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FINAL SCORES

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1752 cameron51us
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1752 Monnie
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1752 hurshy
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1752 shorty
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1752 Grandma Barb
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1084 lil*monkey
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1077 jwr
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1067 Wogoe
1060 Fit2knit
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1036 uconn
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1032 silversarah
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998 ronon44
995 guernseygirl
992 bonkler
989 hoyamd
982 MsCorvid
977 BadPixxie
976 car.eeyore
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974 sally
972 MumTT
969 Lindrickway
968 Eva
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958 Brie11
957 rolin
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886 maggiej
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861 Gollux
852 scatterbrain
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780 AnnetteL
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740 ginnie
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709 Leaf
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706 Snitkina
706 Jodeen
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703 inkydinks
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699 pors
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697 jka
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690 kristin
687 fratfitz
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675 Scrabbler
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654 PherceNunly
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603 Zombee
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603 pianoman
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598 sukee
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585 tickymong
580 duvaldfm
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508 bogster
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505 machelle
495 woodchick
493 bichon
491 Chipster
489 helsmith
487 loredana
480 cks
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478 rkptbound
474 TheSquid
470 Pema
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466 CiociaJudy
463 gardnerpaints
456 gdine
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370 kittychan
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357 aaronsmom
351 harpjane
351 PeggySue
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347 KnightTime
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339 skatt
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335 tceicher
332 janeybird
326 ls1
310 Winnah
309 chixnlegs53
306 scorpio
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300 LonnieC
299 Pinikula
294 Reese\'s
293 #1
288 lorena_k
286 Angela
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227 jitesh
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226 Christa
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217 gswope
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214 helmet
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210 betelgeuse666
207 Lady_Campari
207 amgreet8
206 egbokmom2000@yah
204 MPittore
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113 JenMO16
110 TQ
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30 gowraness
29 Oboequilter
8 iiosefi
4 tracyo

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:03 am
hurshy

well, i think there are six hawaiian geese a-laying in this grid...
12:03 am
hurshy

(more, really, but we'll go with six)
12:04 am
broll

an 7 & 8
12:05 am
hurshy

ta7, te7
12:05 am
hurshy

te7 x 2
12:05 am
hurshy

ta7 x2
12:07 am
hurshy

words cannot describe how crappy i feel about myself today
12:08 am
rbud

hahaha, hursh, just saw your six hawaiian geese comment!!! :D
12:08 am
hurshy

:)
12:08 am
jessmom

sp7/8
12:08 am
rbud

and why so crappy? (((hugs)))
12:09 am
pugmama763

in7-8
12:09 am
cybernan

hello everyone :)
12:10 am
hurshy

the first semester was rough. couple of parents unhappy with some changes i made in teaching. my self-confidence - well, i don't really HAVE much self-confidence to begin with, so this pushes it severely negative. but i'm also getting divorced and moving, which means i have to job hunt. i was updating my resume and just feeling like i totally suck and i don't know how i'm ever going to get through the next few months and i hate myself.
12:11 am
hurshy

and don't tell me it doesn't make sense because i KNOW that and it doesn't help, i am still miserable with myself
12:12 am
hurshy

ta7 x 3
12:15 am
cybernan

an 7-8
12:18 am
rbud

well, crap, I totally understand then. More ((((((hugs)))))!!
12:18 am
SueMagee

An9 if not called.
12:19 am
hurshy

thanks rbud
12:20 am
cybernan

a lot of upheaval hurshy, but I think what you are doing takes a lot of courage, so go girl
12:20 am
hurshy

so how do you do stuff that takes courage when you haven't got any courage
12:21 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:21 am
cybernan

you already are!
12:22 am
hurshy

yeah but i'm gonna fall apart before i finish
12:22 am
origami

Sorry hursh. It really sucks when one is feeling so low. You will get through it one day at a time.
12:22 am
cybernan

one step, one hour, one day at a time. Do you have family or friends nearby for support?
12:23 am
hurshy

right now i'm with my sister but i fly back home tomorrow, where i don't have anybody. that's why i'm moving, to be close to family again.
12:24 am
cybernan

good idea hurshy
12:25 am
origami

It is good you will be with people who care about you!
12:30 am
cybernan

off to bed -- see you tomorrow maybe -- kids arriving, so may be too busy for a couple of days.
12:32 am
jessmom

in10
12:35 am
rbud

ty, jessmom
12:39 am
harpjane

what are the stats for the lone E please?
12:41 am
o2baflyndog

hang in there, hurshy. we like you and want to keep you around. =)
12:42 am
rbud

en 4/5 I believe
12:42 am
hurshy

yes, en4/5
12:44 am
harpjane

yes, thanks
12:47 am
hurshy

is the an9 related to the 7 & 8 or is it something else? something with the before prefix or the against prefix?
12:48 am
dcseain

The Big Sn4 is still a favourite short cartoon of mine, all these years later. :)
12:52 am
SueMagee

