12:03 am
justafreep
bu7 and happy flip!
12:03 am
cybernan
hi freep :)
12:03 am
justafreep
hi, nan!
12:06 am
Gillie
Phantom crouton
12:07 am
justafreep
ou7/8 (dubious but apparently words!)
12:07 am
justafreep
ou7/8 (dubious but apparently words!)
12:07 am
justafreep
Sounds like a review of a restaurant's Caesar salad, Gillie. "There were only phantom croutons"
12:17 am
cybernan
anyone found the n?
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:17 am
justafreep
I have not, nan
12:28 am
cybernan
no n and no 9, but need to call it a night. bye all :)
12:29 am
justafreep
night nan
12:51 am
dizgrannie
finally got the no 9...nbt/nbs
1:04 am
dizgrannie
sorry bad typo ca 9
1:04 am
broll
thx - was worried there!
1:20 am
ursh
finally got the lone P
5:32 am
ItalianGreyhound
what an unusual grid - fun, so far
5:36 am
Scrabbler
I am enjoying it so far. How are you?
5:37 am
ItalianGreyhound
good morning, Scrab!
5:42 am
Scrabbler
Staying safe from tornados?
5:44 am
ItalianGreyhound
No worries - its just Spring in Texas
5:45 am
Scrabbler
Good to hear. Trees here started to bud last weekend.
5:49 am
ItalianGreyhound
ooh, found a compound with the "not in" word
5:49 am
Scrabbler
I looked earlier and couldn't find one. Stat?
5:50 am
ItalianGreyhound
OU 7/36 (and plural)
5:52 am
Scrabbler
Got 'em. TY.
6:11 am
HarryHood
missing the P and the N. 67 to go.
6:12 am
Scrabbler
I am missing those lone ones too.
6:13 am
HarryHood
got the P. compound
6:16 am
Scrabbler
78 left and I must get ready for work. Enjoy the day.
6:16 am
HarryHood
bye scrab
6:17 am
Scrabbler
Are you in Israel now?
6:17 am
HarryHood
no - came back yesterday AM
6:17 am
HarryHood
no - Tuesday AM
6:20 am
Scrabbler
Great trip?
6:20 am
HarryHood
yes - all good.
6:21 am
HarryHood
gotta run! 57 for later. and that pesky N.
6:52 am
aslindy
greetings, Earthlings
6:53 am
aslindy
hi sukee, how are you?
6:53 am
sukee
Not bad, looked like summer was here last week but we are back to early spring
6:53 am
sukee
How are you doing?
6:54 am
aslindy
doing all right. happy the sun is shining today and it will be warmer than yesterday.
6:55 am
sukee
Rain is predicted for here today, but at least it's not freezing or snowing.
6:56 am
sukee
The cats never leave the windows at this time of year. Lots to look at.
6:57 am
aslindy
oh. we're supposed to get scattered thunderstorms today. well the sun is shining now! should get almost to 70 degrees, too!
6:58 am
sukee
I guess our weather is pretty similar, we aren't that far apart
7:00 am
aslindy
I see on your profile you are in Kitchener. I am west and slightly north of you, in Midland, MI
7:00 am
sukee
I'm always surprised that Michigan is north of here :)
7:02 am
aslindy
I've been pretty close to you - Mississauga, and Toronto.
7:03 am
sukee
I lived in Toronto for about 35 years.
7:04 am
sukee
Having trouble getting to halfway here
7:09 am
aslindy
it sure is not as easy as yesterday's grid
7:09 am
sukee
and just reached halfway
7:09 am
aslindy
well done
7:22 am
aslindy
I am just over half now
7:46 am
hokie carla
pardon me, would you happen to have any phantom poupon?
7:47 am
Freeman
to6, please?
7:48 am
hokie carla
I just started, sorry
7:52 am
Freeman
found it thanks
7:53 am
hokie carla
regular word or weirdo?
