12:00 am
cybernan
got it down to 39
12:00 am
Jacula
Well done. I assume you mean the last grid?
12:01 am
cybernan
oh - a teeny one - could have used that today!
12:06 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs
12:07 am
hokie carla
phantom experiment
12:09 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:15 am
cybernan
not seeing that middle i
12:15 am
hokie carla
me either
12:16 am
hokie carla
why is it so clear when you know what to look for? thanks, sue.
12:16 am
SueMagee
My pleasure.
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
cybernan
leaving 20 for tomorrow - goodnight everyone
12:19 am
hokie carla
night, nan
12:20 am
Jacula
'Night, cybernan. Sleep well. x
12:20 am
Jacula
13 left here.
12:20 am
hokie carla
I take back my statement at 12:16. the 7s I know to look for are not clear at all.
12:21 am
hokie carla
17 left here
12:21 am
cybernan
no - missing the ep
12:22 am
hokie carla
that E is keeping me from HOET
12:23 am
cybernan
just found it starts like the antidote for allergic reactions and ends with a french sea
12:23 am
Jacula
ep6 and plural 7 - sugar compounds. And cybernan just gave the perfect clue for it.
12:24 am
hokie carla
thanks, one of the few french words I know
12:24 am
hokie carla
nice, diz
12:24 am
cybernan
grats diz - well done
12:25 am
dizgrannie
oh and dont forget the yw 4
12:25 am
Jacula
No idea what all these abbreviations like HOET and FWs mean!
12:25 am
hokie carla
thanks, I had
12:25 am
dcseain
Ta, grannie
12:25 am
dcseain
And congrats on finishing
12:26 am
hokie carla
HOET is half on every tile, and FWs is fireworks
12:29 am
Jacula
Fireworks! *~*~*~*~*
12:29 am
hokie carla
huzzah
12:30 am
dcseain
Yay jacula!
12:30 am
Jacula
Thanks hokie carla, will try to remember that. x
12:31 am
Jacula
Off now! Got fruit to pick, plants to pot up etc. Happy Babbling all! x
12:32 am
hokie carla
have a good day
1:00 am
harpjane
found a bird!
1:41 am
sprite
morning babblers
1:42 am
sprite
ugh, a baby babble
2:03 am
sprite
fireflies. Too short. Bye all!
8:01 am
player girl
Hi all. I need the E in the 1st column and the I smack in the middle (3rd row, 3rd column)
8:02 am
doseffing
ex 5/20 and 4/10 ... for the four think of the montreal baseball team
8:21 am
periwinkle
hi all help with me7 please
8:21 am
doseffing
me6 an arrthurian character ... 7 two of him
8:22 am
periwinkle
ty dose
8:22 am
doseffing
mi6 .. person who make coins ... 7 two of them
8:22 am
mkg
that me is so not a seven........
8:23 am
doseffing
... the plural is
8:23 am
mael
they're pretty birds
8:23 am
mkg
what i mean is i dont believe it is a real word. the seven. it is a name not a word.
8:24 am
mael
it's a bird, mkg
8:24 am
mkg
any clues for the i tile middle of grid? ty
8:25 am
mkg
got it. ty mael
8:26 am
mkg
i know marlin but not this. so ty for the meaning.
8:27 am
mkg
still dont see the middle i word. any clues and stats helpful. ty.
8:28 am
mkg
just got it. im 5. easy word.
8:28 am
mael
I feel like one who op5s should be a word
8:28 am
pcal2
im 5/12...i think
8:30 am
doseffing
... yup ... thank you
8:32 am
hokie carla
back for my last 3. morning, y'all.
8:44 am
welki
morning, all - are you camping, hokie?
8:52 am
Aloyisius
lol, ru got his wish.. a tiny grid. Hi all, diving in to this little puddle.
8:59 am
HarryHood
having trouble with the E.
8:59 am
crosshair
I have hi4/5, hi 6/21, hi 7/32,, hi 4/8, which one am I missing, please?
8:59 am
mael
it's got teeth, I feel
9:00 am
HarryHood
that's what I have crossy
9:00 am
HarryHood
oh no -you're missing hi4/5
9:01 am
HarryHood
ty for the 4/8
9:01 am
Aloyisius
have 2 hi4.5, crossy
9:02 am
crosshair
Ty, git it.
9:02 am
HarryHood
got an E! nbt
9:02 am
crosshair
Yaa for Harry!
9:06 am
crosshair
Found a little birdie. 🙂
9:08 am
crosshair
And kitty sounds x 3
9:08 am
HarryHood
15 to go. what a slog.
9:09 am
crosshair
I have 10 impossible words left to find.
