Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, October 31, 2020

12:02 am

origami

ca7

12:06 am

justafreep

ma7

12:06 am

chj

me7

12:07 am

justafreep

ra7

12:08 am

SuzeeQ24

ma8

12:09 am

jessmom

re8

12:11 am

Gillie

sl7

12:12 am

broll

ca 7 x 2

12:13 am

grannyrose

ca8

12:13 am

broll

ca 7 & 8

12:14 am

grannyrose

snap broll

12:14 am

broll

great minds, granny!

12:14 am

broll

that's ca 7 x 3

12:15 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:16 am

Lizlin

I have a ca 8, which doesn't have a ca 7 before it - at least not that I can see.

12:17 am

cybernan

ca 8-9 if not called

12:18 am

justafreep

there are at least 2 ca8s, yes

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

Lizlin

Thanks Lickety

12:38 am

cybernan

this is not going to be easy

12:45 am

dizgrannie

finally nbt/nbs

12:48 am

cybernan

nbt, nbs and off to bed -- good night everyone

12:49 am

dizgrannie

night Nan

1:35 am

ursh

the vowel words are killers !

1:39 am

grannyrose

the whole grid is a killer. nothing flows easily.

1:41 am

ursh

lots of words only scientists would use

1:44 am

grannyrose

finally have all the biggies. 10 little ones to find

1:48 am

grannyrose

lots of eye rolling here. like how in the heck did i miss ... ? insert what ever word you would like. some of the easiest but seen by me as phantoms.

1:54 am

grannyrose

and done. very slow grid for me. last word ul4/6. like i said if you think it's a phantom type it anyway.

1:59 am

ursh

i have 45 left and getting bored with the hunt - coffee break and see if my brain wakes up

2:16 am

grannyrose

enjoy that caffeine urshy. xx bye

2:18 am

rbud

heck, I'm struggling just to get to halfway... but that's okay. Something to aspire to.

2:42 am

ursh

phew FW - was like pulling teeth

2:44 am

ARB

i

3:02 am

rolin

how can one of my fav meals NOT be in enable..?

3:18 am

ARB

ic

3:37 am

SamanthaJoy

The enable folks were familiar with haggis but not ramen, and that is enough to make me pity them, but not enough to make me forgive them their myriad sins

4:54 am

mattygroves

I simply cannot see any of the 6 As in the fourth column, fourth row. May I have a stat or two, please?

4:56 am

Jo CA

I only have al 4/4, a type of key

4:56 am

ursh

aa5/10

4:56 am

mattygroves

Thanks - I just found (by monkeying) an au6

4:57 am

mattygroves

I was looking for the A near the bottom though :)

4:57 am

ursh

an6/21

4:57 am

ursh

an6/21 x 2

4:58 am

ursh

an6/24

4:58 am

mattygroves

Thank you!

5:37 am

MollyL

The other two are au6 and au7 Matty

5:39 am

MollyL

Sorry, I can't count. That would be "two more are"

6:11 am

mattygroves

I have an au6...but this grid looks like a real trial!

6:18 am

MollyL

The 7 is the plural of the 6 and yes, this grid is a Halloween trick, not a treat.

6:20 am

Uneaixoise

Omg finally done with the neverending L's!!

6:31 am

MollyL

Well done Une.

7:49 am

MollyL

Great Halloween trivia...the original Michael Meyers Halloween mask was made from a Captain Kirk mask
: D

8:01 am

BzznBea

I see you didn't get blown away from the storm, Molly.

8:01 am

aslindy

hello all

8:02 am

BzznBea

Morning, lindy

8:02 am

aslindy

how's it going?

8:03 am

BzznBea

Life is good, but this grid is not.

8:07 am

aslindy

rule ruler

8:07 am

aslindy

sorry, hit space instead of enter

8:18 am

Scrabbler

TY, aslindy.

8:19 am

MLFAN17

ty asl

8:20 am

MLFAN17

bzz lol thanks for the warning

8:25 am

MLFAN17

may i have a clue for the au 6 mentioned in earlier chat pls?

8:30 am

BzznBea

au6 ends with the last four of a gators cousin

8:31 am

periwinkle

good morning help with any U from the lower U please

8:31 am

periwinkle

freezing here

8:32 am

BzznBea

ur6 - toilet in the men's room

8:32 am

LuvWordGames

elan

8:33 am

LuvWordGames

sorry

8:33 am

periwinkle

nope but thank. that was from other U

8:33 am

saanichcat

un4/6

8:33 am

periwinkle

ty saani

8:33 am

periwinkle

tough grid

8:33 am

saanichcat

sure is!

8:35 am

MLFAN17

ty for the ur 6

8:35 am

MLFAN17

i need that too

8:42 am

rururocks

i think this is the toughest grid in a long time

8:42 am

MLFAN17

agreed ruru

8:42 am

hokie carla

just started but the 2 m"s aren't flowing

8:42 am

BzznBea

No treat, that is for sure

8:42 am

MLFAN17

hokie i have 4 m words total

8:42 am

Scrabbler

Back. Bea, I read your clue and typed aucroc for au6. I am not yet awake.

8:43 am

MLFAN17

found another one

8:43 am

welki

good morning, everyone

8:43 am

hokie carla

I have 7 + 9. like to get halfway on a tile before moving on.

8:43 am

Scrabbler

Hi welki. How snowy is it up there?

8:43 am

MLFAN17

i only have one a word and its am4

8:43 am

hokie carla

oh, just found an 8 there

8:44 am

welki

in the city, almost none left and temps are above freezing this weekend - in the mountains, at least two ski hills are open

8:44 am

MLFAN17

hokie a word?

8:45 am

welki

an alberta weather report wouldn't be complete without a mention of the prairies - some snow, mostly to the north

8:46 am

Scrabbler

Ski hills are open? We hope that the ski center across the valley here will open by mid-December. I am paying for my nephew and his boys to start snowboarding together this year.

8:46 am

MLFAN17

found aa4

8:46 am

welki

you're the best aunt!

8:47 am

Scrabbler

My nephews and their kids are my #1 charities.

