Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, July 16, 2022

12:05 am

justafreep

re7/8 and happy flip

12:06 am

cybernan

pa 7

12:06 am

cybernan

oops that's a 6

12:06 am

jessmom

ta7

12:07 am

cybernan

sp 7

12:08 am

grannyrose

pr 7/8

12:08 am

rastapopolous

pr7/8

12:09 am

grannyrose

snap rasta...lol

12:09 am

rastapopolous

lol

12:11 am

jessmom

se7/8

12:13 am

justafreep

re7 x 2

12:13 am

jessmom

se7 x 2

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:21 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

cybernan

foldiing my tent ,,, goodnight

12:22 am

justafreep

night, nan.

12:23 am

dizgrannie

Nbt/nubs,

12:23 am

dizgrannie

Pt9

12:25 am

justafreep

oh. right. yeah. did I forget to call that? It was my first word. Yup. Truly!

12:25 am

dizgrannie

Lol

12:26 am

dizgrannie

Open

12:39 am

justafreep

wi7/8

1:21 am

Gillie

pe7

2:07 am

Deeha

tw5.20 what a lovely word. Haven't heard that for years!

2:19 am

ursh

haha agree Deeha - anybody who behaved like an idiot we called a tw5

5:52 am

Deeha

why is paneer not allowed?

6:11 am

mattygroves

Anyone have stats for the lone i (eye) in the top row, please?

6:14 am

MollyL

ir4

6:15 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

6:23 am

aebmusica

we6/33....clue please

6:25 am

aebmusica

nvm

6:25 am

mattygroves

Can you clue it for me, aeb? please?

6:26 am

aebmusica

weason

6:26 am

aebmusica

so sorry

6:26 am

mattygroves

Great clue ;)

6:26 am

ItalianGreyhound

good clue

6:26 am

aebmusica

too good!

6:26 am

mattygroves

But can you clue the we6/33, if you have a moment?

6:27 am

ItalianGreyhound

The gun?

6:27 am

ItalianGreyhound

just getting started

6:27 am

mattygroves

aaah - thanks

7:23 am

sukee

Good morning.

7:23 am

sukee

After a long saga, I finally have my new tv. Its on the floor right now, will be mounted next week.

7:25 am

hurshy

guess enable doesn't know indian food

7:26 am

hurshy

but i can't be too bothered by that since i don't like indian food, except for naan

7:26 am

sukee

incidentally, naan is an acceptable word in enable

7:27 am

hurshy

yes, i know that

7:27 am

hurshy

but paneer isn't

7:29 am

hurshy

and you know how hard P words are

7:45 am

hokie carla

HOET!

7:46 am

hurshy

phantom: apnea, apnoea

7:47 am

hurshy

and apogee

7:56 am

Riverdance

Stats for the k please

7:57 am

hokie carla

ke4

7:57 am

Riverdance

Thank you. What is HOET

7:57 am

hokie carla

half on every tile

7:58 am

Riverdance

Lol

8:03 am

MollyL

Both 9s are ridiculous words

8:04 am

Riverdance

I have pt9 but don't know what the other is

8:04 am

MollyL

I always laugh when some flipper calls a 9 after the list goes up. I can do that. : D

8:30 am

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in

8:33 am

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt woot

9:14 am

hurshy

man, i keep thinking of these great compound words that start with sea- but most of them don't work

9:28 am

hurshy

where is everyone?

9:31 am

phaeton

weekends are pretty sparse for cluers

9:32 am

hurshy

really? you'd think i would have noticed that by now

9:33 am

rururocks

cluers get burnt out

9:35 am

MollyL

A lot of people are busy on the weekends. I know I am. Gotta do all the stuff that doesn't get done during the week due to work hours.

9:36 am

rururocks

I'd love to get busy on weekends

9:38 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! writer/activist Susan

9:39 am

hurshy

molly, you said both 9s are weird, what is the other one besides the pt that riverdance mentioned?

9:39 am

rururocks

sontag

9:39 am

periwinkle

hi hursh, hello all

9:39 am

periwinkle

I am in the grid and wearing my crown!!

9:39 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

9:39 am

periwinkle

found a pt6 but not pt9

9:40 am

hurshy

i just used morewords for it

9:40 am

periwinkle

ok

9:40 am

hurshy

was surprised that there are 14 pt9 words! lol

9:43 am

periwinkle

I thought I had finished yesterday's grid but I didn't. oh well

9:43 am

hurshy

i have 250 words!!!

9:43 am

phaeton

WTG Hursh!!

9:43 am

periwinkle

go hursh

9:44 am

periwinkle

I have 65!!

9:44 am

hurshy

left col grey!

9:47 am

phaeton

half-way

9:48 am

hurshy

right col grey!

9:49 am

hurshy

2nd col grey!

9:49 am

phaeton

I always thought the wi7 was separate words

9:49 am

hurshy

no

9:51 am

rururocks

first middle and last column grey

9:51 am

hurshy

middle? i need FIVE MORE from there!!

