Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, August 3, 2024

12:00 am

hokie carla

good guess!

12:00 am

hokie carla

vi7

12:00 am

harpjane

I won the contest that only I entered!

12:01 am

hokie carla

no I guessed 93. not sure it made it into the archive or not

12:02 am

harpjane

ok so I am a clear champion, tonight only!

12:03 am

hokie carla

omg, I just noticed there are 27 v's

12:04 am

dizgrannie

di 7

12:04 am

harpjane

hi grannie

12:05 am

dizgrannie

hi jane and all

12:08 am

harpjane

found some rodents

12:17 am

harpjane

and a bird

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

harpjane

thank you lickety

12:26 am

harpjane

and a felin

12:27 am

harpjane

ooh another bird

12:28 am

jeanne314

va7

12:32 am

dcseain

di8

12:32 am

harpjane

hi seain! and all

12:33 am

dcseain

hello, Jane :)

12:33 am

dcseain

thanks, lickety

12:35 am

harpjane

good night all!

12:35 am

dcseain

g'night, sweet dreams

12:36 am

dcseain

I've played two of the instruments in the grid today.

12:38 am

dizgrannie

vi 8

1:14 am

sprite

morning babblers

1:18 am

sprite

ks killed

2:10 am

sprite

phantom: indolent

2:14 am

grannyrose

cooee and g'day from me. * hugs * sprite

2:14 am

sprite

*hugs rose* Hello dear friend

2:15 am

grannyrose

i'm just a puddle in the corner today. yesterday was exhausting. 3 weeks until next infusion.

2:16 am

sprite

sorry to hear that, darling. It is hard to wait for the next one. Can't they shorten the interval?

2:17 am

grannyrose

they could but to me that would be going backwards.. lol i'm at the itchy stage, just want to rip my skin off.

2:18 am

sprite

I'd say three weeks of being a puddle would be going backwards

2:20 am

grannyrose

i'm not a very sore puddle, just a "pace yourself " puddle. i failed that very badly yesterday. plus have started a new land-based exercise which played havoc with my quads and hamstrings. i think i may have to cut that one back a bit until afterwards.

2:21 am

sprite

and maybe build up slowly

2:21 am

grannyrose

exactly. but 10 repeats seems such a small number.

2:21 am

sprite

start with 3

2:22 am

grannyrose

now you sound like my physio... lol

2:22 am

sprite

listen to us, we know

2:23 am

grannyrose

* giggle *

2:23 am

grannyrose

and you my darling. how are you doing? cramps? less frequent? less intense?

2:24 am

sprite

yes, the slow release magnesium works. Great idea of yours. I take one in the morning and one before bed.

2:25 am

grannyrose

that's great. makes a difference when you get a reasonable night's rest.

2:26 am

sprite

sure does. I bought enough for 6 months, it was a twofer

2:26 am

grannyrose

so what's happening for you today?

2:26 am

grannyrose

well done you. i love when you actually score something like that.

2:27 am

sprite

nothing much. Walking the dogs, a bit of crocheting, maybe some drawing. Still in a lot of pain so have to keep it low key.

2:28 am

grannyrose

we are playing the fuel game here. we won this week. filled the car, next day price went up 50 cents/litre.

2:28 am

sprite

ah that is great. We count our blessings :D

2:28 am

grannyrose

is the weather going to be nice today?

2:30 am

sprite

we are struggling a bit with the weather this summer. It is a rollercoaster of too hot, humid and thunderstormy, too cold, rainy or even haily, rinse and repeat

2:31 am

grannyrose

sounds ghastly. and your poor body can't take that. i really do feel what you are going through.

2:32 am

sprite

I focus on the good stuff. Not living in a caravan. Having hot and cold water at the turn of a whatsitcalled. Having a shower in the home. Sleeping in a real bed.

2:37 am

grannyrose

small luxuries which many people take for granted. have you heard about the house-sitting yet?

2:38 am

sprite

no, not yet. Caya will be back from her vacation tomorrow, will ask her to text her colleague to see what's what. My guess is they are very very busy preparing for the move.

2:40 am

sprite

fireflies.

2:41 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!!

2:41 am

grannyrose

grid had a lot of weird words today.

2:42 am

sprite

*hugs* my darling. Take care and don't overdo stuff. It doesn't pay. It just costs.

2:42 am

grannyrose

* hugs * sprite

2:42 am

sprite

yeah, weird grid indeed. I had to use the two letter clues.

3:01 am

Nachesgirl

Vile

3:01 am

Nachesgirl

Viler

3:09 am

worzel

Blimey - I don't think I even KNOW 27 V words !!!

