12:08 am
harpjane
finally, I found myself
12:11 am
cybernan
I never find the ones that Gilllie sees
12:12 am
harpjane
found a baby animal
12:12 am
harpjane
and insecgs
12:12 am
Gillie
It's not one you're likely to use, but it's built from a 4-letter word.
12:13 am
harpjane
and a seabird
12:15 am
cybernan
don't forget the snakes
12:16 am
cybernan
ntpn - czech city
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:25 am
harpjane
thanks lickety
12:26 am
harpjane
dont' have snakes yet,nan
12:27 am
Gillie
Well, nbt and nbs, and I'm not seeing anything else, so goodnight everyone
12:28 am
cybernan
right behind you - same stats and half way
3:31 am
mattygroves
I am amused by the fact that be4/5, pu4 and so5 are all in the same grid today.
3:31 am
mattygroves
I should say be4 and 5 combo
4:37 am
lynxxx
You could add ba6.30 & 7.44 to your collection Matty
4:59 am
ItalianGreyhound
good morning! I like this grid
5:05 am
lynxxx
Nice and gentle for a Boxing Day
5:27 am
mattygroves
Ooooh - nice spot, Lynx!
6:48 am
saanichcat
thanks for that lynxx!
7:25 am
bichon
ba 6/30, pls
7:27 am
BzznBea
alcohol server
7:28 am
bichon
ty Bea, never heard of that word before
7:59 am
welki
'morning, all
8:01 am
saanichcat
Morning welki!
8:02 am
welki
still snowing?
8:04 am
saanichcat
Had to take the flashlight to check...yes, very lightly. Down by sea level I have 3". over the hills will be a foot
8:05 am
saanichcat
have you got snow as well?
8:05 am
welki
i certainly didn't mean you should go check!! it's snowing lightly here, too. a little surprised, since it's so cold (-27)
8:07 am
saanichcat
ooohhh that is cold. only -13 (wind chill) here
8:08 am
welki
wind chill here is about -40
8:08 am
MollyL
I thought ba6/30 was going from tavern to tavern
8:08 am
saanichcat
hope you have a well-insulated house and a woodstove!
8:09 am
welki
the backyard birds are coming to the feeders often - will have to top up today and put out more suet
8:10 am
saanichcat
it is going tavern to tavern (speaking for a friend)
8:11 am
MollyL
A ca6 is an auto food server but not the same for ba6/30. At least according to the definition
8:11 am
MollyL
Of course Saan, I would never think such a thing of you (clutches pearls) : D
8:24 am
72 Temple Owl
happy boxing day
8:25 am
phaeton
ahh...boulder holders
8:26 am
phaeton
stats for right corner O pls?
8:29 am
BzznBea
Carla, did you get all your Christmas quilts finished?
8:29 am
welki
well for goodness' sakes, enable! you never cease to amaze!
8:29 am
72 Temple Owl
hello welk
8:30 am
welki
hi owl, phae, hokie
8:30 am
hokie carla
definitely not. still have 5 or 6 left. I think I packed up the sewing room back in Aug and still not all the way unpacked.
8:30 am
hokie carla
will have to be next year.
8:33 am
BzznBea
I need to get back to sewing. Will start cleaning out and sorting so I can get to my machine.
8:34 am
hokie carla
me too
8:36 am
hokie carla
are these u's unusual?
8:36 am
hokie carla
I have 2
8:36 am
hokie carla
good to know
8:37 am
BzznBea
you probably need ups
8:39 am
hokie carla
I guess so
8:42 am
hokie carla
I have us4 and ur4. trying lots of up, but she said they're unusual.
8:43 am
hokie carla
ooh, found 1
8:44 am
hokie carla
HOET!
8:50 am
hokie carla
well, I'm somewhat stuck here at 38 left so I will break. see y'all later.
8:52 am
godthaab
Name that Proper Noun : Egyptian god
8:54 am
godthaab
Very Excellent - you win a Falcon Head Hat!
