Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, December 20, 2023

12:03 am

justafreep

al9 and happy flip

12:07 am

SummerBreeze44

be 8

12:07 am

SummerBreeze44

co 7

12:10 am

justafreep

la8

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

SummerBreeze44

we 7

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:18 am

Nef

Thanks Lickety

12:18 am

Nef

Went

12:18 am

Gillie

co7 x 2

12:18 am

Nef

Sorry

12:18 am

dizgrannie

be 9, nbt/nbs

12:18 am

Gillie

wa7

12:19 am

Gillie

na7

12:19 am

Gillie

ta7

12:19 am

Gillie

ra7

12:20 am

jeanne314

I was sooo sure that Gillies ra7 was RATRACE, but no, it was not.

12:20 am

jbp

hi all, and thanks Lickety!

12:20 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:21 am

Gillie

re7 (probably not just one)

12:23 am

justafreep

I've got re7 x 3 so far

12:24 am

Gillie

te7

12:26 am

Gillie

ge7

12:26 am

jbp

ge 7

12:30 am

Gillie

co7 x 3

12:30 am

Gillie

and co8

12:31 am

Gillie

phantom "etwee"

12:33 am

justafreep

The Phantom Needlecase. A classic.

12:33 am

SummerBreeze44

en 7

12:34 am

justafreep

en8/9

12:36 am

justafreep

be9 too

12:38 am

broll

ir 9

12:39 am

jbp

be 9 if not called

12:39 am

Gillie

You're only the 3rd to call it, I think

12:42 am

jbp

;-)

12:42 am

justafreep

called about as many times as it was used in 2023... anywhere.

12:42 am

jbp

heh

12:46 am

jbp

nbp, nbs, halfway done and off to bed --have a great night/day, all

12:47 am

Gillie

g'night

12:48 am

Gillie

ec7

12:51 am

Gillie

Well, can't find the en7 or the 3rd re7, but I'm leaving it for now - goodnight and ty to all cluers

1:18 am

Ellebelle

al9 comes off al5

1:18 am

Ellebelle

colt

1:19 am

Ellebelle

oops, sorry

2:03 am

dizgrannie

FWs

5:29 am

mkg

An h word? Yipes.

5:35 am

mkg

I have one al 5. Is there more than one?

5:37 am

mkg

ALTERNESS

5:37 am

mkg

OOPS SO SORRY

6:02 am

player girl

I am drawing a total blank on the A from the 1st column. Does anyone (please) want to give me a nudge?

6:02 am

ChampFit

Think nipples...

6:03 am

ChampFit

It took me forever to find something too!

6:10 am

player girl

Ahh, good clue ChampFit.

6:59 am

rbud

there are two ar4's from that A, one = backside and one = a Greek god. I've not listed, so that's what I have so far.

7:02 am

rbud

several ar5's and an ac5 and 6. and thanks for the clue, Champ.

7:10 am

lynxxx

also a ae7.28

7:13 am

lynxxx

build on the ar6.18 for 7 & 8

8:31 am

hokie carla

oh, there I am

8:34 am

hurshy

one more each of FUG to grey the top row

8:34 am

hokie carla

I'm going down today, so just started 2nd col

8:34 am

hokie carla

but only have 4 u's

8:34 am

hurshy

down! so daring

8:35 am

hokie carla

I know, crazy

8:35 am

hurshy

do you ever need to take out stitches, hokie?

8:35 am

hokie carla

with a seam ripper? or stitches on skin lacerations?

8:36 am

hurshy

that was a clue for two U words :D

8:36 am

hokie carla

in sewing, yes, all the time

8:36 am

hokie carla

thanks. I would never say it that way, that's dumb.

8:36 am

hokie carla

well, the 6 I could use in a sentence, but not the 5

8:37 am

hurshy

agreed

8:37 am

hokie carla

but I would prob still say unhemmed instead, which is underlined like it's not a real word

8:38 am

hurshy

2nd row grey!!!

8:39 am

hurshy

gtg, ttfn

8:57 am

BzznBea

that was the first word found when i opened the grid...un6.

8:57 am

BzznBea

salutations

8:57 am

hokie carla

ha

8:57 am

hokie carla

hi

9:00 am

hokie carla

I guess our H is an HW?

