Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, August 5, 2024

12:04 am

Shellbell_o-well

sc8

12:05 am

grannyrose

di 8, 9

12:06 am

dizgrannie

ix 4 and 5

12:07 am

hokie carla

ta7, pr7x2

12:08 am

jeanne314

Thank you, dizgrannie -- I never see those odd ones.

12:08 am

jeanne314

Thank you, dizgrannie -- I never see those odd ones.

12:08 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:09 am

hokie carla

re7

12:16 am

broll

tr 7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

hokie carla

ne7

12:21 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:52 am

Shellbell_o-well

"It takes a licking and keeps on tickingâ€

12:53 am

GroovyKiwi

Pr 7 x2

12:53 am

mkg

stumped on i words. ugh.

12:53 am

mkg

there are two ix words. not seeing them.

12:55 am

mkg

help welcome

12:57 am

GroovyKiwi

Ix 4 and 5 says grannie. I havenâ€™t found them yet

12:58 am

mkg

nor have i. oh well.

12:58 am

GroovyKiwi

Just got them

12:59 am

GroovyKiwi

Ix 4/9 and plural

1:00 am

sprite

morning babblers

1:02 am

GroovyKiwi

Hi de hi spritey

1:03 am

sprite

hiya Kiwi, and Foxy if he is around

1:03 am

GroovyKiwi

Heâ€™s glued to the triathlon relay

1:04 am

sprite

hehehe

1:07 am

grannyrose

cooee and * hugs * sprite and kiwi

1:07 am

sprite

hiya rose *hugs*

1:07 am

ursh

lone i is it4/6

1:07 am

GroovyKiwi

Evening rosey

1:07 am

grannyrose

how's everyone doing today?

1:08 am

grannyrose

hey ya ursh

1:08 am

sprite

still struggling here. Not sure if it is the weather or a looming flu. Time wil tell.

1:09 am

grannyrose

hope not the flu sprite.

1:09 am

ursh

all good here - winter comes and goes day by day can be hot or chilly but very dry - need rain

1:09 am

sprite

Caya is back home from her vacation and has had a brilliant time with her friends.

1:10 am

GroovyKiwi

Freezing feet here. Even with fire going and thick socks. Another -3 due tonight

1:10 am

grannyrose

ursh, you can have some of ours.

1:11 am

sprite

we should open a weather share cupboard. We can put it what we do not need and other babblers can take out what they need.

1:11 am

grannyrose

so glad Caya has had a lovely holiday. very much needed that's for sure.

1:11 am

sprite

very true, rose. It has done her a world of good.

1:14 am

grannyrose

kiwi, have sent you 2 posts in messenger. i laughed so hard it hurt to breathe.

1:14 am

grannyrose

sprite, not sure how to send in whatsapp. will consult with my guru and find out how to do it.

1:15 am

sprite

can't wait!

1:16 am

GroovyKiwi

Just pmsl at the first one

1:16 am

grannyrose

i meant to warn you to go potty before you read them.

1:26 am

grannyrose

okay, sprite. have now installed whatsapp on this laptop, linked the 2 devices, and sent you the 2 posts. BUT GO POTTY FIRST! don't say i didn't warn you.

1:26 am

sprite

still laughing here

1:27 am

grannyrose

have you read both? or just the gummy bears because the chili contest had me with tears in my eyes.

1:28 am

sprite

just the gummy bears so far

1:33 am

sprite

lolol okay that was hilarious

1:34 am

sprite

sent the chili one through to Tim. Tim loves eating food that makes the rest of us cry, curse and order huge quantities of ice

1:35 am

grannyrose

i sent the chili contest to pugmama. she was nearly dying from laughter.

1:35 am

sprite

oh btw I emailed puglet ages ago but never got a reply. Just so you know that I tried.

1:36 am

GroovyKiwi

Iâ€™m dying here. From laughter cold feet and no brains

1:40 am

grannyrose

okay sprite. i'm chatting with her right now. just asked her.

1:42 am

grannyrose

sprite, she's writing to you now.

