12:16 am
lynxxx
so many phantoms
12:16 am
hokie carla
I'm definitely not seeing a lot of actual words
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
lynxxx
Thanks Lickety
12:17 am
marksdolly
ty lickety!\
12:17 am
marksdolly
hi Hokie!!
12:18 am
hokie carla
hello dolly!
12:18 am
vashongin
ty lickety!
12:18 am
lynxxx
BBL - shopping to be done
12:18 am
hokie carla
bye lyn
12:18 am
hokie carla
ugh, so many A's
12:19 am
marksdolly
(((((((Vash)))))))
12:19 am
vashongin
((((mark))))
12:20 am
marksdolly
good to see you!
12:20 am
vashongin
I am struggling..have only found 100 so far
12:20 am
hokie carla
I have only found 108
12:20 am
marksdolly
have found 130 here, but it's slowed wayyyyyy down
12:20 am
hokie carla
not even reaching half on most of the tiles
12:21 am
hokie carla
this is a tough one for a biggie
12:22 am
vashongin
that is always my goal, too, hokie
12:23 am
hokie carla
definitely not getting that tonight
12:25 am
marksdolly
did you girls get the op6?
12:25 am
hokie carla
nope
12:26 am
marksdolly
start from the top and go south
12:27 am
hokie carla
lol, kept trying to make opioid
12:27 am
marksdolly
you're close
12:27 am
hokie carla
yeah, I found it, thanks
12:33 am
marksdolly
welp, have 158 here, will leave 92 for morning, good night to you all!
12:34 am
hokie carla
99 left here. good night, dolly
12:36 am
hokie carla
93 now. one bottom O away from HOET.
12:43 am
vashongin
I have an ot7 that I wouldn't know how to clue
12:47 am
vashongin
I found it with more words, but I haven't pulled up lickety's clues yet
12:47 am
hokie carla
I have an OT5/6 set. I'm assuming they are all OT words.
12:48 am
vashongin
I have those as well....still missing 2 more from the bottom o
1:25 am
rbud
there are at least 2 ot7's, last letter the only difference
1:46 am
lynxxx
TY Rosebud
2:05 am
Gillie
and an ot8 - ty rbud
2:12 am
Gillie
Phantom tapioca
2:14 am
Gillie
Hmph - doesn't take gladdish
2:21 am
lynxxx
one of my phantoms wasn't! pa6/7
2:32 am
rbud
found a second pa7
2:35 am
rbud
thanks, lynxxx (I saw one called way early on, but the pa6/7 is a different one than I had, so pa7 x 2)
8:35 am
LuvWordGames
the A's are endless!
8:44 am
phaeton
hello...bottom E stats pls
9:31 am
rururocks
no phantoms today hokie? like diapir and such?
9:32 am
rururocks
damn it two days in a row
9:37 am
hokie carla
I'm sorry you don't understand the concept of a phantom, ruru
9:39 am
rururocks
I know.. I know.. I've been straightened out hokie.. keep seeing your phantoms
9:40 am
mael
mine is dahlia today, btw
9:41 am
rururocks
mine is coital
9:41 am
rururocks
but lately that's always a phantom
9:41 am
hokie carla
I had a lot last night but haven't actually looked at the grid today
9:41 am
ChampFit
Wow, first pass finally done and 1/8 8's. No problem here...look away!
9:41 am
hokie carla
champ, not only do I have zero 8s, I only have 1 7.
9:42 am
rururocks
i have three 8's so far can't believe there are that many in the grid
9:42 am
ChampFit
I have a whopping 2 - 7!
9:43 am
ChampFit
Makes me feel better to hear it from you two.
9:44 am
ChampFit
On our 40th anniversary cruise at the moment. Hubby's first time overseas. So far, so good. I can drag him anywhere now!
9:45 am
rururocks
congrats champ.. where are you cruising
9:45 am
hokie carla
nice!
9:46 am
ChampFit
The Viking Rhine River cruise. Currently in Cologne Germany
9:53 am
rururocks
wow.. there are some weird-ass words in this grid
9:54 am
ChampFit
what you got?
9:55 am
ChampFit
Clue! I still need 6 P's
9:57 am
rururocks
inflamation of the big toe from gout
9:57 am
ChampFit
I have an almost son in law that suffers from that. You'd think I'd know. Thx
9:58 am
rururocks
i get it rarely but it's in my family
9:59 am
rururocks
sure is painful
10:00 am
ChampFit
One of my brothers, and a cousin have it. is it more frequent in men?
