Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, November 15, 2017

12:01 am

jessmom

ve8

12:03 am

dizgrannie

bottom row wiped

12:04 am

Uneaixoise

sp7

12:05 am

cybernan

ta 7

12:06 am

jessmom

pe8

12:06 am

harpjane

found doggies

12:07 am

rastapopolous

ru8

12:08 am

rastapopolous

ga8

12:09 am

rastapopolous

ag7

12:11 am

flosey

hello all - looks like we're going to be losing power

12:11 am

flosey

will grab what I can find before it happens

12:13 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:13 am

dizgrannie

oopsie not...need the E in 1st col

12:15 am

penquis

ve 8

12:16 am

penquis

ev 7

12:16 am

penquis

evanglels

12:16 am

Uneaixoise

and ev8

12:16 am

crayola

ty for ve8 penquis

12:16 am

penquis

sorry....freebies...

12:17 am

dizgrannie

LOL thnx penquis, nbt/nbs

12:18 am

penquis

you said you needed that E... ;o)

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

dizgrannie

haha yep

12:18 am

flosey

thanks Lickety

12:20 am

cybernan

I need the right l

12:21 am

rururocks

ru8

12:23 am

rastapopolous

stringed instrument

12:23 am

penquis

le 7

12:24 am

cybernan

ty rasta

12:26 am

cybernan

crashing now -- just home from bridge and my poor little brain is tired :)

12:26 am

penquis

heading out....goodnight all...

12:27 am

rastapopolous

me three. seeya tomorrow all

12:43 am

rururocks

finished finally

12:43 am

rururocks

good night all

1:07 am

flosey

6 to find but just too tired tonight, bb in the am

1:33 am

grannyrose

night ruru. sweet dreams flosey

3:00 am

flosey

Hi Rose, couldn't sleep so made a cuppa tea and finished !!!! FW

3:02 am

flosey

and now for the sweet dreams, and you, dear Rosey, have a lovely day - I don't know how your time differs to ours it's 1: am here now

3:03 am

flosey

perhaps you've finished and gone off for the day!!

4:27 am

zoozzoom

First run through and have found 92 words. Back later to try and find some more. Happy babbling everyone!

5:43 am

maggiej

ta 5/10 any hints?

5:44 am

maggiej

tels

5:51 am

maggiej

nm

5:53 am

maggiej

natel

7:34 am

mael

how is de+ta6/24 not a word??

7:35 am

Uneaixoise

think it's un + ta6

7:37 am

mael

hair conditioner is called de+ta6/24r

7:48 am

periwinkle

help with ru8 or ga8 pls. hi all

7:49 am

BzznBea

ga8- without a closure to the fence

7:50 am

periwinkle

ty Bea

7:50 am

BzznBea

the ru ends the same way

7:50 am

periwinkle

I figured that out, ty

7:57 am

moolingwa

20 to go

8:27 am

mael

fw! anyone need clues?

8:29 am

moolingwa

I always need a clue

8:38 am

Sevenflames7

THis is zay hi Jacki

8:49 am

RoundBarn

if you're talking to me, zay, hi back! Jackie--but quitting v soon, I'vbe reached half way. Rasta, hwn yo're here--this may be Xaviar. Mom

8:51 am

Sevenflames7

lol

8:51 am

Sevenflames7

i'm at school

8:52 am

RoundBarn

It IS Xaviar, your picture and everything! Rasta, take a look at that yellow curly hair. Bright young man--now a grandson!

8:52 am

MLFAN17

mool not when it comes to these grids you don't lol

8:53 am

RoundBarn

past time to get to work--poof.

8:56 am

MLFAN17

v stats?

8:56 am

suefrad625

i have 8's: ev, ga, pe, ru & ve, what am i missing?

8:57 am

suefrad625

nm

8:57 am

suefrad625

pu8

8:57 am

MLFAN17

ty sue

8:57 am

suefrad625

yw

9:00 am

MLFAN17

third column e?

9:00 am

suefrad625

i think it is or el4

9:01 am

suefrad625

or the letter l pl

9:01 am

MLFAN17

ty sue

9:01 am

suefrad625

yw

9:02 am

bichon

el 7/36, pls

9:03 am

MLFAN17

I don't have it bichon

9:04 am

aebmusica

very fancy

9:04 am

Uneaixoise

tx!!

9:04 am

suefrad625

ty aeb

9:04 am

bichon

ty musica

9:05 am

MLFAN17

ty aeb

9:05 am

moolingwa

rehi all

9:06 am

suefrad625

unhi, brb

9:06 am

MLFAN17

can I geta clue for the u word pls?