9:09 am
Uneaixoise
13 here....
9:09 am
HarryHood
13 here too. still missing one 7
9:10 am
crosshair
Found a piggie and 9 to go
9:11 am
Aloyisius
fw.. hagd all !
9:11 am
HarryHood
wtg aloy!
9:12 am
HarryHood
9 to go.
9:13 am
HarryHood
apparently enable is not a fan of oxpie.
9:14 am
crosshair
Yaa for aloy!!!
9:15 am
crosshair
145 pound of flour, 55 eggs, 40 pounds of shortening, and one medium ox--makes about 122 ox pies.
9:15 am
HarryHood
it's very high in cholesterol
9:16 am
HarryHood
7 to go.
9:20 am
crosshair
But remember to si 5/16 the flour for a nice flaky ox pie crust.
9:20 am
crosshair
8 to go
9:20 am
HarryHood
huh. that's my missing S.
9:21 am
HarryHood
some wacky baking term?
9:21 am
crosshair
Was my final s as well.
9:22 am
crosshair
Wel, it should be sift, but when doing clues I tend to take certain liberties.
9:23 am
crosshair
Whatever work, I always say.
9:24 am
crosshair
Just stir well or you ma need to re 5/22 the ingredients
9:26 am
crosshair
7 to go
9:26 am
HarryHood
ahh got the si. can't believe I missed that.
9:26 am
HarryHood
4 to go: 2 O and 2 E
9:28 am
crosshair
Ox 4/10 and 5/22
9:28 am
HarryHood
ty crossy :) 2 to go
9:29 am
crosshair
Ep 6/24 and 7/36
9:30 am
HarryHood
yes. searching.
9:30 am
HarryHood
ty for the clues :)
9:30 am
HarryHood
you need any help?
9:31 am
crosshair
Mising two r words
9:31 am
crosshair
3 n wors and one m
9:32 am
HarryHood
re5/18 and re6/21?
9:32 am
crosshair
Those are the ones, looking...
9:33 am
HarryHood
ne all start the same 3 letters.
9:33 am
crosshair
Got the one to make a coin again
9:34 am
crosshair
Got the ne 6/30
9:35 am
hurshy
dang, a small one
9:35 am
hurshy
top row grey
9:36 am
crosshair
Lots of babblets, hurshy. Is a bit of fun.
9:36 am
hurshy
phantom: expire
9:39 am
crosshair
My lat r was to not lose again.
9:39 am
crosshair
4 to go
9:40 am
HarryHood
ne5/18, ne4/8, ne6/30, ne5/22. all variations on a theme
9:41 am
hurshy
i mean, these E words... i got 2
9:41 am
crosshair
Ah, mising one in that group
9:42 am
crosshair
I posted stats for the two tougher ones a 09:28, hurshy
9:43 am
crosshair
Howdy, sukee.
9:43 am
hurshy
i found em :)
9:43 am
sukee
Good to see you crossy
9:44 am
crosshair
Nice to be here. Lazy day off, cup of tea and Babble.🙂
9:45 am
sukee
I'm here calming down after Purolator hell all last week, fixed now
9:48 am
hurshy
i'm down to R5 and S5
9:48 am
crosshair
Lol, that was fast!
9:48 am
hurshy
got the R!
9:48 am
hurshy
well it's a small grid
9:49 am
hurshy
have pigs and steal, what else do i need for S5
9:51 am
crosshair
To strain spagetting you si 5/16 it
9:51 am
crosshair
Damn typos
9:52 am
hurshy
didn't even notice, my brain auto-corrected it
9:52 am
crosshair
It is easier that way. Lol
9:53 am
crosshair
It is how I do my manuscripts as well-- just puke it all onto the pages first, the spend a month correcting everything.🙂
9:58 am
cybernan
good morning all -- anyone want to tell me what my missing e on the right is? Have the 6-7
9:59 am
crosshair
4 left, take a break and come bach with fresh eyes--I hope,
10:01 am
cybernan
nm - found it
10:01 am
sukee
I can't find the middle lone i
10:02 am
hokie carla
im5/12
10:02 am
hokie carla
I can't find my last 3 - E S R - a 4 and 2 5's. how hard could this be???
10:03 am
cybernan
I'm missing an n from the top - has to be a 4 or a 5
10:03 am
marksdolly
gm Hokie!!
10:03 am
marksdolly
hello to you all!
10:03 am
hokie carla
hello dolly!
10:03 am
sukee
Do you have the ne 5/22?
10:03 am
ch1212
nan, do you want a clue for that n?