I don’t think it’s related, hurshy. It has a prefix.
12:52 am
hurshy

which prefix
12:53 am
SueMagee

Before
12:54 am
SueMagee

Sorry, no - against
12:54 am
hurshy

ok thanks
12:55 am
hurshy

got it
12:57 am
Dorens

I wish there was another n or two
12:58 am
dcseain

LOL Dorens
12:59 am
dcseain

ty, SueMagge
1:00 am
mattygroves

Morning all. Hi Sue!
1:00 am
sprite

morning all. Lol Dorens :)
1:01 am
SueMagee

Hi matty and sprite.
1:01 am
dcseain

Hello, matty, sprite, and sue.
1:01 am
SueMagee

Hi, dc.
1:02 am
mattygroves

Hello DC, Sue, Sprite, Hurshy, Dorens... :)
1:02 am
SamanthaJoy

hey hey, y'all
1:02 am
sprite

:D the crowd's all here.
1:03 am
dcseain

hi, SamanthaJ
1:03 am
mattygroves

Good morning, DC, Sue, Sprite, Hurshy, Dorens and Samantha....
1:03 am
SamanthaJoy

this is a damned fine crowd we have gathered, isn't it??!?!?!?
1:04 am
sprite

*giggles*
1:04 am
sprite

sure is, Sam
1:05 am
SueMagee

The best, Sam.
1:05 am
mattygroves

Absolutely
1:05 am
sprite

phantom: serpent. Also respite.
1:05 am
SamanthaJoy

Let's all pat ourselves on the back in a round of self-congratulation!
1:05 am
dcseain

it's raining, yet again, where i am. SO much precipitation. SO many flood warnings.
1:05 am
mattygroves

The mutual admiration club
1:06 am
sprite

we all rock. Yay us. Best community on the internet.
1:06 am
dcseain

it really is a wondrous community here, agreed.
1:07 am
SamanthaJoy

I hear ya, dc. I don't know how many years of the last ten we've had major floods, but it's more than four.
1:10 am
mattygroves

My phantom: Tennis. And spinneret
1:10 am
sprite

I tried spinneret too. Thanks for putting tennis on my retina as well :D
1:10 am
dcseain

there's a stream behind the house here. Happily, high as it's gotten, it's not topped the valley it's in.
1:11 am
sammysmom

hi everyone.... yes sam we are a stalwart bunch and i like us..every one.....
1:11 am
dcseain

spinnet is a type of piano. Hmph.
1:11 am
sprite

that is spinet
1:12 am
sprite

which lands me squarely in the PB. Sorry guys.
1:12 am
hurshy

yeah odd spelling
1:12 am
dcseain

huh. pronounced as a double N.
1:12 am
dcseain

i did find the single N one.
1:13 am
dcseain

thanks for the tennis phantom -- found a form of bowling from it.
1:14 am
sammysmom

hursh.. hang in there... there are a lot of use in this room who are pulling for you and want ypu to be in a happier state . it will get better.. you m,now the rules.
1:14 am
SueMagee

Thanks, sprite - I was just looking for that one!
1:14 am
sprite

lol Sue ;)
1:15 am
sammysmom

you know the rules an now you also know i have pfat pfingers and my typing sucks
1:16 am
mattygroves

Anyone found the 10 yet?
1:17 am
sprite

in10/70
1:17 am
mattygroves

I hate vowel words. And too many Ns.
1:18 am
sprite

the 10 uses 3 of the Ns.
1:19 am
sprite

let me know if you want more of a clue
1:19 am
mattygroves

I...wouldn't mind ;)
1:19 am
sammysmom

of course i do !!
1:20 am
sprite

ends in the scot lake monster. State of something you got from birth
1:20 am
mattygroves

Got it - that's a fab clue, thanks!
1:21 am
sprite

yvw :)
1:22 am
dcseain

thanks!
1:22 am
hurshy

thanks for your kind words, sammysmom
1:23 am
sprite

*hugs hurshy*
1:23 am
hurshy

my sister heard me sobbing and came to be with me for a bit
1:23 am
sammysmom

ta
1:25 am
sammysmom

crying is good
1:25 am
sprite

fireflies. Off to get ready for today. *hugs* to my friends, and to you all a blessed day and a peaceful night. Hursh, am thinking of you and holding you in my prayers.
*leaves hug in chog for rose to find*
1:25 am
dcseain

yay sprite! HAGD
1:28 am
hurshy

i'm done too
1:28 am
hurshy

night all
1:28 am
sammysmom

off to bed with isaac.... did not think i would like his writing, but i am reading the_ positronic man an it is interesting
1:29 am
sammysmom

nite
1:29 am
mattygroves

I'm going to get coffee. Bakc later
1:30 am
dcseain

g'night. i'm going to sleep to the rhythm of the falling rain with NBT, NBS, and 59 for the morrow. Happy Babbling, yall!
2:20 am
gapeach

Good morning. May I please have a clue for in7-28? Thanks
2:25 am
Lizlin

In 7 - in + the state of a verb ie. past, present or future.
2:25 am
Lizlin

Hi peach. Hope you’re well.
2:26 am
gapeach

Thanks much, Liz. I'm OK, just hanging on. Hope all is well with you and yours.
2:28 am
Lizlin