10:00 am
rururocks
i'm not sure.. it's possible
10:01 am
ChampFit
I just never hear of women with it. My daughter's boyfriend has had horrible bouts of it. Work from home kind of things. So sad in someone so young! (28)
10:02 am
rururocks
he needs to make big time diet changes then
10:03 am
BzznBea
women get gout in their hands more frequently than thie feet
10:04 am
ChampFit
Interesting!
10:06 am
rururocks
its a reaction of buying a lot of purses
10:07 am
ChampFit
Muy importante to have the right purse for the right occasion.
10:15 am
ChampFit
Off for some cultural stuff. Back later for last 56
10:15 am
mael
glad I'll escape gout in my hands them as I don't own a purse just use my pockets
10:19 am
rururocks
wow... this was a really tough grid.. hope we don't have more of these.
10:22 am
mael
super tough
10:22 am
mael
I still have 112 left, sigh
10:47 am
rururocks
the g's and the p's are killer
11:22 am
hurshy
hello babblers
11:26 am
hurshy
do ro ho mo to po lo
11:27 am
hurshy
thought i'd break out the Judoon speak
11:29 am
moolingwa
morning all
11:29 am
marksdolly
gm mool
11:30 am
moolingwa
hey dolly, happy Thursday
11:32 am
hurshy
that corner O is mysterious. i got one pair of babblets and then got stuck
11:35 am
hurshy
i found an 8!
11:38 am
moolingwa
I'm still on the second row :)
11:40 am
hurshy
that's where i found the 8!
11:41 am
moolingwa
oh cool
11:48 am
moolingwa
oh, found an 8 on the 2nd row too :)
11:50 am
moolingwa
if only there were more A's and D's in this board :/
11:50 am
moolingwa
phantom hidalgo
11:51 am
BzznBea
the corner O is at7,8,8
11:51 am
BzznBea
ot not at
11:52 am
moolingwa
this board is tough sledding
11:52 am
hurshy
that's 7,8, 7, thanks bea!
11:52 am
hurshy
yes, very tough
11:53 am
BzznBea
sorry, i've been snoozing
11:54 am
moolingwa
ah, found a second 8 on that second row
11:54 am
hurshy
do tell mool! mine was pi7
11:55 am
moolingwa
try a different animal ;)
11:55 am
hurshy
ah thanks
11:55 am
hurshy
at first i was like "but dog doesn't connect to it!"
11:55 am
moolingwa
I actually got them in the opposite order as you :)
11:56 am
hurshy
well then you got them in the order they appear i guess
11:57 am
hurshy
phantom: tapioca
11:57 am
moolingwa
yeah, saw that...or rather didn't see it ;)
12:06 pm
hurshy
another second row 8, but not like the two we had. weirder. ga7&8
12:06 pm
hurshy
i had thought that was only a proper noun
12:06 pm
hurshy
but i guess it's like apollo
12:09 pm
hurshy
well, ttfn, bbl
12:12 pm
periwinkle
hello all. help with A in fourth column pls. not only is this a tough grid. just back from the eye doctor and pupils dilated.
12:17 pm
BzznBea
i have al5.14
12:17 pm
periwinkle
ty looking
12:59 pm
periwinkle
never found the al5/14
12:59 pm
moolingwa
it goes with a 4
1:00 pm
moolingwa
but the 4 is off a different a
1:01 pm
periwinkle
missing lots of A words
1:02 pm
moolingwa
yep...still have 8-5-1 to go on A's in the middle row
1:23 pm
MollyL
I will agree with many others. Some unreal words in this one.
1:48 pm
hokie carla
rehi - makes me not want to look for any more words
1:49 pm
hokie carla
I need 8 + 9 A's!
1:50 pm
moolingwa
8-3-1 now
1:50 pm
hokie carla
I know what your missing one is. I thought it was a phantom from another A, but it's there.
1:54 pm
hokie carla
oh, I still need 1 on the bottom A too
1:54 pm
moolingwa
have those
1:55 pm
hokie carla
will take a guess of my missing one if you don't mind
1:58 pm
hokie carla
no I have that
2:00 pm
hokie carla
oh, phantom palisade
2:02 pm
hokie carla
oh has anyone talked about cialis here?