1:43 am

grannyrose

apparently she has changed her email address.

1:43 am

sprite

ah, nice!

1:44 am

grannyrose

Kiwi, have you sides stopped aching yet?

1:46 am

sprite

okay, that certainly explains it :D

1:56 am

dcseain

it was only 31 here today! so comparatively cool!

1:56 am

sprite

hiya seain

1:56 am

dcseain

today, er Sunday. it is now Monday,

1:58 am

dcseain

hi, sprite

2:00 am

grannyrose

hey ya seain. sounds lovely. haven't made it out of the teens here.

2:00 am

GroovyKiwi

Iâ€™ve just cooked breakfast for dinner

2:01 am

sprite

I love me a good breakfast dinner

2:01 am

grannyrose

yummy.. eggs and bacon. will be right over.

2:01 am

dcseain

growing up, breakfast for dinner was very common.

2:02 am

sprite

pancakes!

2:02 am

GroovyKiwi

And hash browns

2:02 am

grannyrose

with maple syrup and whipped butter.

2:02 am

GroovyKiwi

Phantom Exterminate

2:03 am

sprite

and poffertjes, rose!

2:04 am

grannyrose

oh my goodness. that's it. my tastebuds are undone.

2:05 am

sprite

I think Kiwi exterminated your tastebuds

2:05 am

grannyrose

* giggle * probably.... but the poffertjes didn't help.

2:06 am

sprite

:D

2:11 am

GroovyKiwi

Well I miss cannoli. Cannot find anywhere in Christchurch that makes it

2:11 am

sprite

sounds like you have to learn to make it yourself!

2:11 am

dcseain

phantom trireme

2:13 am

GroovyKiwi

I guess I will

2:13 am

grannyrose

yeah, attempted that one too seain. got so frustrated when it wasn't there.. lol

2:13 am

GroovyKiwi

Iâ€™m frustrated with this grid ovetall

2:14 am

GroovyKiwi

Overall too

2:15 am

sprite

it is pretty tight. Am going slow too

2:20 am

dcseain

cannoli are not difficult to make if there is the right cheese available.

2:22 am

sprite

fireflies. That D was nasty.

2:23 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!!

2:24 am

dcseain

yay sprite!

2:24 am

grannyrose

i thought it was me sprite.

2:24 am

sprite

you are never nasty ;)

2:25 am

sprite

anything I can clue before I go?

2:25 am

grannyrose

ha ha

2:27 am

GroovyKiwi

One of everything I havenâ€™t got please

2:28 am

sprite

lololol

2:29 am

sprite

okay, am gonna love you and leave you then. *hugs* my lovely friends. You are such an amazing start to my days!

2:29 am

grannyrose

* hugs * sprite. hope you have a lovely day.

2:30 am

grannyrose

and you are an awesome finish to ours darling

2:30 am

GroovyKiwi

Toodles

2:31 am

grannyrose

i'll stay open in case you need a hand Kiwi.

2:35 am

zTink

Waiting out a hurricane here..so far high winds l

2:35 am

dcseain

may you be safe, zTink

2:38 am

zTink

Lots of rain, food warnings,high tide 5-6 am.Beach roads are already flooding.

2:39 am

zTink

Sand bags hoping prevent water n

2:41 am

dcseain

sounds like you are well prepared.

2:46 am

dcseain

but I also know that over night storms are the most nerve-wracking.

2:46 am

dcseain

have lived through a few, even here in Northern Virginia.

4:34 am

sammysmom

sis has a summer place on west coast of fla and is there now-- tried to call- guess the lines are dwn-m i hopoe her some of her kids are with her.. she is 90 and can t move fast

5:09 am

MollyL

There are so many elders in Florida

5:30 am

ivesy3

clue for the di 7 40 plz

5:32 am

ivesy3

oops got it

6:16 am

Norma

is

7:23 am

medusa

hi all. just setting up a new laptop. can someone send me the link for expert please?

7:36 am

hokie carla

hi, I don't have expert but am pretty sure if you click the lickety link below he tells how to get it on the right side or bottom of that page.

