Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, July 19, 2020

12:01 am

jessmom

wa7

12:03 am

grannyrose

mo7

12:04 am

chj

re7

12:05 am

jessmom

te7

12:05 am

chj

ca7

12:07 am

justafreep

re7 x 4

12:09 am

Rainiqui

ex 7

12:09 am

justafreep

de7

12:11 am

chj

we7

12:12 am

broll

ex 7 x 2

12:16 am

rururocks

de7

12:16 am

rururocks

sorry freep.. didn't see your post

12:17 am

justafreep

<sniffs tears> Don't worry. I'm fine.

12:18 am

rururocks

i'm off to bed.. really just got tired

12:18 am

rururocks

night all

12:18 am

justafreep

night, ruru

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

marksdolly

ty Lickety!

12:19 am

marksdolly

awry

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:21 am

jessmom

de7 x 2

12:22 am

justafreep

now ruru and I can both claim originality. As can the de7s.

12:23 am

jessmom

:)

12:25 am

chj

re7 x 5

12:25 am

justafreep

we7 x 2

12:41 am

jessmom

de7 x 3

1:06 am

jessmom

se8

1:45 am

dizgrannie

cr 5....no vowels

1:45 am

dizgrannie

FWs

5:30 am

Sam Snead

younger generation will be bewildered by the rejection of "texted"

5:30 am

Sam Snead

surely that cr5 is a Welsh word?

5:43 am

rolin

its a old welsh instrument Sam

6:23 am

Scrabbler

16 7-letter words!

7:30 am

sukee

And I only have 3 so far

7:31 am

periwinkle

Hi. I have 7

7:31 am

periwinkle

help with MIddle E top row pls

7:31 am

periwinkle

looking for the se8

7:32 am

dan2bit

es4/4 peri

7:32 am

periwinkle

sheesh, ty dan

7:32 am

Scrabbler

I have just 2/16.

8:03 am

dan2bit

there are a lot of 5-letter words plus de prefix that I was not expecting

8:03 am

dan2bit

well, 3

8:04 am

MLFAN17

ty dan

8:19 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Babbleland.

8:22 am

Wendrie

Hi Bea - are you making jam today?

8:23 am

BzznBea

I think so. I still have a lot of blueberries.

8:23 am

Wendrie

do you freeze some?

8:24 am

BzznBea

If I have any left over from the jam, I do.

8:30 am

Wendrie

I used to make blueberry syrup, lovely on pancakes and waffles

8:34 am

BzznBea

Syrup does sound good...

9:02 am

mkg

hi all. any clues for the 8s? ty

9:02 am

BzznBea

There is only one 8

9:05 am

mkg

oops. ok. so need that one 8. ty bea

9:06 am

BzznBea

se8/55 male seal

9:07 am

mkg

ty

9:07 am

mkg

a bull??????

9:09 am

BzznBea

yes

9:10 am

mkg

so there is another term and i dont know it. ok. ty

9:11 am

mkg

elephant is other term i see in google. but ty anyway

9:20 am

cybernan

ood morning everyone

9:33 am

periwinkle

not seeing that se8 hi all

9:35 am

BzznBea

Well, you have the first three letters in your chat

9:35 am

periwinkle

I do?

9:35 am

BzznBea

It comes from the top row S

9:36 am

mael

that's an odd word

9:36 am

mael

spec

9:36 am

mael

damn, sorry

9:36 am

BzznBea

Add what you do with a ball that is thrown at you.

9:37 am

rururocks

wow.. that's a really rarely used term bea

9:38 am

hokie carla

thx, that was my missing S. now if you can just guess my P and 2 M's, I'll finish the top row.

9:39 am

BzznBea

pe6/33

9:39 am

mael

do you have the mo7?

9:39 am

periwinkle

tyty Bea. never would have found it. was trying to start it with sea

9:40 am

BzznBea

Is that your missing P, Carla?

9:40 am

hokie carla

ok, that is the P. I do have an mo7.