10:03 am
cybernan
have for novel ones from there
10:04 am
hokie carla
2 spellings of the same word - ne6 and ne5
10:04 am
cybernan
just the stats please
10:04 am
cybernan
have those, carla
10:04 am
hokie carla
and there's an ne 5/18 we have a bit that is the opposite of a real word
10:04 am
cybernan
ty ch1212
10:05 am
hokie carla
ah, yes, the ni4/9 prob
10:05 am
ch1212
yw -- the clue I wanted to post is, "think Watergate". lolololol!
10:05 am
cybernan
RRYS 3 1
10:07 am
hokie carla
the Y is YW
10:07 am
mael
I'm still missing a Y, I have yw4 and yi4
10:07 am
cybernan
ty - not a word I've ever used!
10:08 am
rastapopolous
yi4 x2
10:08 am
cybernan
yi 4 x2
10:08 am
hokie carla
looks lik it's an alt sp of the iw - which I also never use
10:08 am
cybernan
R S 1 1
10:09 am
hokie carla
the yi4/7 usually has an s on the end IMO, mael
10:09 am
hokie carla
still ERS 1-2 here
10:10 am
mael
thanks hokie, got it!
10:10 am
hokie carla
no prob
10:10 am
cybernan
we're probably missing the same r and s
10:11 am
hokie carla
yes. any guesses on my E?
10:11 am
hokie carla
I guess it's a 5 based on your remaining stats
10:11 am
cybernan
which e?
10:12 am
hokie carla
the left one is the only one with words, I think, but I'm just now drinking coffee
10:12 am
mael
there's only one E with words
10:12 am
ch1212
hokie, do you want clues for the missing r's?
10:12 am
cybernan
ex 5 probably
10:12 am
mael
I have an ex5/20
10:12 am
hokie carla
I have an ex5
10:13 am
cybernan
how many r 5's are there
10:13 am
hokie carla
so, it's another E
10:13 am
cybernan
ok so I am missing an r 5 and an s 4
10:14 am
mael
speaking of 5s, what's my missing S? I have s5 x3 and s4
10:14 am
hokie carla
same
10:14 am
hokie carla
no, I have those, it's the other E
10:14 am
ch1212
ok, one is to toss the salad again, and the other is to cross the finish line again
10:14 am
mael
there's an ex4
10:15 am
hokie carla
must be a 4 then because I need an S5 apparently and an R5
10:15 am
mael
ep6/7, ex5, ex4
10:15 am
cybernan
ty ch12
10:15 am
hokie carla
geez, was not expecting that, thanks
10:15 am
hokie carla
ok, now R5 and S5 left
10:15 am
cybernan
s 5 -- have an si 5 and an sw 5
10:16 am
hokie carla
ok, that other R5 is stupid, thanks
10:16 am
ch1212
there are 2 sw5
10:16 am
cybernan
sorry make that sw 5 x2 -- eyes not working to well this am
10:16 am
hokie carla
I guess I need si5 then
10:16 am
mael
it's si5/16
10:17 am
cybernan
so I need a 4th s 5
10:17 am
mael
are there two s4?
10:17 am
mael
oh, it's another s5. hmmm
10:17 am
hokie carla
just 1
10:17 am
ch1212
there are 2 s4
10:18 am
cybernan
oh - lol -- I am looking for an s4
10:18 am
hokie carla
sorry, the one in the pool looked bigger than 4 🤣
10:18 am
mael
so I'm missing an s4 and an o5
10:18 am
ch1212
lol! It really does!
10:18 am
cybernan
have the si 4
10:18 am
hokie carla
ox5/22, mael?
10:19 am
mael
thanks, that's the one!
10:19 am
mael
s4 is my last word then
10:19 am
cybernan
is there an sy?
10:19 am
mael
I have the pool one, so si4
10:19 am
hokie carla
is this si5 a regular word?
10:19 am
hokie carla
no sy
10:20 am
cybernan
so si 4 x2 then?
10:20 am
hokie carla
well I'm truly baffled then
10:20 am
cybernan
the si 5 is a strain
10:20 am
mael
no, it's si4 and sw4
10:20 am
hokie carla
no, nan. si4 and sw4
10:20 am
hokie carla
well done, mael
10:20 am
ch1212
congrats, mael!
10:20 am
mael
do you want a hint, hokie?
10:20 am
hokie carla
holy cow, finally see it
10:21 am
cybernan
duh - ty - *!*~*!*
10:21 am
hokie carla
it describes my mind maybe
10:21 am
ch1212
Fw for me too. Have a great day!! Congrats finishers!
10:21 am
mael
congrats to all!
10:21 am
cybernan
grats hokie and ch
10:22 am
cybernan
and mael
10:22 am
hokie carla
thanks for all the help.
