Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, January 2, 2021

12:02 am

Rainiqui

sh 7 and 8

12:02 am

broll

in 8

12:03 am

jessmom

te7/8

12:03 am

godthaab

flp

12:03 am

dizgrannie

sh 8/9

12:03 am

godthaab

flip too!

12:04 am

godthaab

sh 8 x 2

12:04 am

jessmom

te7 x 3

12:05 am

godthaab

sh8 x 3

12:06 am

jessmom

xe5

12:06 am

periwinkle

re7/8

12:07 am

periwinkle

re7/8x2

12:07 am

circe

te 8

12:08 am

broll

su 7

12:08 am

periwinkle

su8

12:10 am

chj

si7

12:10 am

crayola

sh8x3

12:11 am

crayola

oops just saw you called that earlier godthaab

12:12 am

penquis

su 7

12:16 am

circe

in 8

12:16 am

circe

in 8

12:17 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:21 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:27 am

dizgrannie

eu 8/9

12:30 am

dizgrannie

E's Exterminated

12:34 am

dizgrannie

Gs Gutted

12:39 am

cybernan

just got to half way - u's are the only grey tile for me

12:41 am

ursh

us5 - the person who shows you to your seat

12:41 am

ursh

oops sorry read that wrong

12:42 am

cybernan

lol - ty anyway ursh

12:42 am

dizgrannie

he 7

12:47 am

cybernan

crashing - will have another look in tomorrow. Goodnight.

1:39 am

dizgrannie

in 8/65 is interesting

1:40 am

dizgrannie

make that 8/ 65 x 2

1:41 am

JaxH66

Dizgrannie pb box for you

1:41 am

dizgrannie

LOL how ?

1:42 am

JaxH66

In8/40

1:43 am

dizgrannie

nup mine has a gerund ending

2:57 am

mattygroves

How? There's no ing ending in the grid...

3:31 am

PMS

ts

3:36 am

PMS

reest

3:57 am

Strudtastic

Rugs

3:58 am

Strudtastic

Sorry !!

6:12 am

melonheadjujube

EEEEEE!!!!! good morning, everyone.

6:16 am

melonheadjujube

Ah, just looked at the timestamps [hums "All By Myse-e-elf. . . " as any Clevelander would]

6:18 am

melonheadjujube

wow 16 8-letter words in this weird grid!

6:34 am

Uneaixoise

Eu8?

6:35 am

MollyL

Ends in an alternate of not day,Une

6:37 am

Uneaixoise

Thanks!

6:37 am

ItalianGreyhound

Thx Molly

6:37 am

Uneaixoise

What a word!

6:41 am

bubba218

Done!

7:03 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats!

7:03 am

aslindy

morning all

7:03 am

Uneaixoise

Morning!

7:04 am

aslindy

hi une

7:05 am

MollyL

I'm betting that Harry, the chemistry guy, will know the eu word. : D

7:07 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends.

7:09 am

Uneaixoise

Hey, bea

7:09 am

Uneaixoise

40 to go.....off to feed the pups.....later!

7:09 am

aslindy

hello bea

7:10 am

BzznBea

Another day without A...hmm...

7:15 am

aslindy

wouldn't it be "nother dy without... "

7:15 am

BzznBea

LOL! Yes it would.

7:19 am

Dorens

hppy new yer everyone

7:20 am

BzznBea

Sme to you, Dorens.

7:23 am

rururocks

Well.. I'm gld Christms is over

7:29 am

welki

'morning, bbblers

7:30 am

BzznBea

Hey, welki

7:30 am

crosshair

Morning. :)

7:35 am

hokie carla

hmm, wonder why nexi isn't the plural

7:36 am

BzznBea

Morning, Crl

7:40 am

hokie carla

howdy folks

7:40 am

welki

crla!

7:40 am

welki

oops -

7:40 am

welki

should be crl!

7:41 am

hokie carla

lol

7:41 am

hokie carla

wlk, b

7:41 am

welki

bck to the coffeepot

7:41 am

hokie carla

is this a no vwl day? lots in the grid.

7:42 am

BzznBea

Missing one vowel tody.

7:42 am

rururocks

no.. it's becuse be's a isn't working

7:42 am

welki

bea and lindy - see 7:10 and 7:15

7:42 am

welki

i thought it ws becuse there is no in the grid tody

7:42 am

hokie carla

I see

7:43 am

welki

it's hrder to do thn it seems :)

7:43 am

rururocks

thankfully it's not a u for bea today

7:45 am

MollyL

People seem to be hving fun typing without using the first letter of the phbet tody

7:48 am

hokie carla

I've found 3 8's somehow

7:49 am

rururocks

i've found 14 so far

7:49 am

BzznBea

If you cn't find 8's tody, you should find nother gme to ply.

7:49 am

hokie carla

nice. I'm just midway on 2nd row

7:50 am

hokie carla

sounds like a challenge Bea. :D

7:50 am

rururocks

15 now.

