12:11 am
justafreep
cl7 x 3
12:13 am
justafreep
ig8 and ig7 x3
12:15 am
justafreep
cl8 x 2
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:18 am
justafreep
mi7 x 2
12:19 am
Book Doctor Gwen
Diving in, splosh
12:20 am
justafreep
and I must dive out. Good luck, all... and good night!
12:22 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs, cl 9
12:23 am
jeanne314
why cant "raincloud" be one word, boo hoo
12:23 am
cybernan
hello everyone - giving this half an hour before I hit the sack
12:30 am
Gillie
in7, in8 x 2, in9
12:39 am
cybernan
no inline skates either
12:46 am
Gillie
cl7 x 4, cl8 x 5
12:48 am
Gillie
Well, HOET and 91 left - I think maybe I'll leave it for now
12:55 am
cybernan
nbt/nbs and good night :)
7:36 am
saanichcat
good morning everyone!
7:52 am
aebmusica
187 and I am not even done with the cs
7:54 am
mael
oh hey, narnia is in the grid today
8:08 am
sukee
Onto the baseball playoffs...
8:09 am
Scrabbler
Go Jays.
8:11 am
sukee
Today they get to party
8:21 am
MollyL
I'm pulling for the Orioles. I'd like to see them get a Series in memory of Brooks.
8:52 am
periwinkle
hello all. help with lower i in second column pleae
8:53 am
penquis
io 4/5...
8:53 am
periwinkle
sheesh, ty pen
8:53 am
penquis
sorry...it's JUST io 4 that i have...
8:55 am
phaeton
stats for upper right i?
8:55 am
mael
in7/32 and three related words
8:55 am
periwinkle
in7/8/8/9
8:56 am
phaeton
got them, thanks
8:57 am
mael
... omg. I have 100 words left and JUST now saw the gerund ending
8:58 am
periwinkle
I am more than 1/2 way and only one word with gerund ending so far
8:58 am
periwinkle
make that 2 words
8:59 am
mael
I guess that's the upside, I've only found four so far
8:59 am
penquis
there are a bunch of rhyming words....
8:59 am
penquis
i have five of those...
9:05 am
hokie carla
howdy y'all. just started but wondering how there are 17 D's
9:09 am
phaeton
got 7 with gerund end
9:22 am
periwinkle
ok I will keep looking then
9:22 am
periwinkle
hi carla
9:25 am
hokie carla
hey peri
9:29 am
saanichcat
hi mael, was just looking at chat and guess what, I did the very same thing. The invisible gerund, visible only at 100 words. Twice in a row, no excuse!
9:36 am
hurshy
ahhh, g'morning babblers!
9:36 am
penquis
hi hursh...
9:37 am
hokie carla
hey hurshy
9:38 am
hurshy
phantom: ardent
9:39 am
hokie carla
well I have grayed 2 i's and then struggled to find any on 2 of the other i's.
9:41 am
hurshy
hmm, weird
9:41 am
hokie carla
well, finally found 2/3 on the 4th row, but still can't find any on the 2nd row 5th col
9:42 am
montreal13
IN 7,8,8,9 for that one carla
9:42 am
hurshy
one of the simple machines is a certain kind of plane
9:42 am
penquis
i have only grayed the fifth column i tiles...
9:43 am
hokie carla
I knew that was going to be the case
9:44 am
montreal13
it's the 4th row i that prevents me from HOET ☻
9:44 am
hurshy
in4/4 babblet, io4
9:44 am
hurshy
whatever the third one is is my last i
9:44 am
hokie carla
haven't gotten to the c yet but doing okay on 4th row so far
9:45 am
hokie carla
oh, missed your "i" in that statement, monty
9:45 am
montreal13
tks hurshy !, babble blindness strikes again
9:46 am
montreal13
1st pass done -HOET - bbl for last 84 ! sigh... have a great day all
9:46 am
hokie carla
adieu
9:46 am
penquis
bye montie...
9:46 am
montreal13
au revoir all - "poof"
9:50 am
hurshy
phantom: tedium
9:52 am
hokie carla
the bottom A is awful too
9:54 am
hokie carla
wondering how much time I should spend making up against words
9:54 am
penquis
i have already spent too much time doing that, lol....
