

ty grannie

12:25 am

cybernan

good night

12:25 am

marksdolly

good night nan, see you in the am :)

2:16 am

jwr

thanks, Lickety

2:16 am

jwr

thanks, Lickety

4:43 am

sukee

Well, I'm all vaxxed up now, got my second shot yesterday.

4:49 am

mattygroves

Yay! I had my second on 1st June but I'm still taking at least some precautions (even though everything's opened up here in the UK)

4:49 am

sukee

I will be too.

4:50 am

sukee

So far my only side effects are a very mild headache and a sore arm.

4:51 am

mattygroves

I had almost no side effects with my second (sore arm was all) - a little ropey after my first though. Which one did you have?

4:52 am

sukee

Well, I had Pfizer to start and Moderna was my second.

4:52 am

mattygroves

(Also, would anyone give me a clue for the ON6, please)

4:52 am

mattygroves

Oooh - you're mixing vaccines! I had AZ for both

4:52 am

sukee

It's okay to mix those two, they are virtually identical.

4:53 am

mattygroves

Yep, mRNA vaccines

4:54 am

sukee

It was good to get out again. I haven't been out that much. I got it done at a pharmacy that is in my local supermarket. I hadn't been in there for 1 1/2 years. I had a chance to go to the bank :)

4:56 am

mattygroves

Excellent - baby steps!

4:57 am

sukee

My gym is still not open, but they are getting closer.

4:58 am

sukee

Anyway, have to run, the reboot will be happening soon.

5:02 am

mattygroves

Have a great day

5:02 am

mattygroves

May I please have a nudge on the on6, anyone?

5:08 am

Aleksiaa

Hiiiii

5:23 am

MollyL

On + a misspelling of to both see something the same way

5:33 am

Uneaixoise

Tx Molly

5:36 am

MollyL

Another day, more weird words
: D

5:36 am

mattygroves

Thanks - I did manage to monkey it just before you clued it. Another odd word

5:38 am

MollyL

That just stuns me about this game. People are so stuck that they ask for a clue and then they miraculously "monkey" it just before the clue is given.

5:40 am

mattygroves

I know. It wasn't quite JUST before, but there you go. It's probably people (including me) asking for clues too soon

5:41 am

mattygroves

And also that we don't stop looking ourselves (or at least I don't) even once the clue has been requested

5:46 am

Soodle

Yum. Just found a delicious fruit infused Spanish beverage. Salut

6:00 am

Uneaixoise

Hey Soodle! Haven't had that beverage in a while :-)

6:02 am

Soodle

Hey Une :-) I don't think I'll be sampling it in Spain for a long time. Even though foreign travel has opened up here, I'd be nervous of another lockdown happening whilst I was away from home. Damn you, Covid.

6:27 am

ItalianGreyhound

Mornin - some fun words in this grid

6:27 am

ItalianGreyhound

Spanish beverage awaiting chat sinners in the PB

6:33 am

Deeha

we had a tv series-before swearing was accepted- and main character described people he didnt like as evil little scroats-love that word!!

6:34 am

mattygroves

Though it's only JUST not swearing (being short for scrotum) :)

6:37 am

Deeha

loved Porridge Matty its stood the test of time

6:37 am

mattygroves

Mmm...my ex loved it but I didn't grow up with it so I think some of the humour passed me by. But I'm not a huge sitcom fan full stop

6:58 am

Deeha

is it me or is it a tricky little one today?

6:58 am

hokie carla

wow, phantom execute

6:59 am

hokie carla

and I said wow because that's all I see when I glance at the bottom

7:03 am

dan2bit

morning all! can I have just stats for the Y?

7:04 am

hokie carla

still on top row here, sorry

7:04 am

hokie carla

(and I don't see it now)

7:04 am

dan2bit

no rush

7:05 am

BzznBea

ya7.44 and 8.60

7:05 am

hokie carla

yikes

7:06 am

dan2bit

well that explains why I didn't find them yet

7:11 am

hokie carla

phantom anagram too

7:11 am

BzznBea

Mine is tangram

7:12 am

hokie carla

I don't even know that word ðŸ¤£

7:12 am

mattygroves

May I have a tiny nudge for the ga6, please?

7:13 am

hokie carla

kinda like the guy from beauty and the beast

7:13 am

BzznBea

Tangrams were puzzle pieces used in math.

7:13 am

hokie carla

or fake petrol

7:20 am

hokie carla

guess scam petrol makes more sense

7:20 am

mattygroves

Aaah - thanks! Loved your clue, Carla (and yours, Bea)

7:21 am

mattygroves

All done. Have a lovely day, all

7:21 am

hokie carla

well done, matty.

7:21 am

hokie carla

only 98 left here

7:24 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats Matty!

7:38 am

MollyL

Laughing that Matty thought Bea's tangram comment was a clue.
: D

7:39 am

hokie carla

yeah, I wasn't sure if I missed something else

7:40 am

hokie carla

well, 46 left. knocked out 8 tiles but still have 3 with zero words. TTFN

7:44 am

Shirlockc

this is not an easy grid is it?

7:46 am

MollyL

Are they ever?

7:53 am

periwinkle

hardly ever Molly.

7:53 am

periwinkle

having trouble with this one

7:54 am

periwinkle

help with the ya7/8 please. hi all. much cooler here today

7:54 am

BzznBea

Turkish swords, peri. goggle

7:55 am

periwinkle

found them in my scrabble dictionary.