7:50 am

rururocks

just need one more 8

7:51 am

rururocks

got em all now

7:51 am

hokie carla

well done, pokemon trainer

7:54 am

hokie carla

what about the 9's, bea? should I quit if I can't find them? ;D

7:54 am

rururocks

one of the nines is a doozy

7:54 am

BzznBea

Yes,

7:55 am

hokie carla

for some reason I have exodus by bob marley stuck in my head.

7:56 am

welki

reggae on a saturday morning :)

7:57 am

hokie carla

in my hed

7:57 am

hokie carla

is tody sturdy? I hve no ide wht dy it is

7:58 am

BzznBea

I have to look at my computer to find out for sure.

7:58 am

hokie carla

oh, yes it is according to my watch

7:58 am

welki

yes, they seem to run together

8:02 am

hokie carla

was doing so well on the e's but now not

8:03 am

hokie carla

can I have the stat please for the x? if it's not xenon or xylophone not sure I have a chance of just coming up with it.

8:04 am

BzznBea

xe5.22

8:05 am

hokie carla

got it, thx

8:05 am

rururocks

fun grid tody

8:05 am

hokie carla

is it? I thought yesterday's was but it seemed like most people hated it.

8:06 am

hokie carla

and are you saying that to announce you finished?

8:06 am

BzznBea

Yesterday's was a bear for me.

8:08 am

hokie carla

I seem to recall you catching up with and passing me fairly quickly

8:08 am

BzznBea

Okay, it was a bear at the start.

8:11 am

hokie carla

isn't a witch a hexist?

8:12 am

BzznBea

I thought that if you could go in again you should be able to go out again...

8:12 am

hokie carla

yep, tried it

8:14 am

hokie carla

ruist - one who is against or for ruru? I don't know

8:18 am

hokie carla

still don't know why a bull isn't a go5

8:22 am

hokie carla

found a 9! I can keep playing! I don't think it's the doozy ru mentioned though.

8:24 am

BzznBea

I'm still missing a 9..

8:25 am

BzznBea

It smacked me in the face after I typed that.

8:25 am

hokie carla

haha

8:27 am

hokie carla

53 left after first pass. that middle row is the worst.

8:28 am

Scrabbler

Hi Bea and Carla

8:28 am

hokie carla

howdy scrabbs

8:29 am

BzznBea

Hello, Scrabs.

8:30 am

BzznBea

CArla, I took your mom's advice and did not do laundry or clean house yesterday.

8:31 am

hokie carla

me either!

8:31 am

Scrabbler

Me either.

8:32 am

BzznBea

I did move things around in my neglected sewing room. Hoping to get back there today.

8:32 am

hokie carla

yeah, I taped a pattern together and taped some updates on another one

8:34 am

hokie carla

there is a big independent pattern maker industry, and the patterns are .pdf files.

8:35 am

BzznBea

I made my granddaughter a curtain for her bedroom this summer. Then they moved and her new bedroom has two windows. I wasn't sure I could remember where I bought the fabric, but since Mr. Bea keeps track of all that, I found the store and they actually had more of the fabric.

8:36 am

BzznBea

Are they clothing patterns?

8:36 am

hokie carla

wow, that's awesome of him. glad you found it.

8:36 am

hokie carla

the two I put updates on were leggings, the one I taped together was a little backpack purse pattern

8:37 am

BzznBea

He has kept track of every penny coming in or going out for 21 years.

8:37 am

hokie carla

most of the clothing patterns come with the option of having them printed on big paper like blueprints, so I either drive to a UPS store I know will print them or order them online from a place in Richmond.

8:37 am

MLFAN17

is the x xe something?

8:37 am

BzznBea

I have so many projects. I keep telling myself, "One bite at a time."

8:38 am

hokie carla

xe5/22

8:38 am

BzznBea

Yes, xe5.22

8:38 am

hokie carla

I was saying here yesterday I'm going to finish a quilt a month since I have 10 or so quilt tops my grandmother left.

8:40 am

BzznBea

I've got some I'm takiing to a longarmer. They are just too big for me to deal with.

8:41 am

MLFAN17

4th column i stats?

8:41 am

cherlyq

4*4

8:41 am

BzznBea

ir44

8:41 am

hokie carla

bea, your granddaughter might like the little backpack purse. it is a free pattern. I have an email in my profile if you want it, I will send to you.

8:42 am

MLFAN17

is ig it?

8:42 am

BzznBea

???

8:42 am

hokie carla

mlfan, ir4/4

8:42 am

MLFAN17

hokie how big are the quilt a month going to be?

8:43 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

8:43 am

MLFAN17

oh duh ty

8:43 am

hokie carla

well, my grandmother didn't always make certain sizes. I washed all these when I got them like 2 years ago and hung them out. they

8:43 am

hokie carla

they're probably full size

8:44 am

hokie carla

I did do a king on this machine this past summer, bea. I think I put a pic on my instagram. It wasn't easy, but was doable, so I think these will be fine.

8:44 am

Aloyisius

wondering how many days will go by in the new year before the volcano shows up.. hi Babble buddies

8:45 am

hokie carla

well, it was a close one today, aloy

8:45 am

Scrabbler

Alas, we must wait, but *honk*honk*.

