Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, October 25, 2020

12:01 am

SueMagee

Mo8

12:01 am

SuzeeQ24

su7

12:02 am

grannyrose

dang. i thought i saw someone post that USA daylight saving was finishing. lickety has moved his list to one hour later. apologies.

12:02 am

hokie carla

Mo7

12:02 am

dizgrannie

ti 8

12:03 am

justafreep

tr7

12:03 am

hokie carla

Wow, 14 8s

12:04 am

justafreep

ra7

12:04 am

jessmom

to8

12:05 am

justafreep

ti7

12:05 am

jessmom

to7x2

12:06 am

SueMagee

Tu7/8

12:07 am

justafreep

tr7 x 2

12:09 am

justafreep

tr8

12:12 am

justafreep

mo7

12:13 am

SueMagee

Mo8 x 2

12:13 am

justafreep

ar7

12:15 am

Jackanory

st7

12:16 am

dizgrannie

ra 8

12:21 am

justafreep

er7

12:21 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:22 am

justafreep

thanks,lickety

12:22 am

periwinkle

thank you lickety

12:22 am

Lizlin

Thanks, Lickety

12:25 am

rastapopolous

re8

12:25 am

hurshy

phantom: tortoise

12:26 am

justafreep

ir7

12:28 am

dizgrannie

finally nbt/nbs

12:29 am

periwinkle

gg diz

12:29 am

periwinkle

still have 3 blank tiles

12:33 am

periwinkle

nbt/nbs

12:33 am

dizgrannie

go Peri

12:34 am

hurshy

aaaack

12:36 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! baltic nation

12:36 am

Lizlin

Estonia

12:37 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

12:37 am

hurshy

croatia yesterday and now estonia, it's quite the little tour of eastern europe we're having

12:41 am

cybernan

good night everyone

12:42 am

hurshy

night nan

12:42 am

periwinkle

night nan

12:42 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, nan

12:42 am

hurshy

in7

12:42 am

hurshy

ur7

12:46 am

hurshy

mo7 x 2

12:50 am

periwinkle

good night all

12:53 am

Lizlin

Sleep well Peri

12:54 am

jessmom

ar8

12:55 am

hurshy

top or left?

12:56 am

hurshy

ar7, too, but don't think related to your 8

12:58 am

justafreep

there are two ar7s (at least)

12:58 am

hurshy

ah yes, ok, so ar7 x 2

12:58 am

hurshy

yeah just found the 8 and so i see

1:00 am

hurshy

it's funny the symmetry from like aritira

1:02 am

justafreep

yeah. it's an odd grid, but good for palindromes

1:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

1:23 am

grannyrose

someone please tell me when your day light saving finishes. i thought i saw that it was tonight. but the flip was at the usual time. i told lickety that day light saving had finished hence he has posted the clues at a later time.

1:39 am

broll

according to my calendar, it is Sunday Nov. 1. 2 a.m. eastern standard time, which is 1 a.m. flip time.

1:40 am

grannyrose

thank-you so much broll. i'll let lickety know. apologies for the mix-up

1:41 am

broll

so it will flip at the usual time, we just lose an hour in the middle. you're welcome, and thank you.

1:41 am

Soodle

The clocks went back an hour here & in the UK last night. Just what we need. Another hour of this awful year

1:42 am

grannyrose

hey soodle honey.

1:42 am

rbud

I kind of like when the clues come up later, I like the camaraderie that develops when folks work together to find words.

1:42 am

Soodle

Hey Rose. 🤗

1:42 am

broll

no, you're right, we gain an hour.

1:46 am

ursh

Hi all - problem is I dont imagine a pandemic knows the difference between 2020 and 2021 :(

1:48 am

Soodle

Hi Ursh. You are right. It doesn't stop at borders either. We in the Republic of Ireland are in full lockdown again, but restrictions are far less severe in Northern Ireland. It's bonkers!

1:50 am

grannyrose

still in almost full lockdown here. very little easing of restrictions. waiting for last lot of testing to be processed before new regulations to be given.

1:52 am

ursh

We are in summer and in light lockdown - masks and sanitising of hands is mandatory and no large gatherings of more than 100 people - but winter will come again

1:53 am

grannyrose

yes. it has been said the cold and wet is what cv-19 favours. forecasting of pandemic going for at least another 2 years.

1:53 am

ursh

Job losses are very high and I think worse is coming as businesses just dont cope with the financial losses during hard lockdown - very worrying

1:55 am

Soodle

Is there still a ban on alcohol sales in SA Ursh?

1:55 am

grannyrose

same here urshy. a lot of small traders going under. i wish we could do more for them. the government has instituted huge payments by way of financial support but it is still not enough. i feel utterly heartsick for the young struggling families.

1:56 am

ursh

No thank heavens Soodle but liquor stores close on a Friday and reopen on a Monday.

1:56 am

grannyrose

good grief if they bring that ban in the great unwashed australian public will ri4...and i'll be leading the parade.

1:57 am

ursh

Our travel and entertainment industries have been very hard hit - haha rose during hard lockdown they banned all alcohol sales and tobacco - the black market did a roaring trade - was a joke

1:58 am

Soodle

They are talking about restricting liquor stores here. Youngsters having house parties have been super spreaders.

1:59 am

grannyrose

well restrictions yes. but a total ban....no way.

2:00 am

Soodle

Yikes Ursh. Tobacco? I used to be a smoker. I know how difficiult to quit. That must have been hard on dedicated smokers.