7:56 am

periwinkle

ty Bea

7:56 am

BzznBea

yw

8:00 am

HarryHood

phew nbt. had to use morewords for the Y.

8:00 am

HarryHood

it is a tough one today. bbl

8:00 am

welki

hi folks (it reminded me of skywalker)

8:19 am

MollyL

No connection in my brain with Skywalker and ya7

8:20 am

ItalianGreyhound

Yeah, I was waiting for clarification as well

8:26 am

MLFAN17

that would be a yo4 wouldnt it. though not in the grid?

8:30 am

ItalianGreyhound

OK, Star War-ians out there - what's the connection to the YA word? (s)

8:33 am

amelu0218

no idea. turkish sword reminded me of indiana jones.

8:33 am

BzznBea

I think that one of the spaceships was called by that name?

8:35 am

hokie carla

well once I look the word up I'll let y'all know

8:35 am

MLFAN17

the star wars spaceship begins with f

8:35 am

BzznBea

There are lots of starwars spaceships.

8:36 am

MLFAN17

the turkish word i cant find either i googled it too

8:36 am

BzznBea

Google types of turkish swords. it there

8:37 am

ItalianGreyhound

where's Welki? She started all this

8:38 am

hokie carla

I think maybe she's saying it reminds her of Anakin

8:38 am

MLFAN17

got them

8:38 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:39 am

MLFAN17

4th column a above the t need stats pls for nbt?

8:39 am

ItalianGreyhound

OK, guess that's solved - Thx Carla

8:39 am

MollyL

I am not a Star Wars geek so I have no clue about the starship names

8:39 am

BzznBea

at5.10

8:40 am

MLFAN17

google it molly

8:40 am

ItalianGreyhound

use the Force, Molly

8:40 am

cybernan

a break down clue would be good -- good morning everyone

8:40 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz

8:40 am

MollyL

I did Google Anakin Skywalker and ya7 - nothinbg

8:41 am

hokie carla

they aren't related, just similar breakdowns in syllables. I think.

8:41 am

MollyL

Lots of links to Deviant Art though

8:42 am

ItalianGreyhound

we are all very CH 6/30 today :)

8:42 am

MLFAN17

that is a good thing italian

8:42 am

hokie carla

nan is asking for a clue yet again

8:42 am

MLFAN17

so?

8:42 am

MollyL

Oh, a breakdown in syllables? So if I say "reminded me of sweater" I should expect you all to get it?
: D

8:43 am

hokie carla

so, that was my clue for nan

8:43 am

cybernan

sorry --- back llater

8:43 am

MLFAN17

exactly italian we need something to help us finish this grid lol

8:44 am

governess

which is it molly? are clues too simple? not creative enough? or bad because you didn't get it.

8:44 am

MollyL

If Nan got the word from that clue I would have fainted. If anyone had got it from that clue I would have fainted.

8:44 am

hokie carla

you want clever clues, mine is very subtle and clever

8:44 am

MLFAN17

governess i think it depends on too many factors sometimes simple isnt always the best

8:44 am

MollyL

Jeeze. I wasn't even talking about a clue. Chill out.

8:45 am

MLFAN17

agreed molly

8:45 am

BzznBea

governess, I think we all get a little weary of nan asking for break down clues because she refuses to use google.

8:45 am

hokie carla

my clue was a clue for nan, not a dig. I could have said MLFAN is asking for a clue yet again.

8:46 am

governess

a little kindness never hurt to give.

8:46 am

MollyL

For the record, Carla was not being snippy. She was giving a clue for ya7

8:46 am

MLFAN17

true

8:47 am

BzznBea

That kindness goes both ways.

8:47 am

MollyL

Indeed Bea

8:47 am

MLFAN17

it should

8:47 am

governess

if i feel someone has been wronged, i will speak.

8:48 am

MollyL

Who was wronged?

8:49 am

governess

nan left. whether intentional or not, i can see why.

8:49 am

MollyL

What does that have to do with me? I said nothing to Nan

8:49 am

MLFAN17

she only does the 7s and 8s i think and then she leaves unless she ties to get a word from each tile too?

8:49 am

MollyL

And neither did Carla. She was giving a clue for a word.

8:50 am

amelu0218

Gotta go, feel free to discuss.

8:50 am

governess

no need to defend yourselves.

8:50 am

MLFAN17

i think she took offense to her asking for a clue again but that was the clue is that right?

8:50 am

MollyL

If you look at the ya7 you can see why Carla did the yet again clue. This all feels so very familiar.

8:51 am

MLFAN17

i have had clues that sounded like they were at me instead of for me .. does that make sense?

8:52 am

hokie carla

I just want to know why I can't find any A's from the 3rd and 4th col.

8:53 am

hokie carla

ooh, there's one

8:53 am

hokie carla

FTR, I think nan just left to do something

8:53 am

MLFAN17

have ag's and an's and ne as

8:53 am

MLFAN17

and one at so far

8:55 am

hokie carla

and LOL, still no sign of welki!

8:55 am

ItalianGreyhound

Yes! She planted the seed and just watching

8:56 am

MollyL

I know. This is like who did it and ran.

8:57 am

MLFAN17

hokie assuming you dont want any stats for the a words i have right?

8:57 am

hokie carla

that's okay, mlfan, still working on 2nd run through

8:57 am

hokie carla

but thx

8:58 am

hokie carla

found 3 now from the middle one

8:58 am

MLFAN17

i have 2 from the middle

8:58 am

MLFAN17

and one each from 4th column

8:59 am

cybernan

ok -- had a bunch of texts coming in -- turned out to be pictures the kids took yesterday when we were visiting with them. First time we've seen them in over 2 yea3 months and can't believe how much they have grown in that short time.