3:10 am

worzel

cire

3:10 am

worzel

Oh panties, sorry

4:34 am

sammysmom

getting frustrated... cannot find the first cl 6-21 ??

4:51 am

MollyL

A kind of wine, SMom

5:02 am

sammysmom

thanks Molly

6:02 am

Christa

Good Morning

7:59 am

MollyL

Wow, some weird 8's

8:00 am

phaeton

can I have the stats for the second column bottom D?

8:06 am

rururocks

di5

8:06 am

phaeton

ty

8:06 am

MollyL

But ct7 takes the cake for weird

8:07 am

dromano66

I don't like this puzzle...kind of difficult

8:12 am

MollyL

It has a lot of weird words in it

8:14 am

MollyL

Especially the v words

8:25 am

rururocks

there are a few very weird d's too

8:30 am

BzznBea

Thanks for the ct, Molly.

8:43 am

rururocks

add a weird fi8 to that weird list

8:49 am

MollyL

I told you the 8's were weird

8:50 am

LuvWordGames

di

9:19 am

Aloyisius

"arduous" is the word that comes to mind re: this grid. Taking a break.. bbl

9:36 am

rururocks

it's surely a challenging grid

9:43 am

rururocks

R's to go

9:54 am

rururocks

off to run errands enjoy the grid all

9:58 am

hurshy

morning babblers!

9:59 am

hurshy

Ts Toppled!

10:02 am

phaeton

nice!

10:03 am

hurshy

how are you phae? :)

10:05 am

hurshy

phantom: diary

10:08 am

hurshy

oh good grief that's a lot of V words

10:09 am

hurshy

thought i was doing well with them until i looked to see how many there actually are

10:11 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! Miracle Max's wife

10:12 am

phaeton

struggling with this grid!

10:12 am

phaeton

yeah..still need 15 of them

10:12 am

hurshy

Ks Kicked to the Kerb!

10:14 am

phaeton

finally half way

10:18 am

hurshy

any io words?

10:21 am

hurshy

Ls Licked!

10:25 am

marksdolly

no IO words

10:25 am

hurshy

ty dolly

10:25 am

marksdolly

yw

10:26 am

hurshy

Ys Yanked!

10:29 am

phaeton

sorry...laundry calledðŸ˜‚

10:29 am

hurshy

np

10:33 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! painter of Girls at the Piano

10:33 am

hurshy

oh nvm that reuses the R lol

10:35 am

periwinkle

laundry done. hello all. help with lower i in second column please

10:35 am

periwinkle

no8's here and only one 7

10:35 am

phaeton

hah...got the vi8

10:36 am

hurshy

in7 peri, someone who is sick, maybe in a wheelchair

10:36 am

hurshy

and in5/10 babblet

10:36 am

phaeton

having trouble with the vi7's

10:36 am

periwinkle

may I have a clue please phae

10:36 am

hurshy

there's a vi8??

10:36 am

periwinkle

ty hursh

10:36 am

hurshy

i have one vi7, someone who is attacking people is vi7

10:36 am

periwinkle

I always look at the early chat and there is a vi8 there

10:37 am

hurshy

i look at it after i've done my first pass :)

10:37 am

hurshy

which i haven't finished yet :)

10:37 am

periwinkle

not seeing the vi7

10:37 am

periwinkle

nm got the vi7 ty hursh

10:38 am

hurshy

i also have a di7, a sub-language

10:38 am

hurshy

and la7, a specific name for a crime

10:38 am

periwinkle

ty for la7

10:38 am

phaeton

ty

10:39 am

hurshy

that's all my long ones

10:39 am

periwinkle

and for di7 too hursh

10:39 am

phaeton

tyne

10:40 am

hurshy

so phae were you gonna clue that vi8?

10:40 am

periwinkle

help with any 8's please

10:47 am

MollyL

vi8 sounds like the Prime _______ point of zero latitude

10:48 am

hurshy

ty

10:48 am

hurshy

thought i tried that, must have tried it as a 7 without the N

10:49 am

hurshy

phantom: miracle

10:49 am

periwinkle

no ideare vi8 even with a clue

10:50 am

periwinkle

tough grid.

10:50 am

hurshy

you'll get it in another few seconds peri :D

10:51 am

periwinkle

don't think so. more help please

10:51 am

MollyL

If you do a Google search on point of zero longitude you will see what I mean

10:51 am

periwinkle

a friend just went on hospice care. I went to see her yesterday :(

10:51 am

hurshy

yeah molly's clue is pretty good, i can't think of anything else that rhymes with those words...