8:47 am

BzznBea

Perfect word for today, Carla

8:49 am

hokie carla

yes

8:51 am

hokie carla

only 3 n's

8:53 am

hokie carla

well just now saw my name

8:53 am

hokie carla

and took me 3 times to type the masculine form in because I kept typing my name

9:00 am

rururocks

(now knows where the name hokie comes in)

9:07 am

rururocks

that ur6 was staring me in the face and I'm pissed about it

9:07 am

Sam

Just shake it off, ruru

9:07 am

welki

now that's pretty funny, sam

9:07 am

welki

lolol

9:08 am

rururocks

I should have kept it zipped

9:08 am

hokie carla

LOL, thx

9:08 am

Sam

I write my best poetry in the pissoir. I go from bladder to verse.

9:09 am

rururocks

usually i'm bideting my time there

9:09 am

welki

where in jersey are you? i moved here from sussex county

9:09 am

Sam

Ocean County

9:10 am

welki

one of my kids is in long branch, not too far away

9:11 am

Sam

I'm in New Egypt, so named because in 1815, the year there was no summer, it was the only place you could get wheat.

9:11 am

rururocks

is that why you have a rye sense of humor sam?

9:12 am

Sam

Corny too.

9:12 am

hokie carla

ru is determined to stay on this pun grain

9:12 am

MollyL

Hmm, no spooky icons on this spooky day

9:13 am

Sam

Ru likes to punish people.

9:13 am

hokie carla

I could change mine but then it'd take 3 days to show up for me

9:13 am

parisla

oh, commode, boys! stop the pissing contest!

9:14 am

MollyL

You have to CNTRL + F5 or whatever that is in Mac

9:15 am

rururocks

exactly parisia urethra in or your out

9:15 am

MollyL

Change your icon, CNTRL + F5 in MY ACCOUNT then CNTRL + F5 on the main screen

9:15 am

hokie carla

do you mean urine or ur out?

9:16 am

Sam

No kidneying.

9:16 am

rururocks

stop being so prostatic hokie

9:16 am

Sam

I'm having a renal good time here.

9:17 am

rururocks

you keep eliminiating a bunch of pun options sam

9:17 am

rururocks

eliminating (wrecked my own joke)

9:19 am

rururocks

some of the puns are just dribble

9:22 am

rururocks

did everyone peter out?

9:22 am

rururocks

I'm still flush with puns

9:23 am

hokie carla

we can't keep it up

9:23 am

rururocks

there's pills for that hokie :D

9:25 am

mkg

hi all.any clues for the 9 or 8s? ty

9:28 am

BzznBea

Start with ca5/12, the Erie or Panama and you will get many words

9:33 am

mkg

ty!

9:33 am

hokie carla

ok, changed my icon and refreshed about 50 times.

9:34 am

mkg

got the 9!

9:36 am

hokie carla

oh, there it is. closed the browser and came back in.

9:37 am

MollyL

I see the new Halloween icon Carla

9:40 am

mkg

missing all the A words for the 4rh row A..........must be ad words or and words.........but not seeing them

9:43 am

hokie carla

OMG at the U's

9:44 am

hokie carla

that is just a shirt I made. well, I didn't sew the shirt, just cut the heat transfer vinyl and applied it to a store bought shirt.

9:45 am

BzznBea

Do you have a cricket, Carla?

9:45 am

rururocks

just finished the c's holy cow

9:45 am

hokie carla

no, silhouette cameo

9:46 am

saanichcat

found the smelly fruit, so smelly it is banned on airplane

9:47 am

BzznBea

I've just got L's and R's left...

9:47 am

mkg

smelly fruit? what are you talking about? send me the stat please.

9:47 am

MollyL

I had never heard of it. Had to look it up.

9:47 am

mkg

yeah bea!

9:47 am

mkg

send stats please. and clue too if you can

9:47 am

hokie carla

wow, coming up blank on the bottom a

9:48 am

MollyL

Google says it's smell has been compared to raw sewage and rotten onions. Why do the Asians like such things. Like kimchee.

9:48 am

mkg

i also cant find that A............anyone with stats for any of the words for the 4th row As?

9:48 am

hokie carla

yeah, not sure how you'd eat something that smells like that

9:49 am

mkg

found it in google. yuk.

9:49 am

BzznBea

I've seen them used in baskets on Chopped.

9:50 am

FrenchToast

GM all

9:50 am

BzznBea

Hey, monkey

9:50 am

hokie carla

ugh, how did the judges react to that bea, when they saw them in the baskets?

9:50 am

mkg

there is a you tube video of americans being given the chance to try jewish foods and they are disgusted by it.....like shaav and gefilta fish........and even herring made the way jews eat it can be horrible to those who never tasted it before.

9:51 am

mkg

and we eat smaltz and gribinez too!

9:51 am

FrenchToast

Does my profile pic look like French Toast or does it look like a scary Halloween face

9:51 am

BzznBea

I'm sure that wasn't the worst thing they had to eat, Carla.

9:51 am

mkg

really schmaltz mit gribinez

9:51 am

hokie carla

scary french toast

9:51 am

FrenchToast

HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAa

9:52 am

car.eeyore

Without enlarging it, it looks like a lovely stack of french toast

9:52 am

hokie carla

ooh, that is scary. I clicked your profile to see

9:52 am

welki

heh - how about stuffed derma, mkg? delish!

9:52 am

mkg

when you click on the french toast you get the scarey holloween face.

9:52 am

FrenchToast

I tried to change it & it says it was successfully changed

9:52 am

hokie carla

so it did take, probably just need to refresh my browser again

9:52 am

FrenchToast

I still can't see it

9:52 am

mkg

stuffed derma is kishka right? it is yummy

9:53 am

car.eeyore

Oooh! Neon face is spooky!

9:53 am

welki

yeah, kishka

9:53 am

FrenchToast

Anyway that is me with a scary Halloween SnapChat filter on it

9:53 am

hokie carla

I had to close out and go back in before I saw my change

9:53 am

mkg

i wonder why it doesnt change in chat.

9:53 am

welki

schmaltz mit gribinez = hello, mr. cholesterol!

9:53 am

mkg

any u word clues for the u in third column?

9:53 am

FrenchToast

I logged out and back in.