2:00 am

ursh

Same here Soodle and there is a large population of shack dwellers who live on top of each other most are jobless but still manage to drink and spread the virus

2:01 am

ursh

Soodle - the black market was making a fortune on illegal ciggies and liquor

2:02 am

ursh

Black market cigs and alcohol was being sold at 10 times the normal price - believe me people bought

6:06 am

mattygroves

Hello all! May I please have stats for the O in the top row, middle column?

6:12 am

stu mcc

both ot 6/18 matty

6:12 am

mattygroves

Thanks stu - looking! I trust you remembered to put your clocks back?

6:13 am

stu mcc

most of 'em , i always find one or two into new year though!

6:13 am

mattygroves

Same - the car clock is a classic one that often stays the same all year round.

6:13 am

mattygroves

Found one of the ot words :

6:13 am

mattygroves

:)

6:14 am

stu mcc

ear ear

6:15 am

mattygroves

Har har!

6:15 am

stu mcc

sorry fo that

6:16 am

mattygroves

Well played, sir!

6:17 am

stu mcc

you're too kind! hope lockdown is ok with you ?

6:17 am

mattygroves

We're still in tier 1 so not that much is different, in truth. But I expect we'll be moved into tier two within a couple of weeks

6:17 am

mattygroves

How about you?

6:19 am

stu mcc

tier 1 here too , it's all rather tedious but stuck indoors is better than being dead or putting other people at risk

6:20 am

stu mcc

plus we've got politicians for entertainment

6:21 am

Soodle

Hi Matty. Hi Stu. 😊

6:22 am

stu mcc

Very good morning Soodle

6:23 am

Soodle

My pooches don’t understand about the clocks going back. They were baying for their breakfast at the usual time.

6:25 am

stu mcc

body clocks are wonderful , fortunately our hound is so dim he never knows the time !

6:25 am

stu mcc

or rather he thinks meal time is all the time

6:26 am

Soodle

My new guy is not quite 3 months old yet. A holy terror. Chewing everything in sight & piddling & pooping at will. My house smells like a disinfectant factory.

6:27 am

stu mcc

the joys !!!

6:37 am

HarryHood

the top O is giving me grief

6:37 am

HarryHood

top center that is

6:38 am

mattygroves

They're both ot6/18s

6:38 am

HarryHood

ty matty! nbt :)

6:39 am

HarryHood

got both!

6:39 am

mattygroves

You're welcome!

6:40 am

HarryHood

gotta go get the day started. have fun all!

6:58 am

BzznBea

Fourteen 8's!

6:58 am

FrenchToast

I have 1 !

6:58 am

FrenchToast

I have to8

7:00 am

BzznBea

My first phantom - moisture

7:01 am

FrenchToast

Mine is torsion

7:39 am

HarryHood

I have 3 8s and 9 7s

7:41 am

BzznBea

Good morning, Harry. How is you college student doing?

7:41 am

HarryHood

better than last week

7:41 am

HarryHood

she was in a calc 2 course with a TA

7:41 am

BzznBea

What happened last week?

7:41 am

HarryHood

didn't speak english and it was horrible.

7:42 am

HarryHood

I decided to interfere, got in touch with the chair and he switched her. after telling her she couldn't switch

7:42 am

BzznBea

I'm glad it was resolved.

7:44 am

HarryHood

she's just got another month and then home for 2 months

7:45 am

HarryHood

but all of her classes are remote anyway - it's all kind of pointless.

7:45 am

BzznBea

Is she homesick?

7:45 am

HarryHood

not really - she was away on a gap year last year and was terribly homesick, but it got it out of her system

7:47 am

HarryHood

found another 7/8

7:49 am

HarryHood

and another!

7:54 am

MollyL

Pardon me if this is a dumb question, but if all her classes are remote, why is she living in a dorm?

7:55 am

dan2bit

that's easy - so that the college can collect the room & board money

8:02 am

HarryHood

that's about it.

8:02 am

HarryHood

it's kind of ridiculous

8:13 am

treerad

did she have the option to not live in the dorm, or was it required?

8:13 am

HarryHood

yes - she could have opted for all remote at home. So it's not like we were coerced.

8:14 am

MLFAN17

corner o stats pls?

8:14 am

BzznBea

ot4/4

8:14 am

MLFAN17

duh ty

8:15 am

Jeanius421

o5/10

8:15 am

treerad

I work at a university and most of my students chose to live on campus too. They're actually happy with the choice, even if their dorm went on lockdown because of too many virus cases

8:16 am

HarryHood

yes - they just emerged from a 2 week lockdown

8:16 am

HarryHood

and she was also quarantined for a bit from contact with a positive person.

8:17 am

MLFAN17

bzz third column o?

8:18 am

BzznBea

or4.4

8:19 am

HarryHood

ot6/18

8:19 am

HarryHood

x2

8:20 am

BzznBea

If you have been looking forward to going away to college for several years, I can understand the young adults desire to experience the dorm life. Even if it is under today's circumstances.

8:20 am

MLFAN17

i am not finding anything for that o

8:20 am

welki

good morning, everyone

8:20 am

MLFAN17

morning welk

8:21 am

HarryHood

hi welki

8:21 am

dan2bit

HH clued the 3rd column O I think Bea clued the 3rd row O

8:21 am

MLFAN17

i dont have either

8:21 am

HarryHood

ear infection.

8:22 am

welki

i agree with you, bea - at that age, i'd have rather been quarantined with kids my own age than my family

8:22 am

MLFAN17

harry or top middle o?