9:55 am
hurshy
if the M were in the opposite corner we could have manticore
9:55 am
penquis
missing one from the bottom left A and five from the other...
9:55 am
hokie carla
against change in my pocket
9:56 am
penquis
i am also against that!....
9:56 am
hurshy
against dolly the sheep science
9:57 am
penquis
also tried that....
9:58 am
hokie carla
finally got those i's. now just need 2 a's for HOET
9:58 am
penquis
which As?
9:59 am
hokie carla
bottom one with 21. I have 10 there now.
9:59 am
penquis
the ones i have are not odd...usual stuff....i have 15 of those....
10:00 am
hokie carla
found one - HOET! but 98 left.
10:01 am
penquis
101 here....moseying along while watching a football talk show....i should get a life, lol....
10:01 am
hurshy
then you subtracted wrong, pen
10:01 am
hokie carla
you aren't watching the jags and falcons in england?
10:01 am
hokie carla
think I will go play the other games
10:02 am
penquis
that is only on ESPN + .... don't have that....
10:06 am
hurshy
phantom: encore
10:16 am
penquis
phantom: silicon....
10:16 am
penquis
silicon....
10:16 am
penquis
thought i misspelled it... ;oP
10:18 am
hurshy
whaddya mean "bing" is not in the dictionary?
10:19 am
penquis
chinese word for ice....i tried it, too....
10:22 am
cybernan
good morning everyone :)
10:22 am
hurshy
morning nan
10:23 am
penquis
hi nan....
10:35 am
cybernan
does it seem strange to you that we can have adios but not bueno?
10:35 am
hurshy
it's even stranger that we can have adios but not hola, lol
10:36 am
penquis
yes...lots of things seem strange here....
10:36 am
penquis
we have Himalayan cedar trees but not some forms of pasta....
10:36 am
penquis
we could go on forever about that...
10:38 am
penquis
going to fix an early lunch....bbl....bye all....
10:38 am
hurshy
dang it, thought i had the third 9 but no
10:43 am
cybernan
still need 8 x4 and 9 x2
10:46 am
hurshy
well i only need one 9 but i need 6 8s
10:47 am
hurshy
9s i have are cl and in
10:49 am
cybernan
have the in
10:50 am
cybernan
have cl 8 x3 but no 9
10:51 am
hurshy
when the trumpet sounds its cl7 call, and then pl and pt
10:51 am
hurshy
was the pl one of the 8s you have? cause if not then i need another cl8
10:52 am
hurshy
got another cl8 :D
10:52 am
cybernan
have 3 cl 8's
10:53 am
hurshy
well there are at least 4
10:53 am
penquis
at least 5....really going now... ;o)
10:53 am
cybernan
ty for the cl9
10:54 am
cybernan
a 3-fer :}
10:54 am
hurshy
ok so one of my other 8s is less sunny sky, and two are based on influence, what else you got pen?
10:55 am
cybernan
cl 8 x5 - musical instrument
10:56 am
hurshy
oh for heaven's sake
10:56 am
hokie carla
I have cl8x2, ig8, in8x2, sn8 and one more I couldn't see in the list
10:56 am
cybernan
and instrumental to Rhapsody in Blue
10:56 am
hokie carla
thanks, nan
10:56 am
hurshy
instrumental, haha
10:57 am
hokie carla
oh, I have a ra8
10:57 am
hurshy
well now you know there are 3 more cl8s
10:58 am
hokie carla
they say knowledge is half the battle, but not in my case
10:58 am
hurshy
they just all got clued tho
10:58 am
hokie carla
so what you're saying is...I should read the chat
10:59 am
cybernan
mmm - does the ig 8 have any relatin to the 7?
10:59 am
hurshy
yes but there's more than one 7
11:00 am
hurshy
one goes left at the fork and the other goes right
11:00 am
cybernan
ok - I have the 6-7 that carla was doing with the chat
11:00 am
hurshy
that's the one that goes left
11:01 am
hokie carla
well I found a type of trumpet but not the words you were cluing
11:01 am
cybernan
was missing the pyromaniac
11:02 am
hurshy
the one i was cluing isn't a TYPE of trumpet
11:02 am
cybernan
solo intrument in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, carla
11:03 am
cybernan
you are looking for a cl 8
11:03 am
hokie carla
no, not that one.