9:40 am

periwinkle

ty for mo7 looking for pe6/33

9:40 am

hokie carla

looking now for the pe

9:41 am

BzznBea

Pe is an African coin

9:41 am

hokie carla

of course it is

9:42 am

hokie carla

the other pe6 is also a coin

9:42 am

BzznBea

Yes, that one is spanish

9:42 am

rururocks

ah.. got it

9:43 am

hurshy

cat frustrations: ant... on the ceiling

9:43 am

hokie carla

it's not pecawn ;)

9:44 am

hokie carla

got it, almost the same as the spanish one for those still looking

9:45 am

periwinkle

got it

9:45 am

MollyL

I really should keep a list of all these weird ass currency words.

9:49 am

Haz1558

Maybe the whole world should just adopt the dollar to keep the Americans happy. There's a big world out there using different currencies to annoy and confuse you. It should be stopped.

9:50 am

Uneaixoise

Haz! LOLOL

9:50 am

hokie carla

that's a little different than every weird coin in the world being included on an english word list

9:51 am

M3

people make fortunes on the money market dont thinks its going away anytime soon, unless peopel buy in the the fake digital currencies.

9:51 am

hurshy

shouldn't having sex with people who aren't in your family be called excest?

9:51 am

stidmama

hello all -- Haz, how are you? Who's the beautiful woman in your photo?

9:51 am

stidmama

LOL hurshy!

9:51 am

BzznBea

I need to get busy. I've been researching Eutrochium, now I need to start writing the article...

9:51 am

Trifioso

hello friends

9:51 am

hokie carla

hurshy, maybe you can guess my missing 2 M's?

9:52 am

BzznBea

Until tomorrow..

9:52 am

Haz1558

Hello Stid, that's my grandmother. I never knew her, she died young in 1938 but that photo was taken in the 1920s I think.

9:52 am

hurshy

i am also missing one, hokie

9:52 am

hokie carla

bye bea!!

9:52 am

hurshy

i saw earlier that you have the 7... everything else pretty normal... have you got Le Mo4 d'Arthur?

9:52 am

Trifioso

what a lovely photo, haz! a true treasure

9:53 am

hokie carla

um, that's a little obscure for me :D

9:53 am

stidmama

:-)

9:53 am

hurshy

it's french for death

9:53 am

Haz1558

My cousin passed on quite a few photos to me a few years ago, I had never seen her before so it was a revelation.

9:53 am

hurshy

shows up as the root of english words about death

9:54 am

stidmama

Well, I need that single e in the top row for nbt - count please?

9:54 am

Trifioso

do you resemble her at all?

9:54 am

hokie carla

FYI - de5 is in the grid!

9:54 am

stidmama

Do you look like her, Haz?

9:54 am

hurshy

es4

9:54 am

rururocks

es4

9:54 am

stidmama

thanks hursh

9:54 am

hurshy

oh, so it is, sorry, i'm only on the second row lol

9:54 am

stidmama

ARGH!!!! I thought I typed that... rofl

9:55 am

Haz1558

No, not at all. She's my paternal grandmother but I resemble the male side of the family. Apparently my sister had exactly the same colour of hair as her when she was young.

9:56 am

hokie carla

yes, I do have the mo4.

9:56 am

stidmama

It's funny which genes are expressed from generation to generation. Keeps us interesting, I suppose

9:56 am

hurshy

phantoms: except, excess, escape...

9:57 am

Haz1558

Yes, and as people get older you suddenly see previous generations emerging.

9:58 am

stidmama

Well I can definitely say I am getting my Granny's waistline... except at my age she was still wearing a corset! LOL And curlers in her hair at night.

9:58 am

hokie carla

I guess something can't be exed out

9:58 am

Trifioso

its is a funny thing, to see genes at work. My dad, myself and now one of my kids all have one fingernail that grows slightly askew. blew my mind

9:59 am

Trifioso

oops! PB for you miss hokie!

9:59 am

stidmama

That's pretty specific, Trifioso! LOL

9:59 am

Haz1558

I look down sometimes and see my mother's hands, just exactly as she held them.