8:46 am

Aloyisius

lol, yes Scrabbs.. honk honk to start!

8:46 am

BzznBea

Maybe a day when we have an A in the grid.

8:46 am

hokie carla

LOL

8:46 am

rururocks

we won't get anymore a's until your computer is fixed bea :D

8:46 am

Aloyisius

that would make sense!

8:47 am

hokie carla

I have finished all the E's except the 3rd row and can only find 3!

8:48 am

BzznBea

My computer works fine. I just can't send or respond to emails.

8:48 am

hokie carla

oh, well would you like me to post the link to the tiny backpack instead of emailing me?

8:48 am

BzznBea

That E has your missing 9, Caral.

8:49 am

hokie carla

hmmm

8:49 am

Scrabbler

eu4 and 5--do you have those already?

8:50 am

hokie carla

yes, those are 2 I have and er4

8:50 am

BzznBea

You can send it to me in email, Carla. I'll get it.

8:51 am

BzznBea

I added my email to my profile. Thanks.

8:54 am

hokie carla

ok, done

8:58 am

Aloyisius

Bea, I'm going to check out your FB site re the house; our home in Oh was built in 1865, so we know how it is to live in an oldie.. look forward to seeing what you have done.

8:58 am

hokie carla

well, I'm going to have to save the last 38 for later. mr. homie is planning a bike ride for us. supposed to be mid 60s today. TTFN

8:59 am

Aloyisius

enjoy, hokie!

9:05 am

Scrabbler

76 left. Maybe I will return tonight.

9:05 am

Aloyisius

all the snow gone, Scrabbs?

9:06 am

Scrabbler

The rain has been annoying and destructive but it snowed again this morning. We need another big snowstorm.

9:07 am

Aloyisius

I know you love it..

9:15 am

MollyL

Bea, it's not safe to have an email address in your profile here.

10:34 am

hurshy

greetings, babblers

10:36 am

hurshy

weird that you can re-en5, but you can't re-ex4

10:37 am

SuzeeQ24

lol..yes

10:37 am

mattygroves

And you can relive, but you can't re - ex5

10:38 am

hurshy

i suppose even if you reincarnate, you wouldn't have stopped ex5ing, and then started again, you would just continue to ex5

10:39 am

player girl

you can also re-e5 (go in) but you cannot re-e4 (go out)

10:39 am

player girl

Anyone have the stats on the U?

10:39 am

hurshy

that's... what i just said lol

10:39 am

hurshy

ur6/21

10:40 am

player girl

Oh duh, sorry Hurshy.

10:40 am

hurshy

and plural

10:40 am

player girl

TNX

10:41 am

player girl

I was looking in the wrong direction.

10:44 am

hurshy

rerererererererere

10:47 am

hurshy

i've got all the E words from the first two rows, but only 3 of the 7 from the lowest E

10:51 am

hurshy

anyone have the x?

10:51 am

cherlyq

xe5

10:52 am

hurshy

ty

10:52 am

cherlyq

yw

10:56 am

hurshy

name that foreign noun! french for war

10:56 am

car.eeyore

guerre

10:57 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

10:57 am

car.eeyore

:)

11:05 am

hurshy

name that proper foreign noun! french detective agency

11:08 am

hurshy

i like this grid much more than yesterday's

11:10 am

MollyL

Surete (someone reads a lot of Hercule Poirot)

11:10 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

11:10 am

hurshy

who doesn't read Poirot books? and yet plays Babble? this seems fairly unthinkable

11:11 am

hurshy

but then maybe it is like woody allen, seemed unthinkable to some yesterday that others of us have not seen his movies

11:11 am

MollyL

Check in with Nan. She surprises us daily.

11:13 am

hurshy

what do the 9s start with?

11:15 am

hydra

eu 9,90 and sh 9,60

11:15 am

hurshy

that's what the odds suggested they would be!

11:16 am

hurshy

ok got the sh, that was silly since i had the similar 8, i should have gotten that already

11:20 am

hurshy

haven't a clue on the eu though

11:21 am

hurshy

morewords to the rescue!

11:25 am

hurshy

which brings me down to the dreaded 14

11:26 am

hurshy

in a very unusual distribution by length

11:27 am

hurshy

2 - 4 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 0

11:28 am

hurshy

ooh i got an 8!

11:29 am

hurshy

and another 8!

11:29 am

hurshy

with a 7!

11:34 am

hurshy

fours done

11:34 am

hurshy

whoops excuse me

11:34 am

hurshy

not that anyone seems to be around, lol

11:36 am

origami

Good morning

11:36 am

hurshy

yay, a friend! hi origami

11:37 am

origami

Hi hurshy ... how are you doing?

11:37 am

hurshy

pretty well

11:37 am

hurshy

you?

11:38 am

origami

hanging in there :D

11:39 am

hurshy

hirs

11:40 am

hurshy

scuse me, that is dumb since i have all the 4s anyway lol

1:25 pm

Alleyn58

Evening!! I've got the eu9 but not seeing the sh9 - any chance of an idiot hint

1:28 pm

hurshy

it's a bit ridiculous

1:29 pm

hurshy

which of these satins do you think is the sh9 of them all?