7:53 am
aslindy
it is not something I ever heard of before
7:54 am
hokie carla
ok, I won't bother then, thanks
7:54 am
hokie carla
on a speed run to get to half
7:54 am
hokie carla
HOET would be nice but having to move on from some without half
8:06 am
hokie carla
oh well, 1st pass done. 66 left. no HOET. peace out.
8:41 am
phaeton
Is cr8 a compound word?
8:44 am
SummerBreeze44
I just now found it. No it is not.
9:20 am
marksdolly
good morning all :)
9:21 am
aslindy
good morning
9:25 am
MollyL
Outyap, is such a good descriptive for the overly chatty😊
9:35 am
mkg
I have no 7s or 8s or the 9. Any clues and stats welcome. Ty
9:40 am
mkg
Oops have to go. Back later. Hagd.
9:41 am
marksdolly
when you win a pot, you get a pa6
9:47 am
hurshy
gosh, finding O difficult
9:54 am
cherlyq
first column done
10:01 am
hurshy
what's the N?
10:07 am
hurshy
phantom: crouton
10:09 am
cherlyq
lot of phantoms today
10:10 am
cherlyq
I keep wanting to put in not in but ou and what a pipe does when it ices over
10:10 am
hurshy
and i don't think i've ever had so much difficulty with a tile as that lower right C!
10:13 am
hurshy
ooh got an 8 from there now!
10:15 am
hurshy
woohoo, i've gone from having 3/10 to 6/10 there now
10:20 am
hurshy
phantom: outcrop
10:24 am
rururocks
the c's are insane
10:25 am
hurshy
trying to find ca9 now
10:25 am
hurshy
that was a challenge even with morewords! but i got it
10:26 am
hurshy
do you have all 3 8s? i have cr and ou
10:26 am
rururocks
there's a ca 8
10:29 am
hurshy
*bops self on head*
10:31 am
rururocks
got to get to work.. big day for the ruuuster
10:31 am
rururocks
have fun all
10:40 am
hurshy
ok there's a fun old-fashioned be7
10:40 am
welki
hi/bye, ru - enjoy your day, and whatever the bigness is
10:43 am
welki
rereading my post, i think i'll regret the wording :D
10:45 am
saanichcat
oh welki! (ru will get a a laugh for sure, good one)
10:46 am
welki
hi saanich - the double entendres get me into trouble sometimes
10:47 am
saanichcat
same. have to be careful sometines
10:49 am
welki
no nocturn(e) in the grid
10:53 am
MollyL
Oh but so close to a real word.
11:35 am
moolingwa
morning all
11:43 am
mkg
Any clues for the first column P or E words? So stumped.
11:43 am
moolingwa
hey mkg
11:44 am
moolingwa
first column p - what you get as a settlement
11:44 am
mkg
Settlement? For what? Not getting it moo. Ty
11:44 am
mkg
Oooh just got it.
11:44 am
moolingwa
like a legal settlement
11:44 am
moolingwa
or being fired
11:45 am
mkg
As a realtor for me settlement is when you buy a property
11:45 am
mkg
Still need the E if anyone has it. Ty
11:46 am
moolingwa
the e vaguely sounds like those cream or custard filled food, different ending tho
11:47 am
mkg
Got the food. Is the e a 4 or 5 or 6?
11:47 am
moolingwa
5/6 combo
11:47 am
moolingwa
well the word is a 5/6 combo
11:47 am
moolingwa
the similar sounding food is 6 :)
11:48 am
mkg
Got them ty for super clues
11:48 am
mkg
How about the N word for fifthcolumn N? Ty
11:51 am
mkg
Also i have no 7s or 8s or the 9.
11:51 am
moolingwa
well the n starts like "night time creature" and ends a similar spelling to a type of fabric
11:51 am
mkg
Any help welcome
11:51 am
mkg
Night time creature? As in animal?
11:52 am
moolingwa
well when you have a creature that is up at night, there's an adjective that describes those types of creatures
11:53 am
mkg
Got that. Need two Ns for that word. What is the stat for the N? Ty
11:54 am
moolingwa
yeah, ends differently
11:54 am
moolingwa
no 7/36
11:54 am
mkg
Looking. Ending must be different.