9:06 am

moolingwa

increased your ante in a poker game

9:08 am

MLFAN17

no idea

9:08 am

bonkler

opposite of downed

9:09 am

MLFAN17

got it ty both

9:09 am

moolingwa

sorry my clue was a little obscure :)

9:09 am

MLFAN17

no it wasn't mool

9:10 am

MLFAN17

one more for nbt.. fourth column t?

9:10 am

moolingwa

well interestingly enough it means to mate animals

9:11 am

moolingwa

But it kind of rhymes with the word you just got

9:12 am

moolingwa

shorter tho

9:12 am

MLFAN17

I got tu5/6

9:17 am

moolingwa

yeah, there's also similar word tha tis 6/7

9:18 am

moolingwa

and then there's the 4 I clued

9:41 am

periwinkle

help withpu8 pls

9:43 am

suefrad625

without orange juice pu4

9:46 am

periwinkle

ty sue

10:09 am

Biltong

tang

10:10 am

Biltong

ops, sorry

10:16 am

moolingwa

back for my final 8 if I can

10:28 am

moolingwa

5 to go...

10:32 am

moolingwa

3 to go...

10:48 am

MLFAN17

why doesn't the pu4 work for that pu8?

10:50 am

therealblah

pu4/7 + le4/4

10:51 am

MLFAN17

oh geez it does, It wouldn't enter the first two times I tried

10:51 am

MLFAN17

hi blah ty

10:51 am

therealblah

hi fan, yvw

11:03 am

MLFAN17

pe8?

11:13 am

Uneaixoise

pe6/21 pt

1:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

as ed to everything when you get stuck

1:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

you will be surprised, bemused and incredulous,kk not to mentio outrages.

1:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

pardon typos.

1:31 pm

moolingwa

typos schmypos :)

1:31 pm

moolingwa

still 3 to go here

1:33 pm

moolingwa

2...

1:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

"upsell" it's modern, but it's a word. and a technique.

1:39 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone

1:41 pm

moolingwa

hey nan :)

1:41 pm

moolingwa

how's your day going?

1:45 pm

cybernan

frustrating -- errors with renos that are costing mega bucks and time

1:46 pm

cybernan

could have built an entire house by this tie

1:46 pm

cybernan

* time

1:53 pm

cybernan

*!* - hagd everyone

2:11 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word AG 5/12 that metal or plastic tag or sheath at the end of a lace

3:00 pm

zoozzoom

Think that is a AG 5/14.

3:04 pm

phandmd

hello?

3:05 pm

zoozzoom

Hello :-)

3:05 pm

phandmd

hi zooz

3:05 pm

zoozzoom

Hi, Phandmd.

3:05 pm

phandmd

can you clue the de 5/12 (2nd one)?

3:06 pm

zoozzoom

DE + double consonant + plural.

3:06 pm

phandmd

Oh. I count badly. it's the last one I need...

3:08 pm

zoozzoom

NATO phonetic alphabet charlie, bravo, De 5/12

3:08 pm

zoozzoom

Bravo,Charlie, De 5/12, echo...etc

3:08 pm

phandmd

I just figured it out! Thanks anyway! It's a part of a river! Maybe you could clue the Ge 5/18?

3:09 pm

phandmd

oh. that's a great clue!

3:09 pm

zoozzoom

I am so tired I just have no GE 5/18 and go this morning.

3:09 pm

zoozzoom

Plural for the Ge 6/30

3:10 pm

phandmd

ah! that is me right now!

3:10 pm

zoozzoom

lol

3:10 pm

phandmd

and for my last words, the LE 5/14?

3:11 pm

phandmd

NM!

3:11 pm

phandmd

figured it out

3:11 pm

zoozzoom

Congrats, Phandmd!

3:11 pm

phandmd

I appreciate your help!

3:11 pm

phandmd

I don't suppose you need any clues?

3:12 pm

zoozzoom

Anytime, Phandmd! Nice to see you :-)

3:12 pm

Michnick

tepple is the Yiddish word for pot. Enable has taken Yiddish words in the past.

3:12 pm

Michnick

gell

3:12 pm

Michnick

oops

3:13 pm

zoozzoom

Enable is a fuss pot of which words it will accept or not.

3:13 pm

Michnick

Well the Yiddish for money is here so that's OK

3:13 pm

phandmd

indeed it is! quite frustrating!

3:16 pm

zoozzoom

Oh sorry, Phandmd, just saw your question. No I have already finished but thank you!

3:17 pm

phandmd

no worriies!

3:29 pm

zoozzoom

Time for me to go. Happy babbling everyone!

3:30 pm

Michnick

I'm making up words left and right and Enable likes them, while the ones I think exist, Enable doesn't!

3:30 pm

Michnick

Crazy grid. I am not finding it easy.

3:32 pm

phandmd

I didn't either. I didn't even make it half way on my first run through, using lickety help tremendously though!

