12:01 am
FrenchToast
flip!
12:02 am
FrenchToast
wow cybernan, did yyou say 83?
12:13 am
cybernan
hi everyone - got busy in the kitchen and didn't realize the time.
12:13 am
cybernan
I was out by 12 - called 97
12:15 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:18 am
grannyrose
ts5/20
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:20 am
mich_pdx
thank you, Lickety!!
12:21 am
rururocks
finished
12:21 am
mich_pdx
congrats, ruru!
12:22 am
rururocks
glad it was a small one.. hoping the same for tomorrow
12:22 am
rururocks
go dart go !! :D
12:26 am
cybernan
grats ru
12:39 am
cybernan
all these clever finishers! grats diz. Falling asleep here - 20 for tomorrow
1:39 am
mich_pdx
woo hoo! firewords!
5:03 am
ItalianGreyhound
2 intersting words so far - DI 7 and DI 8
5:04 am
ItalianGreyhound
the DI 8 is more funny than interesting
5:13 am
Scrabbler
I will search, IG.
5:13 am
ItalianGreyhound
Hi, Scrabbler!
5:14 am
Scrabbler
I am bringing my car in for a maintenance check and fear what will be found.
5:14 am
ItalianGreyhound
how old is it?
5:15 am
Scrabbler
5.5 years, 82K miles. Actually, I want everything fixed that needs to be fixed.
5:16 am
ItalianGreyhound
thats smart
5:16 am
Scrabbler
I want to keep the car for another 5+ years.
5:19 am
ItalianGreyhound
wow - ive gotten lazy and just lease a new one every 3 years. Used to keep a car for 5 years or more
5:20 am
Scrabbler
My father taught us to run a car into the ground.
5:29 am
ItalianGreyhound
ive seen the SE 6/30 before, but never the SE 7/44
5:31 am
Scrabbler
I have no big words yet.
5:48 am
Scrabbler
22 left. Maybe I will return tonight. Enjoy the day.
7:24 am
MollyL
Ah, what a great start to the football season. Dallas goes down in the opening game.
: D
7:26 am
markbowers7
phantom: tsetse
7:28 am
BzznBea
Mine too.
7:37 am
MollyL
It's a fly by night phantom (for Ru)
: D
7:41 am
dan2bit
that was bugging me, MollyL
7:43 am
MollyL
Swatter you gonna do, 2Bit
7:44 am
dan2bit
gnat much, I guess
7:46 am
markbowers7
d'oh!
7:46 am
MollyL
I insected a response like that
7:46 am
mael
that is not the last R I need, mark :)
7:50 am
BzznBea
I know the one you need, mael.
7:51 am
mael
is it a TS? because I can't see how it could anything else unless it's a weird other 9 or something
7:51 am
mael
oh, yeah, also missing a T haha
7:52 am
mael
annnnd I just got the R, thanks for inspiring me bea :)
7:52 am
mael
I always forget that's a word
7:52 am
BzznBea
the ts is a sound
7:53 am
mael
hmm, thanks.
7:58 am
HarryHood
first pass done! 13 to go, but still missing the lone T. do you have stats?
7:59 am
penquis
tw 4/8 for the lone T....
7:59 am
HarryHood
huh. there's two of them?
7:59 am
mael
yeah, the lone T is a tw4
7:59 am
HarryHood
ty pen. nbt
7:59 am
HarryHood
gotta get my mind back in the gutter
8:00 am
mael
got the ts, thanks
8:10 am
MollyL
Welcome back Harry (to the gutter)
8:17 am
mael
hmm, I'm just missing an s6 and s7
8:18 am
mael
is the s7 a plural of the s6?
8:18 am
penquis
similar though...
8:18 am
BzznBea
se6.30 and 7.44
8:18 am
mael
thanks for the stats!
8:19 am
penquis
i am done...
8:19 am
mael
monkeyed them, thank you! FW
8:20 am
penquis
congrats...
8:22 am
bichon
se 6/30, pls
8:22 am
BzznBea
ocean pale
8:22 am
penquis
nice clue...
8:30 am
dan2bit
di7 clue? it doesn't seem related to the di8 which I have
8:31 am
BzznBea
take away the chair
8:32 am
MollyL
Such a dumb word
8:36 am
hokie carla
how are there so many dumb words on the list when you could make a million other similar ones that aren't on they list (rhetorical ?)
8:37 am
hokie carla
*the list
8:44 am
MLFAN17
the se6 clue doesnt work?
8:46 am
phaeton
add another vowel to the se5/18
8:46 am
MollyL
Yes it does
8:46 am
MollyL
A word that means ocean and a word that means pale
8:46 am
hokie carla
thanks
8:46 am
phaeton
clue for the di8 ps
8:46 am
hokie carla
can confirm it does work
8:47 am
MollyL
Like Bea said, ocean pale
8:47 am
hokie carla
most airheady phae?
