Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, November 16, 2018

12:01 am

SueMagee

Ye7

12:01 am

Rainiqui

vi 7

12:01 am

crayola

in8

12:02 am

SueMagee

Qu7

12:02 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:02 am

SueMagee

Qu8

12:03 am

crayola

in9

12:03 am

flosey

flip and hi all

12:03 am

jessmom

vi7x2

12:03 am

crayola

hi

12:05 am

Cosmo Kramer

fe 7/8

12:05 am

cybernan

hi Flosey -- sad news from Salt Spring

12:05 am

Rainiqui

to 7

12:06 am

Rainiqui

to 7 x2, to 8

12:08 am

flosey

yes Nan, Jilly will be missed by many

12:09 am

cybernan

yes - I had the impression that she had been quite active in the community

12:10 am

flosey

she had been - also active in the bridge league

12:13 am

hurshy

in 8x2, in9

12:13 am

hurshy

erm, i guess that was basically already called, sorry

12:14 am

Rainiqui

pr 7

12:14 am

hurshy

va7

12:14 am

hurshy

ea7

12:17 am

hurshy

funny that vi4/7 should be the beginning of words that are lovely things like musical instruments and little flowers, yet also the beginning of vi**ent and vi**ate, which are terrible

12:19 am

hurshy

ne7 x 2

12:20 am

hurshy

x3 actually

12:22 am

harpjane

oh, a rather large grid today

12:22 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:22 am

hurshy

just how i like em

12:22 am

kittychan

Thanks Lickety!

12:22 am

harpjane

I was always planning to take a little jaunt up to Salt Spring. Dang.

12:23 am

hurshy

take a jaunt, harp!

12:23 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! obnoxious televangelist Joel (apologies if anyone likes him...)

12:24 am

hurshy

little fly alert

12:24 am

Rainiqui

lo 7

12:25 am

jessmom

Osteen

12:26 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

12:31 am

hurshy

name that French noun! window

12:31 am

cybernan

fenetre

12:32 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!

12:32 am

Rainiqui

fe 7 x2

12:33 am

cybernan

fe 7 x3

12:33 am

cybernan

and an 8

12:34 am

harpjane

found a lizard

12:35 am

harpjane

nbt

12:36 am

harpjane

and a rodent

12:36 am

harpjane

and a fly

12:37 am

hurshy

halfway

12:38 am

harpjane

and a bovine

12:38 am

cybernan

coming to a halt -- good night everyone

12:41 am

harpjane

and sheep

12:44 am

harpjane

and slippery fish

1:22 am

hurshy

can't find any of the 3 corner L... anyone still here and have any?

1:22 am

Lizlin

Not right?

1:23 am

hurshy

FISH

1:23 am

hurshy

thanks

1:23 am

Lizlin

Yw

1:32 am

hurshy

have you got the 10 by any chance?

1:35 am

Lizlin

No - still looking. BBL

1:46 am

hurshy

well, i just got to 300, so, i think i'll stop now, even with no 10, sad as that may be :)

1:59 am

grannyrose

te9/10

2:01 am

grannyrose

anyone need help??

2:03 am

grannyrose

don't everyone ask at once.... lolll

2:04 am

grannyrose

i am utterly pooped. gym yesterday, and today, just myself and DH ran the community lunch. everything aches, even my hair... loll. *leaving a special hug for sprite in chog* xoxox

2:05 am

sprite

good morning all

2:06 am

sprite

noooooooo come back! Did I really miss you by a minute?

2:12 am

sprite

lol, guess I did. Thanks for the hug and here's one back for you... for when you wake up :)
*squeeeeeeezeeeeee*

2:29 am

sprite

*hugs Kam* I hope you are healing up quickly now.

2:38 am

sprite

too bad pretsle is not a valid spelling

2:46 am

sprite

found an insect

2:48 am

zoozzoom

Hello, Sprite :-) how are you doing?

2:49 am

sprite

*hugs zooz* I am doing fine, thanks! And you, dear man? How are you doing, emotionally and physically, and how are the parents? Are you still stretching and does it help your feet?

2:51 am

zoozzoom

I am okay thank you :-) Parents are okay at the moment which is good. Still stretching and feet do not ache anymore thank goodness. Although I did pull a muscle in my back the other day lifting a fence panel onto a car roof for my dad but that will not last long I hope lol

2:51 am

zoozzoom

Glad you are fine. Still getting over the flu?

2:51 am

sprite

ouch :( *healing vibes to your back*

2:52 am

sprite

yeah, still coughing. No fever though, so all good.

2:53 am

zoozzoom

flu & colds always seem to take an age to go. Glad it is on the way out for you though.

2:53 am

zoozzoom

I have been taking paracetamol & ibuprofen so back does not feel to bad.

2:54 am

zoozzoom

Too*

2:54 am

zoozzoom

It was sad to hear about Jillibus.

2:55 am

sprite

it is not unusual for me to have a flu linger. My health is never great and my resistance is low, for starters. And asthma, COPD and allergies run in the family. I got lucky and did not get those genes, but when my airways are infected, it tends to become chronical. Not complaining though, grateful to not have copd etc.

2:55 am

sprite

it was. Jill was an amazing woman. A mind sharper than that of most of us, people half her age. And a lovely person.

2:57 am

zoozzoom

99% here have a shrper mind compared to mine but yes I remember Jillibus being a very kind and witty person.

2:57 am

sprite

wth... if we can have le7/40 superlative, then why not the comparative??

2:58 am

zoozzoom

Ah not got that far yet I am only on the V lol Started when I said hello to you.

2:58 am

sprite

kind, witty, great sense of language, amazingly broad range of expertise and interests. She and I used to do the daily icon themes. It was wonderful to share that with her.