Keep on hanging on peach 😊. Yes thanks. All’s good here.
2:40 am
gapeach

Thanks, hon. The weather is horrible here.....a week of rain is scheduled....not really cold but it seems that the rain just seeps into ones' bones. LOL
2:42 am
Lizlin

Keep warm and dry if you can. Please send some of the rain here. We had a couple of storms last weekend but we need more rain.
2:47 am
gapeach

Seems like it's either feast or famine, so to speak. I do hope you will have some rain soon.
2:47 am
Lizlin

Thanks. I hope you have less than is forecast.
2:52 am
gapeach

Perhaps the new year will bring us just what we need. I guess I'm the cock eyed optimist. LOL
2:52 am
Lizlin

Optimism is the best way to feel. Time for me to go.
2:53 am
Lizlin

Happy new year, if I don’t see you before.
2:54 am
gapeach

And to you also.
3:21 am
gapeach

May I please have a clue for te6-18 the 2nd? Thanks
3:39 am
zoozzoom

((Gapeach)) Not sure if you are still here but I think it is A number + three different vowels.
3:39 am
zoozzoom

DEf : A narrow fillet or headband for the hair.
3:40 am
zoozzoom

No that is the third one the second one is a person who pays money to stay in a property.
3:41 am
zoozzoom

Number + picnic pest.
5:23 am
rubyfoo

bent
5:23 am
rubyfoo

int
5:24 am
rubyfoo

worry;l'm not so goobintd this morning
5:40 am
gapeach

Thanks, zooz. Sorry I missed you. Have been wondering if all is well there.....your father, is he still in hospital. And your mother, how is she. Take care.
6:14 am
MollyL

Ruby, check in later and let us know how you're doing.
6:57 am
loredana

tena
7:27 am
dan2bit

morning all! I think this grid needs a couple more N's
7:27 am
bojazz

ridiculous...
7:42 am
mael

this grid's getting me all turned around
7:47 am
LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?
7:48 am
periwinkle

hi all. gray and raining here. good day to play babble and read. may make some vegetable stock. I am sure the dust bunnies are having fun under the bed. just wish they would help with the rent :)
7:49 am
bojazz

stas fpr the 9 & 10?
7:49 am
mael

the 10 is in10/70
7:49 am
LuvWordGames

in 10/70
7:49 am
LuvWordGames

an 9/60
7:50 am
bojazz

thx Luv...
7:53 am
periwinkle

I only have an an7 help pls
7:54 am
mael

latin plural for the 8, while you're at it :)
7:54 am
LuvWordGames

an 9/60 against the media
7:54 am
periwinkle

ty mael
7:54 am
periwinkle

ty Luv
7:54 am
mael

thanks luv
7:54 am
BzznBea

thanks luv.
7:54 am
BzznBea

thanks luv.
7:55 am
LuvWordGames

yw everyone
7:58 am
bojazz

N's be damned! The bottom row us greyed...
8:05 am
mael

phantom: sentient
8:15 am
Judi

Good morning, all. I believe the sun forgot to come up today. And... it's pouring rain.
8:15 am
BzznBea

Same here, judi...again, with the rain...
8:16 am
mael

here too. It's december, how I long for some snow
8:16 am
BzznBea

I'll take the rain, thanks.
8:23 am
libarebel

s-n-o-w: 4-letter word... :(
8:27 am
Judi

Name that proper noun: Where all the tallest mountains are.
8:28 am
Judi

Or, where all the best sherpas can be found.
8:30 am
BzznBea

Tibet
8:30 am
BzznBea

I was looking for Nepal
8:33 am
Judi

Ding! Ding! Ding! Bea wins a fully loaded yak.
8:40 am
jwr

" if we're talking sheer height here, base to summit, then the tallest mountain is Mauna Kea on the island of Hawaii."
8:40 am
jwr

but you're right about the "range"
8:41 am
Judi

I thought it had recently been revised to K2. But, that could be just the one that's completely above sea level.
8:42 am
Judi

And is Mauna Kea considered a mountain or a volcano (or both?)
8:42 am
jwr

I'll go ask the famous seer: krishnagoogle
8:42 am
Judi

LOL. Please do!
8:44 am
Judi

Poor Everest is probably now suffering ED.
8:45 am
jwr

FIVE taller: K2 (ding, ding), Mauna Kea (yes, it counts as a mountain) Chimborazo in Ecuador, Olympus Mons, on Mars
8:46 am
Judi

Mars doesn't count - separate planet.
8:46 am
jwr

any sherpas on Mars?
8:46 am
cybernan

good morning all - melting here
8:47 am
Judi

Melting? Melting what? Snow?
8:47 am
Buggie

I take it you're talking about base to top, rather than elevation? As Mauna Kea is only 4207m
8:47 am
cybernan

yes
8:47 am
jwr

and something about the Marianas Trench, which if you put any one of those mountains in their peak would not reach the surface. Ha. I'll take the volcano and Ecuador, but the last two, uhn uh
8:48 am
jwr

13,678 ft.
8:49 am
Judi

Yes, jwr. I do recall reading (Nat Geo) that the Trench was deeper compared to anything rising above sea level. As long as we are taking a "deep dive" into this topic.
8:50 am
jwr