10:23 am
cybernan
yes -- ty -- thought I might have to list for those last 7
10:23 am
cybernan
hagd eeryone :)
10:24 am
hokie carla
you too
10:58 am
crosshair
Just found the famous sorcerer. Three to go.
10:59 am
bichon
wi 6/, pls
10:59 am
crosshair
Ans pl. Two left
10:59 am
crosshair
Not summer
11:00 am
crosshair
And pl
11:01 am
bichon
tyvm crossy
11:01 am
crosshair
I am down to a pair of n words.
11:02 am
crosshair
Both from fourth column
11:04 am
crosshair
Yaa for Bichon!
11:04 am
crosshair
One left, a 5 leter n word
11:10 am
crosshair
Little bugger is hidden well.
11:26 am
crosshair
Some help with a n5 word from the fourth column please?
11:27 am
ItalianGreyhound
2 use the "not old" word
11:28 am
ItalianGreyhound
one of those ends with sometimes vowel
11:31 am
crosshair
Got it, ty, and that FW for me.🙂 last word ne 5/18.
11:31 am
ItalianGreyhound
Woo-hoo!
11:34 am
crosshair
Anybody want hints before I Go?
11:35 am
crosshair
K, Have a good day, all, and happy Babbling.
11:42 am
Freeman
ep6, please?
11:43 am
penquis
ends with french sea...
11:45 am
Freeman
I got mer for French sea but it doesn't seem to work.
11:45 am
penquis
well it works for me... ;o)
11:45 am
Freeman
Oh sorry it did work thanks
11:49 am
Freeman
ex5, please?
11:49 am
penquis
ends like a merlot ends....
11:50 am
Freeman
Sorry not a wine drinker
11:51 am
penquis
you just used the word...
11:51 am
BzznBea
but you can spell wine
11:52 am
penquis
congrats, une...
11:53 am
Freeman
Really lost on ex5?
11:53 am
Freeman
So sorry
11:54 am
penquis
the merlot reference is in your 11:50 post...could be chablis or cabernet....end of that general word...
11:55 am
hokie carla
or last 3 letters of a periodical you might have a subscription to
11:56 am
Freeman
Finally got it. Sorry I am so dense
11:57 am
penquis
no problem...
11:59 am
hokie carla
it happens to all of us
11:59 am
hokie carla
or at least me too
12:04 pm
cherlyq
fireworks
12:04 pm
penquis
congrats...
12:05 pm
hokie carla
huzzah
12:05 pm
cherlyq
last words were the fish
12:05 pm
hokie carla
I don't even remember a fish
12:05 pm
penquis
me either, lol...
12:07 pm
penquis
those aren't falcons?...
12:07 pm
cherlyq
oops well I spelled it wrong and got it right lol
12:08 pm
cherlyq
yes falcons
12:12 pm
bleugirl2
FIREWORXXX!!!
12:15 pm
penquis
congrats
12:15 pm
penquis
congrats
12:29 pm
penquis
stuck at 4....taking a break...bye all...
12:41 pm
hokie carla
oh, I thought they were wizards 😜
1:01 pm
mkg
any clues on the ep 6 and 7? ty. stuck
1:02 pm
mkg
ooh monkeys just found them. head east and then south in grid.
1:19 pm
mkg
missing the first si word. the 5. any clues? ty
1:20 pm
mkg
nm got it. kitchen tool with holes to drain your pasta
1:36 pm
dcseain
Well done, mkg!
1:46 pm
Sophie512
Fireworks for me! With vaca and huge puzzles, it's been a while! Anyone need a quick clue?
1:49 pm
dcseain
Yay Sophie!
1:50 pm
Sophie512
Thanks, Seain!
2:06 pm
DukeJason
fireworks...finally
2:12 pm
joym999
hi all. I'm recovering from COVID so a nice short grid is just what I need
2:12 pm
dcseain
Heal well, joy
2:13 pm
joym999
thx dc. I really hate this disease for oh so many reasons
2:16 pm
DukeJason
joymnn--hope you recover w/o side edducts
2:16 pm
DukeJason
effects
2:30 pm
joym999
Thanks. So far I think I'm ok. It just felt like the flu always does and seems to be going away. I'm pretty sure I caught it outside, though, so be careful out there!
2:35 pm
dcseain
Firewords
2:39 pm
joym999
me too. back to bed.
3:16 pm
periwinkle
14 lleft and stuck
5:02 pm
cybernan
what are you stuck on peri -- just popped in to change my icon
5:30 pm
godthaab
FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!!
9:11 pm
webatx
need clue for ep7?
9:44 pm
mab
if ep 7 still needed: mkg says go east in the grid and then south.