9:01 am
shorty
can i get a clue for the ph? what i thought it was its not found in the dictionary,Please
9:03 am
BzznBea
Misspelled Egytians
9:04 am
shorty
thats what i put and it says not found hmmmm
9:05 am
BzznBea
Use only one H
9:05 am
shorty
nevermind i must of typed it wrong, Thank you
10:01 am
rururocks
it's a pyramid scheme shorty
10:03 am
hurshy
phantom: harpoon
10:05 am
hurshy
and harbor
10:07 am
dan2bit
don't desert us now, ruru
10:07 am
rururocks
you're in de-nile dan
10:08 am
dan2bit
not feeling ra ra today, I'll admit
10:09 am
rururocks
egypt puns aren't worth the papryus they're written on
10:10 am
rururocks
sorry that one might have been tomb much
10:11 am
rururocks
I just wonder one thing about the ancient egyptians...
10:18 am
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today
10:19 am
Minveryork
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go
10:19 am
rururocks
hi min... merry xmas to you
10:20 am
hurshy
i want to go to Paris for culinary school so i can study at the Sorbun
10:20 am
Minveryork
Merry Christmas to you ruru!Hope Santa was good to you
10:21 am
rururocks
he was this year.. I'm usually on the naughty list
10:21 am
cybernan
good morning everyone :) Happy Boxing Day
10:21 am
Minveryork
We wouldn't want any visits from Krampus this year, ruru
10:22 am
Minveryork
Hi cybernan! How are you doing? Happy Boxing day to U!
10:22 am
rururocks
no kidding these last two years have already been enough
10:23 am
cybernan
just got my covid test results - negative :)
10:23 am
rururocks
that's great nan
10:23 am
cybernan
sure is
10:24 am
cybernan
probably just picked up a cold at the dentist office
10:25 am
Minveryork
Had to take a rapid Covid test as soon as I walked in the door at my parents' house.I too was negative.Hooray Nan
10:26 am
rururocks
got to go get ready for a walk in the rain.. have fun you guys
10:26 am
cybernan
Don't rely on the rapid test if you are having symptoms, Min -- apparently they are producing a lot of false negatives.
10:26 am
cybernan
bye ru - hagd
10:27 am
Minveryork
No symptons. It was just to put my mom's nerves at ease
10:27 am
Minveryork
Goodbye rururocks! I hope U have a nice walk in the rain
10:29 am
Minveryork
I just got a booster shot last Friday,but mom still wanted me to take a rapid Coid test after hearing about positive cases in my school last week. We are all vaccinated tho.
10:30 am
cybernan
Is everyone wearing masks indoors at the school?
10:32 am
Minveryork
We wear masks in school.Plus governor has reinstated an indoor mask mandate. We seem to be going backward😒
10:33 am
cybernan
we are too min - I think that is happening in most places. Our gymns and bars have been closed again.
10:35 am
Minveryork
Some school districts have shifted to full remote,but not my district. My school was full remote the last 2 days b-4 Christmas vacation, however, just my school not district
10:35 am
cybernan
I think our health minister is really concerned that people won't pay any attention to the health orders and have their New Year's parties anyway. Our ICU's can't take another big wave of cases.
10:35 am
bichon
up 6/27, pls
10:36 am
mkg
hi all. clue for the N bottom row? ty
10:36 am
cybernan
don't have it -- looking
10:36 am
dan2bit
I have a 6/24
10:36 am
hokie carla
na5/6 -ends with the land unit
10:37 am
cybernan
same here, dan
10:37 am
Minveryork
There will ALWAYS be people who won't pay attention to the health orders or mask/vaccine mandates. That's why the virus keeps mutating. There will be another variant.
10:38 am
Minveryork
na5/12 word is n plus a measurement of land mkg and hi
10:39 am
mkg
ty for na words. na 6 is plural
10:39 am
mkg
missing the o words for the fourth column o. stats and clues welcome;. ty
10:40 am
mkg
oops never mind just monkeyed.
10:40 am
mkg
done for now. ty. off to swim.
10:40 am
hokie carla
I only have ob4
10:40 am
Minveryork
That ob 5/14 word means to be extremely fat mkg.
10:40 am
hokie carla
oh geez
10:40 am
Minveryork
Hello bichon!How are you doing? Welcome to the puzzle.
10:41 am
cybernan
up + garden implement with an extra consonant in the middle
10:41 am
Minveryork
Hello hokie carla!How are you doing?Welcome to puzzle.
