Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, April 9, 2023

12:05 am

dcseain

fent

12:05 am

dcseain

hm.

12:05 am

dcseain

cat. oops

12:09 am

justafreep

li7

12:09 am

dcseain

pl7

12:09 am

justafreep

(no cat here!)

12:10 am

justafreep

that pl is satisfying

12:12 am

SueMagee

To7

12:13 am

SummerBreeze44

ni7

12:14 am

SummerBreeze44

sorry no ni7 for me :(

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

dcseain

thank you, lickety

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:22 am

Lizlin

pa 9 - yummm!

12:23 am

hokie carla

well that just popped out, thanks

12:23 am

Lizlin

yw

12:23 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, pa 8

12:23 am

justafreep

oooh, nice. thanks.

12:24 am

cybernan

how is that pa 8 not a proper noun?

12:25 am

justafreep

hmm. the one I found I wonder how it's a word, but no idea why it would be proper.

12:25 am

cybernan

the one in Rome and the one in Paris are certainly capitalized

12:26 am

justafreep

pa8 x 2

12:27 am

hokie carla

well, it's not paintmen

12:27 am

justafreep

cuz now I have that one, Nan, and agree

12:27 am

justafreep

(except I've used it as a non-proper noun, now that I think about it)

12:29 am

Gillie

dictionary.com does offer some non-proper nouns as definitions

12:29 am

cybernan

figured there were 2 -- looking for the other one

12:29 am

Gillie

As for the other one, I'm not even sure how I got it. It seems like I must know it from somewhere, but no idea where.

12:31 am

hokie carla

HOET

12:32 am

hokie carla

well, I just gave up on nan's proper one when she mentioned Rome and Paris

12:33 am

Gillie

It's a proper noun in some contexts, but not necessarily

12:34 am

hokie carla

oh, there it is

12:34 am

hokie carla

I know that more as a common noun

12:37 am

cybernan

if it's the one I found, I've only ever seen it as referring to the specific buildings I mentioned. Still haven't found the other one

12:39 am

justafreep

You may have heard it used, Nan. kinda a collective noun

12:39 am

Gillie

The other pa8 is an archaic word for a slipper

12:40 am

cybernan

however, the coach has turned into a pumpkin, the mice have run away and the ball is over -- see yu tomorrow

12:40 am

hokie carla

the one I found has definitions for both. since I've never been to rome or paris I had no idea they were specific buildings. I've heard it as a common noun like the example given in def 3.

12:41 am

hokie carla

like a houseshoe slipper? no idea on that.

12:42 am

cybernan

me neither carla - but off to bed

12:42 am

hokie carla

good night

12:48 am

ursh

in SA that pa8 is the Afrikaans word for a slipper so imagine it comes from the Dutch language

12:48 am

hokie carla

oh, I forgot enable loves all -men words except hitmen

12:49 am

hokie carla

maybe i'll see the pa8 tomorrow

12:50 am

hokie carla

it's my last P

12:54 am

hokie carla

I'm going to have to sleep too. 22 left for tomorrow. good night.

1:54 am

harpjane

hello from beautiful Australia!

1:55 am

harpjane

found a horse, or a bean

2:13 am

lynxxx

Hi Harp...where are you? Hope not in Melbourne, terrible weather

5:35 am

player girl

Hi all. Can anyone please clue for me the O?

5:38 am

MollyL

ok 4 and 5

5:50 am

Chessy

Is it coincidence that today's date and month are in the grid?

5:59 am

MollyL

Happy Easter ðŸŒ¼ Feels like Christmas here, it's 30 degrees.

6:08 am

Chessy

Happy Easter too. Supposed to be warm and sunny here but there is a grey and chilly sea mist.

6:29 am

aslindy

Happy Easter!

7:10 am

bichon

Happy Raster to all who celebrate

7:10 am

bichon

EASTER

7:11 am

Aloyisius

Adding my wishes for a Happy Easter

7:31 am

MollyL

How were your hot cross buns Aloy?

7:32 am

marigold

good morning help with lone N please

7:33 am

Aloyisius

Buns were great but the crosses tasted funny.. think it was the lemon extract.. too strong? Anyway, fun to make them each year.

7:34 am

Aloyisius

it is a pl, marigold

7:35 am

Aloyisius

a numerical pl if that helps

7:36 am

periwinkle

ty I needed that one too

7:36 am

Aloyisius

yw, glad you found it

7:38 am

MollyL

Ah, I don't put lemon extract in my glaze for sweet rolls. I use vanilla.