8:59 am

hokie carla

nice

9:00 am

MLFAN17

cyber how old are they?

9:00 am

BzznBea

Wonderful that you got to see them, nan.

9:00 am

hokie carla

and kids love to just keep growing

9:00 am

cybernan

the twins are 9 and their sister is 11

9:00 am

MLFAN17

3 tiles greyed

9:01 am

cybernan

the 11 yr old is now taller than her mother

9:01 am

MLFAN17

wow that is awesome

9:01 am

hokie carla

11 here!

9:01 am

MLFAN17

sheesh

9:01 am

MLFAN17

11 grand kids or an 11 yr old grandchild?

9:01 am

BzznBea

25 here.

9:02 am

hokie carla

well done, bea

9:03 am

hokie carla

need 4 T's from the far right. I'm guessing those are big words.

9:03 am

cybernan

read the chat --- got the ya clue ty carla(although it did seem to be a bit of a dig) - also apologize to bea as I didn't realize I was being such a nuisance asking for clues, and mlf I do finish just about every grid.

9:04 am

hokie carla

hey, I said it was subtle

9:04 am

cybernan

and no -- I don't like to look stuff up if there is a clue I can solve

9:04 am

hokie carla

but it wasn't a dig, I promise, just used your name since you asked for the clue

9:06 am

hokie carla

why am I trying EX words when I have the E finished?

9:06 am

cybernan

can't help you there, carla -- just have 2 of them

9:08 am

cybernan

3 now -- 2 4's and a 5

9:08 am

hokie carla

well, there are 2 EX words FYI, I just already had them

9:09 am

cybernan

phantom taragon

9:14 am

cybernan

oh - haven't found the ex's yet - will look

9:15 am

cybernan

there they are - ty carla

9:15 am

hokie carla

np

9:16 am

cybernan

back to the top row :)

9:17 am

hokie carla

phantom onager

9:19 am

hokie carla

songry- how you feel when something you hate comes on the radio

9:19 am

cybernan

we can have turkish whatever but not moroccan oil?

9:21 am

cybernan

these grids seem to me to be getting more difficult all the time. It's either that or I am losing some of my mental acuity, which I suppose happens to all of us at some point, but I'm not ready for it yet!

9:22 am

hokie carla

I think we've had a run of tough ones, so don't give up on your mental state just yet. unless of course I am already losing some of my mental acuity.

9:23 am

hokie carla

also not ready for it

9:24 am

hokie carla

maybe we need an easy name that proper noun - one of the early video game consoles, very popular in the 80s

9:24 am

cybernan

9 gramdlods. mlf, ranging in age from 9 to 31

9:25 am

hokie carla

ok, gramdlods is now making me worry about you ðŸ¤£

9:25 am

hurshy

right hand moved over one column, no biggie lol

9:25 am

marksdolly

good morning all!!

9:25 am

marksdolly

hi Hokie!

9:25 am

marksdolly

HI Nan!

9:26 am

cybernan

lol -- it's early in the morning for me, carla

9:26 am

cybernan

hi dolly

9:26 am

hokie carla

dolly!

9:28 am

marksdolly

left 20 for this am so here I am

9:28 am

hokie carla

27 here and stuck

9:30 am

cybernan

you are both a long ways ahead of me-- didn't get very far last night before I was falling asleep

9:30 am

marksdolly

well keep digging

9:33 am

cybernan

ntpn: biblical mountain

9:34 am

hurshy

ararat

9:34 am

cybernan

gold star for hurshy

9:39 am

cybernan

down to 49 - back after breakfast

9:40 am

hurshy

i've got NO clue on the Y

9:40 am

hokie carla

here's hurshy with no clue yet again ðŸ˜œ

9:40 am

cybernan

ya + "once more"

9:43 am

hokie carla

omg, finally found an A from 2nd row 4th col

9:44 am

hokie carla

phantom attache

9:44 am

hurshy

i have two of those hokie, ai4 and ay4

9:45 am

hokie carla

thx for the ay

9:45 am

hokie carla

makes me think of stephen king books

9:45 am

MLFAN17

i need 1 t from top left

9:45 am

hurshy

hm. makes me think of indian nursemaids.

9:45 am

hokie carla

but I know that it's a foreign word

9:46 am

hokie carla

me too, mlfan. no idea.

9:46 am

hokie carla

and 1 G

9:46 am

hurshy

all 4s and 5s

9:46 am

hurshy

nothing too weird

9:46 am

hurshy

(that's for the T)

9:46 am

MLFAN17

cyber i didnt even know.. wondered if you had time to finish or almost finish so glad you do:)

9:46 am

marksdolly

fireworks here!

9:47 am

hokie carla

aha, twas tr5

9:47 am

hokie carla

well done, dolly!

9:47 am

MLFAN17

i have ta words one is a 5

9:47 am

marksdolly

ty!

9:47 am

marksdolly

any clues needed before I scoot?

9:47 am

hurshy

there's a tr5

9:47 am

marksdolly

those Y words were absolutely new to me

9:47 am

MLFAN17

3 tr words two are 5s and one is a 6

9:48 am

hokie carla

not that I know of, dolly, thanks

9:48 am

hurshy

i haven't figured them out still - the Y words

9:48 am

marksdolly

yw always good to see you! love your happy spirit!!

9:48 am

hokie carla

mlfan, think LGBQT

9:48 am

marksdolly

have a good day all!!