11:57 am
mkg
I assume first four are same letters and then i am lost. Any help welcome
11:58 am
mkg
What does hoet mean? Sorry
11:58 am
moolingwa
Half Of Every Tile
11:59 am
mkg
Oooh great moo!
11:59 am
moolingwa
58 left now
12:00 pm
mkg
If you have any clues for 8s or 9 let me know please.
12:01 pm
mkg
Or sevens as i cant find the no 7 word.
12:01 pm
moolingwa
haven't found any eights or the 9 yet
12:03 pm
mkg
i will let you know if i do.
12:03 pm
moolingwa
a few sevens:
Office work area (individual)
French president (plural)
A remote fort, camp or settlement
Something that you don't want to get into
12:05 pm
mkg
Ty. Got some. Ty
12:06 pm
moolingwa
found another one, which is a mash up of something you use to fasten your shirt and something you might sprinkle on your salad
12:06 pm
mkg
Ou 7 is your third clue i believe.
12:06 pm
mkg
Got cu 7. Your first clue. Ty
12:06 pm
moolingwa
yes, that is correct
12:07 pm
moolingwa
there's a similar sounding one that is a 7/8 combo
12:08 pm
mkg
Be 7: be + someone can put a spell on you and you are this.
12:08 pm
mkg
But diff. Spelling.
12:08 pm
moolingwa
ah, didn't have that...tx
12:18 pm
moolingwa
another one...plural of a film director's last name (or husband of Elizabeth Taylor)
12:18 pm
moolingwa
oh and mother figures
12:21 pm
moolingwa
okay, gonna step away...30 to go
1:13 pm
periwinkle
hi all. help with bo7 please
1:14 pm
Sophie512
sorry don't have
1:14 pm
Sophie512
oops just got a 7 ending on a 4/7
1:15 pm
dcseain
yes, sort of like bit of bread on salad
1:16 pm
72 Temple Owl
seain, have you flown anywhere recently? I need some advice.
1:16 pm
dcseain
Lost march to Denver, then days later to LA, then few days later back to DC. a year ago march.
1:17 pm
Sophie512
I'm in Colorado now flying again Monday and then twice in May and June
1:17 pm
dcseain
but lots of my friends fly a lot, what do you want to know?
1:19 pm
periwinkle
help with ca9 please
1:23 pm
dcseain
hm. sort of mathematic and robotic all at once. it's an 8/9. Might be a machine that dose math.
1:25 pm
BzznBea
there's the last four/five
1:31 pm
72 Temple Owl
everything changes so quickly, web data not always accurate. i see American tourister carry ons saying they are compliant but are off compared to delta's limits.
1:31 pm
dcseain
referring to carry-on or checked baggage ?
1:31 pm
72 Temple Owl
i started too late, would like to have bought away. But they claim to have passed off bags a little our of spec at multiple airports.
1:32 pm
72 Temple Owl
carry on. i am paying enough as is and need to catch transport without waiting for baggage.
1:33 pm
72 Temple Owl
also thinking i wan lyft to get home but if they don't show up, it's me and 40 of my homeless friends.
1:33 pm
cherlyq
55 left this one is hard
1:33 pm
dcseain
Oh, yeah, they are stickers for carry-on for each plane. force gate-check sometimes.
1:33 pm
72 Temple Owl
i saw lyft can be pre booked
1:33 pm
dcseain
this grid is challenging, yes
1:34 pm
dcseain
yes, lift and cabs both can be booked for specific times.
1:34 pm
72 Temple Owl
how the heck can AT claim their carry on is compliant? and Away that they passed off carry ons when expandied?
1:35 pm
72 Temple Owl
i don't like the samsonite but may have to go with it. away has much better features.
1:35 pm
dcseain
generally compliant may not match specific airline compliant.
1:35 pm
dcseain
I hav AT bags, and had no trouble last few years with KLM, United, nor Delta.
1:37 pm
72 Temple Owl
delta is now 22x13x9 including wheels.
1:37 pm
72 Temple Owl
oops make that 22x14x9
1:38 pm
72 Temple Owl
what was your carryon size?