2:03 pm
moolingwa
I did try it ;)
2:03 pm
hokie carla
oh, found my last C
2:03 pm
moolingwa
have one C remaining
2:03 pm
hokie carla
mine was a regular word. somehow I found all the made up ones before this one.
2:04 pm
hokie carla
actually only one set I haven't seen here
2:04 pm
hokie carla
so yours is either a plural or regular word
2:04 pm
hokie carla
so now just need 3 S's to gray a row
2:51 pm
mael
speaking of babble, it was only today that I finally encountered the babblet neap in the wild
3:05 pm
hokie carla
I've seen it before in stuff, but definitely not often!
3:10 pm
mael
thanks to the NYT crossword puzzle I learned something today
3:15 pm
moolingwa
neap tides
3:18 pm
moolingwa
as for neep...have never come across that
3:20 pm
mael
apparently it's short for turnip?
3:20 pm
moolingwa
oh, yeah I guess that could make sense
3:20 pm
hokie carla
scottish I reckon
3:20 pm
moolingwa
aside from lebanese pickled turnips, I tend to stay away from those :)
3:21 pm
moolingwa
46 to go....
10-9-12-10-5
3:23 pm
hokie carla
56 here but not looking :D
3:24 pm
hokie carla
7-12-15-14-8
3:25 pm
moolingwa
yeah, this has gone beyond the fun stage for me
3:26 pm
moolingwa
have only 5 greyed tiles (aside from the freebies)
3:27 pm
hokie carla
I have grayed the C & O on top row, small A and D on the 3rd row, and the E, I, & H on the bottom.
3:27 pm
moolingwa
R and I on the second row, D on the third, and A and I on the bottom
3:28 pm
moolingwa
and now the H on the bottom row
3:28 pm
moolingwa
and the E on the bottom row
3:29 pm
moolingwa
that first A on the middle row tho....
3:29 pm
moolingwa
ah, found two a's off that
3:32 pm
moolingwa
oh, and two more related ones
3:32 pm
moolingwa
and two more related ones...it's a gold mine
3:32 pm
hokie carla
just need 2 T on first one, 2 L's, 1 S, and 1 D on 4th row. but 5 T's on the 2nd one.
3:32 pm
hokie carla
wow, amazing
3:33 pm
moolingwa
7OFOET...now it's the P I need to look at
3:35 pm
hokie carla
still need 6R, 6P, 8A, 5G, 9A, 5T and everything else is 4 or less
3:35 pm
moolingwa
6P 5G...everything else is 3 or less
3:37 pm
moolingwa
oh, found a g8
3:39 pm
hokie carla
goodie
3:40 pm
hokie carla
found 2 smaller g's
3:41 pm
moolingwa
go...go!
3:41 pm
moolingwa
found a P
3:47 pm
moolingwa
ah, found that second A on the fourth column
3:53 pm
hurshy
ok, back for last 46
3:54 pm
hurshy
how's everyone
4:06 pm
moolingwa
hey hursh...clawed my way down to 32 here
4:06 pm
moolingwa
ah, greyed the bottom row
4:07 pm
hurshy
cool, what was the third H?
4:12 pm
hurshy
oHO found it, hi6
4:28 pm
hurshy
the As are killing me
4:41 pm
hurshy
well, 30 left, think i'll get the list
4:47 pm
mkg
hi all. need clue and stat for one 8 and ne 7 please. ty
4:48 pm
hurshy
little girls often wear their hair in pi8 (which is plural of pi7, so it'll give you one of each)
4:51 pm
moolingwa
pineapples
5:14 pm
cybernan
hello everyone :)
5:14 pm
Sophie512
Hi Nan just getting on today.....
5:21 pm
hurshy
it's a real bear
5:23 pm
Sophie512
yeah I won't be here long..... fine a few and move on to other games :)
5:59 pm
MollyL
Find a few fine words
6:11 pm
cybernan
thought would feel gladdish to find the g 8, but no dice
7:30 pm
penquis
well you can sort of make someone else happy for a gl 8....the word actually means sword-shaped....
7:47 pm
penquis
hi nan....
7:52 pm
cybernan
have to get ready to go out -- not sure If I'll be back any time soon :)
7:52 pm
penquis
see you later then...
8:43 pm
jesdraggon
evening folks
8:47 pm
penquis
hi jes...
9:08 pm
penquis
i am done...it was a slog....goodnight all....
11:06 pm
cybernan
hi again - just home and doubt that i will finish