Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, May 22, 2020

12:01 am

Rainiqui

tr 7

12:04 am

chj

of7

12:05 am

jessmom

to7

12:05 am

chj

fo7

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

marksdolly

ty lickety

12:37 am

jessmom

to8

12:40 am

melonheadjujube

hello

12:40 am

melonheadjujube

tx Lickety

12:42 am

ARB

shalom melon

12:47 am

melonheadjujube

shalom, ARB! I had been thinking about you. How are you doing?

12:48 am

ARB

OK. Wearing a mask and gloves. Keeping my distance from other people. Reading a lot.

12:49 am

melonheadjujube

I hear you. I'm sheltering solo. Learning the Berg piano sonata, since I certainly have the time. I'm all the way up to measure 20, 1 page out of 9. Then I turn the page and the tough stuff starts.

12:50 am

melonheadjujube

Of all things, I got started on this listening to a daily live feed by Russ Kassoff, an amazing jazz pianist who also has classical chops. He worked with Frank Sinatra for years, and is a friend of a friend.

12:51 am

ARB

It's a lesson to learn -- to depend upon yourself for diversion, entertainment.

12:53 am

melonheadjujube

I do OK on my own. The Steinway and my bike are my joy machines. I take a lot of solo rides. I also cook every day. I eat two good meals aday, and am even losing weight.

12:54 am

ARB

I am very protective of my husband -- his immune system has been compromised. I am VERY VERY tired of cooking!

12:55 am

melonheadjujube

Oh, my! How worrisome! I hope you both stay well and safe.

12:55 am

ARB

Toda Raba

12:55 am

ARB

refit

12:55 am

ARB

sorry

12:58 am

melonheadjujube

oops! I'm going to hit the hay. My son and I saw a sunset tonight, only the third time we've done something together in over two months. He left his phone in my car and I have to get it to him in the morning. So glad I dropped in on Babble. Wonderful to catch up with you. I miss TLV to this day. Besos & shalom.

12:58 am

melonheadjujube

[poof!]

4:55 am

Deeha

shame. So close to t4oise!

5:05 am

MollyL

*Overlooks the partial PB infraction

6:22 am

Atalante

is that 1 leg in and 1 leg out?

7:20 am

BzznBea

Friendly little grid today.

7:21 am

MollyL

Hello Bea. The rain is here. Just in time for the long weekend. : (

7:21 am

BzznBea

I'm sorry.

7:22 am

BzznBea

There is this strange ball of light in the sky here.

7:22 am

MollyL

Eh, it's not like it's going to ruin the pool. And my patio is covered, so we can still cook out.

7:23 am

MollyL

Oh nice. Are people doing happy sun dances?

7:24 am

BzznBea

Well, Mr. Bea just asked me too close the drapes as it is too bright...silly man...

7:25 am

MollyL

Most of the time, I don't understand the y-chromos

7:27 am

mattygroves

Afternoon all!

7:27 am

BzznBea

Hey, Matty.

7:27 am

MollyL

Hi Gramatty

7:28 am

mattygroves

I love it! I had my birthday yesterday - Matilda send me a lovely bunch of fliers (with help from her parents...and dog, apparently)

7:29 am

BzznBea

Happy Belated Birthday!

7:29 am

MollyL

Aw...hope you enjoyed your birthday

7:30 am

markbowers7

phantom: ionize

7:33 am

mattygroves

I did, thank you. Flowers. Sarah sent me flowers. Not fliers.

7:37 am

Uneaixoise

Happy belated birthday!!!

7:38 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

7:49 am

rururocks

Brings in massive birthday cake to the chat

7:49 am

BzznBea

Morning, ru.

7:50 am

mattygroves

I'm not seeing that TO7 and 8. Am I being stupid (what I@m really asking is are they words in relatively common usage, or should I just set monkeys free)?

7:50 am

mattygroves

Thanks Ru - it's delicious!

7:50 am

BzznBea

I'm heading out. See you all tomorrow.

