Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, March 4, 2020

12:02 am

Rainiqui

de 7

12:02 am

justafreep

well, more than 10% of the grid is 7 letter words...

12:02 am

justafreep

pe7

12:02 am

justafreep

fe7

12:02 am

cybernan

hello - disappointing

12:06 am

jessmom

ep7

12:17 am

justafreep

de7

12:17 am

justafreep

oops. sorry de7 x 2

12:18 am

cybernan

just need the ep 7 -- not having any luck there

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

ursh

ep 7 ends with the na4 babblet

12:21 am

cybernan

ty ursh - new one for me

12:21 am

SueMagee

Thanks, ursh.

12:23 am

ursh

stuck on the lower lone N

12:23 am

ursh

nm got it

12:24 am

cybernan

just 5 p's left

12:25 am

cybernan

pedi isn't a word?

12:27 am

cybernan

ah - latin plurals - keep forgetting those

12:30 am

justafreep

fw

12:31 am

cybernan

stuck on the last one -- a pi 6/30

12:31 am

justafreep

that was my last one, too, Nan. compound word.

12:32 am

cybernan

found *!*~*!*

12:32 am

cybernan

^5 charlie brown

12:33 am

cybernan

good night everyone :)

12:34 am

justafreep

night

12:48 am

maggiej

is AN a common word?

12:59 am

crayola

yes. an 5/20

12:59 am

crayola

Let me know if you want a clue.

3:47 am

Deeha

I DONT BELIEVE THERE ARE 41 WORDS IN THIS GRID!! Let alone8 6's and a 7!!

4:25 am

Deeha

ok panic over fireworks!!

5:46 am

Sugrraleona

ag5?

5:49 am

Riverdance

There I no 5, 2 4's

5:49 am

mattygroves

There isn't an ag5, apparently. There is an AN5, according to Lickety

5:50 am

Sugrraleona

aha i got it ty LOL

5:50 am

mattygroves

Would you mind giving me a nudge, please?

5:51 am

doseffing

... something that is an

5:52 am

doseffing

something that is attached to a larger thing ... often by conquest ... to conquer a town or territory and then claim it as one's own

5:53 am

mattygroves

Oh duh. I was so hung up on the G, I missed that high value letter out. Thanks!

5:53 am

doseffing

.... welcome

5:57 am

Sugrraleona

ep7?

5:58 am

Cosmo Kramer

e + thing with a sharp point (3) + 3 vowels

5:59 am

Sugrraleona

got it ty

6:45 am

godthaab

FINISHED!! VERY EXCELLENT!

6:49 am

ChampFit

I would've been here all day looking for that ep...thanks so much!

7:09 am

MollyL

Ah, a grid that makes you appreciate the smaller accomplishments in life. : D

7:09 am

hokie carla

eek!

7:12 am

hokie carla

well, I finished the top row :D

7:14 am

sukee

Hi Hokie. I am down to 7, it takes effort but it gets easier. Now if I could just find that other de7

7:14 am

sukee

Got it.

7:16 am

hokie carla

nice. I was just thinking I may not make halfway.

7:16 am

hokie carla

will keep chugging away

7:18 am

hokie carla

that ep7 referenced below is way easier when you use the correct ep

7:19 am

sukee

I did the same, look at it for ages.

7:19 am

BzznBea

Morning, friends.

7:19 am

sukee

Hi Bea

7:20 am

sukee

Now I have 4 left, 2 4 and 2 6

7:20 am

hokie carla

bea! (yelled like Norm in Cheers)

7:20 am

72 Temple Owl

i only have the de7 that meand condescended

7:20 am

hokie carla

these a's are already causing me trouble, bea

7:20 am

hokie carla

that's the one I have, TO

7:21 am

72 Temple Owl

wth there is a tik tok challenge that involves kicking a person's legs out from undet them. these kids need jobs or something.

7:22 am

hokie carla

wow, yes.

7:22 am

hokie carla

just asked me son if he'd heard of it and of course he had.

7:23 am

sukee

I saw it on the news last week.

7:23 am

hokie carla

lol, I don't ever watch the news, therefore I am always behind

7:23 am

72 Temple Owl

my cousin 's coworkers pulled her chair out of the way when she went to sit down. caused all sorts of injury and she was never the same. in a medical office, no less. thedoctors were sympathetic until the disability lasted. like most employers.

7:24 am

hokie carla

oh no!