2:59 am

sprite

oh, nm, because it would have to double use a letter. *hits self over head with guppie*

3:00 am

zoozzoom

LOL so near yet so far.

3:00 am

zoozzoom

And hey no cruelty to animals please :-)

3:01 am

sprite

ikr? frustrating game, our babble

3:01 am

zoozzoom

It is yet we love it and come back for more time and time again!

3:02 am

sprite

lol, yesterday we had 'bearcat' and I looked it up, and it referred me to bilturong. I never ever heard of that one. It is a kind of civet with a very big tail.

3:02 am

sprite

oh absolutely. Love to hate enable. And babble is my game of choice any day.

3:03 am

zoozzoom

Binturong.

3:03 am

sprite

biNturong, you are right

3:04 am

zoozzoom

Yes this is my choice of game too alhough Chess is very close too.

3:04 am

zoozzoom

Funny thing is I am not that good at that game either LOL

3:04 am

sprite

I am not so very good at thinking ahead. Or remembering a lot. So chess and bridge are not for me.

3:05 am

zoozzoom

I Can not get into bridge. I hav tried but just not for me.

3:06 am

zoozzoom

Not sure why can had a capital letter but hey ho.

3:06 am

sprite

jilli played till the end. Very good bridge player. Flosey is too. I wish I could learn, but I do not think it would work for me.

3:06 am

sprite

lol

3:08 am

zoozzoom

I think Rummy is about as good I can be with card games. Although I love playing poker too but not for real money.

3:08 am

sprite

fireflies. Would you like a clue for the biggie combo I had to a2z?

3:09 am

zoozzoom

Congrats, Sprite!

3:09 am

zoozzoom

Not for me but thank you anyway :-)

3:09 am

zoozzoom

Hope you have a great day, Sprite :-)

3:10 am

sprite

I like the dutch game 'klaverjassen' too.

3:10 am

sprite

*hugs zooz* Have a lovely day, and see you again soon.

3:10 am

zoozzoom

Will have to google that word to see what game it is lol

3:13 am

zoozzoom

Looks complicated to me.

3:16 am

gapeach

Just want to say "Hi" and glad to hear that you all are OK. Sorry about your back. I pulled a muscle in mine about a week ago and I am still moving slowly

3:17 am

zoozzoom

((Gapeach)) Nice to see you. Sorry you too have a pulled muscle. Yes they take an age to heal. so annoying.

3:18 am

gapeach

Darn! I hit the enter button before I had a chance to say ......well, I cannot remember what I was going to say anyway. LOL

3:18 am

zoozzoom

LOL bless you.

3:18 am

gapeach

Do you have snow yet?

3:18 am

zoozzoom

No

3:19 am

zoozzoom

It is mild still here thank goodness. I hear parts of the USA are getting very cold weather.

3:19 am

zoozzoom

How much have you had?

3:19 am

gapeach

Good. The northeast here is getting a foot of it and flights are being canceled bigtime.

3:20 am

zoozzoom

Good grief! I hope it does not last llong, Gapeach. Have you got lots of supplies in the house?

3:21 am

gapeach

We've only had rain (a week of it) and it is freezing now so I have to leave the faucets dripping so as not to freeze. The dogs REALLY don't tarry long when they have to go outside though.

3:23 am

gapeach

Yes, I have enough food and batteries in case we lose power. A couple of years ago we had an ice storm that knocked out power for 3 days and nights. That wasn't pleasant but we made it through.

3:24 am

zoozzoom

Hope this is not a sign of a harsh Winter. We do not need two years in a row of very cold seasons.

3:24 am

zoozzoom

It is good to know you are well prepared, Gapeach.

3:25 am

gapeach

I agree. Well, take good care and keep warm. My smallest is here wanting food...I do have to feed him before I give him insulin. So have a great day. Nice to talk with you. Blessings.

3:26 am

zoozzoom

((Gapeach)) Take care and always nice to speak to you.

3:28 am

zoozzoom

Bonjour ((Ruby)) I know you are probably busy with the grid. But just noticed you were on line. Hope you see it :-)

4:18 am

zoozzoom

Okay first run through and I have 84 words left for later. Happy babbling everyone!

4:38 am

rubyfoo

''zzoozz)) if you're still here l just came on & l'm having an anxiety attack

4:38 am

rubyfoo

the nurse is on her way

4:40 am

rubyfoo

eyen

4:40 am

rubyfoo

sorry

4:48 am

MollyL

Deep breaths Ruby, nice deep breaths. You will be fine and the nurse is on her way.

4:51 am

rubyfoo

l rarely cry, but l totaly lost it. They toldme to take a xanax

4:52 am

MollyL

It's okay. We all lose it from time to time. Life can get to be too much. Just breathe deeply and focus on your well being.

4:53 am

rubyfoo

cant breathe deepluy, panting

4:56 am

MollyL

It's hard to live alone when you're sick. You don't have anyone to lean on when you need that the most.

4:57 am

sandy211

as

5:27 am

rubyfoo

l'm not really alone; l have te hiusekeeper, Michele, mornings, ly friend Natalie to help with dogs, 5 evenings.

5:27 am

rubyfoo

Babble us caming me

5:36 am

rbud

((((hugs)))) for ruby

5:36 am

rubyfoo

ty rbud

5:36 am

rubyfoo

lt was scary for a little while -- too many major problems, all at once

6:08 am

rubyfoo

The hiusekeeper ust left ane the big Bosnia wh comes for 2 hours Sat & Sun just arrived -- just like that!

6:09 am

rubyfoo

He's outside chopping wood into smaller pieces because the ordinary ones are too heavy

6:23 am

MollyL

Glad you're feeling better, Ruby

6:53 am

car.eeyore

Good wintery morning friends

7:12 am

BzznBea

Good morning all. Stats for the e in left column, please?