7:50 am

MollyL

Um, it would go with your cake Matty

7:50 am

MollyL

Bye Bea

7:56 am

mattygroves

OK, looking :)

8:06 am

mattygroves

Found it (with a little help from Google). Thanks! I wasn't familiar with it, but it does look tasty

8:11 am

CadFan

Good Morning

8:21 am

bichon

hi CadFan

8:23 am

MLFAN17

morning all

8:23 am

MLFAN17

toon

8:24 am

MLFAN17

free word

8:24 am

CadFan

Ooo right to the PB first thing MLFAN. ;)

8:24 am

MLFAN17

as long as their is coffee I will be fine

8:30 am

MLFAN17

is the to 8 a compound word?

8:32 am

MollyL

No

8:32 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:35 am

bichon

re 6/27, pls

8:35 am

MLFAN17

hi bichon

8:35 am

Uneaixoise

Put a new lid on your house!

8:35 am

bichon

hi mlf

8:36 am

MLFAN17

hi une

8:36 am

bichon

ty Une

8:36 am

Uneaixoise

Howdy :-)

8:36 am

Uneaixoise

Yw

8:37 am

MLFAN17

I need a clue for the 8 pls?

8:40 am

phaeton

I don't have it but it is to8/40

8:41 am

MLFAN17

ty phae

8:41 am

phaeton

yw

8:41 am

MLFAN17

iota

8:41 am

MLFAN17

freebie

8:42 am

MollyL

Apparently it is Free Word Friday

8:43 am

MLFAN17

yep:)

8:45 am

periwinkle

good morning all.

8:45 am

MLFAN17

good morning peri

8:46 am

periwinkle

Guess who has clean shelves under the kitchen counter. And also clean ceiling fans?

8:46 am

magpie7

to8 is frozen

8:48 am

MollyL

Peri, your new nickname is Spic'N Span

8:49 am

periwinkle

haha, just for the time being tho

8:50 am

periwinkle

I normally do not clean much but some of it was way overdue. would love to have a cleaning person from time to time

8:50 am

periwinkle

I sure wish that I had some tonic

8:51 am

MollyL

Are you having a hard time finding tonic?

8:51 am

periwinkle

not really I just don't want to go to the market today since I will be going out tomorrow

8:52 am

periwinkle

I have nothing to mix the gin with

8:53 am

MollyL

I have started ordering heavy things like that from Amazon. Makes my grocery bags lighter.

8:53 am

periwinkle

I would still have to carry it up to the second floor

8:53 am

MollyL

Why? Amazon doesn't deliver it to your door?

8:54 am

cherlyq

thanks for the clue for the 8 got 36 now its time to work

8:54 am

periwinkle

I have to go downstairs to open the front door. I do not know if they would carry it upstairs for me and if hey did do I need to tip them?

8:54 am

magpie7

yw

8:55 am

bichon

to 8 frozen, don't understand. Help, pls

8:55 am

periwinkle

to7/8 is a type of ice cream

8:56 am

periwinkle

help with O in left column and in right column pls

8:56 am

MollyL

Hmm, what could be frozen that goes with birthday cake

8:56 am

magpie7

It's delizioso

8:56 am

bichon

ty peri

8:58 am

periwinkle

got the right O

8:58 am

periwinkle

life

8:59 am

mattygroves

I can't believe I missed that one, Peri!

8:59 am

periwinkle

and the left O

8:59 am

periwinkle

happy belated birthday, mattie

8:59 am

mattygroves

Thanks!

9:00 am

periwinkle

bbl

9:14 am

mattygroves

FW - see you folk tomorrow, I expect!

9:25 am

CadFan

Bye Matty - Happy Birthday (late)

9:25 am

MollyL

Wow, it really is Free Word Friday

9:29 am

hokie carla

guess I should peruse the chat. 23 left, 7 4's, not seeing anything else.

9:30 am

cybernan

good morning - more rain today so our new patio is stalled again

9:48 am

moolingwa

morning all

9:48 am

moolingwa

another smallish one I see

9:53 am

cybernan

thought the to 8 sounded like a pasta, but looking back in the chat, I see it is an ice cream

9:53 am

cybernan

good morning mool

9:54 am

moolingwa

hey nan

9:54 am

moolingwa

happy friday

9:56 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs and time for breakfast - back later

9:58 am

moolingwa

enjoy

10:05 am

mkg

i dont get that to 8 clue, the ice cream one. is it italian ice cream? or a flavor?