9:54 am

hokie carla

it's just very persnickety

9:54 am

hokie carla

I only found un4 - babblet, mkg

9:54 am

hokie carla

oh, there's another un4 babblet

9:56 am

FrenchToast

Oh by the way, I have tasted du6, and it actually tastes very good. But when they first cut it open, it was overwhelming.

9:56 am

MollyL

CNTRL + F5 or however you hard refresh. I can see Lil's new icon.

9:57 am

hokie carla

well, first pass, barely made halfway on the total - 106 left

9:57 am

FrenchToast

Oh the CNTRL F5 worked, thank u Molly

9:58 am

MollyL

Well done Lil. I like all the Halloween icons. Very festive.

10:03 am

rururocks

oh bummer Sean Connery just passed away

10:03 am

hokie carla

yeah, I saw that. did not realize he was 90!

10:03 am

BzznBea

Mr. Bea told me that this morning.

10:04 am

hokie carla

phantom mnemonic

10:05 am

rururocks

I liked him in a bunch of movies for sure.

10:05 am

BzznBea

I have 19 left. I must get on with the day...

10:06 am

hokie carla

wow, good job, bea. I finally made it to 100 left.

10:09 am

Uneaixoise

56 to go here.....

10:09 am

hokie carla

go une!

10:10 am

hokie carla

I just need to relac

10:15 am

MollyL

We watched Young Frankenstein last night. Madeline Kahn is the best bride of Frankenstein ever.

10:15 am

hokie carla

oh, found another 8. both 8s I've found have been fitting for today

10:15 am

penquis

i loved that movie....hello alll.....

10:15 am

hokie carla

<-----has never seen it

10:15 am

hokie carla

hey pen!

10:17 am

penquis

it's funny how your name can be spelled two different ways in the grid....kind of symmetrical....

10:17 am

hokie carla

yes, but makes it hard to find words from those bottom rows!

10:18 am

penquis

hah!

10:21 am

hokie carla

ok, still 93 left. going to do the things. will probably be back at lunch. TTFN!

10:27 am

penquis

bye carla....

10:28 am

Uneaixoise

Met her in the ladies' room at a theatre in New York...she was starring in On the Twentieth Century....such a thrill!!!!

10:29 am

penquis

Cool....

10:29 am

Uneaixoise

LOVE YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN!!

10:30 am

penquis

i did,too....

10:31 am

penquis

perhaps i will see if i can watch it tonight....Halloween seems to be an appropriate time....

10:34 am

MollyL

Une, very cool that you met Madeline Kahn. She is a treasure.

10:40 am

cybernan

good morning all :)

10:40 am

penquis

hi nan....

10:40 am

cybernan

just tried the last part of my favourite scotch -- and it was accepted!

10:42 am

penquis

nice.....

10:43 am

MollyL

That is good scotch. I am not much of a scotch drinker but I can deal with that brand. That and Lagavulin. Both are too pricey for me.

10:47 am

hokie carla

runny egg just shot out all over me

10:49 am

cybernan

Lagavulin is too peaty for me.

10:49 am

hokie carla

they're all too gluteny for me ;)

10:50 am

cybernan

just read the chat -- sad about Sean Connery -- one of my favourite actors.

10:51 am

penquis

i am down to 100....going to get some lunch.....bbl to finish....

10:53 am

hokie carla

disreal - you know, like unreal

10:56 am

hokie carla

oh nan, just found an M very similar to FLOTUS

11:01 am

cybernan

only similar one I have is the sickness and that is pretty remote

11:01 am

cybernan

oh - found the one you mean

11:01 am

hokie carla

ok, looks like it relates to pathology

11:02 am

hurshy

woohoo, a chunky grid on a sunny day

11:02 am

hokie carla

now wondering what sickness you mean

11:03 am

hokie carla

it's not good, hurshy. ru declared it one of the hardest ones in recent times.

11:03 am

hurshy

the one mosquitos give you in africa

11:03 am

hokie carla

also I'm just going to start calling you hershey because my spellcheck changes it every time and then I have to backtrack and trick it

11:03 am

hokie carla

ah, did not have

11:03 am

hurshy

but i don't like hershey

11:04 am

hurshy

i do not use spellcheck, for i know how to spell and it is just irksome

11:04 am

swmbo

r

11:05 am

SuzeeQ24

is it just me, or is this a really hard grid?

11:05 am

hokie carla

it is for sure. I have it turned off on my iPad for when I play this on there but haven't ever looked into turning it off on my laptop

11:05 am

hokie carla

not just you!

11:06 am

hokie carla

90 left here

11:06 am

SuzeeQ24

good..making sure I didn't have a mild stroke or something during the night!

11:06 am

hurshy

oh my, there are TWO of 45's wives in the grid

11:06 am

hokie carla

you may have missed where I just said, but ru declared it really difficult, so that's when we know it is.

11:07 am

hurshy

if that top C were a V we'd have all three...

11:07 am

cybernan

down to 100 and listing -- don't have all day for this

11:07 am

hokie carla

I don't know the 3rd I guess

11:07 am

SuzeeQ24

ya..missed that

11:07 am

hokie carla

I know the one with the v

11:07 am

hurshy

ivana, marla, melania

11:07 am

hokie carla

oh, marla. forgot her

11:10 am

hurshy

guess he likes women whose names end with a

11:10 am

hokie carla

or a lot of women's names end with a

11:12 am

dan2bit

afternoon all! I keep phantoming iron deficiency words

11:12 am

hurshy

understandable, dan

11:12 am

hokie carla

hursh, I've found 2 8's, and they are both very fitting for the day

11:12 am

hurshy

i've found one...

11:12 am

hokie carla

well ,I wasn't seeing that but now I am! thx, dan

11:13 am

hokie carla

is yours a halloween-y word?

11:13 am

dan2bit

sorry

11:14 am

hurshy

yeah, i guess it is. kind of laughter

11:14 am

hokie carla

yes

11:14 am

hokie carla

the other is a food

11:15 am

hokie carla

hmm, I got a plural arm bone a while back and just now realized the singular is here too

11:15 am

Kallia

re and ma 8

11:16 am

hokie carla

are you asking for help or helping us, kallia?

11:18 am

hurshy

oho i too have found an re8

11:18 am

Kallia

oops helping you maybe:)

11:18 am

hokie carla

well, I am looking for it. is it a do-over? a compound?