8:22 am

HarryHood

it's been a stressful time for her. I hope spring term is better

8:23 am

BzznBea

Yes, sorry. I clued the fourth column o

8:23 am

HarryHood

top middle O.

8:24 am

welki

i'll bet - having to 'adult' all on her own, knowing that the decisions she makes can have really serious consequences - the peer pressure can't be fun

8:24 am

MLFAN17

okay got the 4th or 4 has to do with a boat

8:24 am

welki

a double-edged sword, harry

8:25 am

MLFAN17

a double edged sward begins with a k

8:25 am

MLFAN17

now i need top middle o

8:25 am

welki

mlf, that wasn't a clue

8:25 am

HarryHood

seems like a nice bunch of kids there. she's already arranged for an off-campus apt with 3 others next year.

8:26 am

MLFAN17

oh lol

8:26 am

BzznBea

Top midle O is ot6.18 ear infection.

8:26 am

MLFAN17

ty looking

8:26 am

BzznBea

Which O did you get from the fourth row O?

8:29 am

HarryHood

100 to go!

8:29 am

mkg

hi all. need clues for some 8s. ty. otherwise i have nbs and nbt

8:29 am

BzznBea

ra8 - most percipitation

8:29 am

BzznBea

I'm at 93, Harry.

8:30 am

dan2bit

re8 hold back

8:30 am

HarryHood

gogo bea

8:30 am

HarryHood

I'm simultaneously watchiing my student get married in Jerusalem

8:30 am

BzznBea

How cool.

8:31 am

HarryHood

yes - to be able to babble during a wedding and not get nasty looks from the other guests!

8:32 am

mkg

got ra 8. ty. any others out there? ty.

8:33 am

BzznBea

Dan just clued another

8:33 am

HarryHood

oh I didn't have that re. ty dan. I have 6 now.

8:35 am

MLFAN17

i have the first column and 4th column o words

8:35 am

HarryHood

just got another 7/8

8:35 am

MLFAN17

ty for the re8

8:35 am

BzznBea

Which on had to do with the boat?

8:36 am

HarryHood

90 to go

8:36 am

MLFAN17

oa 4

8:37 am

dan2bit

there's no oa today

8:37 am

BzznBea

I was wondering the same thing...???

8:38 am

MLFAN17

oh sorry the or 4

8:38 am

MLFAN17

not boat related sorry

8:38 am

aslindy

hello all

8:38 am

BzznBea

Morning, lindy

8:38 am

MLFAN17

hi alindy

8:43 am

aslindy

phantom tortoise

8:44 am

BzznBea

That was mine as well.

8:44 am

aslindy

also toroid

8:47 am

HarryHood

75 to go - that's all for me for now. bbl!

9:13 am

LuvWordGames

phantom: institute

9:13 am

penquis

mine is institution....

9:14 am

penquis

and intuition.....

9:14 am

Neliamne

situation

9:14 am

LuvWordGames

lots of possibilities

9:15 am

penquis

yes, lots today....

9:15 am

BzznBea

There is the word you pay an insitution to attend.

9:15 am

penquis

yes, got that one...ty....

9:16 am

LuvWordGames

thanks Bea

9:27 am

periwinkle

good morning all. I have 6 of the 8s so far

9:27 am

BzznBea

WTG, peri.

9:27 am

penquis

excellent, peri.....i am envious....

9:28 am

periwinkle

even if I cannot see an actual but see all of the letters that might a word I type it . got two of the 8s that way

9:28 am

periwinkle

an actual word ...

9:28 am

penquis

good strategy....

9:28 am

periwinkle

:)

9:29 am

periwinkle

getting red bars again

9:30 am

penquis

none here so far...

9:32 am

hokie carla

howdy folks

9:32 am

penquis

hi carla....

9:32 am

periwinkle

hi carla

9:32 am

BzznBea

Carla!

9:35 am

BzznBea

Is it cool out there, Carla?

9:36 am

hokie carla

67 right now but only supposed to hit 68

9:36 am

BzznBea

Cool and rainy here.

9:36 am

penquis

44 here....

9:36 am

hokie carla

yep, we had rain overnight

9:37 am

hokie carla

foggy now

9:39 am

mkg

trying to get half way.

9:40 am

hokie carla

I played last night and got to 96 left before I fell asleep but I haven't found any yet today.

9:41 am

BzznBea

I've 30 left.

9:41 am

periwinkle

93 left here

9:42 am

hokie carla

guess I better work on this coffee

9:42 am

penquis

87 here...

9:42 am

periwinkle

do you have all the8s Bea

9:42 am

BzznBea

Still three 8's and six 7's

9:42 am

hokie carla

I did find 70% of the upper A, bea.

9:42 am

MollyL

We've got the cool and rainy stuff here too. Gloomy day.

9:43 am

BzznBea

Molly!

9:43 am

hokie carla

bea's doing the Norm! today I see. :D

9:43 am

BzznBea

I've been looking forward to a gloomy day. Need to stay in the house.

9:43 am

hokie carla

surely an airtire is found on a plane

9:44 am

MollyL

However it is good weather to play with our new, motion activated Halloween witch who cackles and says things.
: D

9:44 am

BzznBea

I would hope so, Carla.

9:44 am

BzznBea

My mom has a cheapy from the dollar tree, She loves it.

9:45 am

hokie carla

I haven't even decorated this year. just not feeling it, plus we have this whole issue with the street flooding our yard when it rains.

9:46 am

hokie carla

finally found a word!