7:13 am

LuvWordGames

I think it's ef 4/7

7:13 am

BzznBea

Yes. Thank you.

7:51 am

Trifioso

hello dear friends. Opening night, I am SO EXCITED!!!!

7:52 am

BzznBea

Break a leg, Trif!

7:52 am

Trifioso

lol I am just the costume advisor - "break a seam" more like!

7:53 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

7:57 am

LuvWordGames

ok I'm off then, HAGD everyone

7:57 am

MollyL

I love the title "Costume Advisor"
: )

7:59 am

Trifioso

it is a fabulous job, molly!

8:00 am

Trifioso

I guess formerly I would have been called the "wardrobe mistress" - a title I don't really cotton to

8:07 am

phaeton

hello...corner L stats pls

8:09 am

bichon

le 4/4

8:09 am

phaeton

ty bichon

8:10 am

bichon

yw phae

8:13 am

phaeton

so does le4/7 and le516

8:13 am

Uneaixoise

Trif....so excited for you! Am sure the costumes are fabbo!!

8:13 am

phaeton

any idea what the 10 starts with?

8:15 am

Uneaixoise

Te10

8:15 am

phaeton

ty Une

8:16 am

Uneaixoise

Yw :-)

8:18 am

Dianne

please

8:19 am

Dianne

Please clue the te 9 & 10

8:20 am

Uneaixoise

Don't have it.... sorry

8:22 am

MollyL

te9/10...start with the first three of wood eating insect, add a tree used at Christmas, end with the last two of cleaning product that starts Lys. And plural

8:23 am

MollyL

It is an chemical used in making perfume for those of you who care. : D

8:23 am

crystalle

thanks molly

8:24 am

Uneaixoise

TX Molly!!

8:25 am

bichon

ty Molly

8:25 am

rururocks

I should have learned to leave that one cologne

8:27 am

Dianne

thanks for the te clues

8:29 am

Aloyisius

ru, that one was so good I'm smiling, not groaning

8:29 am

Aloyisius

.. and ty Molly

8:30 am

rururocks

hi aloy..

8:30 am

Aloyisius

how is your neighborhood, ru? Am so saddened about the fires

8:31 am

MollyL

I saw film footage of California and it looked like something out of a Mad Max movie.

8:31 am

rururocks

we are really smoky here.. it's awful... I had to drive through sacramento yesterday (where Ori lives) and it's much much worse there

8:32 am

Aloyisius

hoping for heavy rains

8:32 am

rururocks

there's a chance next week that will help the firefighters

8:33 am

rururocks

I think my other cousin is about to lose his home too

8:33 am

Aloyisius

oh no

8:36 am

rururocks

chico is now losing homes..

8:41 am

MollyL

California fire fighters are some brave men and women.

8:42 am

Aloyisius

are you a native Californian, ru? Am wondering if people will relocate or rebuild - the losses are so horrendous, homes and businesses and schools etc

8:52 am

rururocks

me yes born here...

8:52 am

rururocks

one of my cousins isn't going to rebuild

8:53 am

rururocks

and yes molly.. they are..amazing people who can work for days straight without rest or sleep

8:55 am

rururocks

I was just reading about this rape trial in Ireland.. where they let the rapist off because the woman was wearing a lacy thong and that implied consent..Ireland has a long way to go I think

8:56 am

rururocks

she was 17 also

8:58 am

Aloyisius

just plain wrong

8:59 am

Aloyisius

why can't one who abstains from food be called a fa**er? not acceptable

9:01 am

jaxx7

It also means quicker and it was accepted here.

9:02 am

Aloyisius

h'mm, I must have typed it incorrectly.. ty jaxx

9:02 am

Aloyisius

yup, bumble fingers

9:02 am

jaxx7

Dyslexic fingers as my son called it.

9:03 am

Aloyisius

oh, thoughts return.. was wondering about no plural if it could mean the ones who abstain from food

9:06 am

rururocks

that gives us something to chew on aloy...

9:06 am

MLFAN17

ty molly for the te 9/10

9:07 am

MLFAN17

first column I?

9:08 am

rururocks

in6 and 7

9:08 am

rururocks

sorry..

9:08 am

rururocks

in4

9:08 am

Aloyisius

that i has a lot of letters common with the crying veggie, MLF

9:08 am

MLFAN17

hi ruru ty

9:08 am

rururocks

in6 is the top i

9:09 am

Aloyisius

mini groan, ru ... brb, my watch is telling me to "MOVE!" Babble is great for your brain, but not your circulation if the grid is big...

9:09 am

MLFAN17

oh duhh babblet ty

9:10 am

rururocks

i'll take a mini groan :D I hope I don't have to track whimpers too :D

9:10 am

spellacked

"fest was not found in the dictionary"???

9:11 am

rururocks

fest is an abbreviation

9:12 am

MLFAN17

nbt and nbs

9:12 am

spellacked

Dictionary.com says separate word, origin German "fest" - holiday.

9:12 am

jmcnrick

hi all

9:13 am

jmcnrick

on hold with IRS for professional sign-up stuff

9:13 am

jmcnrick

wtg MLF

9:13 am

MLFAN17

sounds like fun jmc hello and ty

9:13 am

rururocks

that must be taxing waiting on the phone jm

9:14 am

jmcnrick

i miss their old musack whick was Nutcracker and Mozart. . . .now it is new age

9:14 am

jmcnrick

it definatly lacks interest ru

9:15 am

MLFAN17

are you keeping yourself awake having to listen to that type of music jmc?lol

9:15 am

rururocks

I figured that out .. by simple deduction

9:15 am

jmcnrick

babble is more entertaining

9:16 am

MLFAN17

at least its something to read if we keep typing enough lol

9:20 am

Aloyisius

back with a pretsel to munch on, lol

9:21 am

MLFAN17

sounds good alloy..hello:)

9:21 am

rururocks

they are too salty for me aloy

9:21 am

Aloyisius

well, they are low-fat at least

9:23 am

MLFAN17

my husband and I have a chex mix with pretzels in it

9:23 am

Aloyisius

low fat, hi salt... hi salt, low fat

9:23 am

MLFAN17

ours has different flavors .. what exactly no idea

9:24 am

Aloyisius

what is the perfect snack? raw broccoli and carrot sticks?