1:41 pm
BzznBea
We flew delta in march. I can tell you there was every size carry on imaginable.
1:41 pm
72 Temple Owl
thanks bea
1:42 pm
72 Temple Owl
i have a gifted vera bradley duffle but it won't work when crammed. plus i have to carry it.
1:43 pm
cybernan
good morning/afternoon everyone :)
1:49 pm
cherlyq
all corners done finally
1:50 pm
cybernan
anyone have stats for the lone n please?
1:52 pm
cybernan
keep wanting nocturne
2:00 pm
cybernan
not finding that no 7
2:00 pm
cybernan
is it really weird?
2:07 pm
Sophie512
not finding it, so gave up and got all the Os instead sorry
2:08 pm
cybernan
still need one o from the left and 4 from the right
2:11 pm
72 Temple Owl
i think you should be able to outcon
2:11 pm
Good Enough
NO 7 ends with a mis spell of netting for a dress
2:11 pm
BzznBea
the no7 is very much like your phantom
2:13 pm
cybernan
and ty be
2:30 pm
Sophie512
I'm skipping the NO for now. Sticking it with the CA 8, 9
2:31 pm
cybernan
oh wow - don't have those either
2:36 pm
cybernan
found a ca 7
2:36 pm
BzznBea
I'm stumped by the cr8
2:38 pm
cybernan
is the ca 8 also a compound?
2:43 pm
cybernan
ok -- heading for list now
2:45 pm
Sophie512
is the cr 8 compound?
2:48 pm
BzznBea
think of the 90's movie about the salem witch trials for the cr8
2:49 pm
cybernan
didn't see the movie
2:51 pm
cybernan
clue for the ca 8-9 please?
2:53 pm
BzznBea
start like the adding machine ends like the big screens at large arenas
2:53 pm
cherlyq
mathy science like word ends like robotic ending
2:55 pm
cybernan
ty bea and cheryl
3:00 pm
Sophie512
thank you so much got the witch trials too read the book in school maybe
3:02 pm
cybernan
cI scored 53 points in this Spelling Bee game ?? https://spellbee.org/.
crubopyc
3:04 pm
cybernan
don't know where these posts are coming from
3:05 pm
cybernan
didn't know the salem witch trials have another dame
3:08 pm
cybernan
all I know about it is a bunch of men suffered some misfortunes and blamed it upon a bunch of defenseless women
3:08 pm
cybernan
and then dreamed up some crazy reason to murder them
3:13 pm
BzznBea
It was a book written by Arthur Miller
3:21 pm
cybernan
ty - googled arthur miller - have heard of it, but never read it nor saw the movie
3:26 pm
Sophie512
30 taking a break
3:26 pm
cybernan
past lunch time - bbl
3:28 pm
Shirlockc
clue for the lone N pls?
3:30 pm
Sophie512
read down in the chat good clues
3:31 pm
MollyL
n + short for month before Nov + at Christmas some burn a y___ log
3:32 pm
MollyL
Wow, Aurtur
3:32 pm
Sophie512
but not quite as good as THAT clue, Molly!
3:33 pm
MollyL
Wow, Arthur Miller's book was required reading when I was in high school
3:39 pm
Minveryork
Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today
3:40 pm
Minveryork
By the way, congratulations to all the finishers! Hooray!!
3:48 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Miller's cr book was a metaphor for the McCarthy era.
3:50 pm
Minveryork
Hi MollyL!How are you doing? DId you have a nice Easter?
3:50 pm
Kaplan the Magne
Death of a Salesman a classic.
3:51 pm
Sophie512
hello all back for the last 10
3:51 pm
MollyL
I did Min, how about you?
3:54 pm
Minveryork
I had a very quiet Easter dog-sitting for a friend of mine.
3:54 pm
Minveryork
Hello Sophie512! How are you?Welcome back to the chog
3:55 pm
marksdolly
there are so many new words to me in this grid
3:56 pm
Minveryork
I have to do my hour commute back home.Be back later.