1:30 pm

SuzeeQ24

I could use a hint for the eu9

1:31 pm

ChampFit

Stupid, stupid word! It ends in "not day".

1:32 pm

ChampFit

Agree with that whole batch of words, hurshy.

1:33 pm

ChampFit

FW. Any clues needed? Have to say there were some definite bull#$!@ words today.

1:34 pm

hego

: D

1:34 pm

SuzeeQ24

found it..ty champ

2:07 pm

harpjane

hello, how is the grid today?

2:08 pm

harpjane

found a goose

2:16 pm

harpjane

what are the stats for the U please?

2:17 pm

zoozzoom

UR 6/21 UR 7/32 & US 5/14

2:18 pm

SuzeeQ24

ur6,7 us5

2:19 pm

welki

hi folkd

2:19 pm

welki

and folks

2:20 pm

Uneaixoise

In8/65?

2:20 pm

zoozzoom

Hello, Welki

2:21 pm

zoozzoom

Relating to being male & female.

2:21 pm

welki

bury the dinosaur with tiny arms, use

2:22 pm

welki

sheesh, can't type. une.

2:23 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx Welki!!

2:23 pm

welki

there's the other one zooz clued, too

2:24 pm

cosdem

great clue welki thanks

2:25 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx for that one too!!

2:25 pm

cosdem

and ty for the other one zoom

2:26 pm

harpjane

welki, best clue EVER!

2:27 pm

zoozzoom

Did you see the stats for the U's Harpjane?

2:27 pm

crosshair

Ty for that clue, welki. :)

2:27 pm

harpjane

yes, thanks!

2:29 pm

harpjane

nbt nbs

2:38 pm

JaxH66

Could I have the stats for the x please

2:39 pm

zoozzoom

XE 5/22

2:40 pm

zoozzoom

Time for me to go. Happy babbling!

2:41 pm

JaxH66

Thanks zoom

3:14 pm

bichon

re 6/18, 4th one, pls

4:00 pm

jzw

bichon: is it when you get old and leave the work force?

4:00 pm

FrenchToast

or, is it the one that sounds like a part of your eyeball, but change final vowel?

4:01 pm

FrenchToast

I think bichon has left, jz

4:02 pm

jzw

oh well. I'm giving up and leaving myself.

4:02 pm

SamanthaJoy

The fourth one I have is when you take an exam again

4:03 pm

FrenchToast

Oh OK, thanks Samanatha.

4:04 pm

FrenchToast

Now my 4th one is to lace your shoes again.

4:05 pm

SamanthaJoy

Are you getting all the ones off leasing? That's a 4/5/6/7/6/7/8 combo pack

4:06 pm

FrenchToast

Yikes no! I have 4/6/7

4:06 pm

FrenchToast

I still have 82 left

4:06 pm

SamanthaJoy

gotcha

4:07 pm

FrenchToast

Thank you, I have them all now.

4:07 pm

SamanthaJoy

Great!

4:11 pm

FrenchToast

I just found ANOTHER re6,18.

4:12 pm

SamanthaJoy

meep

4:18 pm

FrenchToast

I just listed. I have all the re6,18s now :)

4:18 pm

SamanthaJoy

lol

4:19 pm

hokie carla

rehi - oh it's in the grid

4:20 pm

origami

Finally got all of the R's.

4:26 pm

PMS

Could I have a clu for he 7.52 pleSE

4:27 pm

origami

PMS - add two vowels to the word before it

4:33 pm

FrenchToast

whew! Finished all the Rs

4:33 pm

origami

That was a workout wasn't it?

4:33 pm

FrenchToast

Oh crap no I have 4 more

4:34 pm

PMS

ty origami Thought I had tried it. What a peculiar ending to a word !!

4:34 pm

origami

Many strange words in this grid.

4:37 pm

FrenchToast

And NOW I have completed the Rs. Time for a break, with alcohol!

4:44 pm

MollyL

Cheers!

4:54 pm

HarryHood

hello all.. first pass complete - 60 to go. missing the X

4:57 pm

HarryHood

got the x

4:57 pm

lynxxx

5 letters end in you and me Harry

4:57 pm

HarryHood

ty lynx :)

4:58 pm

LeslieAnn

ah yes, the ol african ground squirrel

5:05 pm

HarryHood

found a 9!

5:08 pm

HarryHood

40 to go

5:10 pm

hokie carla

back again

5:10 pm

hokie carla

rerehi

5:10 pm

HarryHood

hi carla!

5:10 pm

hokie carla

also in the grid

5:11 pm

hokie carla

well maybe not

5:11 pm

hokie carla

38 left here

5:11 pm

HarryHood

me too!!!

