Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, October 29, 2004

12:16 am

onyx

an 8 for 65. is any one else out there?

12:17 am

iluvtigs

me

12:17 am

iluvtigs

got the 8

12:18 am

iluvtigs

2 7's 36 and 32

12:20 am

granadan

Im here - just found that 8

12:20 am

granadan

Theres a 7 for 44 too

12:41 am

dolphin

10 for 98!

12:44 am

iluvtigs

what does the 10m start with?

12:55 am

teddy bear

D

1:21 am

onyx

got another 8 but i can't find that 10

1:22 am

onyx

and two 9's from the 8

1:47 am

onyx

oooh, i found the d 10, now i can go to sleep.

3:03 am

goforit

babblestats

4 ..... 68
5 ..... 44
6 ..... 20
7 ...... 7
8 ...... 3
9 ...... 2
10 .... 1
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total 145
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A 14
C 1
D 36
E 7
F 3
N 11
O 6
P 13
Q 4
S 27
T 22
U 1

I think these stats are OK seeing there's not another U letter beside the Qu

6:06 am

testing

The other bad thing about Q in that solver is that it would, for example, find words in this puzzle that begin QA with no U. But, a2z wordfinder shows only 6 QA words and none of them can be made here, so the stats should still be good. :)

7:30 am

Atalante

woohoo got the 10 :)

9:11 am

Krys10

Would someone with a background in perception and cognition please explain why A-words are harder to see?

9:14 am

Atalante

I have nooooo idea, but its definitely true!!

9:18 am

testing123

A9/60

9:21 am

Krys10

So there are two nines and an eight, all related, all A's?

9:22 am

testing123

That's right.
8/45, 9/66 and 9/60

9:33 am

Atalante

all very closely related

9:35 am

Krys10

aha! neat!

9:42 am

jlm_mi

In addition to that A8 the D8/65 was mentioned early on. Does anyone know what the 3rd 8 is?

9:44 am

Krys10

Anyone interested on collaborating on D's? I'm missing three:
DAx5, DEx14, Dix1, DOx11, DUx2

9:48 am

testing123

Could someone please tell me if the D10 is related to the D8?

9:51 am

Krys10

It's not, but it's related to two D7s.

9:51 am

jlm_mi

I am missing 2xD. I have DAx6 and DOx12 but I'm missing one of your DEs.

For DAs I have 4x4 and 2x5. DEs 4x4, 3x5, 2x6, 2x7, 8, 10
DOs 4x4, 5x5, 6, 2x7.

9:53 am

testing123

Thank you!

9:54 am

jlm_mi

OK, I just found a DE6 so I guess that just leaves one more D to go.

9:55 am

Atalante

There's another DE6

9:55 am

Atalante

oops posting at the same time :P

9:57 am

Krys10

You're missing a DE6. Thanks for the help, now we're only missing one more.

9:57 am

Krys10

:P I'm way behind this morning!

10:12 am

Boo

I have a second DO6, which I think finishes the list.
Now I can try to find the rest of the larger De's! :-)

10:13 am

Atalante

Just found that second DO6 too!

Finished the Ds :)

10:16 am

jlm_mi

Great! Very helpful to know. Now maybe I can get some real work done for a few minutes. ;-)

10:29 am

Atalante

Real work? Real work?? How is that important compared to Babble :P

10:35 am

Krys10

Today is my day OFF, and I actually plan to tear myself away and get some things done today besides Babble! (back later - got all the Ds as well - thanks for the help!)

10:35 am

jlm_mi

I didn't say it was important, but I do have to put up a front! ;)

11:10 am

Atalante

*snickers*

11:42 am

jlm_mi

Help! The Es are driving me nuts!!!!!

I have 5: EP4, EP5, ET4, ET5, ET6

Can anyone help with the other 2?????

11:47 am

Atalante

Has anyone found the 3rd 8 yet??

11:48 am

Atalante

can't help at all - I've got the same as you and am getting really irritated with them!

11:49 am

testing123

Sorry, same problem here.

12:02 pm

Treble99

I cant find it either

12:03 pm

testing123

Yes! Found the missing 2 E's. And the 3rd 8 as well.
E7/32 - E8/45 combo.
Something to conclude your writing with. ;D

12:05 pm

jlm_mi

Once again, when you know they're there, they jump out! Thanks testing123. :)

12:16 pm

jlm_mi

So, all the biggies.

9-66 A - remedied, as in a snake bite
9-60 A - remedies used above (plural)
8-45 A - remedy used above (singular)
7-44 A - free of germs
7-44 D - head downward
10-98D - offspring
7-40 D - a downward climb
8-65 D - having to do with a ruler with absolute power
7-36 D - gave
7-32 D - gives
8-45 E - a place to cite references in a book (plural)
7-32 E - a place to cite references in a book (singular)
7-36 N - coming into existence, emerging

12:24 pm

Atalante

*sigh* those were very obvious once you knew what to look for

12:30 pm

MammaJill

I am missing 1 O. I have OD4, 2 OP4's, OP5 and OP6. Any idea what I am missing?