9:24 am

MLFAN17

I gtg will be back...

9:25 am

bichon

I had by semi annual visit to my doctor yesterday. I am diabetic. My numbers were so good for everything. I think it's babbling every day

9:25 am

Aloyisius

yay, bichon!

9:26 am

bichon

good feeling

9:27 am

rururocks

getting clues lowers sugar levels

9:28 am

bichon

right on

9:29 am

rururocks

*waves to Dart*

9:35 am

Trifioso

waves to ruru, realizes he was not waving to me, but to dart, slinks away, scarlet

9:36 am

rururocks

hi trif.. hello back

9:36 am

Trifioso

too late, the shame is real

9:36 am

rururocks

jeez. get over yourself :D

9:51 am

jmcnrick

hi all again

9:51 am

Aloyisius

hi jmc

9:51 am

jmcnrick

the irs nearly gave me a heart attacke. . . still taking deep breathes

9:51 am

jmcnrick

SNUFFY!

9:52 am

Aloyisius

LOL.. long time

9:52 am

jmcnrick

I have dipped in and out. . actually had a babble meetup in Houston over the election week

9:52 am

Aloyisius

love that IRS scam call, the lady with the deep serious voice

9:53 am

jmcnrick

waves to trif

9:53 am

Aloyisius

still waiting to be prosecuted, lol

9:53 am

jmcnrick

not the scam call. . . updating my creditials with the IRS. . . omg . . . it said I had a condition that disqualified me and I nearly died.

9:54 am

Aloyisius

ooh, glad you got that straightened out

9:54 am

jmcnrick

oddly snuffy the most likely people to get suckered by that scam are well educated and well behaved people who never had a problems with the IRS. . . .they panic and pay

9:55 am

jmcnrick

me too I would have been in deep doo-doo on the earning money front otherwise. . . .

9:56 am

Aloyisius

horrible.. and something has to be done about all the robo calls and scam calls. We don't even answer the phones unless we recognize the number, sad situation.. so intrusive to your days

9:56 am

bichon

what is this irs scam call?

9:57 am

Aloyisius

widespread, bichon.. a lady calls and says you are in real trouble.. we hang up

9:57 am

jmcnrick

they call and say that you owe the IRS money and if you don't pay immediately the local police will come and arrest you but it can be stopped by you giving them a credit card payment.

9:57 am

bichon

Don't they usually send a letter?

9:57 am

jmcnrick

I use nomorobo on my landline. . . stops most of the calls.

9:58 am

wvteach

how do you do nomorobo

9:58 am

bichon

Our landline is on silent ring

9:58 am

jmcnrick

you are correct bichon. . . but people who have never had a problem think that the letter may have been lo** in the mail

9:58 am

Aloyisius

is that a paid subscription, jmc?

9:58 am

jmcnrick

not for a land line. it is for cell phones sunffy

9:59 am

jmcnrick

wvteach you go to nomorobo.com amd sign up

9:59 am

jmcnrick

the phone rings once when it is a robot call and then stops. So I only answer when it rings more than once.

9:59 am

Aloyisius

oh.. I have truecaller on my cell phone and it has a block feature. I need something for my land line

10:00 am

Aloyisius

that is so neat, jmc

10:00 am

jmcnrick

does true caller block in advance? I just block the numbers and it slows them down some.

10:00 am

bichon

I have been using turbotax for years. I always get a letter from the IRS saying I get more of a refund than I filed for. I've called Turbotax and complained and I get no where

10:01 am

jmcnrick

maybe you should try different software. . . or is it because you didn't enter some tax withholding from dividiends or somethine?

10:01 am

Aloyisius

yes, jmc, it does. The problem is that robos, etc. constantly change their numbers, so it is a never-ending process

10:01 am

jmcnrick

my tax software costs me about $2k . . .

10:02 am

BzznBea

Any one else get calls from themselves in their cell phone?

10:02 am

Aloyisius

eek ! We use a CPA for less than that, jmc

10:02 am

jmcnrick

true snuffy but you can choose not to answer #s you don't recognize. . . since my cell phone is a business line I answer it. . .

10:02 am

Aloyisius

ah so, sigh

10:03 am

jmcnrick

haha I do returns for 60 people. . . it is part of how I pay for new capes. . . .*twirls* . . . like is?

10:03 am

jmcnrick

yes bzzn. . . that is one I don't answer!!! hahaha

10:04 am

BzznBea

It's just weird.

10:04 am

jmcnrick

yepper

10:06 am

rururocks

my tax guy costs a lot but he's worth it

10:07 am

Judi

Hiyas, kids. Woof. It's another biggun.

10:07 am

jmcnrick

hi judi

10:07 am

Aloyisius

hi Judi

10:07 am

rururocks

Hope judi is speaking about the grid

10:10 am

jmcnrick

okay must wander off to do some paying work. . . bbl maybe. . .289 le**

10:10 am

jmcnrick

bye all

10:10 am

Aloyisius

hagd, jmc, nice chatting with you..

10:13 am

Aloyisius

fun grid, lots of old babblets

10:14 am

Judi

Yes, I was referring to the grid, oh pervy one.