10:08 am

MollyL

Well, hmm, lets see. We have goes with birthday cake, frozen and an Italian remark. What do you think?

10:10 am

mkg

i am totally confused. i only know it starts with to.

10:11 am

IndiaJan

an italian frozen dessert with nuts on top

10:11 am

mkg

trying to find it. ty

10:11 am

moolingwa

it sounds like a name for a pasta as nan said

10:11 am

moolingwa

7/8 combo

10:12 am

mkg

spumoni is what i get..............hmmm

10:12 am

IndiaJan

think sweet cake

10:12 am

mkg

tried to**efini and no luck

10:12 am

rururocks

that's enough cluing for that one

10:12 am

IndiaJan

with a pasta ending

10:13 am

mkg

ini for end?

10:13 am

mkg

or ili?

10:13 am

IndiaJan

close

10:14 am

mkg

ugh. really struggling.

10:14 am

IndiaJan

you will kick
yourself...

10:15 am

mkg

i am kicking myself now.

10:15 am

IndiaJan

lol

10:15 am

MLFAN17

I just guessed that to 7/28 word ad got it

10:15 am

mkg

ugh mlfan. i am so lost..........

10:16 am

MLFAN17

mkg are you looking for that to7 I just mentioned?

10:16 am

moolingwa

hill + woman's name mkg

10:16 am

IndiaJan

tpye of sweet cake or type of law....and name of actress collette

10:16 am

MLFAN17

hi india

10:17 am

rururocks

there are about twenty clues in the chat for it mlf.. i think there are enough clues

10:17 am

MLFAN17

I love that actress

10:17 am

IndiaJan

me too

10:17 am

moolingwa

No, we need more clues ru

10:17 am

MLFAN17

i wasn't going to clue it

10:17 am

MLFAN17

hi mool

10:17 am

moolingwa

hey ML, happy friday

10:17 am

IndiaJan

hi mlf

10:18 am

MLFAN17

same to ya mol

10:19 am

MLFAN17

mool i don't know what that creature is called in your pic but it freaks me out

10:19 am

moolingwa

it's a blob fish

10:19 am

moolingwa

real creature

10:19 am

IndiaJan

have you found iy yet mkg?

10:20 am

mkg

i have not found that 8. very frustrated. are there two t's in the word? is there an z?

10:20 am

MollyL

DIdn't we do the whole blob fish thing yesterday?

10:20 am

MLFAN17

ah mool that's what its called its so creepy

10:20 am

mkg

that is an ugly fish. weird lips and nose.

10:20 am

mrloser

TO8 mountain top + female short version of anthony

10:20 am

MLFAN17

looks almost humam

10:20 am

mrloser

ortega

10:20 am

moolingwa

Not sure we've had this sort of participation tho molly :)

10:21 am

mrloser

oops

10:21 am

MLFAN17

not a word

10:21 am

mkg

got them. that was the clue i needed mr. loser......

10:21 am

mkg

ty

10:22 am

MollyL

No, I mean MLF asked you what it was and you told her a blob fish. I'm sure that exact conversation happened yesterday.

10:22 am

mrloser

YW

10:22 am

mkg

mr. loser is that photo your child?

10:22 am

mrloser

footage

10:23 am

rururocks

now that is a clue mr loser

10:23 am

mrloser

no, but he would be cool

10:24 am

mrloser

sorry again, bad cursor

10:25 am

hokie carla

wow, got the to7/8 now :D

10:25 am

moolingwa

heh

10:25 am

moolingwa

hey hoke

10:25 am

hokie carla

never heard of it before and I know sweets

10:25 am

hokie carla

howdy

10:26 am

mkg

i never heard of it either.

10:26 am

hokie carla

also didn't have that fo7 but I have tried that ending on about 11 other words and it didn't work

10:27 am

MLFAN17

its an Italian ice cream with booze and cherries

10:27 am

hokie carla

obviously it's italian

10:27 am

MLFAN17

yes which i knew

10:27 am

moolingwa

it also does not include blob fish

10:28 am

MLFAN17

thank god

10:29 am

bichon

fo 6/27, second one, pls

10:29 am

moolingwa

the second one is the easy one bich

10:29 am

hokie carla

I just have one that has to do with buildings or word documents

10:29 am

MLFAN17

i only have opposite of header

10:30 am

hokie carla

oh, found the other

10:30 am

bichon

ty mlf

10:30 am

moolingwa

smelled it out huh?