9:01 am

saanichcat

sure is!

9:01 am

Marian Todd

benta

9:01 am

hokie carla

a 4 I hope?

9:02 am

saanichcat

yes, 4/9 , old monetary unit of S. Korea

9:02 am

hokie carla

finally got it. I think it was the last one left to try.

9:02 am

saanichcat

great!

9:03 am

BzznBea

phantom - serene

9:03 am

hokie carla

yep, I typed it just in case

9:04 am

hokie carla

last col gray!

9:05 am

hokie carla

HOET but 76 left. another tough one at first look. I see the problem. I only have 10 4's left but 22 6's.
10-21-22-10-8-5

9:09 am

MollyL

41-26 hike!

9:44 am

hokie carla

I still cannot unsee unsee

9:45 am

hokie carla

oh dear, my last U was a pl because I can't look in other directions

9:47 am

hokie carla

now just need 4 A's and 10 C's for first col ðŸ¤£ðŸ¤£ðŸ¤£

9:48 am

hokie carla

ok, found 4 c's

9:50 am

hokie carla

ok, now just need 2 c's and still 4 a's. wonder if bea has done the a's

9:51 am

BzznBea

no a's here haven't made it that far yet

9:52 am

BzznBea

still working on the third row

9:53 am

hokie carla

found 1, still need 3. and I got the 3 mentioned in the chat before I got here.

9:54 am

BzznBea

need to go run a couple errands before moms hair appt

9:55 am

hokie carla

good luck out there. I am sick now from my errands last weekend. covid test was negative.

9:55 am

BzznBea

i always wear a mask

9:56 am

mael

hello everyone

9:56 am

hokie carla

I don't think it helps unless the sick person is wearing one. my brother was big time masker everywhere and ended up with covid.

9:56 am

hokie carla

hey mael

9:56 am

BzznBea

ks kids all have covid as does milwaukee family

9:56 am

BzznBea

morning mael.

9:56 am

hokie carla

yikes

9:57 am

mael

I've got some non-covid crud too

9:57 am

hokie carla

phantom color

9:57 am

mael

ugh

9:57 am

BzznBea

i'm off...

9:57 am

hokie carla

bye bea

9:57 am

mael

bye bea, good luck!

9:58 am

hokie carla

my face hurt all night

9:58 am

mael

I'm sorry, hokie, hopefully you can find some relief?

9:59 am

hokie carla

just took some tylenol. I stay away from cold meds because it makes my BP go up.

9:59 am

hokie carla

not as bad now that I'm out of bed

10:00 am

hokie carla

and now I have found 38 c's

10:00 am

mael

being vertical helps the sinuses at least

10:00 am

hokie carla

yep

10:00 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with co8 please

10:01 am

hokie carla

it is a present tense of the co7

10:01 am

MollyL

My face hurt all night...so many jokes, so little time

10:01 am

hokie carla

unless there's another and that's my missing c

10:01 am

hokie carla

hah

10:01 am

mael

don't have it yet either!

10:02 am

periwinkle

I have 2 co7 and cannot make them past tense

10:02 am

hokie carla

co7 is like to make something thicker like your skin from hard word

10:02 am

hokie carla

no, I said present tense

10:02 am

periwinkle

oh

10:03 am

hokie carla

some would call it a plural but it's not

10:03 am

mael

thanks hokie

10:03 am

hokie carla

*hard work

10:03 am

periwinkle

I don't get the clue for the co7

10:04 am

hokie carla

there is a co6 adj, then a related co7 verb to make something co6

10:04 am

periwinkle

I don't have thenm

10:04 am

hokie carla

some sandpaper is finer and some is more co6

10:04 am

MollyL

Sounds like an equine

10:05 am

periwinkle

ty all.

10:05 am

MollyL

I thought co8/45 was a plural

10:06 am

hokie carla

not in my opinion

10:06 am

hokie carla

since the 7 is a verb

10:06 am

mael

I agree with hokie

10:07 am

mael

the 7 isn't a noun to pluralize

10:07 am

hokie carla

the real question is what is my last C? ðŸ¤£

10:07 am

mael

I've got 8 missing, probably one of those! lol

10:08 am

hokie carla

there's the aussie ones and the baby ones

10:12 am

hokie carla

ooh, C gray!