11:03 am
hokie carla
the one hurshy was cluing about trumpeting sounds
11:03 am
hurshy
scratch that, the one i was cluing IS a medieval type of trumpet, i just didn't know
11:03 am
cybernan
what were you cluing, hurshy?
11:04 am
hurshy
the one that has the cl9 past tense
11:04 am
hokie carla
supposedly like 2 or 3 more cl8 plus a 9
11:05 am
cybernan
oh - got that from you previous clue, ty
11:05 am
hurshy
yes but hokie is still wrestling with it lol
11:05 am
cybernan
still need one more 9 though -- have in and cl
11:05 am
hurshy
there, i canna help ye
11:06 am
hokie carla
well, considering I don't know any medieval trumpets I think I will move along
11:06 am
hurshy
but i didn't either but i've still heard of a cl7 call
11:07 am
cybernan
but you have heard the term "cl 7 call"
11:07 am
hokie carla
well, me having heard of a word and being able to think of it are 2 different things.
11:09 am
cybernan
need 5 8's: have cl x5, ig, in x2, sn
11:10 am
hokie carla
ra8 is a pt
11:11 am
hokie carla
well technically prob an adj since the root is a noun
11:12 am
hokie carla
just found a de8
11:12 am
cybernan
don't have the ra 6 other than the fruit
11:12 am
hurshy
thanks hokie!
11:13 am
hurshy
ra6 ill-will, anger
11:13 am
hokie carla
oh, I didn't have the fruit
11:14 am
hurshy
you mean the dried-up fruit i suppose
11:15 am
hurshy
is anyone done with E? have en, eo x3, er, et
11:16 am
cybernan
ah - found the ras 6-8
11:16 am
hokie carla
I still need 3 e's
11:16 am
hokie carla
but I have 2 en
11:17 am
hurshy
ooh then that's helpful
11:17 am
hokie carla
didn't have et and 2 eo so I should gray it
11:18 am
hokie carla
thanks, e gray
11:18 am
hurshy
not mine yet lol
11:18 am
hurshy
aHA there
11:19 am
hokie carla
was about to say we have those all the time
11:20 am
cybernan
need 2 more eo's
11:20 am
hurshy
they are 6s
11:20 am
hokie carla
both eo6, we have them a bit and I usually look for them
11:21 am
hurshy
woot, found the last i word!
11:22 am
cybernan
found one of them
11:22 am
hokie carla
just change 3rd letter, nan
11:22 am
hokie carla
hurshy, any clue for that io6?
11:22 am
cybernan
yes - e's glack
11:23 am
hokie carla
also, I still need 2 i's on bottom right
11:23 am
hurshy
sounds like something you'd find on the periodic table
11:23 am
hokie carla
6/18?
11:25 am
cybernan
ty hurshy
11:26 am
hokie carla
as usual, I got nothing
11:26 am
cybernan
still looking for that de 8 and the remaining 9
11:26 am
hokie carla
still don't have all those big cl words
11:26 am
hurshy
de8 is like... scorn, mocking
11:26 am
hokie carla
and 80+ other words
11:27 am
hurshy
how about O? i have 1 or and 4 ou
11:28 am
hokie carla
I only have 4 ou
11:28 am
hurshy
oh duh, chop the i from the io6
11:28 am
hokie carla
found or5
11:29 am
cybernan
duh - just couldn't see that one - ty hurshy
11:29 am
hokie carla
ok, what's the stat of your last o for those of us who don't have the io6?
11:31 am
cybernan
stomach is rebelling - need a breakfast break :)
11:32 am
hokie carla
I was just thinking I need lunch
11:32 am
hurshy
an7 and 8
11:32 am
hurshy
weird animal combo we have sometimes
11:33 am
hokie carla
oh yeah, thanks
11:54 am
cybernan
hi again - certainly not seeing any animals
11:54 am
hokie carla
it's a picnic pest plus the king of the jungle
11:58 am
cybernan
ty - I just don't remember the weird and wonderful we come across
11:58 am
rururocks
usually i just get the weird :D
11:58 am
cybernan
did you find the cl's?