9:48 am

cherlyq

got the ys man they are something else

9:48 am

hurshy

idk what to put for "once more" - it isn't again or anew or afresh or repeat or encore

9:48 am

hokie carla

hurshy, my reply to you was a subtle hint

9:49 am

marksdolly

yes they were

9:49 am

hokie carla

put it together with nan's "once more"

9:49 am

MLFAN17

hokie i assume i am missing a ta word?

9:51 am

hurshy

ok thanks

9:51 am

hokie carla

MLFAN, I don't know. my last was tr5 like the T in LGBQT. there is a TA5 that's kinda like a starchy veggie with a different vowel

9:52 am

MLFAN17

yeah but i forgot about the other ta words from 4th and 5th columns lol np hokie:)

9:52 am

hokie carla

when we were in San Fran, our GPS kept saying "Golden Gate Bradge" which I thought was the oddest accent for a robot voice. the YA word makes me think of that.

9:53 am

hokie carla

yeah, that TA5 I just mentioned is not even from that T. LOL

9:53 am

hokie carla

there are 5 TA and 1 TR from upper T

9:54 am

MLFAN17

so then what is the last one i am missing i need 6 words total..its not the ta8?

9:55 am

hurshy

no, i told you they are all 4s and 5s from there

9:55 am

hokie carla

the TA8 has to be from far right. I still need 3 there. I knew it was going to be big words,

9:56 am

hurshy

NTPN! Enterprise chief engineer

9:56 am

hokie carla

scotty

9:56 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

9:56 am

hokie carla

beam me up!

9:56 am

MLFAN17

hokie ahh

9:58 am

hokie carla

no idea on the TA8. is that a plural, anyone that knows?

9:59 am

hokie carla

sora

9:59 am

hokie carla

oops

9:59 am

hurshy

ha, i thought you knew and i was gonna ask you to clue it

9:59 am

MLFAN17

i dont have the ta8

9:59 am

hokie carla

nope

9:59 am

hurshy

ok i monkeyed it

9:59 am

hokie carla

sooo...

9:59 am

hurshy

hairy spiders minus UL

10:00 am

MLFAN17

hurshy clue it pls?

10:00 am

hokie carla

thx, feel like we've had that before

10:00 am

MLFAN17

got it!

10:01 am

MLFAN17

great clue hurshyðŸ‘

10:01 am

hokie carla

22 - 5-8-5-4

10:02 am

MLFAN17

okay now i need one t word for each tile po the first colun

10:04 am

MLFAN17

n words done

10:05 am

hokie carla

noice

10:05 am

MLFAN17

ty lol

10:09 am

ItalianGreyhound

as in "neat", Carla?

10:09 am

hurshy

phantom: sonata

10:10 am

hurshy

bottom row grey!

10:10 am

hokie carla

yep, IG. I think it probably originated amongst frat bros

10:10 am

hokie carla

I'm sure Molly loves it

10:11 am

ItalianGreyhound

your not "wronging her" are you?

10:12 am

hokie carla

haha

10:12 am

hurshy

?

10:12 am

hokie carla

I think she's okay with the snark

10:12 am

ItalianGreyhound

inside Joke Hursh

10:12 am

hokie carla

hurshy there was a thing earlier

10:13 am

rururocks

so many crusaders...so little time...

10:13 am

hurshy

like today earlier or longer ago?

10:13 am

ItalianGreyhound

do not go back there!

10:13 am

MollyL

*Anguished cry* I have been wronged! Speak for me!

10:14 am

ItalianGreyhound

Ill defend your honor, Molly!

10:14 am

MollyL

More like the same crusader with a lot of different log on names.

10:14 am

hokie carla

oh really?

10:15 am

hokie carla

I mean I don't have a problem with people taking up for someone for real, but a lot of things are misunderstandings

10:15 am

hokie carla

this morning before you got here, hurshy

10:16 am

rururocks

i read back.. and I thought Nan handled it beautifully

10:16 am

ItalianGreyhound

there's kidding here, but no spite (as far as I know)

10:17 am

rururocks

some people don't know how to read a joke or a little tease as something harmless.

10:18 am

rururocks

gosh I wish this grid had a few more vowels

10:18 am

hurshy

ok i am caught up too

10:18 am

hokie carla

very hard to read intent that is easily conveyed verbally

10:19 am

hokie carla

I just assume everything on the internet is snark and have a thick skin

10:19 am

rururocks

if it's hard to judge.. then why get all bothered about it and raise a fuss..

10:19 am

rururocks

you actually can take a good joke hokie and roll with the punches

10:20 am

hokie carla

I'm not new to the internet ðŸ˜œ

10:23 am

rururocks

... and yes molly a very familiar tone to the comments..

10:23 am

hokie carla

that just seems like a lot of work

10:24 am

hokie carla

ruru, guess my missing G please

10:24 am

hurshy

do you have gr7

10:24 am

hokie carla

yes

10:24 am

ItalianGreyhound

the silo word?

10:24 am

hurshy

and you have ga6 i believe?

10:25 am

hokie carla

that was like my 5th word found, just jumped out

10:25 am

hurshy

how about if you cut the last 2 letters off the 7

10:25 am

hokie carla

yes, took a stab at that early on too

10:25 am

hokie carla

aha, that's it! thx

10:26 am

hokie carla

tried it as a 6 but not a 5

10:26 am

hurshy

phantom: cursor

10:27 am

hokie carla

and cursory

10:27 am

hokie carla

one c left here

10:27 am

hurshy

ditto

10:28 am

ItalianGreyhound

which column?