9:46 am

BzznBea

I did the decorations, but won't turn on our lights for T&T.

9:46 am

periwinkle

help with ar8 or ti8 pls

9:47 am

hokie carla

ti8 is the most like a can

9:47 am

BzznBea

ar8 is plural ar + negative + small prepostion

9:47 am

periwinkle

ty carla

9:48 am

hokie carla

thx, bea. haven't seen those in a while but I've been trying to make them lately with other vowels.

9:48 am

BzznBea

I guess I clued the 7. Plural for the 8.

9:48 am

hokie carla

aw, bert's friend is here

9:49 am

periwinkle

ty for ar7/8

9:49 am

periwinkle

bbl

9:51 am

penquis

gotta go....bbl to finish.....bye all....

9:58 am

MollyL

We put up our Halloween decorations yesterday. I refuse to let COVID ruin my festive spirit.

9:59 am

hokie carla

good for you.

10:00 am

hokie carla

I'm definitely not putting them up this late to have to take them down so soon. :D

10:01 am

MollyL

As for trick or treat, we take candy down to the neighborhood a few blocks away. That is where all the kids trick or treat. We just walk around passing it out.

10:01 am

hokie carla

and ps - I meant that sincerely, not snottily

10:01 am

MollyL

I don't think a week before Halloween is late. I only like decorations up for about a week. The Christmas stuff being up for a month get old fast.

10:02 am

MollyL

*gets old

10:02 am

hokie carla

too much work to just do it for a week IMO

10:03 am

MollyL

Oh I don't put that much stuff out, so it's not that much work. A few things inside and a few things outside. I only have a small place.

10:04 am

BzznBea

There are some weird 8's today.

10:04 am

hokie carla

I am really struggling in general today

10:05 am

hokie carla

are they just weird or are they weird superlatives?

10:06 am

BzznBea

Weird, uncommon for the grid and odd superlatives.

10:07 am

BzznBea

My last 8 was the Italian rice dish.

10:07 am

hokie carla

wow, I thought for sure utmost was there

10:07 am

hokie carla

did not have that, even though I had tried so5 several times. thx, bea.

10:09 am

hokie carla

still don't know why innie isn't on the list. some people have innies, some have outies.

10:10 am

dan2bit

planning to carve our pumpkin for the window today and put up some decorations.

10:10 am

BzznBea

The most requested word today will be the 18th century Portuguese coin. mo7.36 and mo8.50.

10:10 am

hokie carla

LOL. do not have.

10:11 am

BzznBea

Got to carve pumpkins when you have kids at hojme!

10:11 am

rururocks

obrigado bea

10:11 am

BzznBea

Ru!

10:11 am

hokie carla

lol, ru knows it immediately

10:12 am

BzznBea

I've got to go get my roast in the crock pot...See you all tomorrow.

10:12 am

hokie carla

bye bea

10:12 am

Aloyisius

bye bea, hi all

10:13 am

hokie carla

hi aloy

10:13 am

rururocks

morning aloy

10:13 am

Aloyisius

finding this grid to be tuff..

10:14 am

Aloyisius

or maybe my coffee is not strong enough

10:14 am

hokie carla

same. still 83 left.

10:15 am

hokie carla

<----just tried automotion just in case

10:16 am

Aloyisius

am trying all kinds of things, and ir7.28 worked, nice surprise

10:16 am

hokie carla

at least you're trying word lengths that are actually here

10:17 am

hokie carla

must be one of my missing i's but I see they are all next to an R

10:20 am

rururocks

i'm at 99 pretty quickly

10:20 am

hokie carla

NTPN! cell phone company before everyone had iPhones

10:21 am

Aloyisius

go ru go

10:21 am

hokie carla

weren't you here last night, ru?

10:21 am

rururocks

only did a few last night.. i pooped out quickly

10:22 am

hokie carla

ah, I was on my iPad without my glasses so I had to zoom in so big the chat was off the screen

10:23 am

hokie carla

nostir - what crock pot dishes are

10:23 am

rururocks

tortoise is my phantom today

10:23 am

Aloyisius

and why can't you restir something?

10:23 am

hokie carla

so many duplicate letters in this one

10:24 am

rururocks

because that's a spoonerism aloy :D

10:24 am

hokie carla

aloy, I have complained about that one in prior grids. you definitely can! esp. when you think of some of the re- words that are allowed.

10:24 am

Aloyisius

yup, re words are sketchy at best

10:26 am

rururocks

the i's are really bugging me

10:27 am

hokie carla

I finished the bottom left i but need 1 + 2 + 1 on the others

10:27 am

hokie carla

they're actually the closest tiles I have to graying out

10:28 am

rururocks

ok just greyed them out

10:28 am

hokie carla

LOL

10:31 am

hokie carla

erotist - one into erotica

10:31 am

rururocks

careful hokie...

10:32 am

hokie carla

sorry

10:32 am

hokie carla

definitely not my kind of grid. 74 left still and seemingly stuck.

10:33 am

rururocks

79 here

10:33 am

hokie carla

73

10:33 am

hokie carla

but I still have a lot of big ones left

10:35 am

hokie carla

finally found an o from the middle column! didn't actually work it out in my head, just decided all the letters were there.

10:40 am

Aloyisius

brb, need some bananas for the monkeys..

10:40 am

hokie carla

doh, thankful for typo words

10:52 am

hokie carla

made it to 63 left. think I will save them for the Panthers game (only because I can't see them now.) just need 1 E on the right to finish the bottom row. 3 4's left. LOTS of bigger words (60 to be exact)

10:56 am

rbud

er7 maybe?