5:12 pm

HarryHood

well 36 now :)

5:12 pm

hokie carla

I think today's is way worse than yesterday's

5:12 pm

HarryHood

I've enjoyed it so far

5:12 pm

HarryHood

but that wall is here

5:13 pm

hokie carla

I keep trying sixers

5:13 pm

hokie carla

I have 5 4s left, shirley I can find those

5:16 pm

hokie carla

need 2 N's from 2nd col, feel like they have to be ni

5:16 pm

HarryHood

I am also missing 2 Ns from 2nd col :)

5:17 pm

hokie carla

but no ideas

5:17 pm

lynxxx

do you have the 7 & 8 ni

5:17 pm

hokie carla

nope

5:17 pm

HarryHood

no indeed

5:17 pm

hokie carla

got the 8!

5:17 pm

hokie carla

and then the 7

5:18 pm

hokie carla

thx, lynxxxxx

5:18 pm

hokie carla

ok, that's the stupidest word I've ever seen

5:18 pm

lynxxx

combination of eveing and womens sleepwear Harry

5:19 pm

hokie carla

slang for nightclub

5:19 pm

lynxxx

we have had it a few times before

5:19 pm

hokie carla

hmm, must've been a day I didn't play

5:20 pm

HarryHood

yes I remember those words. ty

5:20 pm

hokie carla

now only 2 i's left on top row

5:20 pm

HarryHood

me too!!!

5:21 pm

hokie carla

wonder if they are all in

5:21 pm

HarryHood

mine are

5:21 pm

hokie carla

we are probably missing all the same words :D but you had 2 more than me

5:21 pm

HarryHood

31 to go now

5:22 pm

hokie carla

35 here

5:23 pm

hokie carla

how is your middle T? need 3 here

5:23 pm

HarryHood

2

5:23 pm

lynxxx

2 I words are very highy scoring

5:24 pm

hokie carla

now 2

5:24 pm

HarryHood

missing 6 right Rs

5:24 pm

hokie carla

4 right R's here.

5:24 pm

hokie carla

ok, lyn, I will look

5:27 pm

hokie carla

ok, not monkeying them. can I have the stats please for the i's?

5:27 pm

lynxxx

both are in8,65

5:28 pm

HarryHood

got one

5:28 pm

hokie carla

well, no wonder I wasn't monkeying them. thx. will look.

5:29 pm

HarryHood

and the other

5:29 pm

HarryHood

ty lynx

5:29 pm

lynxxx

yw

5:29 pm

hokie carla

are these regular words?

5:30 pm

HarryHood

soso

5:30 pm

HarryHood

well no.

5:30 pm

lynxxx

not so much - both start with thye bury word

5:30 pm

hokie carla

ok, was on the right track

5:30 pm

lynxxx

my typing is awful! sorry

5:31 pm

hokie carla

no worries, I knew what you were saying :D

5:33 pm

hokie carla

looked them up. should've found the one at least. maybe bea was right this morning, maybe I should find another game. LOL

5:34 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Another anti0semitic slur out in three forms,

5:35 pm

hokie carla

I either don't know them or don't have them

5:35 pm

HarryHood

I think these archie bunker type antisemitic slurs are just funny

5:35 pm

HarryHood

they're so out of date they're not even offensive.

5:35 pm

hokie carla

stats?

5:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Out of what date?

5:36 pm

HarryHood

sh7 and 8

5:36 pm

HarryHood

i.e. you ask any high school kid they won't even know what they mean

5:36 pm

Kaplan the Magne

how are they out of date?

5:36 pm

HarryHood

and sh9 as well

5:37 pm

hokie carla

I have sh8/9. thought they meant shiny. dictionary.com agrees with me.

5:37 pm

Kaplan the Magne

You ask a high school kid anything and they want know what you mean,

5:37 pm

HarryHood

untrue.

5:37 pm

hokie carla

I'm 47 and have never heard that

5:37 pm

HarryHood

they are very street smart and know lots of lingo. this is lingo, and they don't know it

5:38 pm

lynxxx

Interesting - aI had forgotten about thgat term (and I am old). The dictionary says it is the shiny def and the offensive term is spelled with a Y only

5:38 pm

HarryHood

they probably know the k word. that has stuck.

5:38 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I've heard it used currently, but ur right, not by high school kids.

5:39 pm

HarryHood

26 to go.. I don't see much light on the horizon

5:39 pm

HarryHood

i.e. the horizon is not very sh7.

5:39 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Enable is so out of date

5:39 pm

hokie carla

still 31 here. did you finish the G? still need one

5:39 pm

Gillie

The Enable dictionary was created without trying to eliminate offensive terms of any kind, so it's fairly even-handed when it comes to offensiveness (bearing in mind historical bias).

5:40 pm

HarryHood

3 Gs missing

5:40 pm

hokie carla

enable has a million archaic words

5:40 pm

MollyL

I live for the day when people start adding YO to UR

5:40 pm

HarryHood

gillie I have to say your avatar is my all time favorite

5:41 pm

hokie carla

that's one thing I cannot get behind. it's literally 2 extra letters. and maybe it's fine for You Are but most people use it for your and you're.

5:41 pm

Gillie

Oh, thank you. I don't know if it was photo-shopped or where it is from, I'm afraid.