10:52 am

hurshy

sorry to hear that, peri :(

10:53 am

hurshy

oh man and i just noticed that ME8 is actually here too lol

10:55 am

periwinkle

bbl

10:55 am

hurshy

oooh i just randomly found another 8

10:55 am

hurshy

it's a compound word, flame + pottery material

11:03 am

hurshy

ok flip chat says there is a di8 too, must look for that

11:04 am

hurshy

found it! guess it must be a chemistry word or something?

11:04 am

hurshy

the di is being used as a 2 prefix

11:05 am

hurshy

oh and a va7, which turns out to be just like miracle max's wife, but with the last letter changed.

11:06 am

hurshy

oh no, a ct7??? yikes

11:07 am

hurshy

thank goodness for morewords

11:07 am

phaeton

molly clued that earlier

11:07 am

hurshy

that still leaves one 8 uncalled and unaccounted for, and half the 7s... sigh

11:09 am

BzznBea

there are two di8

11:09 am

hurshy

ok thanks bea

11:13 am

hurshy

again, thank goodness for morewords!

11:15 am

MollyL

di, di, fi, me, vi

11:16 am

MollyL

As I said earlier, this is a grid full of impossible words. Not fun at all.

11:17 am

hurshy

well, a number of the 7s were normal but not-often-seen-here, so that part was fun

11:17 am

hurshy

now i have to find the rest of them, that's all

11:22 am

MollyL

I guess "fun" is a relative term

11:22 am

hurshy

wow, 6 V7s altogether

11:23 am

phaeton

V's vamoosed!

11:25 am

hokie carla

172 left here

11:26 am

phaeton

20

11:31 am

hokie carla

well, I'm giving up on finding half of the V for now

11:31 am

hokie carla

oh, just found 2 more for half

11:31 am

hurshy

good job!

11:32 am

hokie carla

lol, only to get to the i and find 2/7

11:33 am

welki

<<-- is tired of typing valerian. resembles the definition of insanity :)

11:33 am

hurshy

you can get more

11:33 am

MollyL

Carla, the v words are insane

11:33 am

hokie carla

haha, good to know

11:34 am

welki

(and varicele)

11:34 am

hokie carla

the fact there are 27 tells a lot about the insanity

11:35 am

hurshy

yep

11:53 am

suz01

wany

11:54 am

suz01

sorry!

11:55 am

suz01

Somehow my cursor jumped to the chat

12:08 pm

MollyL

All by itself? Amazing

12:10 pm

phaeton

fw

12:10 pm

hokie carla

well done

12:10 pm

phaeton

ty...now to get on with my day...lol

12:11 pm

phaeton

any clues wanted?

12:12 pm

hokie carla

not me, still 104 left. haven't really been trying. my usual multitasking.

12:13 pm

phaeton

hagd

12:13 pm

hokie carla

you too

12:53 pm

periwinkle

ty hursh for fi8 my first8

12:54 pm

periwinkle

me8 please

12:55 pm

BzznBea

The prime me8 is an invisible line that cross at o longitude

12:55 pm

periwinkle

ty Bea

12:56 pm

BzznBea

yw

12:56 pm

Shirlockc

ty bea!

1:04 pm

hokie carla

did not have any 8s, thanks

1:05 pm

hokie carla

73 left and HOET, so I think I will leave it or come back tonight.

1:07 pm

penquis

i am not enjoying this grid...

1:13 pm

Shirlockc

ditto pen X10

1:13 pm

MollyL

It's ridiculous Pen. The fact that someone referred to it as fun makes me shake my head.

1:15 pm

akazev

I don't mean to be rude, but I am always surprised at what words commonly used are not in the data base. I understand that some words like nano and perhaps even tech were not in common use when the data base game out, but I am confused that a word like clit is not in the data base. Perhaps clits were not invented when the data base was formed.

1:16 pm

penquis

no idea...but it is a common complaint...not your word, but other words that are not accepted...

1:16 pm

Shirlockc

i think only recently Dr. God added the word spam

1:16 pm

penquis

yes...

1:17 pm

MollyL

Enable's qualifications for "inclusion" are bizarre. And the Enable word list has not been updated in over 20 years.

1:18 pm

MollyL

And I am now laughing because the pearl clutchers gasp every time cunt is in a grid. Imagine if clit was too. ðŸ˜‹

1:19 pm

BzznBea

LOL

1:19 pm

Shirlockc

don't forget shit and shat are accepted too

1:20 pm

penquis

and why is merde == not a common word for English speaking people == accepted and merci == a word most people know -- isnot....

1:23 pm

MollyL

That one gets me too, Pen

1:25 pm

Shirlockc

are there any dw?

1:25 pm

LuvWordGames

I would really appreciate a clue for ni 5/16. I've scoured several word lists and the chat and I haven't been able to find it.