7:39 am

BzznBea

i use almond.

7:46 am

Aloyisius

good choices.. didn't have clear vanilla and need to buy some almond extract

7:47 am

Aloyisius

my Mexican vanilla turns the icing color brownish

7:48 am

Aloyisius

the cross originally represented the four seasons

7:54 am

MollyL

Lots of "history" on hot cross buns. Most of it says the cross has religious connections. But I wouldn't be surprised if they started with the Pagans and then switched to religion oriented.

7:54 am

Aloyisius

true, Molly.. from what I read

7:58 am

hokie carla

howdy people, happy easter. beautiful chilly morning here after the rain and wind all day yesterday.

7:58 am

Aloyisius

usually I give some to the neighbors, but since the frosting tasted funny, I didn't this year.. glad to know I can freeze 'em!

7:58 am

Aloyisius

howdy hokie

8:00 am

BzznBea

carla, we had over 7 inches of rain in the last two days.

8:01 am

hokie carla

I haven't looked at my rain gauge but I don't think we got that much. it did rain nonstop, though, and pretty hard at times.

8:03 am

hokie carla

anyone want to give me some easy clues for that pa8 that means slipper?

8:06 am

BzznBea

ends with the first three of the pet pest

8:06 am

hokie carla

first try, thanks, be

8:06 am

hokie carla

BEA

8:06 am

Aloyisius

ty Bea !

8:07 am

BzznBea

yw

8:07 am

hokie carla

16 left now. won't complain if anyone guesses my missing A and R

8:08 am

Aloyisius

ap6.21 is my guess

8:08 am

hokie carla

good guess

8:10 am

hokie carla

oh, finally got it, thanks

8:11 am

hurshy

and that saves me missing it later! morning

8:11 am

Aloyisius

yay.. (-:

8:11 am

hokie carla

hey hursh

8:13 am

Aloyisius

hi hurshy

8:13 am

hurshy

hi :)

8:14 am

hurshy

oooooh i got the 9!!

8:14 am

hurshy

i didn't even think it would work, cause so many food words don't

8:15 am

hokie carla

you never know with enable

8:15 am

BzznBea

i jnew it had to be there some how.

8:15 am

BzznBea

knew

8:16 am

hokie carla

I have 3-4-5-2 SSS R LL HH F TTT KK

8:16 am

hurshy

i have everything but the first row, and in the first row 3 S and 4 P, lol

8:17 am

hokie carla

oh, found the k's

8:18 am

hurshy

dang it, i thought i remembered hitman and hitmen counting

8:18 am

hokie carla

nope

8:19 am

BzznBea

hurshy, but working on the race cars works

8:19 am

hurshy

ha, go figure! thanks

8:20 am

BzznBea

yw

8:20 am

hurshy

Ls Licked!

8:21 am

hurshy

Fs Finished!

8:22 am

hokie carla

also the character(s) from Oz works, but not hitmen

8:23 am

hurshy

which is odd cause whatever ti6 means, like, it's obviously less known of a word

8:23 am

hokie carla

yep

8:23 am

hurshy

but i guess once upon a time that was not the case

8:24 am

hokie carla

yeah, looks archaic

8:25 am

hokie carla

okay, enough of this. I've got things to do today. listing for last 11.

8:26 am

BzznBea

i always try the neti pot

8:26 am

hurshy

Ns Na4ed!

8:29 am

hurshy

Ks Killed!

8:31 am

hurshy

Os Overturned!

8:32 am

hurshy

found pa8 clue in chat, what is the other 8?

8:33 am

hokie carla

pa8

8:33 am

hurshy

oh lol

8:34 am

rururocks

seems like a fairly straightforward grid today

8:34 am

hokie carla

there was some discussion last night about it being proper or common. nan only knows it as proper, I only know it as common.

8:34 am

hokie carla

2 left after listing. may have to look them up.

8:34 am

hurshy

hmmm

8:34 am

rururocks

both 8's are pa hursh

8:38 am

Aloyisius

fw.. hi/bye ru.. the pa9 wore out my monkeys. Seeking bananas.. (-: poof

8:39 am

hokie carla

well, not sure I've seen my last 2 before, but I am done too. peace out.

8:41 am

hurshy

aHA

8:48 am

welki

hi folks

8:57 am

origami

Hi welki!