11:58 am
hokie carla
just looked them up
11:58 am
hokie carla
hey ruru
11:59 am
rururocks
gm hokes
11:59 am
hokie carla
are you finished already? this grid is terrible
11:59 am
cybernan
good morning ru
11:59 am
rururocks
no.. one hundred to go
11:59 am
rururocks
hi nan
12:00 pm
hokie carla
have clawed down to 62 left
12:00 pm
cybernan
103 here
12:02 pm
hokie carla
oh, now up to 45 c's.
12:03 pm
hokie carla
oh, add a c to that on5, nan
12:05 pm
cybernan
had that, carla - was answering your request for stats
12:06 pm
hokie carla
oh, I didn't see it mentioned, only the io6 and on5
12:06 pm
hokie carla
so was giving you a free clue
12:11 pm
cybernan
need one more from each of the bottom 2 i's
12:11 pm
hokie carla
I need 2 from bottom right
12:11 pm
penquis
hello again...
12:11 pm
hokie carla
pen!
12:12 pm
penquis
hi nan...
12:12 pm
hokie carla
nan, bottom left i, you have the hard one so you're missing a 4
12:13 pm
hokie carla
found my 2 bottom right. totally overlooked.
12:13 pm
cybernan
I have the plural
12:14 pm
hokie carla
in4 babblet
12:14 pm
cybernan
have 2 in 4 babblets, but not from that i
12:15 pm
hokie carla
4th row i, right? it's a former monetary unit of peru
12:15 pm
cybernan
ah - found it - ty
12:16 pm
cybernan
now just need one more from the corner
12:16 pm
hokie carla
phantom bunion
12:16 pm
hokie carla
2 related ic, 4 related ig, 2 related ig
12:17 pm
hokie carla
so just recheck all forms of the roots you have
12:17 pm
cybernan
duh - missed the root
12:19 pm
hokie carla
how's your B? I need two and have no idea.
12:20 pm
cybernan
still missing 3
12:20 pm
hokie carla
also really baffled how there are 6 more M's
12:20 pm
cybernan
bi x4, bu x2
12:21 pm
hokie carla
I have one more bu
12:22 pm
penquis
bu 7...pt...
12:23 pm
hokie carla
another 4
12:23 pm
hokie carla
thanks pen
12:23 pm
penquis
yw...dumb word...
12:24 pm
hokie carla
made it to 50 left
12:24 pm
hokie carla
wish I could get off the couch to eat lunch
12:24 pm
penquis
79 here....
12:24 pm
cybernan
not finding that other bu 4
12:25 pm
cybernan
there it is!
12:25 pm
cybernan
and me in wine country!
12:25 pm
hokie carla
still one b left
12:26 pm
penquis
same here...
12:27 pm
hokie carla
I only have 5 4's left. I hate that.
12:27 pm
penquis
i should look for my 16 missing fours...
12:27 pm
hokie carla
5-11-14-17-2-1 this is why I hate this grid, too many 6s and 7s.
12:27 pm
cybernan
that must be nice - have 18 left
12:29 pm
cybernan
had enough - heading for the list
12:30 pm
penquis
ooh...found my last 9....
12:32 pm
hokie carla
what was it, pen?
12:33 pm
penquis
an 9/60....
12:34 pm
penquis
do you want a clue?
12:34 pm
hokie carla
is it an against word finally? sure I'll take one
12:34 pm
penquis
someone who is against Patsy, the iconic country singer....
12:34 pm
hokie carla
thank you
12:34 pm
penquis
apparently it is a rock formation....
12:35 pm
penquis
yw....accidentally found it... ;o)
12:36 pm
marigold
how are you feeling bichon?
12:36 pm
penquis
i am having a lot of trouble with the Rs, especially ones from the left column....
12:36 pm
hokie carla
hurshy was so close earlier with against Dolly the sheep
12:36 pm
hokie carla
I need 7 + 2 R's. they are no joke.
12:36 pm
penquis
yes, i had tried that earlier, too...
12:37 pm
periwinkle
hi all. bichon are you feeling better
12:37 pm
hokie carla
my big trouble tiles are D, M, R. as in more than 4 left.