5:41 pm

lynxxx

the gu5.16 and gu5.18 are unusual

5:41 pm

HarryHood

I have one gu5/16

5:41 pm

HarryHood

but it's usual

5:42 pm

hokie carla

I have one gu5/16 I don't consider unusual

5:42 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Mr Clean leaves a SH6 where you clean.

5:42 pm

lynxxx

OK it's not unuusal and it is the only one - lol

5:43 pm

HarryHood

ah got the 5/18

5:43 pm

hokie carla

I am missing the 5/18 though

5:43 pm

HarryHood

just missing one g now

5:44 pm

hokie carla

we've had the 5/18 recently in a grid with a Q because that's a word too

5:44 pm

HarryHood

Gs done :)

5:46 pm

hokie carla

Apparently there is a movement that thug is a racist word. I heard a podcast where people were complaining about the guy using thug to describe guys that murdered someone and then kidnapped and murdered a 14 yo kid that witnessed it.

5:46 pm

hokie carla

I don't know the color of the offenders but if you can't use thug to describe them, then WTF is wrong with this country

5:46 pm

HarryHood

yes thug has racist overtones these days

5:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

https://www.yourdictionary.com/

5:47 pm

lynxxx

why on earthg would it be considered racist?

5:47 pm

Kaplan the Magne

https://www.yourdictionary.com/sh7

5:48 pm

HarryHood

I can't explain it all - it's just the way it is.

5:48 pm

hokie carla

I guess some people just call black people thugs so now you can't use the word legitimately at all.

5:48 pm

REG

I grew up hearing the term "union thug". Considering some unions were doing everything they could to remain all white at the time that's quite a transformation of the term.

5:48 pm

lynxxx

wonder what you would call neo nazis then

5:48 pm

tessagram

exeerhrest

5:49 pm

HarryHood

I agree with tessagram.

5:49 pm

hokie carla

but you can still call white people and snack items that cheese go on crackers

5:50 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Lots of coding now. A thug is usually a youth oc color . YOU Can be an "addict", have "mental health issues" or be a "thug" or a looter. If you're a white racists well, there are good people on both sides.

5:50 pm

hokie carla

so what should we call street gangs that murder people and then murder witnesses?

5:51 pm

HarryHood

gangstas. oops

5:51 pm

REG

ties

5:52 pm

REG

sorry

5:52 pm

Gillie

Sadly, censoring words doesn't eliminate racism.

5:53 pm

HarryHood

I think it makes people more aware of how hurtful their speech can be

5:53 pm

Gillie

True, but it can get awkward, since words are always changing, and sometimes you need to discuss them even if you don't like them.

5:54 pm

hokie carla

I don't know, do you think racists really care how hurtful they are?

5:54 pm

HarryHood

ppl who are not racists sometimes say hurtful things w/o realizing how hurtful they are

5:55 pm

HarryHood

ppl I grew up with used terms like "shvartze" without realizing that they were demeaning

5:55 pm

hokie carla

so, unintentionally because they don't know a regular word is suddenly offensive to someone?

5:55 pm

hokie carla

never heard that either

5:56 pm

HarryHood

it just means black in yiddish/german

5:56 pm

HarryHood

but by using that word in the middle of an english sentence it becomes pejorative

5:56 pm

HarryHood

like the italian pejorative for black ppl.

5:56 pm

FrenchToast

I'm a haole, a Shikse and a WASP, and anyone who wants to call me that is OK. Why would I care.

5:56 pm

HarryHood

used frequently in the sopranos.

5:57 pm

Gillie

It does baffle me a bit that Enable takes the "n" word, but not negro.

5:57 pm

HarryHood

22 to go and making no progress. I'm listing.

5:57 pm

hokie carla

I think Negro is capitalized

5:58 pm

hokie carla

30 here but haven't really been looking. Did you finish the H? 3 left here.

5:58 pm

Gillie

No, I don't think so.

5:58 pm

Gillie

(negro, that it)

5:58 pm

HarryHood

H done. yes

5:59 pm

Gillie

*is*

6:00 pm

MollyL

I agree with French Toast. I'm a Mick, a Shiske, a WASP and others. It's really time to stop being so sensitive about words in the grid.

6:01 pm

FrenchToast

When I was little, living on Oahu, and other kids called me haole, I didn't care. I said I'm Haole and proud of it. It just means white person, but is considered derogtary.

6:01 pm

Gillie

There are similar puzzle games that do use dictionaries that have been edited to avoid being offensive, including Microsoft Word Games, so people can always try those.

6:02 pm

Gillie

Enable was produced very cheaply, which doesn't really allow for the elimination of offensive terms, or even for all of the non-words.

6:05 pm

penquis

hello all....can someone please clue the eu 8?

6:05 pm

hokie carla

don't have yet

6:05 pm

hokie carla

hi pen

6:05 pm

penquis

hi carla...

6:05 pm

FrenchToast

eu + high point tile + vowel + misspelling of not day.

6:06 pm

hokie carla

went to the list. currently struggling to find a 4.

6:06 pm

hokie carla

thx, FT

6:06 pm

penquis

ty French....i was close....