10:13 am

mael

2 more to go for me! what was your missing one?

10:13 am

hokie carla

mael won't get this but there was an old bar soap ad...ca6 before you dress

10:13 am

hokie carla

I mean you might get it just based on that but probalby have never seen the ad

10:14 am

periwinkle

ty hokie

10:14 am

mael

hah, I had that one! still looking for the aussies

10:14 am

periwinkle

double vowel x2 mael

10:15 am

hokie carla

very similar to the baby words

10:15 am

mael

thank you! I was trying to remember how to spell them

10:16 am

hokie carla

I think there is an alt way too, not in grid

10:16 am

mael

found the be9 by accident, hah

10:16 am

gramma

Good grief! That took a bit.

10:17 am

hokie carla

oh, I don't have any 9s yet

10:17 am

gramma

Would you like me to try cluing?

10:17 am

hokie carla

it's not the being of a french hat, I can tell you that

10:17 am

mael

I know the alt spelling, hokie, but had forgotten this one

10:18 am

periwinkle

en8/9 please

10:19 am

mael

don't have that one yet either, peri

10:19 am

hokie carla

well, that gave me 3 words, thanks peri. do you have en6? it's one(s) who en6

10:19 am

gramma

en + alt spelling of the person who fits your clothes

10:20 am

hokie carla

duh on my last 2 e's there

10:20 am

mael

thanks gramma!

10:20 am

periwinkle

ty gramma

10:21 am

periwinkle

bbl

10:21 am

gramma

My daughter gets home today. Off to make up her bed. Christmas is happening

10:21 am

mael

anyone want to guess my last B?

10:21 am

hokie carla

no, I still need 4

10:22 am

mael

oh duh, it was your hat, hokie

10:22 am

hokie carla

haha

10:23 am

hokie carla

phantom nerts

10:25 am

mael

found all the 9s

10:28 am

hokie carla

missed gramma's post. enjoy your daughter's visit!

10:33 am

hokie carla

wow, good work, mael on the 9s.

10:34 am

hokie carla

anyone want to guess my missing i?

10:35 am

mael

found a tr8/60 that definitely sounds like an oxymoron

10:35 am

mael

ir9!

10:36 am

hokie carla

of course

10:37 am

hokie carla

now I'm mad I didn't see it

10:37 am

hokie carla

found that TR8, that is a strange one

10:39 am

hokie carla

found my missing N

10:39 am

mael

yay!

10:40 am

mael

3 left fot me, two Es and a T 6/7/8

10:40 am

hokie carla

still 47 here

10:41 am

mael

oh I remembered the Es. Just T8 left

10:41 am

BzznBea

the tr 8 is the area between the street and the sidewalk

10:42 am

hokie carla

interesting. one of my friends always called that the boulevard and I have no idea why.

10:43 am

hokie carla

just remembered 2 E's. I bet those were mael's. now 1 E left plus 44 other words. ðŸ˜

10:47 am

BzznBea

found napoleans place

10:47 am

hokie carla

phantom genteel

10:47 am

hokie carla

oh thanks, and now I'm singing abba

10:48 am

mael

FW!

10:48 am

hokie carla

well done

10:48 am

hokie carla

would you like to guess my missing F?

10:49 am

BzznBea

fe5.16

10:50 am

hokie carla

I have 3 of those. will look for another.

10:51 am

Sip

Cees

10:51 am

hokie carla

oh, got it. thanks,bea.

10:54 am

BzznBea

yw

10:57 am

hokie carla

are there any TW?

10:58 am

BzznBea

no

10:58 am

hokie carla

gracias

11:13 am

BzznBea

carla, still need A's?