8:48 am
phaeton
ty carla...fw
8:48 am
hokie carla
well done. 54 to go here
8:49 am
MLFAN17
ty for the di8
8:52 am
hokie carla
ooh, have finished all the w's
8:56 am
HarryHood
3 left. 1-1-1
8:56 am
hokie carla
nice. 25 here.
8:57 am
HarryHood
now 0-1-1. it's t5/6
8:57 am
hokie carla
ooh, the suspense!
8:57 am
HarryHood
no list :)
8:58 am
hokie carla
well done!
8:58 am
HarryHood
though ru seems to have finished in 22 minutes last night
8:58 am
hokie carla
too many distractions here
8:58 am
HarryHood
yah - gotta work now. hagd!
8:59 am
hokie carla
bye, you too
9:01 am
hokie carla
oh, young obi-wan is in the grid
9:02 am
dan2bit
total points today? I'm down to my last, an s5
9:02 am
hokie carla
there is an s5 like the s6 clued earlier
9:03 am
marksdolly
good morning Hokie!
9:03 am
marksdolly
good morn everybody!
9:03 am
hokie carla
I still need 4 s's though and already have a lot of s5's so could be anything
9:03 am
hokie carla
dolly!
9:04 am
marksdolly
from huge grid to small grid, every day is a surprise :)
9:04 am
hokie carla
oh well, I'm saving 11 for later. gotta get to work.
9:05 am
marksdolly
have a good day :)
9:08 am
cybernan
good morning everyone :)
9:12 am
dan2bit
I have that one carla, just need the total points from someone who has finished
9:20 am
cybernan
I'm surprised tweak isn't accepted
9:20 am
cybernan
oh - it's a phantom - lol
9:25 am
penquis
1065 total points today....
9:26 am
penquis
hi and bye to everyone....heading out....
9:26 am
cybernan
still 10 to go here
9:26 am
dan2bit
thanks pen, my last was sw5 of land or fabric
9:31 am
cybernan
still missing one s, but it wasn't that one
9:40 am
mkg
Need a clue for the i top corner please. Ty.
9:41 am
mkg
And stat as well. Ty
9:43 am
cybernan
is 5 - japanese babblet
9:44 am
mkg
Got it. Ty. It is a term for japnese americans
9:44 am
cybernan
are there more than 2 t6's?
9:56 am
waskallia
yes nan there are three
10:00 am
cybernan
ok my missing t is a t 6 then - have te 6 x2
10:02 am
cybernan
even had the 5!
10:03 am
cybernan
is there an e 7?
10:04 am
cybernan
ty -- looking for an e 5 and an s 7 then
10:05 am
BzznBea
es5 and se7
10:05 am
cybernan
found the e - looking for the 7, ty
10:06 am
cybernan
*!*~*!* thanks for the help :)
10:07 am
cybernan
anyone want a clue before I leave?
10:11 am
cybernan
hagd everyone. not sure what time it is in Australia - about 12 to 15 hours ahead of us? It's 10:07am here
10:26 am
MollyL
*Reminds self to teach Nan how to Google search "what time is it in Australia?"
11:03 am
amandacath
se7 - the feeling you have when you long to go to the ocean?
11:20 am
periwinkle
hi all I new one more W in corner. 12 left to find
11:22 am
periwinkle
found missing W
11:25 am
hokie carla
never any doubt
11:25 am
periwinkle
5 left and stuck
11:27 am
hokie carla
what's left?
11:27 am
periwinkle
3 to go
11:28 am
periwinkle
e, w and t
11:28 am
periwinkle
not using list but two 6 letter words and one five letter word
11:28 am
hokie carla
I have finished w if you want me to guess (which w though)
11:29 am
periwinkle
middle W
11:29 am
hokie carla
we6 and the rest are 4 or 5
11:29 am
periwinkle
it is the we6
11:30 am
periwinkle
got it thank you
11:30 am
hokie carla
I just saw your post about 2 6's and a 5
11:30 am
periwinkle
upper E and t in 4th column
11:30 am
periwinkle
one 6 letter and one 5 letters
11:31 am
hokie carla
I still need 1 e there but I have an e5
11:31 am
periwinkle
I have an es5
11:31 am
hokie carla
ok, that's what I have
11:31 am
hokie carla
oh, just monkeyed another - es5/18
11:32 am
periwinkle
I need that one
11:32 am
periwinkle
got it thanks
11:32 am
hokie carla
and just found a ta6 that looks like a plural of ta4 that already looks like a plural
11:32 am
periwinkle
one 6 letter t word left to find 4th column t
11:33 am
periwinkle
that was the one thanks so much carla
11:33 am
periwinkle
I am done
11:33 am
periwinkle
what can I help you with
11:34 am
hokie carla
well done! I am down to 7 but going to try another look. thanks for asking.