11:18 am

hurshy

it means "that which is left over"

11:19 am

Kallia

I was so pleased to find that one!

11:20 am

hurshy

yeah it's nice

11:20 am

hokie carla

well, I've tried to make remnant all day, but no T.

11:20 am

hurshy

the Ns are also way too far apart for remnant

11:20 am

hurshy

you can get it tho, i know you can

11:20 am

hokie carla

yes

11:20 am

cybernan

last al 5/12 please?

11:21 am

hokie carla

D is too far away for remainder and only one E

11:21 am

hokie carla

I don't have any nan

11:22 am

hokie carla

just found one, but it is prob not the last

11:25 am

hokie carla

used thesaurus.com for the re. thx.

11:26 am

Kallia

al..something to do with the base of insect winf=gs

11:26 am

Kallia

wings

11:28 am

cybernan

lol - that doesn't help me kalia

11:28 am

hurshy

me neither. non-entomologist here

11:29 am

hokie carla

the one I found is a + not ocean, but like I said, probably not the last one.

11:29 am

Kallia

first two reversed for last 2

11:29 am

hokie carla

got it, thx!

11:29 am

Kallia

vowel in the middle

11:30 am

hurshy

ndaal? lol

11:30 am

hokie carla

a + a womans name

11:31 am

hokie carla

it's a palindrome

11:31 am

hurshy

ok, phew, got that

11:34 am

Kallia

was trying to fit sea with yours Hursy...think I've got it now lol

11:36 am

hokie carla

NTPN - 80s group that was hungry like the wolf (x2)

11:37 am

hurshy

Duran Duran

11:37 am

hokie carla

ding ding ding!

11:37 am

hokie carla

too easy, I know

11:37 am

cybernan

ty kalia and carla -- a 2fer -- just need the last al 6

11:38 am

hokie carla

I don't have any, nan ;D

11:38 am

hurshy

i mean you can latin plural the 5 that kallia helped us get

11:39 am

hokie carla

thx, hursh

11:40 am

hurshy

i suppose we've already discussed the great actor whose first name is in the grid who has just died

11:40 am

hokie carla

yes

11:40 am

hokie carla

you can say it, it's not accepted

11:41 am

hurshy

sure sure

11:41 am

Kallia

His first name was really Thomas...Tom doesn't quite have the same ring to it!

11:42 am

cybernan

a's done

11:42 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! a sentient reptilian species found to be early inhabitants of earth on Doctor Who; OR an actual period in the paleozoic era

11:42 am

hokie carla

83 left, 13 of which are 4's. 1 9, 3 8, 9 7, a million 6's and 5's. think I will exercise me & the dog and then come back later.

11:47 am

hurshy

my favorite flower is in the grid!!!

11:47 am

Kallia

a lily?

11:47 am

hurshy

no... there's no y

11:48 am

Kallia

no does lily come after it?

11:49 am

hurshy

alphabetically, lily comes after my favorite flower, yes

11:49 am

Kallia

lol,,,,otherwise known as arum lily?

11:49 am

Uneaixoise

Lavender, strong scent!

11:50 am

hurshy

uh, no

11:50 am

Kallia

I am being very confusing I think...begins with c?

11:50 am

hurshy

no

11:50 am

Uneaixoise

Oh, sorry

11:50 am

Kallia

ok cos thats here too

11:50 am

hurshy

it is li5/12

11:51 am

Uneaixoise

That's what I clued

11:51 am

hurshy

it is not the same as lavender, i don't like lavender as much as li5

11:52 am

Kallia

ah thank you I missed that one...did you get the c?

11:52 am

hurshy

i already had the c lol

11:52 am

Uneaixoise

Lavender COLOR

11:52 am

hurshy

i just was confused cause i thought that with lily you were so close to what it was, and i wasn't thinking about the ca

11:53 am

hurshy

yes, i suppose it is lavender COLOR :D

11:53 am

Kallia

no problem....I hadnt seen the l..so I was also confused....

11:53 am

Uneaixoise

:-)

11:54 am

hurshy

i think the grid being difficult is also making us difficult in our communications with each other lol

11:54 am

Kallia

looks like we are in =for a 4 week lock down...Boris is on in 30 mins or so to tell us

11:55 am

Kallia

I think you are right Hurshy..I am just over half way and still have 3 letters to attempt

11:55 am

Uneaixoise

I'm with you, hursh.... lavender is too strong

11:57 am

hurshy

idk if i care about strength, it just has a different scent than li5, and i prefer the li5 scent to the lavender scent

11:57 am

hurshy

i just found a vowelly flooring material la5

12:05 pm

Kallia

100 left...may come back later good luck

12:08 pm

hurshy

i words inveigled!

12:09 pm

hurshy

Js Jacked!

12:12 pm

hurshy

ok now hokie said there is an 8 that is something to eat that is fitting for today so let me think about that

12:13 pm

hurshy

candi...

12:13 pm

hurshy

nothing remotely close to pumpkin...

12:14 pm

cybernan

oh - the little girl in the red dress is back

12:14 pm

hurshy

who is that? ella? emma?

12:14 pm

moolingwa

hi all

12:14 pm

hurshy

hi moo

12:15 pm

moolingwa

hey hursh happy halloween

12:15 pm

cybernan

comic strip that was in the papers 60 years ago :)

12:16 pm

hurshy

i feel like nancy had a red dress in the comics but that isn't here

12:17 pm

hurshy

darla maybe?

12:17 pm

cybernan

Little ****

12:18 pm

hurshy

there are too darn many girls' na5 in this grid!

12:19 pm

cybernan

there were also comic books and, apparently a movie

12:19 pm

hurshy

nell?

12:20 pm

cybernan

Little L4

12:20 pm

cybernan

and that's all the help I'm giving :)

12:20 pm

moolingwa

it's also a legit word

12:21 pm

hurshy

i was afraid of that! but i think i know what it is now then

12:21 pm

hurshy

ms. lovegood of harry potter

12:21 pm

cybernan

I know that's why I said she was back in the grid

12:21 pm

moolingwa

ah

12:21 pm

moolingwa

so is Mr ****

12:22 pm

cybernan

don't think I have that one mool

12:22 pm

hurshy

ok this got me way off track from looking for an 8 that you can eat that's fitting for today

12:22 pm

moolingwa

warp speed 5

12:23 pm

moolingwa

tx for the clue hursh

12:23 pm

hurshy

BUT WHAT IS IT??