Oh, I'm sticking with Everest.
8:50 am
jwr

K2 is 28.651
8:50 am
Judi

I don't think anyone has gotten to the bottom of the Trench, though. Possibly via robotic sub, but not sure.
8:51 am
cybernan

clue for the in 10 please?
8:51 am
jwr

You don't go to bad science fiction movies, do you?
8:51 am
Judi

I do. Just watched "The Meg" last night. What a ridiculous turd that was.
8:51 am
jwr

ah, back to babble-busienss
8:52 am
jwr

10 is nnnnnnnnen
8:54 am
Judi

Ha! Got it. No thanks to jwr's clue, tho.
8:54 am
cybernan

clue please judi?
8:55 am
jwr

aw, phooey. Got a clue, Judi?
8:55 am
jwr

we are begging
8:55 am
Judi

In10: inborn characteristic
8:56 am
jwr

ty
8:56 am
Judi

Extension of the in6/18, if that helps.
8:56 am
cybernan

innertrait
8:56 am
jwr

combo
8:56 am
MLFAN17

combo?
8:57 am
cybernan

nothing is helping
8:57 am
MLFAN17

judi does not help me
8:57 am
jwr

technically it's a combo but I never really believed the second part is a word
8:58 am
MLFAN17

agreed cyber
8:58 am
jwr

yes, combo mlfan, do you have te in6,18?
8:58 am
Judi

Sorry.
8:58 am
jwr

the
8:59 am
origami

The quality of the in 6/18
8:59 am
origami

good morning
8:59 am
MLFAN17

jwr nope
8:59 am
cybernan

so it is in 6 + a 4 letter word
8:59 am
jwr

oh gosh, how did it get so late!
8:59 am
Judi

in/4 + a guy's name.
9:00 am
rururocks

Inborn quality of a scottish lake monster
9:00 am
Judi

Work beckons. 28 left. BBL.
9:00 am
cybernan

ah - ty ori
9:00 am
origami

you're welcome :D
9:00 am
jwr

Bye Judi, thanks
9:00 am
MLFAN17

ty ruru
9:00 am
MLFAN17

and judi
9:01 am
cybernan

looked at combo and read compound -- that got me turned around
9:01 am
rururocks

Had that clue on loch down
9:01 am
jwr

oh, ru's got it at his fingertips
9:01 am
cybernan

doesn't take much this early in the morning!
9:01 am
jwr

sorry nan
9:02 am
MLFAN17

yeah monster part was good
9:02 am
jaxx7

In this country ne4/4 also means a headland and our local one is called just the ne4/4
9:02 am
jwr

it's not a whole, though. It's just a tail.
9:04 am
jwr

ah, I know jaxx, but when it does this "essence of" bit, I can't help thinking of it as a suffix
9:05 am
jwr

And a beautiful country it is too.
9:05 am
jaxx7

Dis appearing under houses though.
9:05 am
MLFAN17

corner e?
9:06 am
jwr

that's the way the world is going,... to the builders.
9:07 am
cybernan

too soon it will be going under water if we don't get our act together
9:07 am
MLFAN17

never mind found it
9:07 am
MLFAN17

nbt
9:07 am
jaxx7

Our area depends on tourism and who is going to want to come and look at concrete? They can stay at home and see that.
9:07 am
jwr

not the beginning mlfan
9:08 am
jwr

are you in the moutains jaxx?
9:08 am
jaxx7

No, right by the sea on the English Channel.
9:09 am
jwr

an easy crossing then, What's your weather like?
9:10 am
jaxx7

It is dark, grey and misty. Not very uplifting.
9:11 am
godthaab

FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!
9:11 am
jwr

I love dark, grey and misty. San Francisco can get that way.
9:11 am
jwr

pure film noir
9:11 am
rururocks

Thankfully people aren’t cemented in staying home and like to travel
9:11 am
jwr

YAH godthab
9:11 am
jaxx7

Yes, but not day after day. It makes me want to stay in bed.
9:11 am
cybernan

where abouts on the channel, jaxx? We spent a wonderful week touring south of Salsbury and another near Eastbourne
9:13 am
jwr

uh oh, ruru's at it again: well it beats being a stick-in-the-mud
9:13 am
jaxx7

My sister lives in Salisbury, moved there just as the Novichok thing erupted - no link though. I live in South Devon in a seaside town called Teignmouth but, just to confuse everyone, pronounced Tinmouth
9:13 am
cybernan

2nd pi 6 please?
9:14 am
cybernan

nm - found
9:14 am
jaxx7

have you got the many ears with the Latin pl?
9:15 am
rururocks

Isn’t that where canned laughter come from jaxx?
9:15 am
jaxx7

Undoubtedly, ru
9:16 am
jwr

I can't take this, I can't. I'm going to bed (after I ask Wiki about Teignmouth) g'nite all
9:17 am
jaxx7

nite jwr. sleep well.
9:18 am
jwr

oh, and thanks, jaxx -- didn't have the latin ending . ""snore""
9:18 am
swmbo

s
9:18 am
rururocks

Can’t take what?
9:19 am
cybernan

loved salisbury -- stayed in an apartment hotel not far from the cathedral
9:21 am
jaxx7