12:37 pm
penquis
hi peri...
12:39 pm
hokie carla
well, found a regular word r4
12:39 pm
penquis
they are problematic for me, too...
12:39 pm
bichon
ty marigold. A lot better, but weak
12:40 pm
penquis
glad to hear you are better, bichon....
12:40 pm
cybernan
glad you are feeling better bichon -- not the kind of holiday memory you want
12:41 pm
bichon
After 3 years and the vaccinations and boosters, I get it
12:41 pm
hokie carla
yep, and at least you didn't feel bad on the trip
12:42 pm
bichon
In retrospect, I did toard the end
12:42 pm
hokie carla
we went to a neighbor's dinner party last night and this morning the host was going to go on a bike ride with us but said he had a bad cough and sore throat, so I guess I have it coming.
12:42 pm
bichon
I wonder how many of the other passengers did?
12:42 pm
hokie carla
how big are those river cruise ships?
12:43 pm
bichon
Yes, 7th one we went on
12:44 pm
cybernan
which ones bichon -- I only found 4 that didn't duplicate part of one we had been on
12:44 pm
hokie carla
found a fabric!
12:45 pm
bichon
We used Avalon Waterways. Two of the cruises were other than Europe [Asia and South America]
12:45 pm
penquis
we were invaded by senior citizens with backpacks last week...cruise ship was in the harbor....
12:46 pm
penquis
carla....what are the stats for your fabric?...
12:46 pm
cybernan
we used viking: Europe, Russia, China
12:47 pm
penquis
ooh....guessed and found another 8....si 8...
12:50 pm
periwinkle
90 left bbl
12:50 pm
penquis
bye peri...
12:58 pm
hokie carla
and I have been trying to make up things for si8, can you make a clue?
12:59 pm
penquis
oh...have the fabric then....
12:59 pm
penquis
sure...build on the ambulance noise....
1:00 pm
hokie carla
ok, was headed in the right direction at least
1:00 pm
hokie carla
got it. was trying to make upper right corner ending work
1:01 pm
penquis
have you made that upper right corner ending work with other words?
1:01 pm
hokie carla
some, hold on and I'll look
1:01 pm
penquis
can almost make linoleum....
1:02 pm
hokie carla
well, I had to look up two that hursh was talking about. there's io6, on6, co6. I think that's all I have
1:02 pm
penquis
have the CO....will look for the others...ty....
1:03 pm
penquis
found them....the ON was new for me...
1:05 pm
hokie carla
found an R finally - in wrinkle creams, etc
1:05 pm
penquis
got that one, ty....
1:05 pm
hokie carla
still have one 8 left
1:06 pm
penquis
duh....found the R fruit....still missing one 8 as well....
1:06 pm
hokie carla
I did try ra6et in case it wasn't a proper n4 anymore
1:13 pm
penquis
phantom: reunion....
1:14 pm
hokie carla
I did have phantom union but not reunion. have had a lot of -nion phantoms
1:24 pm
penquis
stalled at 67....this grid is making me feel dumb...:o(
1:26 pm
penquis
listing....
1:27 pm
hokie carla
45 left here, just went back to connections. will try to finish squaredle and then get busy. might come back to this tonight.
1:27 pm
hokie carla
not that I will see any more words then
1:28 pm
penquis
see you later then...
1:37 pm
rururocks
anyone have the de 8?
1:37 pm
penquis
yes....want a clue?
1:38 pm
rururocks
yes please
1:38 pm
penquis
ends with the ending of the word TV.....
1:39 pm
rururocks
thank you
1:43 pm
rururocks
this grid is slowly killing me
1:43 pm
penquis
it's awful...
1:44 pm
penquis
some stupid pt words...
1:52 pm
cybernan
hi again. Can't find some of the words even with the lickety assist
1:52 pm
penquis
i can relate....down to 27 with a list but have skipped some words...
1:56 pm
cybernan
same here but with 32
2:08 pm
cybernan
still haven't found the right ending for the si 8 that begins with the emergency vehicle sound
2:09 pm
penquis
it ends in the lower left quarter of the grid...
2:18 pm
penquis
well when I got through the list, I still have 10 to find...
2:18 pm
cybernan
do you have the un 8?