1:25 pm

penquis

i hope now... ;o)

1:25 pm

BzznBea

no dw

1:25 pm

penquis

don't have it...

1:25 pm

penquis

ty, bea...

1:26 pm

BzznBea

na5 ends with most of frozen water.

1:26 pm

BzznBea

We have had it before

1:26 pm

penquis

is there an ni 5?

1:27 pm

LuvWordGames

yes ni 5/16

1:27 pm

BzznBea

ni5.16

1:27 pm

LuvWordGames

that's the one I'm looking for

1:27 pm

penquis

that's the one Luv asked for....

1:28 pm

BzznBea

sounds similar to the seamen of military

1:28 pm

penquis

ty, bea...

1:29 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks! that isn't on any word lists and it was driving me crazy!

1:29 pm

LuvWordGames

this grid was crazy

1:30 pm

BzznBea

sorry for the confusion. my brain is trying to get accustomed to a new Rx for contacts.

1:30 pm

penquis

no problem....

1:32 pm

penquis

tiny

1:32 pm

penquis

sorry....a little mistake... ;o)

1:37 pm

Shirlockc

stats for the D on the bottom row? second column

1:38 pm

penquis

di 5/14,, i think....

1:38 pm

BzznBea

di7.36

1:40 pm

BzznBea

is the di8.50 from that one?

1:41 pm

BzznBea

nope top d

1:41 pm

penquis

no...because i don't have that one...

1:42 pm

Shirlockc

this grid is a killer for me, maybe i haven't had enough coffee but it is tough

1:42 pm

BzznBea

That one is a dilly.

1:42 pm

penquis

odd word?

1:42 pm

penquis

it's a tough grid for me...

1:43 pm

BzznBea

yes odd

1:43 pm

penquis

then i won't bother looking for it now...

1:44 pm

penquis

a

1:45 pm

penquis

sorry again...

1:52 pm

MollyL

Some of the words in this grid you can't get without help. Unless you are some kind of major word nerd.

1:53 pm

Shirlockc

stats for the lone Y upper right? I'm still just trying to get NBT

1:54 pm

penquis

ye 4/7...

1:57 pm

Shirlockc

k, thx pen, still need those Ds bottom row, beside the K sigh

1:58 pm

penquis

yw...

2:00 pm

penquis

well i am down to 50...time for a break....bye all....

2:59 pm

BzznBea

I'm going to lose power...

3:02 pm

hokie carla

storm, bea?

3:43 pm

BzznBea

yes

3:54 pm

BzznBea

I'm done fighting this one. Night all.

4:31 pm

periwinkle

help with either di8 please

4:36 pm

periwinkle

got di8/50

4:47 pm

dcseain

I only have di8/60

4:48 pm

dcseain

two of a chemistry thing.

4:49 pm

periwinkle

ty looking but probably will need list for it

4:49 pm

dcseain

thank you for the di8.50, did have to use Morewords, as I'd never have tried that on my own.

4:50 pm

dcseain

I did extrapolate the correct third letter, though.

5:25 pm

MollyL

Oh, that darn extrapolating

6:25 pm

periwinkle

ri6/27 please

6:27 pm

penquis

ri 6....though out something + like an adverb ending with a vowel thrown in the middle....

6:30 pm

penquis

not a very good clue..

6:30 pm

periwinkle

not getting your clue

6:30 pm

periwinkle

my last work

6:30 pm

periwinkle

last word even

6:30 pm

penquis

when you throw out something you get *** of it...

6:32 pm

periwinkle

ty got it and done

6:33 pm

penquis

congrats...tough grid...

6:43 pm

marigold

ty very tough

6:45 pm

periwinkle

oops I am at my sisters and sat at her computer for a bit

6:48 pm

penquis

and...

7:00 pm

penquis

well i am done....listed early to get this done... bye all....

7:09 pm

dcseain

oh, from THAT R

7:09 pm

dcseain

thanks

7:48 pm

bubba218

help with the me8, my last word

7:51 pm

bubba218

got it, done!

7:51 pm

nrkii

imaginary line from south pole to north pole

7:51 pm

nrkii

too slow... sorry

7:52 pm

nrkii

That is my only 8 so far

8:00 pm

lynxxx

very similar to the vi8

8:00 pm

nrkii

Thanks!

9:35 pm

Dorens

Anyone around to clue the RI 6 please?

9:35 pm

Dorens

Never mind, thanks anyway.

11:15 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

evening / morning all

11:16 pm

movieman

Could someone plz post the Babble Expert link?

11:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

this might work: http://tinyurl.com/asayuk8

11:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

halfway done, night all

11:50 pm

movieman

thank you Gwen, it worked fine!!!

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