10:14 am

rururocks

:D

10:15 am

Aloyisius

LOL.. I used to call my hubby "OPO" for Oh Perfect One, now I'll think of ru for those initials, good one, Judi

10:16 am

rururocks

I'm not pervy.. I've just got a nice healthy sexual appetite :D

10:17 am

bichon

and love to share )))))

10:19 am

rururocks

sharing is caring

10:22 am

Aloyisius

(-: so, ru is OCO, oh caring one !

10:24 am

MollyL

Damn, I hope Judi ISN'T talking about the grid. Go Judi!!

10:29 am

Aloyisius

wahoo, fw.. any clues needed before I scoot?

10:30 am

mixi6

97 left. haven't listed yet.

10:30 am

Biltong

Hi. Stats for the 10 please

10:31 am

Biltong

Congrats, Aloy :)

10:31 am

Aloyisius

te 10.77

10:31 am

Aloyisius

ty Billtong

10:31 am

Aloyisius

really enjoyed this one

10:31 am

Biltong

ty :)

10:32 am

Aloyisius

it is a tuffie, got it with help from a clue from Molly.. it is a pl of te 9.60

10:33 am

Biltong

ty, Aloy. I'll work on it :)

10:33 am

Aloyisius

Hagd everyone! See you next grid.. ciao

10:34 am

Biltong

Bye

10:51 am

MLFAN17

ye6?

10:52 am

Judi

Plural of what makes bread rise, MLF.

10:52 am

cybernan

ye 6 rise to the occasion

10:53 am

cybernan

and foods containing them are ye 7

10:54 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

10:56 am

Biltong

Good morning :)

10:57 am

MLFAN17

duh ty

10:57 am

MLFAN17

hi judi hi cyber hi bit

10:57 am

MLFAN17

judi so sad about his passing isn't it?

10:58 am

MLFAN17

yeas

10:58 am

MLFAN17

oops

10:58 am

Judi

Stan Lee was a giant.

10:58 am

Judi

Off to lunch. 128 left.

10:58 am

MLFAN17

totally agree!

10:58 am

MLFAN17

bye judi

11:00 am

Biltong

Help with te9/10 please? From Molly's clue earlier, I've managed to find the first 7 letters

11:03 am

Biltong

found it

11:04 am

mixi6

ep7?

11:05 am

Biltong

sorry mixi, don't have it yet

11:06 am

cybernan

clue for the te 9 please?

11:06 am

mixi6

molly's clue: te9/10...start with the first three of wood eating insect, add a tree used at Christmas, end with the last two of cleaning product that starts Lys. And plural

11:06 am

Biltong

Molly's clue earlier: te9/10...start with the first three of wood eating insect, add a tree used at Christmas, end with the last two of cleaning product that starts Lys. And plural

11:07 am

cybernan

ty biltong

11:09 am

Biltong

yw :)

11:11 am

mixi6

fw

11:11 am

Biltong

Congrats, mixi :)

11:12 am

cybernan

grats mixi

11:12 am

Biltong

Could you clue that ep7, please?

11:12 am

bichon

woot mixi

11:12 am

mixi6

ep + vowell + na4

11:13 am

Biltong

ty, mixi

11:15 am

Biltong

Bye all. BBL

11:16 am

cybernan

playing bridge this aft so need to get moving here - bbl

11:18 am

rururocks

I think I need help on the re8/55 please

11:23 am

rururocks

never mind

11:23 am

MollyL

Okay Peri

11:25 am

rururocks

I didn't see that stupid N on the left

11:25 am

rururocks

twisty friggin' word

11:28 am

bichon

re 8/55, pls

11:28 am

MollyL

Yeah, yeah. Excuses, excuses. Just put up your feet and let everyone else find the words for you.
: P

11:46 am

MollyL

And yes, it is a twisty word.

11:50 am

bichon

Molly, do you have a clue for the re 8/55?

11:52 am

mymuseisme

Hi bich -- what you do to seat belts

11:53 am

bichon

ty mymuse

12:05 pm

cybernan

hi again - back for another hour

12:06 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the E first column? ty

12:06 pm

periwinkle

ey4/6

12:07 pm

dcseain

ef4.7

12:09 pm

mkg

peri that is from the e second column.

12:09 pm

mkg

ty dc. got it. ty

12:10 pm

mkg

any clues for the 10 or 9s? ty

12:10 pm

mymuseisme

11:06 clue

12:11 pm

bichon

see 11:06

12:12 pm

mymuseisme

see 11:50 & 11:52 for re8.55

12:12 pm

Trifioso

hello again

12:12 pm

mymuseisme

hi Trif, peri, nan

12:13 pm

Trifioso

hello my muse

12:14 pm

periwinkle

hi muse, hi all

12:15 pm

mymuseisme

mkg - there is a cluster of in6,8,8,9,7 that is fairly easy to get

12:16 pm

mkg

looking. ty.

12:17 pm

cybernan

think of little creepy crawly things all over the place

12:18 pm

mkg

i have the in 6 and some 8s but not the 9.

12:18 pm

mkg

just got the 9. ty for the clues. ty

12:18 pm

dcseain

i have an IN 5.6.6.8.7 but no 9

12:18 pm

cybernan

plural the 8/55

12:19 pm

dcseain

'ah two 8s. i didn't have the pluralable one yet. Ta!

12:19 pm

cybernan

8-9 = one(s) who

12:20 pm

mkg

got them all. ty.

12:20 pm

mymuseisme

the last 9 is pi8,9 and trying to think of a clue that's not too obvious lol

12:22 pm

mymuseisme

pi8 what you put on a lapel, and a flower maybe

12:23 pm

cybernan

ty mymuse

12:24 pm

dcseain

ty for two, muse

12:24 pm

mymuseisme

yw

12:25 pm

dcseain

the Q was easy today.