It is a lovely city. Was quiet until recently, now it keeps being mentioned on the news. Jill, my sister, lives in sheltered housing about 5 minutes from the centre and considers the Cathedral her parish church.
9:22 am
jaxx7

Some idiot took a hammer to the copy of the Magna Carta that hangs in there.
9:24 am
cybernan

there was a path through the wetlands behind the cathedral that led to a great restaurant that was housed in an old mill . We ate there a couple of times as it was a nice evening stroll from our apartment.
9:25 am
cybernan

probably the same idiot that took a hammer to la pieta's toes
9:25 am
jaxx7

Next time I visit I will have to find it. Jill loves the New Forest which isn't that far away.
9:26 am
rururocks

Someone let Trini Lopez out of the nuthouse
9:27 am
jaxx7

I don't understand these people at all. They must have no sense of history or heritage. Could be they just want to draw attention to themselves.
9:27 am
cybernan

The path through the water meadow is the vantage point from which Constable painted the cathedral
9:30 am
jaxx7

I shall ask my sister about it when next I e-mail her. we have a link with the cathedral as a relative worked at the Cathedral centuries ago as a housekeeper at the Deanery which is still there.
9:34 am
cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone :)
9:34 am
jaxx7

Bye, nan
9:57 am
mixi6

Happy Birthday to me.
10:00 am
Uneaixoise

Happy birthday, mixi!! And to me tomorrow! :-)
10:00 am
jaxx7

happy birthday to you. My birthday was yesterday but I have stopped counting, it is too depressing.
10:02 am
Uneaixoise

Happy belated bday, jaxx!
10:02 am
MLFAN17

Happy Birthday mixi and une!
10:02 am
mixi6

Happy belated to you jaxx.
10:03 am
jaxx7

Thanks, une. Christmas babies should stick together.
10:03 am
jaxx7

Thanks, mixi.
10:03 am
Uneaixoise

Hee hee
10:05 am
mixi6

in case I miss you tomorrow, happy birthday Une.
10:10 am
Uneaixoise

Thanks :-)
11:15 am
car.eeyore

Happy Birthday!
11:36 am
MLFAN17

an 8/9 clue pls?
11:37 am
ch1212

MLF, I don't think there is an 8/9 combo. There is an 7/8, which you get tv reception from.
11:38 am
MLFAN17

hi ch clue for the an 9?
11:39 am
ch1212

it builds of the an4 before it. You might say I hate ironing ;)
11:42 am
MLFAN17

does it have ne 4/4 ending in t in the word. I am still not seeing it?
11:43 am
ch1212

you're close! it has the last 3 of the ne4
11:44 am
MLFAN17

the 4 I just mentioned?
11:44 am
ch1212

yes
11:49 am
ch1212

before I take a break to fold clothes, do you want an easier clue mlf?
11:50 am
MLFAN17

please?
11:50 am
MLFAN17

my husband and I just finished folding clothing a few minutes too
11:51 am
ch1212

okay. Against + (word meaning either iron clothes, or meaning newspaper reporters are often called 'the *****')
11:51 am
ChampFit

Someone clued earlier as being against journalists
11:53 am
ch1212

Ooh! Here's one: against the group that picks the Golden Globe Awards, known as the Hollywood Foreign *****
11:53 am
MLFAN17

seriously it was that easy and I was way off
11:53 am
ChampFit

Isn't it always the way?
11:53 am
MLFAN17

ty ch that golden globes got it for me ty
11:54 am
ch1212

I know how you feel! bbl
11:54 am
MLFAN17

bye ch
11:54 am
Minveryork

Hello all! Does someone have a clue for the in7/28 word?
11:55 am
MLFAN17

hi min!
11:56 am
ChampFit

Extreme as in feelings or emotions
11:56 am
MLFAN17

ty champ
11:56 am
periwinkle

help with s p7/8 please
11:57 am
Minveryork

Hi there MLFAN17! How are U during this holiday season?
11:57 am
ChampFit

I'm on the P's now. There isn't an 8
11:57 am
MLFAN17

Min not bad how about you?
11:57 am
periwinkle

sp7/8 is what I am asking for pls
11:58 am
phaeton

rotators
11:58 am
MLFAN17

hello phae ty
11:58 am
phaeton

yw
11:59 am
MLFAN17

peri I don't see a pi 7/8 in the list?
11:59 am
periwinkle

sheesh ty and I already had the sp7
11:59 am
Minveryork

I am doing well. Just got back from Vermont. Always nice to spend time with family. Nothing like Xmas in Vermont!
12:00 pm
MLFAN17

that is awesome min.. just a regular day here
12:00 pm
MLFAN17

yw peri
12:16 pm
Marc Freeman

ta6, the first one please?
12:22 pm
HarryHood

I have the alt spelling of te5/10
12:22 pm
HarryHood

not sure if it's the first though
12:22 pm
NatashaW

it is
12:23 pm
HarryHood

gotta go check the salmon. 41 to go after a first pass! wheeee
12:26 pm
NatashaW

whee ate all my p's like a good girl :-)
12:29 pm
NatashaW

in
12:52 pm
Marc Freeman

got it Harry thanks
1:05 pm
Marc Freeman

Natasha since you ate all your p's and I hate p's could you help me with the pi6 the first one please?
1:07 pm
montreal13