7:24 am

72 Temple Owl

never had such a good job again. and she was good at it.

7:24 am

sukee

Can anyone give me the second i on the top, I have the past word

7:25 am

72 Temple Owl

do you mean the past tense verb is what yo have?

7:26 am

hokie carla

TO, did you go to Temple in '72 or you were born in '72? sorry if that is rude to ask.

7:26 am

sukee

Yes

7:26 am

72 Temple Owl

neither.

7:26 am

hokie carla

in4/4 and in5/12

7:26 am

hokie carla

:D

7:27 am

sukee

Got it, ty

7:27 am

BzznBea

Thanks for the other de7.

7:27 am

sukee

Words with so many vowels always get me

7:27 am

72 Temple Owl

wait i missed that clue

7:27 am

hokie carla

me too. I think Bea had the one we don't and there wasn't a clue.

7:27 am

sukee

3 left

7:27 am

sukee

2 Ps, one A

7:28 am

BzznBea

I have all the A's.=)

7:28 am

sukee

I do now :)

7:29 am

hokie carla

of course! can you give stats if no one objects? I have ai4/5

7:29 am

72 Temple Owl

i think so. time to get moving, need to be somewhere in half an hour. i did two stints at two gyms yesterday and turned in early, slept like a log. ready to go

7:29 am

BzznBea

Yes, the de7 I didn't have was the pt.

7:29 am

MollyL

Wow, a slam dunk for Bea. : D

7:29 am

sukee

Now two 6s left, both ps

7:29 am

72 Temple Owl

being tired and gong to bed early or on time is good for reducing mindless eating.

7:30 am

sukee

1 to go

7:30 am

BzznBea

Yes, there were not to many A's to deal with today.

7:30 am

hokie carla

TO doing two-a-days!

7:30 am

72 Temple Owl

i am watching the first season of "the Crown"

7:30 am

72 Temple Owl

oh heck, not for long.

7:30 am

hokie carla

I have seen the first season but have not watched the others.

7:30 am

BzznBea

ag4.6 x 2 and an5.20

7:30 am

bichon

de 7/40, pls

7:30 am

sukee

Love the Crown.

7:31 am

72 Temple Owl

wondering if any brit citizens have seen it and what they think. the royal family as soap opera.

7:31 am

sukee

The gerund added to a university official.

7:31 am

72 Temple Owl

i have seen the first 6 so far.

7:31 am

hokie carla

so weird, that de7. thx

7:32 am

72 Temple Owl

oh heck. i ignored the first rule of babble- try suffiexes on everything

7:32 am

sukee

I am part way through the 3rd season. I have suspended my Netflix temporarily due to finances. I imagine I'll have it back by the summer.

7:32 am

hokie carla

omg, it's like the one letter in the an5 was invisible to me

7:33 am

72 Temple Owl

i borrowed it from the library. am thinking of dropping cable and adding netflix

7:34 am

hokie carla

we dropped cable a few years ago. added netflix, hulu+, cbs all access, and already had amazon prime - still way cheaper than cable

7:34 am

BzznBea

One P greyed...

7:34 am

hokie carla

also have disney+ right now courtesy of verizon

7:35 am

BzznBea

We have a firestick, but I've never used it. Mr. Bea does.

7:35 am

sukee

This last P is proving difficult

7:36 am

hokie carla

wish I could see the other f

7:36 am

hokie carla

still have 8 p's!

7:36 am

sukee

Did you add the gerund?

7:36 am

BzznBea

The other f could be the gerund

7:36 am

hokie carla

of course not, because why would I be smart

7:36 am

bichon

ty for the de 7

7:37 am

hokie carla

could not see the d in that direction

7:38 am

hokie carla

but for the record I do have the pe7 with the gerund because I could see that

7:39 am

hokie carla

so down to 10. n, lots of p's, and a couple of g's

7:39 am

BzznBea

I have typed in piano three times. <shaking head>

7:39 am

bichon

missing gi 6/27

7:40 am

hokie carla

I just tried once but did get the similar word

7:40 am

hokie carla

that's one I have - pt of the alcohol drink

7:41 am

bichon

ty carla, thout I had tried that

7:41 am

MollyL

If you drank a lot of Tanqueray you would be all gi6 up

7:42 am

hokie carla

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say that's scottish or irish

7:42 am

hokie carla

(not tanqueray but the word used like that)

7:43 am

hokie carla

well, the good news is that 6 of my remaining words are 4's. just don't know which letters.