6:07 pm

FrenchToast

YW pen!

6:08 pm

HarryHood

te6/7 my last 2

6:08 pm

penquis

it's Lil Monkey, right?....or am I misremembering?

6:08 pm

FrenchToast

Yes I am lil*monkey :)

6:08 pm

penquis

thought so!

6:08 pm

hokie carla

I'm working the list backward today

6:09 pm

FrenchToast

REal name: Laurie

6:09 pm

FrenchToast

which te6/7 Harry???

6:09 pm

FrenchToast

Do you have the sneakers?

6:10 pm

Gillie

It should be said that insulting words never carry much weight when they are directed at a privileged group.

6:10 pm

HarryHood

ty FT - one left :)

6:10 pm

HarryHood

DONE

6:10 pm

penquis

congrats, harry...

6:10 pm

HarryHood

silly me I was looking for a 6/7 combo

6:10 pm

FrenchToast

plural of te6 shoes

6:12 pm

penquis

boy that he 7/52 is weird....and no definition....

6:14 pm

HarryHood

there is a satanic band out of NH with that name. Their music will give you a headache - you can look them up on facebook.

6:15 pm

Gillie

Collin's Dictionary defines it as "the art or power of bringing magical or preternatural power to bear or the act or practice of attempting to do so."

6:15 pm

penquis

think i will pass.....also don't "do" Facebook....

6:16 pm

Gillie

Sorry, Collins English Dictionary (no apostrophe).

6:17 pm

Gillie

You can sometimes find words by googling when dictionary.com doesn't have them.

6:17 pm

HarryHood

well have a good night everybody. see you tomorrow!

6:17 pm

Gillie

Sorry - I should step out of the chat now.

6:17 pm

penquis

yes, Gillie....i have done that many times...

6:17 pm

penquis

goodnight harry....

6:26 pm

jbp

thanks for the clue on the he 7. It's German for witchcraft

6:28 pm

hokie carla

great, 4 RE left, 2 from each side. this is going to be fun.

6:29 pm

hokie carla

retinn

6:29 pm

hokie carla

oops

6:30 pm

jbp

thanks, Carla!

6:30 pm

hokie carla

well it's not a word, no need to thank me

6:31 pm

jbp

but it helped me find one

6:31 pm

hokie carla

oh good

6:32 pm

jbp

clue for the X?

6:32 pm

hokie carla

it's an african ground squirrel. glad I could help. :D

6:33 pm

jbp

lolg. thx

6:33 pm

hokie carla

kinda like numbers before 1 mixed with a copy machine. ends in not them, but **

6:33 pm

Gillie

Latin, I guess

6:34 pm

jbp

sounds like it

6:34 pm

jbp

clue for the top row E?

6:34 pm

jbp

nm

6:34 pm

jbp

it's spooky

6:34 pm

hokie carla

er4/4

6:35 pm

jbp

thx!

6:35 pm

penquis

can't find my last word.....the first in 8/65?...it's awful to know the first five letters and still not be able to find the word....

6:36 pm

hokie carla

it's almost identical to the 2nd

6:36 pm

jbp

initial letters?

6:36 pm

hokie carla

double cons

6:36 pm

jbp

no what does it start with

6:37 pm

penquis

ty.....i am done....

6:37 pm

JaxH66

I saw a clue earlier - bury dinosaur with small arms

6:37 pm

hokie carla

it's "in"

6:37 pm

hokie carla

well done. down to 7 here.

6:37 pm

jbp

great clue --thanks Jax!

6:38 pm

hokie carla

going to move on and come back to the R's

6:38 pm

jbp

stats for the 9s?

6:39 pm

hokie carla

eu9 is a doozy to quote ru this morning

6:39 pm

JaxH66

Sh9/60

6:39 pm

hokie carla

the other is sh9 and I have just learned tonight that is an anti-semitic slur

6:39 pm

Gillie

eu9 is a mineral, if that helps

6:40 pm

Gillie

sh9 means the most sleek

6:40 pm

Gillie

or the most shiny

6:42 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight all...

6:42 pm

jbp

thx for the clues --got the rock, now trying to monkey the other

6:42 pm

Gillie

sh9 isn't really strange, but I don't think it's used much

6:44 pm

Gillie

Uses the superlative ending

6:44 pm

jbp

that is an odd word

6:45 pm

jbp

and I didn't know it was a slur, either.

6:45 pm

Gillie

I think only the simpler version is a slur.

6:45 pm

Gillie

(ending in "y")

6:45 pm

hokie carla

I've never heard of it as a slur either

6:46 pm

jbp

yep.. I think it's related to schön, Yuiddish sheen

6:46 pm

jbp

sorry, penalty box for me

6:46 pm

hokie carla

LOL

6:46 pm

Gillie

Kaplan the ... was a bit worked up about it.

6:47 pm

jbp

Kaplan?

6:47 pm

Gillie

Kaplan the Magne - he was here earlier

6:47 pm

hokie carla

yes, and harry said it was outdated but she disagreed, and I said I've never heard of it and I'm almost 50

6:48 pm

jbp

Oh. I haven't met him het.