4:07 pm
Sophie512
Fireworks!!!!!
4:07 pm
Sophie512
Thanks for the clues!
4:17 pm
MollyL
Wow, that's a long commute. No way I could spend two hours a day in the car.
4:24 pm
cybernan
I'm left with be 7 and ci 7 --- help please
4:30 pm
cherlyq
just monkied the ci word pretty sure its a french word it has alot of vowels
4:31 pm
cherlyq
oh ok Welsh onion
4:31 pm
cybernan
ty - cherly - found it
4:32 pm
cybernan
does look french, though
4:32 pm
cybernan
do you have the be
4:32 pm
cybernan
do you have the be?
4:33 pm
cherlyq
the other one sounds like what a witch would say in the past
4:35 pm
cybernan
no idea - not conversant in witchcraft
4:35 pm
cybernan
found it -- ty again
4:35 pm
cherlyq
me either but sounds like something the bard would have used
4:36 pm
cybernan
yes - see that now.
4:36 pm
cybernan
any clues wanted before I leave?
4:37 pm
periwinkle
not liking this grid
4:38 pm
periwinkle
ac6 please
4:39 pm
cybernan
ac+ vowel + hawaiian floral necklace
4:39 pm
cherlyq
alot of these words never heard of
4:39 pm
cybernan
me neither
4:40 pm
periwinkle
75 left and not likely to finish this one
4:40 pm
periwinkle
ty nan for ac word
4:41 pm
cybernan
and before you ask -- cut short the flower(s) in the groom's lapel ( going now )
4:41 pm
cybernan
that last one was bo 6-7
4:47 pm
moolingwa
rehi - back for some of my last 30
4:51 pm
periwinkle
ca7 anyone?
4:51 pm
periwinkle
hi mool
4:51 pm
moolingwa
hey peri, happy Thurs
4:52 pm
moolingwa
well it aint catsoul...apparently they don't have them
4:53 pm
moolingwa
oh that's lame
4:53 pm
moolingwa
it's a compound
4:53 pm
moolingwa
and it got me another word too
4:54 pm
periwinkle
I found it
4:58 pm
periwinkle
59 left and done with this grid. byyeee
5:06 pm
cherlyq
39 left I am about done too
5:07 pm
moolingwa
Made it to 20
5:07 pm
moolingwa
rough one
5:08 pm
moolingwa
ah, found 2 more
5:20 pm
aebmusica
ta7?44....clue please
5:23 pm
moolingwa
do you have ca7?
5:25 pm
MollyL
Over 6 feet, younger than a man
5:26 pm
aebmusica
yes, I do
5:27 pm
moolingwa
rhymes with that :)
5:27 pm
d8ch
love the ta clue
5:28 pm
aebmusica
tyvm mool
5:28 pm
MollyL
Glad someone got it
5:36 pm
cherlyq
lol its what we call a dresser here love that clue though
6:37 pm
cherlyq
17 left I am a gluten for punishment i think just cant give up lol
6:41 pm
MollyL
A gluten for punishment? Don't eat any wheat products then 😊
6:41 pm
cherlyq
thats for sure
7:00 pm
cherlyq
8 b's left
7:07 pm
dan2bit
molly's just being celiac
7:09 pm
dan2bit
is malbec a proper noun?
7:12 pm
cherlyq
Lol its funny cause I am gluten free lol
7:25 pm
penquis
can anyone clue the ca 8?
7:27 pm
penquis
sorry....
7:38 pm
welki
pen - you're off to a good start - add the last part of a subatomic particle
7:40 pm
penquis
don't know anything about subatomic particles...
7:44 pm
welki
*doing the ne**** dance*
7:44 pm
welki
that should be four *
7:45 pm
welki
i mean 5 * (d'oh)
7:45 pm
penquis
found it....ty....i am done....
7:46 pm
welki
Tomorrow, please have a lobster roll - I live my life vicariously through your seafood lunches :)
7:49 pm
penquis
had steamed lobsters about a month ago....they were yummy....