12:25 pm

mymuseisme

it was and found the v's as well

12:26 pm

dcseain

the V musical instrument set me on good roll from there.

12:27 pm

mymuseisme

I seem not to recognize words that start with vowels.

12:28 pm

cybernan

last pe 6 please?

12:28 pm

Trifioso

a VERY large, gruff young man just told me "you are the only teacher here who doesn't annoy the hell out of me" -- taking it as a compliment!

12:29 pm

mymuseisme

lol Trif and that it is

12:29 pm

dcseain

that is a compliment, indeed.

12:29 pm

Trifioso

glad to be on his good side, for sure!

12:29 pm

cybernan

how did the boy struggling with his math test make out?

12:30 pm

mymuseisme

nan do you have animal friends + abbrev for robots

12:30 pm

mymuseisme

the abbrev is two vowels

12:30 pm

cybernan

no -- the one I need if I can figure out the abbreviation

12:31 pm

cybernan

ty mymuse

12:31 pm

mymuseisme

means Chinese cabbage

12:31 pm

cybernan

trif???

12:33 pm

Trifioso

sorry, answering a student question.... he did fine. he pulled himself together enough to finish. we won't get the results back until after the new year. if he did not pass he has to take them all again in march. NIGHTMARE

12:33 pm

cybernan

what is he struggling with?

12:34 pm

Trifioso

math in general. he is low functioning with in the neurotypical range, and EVERY thing is hard for him

12:35 pm

dcseain

i'm glad to hear that he's still trying.

12:36 pm

Trifioso

he is, but I felt SO BAD for him - by the end of the class he was quietly weeping in frustration.

12:37 pm

bichon

Didn't someone suggest a vocational school?

12:38 pm

cybernan

so there is no defined reason for his inability to comprehend?

12:38 pm

cybernan

is is problem only with math or with all disciplines?

12:40 pm

Trifioso

i am sure his parents were given the vocational school option, and, whilst we on the teaching side CLEARLY feel he should have taken that option, mom and dad were NOT going to send him. Not the done thing here in "affluent town." Makes me want to weep with frustratoin

12:40 pm

bichon

My daughter has learning disabilities. It was suggested she go to a vocational school. I resisted because I felt she would go into hairdressing. She went to an academic high school and finished college [with a lot of help]

12:42 pm

cybernan

sometimes to it is a missing basic concept that everyone assumes that everyone just knows -- that happened to me where math is concerned

12:42 pm

MollyL

I think vocational schools are great. Kids learn a trade at a young age and can end up making a lot of money that way. Nothing wrong with vocational schools.

12:45 pm

Deeha

my brother went to our early equivalent - called technical colleges. A 'failure' because the rest of us went to grammar schools. He was the first with 'letters' after his name and ended up in charge of commissioning nuclear power stations. A real failure!!!

12:46 pm

Trifioso

i think we in the educational field have done families a TERRIBLE disservice in stressing that "everyone needs to go to college" -- not everyone is college minded, and we are about to experience a SERIOUS shortage of tradespeople in the USA because of the shortage of people going into trades. Plumbers, electricians, water professionals, landscapers, carpenters - NONE of those can be outsourced.

12:47 pm

Trifioso

i was FURIOUS when trump publicly stated that community colleges were a waste of time and should be avoided

12:47 pm

MollyL

I totally agree with that Trif. And hey, people can look down their noses at those tradespeople all they want. Those folks make TONS of money. Anyone who doubts that, just think about what you pay your plumber.

12:48 pm

Deeha

we are lucky over here . Shoirt of tradesmen- we have Poles! They do everything in half the time and half the price!!

12:49 pm

MollyL

Well, luckily, people have their own minds and their own opinions and what Trump says is just his opinion.

12:49 pm

dcseain

The Adult Ed programs here offers a Millwright course at teh request of the local water authority.

12:49 pm

cybernan

I think part of the problem also is attitude --- for too many years the education system seemed to have a need to apply a label to everyone -- that has led to the current policy where every time a kid sneezes he needs to be psychoanylised. Obviously this child does have a problem, but I think a great many kids just need to be told to grow up and get over it.

12:50 pm

Deeha

how very non-pc - and how right!!

12:50 pm

MollyL

I agree Nan. Kids are treated like little china dolls these days and it does them a disservice. I like grow up and get over it.

12:53 pm

Trifioso

the parents here drive me NUTS _ they push their kids way too hard.

12:53 pm

mymuseisme

need a clue for te8/40 please

12:54 pm

bichon

st 5/10, 3rd one, pls

12:55 pm

penquis

german beer glass?

12:55 pm

mymuseisme

Franken's last name?

12:55 pm

dcseain

i just used Morewords for te8.40. It starts with a number, vowels, plural

12:56 pm

bichon

te + consonant + tree + anthro ***gy

12:56 pm

mymuseisme

thanks Seain, glazed over that one :)

12:58 pm

bichon

ty pen

12:58 pm

mymuseisme

thanks bich, it's the one seain clued I needed

12:58 pm

cybernan

in

12:58 pm

bichon

yw

1:01 pm

bichon

ty dc

1:15 pm

MollyL

My brain refuses to believe that steeple does not exist in the puzzle

1:22 pm

boatierra

I keep seeing pestle.

1:23 pm

bichon

epistle

1:24 pm

MollyL

Babble, you can see the words that don't exist but not the ones that do.

1:34 pm

bichon

de 6/21, first one, pls

1:47 pm

ChampFit

The first one I have is a dry, sandy place

1:48 pm

bichon

ty CF

1:48 pm

ChampFit

Glad it worked!