2:19 pm
penquis
yes....it's a piece of money that hasn't been made yet....stupid word...
2:19 pm
cybernan
ty pen - that gets me down to 7
2:20 pm
cybernan
how about the ti 6?
2:20 pm
penquis
don't have that one yet...
2:22 pm
cybernan
ends like the beginning of the duck
2:23 pm
penquis
ty....got it...
2:23 pm
cybernan
metal + duck beginning
2:24 pm
penquis
missing three R words after the fruit....are they related?
2:25 pm
cybernan
yes, root word + pt and p
2:26 pm
penquis
ty....found them....
2:27 pm
penquis
down to 4...
2:27 pm
cybernan
ra 6 = resentment
2:28 pm
cybernan
missing the mu 6-7 that follow what you shove in the bell of a horn to muffle the sound
2:28 pm
penquis
it's almost like a revolution at sea...
2:30 pm
BzznBea
I'm about to throw the towel in on this one. 170 left...oyvey
2:30 pm
penquis
it's a killer...
2:30 pm
penquis
do you have the second ar 6/18?
2:32 pm
cybernan
sorry game stalled - I will look
2:33 pm
cybernan
first mu 5 please?
2:33 pm
penquis
i am down to 2....re 5/10 (second one) and the ar 6/18 (second one)....
2:33 pm
cybernan
ar 6/18: like the bear but with a different first vowel
2:34 pm
cybernan
oh no that is the 3rd one - don't have the 2nd one either
2:34 pm
penquis
found the R word...
2:37 pm
cybernan
do you have the 1st mu 5?
2:39 pm
cybernan
I also need the lo 7/40
2:39 pm
cybernan
nm - found
2:40 pm
penquis
just add the gerund to the previous four...
2:40 pm
cybernan
so, looking for the same ar 6 as you, the first mu 5 and the si 8
2:41 pm
penquis
the si builds on the ambulance noise...
2:42 pm
penquis
the MU starst with dirt and ends in a vowel...
2:42 pm
cybernan
yes I just can't find the ending -- it uses the entire 5 letter ambulance noise, doesn't it?
2:43 pm
cybernan
got the mu, ty
2:43 pm
penquis
yes....and then heads south in the grid....make sure to use the last letter of the noise with the letter in the second column....
2:45 pm
cybernan
got it - ty - sure I typed that before
2:45 pm
cybernan
so we are both looking for the same ar 6 now
2:46 pm
BzznBea
is it the one that is like the talk show host AR6 Hall?
2:47 pm
penquis
comes from the top A....
2:49 pm
BzznBea
ar + a connection between bones j****
2:50 pm
hokie carla
rehi - darnit, I already have that one
2:50 pm
cybernan
and finally finished - not a fun grid. hagd everyone - off for lunch
2:51 pm
cybernan
thanks for all the help :)
2:51 pm
penquis
funny i thought of that earlier but ended with the other N and didn't see the T....
2:51 pm
penquis
i am done as well....a real slog today...
2:53 pm
penquis
thanks for the help....going back to watch Buffalo roll over the over-rated Dolphins... ;o)
2:54 pm
penquis
bye all....
3:38 pm
BzznBea
I feel like I should shout every time I close out a tile.
3:48 pm
Shirlockc
this is not an easy grid
3:48 pm
BzznBea
It's one of the hardest I have ever done.
3:49 pm
BzznBea
So many vowels and so many out of the ordinary words.
4:22 pm
bichon
phantom snerd
6:58 pm
BzznBea
14 left...
7:23 pm
BzznBea
anyone here to give a clue for un8?
7:24 pm
Lizlin
Good morning - un8 - Un + loose pocket change + pt
7:27 pm
BzznBea
Bless you, liz...
7:29 pm
BzznBea
brutal! I may need to take a day or two of rest...
7:29 pm
Lizlin
Really difficult grid
7:51 pm
HarryHood
ooh I was missing the right i, and just got all 4 in one shot.
8:58 pm
NANCY
if anyone is still out there, i need a clue please for the last two an words, an 7 and 8
8:59 pm
NANCY
are they the against word first or something else. my last two words in the monster
9:10 pm
NANCY
FINALLY FIREWORKS