7:50 pm
welki
i found a fresh-ish seafood store about 40 minutes away - they have beautiful fish, live lobster and lots of frozen seafood (like the humongous lobster tails i bought and want more of - they were 12+ ounces each!)
7:50 pm
penquis
the lobster shacks will probably open in another month or so....
7:50 pm
penquis
wow....that is BIG!
7:50 pm
welki
i wish they had live crab, but they're geared more towards east-coasters (except for the chilean sea bass, which was pricy, but deeelish)
7:51 pm
penquis
i can often eat good crabmeat....mostly crab rolls....
7:52 pm
welki
mmmmm ... i prefer picking a dozen blue claws (or one dungeness) to a lobster, but will take whatever is in front of me :)
7:52 pm
penquis
we get peekytoe crab sometimes....love that name... ;oD
7:53 pm
welki
oh man, that reminds me of when the kids were small - we rented a house on the beach in maryland and i bought a bushel of blue claws for the house (we had a bunch of company)...
7:53 pm
penquis
and jonah crabs....
7:53 pm
welki
... hysteria ensued when our youngest started sobbing, 'what if it's a mommy crab, who will feed her babies'
7:54 pm
welki
the sadness was relieved with crab races
7:55 pm
penquis
well i am heading out....goodnight welki....thanks for the help....
7:55 pm
welki
i don't think i've ever had peekytoe or jonah crabs - i think they're northern species, yes?
7:55 pm
penquis
yes, i believe they are...
7:56 pm
welki
oh pen, the house, although we rented it for a few seasons, was a wreck. the realtor said the name was "the sea ranch," but we called it "the sea raunch"
7:57 pm
welki
but it was right on the beach and the a/c worked - heaven!
7:57 pm
penquis
well goodnight weki....
7:57 pm
welki
well, time for me to head out - thanks for the convo, pen
7:57 pm
welki
^5 - g'night
7:58 pm
penquis
ditto...bye...
9:37 pm
NANCY
CLUE FOR CR 8 PLEASE
9:39 pm
Bugsaw
absolutely no idea, Nancy. Sorry
9:45 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, here to find a few and run
9:49 pm
NANCY
Gwen, do you have the below requested cr 8. If so could you send a clue my way. It is my last word .
9:49 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
nope, just got here, but i'll look
9:51 pm
mkg
i would love love love a clue and stat for any of the 8s please. and the 9 please.
9:51 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
cr8, famous play about the salem witch trials
9:52 pm
Bugsaw
I just found it a moment after your clue Gwen. Man you are fast!
9:52 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
further clues: cr8/65, three syllables, rhymes with untouch****
9:53 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
aw gee tanx
9:53 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
i for one am stuck on the lone P
9:56 pm
mkg
nancy i wish i had the cl 8. sorry
9:56 pm
mkg
the P is two three letter words
9:56 pm
NANCY
thanks Gwen, got it for fireworks
9:56 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
there's a cl8? looking for that now
9:56 pm
mkg
p word: you must p** for what you buy, and opp of in.
9:56 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
woo hoo nancy !!!!!!!!
9:57 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
ooh, got the P, thanks mkg !!
9:57 pm
mkg
the cr is below and it is a great clue.
9:58 pm
mkg
i just need the 9 now which is ca. hmmmm
10:00 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
not having any luck with ca9 -- gonna open my cheat sheet
10:00 pm
mkg
i have now spent 2 hours trying to book flights on jet blue. no luck. damn. on hold for third time waiting for a live person. darn.
10:00 pm
mkg
what is the cheat sheet? do tell.
10:01 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
i collect the weird ones. also, i have the point system really dumbed down for myself LOL
10:05 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
my cheat sheet isnot helping; then again, it has few 9s
10:08 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
ooh, got it
10:09 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
ca9 = first three letters of the Golden State + vowel + elec****ics + plural
10:09 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
(and ca8, nix the plural)
10:11 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
"a type of sector mass spectrometer, an instrument in which a sample is ionized and then accelerated by electric fields . . ."
10:35 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
gonna try to find a few more . . .
10:39 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
all right, 100 down, 80 to go, night all