11:16 am

BzznBea

80 left for later

11:18 am

hokie carla

yes, still 3 + 2 A's. 32 total

11:19 am

hokie carla

SSS GGG
BBBB
RRR TTTTTT WW
AAA E LLLLL AA

11:19 am

hokie carla

that 3rd col

11:54 am

hurshy

running into trouble on the T here

11:55 am

hurshy

missing 6, same as you

11:55 am

hokie carla

yeah, I'm out of ideas

11:56 am

cybernan

good morning. 1-1'2 layover in calgary

11:56 am

hokie carla

hey nan

11:56 am

hurshy

hiya nan

11:58 am

hokie carla

oh, found the madagascar mammal

11:58 am

hurshy

ah thanks

11:58 am

hokie carla

we should never miss that ðŸ¤£

11:59 am

hurshy

that depends how it twists

12:01 pm

hokie carla

how's your G? feels like they have to all be GE

12:01 pm

hurshy

i'm just missing one

12:02 pm

hokie carla

oh, found one

12:03 pm

cybernan

using my and not used to a keyboard this small -- slowing me down

12:04 pm

hurshy

you can make a VERB off the ar6 for an ar8!!!

12:04 pm

hurshy

(as well as an adj for ar7)

12:04 pm

cybernan

*notebook

12:04 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I have all those

12:05 pm

hurshy

do you have ac5 and 6, and ae7?

12:05 pm

hokie carla

I have been trying to make an AE but haven't. will look. do not have the AC's either.

12:06 pm

hokie carla

well, the AC's were easy.

12:07 pm

hokie carla

well, the AE gave me 2 words and 2 gray tiles, thanks

12:07 pm

hurshy

oh i haven't greyed that E

12:08 pm

hokie carla

the only weird ones are ec6/7 but we've had those before

12:08 pm

hurshy

ah thanks, i had missed them

12:09 pm

hokie carla

now 3 S and 3 R for 2nd col

12:09 pm

hurshy

oooh just found al9, nice word

12:10 pm

hokie carla

thanks, have been trying that on everything but missed that.

12:10 pm

hokie carla

now just 1 A left

12:10 pm

hurshy

same

12:11 pm

hokie carla

apparently there is a be9 but I haven't managed that

12:12 pm

hokie carla

25 now
3-7-6-3-4-2

12:12 pm

hurshy

a person who weeps about something is the 8, then pl for be9

12:12 pm

hokie carla

hmm, feels like I am missing the root then

12:13 pm

hurshy

be6 to lament weep complain etc

12:13 pm

hokie carla

no bemoan

12:13 pm

hurshy

right idea tho

12:14 pm

hokie carla

this must be a word I don't know

12:14 pm

hurshy

what is the 4 that means weep in this grid, silly?

12:14 pm

hokie carla

well, maybe I'm missing that 4 too ðŸ¤£

12:15 pm

hurshy

jump, jive, and ____

12:15 pm

hokie carla

saw it right then

12:16 pm

hurshy

woot, got all the 9s!!!

12:16 pm

hokie carla

be + bob marley's band in case anyone else is slow

12:16 pm

hokie carla

what was your last one?

12:17 pm

hokie carla

well, just found 2 regular word L's. not sure how I couldn't see those before.

12:18 pm

hokie carla

well, 3 actually

12:19 pm

hokie carla

oh, found an re5/7 set

12:19 pm

hokie carla

3-4-3-2-3-1
SSS GG
R TTTTT WW
LL A

12:20 pm

hurshy

ir9 was last cause it's the last in order going row by row

12:20 pm

hurshy

just finished my first pass

12:20 pm

hurshy

19 left

12:20 pm

hokie carla

oh, I need a different one then

12:23 pm

hokie carla

decided to list. of course my last A was a 4 I thought I had.

12:26 pm

hurshy

maybe you missed la6/8/9/7, babblet group?

12:27 pm

hokie carla

I did miss the 8/9 in there

12:28 pm

hokie carla

there's a ge6 I can't find. haven't made it to the T's yet.

12:30 pm

hokie carla

and a TA8

12:33 pm

hokie carla

ok, new one to me

12:36 pm

hurshy

i am missing 6 8s... so

12:37 pm

hurshy

i have 3 ge6, is there a fourth?

12:37 pm

hokie carla

there are 4, yes

12:38 pm

hokie carla

I consider 2 words that I wouldn't use

12:38 pm

hokie carla

one is a pl of a 5 in the grid also

12:55 pm

Sip

Hwar

1:31 pm

hurshy

ok so i have the first one is sciencey, second is the pl, third is the very normal word

1:33 pm

hurshy

mine are all 6/24

1:33 pm

hurshy

(sip, change your last letter)

1:52 pm

moolingwa

283 to go...