9:59 am

stidmama

*puts choclits in PB for hokie*

9:59 am

hokie carla

LOL, Trif, my middle fingers are crooked like my dad's

9:59 am

Trifioso

well....technically it's not enable accepted...humble withdraw

10:00 am

hokie carla

why am I in PB? that was my whole point

10:00 am

rururocks

that's good when you're driving hokie

10:00 am

Trifioso

hmmm - that is such a case for nuture/nature haz

10:00 am

hurshy

lol

10:00 am

stidmama

ex 4, hokie

10:00 am

hokie carla

ex4 is accepted, that was what I was saying

10:00 am

hokie carla

isn't

10:01 am

Trifioso

as I said, humbly withdraw

10:01 am

Trifioso

all apologies, hokie dear

10:01 am

hokie carla

but hey, if there's chocolate there...

10:01 am

stidmama

LOL I see... the one is, the other isn't. My monkeys were working overtime early on so I didn't see that one is and one isn't (ex4)

10:02 am

Trifioso

car.eeyore and I are both running away from home today for sister hijinks....wondering when I should inform the Mr.

10:02 am

stidmama

down to a nice even 80 with NBT, NBS. Good to see you all. Going to read until Wally-dog wants his second breakfast.

Of course he's spoiled! LOL

Have a great day all! *poof*

10:03 am

Haz1558

Bye, stid, lovely to see you!

10:03 am

hokie carla

bye!

10:03 am

hurshy

HEY!

10:04 am

hurshy

nothing's sure but de5 and ta5

10:04 am

Trifioso

hey hurshy!

10:04 am

hokie carla

so true

10:04 am

Trifioso

oh wow! you are right!

10:04 am

Haz1558

And cellulite.

10:04 am

hurshy

lol

10:04 am

Trifioso

i dont understand why "retee" is not a word. I have had to retee many a golf ball

10:04 am

Haz1558

Which is thankfully not in the grid but present most everywhere else...

10:05 am

hurshy

cellulite is one of those things that was just accepted as normal for centuries until somebody decided to tell us it was hideous and now we all feel bad about having it

10:05 am

hokie carla

I said that the last time it was here, trif!

10:05 am

Trifioso

brain waves!

10:05 am

hokie carla

same as wrinkles, hurshy

10:06 am

Trifioso

oooh, and both of the sea birds are here, tucked inside the ot5

10:06 am

Haz1558

Oh, the way to get past cellulite is not to look in the mirror. Be especially careful trying on clothes in shops with mirrors behind you. That's just cruel.

10:07 am

hokie carla

I had the birds but had missed the plurals!

10:07 am

Trifioso

apparently not counting them is also the way to keep covid cases down

10:08 am

hurshy

i don't see how they are tucked into any ot5...

10:08 am

hokie carla

well, tucked in plus some letters I guess she meant

10:08 am

Trifioso

the te4 is there, and then drop the first letter and the er4 is there

10:08 am

hurshy

lol

10:09 am

Trifioso

perhaps "overlapping" would have been a better word choice?

10:13 am

hurshy

i love teeeeeeeaaaaa

10:13 am

Trifioso

when was the last enable update again? 2004? "texted" doesnt make it?

10:14 am

hokie carla

still need 6 A's. par for the course.

10:14 am

hokie carla

nope, not a verb then

10:14 am

Trifioso

a's are buggers, for sure. i's are my biggest hurdle

10:14 am

hurshy

i'm only missing two a words

10:15 am

Trifioso

so today's grid is lovely - blissfully i free

10:15 am

hurshy

all that i have are either normal or babblets

10:15 am

hokie carla

found 1, so 5 to go now. vowels in general always give me trouble

10:15 am

Trifioso

hokie has trouble moving her vowels

10:16 am

hokie carla

haha. so true

10:16 am

Trifioso

you are not alone

10:16 am

hurshy

are there any CR words?

10:17 am

Haz1558

Just the one.

10:17 am

hokie carla

hmm, cr what?

10:17 am

hurshy

ahhhh thanks

10:17 am

hurshy

cr welsh babblet

10:18 am

Haz1558

cr5/22. Look, no vowels!

10:18 am

hokie carla

I thought that was cw

10:18 am

hurshy

what about ch? just one of those also?

10:18 am

Trifioso

there it is - thank you haz

10:18 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

10:18 am

rururocks

2

10:18 am

Haz1558

No, two.