3:44 pm

Soodle

< Also finding this tough, but very appreciative of Zoo’s clues. (Will happily accept any more clues .....).

4:42 pm

Persephacus

having trouble with pu6, 27...it's the only one I have left! Anyone have a clue?

4:43 pm

bookgrrl

past tense of pu4/6

4:44 pm

Persephacus

thanks!

4:52 pm

Sevenflames7

Hey Jacky

5:11 pm

mkg

hi all. tough grid.

5:12 pm

mkg

i dont like it.

5:12 pm

mkg

hi michelle!!!!!!!!

5:13 pm

mkg

i have only 51 words so far. i just dont see a U word at all!

5:14 pm

wht

Past tense of ascend, mkg

5:14 pm

mkg

just got the u word. past tense of opposite of down.

5:16 pm

mkg

ty wht.

5:16 pm

mkg

now have 56 and want to just get half way a nd quit.

5:20 pm

mkg

ok now i got a few more.i am over half done. sorry to leave but i am done with this tough grid. good luck to all out there,

5:20 pm

bookgrrl

anyone need clues?

5:24 pm

Persephacus

took a break and came back but still can't find that last pu6, 27 (I think you gave me a clue for the one between the pu4 and 6 earlier....)

5:26 pm

pugmama763

pu6-27--- past tense of a knitting stitch

5:42 pm

Persephacus

haha, omg I had it open from yesterday in another window, so it was messed up bc I'd been entering words into both...I had all the words, just needed to hit refresh! lol, thanks for the clues though!

5:55 pm

penquis

isn't a newborn Chihuahua dog called a puplet??... ;o)

6:04 pm

penquis

I am done....Heading out...*waving to all the lurkers*....

6:36 pm

Marc Freeman

ag5/14, please?

6:50 pm

Marc Freeman

I also need glues for ge5/18 and ru8, please?

6:51 pm

Marc Freeman

I meant clues not glues. Where is everyone?

6:58 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks found everything

7:54 pm

rururocks

we're over here in the party room huffing

8:40 pm

MollyL

That is nothing to sniff about

8:56 pm

HarryHood

why is it knave and not gnave?

8:56 pm

HarryHood

who decides which silent letter to put in?

8:56 pm

HarryHood

who's in charge here anyway?

8:58 pm

HarryHood

tu6/18: turlet - Archie Bunker's WC.

9:35 pm

mkg

i am betting in the middle ages it was pronounced "k-nave". i think same with light and might and sound and mound. i bet once upon a time all was pronounced: that is why we cant understand middle english when it is spoken.

9:36 pm

mkg

ru 8: two words. ru 4: laws and ru**s, and add opp of more to end.

9:38 pm

mkg

marc i would love a clue for the ge 5. ty

9:40 pm

mkg

any cues for the E words for the E left column and 3rd column? ty

9:41 pm

mkg

got the one for third column so need the one for first column only. ty

9:44 pm

bookwomen

left column is ev 7/8 what judge roy moore thinks he is

9:44 pm

mkg

god????????????doesnt he think he is god????

9:45 pm

mkg

ty got the ev word.

9:45 pm

bookwomen

That too

9:45 pm

mkg

i wonder where the word ev****** came from. i get the last 5 letters, but what does ev mean added in front?

9:46 pm

mkg

i mean what does ev mean as a prefix? cant think of another case of it.

9:47 pm

SamanthaJoy

mkg: It was originally "eu", not "ev", and that prefix means "good". Think "euphoria".

9:48 pm

bookwomen

It is from the bible and means spreading of good news. It is from a greek word

9:48 pm

PastorJ

I don't think 'ev' is a prefix in this case, mkg - it's a completely different word.

9:48 pm

SamanthaJoy

"Gene", as a name, means bred. "Eugene" means well bred.

9:49 pm

SamanthaJoy

No, pastor, it is a prefix. The last five letters of that word are based on the concept that *****s are, in the old testament, messengers. There's a root that means "to announce".

9:50 pm

bookwomen

SamanthaJoy is correct. It is a prefix

9:50 pm

SamanthaJoy

So eu = good, an*** = root of a word meaning "announce", and the word as a whole becomes "spreader of good news"

9:51 pm

PastorJ

Learn something new every day, even at my age! The following day though I usually forget...

9:52 pm

SamanthaJoy

Ha, I'm with you there!

9:53 pm

PastorJ

To my shame I've known the meaning of the word so long I've never bothered to learn its history.

9:54 pm

SamanthaJoy

It was a revelation when I learned that the opposite of myopia is presbyopia

11:09 pm

Tomago

As a biologist, I've always taken the eu- prefix to mean true or genuine, as opposed to psedo-. So I've had a hard time making sense of it in many of its uses. Thanks for the insights.

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