7:36 am

medusa

thank you. xx

7:38 am

hokie carla

you're welcome

7:39 am

medusa

nothing there. do you have a link for sprites profile? I know she has the link there.

7:39 am

hokie carla

it's still on this chat screen, just click the person next to her name

7:41 am

medusa

Got it. thank you. xx

7:45 am

NonoNanette

medusa, is the new laptop windows 11

7:46 am

NonoNanette

if so lickety is not compatible

7:57 am

NonoNanette

i still need 3 more 7's

7:59 am

NonoNanette

have di, ne, tr, re, pr x2 and ta x 4

8:07 am

hurshy

gmorning

8:07 am

hurshy

Ps Pummeled!

8:07 am

hurshy

ooh i got the 9

8:10 am

hurshy

Ds Destroyed!

8:10 am

MollyL

Link to expert: http://tinyurl.com/asayuk8

8:13 am

hurshy

Ss Sunk!

8:14 am

hurshy

nanette, there is an sc7

8:17 am

NonoNanette

thanks hurshy, will hunt that down

8:17 am

hurshy

it's a normal word

8:17 am

LuvWordGames

Name the watch that takes a licking and keeps on ticking

8:17 am

hurshy

timex

8:19 am

LuvWordGames

Ding ding :-)

8:22 am

NonoNanette

found it just had to turn a different way

8:22 am

hurshy

:)

8:24 am

NonoNanette

just noticed still need an 8 also, have sc and di

8:24 am

hurshy

same here

8:24 am

rururocks

as8

8:25 am

NonoNanette

thanks ru!

8:25 am

hurshy

ah see i haven't tackled As yet - just about to

8:26 am

hurshy

got it but that's a bit weird

8:29 am

NonoNanette

yeah it is was trying other spellings similar to ir

8:29 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! a peninsula that's seen a lot of conflict, site of the Charge of the Light Brigade

8:29 am

penquis

crimea...

8:29 am

penquis

hello all....

8:30 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

8:30 am

hurshy

hello pen

8:30 am

penquis

hi hursh...

8:34 am

hurshy

Es Extinguished!

8:35 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

8:40 am

hurshy

gosh, missing 2 T and they are both 7s according to nanette's list of 7s she had!

8:40 am

hurshy

got one of them!

8:42 am

hurshy

7 left, ttfn

8:52 am

medusa

does anyone have a clue for as 8 please?

8:52 am

penquis

a + stern or demanding....and pl....

8:53 am

medusa

must have missed a letter when I tried it. thank you

8:53 am

penquis

yw...

8:59 am

penquis

i have hit a wall...bbl to finish...bye all....

9:01 am

mael

good morning, everyone

9:10 am

welki

'morning, mael

9:34 am

72 Temple Owl

mirning, welki

9:37 am

welki

owl!

9:37 am

72 Temple Owl

welk! i get abreak today. to do laundry and mow the yard. :)

9:38 am

welki

what - no music fest, jubilee, hootenany today? it's a sad day in musicville :D

9:39 am

72 Temple Owl

:D

9:39 am

welki

(sugar ray still sounds great)

9:39 am

72 Temple Owl

and don't forget, i'll have to cook my own dinner! :p

9:39 am

72 Temple Owl

he paid us a high complement.

9:40 am

welki

cereal for supper - you'll be too tired to cook

9:40 am

72 Temple Owl

we had a great baby band last night - melt. and i'm not easily impresed, but may be the baest new band this year

9:40 am

welki

tell me what sugar ray said - hahaha, i still think of him as a kid

9:41 am

72 Temple Owl

no i had an easy night, which i neede after hours of drenching storms Sat night and everything on hold.

9:41 am

72 Temple Owl

it's text on the post.

9:41 am

72 Temple Owl

and i had a new person to train. she learned quickly.

9:42 am

72 Temple Owl

i love how when i started the stage crew was all male. now it's even if not tipped to our side.