my first one is PI + the hawaiian goose
1:10 pm
Marc Freeman

thanks got it
1:10 pm
Flask1

clue for an9 please?
1:11 pm
montreal13

AN( = against ironing (someone else's clue)
1:11 pm
montreal13

AN9 that is...
1:12 pm
Flask1

thankyou....lol..strange word!
1:13 pm
montreal13

it is that !
1:13 pm
Flask1

Would you possibly have a clue in10 please?
1:14 pm
montreal13

don't have it yet flask, did not know it was an IN...will look...
1:15 pm
Flask1

oh, ok then
1:15 pm
aslindy

it builds off the in6,18 before it
1:16 pm
montreal13

ty aslindy, got it !
1:18 pm
Marc Freeman

Do you mean in10 there is no in9?
1:19 pm
montreal13

yes marc, IN10
1:20 pm
Flask1

is there a clue for in10 please?
1:21 pm
aslindy

I just clued it
1:21 pm
montreal13

"the state of existing from birth"
1:21 pm
Flask1

I don't have the in6
1:22 pm
montreal13

bbl for last 31
1:25 pm
aslindy

good clue from montreal
1:26 pm
Uneaixoise

In7?
1:27 pm
aslindy

not relaxing
1:31 pm
Marc Freeman

an9, please?
1:32 pm
Marc Freeman

or the stats for the an5 after the an4 before it, please?
1:32 pm
Flask1

an9....against ironing..Marcs clue
1:39 pm
Flask1

Sorry it was montreals clue...
1:41 pm
Marc Freeman

yes and didn't get it then I'm stuck help please?
1:44 pm
Flask1

Its really a combo...an (against something)... if you iron something..
1:44 pm
Flask1

or another name for reporters
1:45 pm
Marc Freeman

I got the against part I am struggling with the ironing or reporter part. If it is a work could you please give me the stats for it
1:47 pm
Flask1

Marc if you put a flower in a book.....then u ***** it.....in order to keep it!!
1:47 pm
ChampFit

Printing machines
1:48 pm
Marc Freeman

got it thanks I was brain dead with his one.
1:49 pm
Marc Freeman

na6 last one
1:49 pm
Flask1

I still can't get the in10....help please?
1:50 pm
ChampFit

There's only one na...your grandparent
1:50 pm
Marc Freeman

inside
1:50 pm
ChampFit

At least that's what I called mine! :)
1:50 pm
Marc Freeman

got it thanks
1:50 pm
Flask1

in9 please???
1:51 pm
ChampFit

The 10 builds off the 6/18 Flask.
1:51 pm
Flask1

I know Champ, but I don't have the 6/18.....
1:52 pm
ChampFit

Inherent is a synonym
1:54 pm
ChampFit

Starts with a hotel...
1:55 pm
Flask1

Sorry, I do have the 6/18....but can't see anything to add
1:56 pm
ChampFit

Add the monster
2:53 pm
dan2bit

or the loch that holds the monster
3:02 pm
dan2bit

listed for my last 27 - missed a lot of plurals by using the upper 'er' instead of the lower one
3:07 pm
dan2bit

2 P's left
3:08 pm
dan2bit

got em? greek letter + hawaiian bird & plural. Thanks lickety and all cluers
5:39 pm
Uneaixoise

An9?
5:40 pm
Uneaixoise

Never mind!
5:40 pm
eieios

Clue for the bottom left e, or stats?
5:40 pm
eieios

Nvm
5:47 pm
Uneaixoise

In7?
5:50 pm
nrkii

in7 = tightly wound... sounds like "where campers sleep"
6:13 pm
Uneaixoise

Thanks!
6:44 pm
rururocks

inMKG
6:44 pm
rururocks

damn it
6:55 pm
rururocks

the tightly wound threw me for a bit
6:58 pm
rururocks

(waves to bugs.. happy new year)
7:05 pm
Minveryork

(waves to rururocks...Merry Christmas three days later)
7:06 pm
rururocks

hi minver.. happy holidays to you
7:09 pm
rururocks

bugs is just lurking and not chatting
7:10 pm
Minveryork

I believe a lot of people are just lurking and not chatting
7:14 pm
rururocks

well it's their prerogative I guess
7:18 pm
Minveryork

Yes ruru according to Bobbie Brown it is their prerogative
7:21 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

i'm lurking, ha! (oops, I guess I'm not lurking right now)
7:22 pm
Minveryork

Hi Book Doctor Gwen!How are you doing? Happy Holidays
7:22 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

thanks, back at ya
7:23 pm
72 Temple Owl

hello min
7:24 pm
Minveryork

Hello 72 Temple Owl!Seasons greetings to you and yours!
7:25 pm
Minveryork

Can I have a clue for the pi7/32 after the liquid terpene?
7:26 pm
rururocks

pi 7 is the phyla of sea lions and seals
7:27 pm
Minveryork

Never mind! Monkeys just found the pi7/32 word.Thanks!
7:27 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