9:51 am

hurshy

sigh

9:55 am

rururocks

100 left p, w, s

9:55 am

rururocks

100 left p, w, s

9:56 am

hurshy

have a guess as to my center E missing word perchance?

9:56 am

rururocks

ep4

9:57 am

rururocks

or en4

9:57 am

hurshy

en! thanks

10:00 am

ChampFit

Me too! Thanks!

10:02 am

hurshy

fun fact: there are 3 ap8s in the english language, two of which i thought of, but they aren't here, cause it's the other, non-normal one that is here, lol

10:04 am

Uneaixoise

Aperitif.....sigh

10:05 am

Uneaixoise

Clue for the right one?

10:05 am

hurshy

and aperture :)

10:05 am

hurshy

oh, um, ummmmm

10:06 am

hurshy

think of an ex word that you do in science and then cut the x and the m, and of course replace e with a

10:08 am

Limnobaggins

apiaries

10:09 am

ChampFit

Thx hurshy

10:09 am

Limnobaggins

apostate, appetite

10:10 am

Shirlockc

great clue, hursh, took me a while but totes makes sense

10:13 am

cybernan

good morning all

10:14 am

Uneaixoise

Not getting your clue, hursh :-(

10:14 am

rururocks

hi nan

10:15 am

origami

Hi, nan, all.

10:15 am

Uneaixoise

Hey, nan

10:16 am

cybernan

did someone say there is a pt 9 related to the pt 7?

10:17 am

cybernan

*Pt 6

10:17 am

rururocks

not related nan

10:28 am

rururocks

nice grid today.. just a few new words

10:30 am

cybernan

hurshy lost me when she said think of something you do in science

10:31 am

rururocks

you need the ap8 and 9?

10:31 am

cybernan

yes

10:31 am

MollyL

I have no idea what that science clue means and I have the word

10:32 am

rururocks

think she meant experiments :D

10:32 am

rururocks

gorilla + vowel + end of camping structure

10:33 am

rururocks

there's a consonant before the vowel too

10:33 am

rururocks

let me try this again since I screwed it up

10:34 am

rururocks

gorilla + first two of dangerous tide + end of camping shelter

10:37 am

cybernan

ty - between the 2 clues I finally found them

10:41 am

rururocks

sorry about messing up the first clue

10:42 am

rururocks

i was too laxitive about it

10:48 am

rururocks

laxative that is :D

10:49 am

rururocks

I should have put a colon on the end of the sentence too

10:51 am

phaeton

ru's in a one mane convo

10:51 am

phaeton

*man

10:52 am

cybernan

ntpn fabled writer

11:00 am

montreal13

Aesop

11:02 am

cybernan

gold star for mtl

11:02 am

montreal13

yay â˜º

11:03 am

sukee

Can I have stats for top i?

11:03 am

montreal13

IR4

11:03 am

sukee

ty

11:03 am

sukee

and got it

11:03 am

montreal13

â˜º

11:03 am

sukee

Figures such an easy one was one I kept missing

11:04 am

montreal13

so many Ps...

11:04 am

sukee

Yes, I need about 20

11:04 am

montreal13

19 here...sigh...

11:07 am

montreal13

dwn to 15 Ps - bbl for last 69 - bye sukee

11:07 am

sukee

take care

11:09 am

sukee

Well, at least I got all the i's now :)

11:31 am

cybernan

go 7 please?

11:33 am

penquis

sorry, don't have it yet....hello all...

11:33 am

origami

Hi, pen

11:33 am

cybernan

hi pen

11:34 am

penquis

hi ori, nan...

11:43 am

penquis

i grayed a tile....yea!....after finding 148 words, lol....

11:43 am

Aloyisius

nan, the go7 is a latin pl for an asexual reproductive cell, if that helps; bbs, have to go

11:44 am

penquis

of course it is, lol....

11:44 am

rururocks

go7 sounds like a cross of two venereal diseases

11:46 am

rururocks

but don't condom me for that poor clue

11:48 am

penquis

finally got it....ty, ru....

11:55 am

cybernan

ty - took me a while to think of the two vd's

11:55 am

penquis

same here...

11:59 am

cybernan

need a break from this

12:00 pm

penquis

93 left here...

12:04 pm

Deeha

Did a quiz once about portmanteau words, Go7 really is a portmanteau word. Hate to catch that!!!

12:10 pm

rururocks

kind of like a rubber match?

12:12 pm

cybernan

didn't do very well at wordle wither

12:13 pm

cybernan

*either

12:18 pm

rururocks

time to go and get stuff done.. have fun everyone

12:18 pm

cybernan

bye ru

12:18 pm

penquis

bye, ru...

12:41 pm

penquis

need a break....bbl to find my last 68...bye all...