10:28 am

hokie carla

the big C

10:28 am

hurshy

2nd

10:29 am

ItalianGreyhound

clue wanted?

10:29 am

hokie carla

do you know what we're missing?

10:30 am

hurshy

yeah if you can guess what we need :)

10:30 am

ItalianGreyhound

one CO uses the 6 tile

10:30 am

hokie carla

I have co4 with it, is it bigger?

10:31 am

ItalianGreyhound

Mary Mary quite -----?

10:31 am

hurshy

have that

10:31 am

hokie carla

have that

10:32 am

ItalianGreyhound

Oh, there's 3 that use the 6 tile

10:32 am

hurshy

ok, so those are co4, cr4, and...?

10:32 am

hokie carla

oh, I have 3 c4 with high tile

10:32 am

hokie carla

there's another co4 with it

10:32 am

hokie carla

anagram

10:33 am

hurshy

ok cool got it

10:33 am

hokie carla

but what's mine??!

10:33 am

ItalianGreyhound

cO 7/32: companion

10:33 am

hurshy

so there is ce4, 5 ch words, 13 co, 2 cr, 2 cu

10:34 am

hokie carla

ok, don't have that co7

10:34 am

hurshy

Prince Phillip :)

10:34 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

10:35 am

hurshy

left O has os4, or4, and...?

10:35 am

hokie carla

havn't found it yet

10:36 am

ItalianGreyhound

ON 6/24

10:36 am

ItalianGreyhound

not sure if that's 1st or 3rd column

10:37 am

hurshy

it is first

10:37 am

hokie carla

def. 1st because I don't have it and I finished 3rd col

10:37 am

hurshy

the middle o is oa4 and ot5

10:37 am

hokie carla

can I have a clue please?

10:38 am

ItalianGreyhound

its a Persian wild ass (per google)

10:38 am

hokie carla

LOL, helpful

10:38 am

hurshy

but that's the one hokie said was a phantom

10:38 am

hurshy

it must be an alt sp

10:38 am

rururocks

*refuses to comment on wild asses*

10:39 am

ItalianGreyhound

AN plus farming prefix

10:39 am

hokie carla

google gave me onager which I tried this morning and I've tried alt sp

10:39 am

dauber

If it's a 6/24, that rules out the G.

10:39 am

hurshy

he means ON plus farming prefix :D

10:40 am

ItalianGreyhound

yes, thx

10:40 am

dauber

Oops, never mind.

10:40 am

hurshy

hi dauber, no it doesn't :)

10:40 am

dauber

I divided by 4, not 3!

10:40 am

hurshy

lol

10:40 am

hokie carla

no idea what farming prefix means but I monkeyed it

10:40 am

dauber

tuxetche

10:40 am

dauber

D'OH!! Sorry!! Didn't mean to give it away!

10:41 am

hokie carla

oh, now i see

10:41 am

hurshy

lol

10:41 am

hurshy

now i am missing Saras

10:42 am

hokie carla

16 now - 3-6-4-3

10:42 am

hurshy

how many Saras were in your class?

10:42 am

hokie carla

RR AA AA A Sx5 TT RR

10:43 am

hokie carla

there weren't that many I recall. there was a sarah a grade ahead.

10:43 am

hurshy

got an S! just Sara now :)

10:43 am

hurshy

1-1-1-1

10:43 am

hurshy

WPT:1

10:43 am

hokie carla

ooh, found 2 s's

10:43 am

hokie carla

WPT 2 here

10:43 am

MLFAN17

an farming pefix?

10:44 am

hokie carla

****culture, mlfan

10:45 am

ItalianGreyhound

put a G in the opera solo

10:46 am

MLFAN17

ty for the ag word

10:46 am

MLFAN17

dont know it

10:46 am

ItalianGreyhound

the an 7/36 ends with the solo

10:46 am

hurshy

oHO thanks IG

10:47 am

hurshy

one more A upper right

10:47 am

ItalianGreyhound

any more wanted?

10:47 am

hurshy

do you have all three of those?

10:47 am

hurshy

i have ai4, ay4

10:47 am

ItalianGreyhound

AN 6/30: add old actor Cooper

10:48 am

hurshy

no, have that, that's 3rd col

10:48 am

MLFAN17

ag 5/14 works but an with a g in it doesnt

10:48 am

MLFAN17

i think an 6 right?

10:48 am

hurshy

or first

10:48 am

MLFAN17

got that oone ty italian

10:49 am

hurshy

i want it to be attax but it isn't

10:49 am

hurshy

that's when the IRS gets aggressive and comes after you

10:50 am

ItalianGreyhound

LoL !

10:50 am

hurshy

yeah the upper right A doesn't have an N so cannot be an

10:54 am

hurshy

it's either another 4 or a 6

10:54 am

hurshy

another 4 is seeming kind of unlikely

10:57 am

cybernan

ai 4 maybe?

10:58 am

hurshy

i have ai4, ay4

10:58 am

hurshy

can't figure out what the third one from there is

10:58 am

cybernan

or the nursemaid?

10:58 am

hurshy

those are the ones i have, yes

10:58 am

cybernan

- the ones I have too

11:02 am

ItalianGreyhound

have the AG4 food thickener ?