1:57 pm

MLFAN17

same one I have

1:57 pm

MLFAN17

hi all again

2:04 pm

MLFAN17

in5/10?

2:04 pm

doseffing

in + charged particle

2:05 pm

MLFAN17

hi dose ty

3:21 pm

wvteach

i have the TE 9 and the IN 9 - stats for my missing 9 pls

3:22 pm

lynxxx

pi8.45 & 9.60

3:23 pm

wvteach

thnx - will look

3:25 pm

mkg

clue for that pi word please lynx. ty

3:25 pm

mkg

nm got it.

3:25 pm

mkg

sorry

3:25 pm

wvteach

gentle hint pls

3:26 pm

lynxxx

the flower in the grid today is on the end - type of tree

3:26 pm

mkg

needles and pi*s, but singular and then the flower word. and plural for the 9

3:28 pm

lynxxx

bye all

3:28 pm

wvteach

thnx - kept thinking of V flower word and couldn't make it fit

3:50 pm

zoozzoom

ஜ۩۞۩ஜ F.I.R.E.W.O.R.K.S ஜ۩۞۩ஜ

3:50 pm

zoozzoom

Happy babbling everyone!

3:55 pm

periwinkle

ty for pi8/9

3:55 pm

periwinkle

hi all

3:57 pm

JenMO16

Hi peri

4:24 pm

harpjane

hello, 219 to go here

4:25 pm

JenMO16

I have 226 left, haven't listed yet.

4:26 pm

harpjane

I'm about to list. Life is too short....

4:27 pm

JenMO16

don't forget to plural and -ed your words

4:29 pm

JenMO16

and re- your words!

4:30 pm

harpjane

yah, I'm sure I'll forget some

4:30 pm

harpjane

Just re-ing right now

4:30 pm

JenMO16

LOL and -er your words!

4:30 pm

JenMO16

I am finding lots!

4:35 pm

dfmchfhf

and don't miss singular-ify-ing your words too

4:35 pm

JenMO16

Yes!

4:40 pm

JenMO16

Under 200!

4:40 pm

harpjane

167

4:41 pm

JenMO16

awe....you are typing faster than me!

4:45 pm

harpjane

not really

4:45 pm

JenMO16

I am at 186

4:46 pm

harpjane

but i did some last night

4:53 pm

periwinkle

68 left here will list soon

4:55 pm

periwinkle

ee

4:57 pm

wvteach

got down below 100 - 94

4:58 pm

JenMO16

yeah, teach!

4:59 pm

harpjane

found a horse

5:28 pm

NatashaW

found a fly

6:03 pm

cybernan

hello everyone - back from bridge

6:05 pm

Lizlin

Hi all

6:06 pm

Lizlin

Back to finish my last 42 words

6:06 pm

periwinkle

hi nan, hi all

6:06 pm

periwinkle

help with pi6 pls

6:07 pm

Lizlin

pi 6 - bird's wing. Ends in charged particle

6:07 pm

Lizlin

Or perhaps the definition is wrong! But I'm sure I've heard it used that way.

6:08 pm

cybernan

sa 6/18 please?

6:08 pm

Lizlin

Sorry don't have it.

6:09 pm

Lizlin

pe 6/21 pls?

6:09 pm

Lizlin

Phew! Checked with google. Not going mad. That definition is OK>

6:10 pm

cybernan

homonym for handbags

6:10 pm

Lizlin

Which? The sa 6?

6:11 pm

NatashaW

pe6 is weird, a cabbage I think

6:11 pm

cybernan

no - the pe 6

6:11 pm

NatashaW

the last one in the set

6:11 pm

NatashaW

that's the earlier pe6,21

6:11 pm

Lizlin

found it - thanks.

6:11 pm

NatashaW

yay liz

6:11 pm

Lizlin

It was the weird one.

6:12 pm

Lizlin

Someone clued it earlier with a robot ending or vowels, so I just played around with it.

6:12 pm

NatashaW

Chinese cabbage

6:13 pm

Lizlin

Never heard it called that before but I know what Chinese cabbage is.

6:14 pm

Lizlin

I've swum on the Barrier re 4/7 several times, but I never see the word before listing!

6:16 pm

NatashaW

10 left - 3 sa words and all the rest annoying re words. Dinner break time!

6:16 pm

Lizlin

Bon appetit.

6:17 pm

cybernan

is the sa 6/18 a cabbage?

6:18 pm

Lizlin

No. The pe 6

6:19 pm

Lizlin

sa 6/18 - just found it. It's a plural. Looks like it could be a weird plural of "not mad" but apparently it's a medical word.

6:20 pm

cybernan

is the te 8 simipar to the 9-10?

6:20 pm

Lizlin

Not connected at all. part of the previous te 5 sequence

6:22 pm

cybernan

ty liz

6:22 pm

Lizlin

yw

6:23 pm

cybernan

ty liz again

6:24 pm

Lizlin

Again, yw 😊

6:24 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* Any clues wanted before I leave?

6:24 pm

Lizlin

Congrats and no thanks. Down to my last 15

6:25 pm

cybernan

good bye then - back at the flip :)

6:25 pm

Lizlin

Have a good evening.

6:34 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks. Have a good day / evening everyone.

6:35 pm

JenMO16

Got halfway! Now on to listing!

7:57 pm

JenMO16

Guess I am alone, you lurkers.

8:10 pm

origami

Hi Jen - wandering in and out. I finally have heat in my house again! Yay! How are you?

8:11 pm

dan2bit

woo hoo - got to 300

8:11 pm

BzznBea

Go Dan!

8:12 pm

JenMO16

I have 84 left!

8:13 pm

JenMO16

Hi origami. Heat in a California?