12:46 pm

periwinkle

I have pt7 but not pt9 help pls

12:48 pm

periwinkle

what does the other 9 start with please?

12:49 pm

cybernan

pt 9 ends to eat in fine fashion

12:49 pm

periwinkle

ty nan

12:49 pm

cybernan

other 9 is ap 9/60 - another strange one

12:50 pm

periwinkle

ty I will never find that one then

12:52 pm

cybernan

a + you + ending for what you do in a science lab minus the m

12:53 pm

cybernan

or a + you + beginning of to go in

12:54 pm

periwinkle

it starts with ap right?

12:54 pm

cybernan

yes

12:55 pm

periwinkle

so ap+ you and beginning of to go in?

12:55 pm

periwinkle

I am looking

12:56 pm

periwinkle

you meaning peri?

12:56 pm

cybernan

isn't that you?

12:56 pm

periwinkle

ty got it

12:57 pm

periwinkle

another tough grid for me

12:57 pm

periwinkle

yes

12:57 pm

periwinkle

will go to list very soon

12:57 pm

cybernan

I think it's been tough for everyone

1:05 pm

BzznBea

Another tough grid, huh? Let's see.

1:05 pm

cybernan

*!* finished *!* hagd everyone

1:06 pm

cybernan

a few new words for me and long ones, bea. Could be that I'm having trouble focusing that makes me say so.

1:24 pm

ItalianGreyhound

guess the AP 8/9 (pl) is a laxative? New word to me

1:30 pm

BzznBea

Thanks, IG

1:34 pm

ItalianGreyhound

Hi Bea - did I help?

1:34 pm

BzznBea

You did.

1:34 pm

ItalianGreyhound

there a few very nice words here; and some weirds

1:37 pm

ItalianGreyhound

its always amusing to click on the words def., and draw a blank

3:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

back for my last 90, hi all

3:49 pm

dcseain

Huh. We used pesk all the time as kids.

4:08 pm

hokie carla

we did too! but a pest is pesky.

4:11 pm

dcseain

Indeed, but we didnâ€™t use pest, we used pesk.

4:18 pm

BzznBea

I tried pesk

4:20 pm

dcseain

:)

4:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

46 to go, argh

4:24 pm

BzznBea

I have 163 left. LOL!

4:24 pm

dcseain

I have 168 left.

4:25 pm

Uneaixoise

60 to go.....

4:26 pm

dcseain

My new MacBookPro will ship soon. So excited. I still am using a late 2010 model.

4:26 pm

hokie carla

yes, I heard that all the time when I was a kid, was just explaining why it wasn't in enable

4:26 pm

hokie carla

ooh, exciting. I think I had a 2012 model until last year. you beat me!

4:27 pm

hokie carla

how are you feeling seain?

4:27 pm

dcseain

Oh, yeah, makes sense

4:28 pm

dcseain

Overall pretty decent today. One more dose of Paxlovid.

4:28 pm

hokie carla

ah, is that the drug like Tamiflu for the flu?

4:28 pm

dcseain

Yes

4:29 pm

BzznBea

Glad you are on the mend, dc.

4:29 pm

hokie carla

I have a pounding headache today, had a runny nose earlier and now have a sore throat, so I'm a little nervous.

4:29 pm

hokie carla

and I second what bea said

4:29 pm

dcseain

Thank you. I need be mindful not to exert too much for a few months.

4:29 pm

dcseain

I had mild headaches twice a day due to BA5.

4:44 pm

BzznBea

I'm suddenly reminded of the summer before I started high school 48 years ago.

5:07 pm

rbud

how so, Bea?

5:13 pm

BzznBea

wi7/8

5:19 pm

BzznBea

Funny how one word can evoke so many memories.

5:57 pm

rbud

ahhhh, I get it!

6:23 pm

periwinkle

se7b or se8 please

6:23 pm

periwinkle

either se7 pls

6:23 pm

penquis

i have a compound word that starts with the ocean...

6:24 pm

penquis

that is se 7/44...

6:24 pm

periwinkle

found se6/30 compound word starting with ocean

6:25 pm

penquis

yes, i have that one, too....this is a different word...

6:25 pm

periwinkle

ty found the one you clued

6:25 pm

penquis

same first five letters....

6:27 pm

penquis

i only have one se 7....

6:28 pm

periwinkle

the other is a compound word too

6:29 pm

penquis

same start?

6:29 pm

periwinkle

yes

6:30 pm

penquis

ok, thanks...

6:32 pm

penquis

odd word...

6:33 pm

periwinkle

and done

6:33 pm

periwinkle

happy babbling

6:33 pm

penquis

congrats...

6:33 pm

periwinkle

ty

7:32 pm

penquis

well i am done....goodnight all....

8:42 pm

BzznBea

I just be able to pull this on off...

10:13 pm

hokie carla

61 left here

10:32 pm

hokie carla

leaving 44 in the bucket. good night!

11:50 pm

westford

i did it.

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