12:23 pm

moolingwa

oh...chewy

12:23 pm

hurshy

aha, thanks

12:23 pm

cybernan

well, it's not pumpkin

12:25 pm

moolingwa

100 to go

12:25 pm

hurshy

do we know what the 9 starts with?

12:25 pm

moolingwa

c

12:26 pm

periwinkle

geez I remember that comic strip. hi all

12:26 pm

cybernan

even with the list this is tough sledding

12:26 pm

periwinkle

then again I am old

12:29 pm

hurshy

can you give me a clue moo? :D

12:29 pm

moolingwa

might be found in Venice

12:29 pm

hurshy

oh my, what a silly word! ty

12:30 pm

moolingwa

yeah, it is

12:30 pm

cybernan

down to 40 - bbl

12:31 pm

zoozzoom

Thank you for the 9, mool.

12:31 pm

moolingwa

yw zoo

12:32 pm

moolingwa

several medical/anatomical words in the grid today

12:32 pm

jan

What a scary grid today--so many vowels. And yet, you cannot make aerial, or amnesia, or diurnal. I'm thinking this grid was supposed to be for Hawaiian.

12:33 pm

hurshy

50 left and no more than 4 from any given tile

12:33 pm

moolingwa

80 left and no more than 7 for any given tile ;)

12:36 pm

moolingwa

well now no more than 6 on any given tile

12:40 pm

jan

There's an le/5 which is a useful word for Babblers--it means a base word from which inflected forms can be made.

12:41 pm

hurshy

hmmm

12:41 pm

moolingwa

well, 60 left...will return later possibly

12:43 pm

MollyL

I made a ca7 apple pecan pie today. Other than that, we don't eat those on Halloween.

12:44 pm

jan

Ooh, caramel pecan pie would make me break my diet pledge, for sure.

12:44 pm

periwinkle

sounds yummy MOlly

12:44 pm

jan

I remember ca/7's being called the dentist's friends when I was a kid, for pulling out fillings...

12:45 pm

MollyL

It's really good Jan. I usually make it for Thanksgiving, but we are doing an alternate Thanksgiving this year.

12:46 pm

jan

So, do you replace the corn syrup with a homemade caramel sauce instead?

12:46 pm

MollyL

No, it's an apple pie with ca7 sauce and pecans in it.

12:46 pm

jan

That sounds even better--less cloying.

12:47 pm

jan

When we lived in New Orleans we had an ancient pecan tree in our backyard that gave us more than a hundred pounds of pecans every year--we used to supply the whole neighborhood!

12:51 pm

periwinkle

help with re8 pls

12:52 pm

MollyL

Ooo, I would love a pecan tree that plentiful.

12:52 pm

Uneaixoise

When we visited my grandmother in Monroe in the summer, we bagged and sold pecans :-(

12:52 pm

dan2bit

re8 a musician or actors gets these when their show or song is played

12:53 pm

dan2bit

it means leftover

12:53 pm

jan

It was a wonderful specimen of a tree. Sadly, it and our old house were completely destroyed by Katrina, though long after we lived there.

12:53 pm

Uneaixoise

:-)......not a frown!!

12:53 pm

periwinkle

ty dan

12:56 pm

dan2bit

could use a clue for the di7 or the du7

12:57 pm

MollyL

All I can think of is royalties

12:57 pm

jan

Think of actors in a sitcom that gets replayed a lot...

12:57 pm

hurshy

are there any re8 feelings in you from your childhood experiences?

12:58 pm

dan2bit

re7 is left behind by evaporation, make it an adjective

12:58 pm

dan2bit

(the re7 is not in the grid)

12:58 pm

ChampFit

Slime in the ice machine!

12:59 pm

jan

That is an image that will be hard to get out of my head, ChampFit...:-0

12:59 pm

hurshy

i only have a du6 which is a very smelly fruit, no 7 yet, nor di7

1:00 pm

hurshy

and of course the other du6 that is more boring

1:00 pm

ChampFit

We had a reporter in here that used to report on the most egregious restaurant violations. He was famous for that phrase. Marvin Zindler, eyewitness news!

1:01 pm

hurshy

oHO

1:01 pm

hurshy

dan, you might find yourself on the horns of a di7

1:02 pm

dan2bit

oh duh ty hursh

1:02 pm

jan

Thanks hurshy--I can't believe I missed that one, especially having found the linguistics word I mentioned earlier.

1:02 pm

dan2bit

I had the 5-letter ending already...

1:03 pm

hurshy

i don't know the 5 as a linguistics word, i know it as a thing like a theorem that you use in like geometry proofs

1:04 pm

dan2bit

du7 is brain covering + dudes

1:04 pm

hurshy

ty

1:05 pm

hurshy

that brings my D to only one left! *nailbiter*

1:06 pm

dan2bit

firewords - toughie even for a Saturday! have a great All Hallows Eve, celebrators!

1:06 pm

hurshy

ttfn dan

1:07 pm

jan

Bye dan, and congrats on cracking this one. Me, I think it is time to make lunch and pick some kale. That kale's not gonna pick itself.

1:08 pm

hurshy

kale should have higher self-esteem

1:09 pm

jan

LOL--and this time I mean it literally.

1:09 pm

hurshy

*smiles modestly*

1:12 pm

hurshy

the lower A is very hard, i only have 2 of them

1:13 pm

ChampFit

I have nothing! Everything comes from other A's. This grid is hard for me.

1:14 pm

hurshy

the ones i have from there are au6 and 7

1:14 pm

hurshy

sound-related words

1:14 pm

ChampFit

Thank you...that helped! Got 'em.

1:15 pm

phaeton

hello...help with the ca6/24 following the phone ca5/12

1:15 pm

hurshy

a hard spot on your finger or foot

1:16 pm

phaeton

ty

1:17 pm

hurshy

such a beautiful sunny day here

1:18 pm

hurshy

i feel so happy

1:19 pm

hurshy

aha! here's another: an6 = a + sounds like a word that has to do with things in your brain

1:20 pm

hurshy

aha! change the last letter of that for another an6

1:20 pm

hurshy

which brings me to 200 words!