10:30 am

MLFAN17

yw bichon

10:30 am

hokie carla

have been trying to make weird british sp. all day with that

10:34 am

moolingwa

1 word to go

10:35 am

moolingwa

fw

10:36 am

hokie carla

well done. 16 to go here. will have to go to the list unless people keep typing in free ones I don't have.

10:36 am

hokie carla

7 4's left! I guess these are weird ones.

10:36 am

moolingwa

my last word was a 4 if that helps :)

10:37 am

hokie carla

I guess?

10:39 am

bichon

vi 6/27, pls

10:40 am

Flask1

hI ALL....CLUE PLEASE FOR RE5/10?

10:42 am

hokie carla

don't have either word, bichon & flask, but looking

10:43 am

Dippnall

re 5/10 - stop from being creaky?

10:43 am

Dippnall

vi 6/27 - able to see

10:43 am

hokie carla

wow, 2 real words I should've seen

10:44 am

hokie carla

though the v one is twisty

10:44 am

Flask1

Thanks Dipp.....that was my last word...bye all...

10:47 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats!

10:47 am

hokie carla

guess I'm going to have to go to the list

10:48 am

Uneaixoise

Vi5?

10:49 am

hokie carla

that is my missing V. I will look.

10:51 am

hokie carla

duh, also a regular word that took way too long for me. going to see someone

10:51 am

hokie carla

or "a doctor vi5"

10:51 am

cybernan

hi again

10:58 am

hokie carla

howdy

11:02 am

hokie carla

ooh, my missing 7 was one of my favorite girl scout cookies (when I could eat them)

11:03 am

cybernan

chocolate mint?

11:03 am

cybernan

vanilla filled? chocolate? - didn't know they made another kind

11:04 am

hokie carla

they have quite a few different ones. these are shortbread.

11:04 am

cybernan

we only ever see 3 kinds

11:05 am

cybernan

missing one 7 - don't know what it begins with though

11:05 am

hokie carla

there are 2 different bakeries in US so the names are regional, but here we have samoas, thin mints, tagalongs, dosidos, tr7s. that's all I can think of but there are more.

11:06 am

cybernan

we only get the christie's ones

11:07 am

cybernan

have the tr 7 so that's not the one I'm missing

11:09 am

moolingwa

o7 or f7

11:10 am

hokie carla

how fitting that my last word was fi5

11:10 am

moolingwa

c'est f5

11:10 am

cybernan

don't have an o 7 -- something that isn't on?

11:11 am

hokie carla

was really not on my game today. I think I went to the list with 13 left and about 90% I should've had. also got some freebies and clues along the way

11:11 am

hokie carla

one who of5s

11:11 am

LeslieAnn

in this case, a girl scout :)

11:11 am

jmcnrick

hi all

11:11 am

cybernan

ok - ty carla

11:12 am

hokie carla

under the needle today - more face masks. TTFN

11:12 am

jmcnrick

bye hokie

11:13 am

72 Temple Owl

hello, jmc

11:13 am

jmcnrick

hi TO

11:14 am

cybernan

down to 12 and stuck

11:19 am

Atalante

did anypne clue the freezing to8?

11:20 am

Atalante

oh. I monkeyed it. never heard of it

11:24 am

72 Temple Owl

to 8 refers ti freezing?

11:25 am

Atalante

its a frozen dessert apparently

11:25 am

Uneaixoise

A doctor vi5? Not getting it.....

11:25 am

LeslieAnn

going to see someone

11:26 am

72 Temple Owl

ooh, this should be fun. hope i am still satying that when i don;t see it later tonight.

11:27 am

cybernan

vi 5: when you travel to see someone you are paying them a vi 5

11:27 am

72 Temple Owl

actually, i will probably crave it. did yoi know it is possible to eat large amounts of snack food with one hand whilst babbling with the ohter?