11:03 am

hurshy

yep that's 3rd col

11:04 am

ItalianGreyhound

one 4 ends in plural

11:04 am

hurshy

AHA THAT IS IT

11:04 am

hurshy

thank you IG :)

11:04 am

hurshy

that means my S is 6 letters then

11:05 am

ItalianGreyhound

Pesky little A words

11:05 am

hurshy

indeed

11:06 am

hurshy

i have an sc6 and an sn6, anybody have another s6?

11:07 am

ItalianGreyhound

SA 6/24: MIs-spelled place to house an airplane

11:07 am

hurshy

thankee very much IG

11:07 am

ItalianGreyhound

yw

11:12 am

cherlyq

this grid has some alcohol words in the s's that is for sure

11:15 am

cybernan

that a 4 that ends in a plural is from the top a in the 4th col?

11:15 am

cherlyq

yes

11:16 am

cybernan

ty -- brit stove

11:18 am

cybernan

didn't have one of my fav. beverages - ty hurshy

11:20 am

ItalianGreyhound

what a strange word tA 8 is

11:22 am

cybernan

don't have it, but I think taxcut is a perfectly good word -- I would certainly like one

11:23 am

ItalianGreyhound

I agree - should be a allowed compound word

11:25 am

cybernan

does the ta 8 build from a 5?

11:25 am

hokie carla

well I'm glad I tuned back in and finished the a's

11:25 am

ItalianGreyhound

The TA is pretty much by itself

11:27 am

cybernan

then there is the notorious taxcon that the NY attorney general is investigating

11:27 am

hokie carla

to paraphrase hurshy, the ta8 is hairy spiders minus the letters that aren't in the grid

11:28 am

cybernan

ty -- good clue

11:28 am

hokie carla

actually one of them is in the grid but not in play

11:29 am

hokie carla

down to 8 now

11:30 am

hokie carla

RR SS TT RR

11:31 am

hokie carla

1-4-2-1

11:43 am

hokie carla

that's weird, my last 4 was an easy R that i'm sure I entered

11:43 am

hokie carla

7 left!

11:48 am

cybernan

30 here -- had to stop after breakfast and get the gardening done while it was still cool and not smokey

11:51 am

hokie carla

well, the particulates have made it to us. air quality alert today and yesterday. very hazy. my oldest son called this morning and asked me what was going on. said he played basketball yesterday and almost died of not being able to breathe.

11:51 am

hokie carla

and the sun looked incredibly weird last night

11:51 am

HarryHood

as it should at night!

11:52 am

hokie carla

we laughed at the youngest because he said "the sun looks like a big orange ball in the sky". ummmkay

11:52 am

hokie carla

but then we saw it and it did.

11:52 am

cybernan

bad idea to exercise or stay outside longer than an hour when the air is that smokey

11:52 am

hokie carla

it really was more sunset than actual night, harry ðŸ˜œ

11:53 am

cybernan

might as well smoke a couple of packs of cigarettes

11:53 am

bichon

We had one yesterday, but today it's glorious. Low temps and humidity

11:53 am

HarryHood

agreed bichon. the moon was very coolly orange a couple nghtss ago

11:57 am

HarryHood

45!

11:57 am

HarryHood

bbl!

11:57 am

Uneaixoise

Same here, Harry!

11:58 am

hokie carla

still 7 here

11:59 am

cybernan

Brain Teaser: what do these words have in common?

12:00 pm

cybernan

1. Banana
2. Dresser
3. Grammar
4. Potato
5. Revive
6. Uneven
7. Assess

12:01 pm

hokie carla

hmm, they contain palindromes but no idea

12:01 pm

bichon

Please tell us

12:01 pm

hokie carla

I guess that's my answer, if you remove the first letter they are palindromes

12:02 pm

cybernan

well done carla -- couldn't see it

12:02 pm

ItalianGreyhound

very good, Carla!

12:02 pm

rururocks

(amazing hokie)

12:03 pm

hokie carla

aw, thanks, guys

12:04 pm

hokie carla

and found my 2 T's too. now RR SS R left

12:11 pm

rururocks

(I was trying to come up with some joke about those words but was stumped)

12:13 pm

hokie carla

so even the punning was a brain teaser?

12:17 pm

hokie carla

well, i'm really stumped on these last 5 words. may have to list. or break.

12:18 pm

cybernan

went to list at 24 and working my way through

12:20 pm

hokie carla

first one already is a head slapper

12:21 pm

hokie carla

should have gotten 2nd one too

12:21 pm

cybernan

an 7 and ga 6 left - monkeys died

12:21 pm

cybernan

had a few of those carla

12:21 pm

hokie carla

ga6 is a petrol scam

12:21 pm

hokie carla

ga6 is a petrol scam

12:22 pm

hokie carla

an7 ends in opera solo

12:23 pm

cybernan

ty carla - thought that ga was a proper noun -- person living in a specific region of france

12:23 pm

hokie carla

no idea

12:23 pm

cybernan

and the an 7 is a new one for me - must look it up

12:23 pm

hokie carla

def says also a boaster or braggart

12:24 pm

cybernan

figures - no results

12:24 pm

hokie carla

yep

12:25 pm

hokie carla

oh well. we'll find more words tomorrow. TTFN

12:25 pm

cybernan

angaria
aÅ‹Ëˆga(a)rÄ“É™
NOUN
a compulsory service exacted by the government, a lord, or the church
the forcible seizure of a ship for public service
angary
a troublesome or vexatious service exacted by a lord of his tenant

12:26 pm

cybernan

anyone want clues before I leave?

12:27 pm

cybernan

oops - guess I shouldn't have posted that!