10:19 am

hokie carla

not sure how I missed the one ch5

10:19 am

hokie carla

or the 6. both real words!

10:23 am

hurshy

ah thanks

10:23 am

hokie carla

omg, found the madagascar mammal all by myself today!

10:23 am

hokie carla

5th col gray!

10:24 am

Haz1558

Well, off I go. Happy babbling to all.

10:24 am

hokie carla

bye haz!

10:27 am

hurshy

some great Ws today

10:27 am

hokie carla

I still need 1

10:28 am

hurshy

well i still need 5, but i can appreciate the ones i have, lol

10:28 am

hokie carla

yep

10:28 am

hurshy

2 now

10:29 am

hokie carla

ps - I did try seawe5 earlier, you know, like ursula in the little mermaid

10:31 am

hokie carla

ooh, found my w!

10:31 am

hurshy

what was it

10:31 am

hokie carla

of course a scottish babblet

10:32 am

hokie carla

4th row gray!

10:35 am

rururocks

there are a lot of simple words really hidden in this grid

10:35 am

Atalante

yay for welsh words

10:35 am

hokie carla

down to 17. slow going now.

10:36 am

rururocks

i'm off for the day, making dinner for a friend moving away to New Mexico soon

10:36 am

hokie carla

bye ruru!

10:38 am

hokie carla

well, I am throwing in the towel and going to the list

10:40 am

hurshy

oh but i'm just now getting to the point you're at

10:40 am

hurshy

lol

10:41 am

hokie carla

wow, first set I was looking for took me forever, and it was just as ru said, simple word really hidden

10:42 am

hokie carla

and of course there's an ae british word

10:43 am

hokie carla

some day I will learn to look for those

10:46 am

FrenchToast

Oh the TV clicker is in this grid :)

10:47 am

hokie carla

well, easy finish with the list. bye y'all!

10:47 am

FrenchToast

HAGD hokie!

10:48 am

hokie carla

you too!

10:57 am

cybernan

not finding it easy with the list at all

10:58 am

FrenchToast

I haven't listed, I have 83 left.

10:58 am

FrenchToast

nan do you know the stats for the 8 ?

10:59 am

cybernan

se 8/55 - a bull seal apparently

10:59 am

FrenchToast

OK thank you!

11:00 am

hokie carla

___ Jane ___ the ball

11:00 am

cybernan

have no idea what it is though - have never lived on the coast -- always thought a seal was a seal!

11:01 am

cybernan

is that a clue, carla -- no idea

11:02 am

hokie carla

yes

11:02 am

cybernan

got it -- ty carla

11:02 am

cybernan

new one for me

11:04 am

FrenchToast

hmm

11:05 am

FrenchToast

OK got it. I was trying to make Jane TH5 the ball.

11:06 am

FrenchToast

Thank u hokie

11:06 am

cybernan

I'm impressed that you made a reference to school curriculum of the late 40's and early 50's -- don't think my kids would know that!

11:07 am

FrenchToast

I'm 63 , so I def read all those books! We even named our cat "Puff" when I was little.

11:09 am

cybernan

they were obsolete by 1960 in our schools

11:09 am

FrenchToast

I was reading those books in 2nd? grade, which would have been 1961 or 62.

11:11 am

cybernan

lol -- I was teaching 4th grade in 1962

11:12 am

FrenchToast

I was living in Ellicott City, MD then. After that my family moved to England.

11:14 am

FrenchToast

Taking a break! BBL

11:25 am

cybernan

7 words to go

11:30 am

cybernan

de 5/22 - first one, please?

11:35 am

mixi6

Without reproduction

11:38 am

cybernan

ty mixi

11:42 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* son and daughter-in-law coming for a visit today -- first time in almost a year, so need to get busy cooking. :)

11:42 am

hokie carla

I was hoping Canada had those books. I guess they are kind of legendary here because I was born in the 70s and know of them.

11:44 am

cybernan

yes they were in use when I was in primary school, but I think Dick and Jane retired some time in the 50's - can't remember what replaced them because I taught the elementary grades.

11:45 am

cybernan

hagd everyone - stay safe.

11:45 am

mixi6

I knew of them. I don’t remember reading them, other than the first sentence or so.