10:41 am
cybernan
*and pl.
10:42 am
Minveryork
Excellent clue cybernan! Thank you for the up 6/27 clue.
10:42 am
cybernan
good morning carla
10:42 am
hokie carla
I'm good, thanks. Glad you are well.
10:43 am
hokie carla
hey nan, I must've missed you were getting tested. glad you are negative.
10:44 am
cybernan
ty carla -- I started with sniffles, chills and sore throat 4 days after the root canal, so had to get checked out
10:45 am
Minveryork
I think I would rather have a root canal than Covid. How was your root canal cybernan?I hope that it was painless.
10:46 am
cybernan
went ok -- wasn't much fun having to isolate on Christmas Eve and Day though
10:46 am
hokie carla
name that fabric - soft knit made from recycled cotton
10:47 am
cybernan
name that city - Czech Republic
10:47 am
Minveryork
Sorry for isolation. Maybe you can have late celebration?
10:48 am
hokie carla
lol, I thought bichon's guess was for mine
10:48 am
cybernan
Prague isn't in the grid, but you are close
10:48 am
cybernan
no idea on the fabric
10:49 am
hokie carla
I don't expect anyone here to get it as I think everyone else does mainly quilting cotton.
10:50 am
Minveryork
3 phantom words for me today are ha4/6oon, uproar and usurp.
10:51 am
hokie carla
maybe someone who does a lot of clothes shopping will know it
10:51 am
hokie carla
yeah, uproar is a big one for me
10:51 am
cybernan
the city is Praha -- Prague as spelled in the CP
10:51 am
hokie carla
interesting
10:52 am
Minveryork
I have also tried entering the word secret several times.
10:52 am
cybernan
ONly reason I know that is because I brought home a souvenir fridge magnet of the clock tower with Praha on it
10:53 am
bichon
We've been to Praha thrice
10:53 am
hokie carla
I want discreet even though there's no D or i.
10:54 am
hokie carla
29 left but still need 11 + 3 + 2 S's. so stupid.
10:55 am
Minveryork
I just checked yesterday's grid size. only 58 words.Was it a tough one.I should have tried doing the grid yesterday.
10:55 am
hokie carla
I think I listed with 5 left but most if not all of those 5 I should have gotten.
10:57 am
Minveryork
I think last time I was here was sometime in September.
10:58 am
Minveryork
I have been busy with my full-time plus 2 part-time jobs.
10:58 am
hokie carla
haven't seen you for a while but didn't realize it was that long.
10:59 am
hokie carla
phantom spruce
10:59 am
Minveryork
I mean I have one full-time job and two part-time jobs.
10:59 am
cybernan
down to 50 here but expecting a FaceTime any minute, so wil bbl
11:00 am
Minveryork
Goodbye cybernan!I hope to see you here again later on.
11:00 am
hokie carla
bye nan
11:01 am
Minveryork
Oh yes, I am just seeing that phantom spruce hokie carla
11:05 am
periwinkle
hi all. no idea on the up words even with a clue
11:06 am
hokie carla
ends in fish eggs
11:06 am
Minveryork
A up 6/27 is up plus consonant plus fish eggs periwinkle.
11:06 am
bichon
so 7/40, pls
11:07 am
periwinkle
ty carla and Min
11:07 am
Minveryork
Hello periwinkle!How are you doing?Welcome to the grid
11:07 am
periwinkle
I am doing well, MIn. HOw are you?
11:07 am
Minveryork
Sorry bichon, but I do not have the so 7/40 word.Looking
11:07 am
hokie carla
me either
11:08 am
periwinkle
I do not have it either looking without success
11:08 am
Minveryork
I am doing well too. Nice to be with family for Xmas this year since I was not able to celebrate w/family last year
11:08 am
hokie carla
just found an so6 though, so thanks
11:09 am
Minveryork
Would U like to share a clue for so6 hokie carla? Thank U
11:09 am
hokie carla
not quite ice cream
11:10 am
periwinkle
ty carla
11:10 am
bichon
sorry, su 7/40, pls
11:10 am
hokie carla
NTPN - tv Hercules
11:11 am
hokie carla
don't have that either but will look
11:11 am
Minveryork
Oh, I have that word already. I thought you found so7/40
11:12 am
hokie carla
I did find an su6 though ðŸ˜
11:12 am
periwinkle
I have an su6 but not su7
11:16 am
hokie carla
su7 - below arid
11:17 am
bichon
tyvm carla
11:17 am
hokie carla
thank you for pointing it out. still need 10 s's.