11:16 am

dan2bit

er7 sexiness. more commonly written as an er9

11:18 am

hurshy

nice to come in to a clue for the one E word i could not find at the flip!

11:18 am

rururocks

lots of sexy words today

11:18 am

hurshy

like my su6, he's very sexy

11:20 am

jaxx7

trino

11:21 am

rururocks

that's clever jaxx :D

11:21 am

hurshy

the i and the o that i couldn't find at the flip turned out to be easy after all

11:23 am

dan2bit

the first ri7 anybody?

11:24 am

rururocks

italian rice dish you throw away :D

11:24 am

saanichcat

dan it's the same as the rice dish except for the third letter

11:24 am

saanichcat

haha ru

11:25 am

saanichcat

I am finished!!!

11:25 am

saanichcat

I am finished!!!

11:25 am

rururocks

good for you saanich

11:25 am

hokie carla

oh, so I almost posted it earlier when I was making stuff up. thanks, y'all. bottom row gray!

11:25 am

saanichcat

so excited had to say it twice

11:25 am

dan2bit

ty saani & ruru for all your help in the pasta

11:25 am

hokie carla

wow, well done, saanichcat

11:25 am

dan2bit

woo hoo saani

11:25 am

hurshy

thanks and congrats saanichcat

11:25 am

saanichcat

yw

11:27 am

Aloyisius

wtg, saan !

11:27 am

rururocks

i have a bunch of d's and t's to go.. trying to wrap up the n's

11:27 am

hokie carla

is it just me or are the n's really hard?

11:28 am

hokie carla

well, I think I've tried the rice dish with every other 3rd letter possible but not getting it. which R is that?

11:28 am

hurshy

top R

11:28 am

Aloyisius

bottom right hokie

11:28 am

Aloyisius

lol ..

11:28 am

hurshy

alo she means the other one, not the rice dish itself

11:29 am

hurshy

the one that just got clued

11:29 am

Aloyisius

oh, ok

11:29 am

Aloyisius

scrolling back, think I may need that one too

11:29 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

11:29 am

hokie carla

that R is finished at least

11:30 am

hokie carla

now ru's clue makes sense too

11:30 am

hurshy

not for me

11:30 am

hurshy

i still need one from there

11:30 am

hurshy

aha i got it

11:30 am

hokie carla

do you have ra4/8?

11:31 am

Aloyisius

yes, I did need it.. tyvm

11:31 am

hurshy

that was the one, yeah

11:31 am

rururocks

one n is impossible homie

11:32 am

hokie carla

now just 6 Ms and 3 As for top row. LOL. no idea on those Ms. seems limited in possibilities

11:32 am

hurshy

m + constellation with belt, and pl

11:32 am

hokie carla

hmm, don't have an impossible one yet. will have to work on that

11:32 am

hokie carla

oh, 2 of my m's are the ancient coins bea was talking about

11:33 am

hokie carla

thanks, hurshy

11:33 am

hokie carla

oh, just tried character from schitt's creek and it took

11:34 am

hurshy

idk if i have ancient coins

11:34 am

emusing

breaking out of lurkdom--Hokie--that was a great clue and I LOVE that show and that character.

11:34 am

hokie carla

it was mo7/36 and pl

11:34 am

hurshy

yeah i don't have those

11:34 am

hokie carla

so good, emusing

11:35 am

emusing

something to watch over and over! and find new gems everything.

11:35 am

emusing

everytime.

11:36 am

hurshy

can you clue the coin one further?

11:37 am

hokie carla

no, I never found it. bea said something about portuguese coin. it was either ancient or from the 1800s. I don't recall exactly.

11:37 am

hokie carla

I do know that ru right away went " oh, thanks" like that's a normal word that everyone knows.

11:37 am

hurshy

oh, i see

11:37 am

hurshy

we'll just have to keep monkeying then

11:39 am

hurshy

so nice and quiet here, just the ticking of the clock

11:41 am

rururocks

well.. i said thanks in portuguese hokie

11:41 am

hokie carla

oh, you did? will have to scroll back.

11:42 am

hokie carla

I thought you said something in japanese at one point, was that portuguese? LOL

11:43 am

hurshy

so confusing!

11:44 am

Aloyisius

my last words started with ru : add a metal for ru5+pl.. gtg, Happy Babbling to all

11:44 am

hurshy

ty alo!

11:45 am

hokie carla

thanks, those were my last 2 from that R!

11:45 am

hokie carla

now just 3 R's from the far right

11:46 am

rururocks

and I end on a stupid babblet

11:47 am

hokie carla

haha

11:47 am

hurshy

hokie do you have re8 pull a muscle again

11:47 am

hokie carla

you don't want to share with the class?

11:48 am

hokie carla

no re8. I don't have pull a muscle the first time I don't think

11:49 am

hokie carla

aha

11:49 am

rururocks

re8 will keep you tied up in bed though

11:49 am

hokie carla

guy just said the word on this NFL show. LOL

11:49 am

hurshy

nice timing :D

11:54 am

hokie carla

still looking for that impossible N

11:54 am

dan2bit

me too - can we have a dumber clue?

11:55 am

rururocks

to not rollover in italian :D

11:55 am

rururocks

no 8 /45

11:56 am

hokie carla

well, that clue certainly made me feel dumber.

11:56 am

hurshy

same here.