11:28 am

72 Temple Owl

phantom: tonsil

11:28 am

Atalante

yes absolutely :D

11:28 am

72 Temple Owl

:D

11:29 am

stidgmere

Hi TO and all. I will not comment on the quality of the chat typing whilst eating the snack food. Here in the Center of the Known Universe, Western Washington State, we are simply enjoying the sunshine and blue skies. No snacks.

11:29 am

cybernan

Hi stidgmere -- all the family ok?

11:30 am

72 Temple Owl

hi gmere

11:30 am

cybernan

*!*~*!*

11:30 am

72 Temple Owl

cool and sprinkly here.

11:30 am

LeslieAnn

nice work nan

11:30 am

stidgmere

Yes. Nan we are all in good health. We have ups and downs (my husband did a fancy trip a couple of days ago and his black eye is now only purple.)

11:31 am

Atalante

VERY windy here

11:32 am

Uneaixoise

Oh good grief.... thanks!

11:32 am

cybernan

ooh - ouch - he didn't remember we are at that age when we can no longer do things absent mindedly

11:32 am

stidgmere

So good to see so many folks on the chat log today. I have taken up the game to buoy my spirits during this quiet time.

11:32 am

72 Temple Owl

i went to a fancy plant nursery today. i was just overwhelmed but the huge variety of plants. but no burgundy astiilbe.;;good gracious, gmere!

11:33 am

72 Temple Owl

i need to get up and clean these glasses. bbs

11:33 am

hurshy

is there a longer A word based on the ae4?

11:33 am

stidgmere

He thinks once a person reaches 80 the birthday means subtraction. In no time he will reach the retirement age of 75.

11:34 am

cybernan

I need to be on my way -- hagd everyone, stay safe and avoid holiday crowds. :)

11:35 am

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

11:35 am

LeslieAnn

good job unea

11:36 am

72 Temple Owl

i have no made ahabit of being very mindful when exiting the shower and going down basement stairs.

11:36 am

Atalante

woohoo!

11:41 am

Atalante

firebirds!

11:46 am

mkg

yeah atalante

11:52 am

mkg

any clues for the vi 6 and vi 5? i am so stuck.

11:53 am

mkg

vilino

11:53 am

mkg

oops. trying monkeys

11:53 am

hurshy

vi6, the sense your eyes give you

11:53 am

hurshy

vi5, hey, come on over for a vi5

11:54 am

mkg

ty hurshy.

11:54 am

mkg

sometimes i am blind!

11:55 am

hurshy

7s are fo, of, and what else?

11:56 am

LisaG

I have a to- 7

11:56 am

LisaG

y/f28

11:57 am

LisaG

omg... to 7/28

11:57 am

hurshy

thanks

11:57 am

hurshy

silly me, i saw the clues for the 8, got that, and then didn't do the singular

11:58 am

LisaG

I dont have the other 7 yet

11:58 am

hurshy

it is either A, F, R, or T

11:58 am

hokie carla

tr7 - girl scout cookie

11:59 am

hurshy

thanks hokie!

12:00 pm

LisaG

ha! I just got 3 words off that clue :)

12:00 pm

LisaG

Thank you!

12:02 pm

hurshy

weirdly stuck on a last A4

12:02 pm

hurshy

oh got it

12:02 pm

hurshy

there, done

12:03 pm

hokie carla

frickin british english ;) - tripped me up as well

12:05 pm

lizmac

We had it first, hokie :)

12:08 pm

LisaG

can i have stats fro the bottom r please?

12:10 pm

dan2bit

re6/27 LisaG

12:10 pm

LisaG

thank you :)

12:11 pm

LisaG

I knew i could get it if i stopped focusing on teh high tiled letter so much lol

12:11 pm

dan2bit

yw

12:14 pm

dan2bit

can I have just the stats for the 8? I keep wanting it to be retrofit but it isn't

12:17 pm

LisaG

to8/40

12:19 pm

dan2bit

got it, ty lisaG

12:19 pm

LisaG

your welcome

12:19 pm

LisaG

it was tricky..

12:19 pm

LisaG

this is a small grid, but very tricky words

12:27 pm

dan2bit

fi5! agree LisaG. my last was vi6/27

12:30 pm

LisaG

congrats! I still have 26 left lol.