7:43 am

sukee

FW... that last P was the easiest one once I saw it :)

7:43 am

BzznBea

FW for me today.

7:43 am

hokie carla

well done

7:43 am

BzznBea

Congrats, sukee

7:44 am

sukee

That was a challenge.

7:44 am

hokie carla

down to 8!

7:44 am

sukee

Good luck all, need any clues before I go?

7:44 am

hokie carla

was your last p from the upper one, sukee?

7:44 am

sukee

No, it was the lower one

7:45 am

BzznBea

Was it the compound?

7:45 am

sukee

Yes

7:45 am

BzznBea

=)

7:45 am

hokie carla

pi or pe?

7:45 am

hokie carla

nm, see it

7:46 am

sukee

PI

7:46 am

hokie carla

classic peanuts character :D

7:46 am

BzznBea

I'm checking out for the day. See you all tomorrow.

7:46 am

sukee

Yay

7:46 am

hokie carla

bye, bea

7:47 am

sukee

I'm gone too

7:47 am

hokie carla

sukee, I have 3 g's, can you guess what I'm missing

7:47 am

sukee

Gi 4/7?

7:47 am

hokie carla

ok, have a good day!

7:47 am

hokie carla

nope, but thanks

7:48 am

sukee

GA 4/6 or GI 6/27

7:48 am

hokie carla

have both of those too

7:48 am

hokie carla

I'm going to just go to the list for my last 6. thanks.

7:48 am

sukee

Then GA 4/7

7:48 am

sukee

uses a different vowel than the other one

7:49 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

7:49 am

sukee

Bye

7:49 am

hokie carla

adios

7:51 am

hokie carla

easy fireworks with the list for the last 5. of course 2 were latin plurals.

8:08 am

MollyL

I'm calling foul on the de7/40

8:19 am

bichon

pi 6/30, pls

8:24 am

hokie carla

dirty peanuts character or a place hogs live

8:24 am

hokie carla

Molly, agreed. stupid word.

8:24 am

marksdolly

oooh ty Hokie!

8:25 am

bichon

ty Carla

8:29 am

MLFAN17

are you kdding me??

8:30 am

MLFAN17

hello all

8:31 am

marksdolly

fireworks!

8:31 am

marksdolly

hi Mlf

9:11 am

Jivingjenny0

pinna

9:16 am

periwinkle

I have de7/44 help with other de7 pls

9:17 am

hydra

The act of being a de4,5 peri

9:17 am

periwinkle

ty hydra

9:19 am

hydra

ywc

9:21 am

hydra

5 left

9:24 am

hydra

Fireworks! Anyone need a clue?

9:25 am

hydra

OK. *poof*

9:30 am

moolingwa

morning all

9:36 am

MLFAN17

hi mark

9:36 am

MLFAN17

hi mool

9:37 am

MLFAN17

hi peri

9:39 am

moolingwa

hey ML

9:39 am

moolingwa

just a tiddler today unfortunately

9:39 am

MLFAN17

First column e stats pls?

9:39 am

moolingwa

already down to one word

9:39 am

MLFAN17

mool.. oh that figures

9:39 am

MLFAN17

i hate these small grids but i am kind of bored lol

9:40 am

moolingwa

that's an odd word that one, ep 7/32

9:40 am

moolingwa

it's a good vowel dump in scrabble though

9:40 am

MLFAN17

is it a real word?

9:40 am

moolingwa

ends in a 4 letter babblet that occurs fairly often

9:41 am

MLFAN17

what does the babblet start with?

9:41 am

moolingwa

probably not a word that you would come across unless you're into esoteric theologic studies

9:42 am

moolingwa

it starts with a consonant...the other three letters are vowels

9:43 am

moolingwa

fw here

9:44 am

MLFAN17

congrats mool

9:49 am

moolingwa

tx

10:00 am

mkg

tough grid. i have 6 words.

10:03 am

mkg

clue for the ep 7 please

10:06 am

ypsigirl

done

10:06 am

ypsigirl

ep+ vowel+cons+3vowels

10:07 am

sajarn

e+***s and needles+"you've got mail" server change last letter from consonant to a vowel

10:07 am

mkg

ty got it

10:08 am

ypsigirl

its a hard one.. the def is a room in the rear of the cella of an ancient Greek temple

10:08 am

mkg

any clues for e word for fifth column e?????ty

10:08 am

ypsigirl

yay!