9:00 am

welki

ori, when we were in arizona, there was a little box of spice paste on the shelf of a convenience store. i bought it, use it, love it, and wonder if it's common - do you know it? El Mexicano Achiote Rojo

9:02 am

origami

I've used achiote paste before to marinate meat. I like it a lot. I'm not sure what brand I used.

9:02 am

welki

i use it on chicken thighs (in the air fryer is amazing), and last night seasoned a fish dish with it (cod, onions, peppers, tomatoes, garlic - over rice with quesadillas)

9:03 am

BzznBea

how do you use it, welki?

9:03 am

BzznBea

i will put that on my list for the hispanic market.

9:04 am

welki

bea, i make a marinade for the chicken, pop them in a zip loc and let them sit for as long as i can.

9:05 am

origami

It has a nice flavor. Spicy but not too hot.

9:07 am

welki

bea, i put the box image as my icon - it's cheap, less that two bucks

9:08 am

welki

#1 ingredient is annatto seed

9:09 am

welki

what i did last night, was mix a little of it with water (it's a clumpy paste, hard to stir into a saute) and added it to the vegetables after they'd softened up a little. then i added a little more :)

9:10 am

origami

Sounds good.

9:10 am

welki

ori, i think it's pretty mild, but tasty, and gives a little orange color to whatever you're cooking. i think i'll try it when cooking rice, or maybe in some scrambled eggs

9:11 am

origami

I bet it would be great in rice.

9:12 am

welki

what happened was - i was planning on fish and chips, but neighbors stopped over and we ended up having some drinks (i learned how to make mojitos the other day - hahaha, i confused the two bottles of white stuff in the cabinet and made them with tequila - ole!) - by the time they left, it was too late to start frying fish, so into the saute pan everything went

9:13 am

welki

so - drinks and a healthier dinner. (and they brought over home-made chocolate mousse) - win win!

9:14 am

origami

I haven't had fish and chip in ages. Now I'm craving it :D

9:14 am

welki

come on over, we'll go to costco and pick up more fish :)

9:15 am

welki

(it's the only place nearby with good cod)

9:15 am

origami

It's a date :D Do you use the air fryer?

9:16 am

welki

for fish and chips? no. frying pan, lots of oil, lots of mess. it's the only way

9:17 am

origami

I've never made it before.

9:19 am

welki

which air fryer do you have? i have an old t-fal (the paddle type) that makes the best potato chunks (can't really call them french fries) - and a gourmia that i use for the chicken thighs (the gourmia travels with us).

9:20 am

origami

I don't have one. I've been thinking about getting one.

9:20 am

welki

there are insta pots that do everything - i don't have one, but i think bea knows about them

9:22 am

welki

took me a while to wrap my head around another gadget, and i was suspicious of technology replacing good ol' fashioned cooking, but for the things i use the air fryer for, it's worth it for me

9:22 am

origami

I have an instapot that I haven't used in a long time. User error resulted in a serious burn to my wrist.

9:23 am

welki

ouch - i veer away from pressure cookers for that reason. i am such a clutz

9:25 am

origami

My dog is demanding attention. See y'all later.

9:26 am

welki

bye, ori

10:27 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with pa9 please

10:28 am

zas

pa9 an Italian sweet bread with dried fruits in it

10:29 am

periwinkle

hmm, looking

10:29 am

periwinkle

I think I know what it is, not sure how to spell it

10:31 am

zas

ends in to 4/4

10:31 am

periwinkle

I got it thank you

10:31 am

zas

yay

10:33 am

bichon

ha 7/36, pls

10:35 am

periwinkle

don't have it bichon, looking

10:36 am

bichon

ty, peri

10:38 am

periwinkle

how is your dog doing, bichon?

10:39 am

bichon

better, ty peri

10:39 am

periwinkle

good to hear

10:42 am

periwinkle

bottom row gray,bbl

11:21 am

mkg

Hi all. Any clues for the 9?

11:21 am

mkg

Ty

11:22 am

mkg

I should say any suggestions on how to spell that pa 9?

11:23 am

mkg

I got it. Sorry all.

11:23 am

mkg

I was spelling it wrong

11:23 am

justafreep

Well, I mean, I suggest spelling it properly :-) (Also, with a double letter)

11:24 am

justafreep

Ahh, too late for my snarky comment! Drat!!!!

11:28 am

bichon

ha 7/36, pls

11:29 am

mkg

Yup.