11:57 am

hurshy

how come a dentist is not a dontist, but an orthodontist is not an orthodentist

11:57 am

hokie carla

notrotor

11:57 am

hokie carla

or an endodontist

11:58 am

hurshy

that too yeah

11:58 am

hokie carla

so it seems dentist is the outlier

11:59 am

hurshy

yes

12:03 pm

rururocks

you'll laugh at that no8 clue when you find it

12:04 pm

hokie carla

NTPN - alien from Ork

12:04 pm

rururocks

dentist is easier for people to sink their teeth into though

12:04 pm

hokie carla

starting to think it is literally impossible and I'll never find it

12:05 pm

rururocks

you'll have to look it up hokie.. never seen it before

12:05 pm

hokie carla

how about some help on that coin?

12:06 pm

hurshy

Mork

12:06 pm

rururocks

MO + freud's friend + consonant + what makes Ir4

12:08 pm

hokie carla

ding ding ding!

12:08 pm

hokie carla

ok, I'm following you for part of it. will try to monkey the rest.

12:09 pm

hurshy

no consonant, that would be doubling it

12:10 pm

hokie carla

ok, got it.

12:11 pm

hokie carla

now still 1 M left

12:11 pm

cybernan

good morning -- all these clues flying overmy head

12:11 pm

hurshy

no8 makes me think of nighttime related words, but instead of a C you have a double consonant

12:12 pm

hurshy

and it rhymes with another word for lawyer

12:12 pm

cybernan

what makes lr 4/ have no idea what lr 4 is or was that ir 4?

12:13 pm

cybernan

no idea what portugese currency was before the euro

12:13 pm

hurshy

ir4 (Fe) comes from the ground in the form of or3

12:13 pm

hokie carla

I didn't get that either until I got the word nan. I thought he meant the literal letters that make ir4, like an anagram.

12:13 pm

cybernan

ok -- wasn't thinking of or 3 making something

12:13 pm

mkg

help. cant get half way. ugh........since i have nbs and nbt i dont know what to ask for. any weird word clues welcome

12:13 pm

hurshy

french me + i absolutely a**** chocolate cake

12:14 pm

hokie carla

got the n, thx to all

12:15 pm

hurshy

20 left here

12:15 pm

hokie carla

but true story, I was trying to rhyme with barrister at first :D

12:15 pm

hokie carla

still 50 here

12:16 pm

hurshy

i ALMOST said (in america) to prevent barrister and solicitor from entering the equation

12:16 pm

cybernan

giving up -- nothing making any sense today

12:16 pm

hokie carla

mkg, there are quite a few weird word clues in the chat if you'll just scroll through

12:17 pm

hokie carla

hurshy do you have any guesses on my missing M?

12:17 pm

cybernan

ty hursh -- was trying to put an extra consonant in there as per first clue

12:17 pm

hurshy

yeah that was an unfortunate mistake

12:18 pm

cybernan

do you have the irish girl, hurshy?

12:18 pm

hokie carla

it's me, and yes

12:18 pm

hurshy

i have all the M, it's okie who needs one :D

12:18 pm

hurshy

do you have that as just a 4 also, hokie?

12:18 pm

hokie carla

yes

12:19 pm

hurshy

it looks to me like it is likely a 4 you are missing

12:19 pm

hokie carla

and phantom moist

12:19 pm

cybernan

looking for the lawyerly no 9 now

12:19 pm

hokie carla

I do still have 3 4's left

12:19 pm

hurshy

french for death, french for words...

12:19 pm

cybernan

leave a letter out of the irish girl

12:20 pm

hokie carla

looks like I have 5 m4

12:20 pm

hurshy

le coq est mo4, le coq est mo4
who thought of such a grisly song

12:20 pm

hurshy

5 is all of them

12:21 pm

hurshy

in which case you should look at your words and find a fishy thing, missed singular or plural or something

12:21 pm

hokie carla

there's an anti-inflammatory drug

12:22 pm

hurshy

phantom: tutti

12:22 pm

hokie carla

I may have to list with 50 left.

12:23 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I tried tutti a couple of times

12:23 pm

cybernan

but it's not accepted -- tried that too, carla --- bet we are issing the same m

12:23 pm

hurshy

i don't think that drug connects, and anyway it is a proper noun so yeah

12:24 pm

hurshy

you have both 8s, guys?

12:24 pm

hokie carla

oh, you are correct, phantom

12:24 pm

hurshy

gals rather? lol

12:24 pm

hokie carla

yes

12:24 pm

hurshy

then it is a singular or plural and you have the other!

12:24 pm

hurshy

you need only to look over your list!

12:25 pm

hurshy

wait i mean all THREE 8s exCUSE me

12:25 pm

hokie carla

hmm, have checked all those

12:25 pm

hurshy

the first 8 going with the first 7

12:25 pm

hokie carla

LOL, nope, just have the coins & the driver

12:25 pm

hurshy

the other 2 8s having the same root as each other

12:25 pm

cybernan

I have mo 8 x3

12:25 pm

cybernan

4 engine words altogether

12:26 pm

hokie carla

ah, the british spelling. M's mauled

12:26 pm

hokie carla

I did get that spelling of another word

12:27 pm

hokie carla

did you finish top A, hurshy? I need 3 to gray the top row.

12:27 pm

hurshy

what other word did you get that spelling of?