12:48 pm

wvteach

need a clue for the FO 7 mentioned earlier

12:52 pm

dan2bit

film-related wvteach

12:53 pm

dan2bit

starts with the fo4 at the end of your leg

12:58 pm

LisaG

can i have a clue for the first fo6 please?

12:58 pm

LisaG

OMG... got that one, I meant the 2nd re 5?

1:05 pm

NatashaW

apply more grease??

1:05 pm

NANCY

lisa, gas and ---

1:10 pm

mkg

fo: opposite of an ally is a fo* + past tense of to rip is "i **** that piece of paper. or i **** my dress. leave off last letter.

1:10 pm

mkg

re + a dress will either *** you or it wont be the right size.

1:23 pm

LisaG

thank you everybody :)

3:06 pm

JaxH66

could I have a clue for the to7 please?

3:09 pm

CadFan

it's a sweet often served with ice cream... italian

3:10 pm

CadFan

actually better to say - italian frozen dessert

3:12 pm

JaxH66

Thanks, but I still have no idea what it is, just guessed at the base word and managed to monkey it

3:12 pm

CadFan

and a ral

3:13 pm

CadFan

Also a plural

3:13 pm

JaxH66

I've got that thanks

3:13 pm

CadFan

that was weird.. sorry for the burp!

3:18 pm

JaxH66

Could I have a clue for the of7 please?

3:19 pm

CadFan

one who of 5's

3:20 pm

JaxH66

Thanks. I already had that Doh. Don't know what 7 I'm missing. Have of, fo and to

3:21 pm

Trifioso

hello friends. dont like to brag, but I have greyed the bottom row.

3:21 pm

CadFan

tr7

3:24 pm

CadFan

;) Nice Jax

3:24 pm

JaxH66

Thanks, just it

3:26 pm

CadFan

down to 6

3:52 pm

CadFan

And Done.

5:06 pm

wvteach

need a clue for FO 7 pls

5:12 pm

jmcnrick

wtg trif

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

me too teach

5:15 pm

jmcnrick

whoo hoo cad!

5:27 pm

penquis

anyone still need the fo 7?

5:32 pm

jmcnrick

I could use it :)

5:32 pm

MollyL

There will be film fo7 at 11

5:33 pm

penquis

what she said...

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

dang slap me with a fish

5:33 pm

jmcnrick

thank you penq and molls

5:33 pm

MollyL

It really isn't a "fish" word. It's very hard to see.

5:34 pm

jmcnrick

well then I take it back. Don't slap me with a fish

5:35 pm

penquis

a bit twisty...

5:36 pm

MollyL

There is way too much fish masochism here

5:42 pm

jmcnrick

haha

5:50 pm

penquis

i am done....

5:52 pm

phandmd

good evening!

6:02 pm

MollyL

*Sings the praises of Pen. Hi Phan

6:16 pm

penquis

ty molly....hi phan....

6:19 pm

MollyL

A big long weekend with not much to do, considering the stay away thing. Maybe the Babble Gods will lay a big grid on us.

6:27 pm

penquis

i hope so....don't like small grids much and I have no plans for the weekend other than doing some laundry...

6:34 pm

MollyL

Well, here's to a big grid tomorrow for people to forget their quarantine blues in.

6:36 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight all....

6:55 pm

MollyL

Bye Pen, waves to the constant lurkers

6:56 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all - not really lurking.

6:56 pm

phandmd

Hello, Liz!

6:57 pm

Lizlin

Hi Phan.

6:57 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks

6:59 pm

Lizlin

A nice but small grid. Only difficult word for me was that to 7/8. Loads of clues in the chat but it was a new word for me. Good guess work around the Italian clues.

7:00 pm

Lizlin

Any clues needed?

7:05 pm

Lizlin

OK - so thanks to Lickety and cluers. Have a good day / evening everyone.

7:28 pm

phandmd

if anyone is here... I could use a clue for the OR 5

7:35 pm

bethn

Or+ brand of car ***San

7:35 pm

phandmd

thanks, Beth!

7:36 pm

bethn

Yvw!

7:49 pm

phandmd

how about the 2nd TR 5?

7:50 pm

phandmd

NM I just got it

7:53 pm

phandmd

and done!

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