8:13 pm

BzznBea

3 here

8:13 pm

BzznBea

2

8:15 pm

BzznBea

0!

8:16 pm

BzznBea

Didn't think I would finish...bzz...

8:16 pm

gapeach

Good evening. May I please have a clue for st5-12 the 2nd? Thanks

8:18 pm

dan2bit

congrats BB

8:19 pm

origami

Yes, Jen. It's been getting down around freezing here at night.

8:19 pm

dan2bit

I have 2 gap - one is a horse, and one is a throat disease

8:20 pm

dan2bit

but I also am still missing 5 S words

8:20 pm

JenMO16

We are supposed to warm up a little tomorrow, but, the bottom drops out tomorrow night with a chance of snow.

8:20 pm

gapeach

I need the throat disease, dan. Thanks

8:21 pm

origami

Brrr ....

8:21 pm

JenMO16

That's Missouri for ya, suspense......

8:23 pm

gapeach

Thanks for your clue, dan, I have it now.

8:27 pm

gapeach

May I please have a clue for de6-21 the 1st? Thanks

8:30 pm

JenMO16

oasis, gapeach

8:31 pm

wht

Dry sandy place, ga

8:32 pm

gapeach

Many thanks Jen and wht. That was the last word for this grid.

8:32 pm

gapeach

Many thanks Jen and wht. That was the last word for this grid.

8:32 pm

JenMO16

Isn't it weird that you didn't get that one or any of the easy ones?

8:33 pm

JenMO16

I am finding words that I should of se4/4

8:33 pm

wht

wtg ga.

8:33 pm

gapeach

Indeed, Jen.

8:34 pm

JenMO16

congrats, gapeach

8:38 pm

gapeach

Thanks, Jen.

8:42 pm

dan2bit

down to 5

8:43 pm

JenMO16

I need help with re6/18, the 4th one.

8:44 pm

dan2bit

re + number + vowel, I think

8:47 pm

JenMO16

wrong one, dan, it is in between buying something at the store and then getting money for giving it to someone and what you do when you have the time wrong on your clock.

8:48 pm

JenMO16

it is the 6/18 and 7/28 combo that might be related?

8:51 pm

JenMO16

Sorry, I have them checked off wrong.

8:51 pm

dan2bit

oh good I was getting confused :-)

8:52 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks mixi, Molly, lickety and all cluers

8:52 pm

JenMO16

congrats, dan

8:54 pm

dan2bit

I usually don't play grids this big, was fun

8:55 pm

JenMO16

how come?

8:55 pm

JenMO16

okay, straightened out

8:58 pm

dan2bit

time :-) turns out I had a light day at work

8:59 pm

JenMO16

same here, I had to leave early because my dad was rushed to the hospital with a low blood count.

9:00 pm

JenMO16

I play the big ones just to play, I am not upset if I don't finish. I usually set a goal.

9:08 pm

dan2bit

ph no - I hope your dad is ok

9:09 pm

JenMO16

He will be okay, he got one transfusion and might need another one so that is why he is staying.

9:10 pm

dan2bit

oh good

9:11 pm

JenMO16

He has CML, chronic myeloid leukemia

9:11 pm

dan2bit

ah

9:25 pm

maggiej

any hints for the 1st de 6/21?

9:27 pm

maggiej

else

9:27 pm

maggiej

oops

9:28 pm

JenMO16

clued at 8:30

9:28 pm

maggiej

thanks went too far back to check

9:42 pm

JenMO16

Down to 13!

9:44 pm

dan2bit

go Jen go

9:45 pm

JenMO16

9

9:50 pm

JenMO16

3

9:50 pm

JenMO16

2

9:51 pm

JenMO16

1

9:51 pm

JenMO16

FIREWORKS!

9:52 pm

grannyrose

WTG JENMO16!!!!

9:52 pm

mkg

yeah jen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

9:53 pm

JenMO16

whew!

9:54 pm

JenMO16

I hope to see all tomorrow. Don't know when I will pick up my dad and my brother comes into town tomorrow night.

9:55 pm

JenMO16

goodnight babblers

10:41 pm

harpjane

hello 121 to go

10:56 pm

Nef

Good evening harp. I have 290 words left to find myself. (Just got here about 1/2 hr ago myself)

10:58 pm

harpjane

hi nef!

10:58 pm

harpjane

av6-7?

11:00 pm

Nef

I'm not sure what it is, but I mis-spelled a small critter (chaned the 4th letter from a c to an s; & that worked

11:02 pm

harpjane

thanks, probably a variant of the critter

11:03 pm

Nef

(the critter has feathers & a long beak. And this spelling is the Brit varient of it.

11:14 pm

Nef

I can't stay awake here; I guess it's bedtime for me tonight. Good Luck & happy Babbling!

11:21 pm

harpjane

76to go

11:23 pm

harpjane

the first fa6?

11:23 pm

rururocks

small flag

11:27 pm

harpjane

tell me more....

11:28 pm

grannyrose

f + crying vegetable with different first letter

11:28 pm

harpjane

ah thanks

11:34 pm

harpjane

50 to go

11:36 pm

grannyrose

gooooo jane

11:39 pm

harpjane

30

11:39 pm

harpjane

af5-6?

11:40 pm

grannyrose

not bad.. 20 in 5 mins

11:40 pm

grannyrose

not before, jane

11:40 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:42 pm

harpjane

the last de6?

11:44 pm

grannyrose

hates. de + exam

11:44 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:55 pm

harpjane

the last st5?

11:55 pm

grannyrose

st5 throat infection

11:57 pm

harpjane

thanks

11:57 pm

harpjane

one left

11:57 pm

harpjane

done! I didn't expect to make it! Thanks for all the help

11:58 pm

grannyrose

WTG HARPJANE !!!!!!

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