11:34 am
periwinkle
ok then I will go. good luck I know you will find them
11:34 am
periwinkle
go carla
11:35 am
hokie carla
thanks for your confidence ðŸ˜
11:40 am
MollyL
♪♫Peri has confidence in sunshine ♫♪ Peri has confidence in rain ♪♫
12:01 pm
hokie carla
now down to 1
12:01 pm
hokie carla
aw, shucks. thanks.
12:03 pm
hokie carla
did anyone ever post the total points for today?
12:06 pm
hurshy
i have 2 left, both 7s...
12:06 pm
hurshy
i wanted dissent but no such luck
12:06 pm
m9f9l
I need one 7
12:06 pm
hokie carla
mine is a 7 as well
12:07 pm
hurshy
monkeyed the S7 i needed
12:07 pm
hurshy
now just that D
12:07 pm
hokie carla
ah, mine is S7. so, it's not regular?
12:07 pm
hurshy
no, it's weird
12:07 pm
hokie carla
the d7 is stupid and I'd never have gotten it if there wasn't a clue when I signed on
12:08 pm
hurshy
ocean + desire for the S
12:09 pm
m9f9l
didn't have that ocean one. thanks
12:09 pm
hokie carla
weird, thanks.
12:10 pm
m9f9l
that's pretty obscure
12:10 pm
hokie carla
ok, I'm outie. later.
12:56 pm
MollyL
**Knew Carla used the phrase "I'm outie"
12:58 pm
MollyL
Interesting that the second part of that se7 was clued as desire for the $
1:02 pm
joym999
hi all...I'm trying to avoid the list, but I heard a rumor that there's a WE6. What's the stat?
1:04 pm
joym999
Ok, I'm missing a 6. I have three T6, the W6, and an S6. What am I missing?
1:10 pm
joym999
thanks, owl!
1:11 pm
joym999
oops...I have the RE6. I'm missing something else.
1:11 pm
MotherOwl
I have no more :(
1:12 pm
joym999
we should put out a classified ad together "Joy and Owl desperately seeking 6 letter word."
1:12 pm
ypsigirl
done yay
1:13 pm
joym999
congrats ypsi
1:13 pm
MotherOwl
Hehe, Joy
1:13 pm
ypsigirl
there is an a6
1:13 pm
ypsigirl
its a plural of a5
1:13 pm
joym999
ypisgirl answered our ad!
1:14 pm
joym999
I am terrible at the A words. I can never find them.
1:15 pm
ypsigirl
a5 is to be in store for... like an event
1:15 pm
joym999
Doh! Why didn't I see those? Thanks ypsi
1:16 pm
ypsigirl
yay! I'm off! Good luck!
1:19 pm
MotherOwl
Wow, totally ordinary, everyday words. Anbd I found them last!
1:33 pm
joym999
Seven words left and not a clue how to find them. Sigh. I guess I'll have to list...
1:35 pm
MotherOwl
I could not do this without the list
1:43 pm
joym999
yeh, me either, but one of my goals is to finish without listing. Occasionally I manage on very small grids.
1:44 pm
MotherOwl
Well there's jus too many words I do not know :(
1:45 pm
joym999
i don't know them either, but my monkeys do. ðŸ˜
1:47 pm
joym999
That's FW for me...as usual, the list answered all my questions.
2:40 pm
MLFAN17
agreed motherowl
2:40 pm
MLFAN17
but i am not finsihed
3:17 pm
dcseain
this game is great for learning new words :)
3:34 pm
MollyL
Yeah, new words that you will never use unless you are playing this game.
3:40 pm
dcseain
or scrabble or what, but yeah, you're right, Molly :)
5:03 pm
ItalianGreyhound
at least these are (supposedly) real words - The NY times crossword has way too many proper names of people I dont know!
6:41 pm
ItalianGreyhound
so di 8/45 can be male or fenale?
6:42 pm
ItalianGreyhound
female
6:50 pm
FrenchToast
helloooooooooo!!!!!!
6:50 pm
FrenchToast
TGIF!
6:58 pm
grannyrose
here to say to my fellow babblers, most of whom are American, i, too, will never forget 9/11.
6:58 pm
FrenchToast
aw thank you granny
6:58 pm
FrenchToast
it's a hard day
7:00 pm
FrenchToast
clue for the single i word please?
7:00 pm
grannyrose
is5/10. japanese immigrant
7:01 pm
FrenchToast
of course! thank you
7:10 pm
FrenchToast
the di7 is so stupid
7:13 pm
Trifioso
agreed. And hello!