12:27 pm

hokie carla

io

12:27 pm

hurshy

after the ar4 meaning dry, there are 3 6/18 followed by a 6/30, then the 7/8 combo then a 5/6 combo

12:28 pm

hurshy

then after the ones to do with paintings and stuff there is a vowelly 5

12:28 pm

hurshy

oh but that is bottom, nvm

12:29 pm

hurshy

a lot of those are bottom

12:29 pm

hokie carla

ok, then looks like 2 ar6/18 and the 6/30

12:29 pm

hurshy

but the 6/30 and the 5/6 combo are top

12:29 pm

hurshy

yeah those are top

12:29 pm

hurshy

sorry i'm being such a confusing dunce

12:30 pm

hokie carla

oh, my one 6/18 is from the other a I think. very confusing today with all the duplicates

12:30 pm

hurshy

yeah it is

12:31 pm

hurshy

everything before the dry one is all 4s and 5s, easy words or babblets

12:31 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I think I have all the babblets

12:33 pm

hurshy

if you break down ALL the a words i have 7 ai, 11 ar, 5 au. i am missing two from the lower left tho.

12:33 pm

hokie carla

I am also missing 2 from there

12:33 pm

cybernan

down to 98 -- a ton of stuff to do before a zoom date at 3pm, so better get to it -- bbl if time.

12:33 pm

hokie carla

could assume they are the same 2 but they rarely are

12:33 pm

hokie carla

bye nan

12:34 pm

hurshy

well what numbers of things do YOU have?

12:34 pm

hokie carla

definitely not because I only have 4 au

12:35 pm

hurshy

ok so there's a vowelly 5, 6/21, 6/24, and then the obvious pair

12:35 pm

hokie carla

I have 7ai, 10ar, 4au

12:35 pm

MollyL

♪♫It's The Hurshy And Carla Show♫♪

12:36 pm

hokie carla

we can't help it if we run everyone else off.

12:38 pm

hurshy

molly do you do that in affection or annoyance? i haven't been sure how to read you on that.

12:43 pm

hokie carla

ok, found an ar upper which puts me at the same number of ar but you finished upper a, which means one of your lower ones is ar

12:43 pm

hurshy

ok

12:43 pm

hokie carla

do you have the ar7/8 combo?

12:44 pm

hurshy

yes

12:44 pm

hokie carla

finally got a vowelly one ;D

12:44 pm

hurshy

hahhahaha i missed the simplest 4

12:45 pm

hokie carla

culture?

12:45 pm

hurshy

yep

12:57 pm

hokie carla

went to list with 45. working from the bottom and stuck on ur7

12:58 pm

rururocks

you are close enough to smell it hokie

12:58 pm

hokie carla

was thinking maybe pee related

12:59 pm

hokie carla

got it, thx ru

1:01 pm

hokie carla

ugh, these t's. maybe I'll go to the top of the list.

1:12 pm

hurshy

phew, listed and done at last.

1:12 pm

hokie carla

good job. still struggling through the list here.

1:12 pm

dan2bit

the italian for roll over is ro4, so I was all tu4ed around by that clue

1:14 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I get it now that I have the word

1:32 pm

hokie carla

duh on my last au word

1:33 pm

hokie carla

just made it through the list - 14 left! ugh

1:33 pm

periwinkle

hi all. is the no8 a compound word?

1:35 pm

periwinkle

80 left and slowing down

1:37 pm

corpsvalue

peri, no8 is not compound word

1:38 pm

hokie carla

no peri, it is an italian sp. of a music composition

1:38 pm

hokie carla

kinda like night

1:41 pm

periwinkle

what is sp?

1:42 pm

periwinkle

spellig?

1:42 pm

periwinkle

spelling?

1:44 pm

periwinkle

I am trying but not getting the correct spelling

1:44 pm

periwinkle

got it finally

1:45 pm

periwinkle

ty

1:46 pm

hokie carla

sorry, yes. sp. means I am too lazy to type spelling.

1:46 pm

hokie carla

glad you got it.

1:46 pm

periwinkle

missing two of the 8s

1:46 pm

periwinkle

and 77other words

1:47 pm

hokie carla

I'm still missing 3 8's and have done the list

1:48 pm

72 Temple Owl

why cab't we have rotini?

1:55 pm

hokie carla

we just never can

2:09 pm

hokie carla

last 2 - a NZ bird. I'm sure moo will get that right away.

2:11 pm

72 Temple Owl

we can, however, have an italian desssert

2:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have the snake but not the bird.

2:35 pm

rbud

yay, done. (and whew! so many words new to me.)

2:35 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!

3:29 pm

marksdolly

RBud might you please clue the sn 5/10?

3:29 pm

marksdolly

not the sleeping noise

3:30 pm

marksdolly

nm got it

3:47 pm

marksdolly

fireworks!!

4:12 pm

mkg

if ziti works why doesnt rotini????????

4:12 pm

mkg

congrats to all firewords people!

4:14 pm

mkg

can someone clue me the no 8 that is an italian word? i cant find it.

4:28 pm

lynxxx

no* (negative word) & records used to spin on a ****table & vowel

4:36 pm

hokie carla

molly, is this your house? https://youtu.be/jY8DLFy31Bg

5:14 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx lynxxx!!

5:18 pm

lynxxx

YW a pesky grid

5:22 pm

welki

hokie, check out this guy's halloween labors:
https://tinyurl.com/y2yt2wmg

5:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

hello

5:37 pm

grannyrose

g'day TO. how are you? i hope you are keeping well.

5:38 pm

Uneaixoise

Hey TO :-)

5:39 pm

grannyrose

hello dear une

5:42 pm

Uneaixoise

Good to see you! :-)

5:44 pm

grannyrose

i wish our weather would make up it's mind. bitterly cold here today.

5:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi une hi rose

5:45 pm

grannyrose

i worry for all my babble friends in USA. please, please take care.

5:47 pm

Minveryork

Hi to my fellow babblers! How is everybody doing today?

5:47 pm

Minveryork

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

5:47 pm

grannyrose

g'day minveryork. lovely to see you as always. xx

5:49 pm

Minveryork

Hello grannyrose.Lovely to see you as well. I really don't get here often enough anymore.My time here is limited.

5:50 pm

MollyL

Granny, why are you worried about people in these united states?

5:50 pm

grannyrose

:-(

5:51 pm

Minveryork

Hello MollyL! How are you doing?Nice to see U here too.

5:52 pm

MollyL

Nice to see you too Min. I'm doing well, thanks. Sounds like you are busy these days.

5:52 pm

grannyrose

Molly, our news bulletins have predicted surreal number of deaths. i do worry so for everyone. some simple rules to follow to keep all as safe as possible.

5:53 pm

MollyL

Okay, but the COVID thing is not limited to the US. Things seem to be worse in many countries.

5:54 pm

grannyrose

what this pandemic is doing to families is so sad. the number of male suicides here has gone through the roof.not to mention the number of cases of domestic violence. i wish our state premier would just let us go. we know the rules. surely it is up to us to obey them.

5:54 pm

Uneaixoise

Granny, I for one am very very very careful!

5:54 pm

jan

grannyrose, your good wishes are most appreciated. We have already suffered so very many deaths, and it seems inevitable that whatever we do from here on in, many more will follow.

5:54 pm

grannyrose

oh, gosh yes Molly. European countries are heading for their third wave.

5:55 pm

Uneaixoise

So true, Jan

5:55 pm

nrkii

Agreed with both Molly and Jan (and Une for that matter). This is going to get worse before it gets better, around the world. Stay safe out there.

5:55 pm

Minveryork

Thank you so much for your concerm grannyrose. I think everybody needs to be vigilant no matter where you live

5:55 pm

MollyL

I'm concerned about what is going to happen when the economy drops out. Record number of people are unemployed and have run out of government assistance.

5:56 pm

grannyrose

yes Molly. our small business people are doing it extra tough. and that's despite some very generous payments from our federal government.

5:57 pm

jan

That scares me, too, Molly. Unless we take the kind of steps that FDR took during the Great Depression, we are in serious trouble. Leadership on this seems to be in short supply, though.

5:58 pm

Minveryork

According to a certain somebody, news media reports on the Coronavirus will cease after election day. I find that hard to believe. Covid is not going away anytime soon.

6:01 pm

MollyL

Small businesses are dying, travel and restaurant business is suffering. It's really bleak.

6:01 pm

grannyrose

i wouldn't want to be one of the world leaders at this time. so many decisions to make and no guarantee that that is the correct decision. people in my state are likening our premier to a dictator. he is only trying to keep as many people safe as possible. granted he has made one colossal mistake which cost us nearly 800 lives, but he is literally flying by the seat of his pants.

6:01 pm

Uneaixoise

I saw that statement, min, and was floored....

6:03 pm

MollyL

The best we can do is remain a part of the collective soul and continue to send up good thoughts/prayers for better days.

6:03 pm

grannyrose

at the moment we are not allowed to travel more than about 15 miles radius of our homes.

6:04 pm

grannyrose

Molly, so absolutely true.

6:04 pm

Minveryork

Are the schools completely shut down there grannyrose?

6:05 pm

grannyrose

no, min. we have just re-opened. we have had no new cases for some time. one small cluster on the other side of our Melbourne.

6:06 pm

grannyrose

kids thrilled to be back. re-building their social networks is doing them so much good. our senior students start their final exams in 4 weeks.

6:07 pm

Minveryork

That is good grannyrose. Students need to be in schools.

6:08 pm

grannyrose

if a cluster breaks out, that particular school is closed again until all the tracing has been completed, and of course, all students are tested before school opens.

6:11 pm

grannyrose

i have been swabbed so many times as i am in and out of hospital for various treatments. i just have to see a swab and i start gagging.

6:12 pm

grannyrose

well look at that ! the sun has just emerged from behind the clouds. we may have a warm day yet. i'll love and leave you to enjoy your game. maybe see you at the flip. xx

6:14 pm

Minveryork

Bye grannyrose. Glad things are going well in Australia!

6:18 pm

Uneaixoise

Bye rose!!

6:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye rose and all

6:26 pm

Minveryork

Hello and goodbye 72 Temple Owl. Nice to see you here.

6:29 pm

Uneaixoise

Bye TO :-)

6:37 pm

periwinkle

last st5 pls. hi all

6:38 pm

grannyrose

st5. tortoise minus last two letters

6:39 pm

periwinkle

ty rose, fw

6:39 pm

grannyrose

ahem. s + tortoise minus last two letters.

6:40 pm

periwinkle

I knew what you meant

6:40 pm

periwinkle

bye all

6:43 pm

grannyrose

loll.. bless you peri. bye

6:44 pm

JaxH66

Could I have a clue for the ar7 please

6:44 pm

grannyrose

WTG PERIWINKLE!!

6:45 pm

grannyrose

ar7. ar + company slogan, change first letter

6:47 pm

JaxH66

Thanks got it ( and 8).

11:24 pm

m9f9l

interesting that clock changes here are next week..

11:50 pm

wvteach

lart word NO 8 - help please

11:58 pm

dizgrannie

270

11:59 pm

ursh

174

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