11:46 am

cybernan

yep -- see this jane run :)

11:48 am

mixi6

Bye.

11:48 am

mixi6

Tome

11:48 am

mixi6

Tore

11:49 am

mixi6

Opps. Pb for me.

12:18 pm

MollyL

Good old Dick and Jane were still around in the 60's here. I remember them well.

12:23 pm

Judi

Hiyas, Kiddos.

12:23 pm

Judi

Ah yes, Dick and Jane. Learned to read from that as I recall.

12:26 pm

MollyL

Now, they are probably politically incorrect.

12:28 pm

Judi

Nah, that's Dr. Seuss that's probably PI.

12:28 pm

Judi

Then again, Dick and Jane are probably just too white.

12:40 pm

origami

Dick and Jane were so boring! I can't believe anyone learned to read out of those books.

12:40 pm

origami

Good morning!

12:42 pm

Judi

Agreed, Origami. I moved on from them quickly.

12:42 pm

Judi

"See Spot run." ZZZZZZZZ

12:45 pm

origami

:D At least now folks know if you engage a child's interest they will learn much more readily.

12:48 pm

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the De7/48, please?

12:49 pm

NANCY

de plus what you most commonly drink every day judi

12:50 pm

origami

debooze ... no darn it

12:50 pm

Judi

Ha ha.

12:51 pm

Judi

Thanks, Nancy.

12:52 pm

NANCY

welcome. wish I could be a boozer some days.

12:54 pm

origami

These days were sure made for it.

12:57 pm

NANCY

amen

1:01 pm

Judi

4 Re's left.

1:01 pm

Judi

3

1:02 pm

Judi

Uhg. Need a clue for the Re6/18.

1:02 pm

NANCY

re plus ripped

1:03 pm

Judi

Thanks again, Nancy. That's fireworks for me!

1:12 pm

origami

WTG Judi.

1:20 pm

periwinkle

I remember Dick and Jane too

1:26 pm

origami

It's amazing any of our generation can read :D Hi peri

1:33 pm

Trifioso

origami! it was you who game me the recommendation for "the weight of ink?"

1:34 pm

Trifioso

was it you, i mean

1:36 pm

origami

No, not me, Trif.

1:36 pm

Trifioso

shoot. I was sure it was.

1:36 pm

origami

I have no idea how typing Judi in at 1:12 auto-corrected into Gambling. Geesh.

1:38 pm

Trifioso

wow, that is a weird one!

1:43 pm

libarebel

Dick, Jane, Baby Sally, Spot & Puff...

1:46 pm

marksdolly

fireworks!

1:50 pm

origami

Congratulations, dolly.

1:53 pm

MollyL

Judi is a secret blackjack freak. Oops, the secret is out.

1:57 pm

origami

Now it says "Judi" again. Maybe I am, at long last, really losing it. Pray for me friends.

2:02 pm

MollyL

I think you are fine Origami. I have seen several people say that there is some kind of mysterious "spell check" going on here. And then it reverts back.

2:06 pm

penquis

ori....at least your post didn't substitute male sex organs for your name... ;o)

2:06 pm

penquis

that's what happened on my screen....

2:09 pm

Soodle

🤣🤣🤣 Penquis.

2:10 pm

penquis

hi soodle....

2:10 pm

penquis

refreshing solved the problem...

2:10 pm

origami

Thanks, Molly. I thought I was a gonner.

2:11 pm

origami

That's very funny, pen :D

2:11 pm

penquis

actually happened a week or so ago....only appeared on my screen....

2:11 pm

Soodle

Hey Pen. 🤗

2:12 pm

penquis

gotta check laundry....brb....

2:12 pm

MollyL

Pen, the penis thing was one of the funniest things that has happened here. : D

2:18 pm

penquis

for everyone else... ;o)

2:23 pm

MollyL

Ah, no. You are one of those who can take a joke. Thank God.

2:23 pm

penquis

hope so...

2:55 pm

penquis

i am done....

2:57 pm

penquis

heading out.....bye all....

3:16 pm

Soodle

I love people who can take a joke. 🤗🤗🤗🤗. I’m less fond of people who ridicule other people & take pleasure in making people feel inadequate.