could it be pi + doube consonante + past tense of eat?
7:27 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

oh, ya beat me to it 8 - )
7:28 pm
Minveryork

Was a fish word;plural of the pi6/21 word before it. Duh!
7:28 pm
rururocks

it's more a mammal word minver :D
7:28 pm
Minveryork

How about the pi 6/21 word after the pi7 word I just got?
7:29 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

i have pi6, a small evergreen tree
7:29 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

hm, that must be the wrong one, never mine
7:30 pm
72 Temple Owl

same to you, min. i hope it's been good for you.
7:30 pm
72 Temple Owl

does anyone have an otterbox protector for their iphone?
7:31 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

Ps are plotzed
7:31 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

otterbox??? (don't have an iphone)
7:32 pm
72 Temple Owl

yes, otterbox is the brand. it's highly rated.
7:32 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

is it software or some kind of rubber bumber?
7:33 pm
Minveryork

Just got the new Pixel 3 phone. I did not even know that Google made cell phones.I Finally gave up the Galaxy S3.
7:34 pm
72 Temple Owl

gwen, it's a cse for the phone , it's protection. i need info from someone who used the otterbox product.
7:34 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

this grid is such a pretzel i keep missing plurals
7:34 pm
72 Temple Owl

that pixel looks sharp
7:34 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

ahhh.
7:35 pm
72 Temple Owl

no takers. night, all
7:35 pm
NatashaW

sorry owl... cheap motorola phone user here
7:36 pm
Minveryork

Went to Walmart to get my screen protector and case for my Pixel 3 and they didn't have it. Hopefully, I can get it on Amazon. I do not think Google phones are popular yet
7:36 pm
72 Temple Owl

do you like it?
7:36 pm
72 Temple Owl

the camera looks rad
7:37 pm
Minveryork

I thought Motorola no longer made cell phones. I used to have a very old Motorola flip phone. Miss the flip phones.
7:38 pm
NatashaW

I have the Moto E 4, running Android 7.1.1, got it unlocked for $125
7:39 pm
NatashaW

The camera doesn't measure up to the iPhone but I'm putting a kid thru college
7:39 pm
Minveryork

I like it ok. It does not have some of the same features as the Samsung which I miss. Kept my phone for 6 years. I'm hoping to keep this Google Pixel 3 for at least six years.
7:39 pm
danf63

OWl, what info do you need? We use Otterboxes at work for Android phones
7:40 pm
NatashaW

It's hard to change phones I find
7:40 pm
72 Temple Owl

i am confused whtn they say they have screen protection, yet otterbox sells tempered glass protectors. what exctly is the screen protection in the defender series?
7:41 pm
Minveryork

What does that mean, U got it unlocked?Should've gotten that one. I am not putting a kid through college, but I am paying $3,600 a month in alimony plus bills and my rent.
7:42 pm
NatashaW

Owie!!
7:42 pm
NatashaW

unlocked means I can use it with any carrier
7:42 pm
Minveryork

Time to go make some Pierogies for dinner. Be right back
7:43 pm
NatashaW

bon appetit!
7:43 pm
72 Temple Owl

oh min. it's good to see you. later
7:45 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

monkeyed the 9, hooray
7:45 pm
danf63

The otterbox we use at work is a platic coever rather than tempered glass. Not sure which model it is, but the plastic screen protectors work fine. I work for a Security Company and we abuse the phones...as in throw them at walls, run over them with cars, etc and the Otterbox case works about as well as the Lifecase for less money.
7:48 pm
72 Temple Owl

ty. my battery swelled and i just paid for a new phone. i would like to keep it unscratched since it is an older model with the jack
7:56 pm
72 Temple Owl

good night
8:46 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

dos
8:48 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

fw
8:49 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

here to clue for the next few
8:59 pm
Book Doctor Gwen

nighty nighty little bite
9:13 pm
melonheadjujube

so > 25% of the board is. . . N?
9:16 pm
melonheadjujube

our middle school used Otterboxes for student iPads. which is to say, Otterboxes are middle-schooler-proof.
9:25 pm
stidmama

hey all, down to 48
9:28 pm
Minveryork

Hi there melonheadjujube & stidmama! Merry Christmas!
9:29 pm
stidmama

Hello Min! How's life in the frozen north?
9:31 pm
Minveryork

Actually not so frozen anymore. It was in the 50's today.
9:31 pm
stidmama

wow -- springlike! It's been warm here, too -- I heard springtime singing from some of the smaller birds the other day.
9:33 pm
Minveryork

How was your Christmas with your family? Did you host or did U go somewhere?I went to Vermont to see my family.
9:33 pm
Minveryork

Not so springlike there.It was in the 20s with lots of snow
9:33 pm
stidmama

We don't do Christmas, but we had a very fine quiet day at home. I am glad you got home to see the family!
9:34 pm
Minveryork