9:43 am

welki

(ahh, i read that - nice to get recognition for a job well done)

9:45 am

72 Temple Owl

last night our first band was so happy, from bronx- they said we were so chill. i love to see the reaction of band the first time they come, especially if they are on the stage under the steelstacks.

9:45 am

welki

<--- listening to melt, they're good (fake romantic reminds me of pink)

9:46 am

72 Temple Owl

well that girl could make a song her own. they played harverst moon (neil young) and i was like what? will post clips soon

9:46 am

72 Temple Owl

they really bring it, live.

9:47 am

mkg

any clues for the 9 welcome. ty

9:47 am

72 Temple Owl

not there yet, mkg

9:47 am

72 Temple Owl

try morewords

9:47 am

mkg

ok.

9:47 am

welki

for some reason, harvest moon is showing up everywhere lately - even on ukelele (suprisingly good!)

9:47 am

BzznBea

It is an easy plural di6.66

9:48 am

BzznBea

sorry di9.66

9:48 am

welki

dita

9:48 am

welki

oof

9:49 am

mkg

also missing the i words. all of them.

9:49 am

72 Temple Owl

nice try, already have that one.

9:49 am

mkg

so help welcome. ty

9:49 am

welki

i'll do better next time :)

9:50 am

72 Temple Owl

melt also from either bronx or maybe brooklyn. a hot bed of music

9:50 am

welki

the bronx always got a bad rap - there are some great neighborhoods up there

9:51 am

mkg

got the di 9.part of a town.

9:51 am

mkg

now missing those i words and no idea.

9:52 am

72 Temple Owl

they were soul r&b - durieux- and wore matching pinsstripe jerseys. also my pick. how could i not love them?

9:54 am

marksdolly

Mkg, those i words are ix 4/5 combo

9:55 am

welki

i like their sound, owl - versatile, too!

9:55 am

mkg

ty but i am not seeing them or getting them with monkeys. are there 3 vowels or two?

9:55 am

marksdolly

3 vowels

9:55 am

mkg

ty

9:55 am

welki

yipes

9:56 am

mkg

got the ix words. ty.

9:56 am

mkg

still missing the i word for the second row i..........any help welcome. ty.

9:57 am

welki

bowing out

9:57 am

BzznBea

ic6.24 compound word

9:58 am

72 Temple Owl

wash should be done about now. bbl

9:58 am

mkg

got it. ty. there is an it and i am msising that one....the ic is for the other i.

9:58 am

72 Temple Owl

just a great night. off till tomorrow

9:59 am

BzznBea

it4

10:00 am

wingding

bea, i know i tried that earlier ...

10:02 am

mkg

i just cant get monkeys to work.

10:03 am

BzznBea

I'm not goiing to clue a 4 letter word

10:03 am

BzznBea

sorry

10:04 am

Shirlockc

really? it4? huh

10:04 am

mkg

it is 4. 5 and so this is what is stumping me the two point letter.

10:04 am

mkg

agree bea

10:04 am

BzznBea

it's it4.6

10:04 am

Shirlockc

omg, i see it now

10:05 am

mkg

oooh i got it. wow. ty all

10:05 am

BzznBea

Taking a break

10:05 am

Shirlockc

got 2 more words out of that

10:07 am

Shirlockc

5 more words out of that

10:09 am

mkg

yup me to. many words

10:12 am

mael

sorry I said hi and then got swallowed up by work, haha

11:15 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:22 am

BzznBea

Any one have a clue for the first re6.21

11:23 am

welki

to put out/forth again

11:51 am

BzznBea

Thanks welki.

11:51 am

BzznBea

namaste

12:35 pm

hurshy

ok so, i have more yummy, i have an adj ta7/56, and i have the cab drivers, what is the ta7 that i am missing?

12:37 pm

poor richard

Hey, Shirlockc. We are currently watching Elementary. Which do you prefer, Elementary or Sherlock? Just curious. We prefer Elementary.

12:37 pm

Gillie

ends with facial ---

12:37 pm

hurshy

thanks gillie

12:37 pm

Gillie

do you have the ci5 or the first di7?