1:21 pm

ChampFit

I was just working around that...thanks!

1:22 pm

ChampFit

Ooooh...make a circle! Come back down from that R for the last two letters for another 4!

1:22 pm

hurshy

ty

1:22 pm

ChampFit

Sorry...it's another an. That wasnt clear.

1:22 pm

ChampFit

an6

1:22 pm

hurshy

i think you meant 6, not 4, also :D

1:23 pm

ChampFit

I did. Got so excited!

1:23 pm

hurshy

yes :D

1:23 pm

phaeton

missing one of the ca7/36

1:24 pm

hurshy

well if you take a ca6 that is a kind of cooking oil and you change the middle vowel, and then you latin pl it...

1:25 pm

hurshy

methinks with 34 left, me shall get the list

1:25 pm

phaeton

have that one...need the one before the candies

1:25 pm

hokie carla

rehi

1:26 pm

hurshy

oh well i don't have anything between that and the candies :(

1:28 pm

hurshy

anyone have ac6?

1:28 pm

phaeton

found it!

1:28 pm

hokie carla

no ac here

1:28 pm

hurshy

what is it then phae?

1:29 pm

phaeton

ac- not out -vowel cons

1:29 pm

hurshy

ty

1:29 pm

phaeton

it's a mammal related to the lynx...uses both C's

1:29 pm

hurshy

and haha cause i thought you meant you found the other ca7

1:30 pm

phaeton

I did

1:30 pm

hurshy

oh and THAT's a mammal related to a lynx

1:30 pm

hokie carla

odd, the link to open the chat is not working for me

1:30 pm

hurshy

got it! woohoo!

1:30 pm

phaeton

2

1:31 pm

phaeton

need the last me6/24

1:32 pm

hokie carla

the one I have is a male ariel

1:32 pm

phaeton

FW

1:32 pm

hokie carla

well done

1:32 pm

origami

Congrats phae

1:33 pm

hurshy

congrats!

1:33 pm

hokie carla

oh, got the cat

1:34 pm

hurshy

i feel like i'm walking in deep snow

1:35 pm

hokie carla

NTPN - girl who played Moana

1:39 pm

hurshy

anyone got the ma6/24 that is right before ma6/27 (what pirates do)?

1:40 pm

hokie carla

not me

1:40 pm

hokie carla

I do have the pirates one at lease

1:40 pm

hokie carla

last

1:40 pm

hokie carla

least

1:40 pm

hurshy

least but not last

1:41 pm

hokie carla

did I just have a small stroke

1:41 pm

hurshy

idk but i think my response was a stroke... OF GENIUS

1:42 pm

hokie carla

LOL

1:43 pm

hurshy

how about su6?

1:44 pm

hokie carla

I have one that is like an emotion or a look

1:45 pm

hurshy

thanks!!

1:46 pm

hokie carla

just lucky you asked for one of the 17 6's I have

1:46 pm

hurshy

lol

1:47 pm

MollyL

What is the deal with people and strokes today? Pray you never have one, they are not exactly fodder for joking conversation.

1:47 pm

hurshy

ok now i just need that ma6, and a ul5

1:48 pm

hokie carla

just found one for boats but wrong points

1:48 pm

hurshy

morewords is good for a ul5, got that now

1:48 pm

hokie carla

what is the ul5 points?

1:48 pm

hurshy

5/14

1:49 pm

hurshy

oHO! fw

1:50 pm

hokie carla

I think I will do some baking and work on this while it's in the oven.

1:50 pm

hokie carla

well done!

1:50 pm

ChampFit

WooHOO!

1:50 pm

hurshy

don't put your laptop in the oven

1:51 pm

hokie carla

good idea

1:51 pm

corpsvalue

finally have both ma6/24 !

2:42 pm

marksdolly

fireworks!

3:01 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats!!

3:29 pm

moolingwa

okay, back to try and knock off some of my final 60

3:43 pm

MollyL

Everyone get some popcorn and see if Moolingwa can knock off his final 60. Ooo!

3:50 pm

periwinkle

114 here but I was exercising and then making a vegetarian curry

3:50 pm

periwinkle

and I am stuck

3:56 pm

moolingwa

46 left, tough grid this one

3:57 pm

periwinkle

it is

4:04 pm

periwinkle

100 left bbl

4:14 pm

Uneaixoise

29 to go.....

4:15 pm

zoozzoom

8

4:27 pm

moolingwa

nice going you two

5:01 pm

Uneaixoise

25 to go...... whew

5:04 pm

Uneaixoise

24......still crawling along....

5:05 pm

NANCY

27 HERE

5:18 pm

periwinkle

help with either an6/21 please

5:20 pm

Uneaixoise

An + vowel + jogged

5:21 pm

MollyL

They both connect to the same vowel. One ends in not walk. The other ends in the first three of a pep thing that happens before a football game.

5:22 pm

periwinkle

ty both

5:34 pm

Uneaixoise

Ma8/45?

5:35 pm

periwinkle

adj form of the ma6 before it

5:36 pm

Uneaixoise

Nm.....found it :-)

5:36 pm

JaxH66

Are there 2 ma8s?

5:36 pm

periwinkle

yes. I clued the 2nd one

5:36 pm

Uneaixoise

Yes....ma8/50

5:37 pm

periwinkle

53 left and slow going even with list

5:41 pm

hokie carla

80 left here. will probably not try too hard.

5:42 pm

Uneaixoise

Ditto re slow going.....

5:44 pm

hokie carla

is 80 too early to list?

5:47 pm

Uneaixoise

Noooo

5:57 pm

NANCY

I am finally down to the last word, the first la which is la 5. Is this a word I should know. Cant find it. Help please

5:57 pm

HarryHood

double vowel

5:58 pm

NANCY

I just found it. ty finally fireworks, what a slog this was

5:58 pm

HarryHood

just started

5:59 pm

NANCY

good luck to you. so many words i have never heard of. not a pleasant grid to be sure.