11:19 am
Minveryork
I need to go be social with my family. I will be back later
11:20 am
hokie carla
have a good time
12:05 pm
cybernan
hi again
12:06 pm
origami
Hi, nan ... everybody.
12:06 pm
cybernan
not seeing an so 7 either - is there one?
12:41 pm
MollyL
So7 ends with sugar ending
12:42 pm
cybernan
just found it - ty molly
12:42 pm
MollyL
I was scratching my head about below arid
12:48 pm
cybernan
*!*~*!* see you tomorrow :)
1:44 pm
mattygroves
Anyone have up6/27 and its possibly related 7, please?
1:49 pm
clg47
up6 ends with fish eggs as the last 3 letters
1:50 pm
hurshy
eesh, what a word
1:51 pm
mattygroves
OK, that's ridiculous. Thanks, cig!
1:54 pm
hurshy
i'm having an awful time with S
1:58 pm
clg47
there are over 15 su words - don't get yourself under saltwater worrying about them.
2:20 pm
rururocks
i'm missing three s's off the first column
2:21 pm
Uneaixoise
Up6/27?
2:23 pm
rururocks
just clued below une
2:24 pm
Uneaixoise
Found it!!
2:27 pm
72 Temple Owl
i received a bottle of wine for christmas. it is rose.
2:27 pm
rururocks
that's good.. you like roses right?
2:27 pm
72 Temple Owl
sadly, no rose drinker here except me.
2:28 pm
rururocks
I love roses.. i drank one for xmas yesterday
2:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
i do. was not allowed to share it at dinner, becuase it was a gift. would not pair with the meal, anyway.
2:28 pm
72 Temple Owl
was waiting for brother to opne the chocolate porter, but noooooooooooooo
2:28 pm
Uneaixoise
Had a bit with lunch :-)
2:29 pm
72 Temple Owl
of rose? i swore to eat lightly today, but all the salad greens have been recalled. again. and it seems bagged stuff is all you can find
2:30 pm
72 Temple Owl
i will lunch at the local farm to table this week and try the porter on tap
2:30 pm
rururocks
I can't drink beer.. it gives me migraines
2:31 pm
72 Temple Owl
i had soup. and limpa.and COOKIES!!
2:31 pm
rururocks
what's limpa?
2:31 pm
72 Temple Owl
even german beer? it's preservative free, but you need to go to a german restaurant to get it on tap
2:31 pm
clg47
Porter nice! I cook with porter also - it makes great roast beef or stew.
2:32 pm
72 Temple Owl
limpa is swedish rye. my loaf thamwed out ont the ride home so i have to eat it.
2:33 pm
72 Temple Owl
i like porter. and warsteinter oktoberfest. and will have a lager at dances. otherwise i prefer spirits/
2:33 pm
clg47
I bake limpa and yule kage. limpa would go good with porter.
2:33 pm
72 Temple Owl
with chocolate porter?
2:34 pm
72 Temple Owl
my brother received a small smoker for christmas- the kind you see with absinthe. he made smoked manhattans
2:36 pm
clg47
A generous friend smoked a salmon, and I will enjoy that today. I made eggnog yesterday and it is even better the 2nd day.
2:38 pm
72 Temple Owl
we were discussing that...would he cook the salmon first? The brothers in laws have large bbq smokers. the smoked thanksgiving turkeys were the best ever.
2:38 pm
rururocks
i'm having a nice neat scotch later tonight
2:38 pm
72 Temple Owl
the smokers instructions said he could smoke cheese. i truly hate smoked stuff unless it's bbq
2:39 pm
72 Temple Owl
ok i have retrieved the bottle, it's cottesbrook.
2:40 pm
72 Temple Owl
new zealand...wonder who recommended that one?