10:09 am

mkg

nm got it.

10:10 am

mkg

still missing E word for fifth column e. clues welcome with stats.

10:11 am

mkg

bb later.

10:13 am

car.eeyore

Not the beginning

10:40 am

gemini_J13

41 ..... hmm,,,,

10:41 am

Carol

not the beginning gerund

10:51 am

Marian Todd

missing 2 pe6, 1 pi4 and 1 pi6 please

10:53 am

zabeth

pe 6,21 sounds like a pasta but it's the latin plural of the pe 5,12 before it

10:53 am

zabeth

do you have the pi6,24 compound word?

10:59 am

zabeth

the second pe 6,21 is a plural of the 5,12 before it as well

11:01 am

moolingwa

the pi4, may be the spanish pineapple, also part of the name of a mixed drink which also has coconut in it

11:07 am

zabeth

is anyone able to clue the an5? my last word!

11:08 am

fratfitz

za- add on to a building

11:08 am

gingin

an5 is a building addition with a double consonant.

11:09 am

moolingwa

or alternatively it's to take over land and incorporate it into your country :)

11:10 am

jaxx7

has the high point letter at the end

11:11 am

zabeth

obviously!! fireworks

11:12 am

zabeth

i read the chat log looking for a clue and i saw others said that they failed to see that letter and...i too, failed to see that letter

11:18 am

moolingwa

it was my last word too if that's any consolation

11:21 am

zabeth

thanks :)

11:46 am

Sandraf

Has anyone got a clue for 2nd column I 3rd letter down please

11:48 am

Cosmo Kramer

id4/5 - think of light bulb icon

11:53 am

Sandraf

Thanks

11:58 am

Sandraf

I have ag4,ai4,an5. What am I missing?

12:00 pm

zoozzoom

Another AG 4/6

12:05 pm

Cosmo Kramer

ty

12:06 pm

zoozzoom

You're most welcome.

12:28 pm

Marc Freeman

For the 'I' at the top of column 2 I have in5/12 could someone give me the stats for the other one, please?

12:31 pm

BerniceQ

In 4/4

12:34 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

12:42 pm

Marc Freeman

missing one de7? Does one work off the other?

12:46 pm

BerniceQ

No, they are unrelated.

12:47 pm

Marc Freeman

I have the one that is past tense can I get a clue for the other one please/

1:01 pm

mkg

i am stuck. 16 left. anyone have any 7s? I have only one: the ep.

1:02 pm

mkg

dennied

1:02 pm

mkg

oops sorry

1:02 pm

mkg

sorry

1:03 pm

mkg

need the E word for 5th column e. ty

1:06 pm

mkg

nm got it

1:10 pm

wvteach

** finito ** last word Pi 6/21

1:15 pm

mkg

5 left.

1:15 pm

mkg

great teach! yeah!

1:16 pm

zabeth

mkg what do you need?

1:16 pm

zabeth

congrats, teach!

1:27 pm

mkg

not sure right now but looks like 5 P words.

1:27 pm

mkg

i will get them.

1:27 pm

mkg

ty zabeth

1:38 pm

mkg

stuck! pi 6/30 please!

1:42 pm

mkg

its my last word. help!!!!!!!!! pi 6 30 please???

1:47 pm

montreal13

farm animal + writing instrument

1:47 pm

mkg

got it. done. last word was something i should have known. ty montreal. ty.

1:48 pm

montreal13

wd mkg !

1:56 pm

montreal13

bbl to finish

3:34 pm

hoyamd

fw w that crazy ep word!

4:39 pm

Marc Freeman

just got back. I have the de7 that is past tense of the de5/16. Could I get a clue for the other de7, please?

4:49 pm

gemini_J13

it has the gerund ending

5:18 pm

Marc Freeman

thanks

5:22 pm

lil*monkey

Are there 8 pe words

5:22 pm

lil*monkey

I'm missing 2 P words for fireworks, a 4 and a 6

5:24 pm

sajarn

there are 9 pe words

5:26 pm

lil*monkey

fireworks

5:26 pm

lil*monkey

my last word was pe4,7 What the heck, how is that a word.

5:29 pm

lil*monkey

Thanks sajarn, that helped me! I just read your profile, just wanted to say how sorry I am for your loss.

6:05 pm

Douglas

I'm not sure I've ever said the phrase "phantom eonian" before just now.