7:14 pm
FrenchToast
hello Tri
7:17 pm
Trifioso
bonjour, french!
7:17 pm
FrenchToast
9 left
7:17 pm
Trifioso
wow, that's great! I am just throwing a lick at it today
7:18 pm
eieios
Can i get a clue for di8? 😅
7:18 pm
FrenchToast
the one who is most airbrained
7:19 pm
Trifioso
HA! I just typing something by mistake and enable took it - y favorite kind of mistake!
7:20 pm
eieios
Thx, french.
7:21 pm
eieios
I feel like that now. Lol
7:21 pm
FrenchToast
2 left!
7:21 pm
eieios
18 to go. I know i am missing some easy ones....
7:22 pm
FrenchToast
fireworks!!!!!!!!!!!!
7:23 pm
eieios
Yay, french! WTG
7:23 pm
Trifioso
huzzah for french!!!!
7:23 pm
grannyrose
WTG FRENCHTOAST !!
7:23 pm
FrenchToast
clues for anyone????
7:23 pm
Trifioso
count for lone t would be appreciated, plese
7:24 pm
eieios
Pr7 and re7. What are the other two?
7:24 pm
FrenchToast
maybe tr4 ?
7:24 pm
FrenchToast
or ts5?
7:24 pm
FrenchToast
di7 and se7
7:26 pm
Trifioso
not any of those, but thank you
7:26 pm
FrenchToast
iggy?
7:26 pm
grannyrose
lone t tile. tw 4/8
7:26 pm
eieios
Oh geez. 🙄
7:26 pm
eieios
Yes, tw, not tr
7:26 pm
Trifioso
ah, so there it is! Thank you, and apologies, I guess!
7:27 pm
FrenchToast
well good night all
7:27 pm
Trifioso
bon dormi
7:28 pm
eieios
I am going to need help with those 7's. The di and se?
7:30 pm
grannyrose
di7, uses double consonant + to consume food.
7:30 pm
Trifioso
the se 7...lets' see.....think water, and then add a wa4
7:30 pm
grannyrose
se7. ocean + not a need but a desire
7:37 pm
eieios
Thx, granny!
7:39 pm
grannyrose
yw eieios
7:40 pm
eieios
Are all the t's from the first column tr's? I am missing one.... habe the journey and pl and the tr4/4 and pl.
7:40 pm
grannyrose
ts5/20 eieios
7:41 pm
eieios
Is there a double cons?
7:42 pm
grannyrose
past tense of sound of disapproval. no double consonant. uses one of the high point tiles.
7:43 pm
grannyrose
well done. it's a tad loopy....loll.... like me....
7:45 pm
72 Temple Owl
hi, rose!
7:46 pm
eieios
Aren't we all! It's friday!
7:48 pm
grannyrose
hi, TO. lovely to 'see' you honey. all well with you? all good here.
7:48 pm
eieios
Fourth column d, any weird ones?
7:49 pm
eieios
Woth the second letter something besides a?
7:52 pm
grannyrose
dr4/9 and it's plural.
7:52 pm
72 Temple Owl
good to hear that, rose. i ams eeking th di7, anyone have it?
7:52 pm
eieios
Or bottom row r. I have re6/7 combo and re4/4. What am i missing?
7:53 pm
eieios
Thx, granny. I tried that woth the middle letters reversed....
7:55 pm
grannyrose
missing re5/12. re + abbreviated name of man in the lion's den
7:56 pm
72 Temple Owl
gtg, nice to see you, rose. happy babbling
7:57 pm
eieios
I monekeyed that right as your clue popped up. 😊
7:57 pm
eieios
9 left....
8:04 pm
eieios
Aw6, re6, te6 x 2, we6. What am i missing?
8:06 pm
grannyrose
se6/30. lose the last consonant from the se7
8:07 pm
eieios
I have the version without the first a
8:12 pm
eieios
One four, one five, one six. One a, two t's....
8:13 pm
eieios
Is the a t6?
8:13 pm
eieios
Besides the exam related ones?
8:21 pm
grannyrose
te6, past tense and the one who does.
8:22 pm
grannyrose
sorry. ta6/30, plural of ta5/18
8:22 pm
grannyrose
start with t tile in third row. use high point tile
8:31 pm
eieios
I just can't see it.... i will keep playomg around.
8:33 pm
eieios
Found it! Thank you so mich!
8:34 pm
grannyrose
well done again eieios
8:34 pm
grannyrose
WHOOT !!! WTG EIEIOS !!
8:34 pm
eieios
It was a group effort. Thank y'all!
9:29 pm
cherlyq
Fireworks
11:39 pm
bleugirl2
speeding towards the end!
11:42 pm
bleugirl2
FIREWORXXX!