Sorry stidmama. Should not assume everyone celebrates.
9:36 pm
stidmama

That's okay, Min -- I teach third graders! We have many different customs in the classroom, and I am careful to make our room and lessons welcoming to all. :-) Anything that encourages people to be kind is always okay!
9:37 pm
Minveryork

Oh yes,I do the same with my students as well stidmama.
9:41 pm
stidmama

We just got the smoked meats back from our pig last weekend, and had a lovely ham on Tuesday... and Tom made fresh applesauce from apples he gleaned off a friend's orchard in Eastern Washington... I am feeling well fed! LOL
9:50 pm
Minveryork

My parents also made homemade applesauce, but I didn't have any. Do not know where they got their apples from.
9:50 pm
Minveryork

My dad started an his own apple orchard a few years ago.
9:51 pm
stidmama

That's nice! What types does he grow? There is a large crab apple used as a pollinator in some Washington orchards (Wickson Crab) that is divine...
9:52 pm
gapeach

FW finally/
9:52 pm
stidmama

YAY PEACH!!!!!!
9:52 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations gapeach on your fireworks! Hooray for U!
9:53 pm
gapeach

Thanks much, Min.
9:53 pm
Minveryork

Do not know specifically what apples he grew, but I know he grew 20 different kinds of apples. I did not even know there are 20 kinds of apples. My favorite is Granny Smith
9:55 pm
stidmama

Those are a lovely, tart apple -- I prefer Grannies and Mackintosh apples over "Delicious" varieties... my current favorites are probably York apples. They dry nicely with a bit of a tang in the sweetness.
9:58 pm
stidmama

down to 30, time to list brb
10:15 pm
stidmama

6 now...
10:17 pm
Minveryork

Go stidmama go!
10:19 pm
stidmama

three....
10:20 pm
stidmama

got the ten! :-)
10:23 pm
stidmama

FW!!!! :-)
10:23 pm
Minveryork

Congratulations stidmama on your fireworks! Good for U!
10:24 pm
stidmama

Are you also done, Min?
10:24 pm
Minveryork

Stidmama, only TENacious people TENd to get long words
10:25 pm
Minveryork

Have been stuck on my last five 7:30 pm. Do U have time to help stidmama? If not, I can easily save them for later.
10:28 pm
stidmama

LOL Min! I can help. OF COURSE!!!!
10:28 pm
stidmama

What do you need?
10:28 pm
rururocks

I can help too min
10:29 pm
Minveryork

Can I please have a clue for the first two an 5/10 words?
10:29 pm
rururocks

a + not far
10:29 pm
rururocks

an + treebeard from LOTR
10:29 pm
Minveryork

Well, I just found the first an 5/10 word. Thanks anyway.
10:29 pm
stidmama

hello ruru
10:30 pm
rururocks

hi stid
10:31 pm
stidmama

and there is a latin plural of the second an 4
10:32 pm
Minveryork

I had to google "LOTR". I was thinking Land of the Rhinos.
10:33 pm
stidmama

LOL I like that Min! (Gandalf the Giraffe...)
10:35 pm
Minveryork

Thanks stidmama & Ru for the clues,but I'm still clueless!
10:36 pm
stidmama

a + "close", an + "ear-nose-throat" (medical specialist abbreviation), an 4/4 + vowel
10:38 pm
Minveryork

Thanks stidmama. Earn Nose&Throat Doctor did it for me
10:38 pm
stidmama

:-) Next?
10:38 pm
Minveryork

A's Accosted! 3 left
10:39 pm
Minveryork

Stidmama, can I have a clue for the second pi 6/21 word?
10:40 pm
Minveryork

Never mind! I just found the second pi6/21 word. Thanks
10:40 pm
Minveryork

P's P Persecuted! 2 left
10:40 pm
stidmama

go min go!
10:42 pm
Minveryork

I am finished!I have fireworks! te7/32 was my final word.
10:42 pm
stidmama

YAY MIN!!!!!!!
10:43 pm
stidmama

I think that te 6/7 combo is silly. they should just call it "bowling" imho
10:43 pm
Minveryork

Thank you rururocks and stidmama for your super clues. I will be here off&on for the next hr if anyone wants clues
10:45 pm
stidmama

Have a wonderful weekend, min and ruru, and a fantastic new year if I don't see you before then. *Poof*
11:08 pm
harpjane

what are the stats for the bottom T please?
11:23 pm
Minveryork

te 4/4
11:24 pm
Minveryork

Hello harpjane!How are you doing today? Happy Holidays
11:24 pm
harpjane

actually, it
11:24 pm
harpjane

actually, its' te4/5 and 5/12 thanks
11:24 pm
harpjane

I'm doing well Minver. How are you?
11:25 pm
harpjane

What are the stats for the second column N?
11:25 pm
Minveryork

I am doing well. Debating if I can make it to grid flipping
11:26 pm
Minveryork

ne 4/4 and ne 6/18, but I am not sure since I got the last one wrong.I thought the te5/12 came from the top row T
11:28 pm
harpjane

No prob, it's a twisty grid!
11:55 pm
Minveryork

Any guesses for the next grid size? My guess is 104 words.