12:39 pm

hurshy

di7, add what you do when sewing but remove the middle t

12:40 pm

hurshy

ci5 rhymes with the watch company

12:40 pm

Gillie

ty!

12:40 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks hursh

12:41 pm

Gillie

that's fw for me - any other clues wanted?

12:41 pm

hurshy

i need a 7... it's either an A, M, or R, but not the a7 that goes with A8

12:42 pm

hurshy

and i have one re7, puts forth, already, also

12:42 pm

Gillie

must be the R

12:43 pm

Gillie

re - ends with an alternative spelling of what a magician does

12:43 pm

hurshy

hmm

12:44 pm

hurshy

how do i get there from the bottom

12:44 pm

Gillie

there's an additional consonant

12:45 pm

hurshy

well i tried both of the consonants that i can see could connect that but they said no

12:45 pm

Gillie

re7/52 if that helps

12:45 pm

hurshy

ohh i see

12:46 pm

hurshy

got it thanks

12:46 pm

Gillie

it is twisty

12:46 pm

hurshy

i just wasn't thinking of what the magician does PLURAL so i was trying to end on a C

12:46 pm

Gillie

hagd

12:46 pm

Gillie

:)

12:47 pm

hurshy

you too

12:47 pm

Gillie

i guess i wasn't very clear

12:47 pm

hurshy

well it worked out in the end :D

12:54 pm

hurshy

and done! woot!

1:13 pm

hokie carla

hi. rehi?

1:16 pm

hokie carla

HOET! in spite of bea's refusal to clue the i4.ðŸ¤£
Not sure how I couldn't see that. and I thought st6 was a phantom.

1:41 pm

MollyL

How did that re7 not get clued with the cereal that's "for kids"??

1:46 pm

dcseain

thank you for that, Molly

2:06 pm

hokie carla

thanks, could not think of a word that magicians do

2:39 pm

MollyL

Well, they do magic tr----, but the cereal was the better way to go.

2:40 pm

dcseain

agreed

2:45 pm

hokie carla

maybe they don't have that in canada. didn't gillie give the clue?

2:51 pm

NonoNanette

are there 2 d 7s

2:55 pm

dcseain

I have di8 and di9, but no sevens, thanks.

2:59 pm

NonoNanette

thanks dc i have those and a di7/40

2:59 pm

NonoNanette

thought someone referred to a second di7

3:06 pm

NonoNanette

found my last d and it's not a 7 must start with something else

3:18 pm

periwinkle

are the grids getting harder or is it just me

3:18 pm

periwinkle

28 left and stuck

3:20 pm

NonoNanette

Peri i had 20 left this morning and am down to 14 . I agree the last few days have been wicked

3:22 pm

dcseain

I found a di7.40 also

3:31 pm

NonoNanette

as, di, ne, pr x2, re, sc, ta x4, tr are the 7's i have

4:23 pm

Kaplan the Magne

peri the grids are as hard or as easy as ever.

4:24 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I like those really long ones that you can't finish in a day but you can't work on it the next day, like a newspaper puzzle

4:25 pm

Kaplan the Magne

tait

4:29 pm

Kaplan the Magne

oops

4:34 pm

medusa

does anyone have a clue for di 7 please?

4:41 pm

ch1212

yes please too. I have di8/9 but not di 7.

4:42 pm

medusa

same!

4:42 pm

medusa

prier

4:42 pm

medusa

oops

4:42 pm

ch1212

no, I have that one already. But feel free to type in one I don't have. ;)

4:43 pm

medusa

lol

4:46 pm

NonoNanette

di + what you do when you sew but remove a cons.

4:47 pm

ch1212

Got it! Thanks, Nono!

4:47 pm

NonoNanette

np someone clued it like that earlier

4:48 pm

medusa

got it. ty

5:08 pm

periwinkle

ne6/21 please

5:11 pm

periwinkle

nm

5:41 pm

NonoNanette

found my last 7... re7/32 should have found it long ago a common word

8:07 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, here to fly low and pick off a few easy words, swoosh

8:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt, 55 to go, bye y'all

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