2:41 pm
72 Temple Owl
oh and of course they made glugg. not touching that. might as well just go buy some robitussin and hit it with gin
2:41 pm
72 Temple Owl
apologies to all the swedes
2:42 pm
clg47
New Zealand wine is good and so is Australian. I've been to wineries in both places. We have a RV so we taste up and down the west coast of the USA and BC, Canada.
2:45 pm
72 Temple Owl
ru is not weighing in on nz rose
2:48 pm
72 Temple Owl
i would love to try limpa. have had it from three bakeries but one was vastly different. more like whole wheat texture. the others were dense and spicy with cardomom.
2:50 pm
rururocks
NZ Roses are very tart and light.. but nice.. they need to be paired with food, you can't just sip them outside like other roses
2:51 pm
rururocks
that's my opinion only by the way
2:55 pm
72 Temple Owl
the bottle suggest it as an aperitif. rose would be paired with the same foods as a dry whitea/
2:56 pm
72 Temple Owl
curious who selected this one since i've never seen rose at any family affair.
2:56 pm
rururocks
it would be a nice apertif with cheeses or it'd be great with fish or roasted chicken.. it can't handle anything heavier than that
2:56 pm
72 Temple Owl
but of course, i can always bring it to a party and share it. takes care of the not drinking a whole bottle thing
2:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
ah, as i suspected.
2:57 pm
rururocks
I love to have a couple glasses of rose with chicken and salads.. delish
2:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
trouble it, last time i did that it was the wine of last resort... but a few came up to me and said how tasty they found it.
2:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
no salads here. lest we die of listeria. :(
2:58 pm
rururocks
people love roses.. especially dry ones.. it's usually the first empty bottle on the table.
2:59 pm
72 Temple Owl
not here. lots of red drinkers/
2:59 pm
rururocks
wow.. really?
3:00 pm
rururocks
my current favorite rose is only $12.. I love it
3:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
mostly it seems people will say "i love merlot" when what they really like is that particular brand, especially non wine drinkers like me
3:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
yes, really. i think they view it as neither fish nor fowl. nor beef. pardon the allusion.
3:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
and a bit of a sissy.
3:01 pm
rururocks
amazing... merlot is really not sought after out here
3:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
we had a prime rib. so definitely not for christmas dinner.
3:02 pm
72 Temple Owl
ooh sorry, i meant the rose. merlot is popular here, as are most reds.
3:03 pm
72 Temple Owl
but i think they don't see a place for rose, if that makes any sense. and sorry, time to shut up and play. or not.
3:03 pm
rururocks
yeah.. i get it.. eventually the east coast will figure it out.. Roses are refreshing in hot humid weather and the big reds taste flat and dull
3:03 pm
72 Temple Owl
well put/
3:04 pm
rururocks
I'm against wine snobs in general anyway... it's elitist and fairly stupid
3:05 pm
MollyL
That goes for snobs in general.
3:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
i've already told you my wine snob story. i will drink what i like. i do not care.
3:05 pm
72 Temple Owl
except a smoked manhattan. did not like at all
3:08 pm
worzel
how can you have pubes but not pube? That's daft
3:55 pm
welki
ru, if you come back, would you please share details on that rose you're drinking these days? i've always liked rose, but never know what to buy
4:12 pm
Roses6
can someone please offer clues or stats for the os in the 4th and 5th column? (for NBT/NBS). Thank you.
4:16 pm
72 Temple Owl
welki...
4:22 pm
Roses6
thank you! finally got em. gloomy day here - don't want to finish this too soon.
4:42 pm
MollyL
Is there someone who has just one pube? Is that possible?
4:55 pm
harpjane
good afternoon. Could someone please give stats for the bottom A thank you?
4:56 pm
Bugsaw
think land jane
4:56 pm
harpjane
still stuck on body hair thoughts here.....
4:57 pm
Bugsaw
we can get distracted easily some days
4:57 pm
harpjane
got em thanks
5:05 pm
rururocks
to answer molly's question.. yes.. Justin Bieber
5:05 pm
rururocks
hi bugs
5:10 pm
Bugsaw
hi ru. just got fireworks! Hope you had a good feast yesterday or at least some good company.