11:29 am

mkg

Sorry bichon i dont have the ha 7

11:30 am

justafreep

ha7 sounds like a thing you'd use for seasonal affective disorder.

11:30 am

justafreep

"turn on the ha7 and you'll feel better!"

11:34 am

bichon

could you clue that differently, pls, just

11:35 am

justafreep

ya. it's not a word I knew, but it turns out it's a variant of an ap6 (which I also didn't know, but which is in the grid and might help)

11:36 am

bichon

Sorry, just, don't get it

11:37 am

justafreep

it ends with a 4 you probably have

11:38 am

hokie carla

it's like a mineral or gemstone ending

11:41 am

justafreep

(it turns out it is a rock, so that's fitting)

11:44 am

TQ

Bicton, the opposite of sad and the opposite of dark

11:45 am

TQ

Sorry Bichon

11:45 am

bichon

ty justafree and TQ, and carla

11:47 am

justafreep

yw

11:49 am

justafreep

thought I had my missing H but hitmen isn't a word???? Sigh.

11:50 am

Shellbell_o-well

g'mornin from the pacific nw.

11:55 am

Shellbell_o-well

justafreep-- who ha* *** the dogs out!

11:56 am

justafreep

ahh, thanks. that one.

12:10 pm

rastapopolous

I was mad about hitmen too

12:20 pm

mkg

Hitmen is so so so a word! Darn the dictionary

1:02 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon :)

1:20 pm

MollyL

Hi Nan, Happy Easter

1:30 pm

bleugirl2

PIAS

1:30 pm

bleugirl2

DOH

1:45 pm

player girl

I was out all day barbecuing with my kids and grandkids (well, some of them anyway). Still don't have the O, Any helpers out there?

1:45 pm

player girl

totem

1:46 pm

player girl

Oopsss! Sorry!!!!

1:53 pm

hokie carla

ok4 and 5. it's a stupid alt spelling.

1:59 pm

player girl

Thank you HC

2:00 pm

hokie carla

yw

2:01 pm

hokie carla

and I'm glad you weren't barbecuing your kids and grandkids like I first read

2:06 pm

player girl

Oooh. What an awful thought. No, we did have hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken wings and chicken cutlets though. The grandkids got to the barbecue at the end but only to roast the marshmallows!!

2:26 pm

cybernan

h

2:49 pm

cybernan

pa 8 please?

2:49 pm

bichon

player girl, are things scary b'aretz?

2:49 pm

cybernan

* pa 8 that is not the temple

2:52 pm

dcseain

yes, and alt spelling those ok words I've never seen in print.

2:55 pm

dcseain

pa8 means slipper (footwear(

2:58 pm

cybernan

oh yes - I remember that clue from last night now. but it doesn't mean anything to me -- must be a term I don't know

2:59 pm

cybernan

maybe a coloquialism?

3:02 pm

dcseain

it's from Dutch, if that helps

3:02 pm

dcseain

it's word I don't think I've ever seen.

3:04 pm

cybernan

not really

3:05 pm

MollyL

Clued earlier as singular of trousers + vowel + first three letters of pet pest

3:10 pm

cybernan

only pet pest I can think of is a tic and that isn't there

3:11 pm

cybernan

oh - first 3 letters - got it - ty molly

3:12 pm

wht

Thanks Molly. That was my last word.

3:13 pm

cybernan

have never seen that before either
HAGD everyone -- off to watch the gold medal world curling game. Canada vs Scotland - shoold be another good one

3:39 pm

dcseain

enjoy nan

3:39 pm

dcseain

well done, wht

5:23 pm

Sophie512

After everyone else has finished hours ago....Fireworks!!!

5:57 pm

periwinkle

first in6 please. 13 to go

6:03 pm

periwinkle

nm done

6:38 pm

dan2bit

finito! thanks Molly and lickety and all cluers

6:40 pm

Gillie

Fun (?) facts: pa8/60 means "slippers" in a number of languages, including Dutch, Afrikaans, and Czechoslovakian. It also occurs In French and Italian, with slight variations in spelling. And I still don't know where I came across it.

8:27 pm

dcseain

I only have one in6.18, with clear in6

9:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, jumping in

9:25 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

so disappointed -- no points for knotteth

9:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

HOET at last

9:43 pm

gingentle

lol. BDG: I thought the same thing... "For he did knotteth the rope and in so doing, made the sail firm unto the mast..."

10:15 pm

mery9419

apparently it is notteth a word

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