5:59 pm

hokie carla

I'm thinking about just quitting

6:00 pm

HarryHood

just got halfway

6:00 pm

HarryHood

but the Us are killing me

6:02 pm

HarryHood

ah just missing the right hand U now

6:02 pm

HarryHood

phew nbt

6:02 pm

cybernan

hello again :)

6:03 pm

HarryHood

hi nan

6:03 pm

HarryHood

hearing very discouraging words about this grid

6:04 pm

hokie carla

ru said it was difficult

6:05 pm

hokie carla

I'm out. going to look for some good scary movies

6:05 pm

hokie carla

see y'all tomorrow

6:15 pm

HarryHood

95 to go. this is not looking good

6:15 pm

MollyL

♪♫Where there are heard, some discouraging words...and the grid is Halloween shroudy all day♪♫

6:16 pm

MollyL

COVID totally sucks. It is sad to drive around on Halloween night and see no trick or treaters out.

6:17 pm

Uneaixoise

I know....not even the three little girls next door :-(

6:19 pm

MollyL

This thing has really ruined the whole year. Bah freaking humbug.

6:25 pm

cybernan

you need to find an outlet for that frustration, Molly -- I figure we probably have at least 6 months to go before we can start to relax

6:30 pm

MollyL

It's not frustration Nan. Just disappointment that our regular celebrations have been taken away. And regular life, for that matter.

6:32 pm

cybernan

Its could be worse --- France and England have it so bad the gov'ts had to shut down the entire country for 3 weeks.

6:33 pm

MollyL

I guess some people are okay with isolation and mask wearing. On a positive note, some of my neighbors are setting off firecrackers. Go neighbors!

6:33 pm

cybernan

A good lesson on what will happen if people don't pay attention to the medical advice.

6:36 pm

cybernan

Isolation and mask wearing while not something anyone wants to do it is what responsible people do do out of consideration and respect for others.

6:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

many neighbors are sitting in their driveways with bonfires. they put out tables at the sidewalk with candy

6:39 pm

MollyL

Yeah, I know Nan. My point was that it is crushing all of our moments of celebration. I feel the worst for the kids who have been robbed of a whole year of fun.

6:40 pm

MollyL

That's nice TO. I'm glad some people are finding a way around this.

6:41 pm

penquis

hello all....

6:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

it seems we are having in influx of families wtih children again. so i will resume halloween next year.

6:42 pm

cybernan

I think our younger grandkids had a great time this summer -- they spent a lot of time with their parents, went camping for 2 or 3 days every week at different places around to province and spent a lot of time on their skateboards since their dad built a half pipe for them in the backyard.

6:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

driveway socilals are a thing here.

6:47 pm

Aloyisius

Have to say, this has been one lu4.6 of a grid and I'm glad to be done! Good Luck all and HAPPY HALLOWEEN..

6:49 pm

72 Temple Owl

yay aloy!

6:50 pm

cybernan

we had driveway and patio socials all summer, but too cold now

6:52 pm

MollyL

I'm glad your grandkids had such nice times Nan. Kids with less money in the house, or parents who are out of work didn't fare so well.

6:53 pm

72 Temple Owl

the food pantries i work at are each supporting over 10 families.

6:54 pm

cybernan

their dad did't have any work from March until September either - all the film studios were closed and he makes commercials for a living.

6:54 pm

penquis

i have decided that I hate this grid.... :o|

6:55 pm

Gillie

Well, camping may have cybernan's kids a bit, but the rest doesn't sound of reach for children in impoverished families

6:55 pm

Gillie

*out of reach

6:56 pm

HarryHood

many kids have had a tough time. money or no money - the anxiety many adults feel is magnified in the kids.

6:56 pm

cybernan

I don't know Gille -- they certainly aren't suffering and I don't think impoverished kids have a back yard of their own.

6:57 pm

HarryHood

32 to go with the list.

6:57 pm

Gillie

Well, I was thinking that skate-boarding can be done a lot of places, but you're right, a backyard helps.

6:58 pm

cybernan

on the other hand, they do spend a lot of time outdoors, crafting, and playing games together --- there is no TV in the house by parental choice.

6:58 pm

penquis

73 here....

6:58 pm

MollyL

I agree Harry. The stress of all this for parents affects the kids.

6:58 pm

72 Temple Owl

time for a break.

6:59 pm

cybernan

stress caused by not likeing what is happening is a state of mind that can be changed -- I feel for the ones who are stressed out because they are losing their homes and don't know where the next meal is coming from.

7:00 pm

Gillie

I have a recent immigrant family of mother and three kids living in the apartment below me who for some reason seem to spend most of their time cooped up in there, although there are several playgrounds in the area. The mother speaks little English, but at least one of the kids speaks some.

7:02 pm

Gillie

It's maybe a bit cool now for the playgrounds, but it was the same during the summer.

7:03 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* Monkeys got a lot of exercise this time out :)

7:03 pm

Gillie

Good going!

7:03 pm

HarryHood

wtg nan - very impressive

7:03 pm

penquis

congrats...

7:04 pm

cybernan

back to my sewing machine -- down to the last 6 masks now.

7:04 pm

Gillie

The kids are quite young and rambunctious (and a bit rebellious, I think), and I hear their mother yelling at them a lot, even through the night.

7:05 pm

cybernan

Will have to come up with a new projet to keep me busy.

7:05 pm

cybernan

*project -- cleaning the keyboard should be one of them!

7:06 pm

cybernan

have a good evening and stay safe :)

7:07 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats, Nan!!

7:25 pm

pabtrek

laic al

7:26 pm

periwinkle

first ca8 please

7:26 pm

periwinkle

nm

7:28 pm

penquis

hi peri...

7:29 pm

periwinkle

hi pen, hi all.

7:29 pm

periwinkle

the C words are causing me grief as usual

7:29 pm

periwinkle

41 left

7:35 pm

penquis

43 here...

7:40 pm

moolingwa

42 for me...I kid you not

7:41 pm

penquis

34 here now....you will finish before me....

7:51 pm

moolingwa

well, down to 36....but only one of my remaining is a 4

7:51 pm

penquis

27 here....