5:12 pm
rururocks
i had neither yesterday but that's ok. ;D
5:12 pm
Bugsaw
I am off on a hunt for a good cup of tea after this grid. Morewords finished it, not me
5:12 pm
rururocks
bye.. i am out the door too
5:40 pm
Minveryork
R's Returned! 6 left
5:41 pm
Minveryork
A's Answered! 4 left
5:42 pm
Minveryork
Searching 4 Sneaky S's!
6:26 pm
72 Temple Owl
min, how are you>
6:27 pm
Minveryork
If anybody is here,I just posted a story of clues in profile
6:27 pm
72 Temple Owl
oo4, need to check that time
6:27 pm
Minveryork
Hi 72 Temple Owl!How are U? Merry day after Christmas.
6:49 pm
72 Temple Owl
oh, hi min!
6:50 pm
Minveryork
Hello again 72 Temple Owl. I hope you had a nice X-mas!
6:53 pm
72 Temple Owl
yes, and you?
6:54 pm
Minveryork
It was very nice to B with my family again this year since I wasn't able to be w/them last year. IT is very cold in VT
6:55 pm
72 Temple Owl
that's good to hear. was there snow?
6:55 pm
Minveryork
They got nine inches of snow weekend before Christmas.
6:56 pm
72 Temple Owl
wow!
6:56 pm
Minveryork
We also got a mixture of sleet & snow Christmas morning
6:57 pm
72 Temple Owl
it rained here, and the drive was horrible by the time i reached morristown. misty and foggy.
6:58 pm
72 Temple Owl
but it cleared up for the drive home last night. are yo stil in vt?
6:58 pm
Minveryork
They closed one of the interstates here in VT because of the treacherous weather.Glad my driving day was Friday.
6:59 pm
Minveryork
Yes, Im still here in VT. Going back to New York Thursday
7:00 pm
72 Temple Owl
wow, that WAS a good thing
7:00 pm
Minveryork
I heard it was supposed to be 50 degrees in NY on X-mas.
7:01 pm
harpjane
49 to go
7:01 pm
72 Temple Owl
so did i...but i was freezing. it was damp and drizzly. but today down here was very nice, about 53
7:02 pm
Minveryork
It was 6 degrees one morning here in Vermont.Very cold!
7:02 pm
72 Temple Owl
you can keep that, give me 90 any day
7:11 pm
Gillie
-17 F here in Calgary right now
7:12 pm
harpjane
found a sea bird
7:12 pm
Gillie
(and a high of -20F expected tomorrow)
7:14 pm
72 Temple Owl
time to go. happy boxing day
7:31 pm
harpjane
IIt's blowing into Montana tonight,Gillie. I have outfits Ionly get to wear when it's below zero F!
7:33 pm
Gillie
Well, we were warned here that it was likely to be a cold winter.
7:35 pm
harpjane
we call it our Californian Reduction Weather!
7:35 pm
forwardbyfaith
hi all - any clues for the up6/7? Thanks!
7:36 pm
harpjane
it's a nautical term, ends with fish eggs
7:38 pm
forwardbyfaith
thanks!
7:44 pm
welki
hi harp - think of what atalanta does
8:17 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, happy boxing day
9:12 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
happy fireworks y'all
9:45 pm
Minveryork
sc 5/18 word is equipment used to explore under water.
9:46 pm
Minveryork
Hello harpjane!How are you doing? Welcome to the grid.
9:47 pm
Minveryork
Hello Gillie! How are you doing today? Welcome to chog.
11:25 pm
Minveryork
I guess clues are not needed at this time of night. I leave you with a story in my profile. Goodnight to all babblers!
11:44 pm
harpjane
hi there 25 to go, anyone around to help?
11:48 pm
grannyrose
yuppers
11:51 pm
harpjane
the su5-6 that precedes our solar system star?
11:52 pm
grannyrose
sugar?
11:55 pm
grannyrose
re + ab****ant, soaks fluid up
11:55 pm
harpjane
thanks 13 to go
11:58 pm
harpjane
bo5/16 & 6?
11:58 pm
grannyrose
sailor
11:59 pm
grannyrose
or bo + our source of light
11:59 pm
harpjane
thanks 3 to go