1:58 pm

BzznBea

78 here

1:59 pm

periwinkle

81 here

2:06 pm

moolingwa

125 now, on 4th row

2:06 pm

periwinkle

that was very fast mool

2:07 pm

moolingwa

holdover from playing lots of boggle :)

2:12 pm

periwinkle

stuck with 75 left

2:13 pm

moolingwa

okay, first pass done..70 to go

2:13 pm

periwinkle

wow you are beating me now

2:13 pm

periwinkle

do you have ?

2:14 pm

periwinkle

all of the 9s?

2:15 pm

moolingwa

I have 2 9s

2:15 pm

moolingwa

59 to go now

2:15 pm

periwinkle

you are much younger than me and your brain works faster

2:17 pm

moolingwa

perhaps, also caffeinated

2:18 pm

periwinkle

I only drink coffee with breakfast

2:18 pm

periwinkle

drinking herbal tea now

2:19 pm

periwinkle

bbl to finish

2:19 pm

moolingwa

enjoy your day peri

3:35 pm

BzznBea

anyone have ta8?

3:45 pm

periwinkle

yes, compound word. ta4 and run fast

3:47 pm

BzznBea

tytyty!

3:48 pm

BzznBea

namaste

3:49 pm

periwinkle

yvw

4:13 pm

hurshy

isn't it fab when you come back and find a clue and then you get that and then you also suddenly see several more words that you hadn't gotten??

4:14 pm

hurshy

now i just need 2 each of R T W, and one each of C U F G A

4:16 pm

hurshy

got the U!

4:19 pm

hurshy

aha got that fourth ge6!

4:20 pm

hurshy

got my A!

4:23 pm

mkg

Hi all

4:23 pm

hurshy

h'lo

4:25 pm

mkg

Any clues for any 9s welcome. Ty

4:30 pm

bichon

state of awareness

4:39 pm

moolingwa

rehi

5:45 pm

mkg

Bichon what is the stat for that one please.

5:46 pm

mkg

Consciousness i keep thinking. But there is no con in the grid

5:47 pm

moolingwa

al9.54

5:48 pm

mkg

I am so bummed out. I dont see al 9.

5:48 pm

moolingwa

builds off a 5

5:50 pm

mkg

X

5:50 pm

mkg

Sener

5:51 pm

mkg

Oops sorry

6:01 pm

Gillie

al9/54

6:05 pm

cybernan

HI all. Arrived in lethbridge, so don''t know when I'll be back. Have a very Merry Christmas making lots of good memories,

6:06 pm

hurshy

merry christmas to you too nan!

6:06 pm

moolingwa

merry christmas nan

7:40 pm

Gillie

Goodness, Lethbridge. Not my idea of a holiday destination, but I suppose she must have family or friends there.

7:40 pm

Gillie

(To be fair, I've never really been there.)

7:57 pm

joansiebone

AT the turn of the century I spent a delightful week in Lethridge at a conference. The college has a culinary school and the food was delicious. I learned about coulees at the time also

8:02 pm

joansiebone

Enjoy your visit there, Nan. Happy holidays to everyone

9:08 pm

LuvWordGames

Ta

9:58 pm

mkg

Ty for al. But i dont get the new ending. Help welcome

10:03 pm

mkg

Got b 9 so never mind. Ty

11:06 pm

aebmusica

Re 7/28 (last one)â€¦â€¦.clue please

11:11 pm

aebmusica

Anyone out there?â€¦.

11:13 pm

Gillie

Do you have the re6 before it?

11:13 pm

aebmusica

Yes

11:14 pm

Gillie

Just add a letter (the obvious one)

11:15 pm

aebmusica

At the end of the word?

11:15 pm

Gillie

Yes

11:17 pm

aebmusica

It doesnâ€™t accept it

11:19 pm

Gillie

Well, I've got it - maybe try adding a different letter - one that commonly gets added to things

11:21 pm

aebmusica

Tyvm Gillie

11:21 pm

Gillie

yw

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