3:18 pm

Uneaixoise

De7/48?

3:19 pm

Soodle

De & H2O Une

3:20 pm

swmbo

I agree Soodle. I could never see how anyone could take satisfaction in making other people feel small or embarassed.

3:21 pm

Uneaixoise

Thought i tried that already.....thanks!!

3:24 pm

Soodle

Happy to have helped Une.

3:24 pm

Uneaixoise

:-)

3:24 pm

swmbo

there is a se word meaning a cutting garden tool that it won't tkae. I wonder ehy not?

3:27 pm

Soodle

I used to love Babble.

3:28 pm

Soodle

I find it exhausting these days.

3:30 pm

dan2bit

intent is not impact, if someone says they are hurt by your words, you don't get to tell them they shouldn't be or it was just a joke or you didn't mean it that way. your impact is yours to own, regardless of intent. it's an important lesson in any community, particularly these days

3:30 pm

gemini_J13

wise words Dan!

3:31 pm

Jindigo

Agree. Thank you Dan

3:31 pm

dan2bit

it's been interesting to reflect on this locally here as there's a professional sports team in the process of getting rid of a team name that's had a very racist impact, even though the team ownership did not intend that

3:33 pm

crosshair

Well said, dan2bit.

3:34 pm

Soodle

Thanks Dan. Very well put.

3:35 pm

mamabook3

important lesson - especially with social media - so often impact is not considered before posting or commenting

3:37 pm

Gillie

swmbo - if you're thinking of "secator", they probably didn't consider that a correct spelling. The generally accepted spelling is secateur, although you also see secatur quite often.

3:38 pm

Gillie

All of those spellings turn up in a Google search, however.

3:40 pm

swmbo

I see Gillie. Google thinks secator is a word LOL

3:41 pm

Gillie

Well, mainly Amazon does, it looks like.

3:41 pm

swmbo

yes, you're right!

3:46 pm

Gillie

I would likely have spelled it "secatur", but it doesn't like that's accepted any more than "secator".

3:51 pm

swmbo

Love these little nuances of language

4:02 pm

mamabook3

clue for et 6/18 - please

4:05 pm

Jindigo

builds off the ET 4/6 if thats helpful - i really don't do well giving clues

4:05 pm

Gillie

It's an archaic version of a word meaning "lasting forever"

4:05 pm

Jindigo

apologies that was for the 6/24

4:06 pm

mamabook3

thanks... staring at it too long

4:07 pm

mkg

hi all. still didnt get the 8. i think it was an se???? please send clues. the clue i got was for a male seal which is a bull and i never got another term for this. so please help.

4:09 pm

mamabook3

starts with look and ends with what you hope to come home with if you go fishing

4:09 pm

Gillie

It's a compound word formed of two verbs - the things you would want to do if a ball was thrown at you.

4:09 pm

Gillie

(I mean it looks like a compound word

4:10 pm

mkg

does it start with se? or ca?

4:10 pm

Gillie

It starts with se

4:10 pm

mkg

ty got it.

4:11 pm

mkg

ty got it

4:15 pm

Douglas

Nice of Uatu from Marvel Comics to drop in on the grid.

4:15 pm

Douglas

Well, his job title

4:30 pm

periwinkle

hi folks

4:35 pm

origami

Hi peri

4:49 pm

rururocks

Wow that is funny I find babble and Facebook both exhausting

4:53 pm

rururocks

Hi peri

5:27 pm

MollyL

Exhausting, ugh.

5:39 pm

Christa

Hi Periwinkle

5:44 pm

Christa

great clue mamabook3 / ty

6:22 pm

jbp

howdy, all.

6:23 pm

mixi6

Hi, jbd

6:27 pm

jbp

i like your icon, Mix

6:32 pm

jbp

might anyone have a clue for the top row, middle E?

6:34 pm

jbp

nm. plural of letter

6:34 pm

jbp

.

6:34 pm

rururocks

NOT TTTTTTT's

6:34 pm

jbp

halfway --now time for din. hope to be back later

6:34 pm

jbp

good clue, ru!

7:33 pm

phandmd

good evening@

8:04 pm

mcurlschool

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