7:56 pm

periwinkle

18

7:56 pm

moolingwa

almost there peri

7:56 pm

moolingwa

I've found one word in the last 5 minutes

7:57 pm

penquis

22 here....i have a list but it seems impossible....

7:57 pm

moolingwa

doing it listlessly :)

8:00 pm

periwinkle

di7 please, getting tedious

8:01 pm

penquis

sorry...it's one of the MIA words....

8:02 pm

JaxH66

What to do, it’s a di7

8:02 pm

periwinkle

13 left 12 are R and C words :(

8:02 pm

periwinkle

ty Jax

8:03 pm

penquis

duh....didn't see that corner letter.....ty, jax....

8:04 pm

periwinkle

just 7 C words left

8:04 pm

penquis

i have two Cs missing....

8:07 pm

periwinkle

and done

8:08 pm

periwinkle

do you know what you are missing?

8:08 pm

penquis

very nice, peri....congrats....

8:08 pm

penquis

the first CA 24....

8:09 pm

penquis

and the CA 7/36 before the candy....

8:11 pm

JaxH66

Ca7 is a cat

8:11 pm

periwinkle

ca6 a hardened or thickend part of the skin. many skilled laborer get these on their hands

8:11 pm

penquis

got the skin word thanks....

8:12 pm

periwinkle

the ca7 is a cat like mammal

8:12 pm

periwinkle

yw

8:12 pm

periwinkle

first 4 letters of the candy and first three of what you count when you are on a diet

8:13 pm

penquis

clueless about the cat.....still looking....

8:13 pm

moolingwa

tx peri, didn't have that one

8:13 pm

periwinkle

glad to help

8:13 pm

moolingwa

34 to go :)

8:13 pm

penquis

17 here, but stalled....

8:13 pm

periwinkle

did you see my other clue pen?

8:14 pm

penquis

ty, peri....i had not seen it....found it.....

8:14 pm

periwinkle

my clue at 8:12

8:14 pm

periwinkle

glad you found it

8:15 pm

periwinkle

are you done Pen?

8:15 pm

penquis

oh no.....16 left....

8:15 pm

periwinkle

well I need to go. happy babbling

8:15 pm

moolingwa

I'm right behind you pen...just 34 ;)

8:16 pm

penquis

but you're gaining on me....

8:16 pm

penquis

bye peri...

8:16 pm

moolingwa

not really

8:16 pm

moolingwa

I did just find my last 4 letter word

8:17 pm

penquis

my fours are gone....

8:18 pm

moolingwa

11x5, 16x6, 4x7 and 2x8 left

8:20 pm

penquis

found a word family....down to 12.....5 5s, 5 6s, and 2 7s....

8:20 pm

penquis

got all my 8s....

8:20 pm

moolingwa

nice

8:23 pm

moolingwa

ooh, found a word :)

8:24 pm

moolingwa

oh, and two more

8:24 pm

penquis

i am down to 9....

8:24 pm

moolingwa

30 left here

8:28 pm

penquis

found another family....down to 6....

8:28 pm

moolingwa

yeah, having trouble getting any traction here

8:29 pm

moolingwa

ah, another word...29 to go

8:30 pm

penquis

some of these are words i have never seen before....

8:30 pm

moolingwa

yeah, there's a few newbies for me too

8:31 pm

moolingwa

another word..

8:34 pm

penquis

5 now...

8:35 pm

moolingwa

having trouble with that lower right A

8:36 pm

penquis

yes....lots of vowels...word family.....

8:36 pm

penquis

a 5/6/6....

8:39 pm

penquis

missing 3 5s and 1 6 now....annoying to have trouble finding a 5...

8:40 pm

moolingwa

what letters?

8:40 pm

moolingwa

ah, just found a 7/8 combo

8:43 pm

penquis

down to 3...

8:43 pm

moolingwa

26 here

8:43 pm

Minveryork

Go penquis go!

8:44 pm

penquis

ty, min....

8:44 pm

penquis

2 now... ;o)....

8:44 pm

moolingwa

almost there

8:46 pm

penquis

1....

8:49 pm

penquis

done....

8:49 pm

moolingwa

woot

8:49 pm

moolingwa

25 left here

8:50 pm

moolingwa

24

8:50 pm

Minveryork

Congratulations penquis on your fireworks!Hooray for you

8:50 pm

penquis

thanks....had to do a lot of guessing....

8:51 pm

moolingwa

still have 8 A's left

8:52 pm

penquis

they were a killer....

8:52 pm

penquis

my last word was an a....five letters.....

8:52 pm

moolingwa

another a found

8:53 pm

moolingwa

have 5 Cs too

8:53 pm

penquis

there is the weird al 5/6/6 family....

8:53 pm

moolingwa

in fact I out of 23...12 of them are A or C

8:53 pm

penquis

the Cs and As were the most difficult for me, too....

8:55 pm

penquis

i am watching Young Frankenstein, since it's Halloween....has anyone here watched the NYC Halloween Parade made up of puppets?....it's a hoot....

8:55 pm

moolingwa

Abby Normal :)

8:56 pm

penquis

exactly... ;o)

8:56 pm

moolingwa

Marty Feldman was a funny guy

8:56 pm

penquis

a character just said, "The scientists want to rule the world"....sounded like he was quoting Pres. Trump... ;o)

8:57 pm

penquis

yes, Marty is funny even when he is not saying anything....

9:02 pm

moolingwa

well think I've given this one a good shot, not sure I'm going to get much of these last 23

9:03 pm

penquis

you could list....

9:03 pm

moolingwa

nah, just not my thing

9:04 pm

penquis

everyone plays their own way....no problem with that...

9:04 pm

moolingwa

have a great evening

9:04 pm

penquis

you, too....just got to the Abby Normal discussion... ;o)

9:06 pm

penquis

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

9:07 pm

mkg

hi all. any clues for the A that is in 4th row????6 words and i cant see any! help!

9:11 pm

mkg

i dont like this grid.........cant get half way and cant find the U words for the third column U nor the A words for the A next to that U...........any stats and clues more than welcome..........its been a long day and long night

9:14 pm

mkg

anyone here for clues?

11:25 pm

dcseain

i'll try, mkg

11:25 pm

dcseain

oh, that was hours ago

11:58 pm

dizgrannie

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