6:08 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! Voldemort creepy companion

6:16 pm

Douglas

Edina (city in Minnesota) appears in crossword puzzles from time to time. It is in the grid, but not the dictionary

6:19 pm

Douglas

This may be the first time I've seen na4 and ep7 in a grid

6:21 pm

Douglas

NBT-1

6:25 pm

MollyL

Nagini

6:27 pm

Douglas

NBT-2

6:48 pm

sciencegeek

Missing one pi6

6:51 pm

rbud

how many are there? (just starting)

6:51 pm

Jeff7

Charlie Brown's "dirty" friend?

6:51 pm

rbud

I have 3 so far

7:19 pm

rbud

aha, finally checked the list, and three pi6's are all there are.

7:24 pm

rbud

and done! laters, all - hoping for a lil' bit bigger one, haha

7:38 pm

sciencegeek

Thank you, Jeff!

7:39 pm

MollyL

All women hope for a little bit bigger one
: D

7:40 pm

MollyL

No dings from Hursh for Nagini

8:00 pm

cherlyq

fireworks

9:02 pm

MPittore

Golly. 7 left and all p's

9:39 pm

hurshy

sorry molls got distracted, ding ding ding!

9:51 pm

hurshy

any help with either of the E words?

9:52 pm

hurshy

ooh i got the en6 from the right

10:01 pm

origami

This one ranks right up near the top in my least favorite grid list.

10:02 pm

hurshy

do you have the left E though? :D

10:03 pm

origami

I do! :D

10:04 pm

hurshy

helpies?

10:04 pm

origami

It is what you want from this grid. Not a beginning.

10:06 pm

origami

en 6/27

10:06 pm

hurshy

that's the right E, the one i got

10:06 pm

hurshy

the left E hasn't got an N

10:07 pm

origami

Oh, sorry. I don't know my left hand from my right :D

10:08 pm

origami

I don't know how to clue it ... I monkeyed it earlier. ep 7/32 - ep + vowl + consonant + a bunch of vowels.

10:09 pm

hurshy

ah yes, the longer greek babblet! thanks

10:10 pm

Cosmo Kramer

e + ***s and needles + 3 vowels

10:10 pm

origami

It's all greek to me hursh

10:11 pm

rururocks

to exeic hursh

10:13 pm

origami

Says the Greek man :D

10:14 pm

rururocks

half greek man

10:14 pm

hurshy

what do you do when you're suuuper tempted to stay up and keep binge watching but you know you should go to bed

10:15 pm

origami

Stay up and binge watch - but, then, I am a notorious bad girl.

10:15 pm

rururocks

depends on your time zone hursh

10:16 pm

hurshy

my last missing word is A5 by the way - any help?

10:16 pm

hurshy

eastern, ru

10:16 pm

rururocks

another addition to a building?

10:16 pm

hurshy

ah, how fishy. thanks!

10:17 pm

hurshy

also, i have something i wanted to say in a letter to someone, and i can't remember what it is and it is driving me crazy

10:18 pm

origami

You'll think of it in the shower in the morning, hursh

10:19 pm

rururocks

you were supposed to ask which half ori :D

10:23 pm

origami

:D

10:24 pm

origami

I have had to cover my lovely floors with non-slip area rugs, because my 100 lb, 14 year old dog has started to slip on them and fall down. Sigh.

10:25 pm

rururocks

yeah.. that's a good thing to do .. been there ori..

10:27 pm

origami

Better Homes and Gardens is never going to do a photo shoot of my house :D

10:27 pm

rururocks

mine neither

10:29 pm

Minveryork

Hello to my fellow babblers!How is everyone doing today

10:29 pm

Minveryork

By the way, congratulations to all the finishers!Way to go

10:30 pm

origami

HIya Min

10:31 pm

rururocks

hello minver

10:33 pm

Minveryork

Hello rururocks!How are you doing today? Nice to see you

10:33 pm

Minveryork

P's Pushed! 1 left

10:34 pm

rururocks

very nice to see you.. the p's were tough for me

10:37 pm

Minveryork

I am finished!I have fireworks! ep7/32 was my final word

10:38 pm

Minveryork

I think I finished puzzle in record time!Any clues needed?

10:39 pm

origami

Congrats Min

10:40 pm

origami

I would like a nudge for the de 7/40

10:50 pm

ursh

gerund to the head of the university or college

10:50 pm

MollyL

Gerund ending on the college head word

10:53 pm

origami

Thanks ursh, Molly

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