12:27 pm

cybernan

sorry everyone

12:27 pm

cybernan

hagd

12:29 pm

cherlyq

I could really use a clue for the ta 9 or the stats or something lol

12:29 pm

ItalianGreyhound

spiders, missing a Vowell and cons

12:30 pm

cherlyq

thanks

12:34 pm

cherlyq

well that got me the 8 for some reason thought there was a 9

12:35 pm

ItalianGreyhound

Oh, no its only an 8

12:36 pm

cherlyq

thank you my bad must of read it wrong see there are no 9s lol

12:39 pm

cherlyq

still working on getting half way 2 more words

1:02 pm

Uneaixoise

Ga6/27 clue please?

1:03 pm

rururocks

a bragger in french une

1:04 pm

cherlyq

reminds me of a character in beauty and the beast

1:06 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx :-)

1:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

interesting...i met a man surnamed gascoyne, wonder if it's a derivative. a big character.

1:58 pm

bichon

ro 7/28, pls

2:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

think of the LatinX actress surname Dawson

2:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

or gardens devoted to a particular flower

2:09 pm

bichon

ty TO

2:10 pm

welki

hi folks

2:15 pm

bichon

hi welki

2:48 pm

bichon

ta 8/40, pls

2:57 pm

harpjane

stats for the U please?

2:57 pm

HarryHood

4/5

3:02 pm

harpjane

ohh, a big animal! ty

3:02 pm

HarryHood

astronomically big

3:07 pm

harpjane

The Cincoteague Pony Swim is not going to happen AGAIN this year, due to CV19. This makes me very sad!

3:08 pm

harpjane

Speaking of nonsequiters.....

3:08 pm

HarryHood

never been to that area - it's supposed to nice

3:09 pm

HarryHood

25 to go here. slow going.

3:12 pm

welki

my grand-daughters now have my copies of the Misty of Chincoteague series :)

3:14 pm

HarryHood

listing my last 25. this is going nowhere.

3:14 pm

Uneaixoise

Th5/12 please?

3:14 pm

HarryHood

greek letter

3:16 pm

Uneaixoise

Thanks!

3:16 pm

HarryHood

yw

3:18 pm

Uneaixoise

An5/14 please......my last word!

3:18 pm

bichon

ta 8/40, pls

3:19 pm

HarryHood

I found the following hint helpful bichon: hairy spiders without the letters that aren't there

3:19 pm

HarryHood

une - add what you put in your car, or the product of beans

3:20 pm

welki

heh - here come the fart jokes :D

3:21 pm

bichon

ty Harry

3:22 pm

HarryHood

yw

3:22 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx.....good grief.....and I had the singular :-)

3:22 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

3:22 pm

HarryHood

wtg une

3:24 pm

HarryHood

phew done. tough one today.

3:24 pm

bichon

ga 6/27, pls, last word

3:25 pm

HarryHood

fuel + jailbird

3:25 pm

HarryHood

hagd all

3:37 pm

bichon

ty Harry

4:00 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

5:57 pm

eieios

what are the stats for the two 8's besides the ta8?

5:59 pm

eieios

i can't believe i still have 10 c's to find. aaahhh!

6:04 pm

mkg

Syn for jail bird??????? Hmmm

6:05 pm

mkg

Got it. Ty.

6:15 pm

swmbo

s

6:42 pm

eieios

I must ave missed something. to what are you referrin, mkg?

6:45 pm

eieios

so many phantoms today.

6:51 pm

mkg

Clue further back.

6:51 pm

mkg

Sorry

7:04 pm

mkg

Missing so many stats. Ugh. Any clues for the 7s or 8s? And stats too? Ty

7:05 pm

eieios

ta8, an8, co8

7:06 pm

eieios

o an8, sorry, that's an 7/37. also an s736

7:06 pm

eieios

don't have the third 8. i just listed.

7:07 pm

penquis

it's ya 8...

7:07 pm

mkg

Ty clues welcome as well. Ty. I need them.

7:07 pm

penquis

no an 8....

7:07 pm

mkg

Ya 8? Wow need a clue for that one please.

7:07 pm

mkg

Huh?

7:08 pm

eieios

co 7/32 x 2, ro7/28, that's all i have so far.

7:08 pm

penquis

ya 8/60....don't have it....just peeked at the longest words...

7:09 pm

eieios

ro 7/28 is the first name of actress Dawsen, with a dif last letter

7:10 pm

eieios

i'm only up to the e's in the list with 32 to go. sigh.

7:11 pm

penquis

43 here....close to listing...

7:11 pm

eieios

i listed at 49, so you're ahead of me!

7:16 pm

penquis

found the ya 8....anyone want a clue?

7:16 pm

eieios

gr7/44 is another 7

7:25 pm

penquis

i am down to 30....time to list...10 of my missing words are fours, but i don't have the patience to find them....

7:26 pm

eieios

some of the fours are weird.

7:27 pm

penquis

that is what I was thinking....

7:41 pm

eieios

3 left. the on6/24 and those darn ya's.

7:41 pm

penquis

one left here....the on 6...

7:44 pm

joym999

I'd love a clue for the YA8

7:44 pm

penquis

ya + consonant + end of Supreme Court Justice Elena....

7:44 pm

penquis

and pl...

7:44 pm

mich_pdx

phonetically: large boat & happen twice

7:44 pm

mich_pdx

and pl

7:46 pm

eieios

thx! now just that pesky on6/24

7:46 pm

mich_pdx

clue once you get it?

7:47 pm

penquis

want a clue for the on 6?

7:47 pm

eieios

sure!