12:31 pm

testing123

Ot4

12:33 pm

runningforhome

jlm, if you're still missing a D, there is a DI4 you didn't say you had.

12:33 pm

MammaJill

Thanks, testing123, I got it! :)

12:34 pm

jlm_mi

RFH - Krys10 posted the Ds first and included that Di. I was just posting things that we had different.

I'll even list the 6s since there aren't too many. Then I'll posting for a bit more help to wrap this up.

21A - positively charged electrode
27A - to climb
24 A - climb (noun)
33 D - portray
24 D - no def., perhaps to clean feet after visiting the beach?
27 D - an omnipotent ruler
24 D - acted foolishly (archaic)
21 D - to give
21 E - musical exercises
30 O - branch of physics dealing with light and vision
27 P - One who pays undue attention to book learning and formal rules.
27 P - resembling a foot
27 P - position of a horse when rearing on its hind legs with its forelegs in the air
24 P - spanish coin
27 P - fake
21 S - to make calm
30 S - of or relating to the presence of germs
27 S - british slang for the tool used in a car to measure rate of travel
24 T - pith helmet (plural, variant spelling)
30 T - areas of focus, particularly in a discussion

12:38 pm

jlm_mi

So, I did find all the Ds. Now I'm missing 1 each of A, N, P and S. 2 are 4s and 2 are 5s. Here's what I've got. They can be expanded to length if it's helpful later.

AD, AN*6, AS*5, AT / 3x4, 3x5, 3x6, 7, 8, 2x9
NA, NE, NO*8 / 6x4, 3x5, 7
PE*7, Pi*2, PO, PS*2 / 6x4, 1x5, 5x6
SA*5, SC*2, SE*8, SP*9, SQ*2 / 11x4, 12x5, 3x6

12:40 pm

testing123

There is an Ad5 and Ad4.

12:40 pm

testing123

Nax2 (7 and 5)

12:41 pm

Krys10

You're missing an NA5. I'm still missing A's, P's, S's, and T's, so I can't help with the others.

12:43 pm

bumblebee

You're also missing a PE.

12:43 pm

Krys10

Oh, I can help: I have 8 PE's: 6,6,5,4,4,4,6,6

12:48 pm

jlm_mi

Wow thanks for all the help! With that I found those words and determined I was missing an S4 which I noodled for.

So, I believe the final tally is 145 words for 2226 points.

12:53 pm

bumblebee

jim_mi, could you give some help on the T's.

1:10 pm

Krys10

BBee, for what's it's worth, I'm missing only three T's and this is what I have:
TA4, TE4x3, Ti4x3, TO4x5, TO5x5, TO6x2
I know the three I'm missing are 4x2 and 5. Hope that's helpful.

1:11 pm

testing123

I have Te4x4

1:12 pm

bumblebee

Thanks,
You're missing 2 TEX4

1:16 pm

testing123

So there are 6 Te4's?

1:17 pm

jlm_mi

There are also TO5x6.

1:17 pm

Krys10

I think only five TE4's, because the other word I'm missing is a five-letter word.

1:18 pm

bumblebee

there are 5 TEX4

1:19 pm

testing123

Thanks! Almost there.

1:39 pm

bumblebee

Another TOX5

1:40 pm

MammaJill

Any hints on the U?

1:41 pm

sprite

I have a U4.

1:44 pm

MammaJill

Thanks, found it!

1:47 pm

sprite

First time I babbled on paper and found all the words! Not a very hard grid, this one.

2:56 pm

Boo

I'm missing an F and a Q. Can anyone point me in the right direction?
I have fe4, fi5
and qu4, qu5x2

(I'm also missing an S, but I think that's my fault, not reading the clues right. I'll find it if it takes all afternoon!)

2:57 pm

Boo

got the Q. (another 5)

2:58 pm

bumblebee

another qu5 and an fi4

2:59 pm

Boo

Thanks! got it!

3:04 pm

Treble99

Can anyone help with the E7 and E8, I cant seem to find them from the earlier clues

3:05 pm

Boo

check the great clues at 12:03 and 12:15. :-)

3:07 pm

Boo

Finished! Yay!! :-)

3:27 pm

Treble99

Still cant find the E7/E8

3:31 pm

runningforhome

The e7/e8 is a compound word.

3:48 pm

parsec

Does the 8 really go before the 7?

3:50 pm

parsec

no, it doesn't. No wonder I couldn't find it.

5:16 pm

Aussie Goddess

Ooo Ooo my first 10 Letter word :) :)

Yipppppeeeeeeee!

Look to the past ;)

8:48 pm

runningforhome

Still missing an S and several Ds, but I just can't be bothered. The last few words always take forever.I'll be stopping at
138/4.92/2132

9:12 pm

gwenniebenny

Personal best 714 for 58 words and two nine letters :))))

10:51 pm

runningforhome

I lied... I came back for the rest.
145/4.92/2226

10:56 pm

onyx

ia there really an fi 7, i think i reaad that in the log but i haven't seen it yet.

11:18 pm

MammaJill

no FI7, just FI4 and FI5

11:22 pm

MammaJill

Hooray! I got 'em all! :)

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