7:48 pm

penquis

on + beginning of the science of growing things....

7:48 pm

penquis

i am done...

7:48 pm

mich_pdx

congrats, pen! and ty for the clue (thinking...)

7:49 pm

penquis

ty....and yw....

7:49 pm

eieios

Fw! thx for the help! :-)

7:49 pm

penquis

congrats.....heading out....goodnight!

7:49 pm

mich_pdx

congrats, eieios!

7:49 pm

eieios

night.

7:50 pm

joym999

thanks for the YA clue

7:50 pm

eieios

ican clue for a bit if needed.

7:50 pm

mich_pdx

30 left myself, but also fighting off a migraine....

7:50 pm

eieios

migraines are the worst.

7:51 pm

eieios

I had them from the age of 10 and then hit menopause and *poof*. i have never been more thankful for gettng old!

7:53 pm

mich_pdx

mine were worst from 40 to 50, hardly ever get them now, maybe 3-5 a year.

8:50 pm

joym999

Could I have a clue for the AN7 please?

8:58 pm

joym999

uh oh...no one is here...could it be?

8:58 pm

origami

joy - it ends in a musical piece

8:59 pm

joym999

phew...I'm saved! origami is in the house!

9:00 pm

origami

:D

9:01 pm

joym999

except that I'm not getting the clue. :(

9:02 pm

joym999

got it by monkeying!

9:11 pm

joym999

stuck again...RO7???

9:11 pm

origami

religious beads

9:12 pm

joym999

isn't that the RO6?

9:12 pm

origami

Oh, sorry, that's the 6. Has the same ending as the an7 :D

9:12 pm

joym999

thanks. Now I know what the clue earlier about the single flower garden meant.

9:15 pm

eieios

sorry, i took a break, but i can clue if needed.

9:18 pm

joym999

FW!

9:18 pm

origami

Congratulations, joy

9:19 pm

joym999

Thanks, and thanks for all the clues!

9:47 pm

mich_pdx

thx for the ro clues!

9:48 pm

mich_pdx

R's routed!

9:49 pm

origami

You're welcome.

9:50 pm

mich_pdx

I guess the little terrier ends in IE, I keep typing it anyway, lol

9:51 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, hows the gaming today?

9:52 pm

mich_pdx

10 left, monkeys are tired, but haven't gone on strike yet

9:54 pm

eieios

need any help, mich?

9:54 pm

eieios

it was a trickylittle grid today. lots of phantoms and weird little fours.

9:55 pm

mich_pdx

the sc 6?

9:56 pm

bookwomen

I will have a sc 6 over rocks

10:00 pm

origami

Can I please get a clue for the tr 5/6? Really stuck on it.

10:01 pm

mich_pdx

of COURSE! sa 7 in the summer, and sc 6 when its chilly. Dang migraine makes it hard to see the obvi

10:01 pm

bookwomen

ty I did not have the sa 7

10:01 pm

mich_pdx

so very welcome

10:03 pm

origami

Nevermind.

10:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

thanks for the sa7, mich!

10:04 pm

mich_pdx

I wish I could offer you all a nice glass of it :)

10:05 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

tr5 rhymes with the first ordinal number (sort of)

10:08 pm

mich_pdx

only 1 left! ta 8 I saw a clue earlier that it's like a large furry spider?

10:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

thanks, mich, got it! (large hairy spider for the first 6 letters

10:10 pm

mich_pdx

I still don't, monkeys on high alert!

10:11 pm

mich_pdx

firewords!! (I was looking at the wrong T, lol)

10:11 pm

mich_pdx

thanks, everyone, for your clues. I couldn't have done it without the help of the awesome babbler community

10:25 pm

mkg

Hi all. Never finished and never got the 7s or 8s. Also need the Y 8. Clues and stats please. Ty.

10:27 pm

mkg

I dont get the sa 7 clue in the summer. I have the other sc 6 word.

10:27 pm

mkg

Oooh just got the sa 7. Ty

10:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ya7 was a new one on me. three syllables. all the same vowel.

10:28 pm

mkg

So just need the ya 8 please.

10:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

ya7 and plural for the 8

10:29 pm

mkg

Ty for clue book. Got the 7 and 8. Ty.

10:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woot mkg

10:38 pm

bookwomen

ty for the ya gwen

10:39 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hey no prob women!

10:51 pm

Minveryork

S's Shifted! 9 left

10:54 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oy, 35 to go and really stuck. trying to not use the list today. bad move LOL

10:54 pm

Minveryork

A's Abolished! 8 left

10:54 pm

bookwomen

only 9 left for me

10:54 pm

mich_pdx

I can clue, gwen

10:55 pm

mich_pdx

or stats :)

11:00 pm

Minveryork

C's Crushed! 4 lfet

11:00 pm

Minveryork

*4 left

11:02 pm

Minveryork

G's Glistened! 3 left

11:02 pm

bookwomen

fw

11:03 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations bookwomen on your fireworks!Way to go

11:03 pm

Minveryork

bookwomen can you please clue the on6/24 word for me

11:04 pm

Minveryork

never mind! My monkeys just found the on 6/24 word.TY

11:05 pm

Minveryork

O's Orchestrated! 2 left

11:09 pm

Minveryork

I am finished! I have fireworks! ro 7/28 was my last word

11:11 pm

Minveryork

Since I seem to be celebrating my fireworks with just me myself and I, it appears that clues are not needed. Bye!

11:11 pm

mich_pdx

I'm back, congrats, Min!!

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