6:48 pm

jbp

yet

6:48 pm

jbp

Kaplan the Great? wow

6:49 pm

jbp

well in my soon to be 55 years, this is new to me

6:49 pm

jbp

gonna take a dinner break -- hope to bbl. Have a good night!

6:50 pm

jbp

apparently my husband knows the word though

6:50 pm

Gillie

Good night!

6:53 pm

hokie carla

my husband had never heard of it either

6:53 pm

hokie carla

and good night!

6:54 pm

hokie carla

well, I had to look up my last 2. never heard of the one but the other was to take an exam again. ridiculous.

6:55 pm

Gillie

I'm still stuck on two in8 words that should be easy, since I know the first 5 letters.

6:59 pm

hokie carla

well, I looked both those up earlier but the 2nd one ends in gender (or used to be)

7:00 pm

MollyL

That is what morewords is for

7:00 pm

Gillie

Yeah, I've got them now - had to look them up. Actually the first one I was missing should really have been easy.

7:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

in8/65 pls?

7:02 pm

Gillie

First one has a double consonant and ends with the high-score letter.

7:05 pm

72 Temple Owl

the x? that is tye second one

7:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

ah fw at last night all

7:31 pm

Gillie

Almost seems like Kaplan the Magne drops in just to complain about the slurs. He should realize by now that they

7:31 pm

Gillie

...they're not going to be taken out of the dictionary.

7:46 pm

akazev

renter

7:46 pm

akazev

renter

7:46 pm

akazev

enter

7:50 pm

Gillie

Well, I'm done, so I'm leaving now (just in case anyone was waiting).

8:04 pm

harpjane

hello,

8:23 pm

mkg

Hi all. Stats and clue for the 9 please. Ty.

8:26 pm

mkg

Bye gilllie

8:29 pm

mkg

Any cluyes for the U words or the X word? I got the 9 from former clues. But still need the u and x. Ty.

8:30 pm

harpjane

ur 6 & 7, part of the pee pee

8:31 pm

harpjane

us5 works in a theater

8:31 pm

harpjane

xe5/22 I just monkeyed it. i have no idea what it means

8:31 pm

harpjane

ooh, xe5, African squirrel

8:31 pm

mkg

Ty.

8:32 pm

mkg

Got the u words. Ty.

8:32 pm

mcurlschool

ri

8:32 pm

mkg

Xeris

8:32 pm

mkg

Oops sorry

8:33 pm

mkg

Got the x. Ty jane for the cliues. Got all of them now.

8:53 pm

dan2bit

gonna squirrel that x word away. what a nutty word

8:54 pm

harpjane

I try to find all the animals, you know!

8:54 pm

wht

Hi all, can I get a clue for the eu8/9?

8:55 pm

Cosmo Kramer

eu8 - ends in 'not day'.. and use high point tile..
plural for 9

8:56 pm

dan2bit

thanks CK!

8:56 pm

wht

thank you Cosmo.

8:59 pm

Jacula

Hi all. Can't find my last word - a te7.28. Got both of the big soup bowls. Can anyone point me in the right direction?

9:01 pm

wht

One is smaller. One might describe Mr Nadal's shoes.

9:02 pm

harpjane

hey jac, long time no see

9:02 pm

Jacula

Hi Harp. I'm here every day, just don't often chat these days. x

9:02 pm

wht

And fireworks for me. Thank you to the cluers.

9:03 pm

Jacula

Thanks wht - will Google the tennis players shoes.

9:04 pm

Jacula

Not that one, sadly. It comes after the £10 note.

9:10 pm

Jacula

Got it! FIREWORKS! *~*~*~*

9:12 pm

Jacula

Thanks to Lickety for that what because putting the words in on that last showed me which of the te7.28s it was and where it fitted in.

9:13 pm

Jacula

* that ONE, I meant.

9:17 pm

wht

congrats Jac

9:18 pm

Trifioso

may I have the count for the x please?

9:18 pm

harpjane

xe5/22

9:19 pm

Trifioso

thank you harp

9:22 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

9:22 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for une!

9:23 pm

wht

wtg une

9:26 pm

Jacula

Thanks wht and well done Une.

9:28 pm

harpjane

78 to go, at least I'm over half way

9:28 pm

Jacula

Trif - have you squirreled out the x word yet?

9:30 pm

harpjane

lol

9:32 pm

Jacula

I'm off now. Happy Babbling all. x

9:35 pm

harpjane

see you jac, don't be a stranger!

9:38 pm

Trifioso

yes, got it, thanks, sorry, was distracted

9:54 pm

harpjane

clue for the he5-6-7 please? not the curses

10:01 pm

Cosmo Kramer

there is only 1 he7. and i think it's related to curses.
add 2 vowels to the 5

10:04 pm

harpjane

got it, curser, cursers, and curses

10:05 pm

harpjane

and alphabet soup for the 7

10:26 pm

harpjane

19

10:44 pm

harpjane

12

10:44 pm

Trifioso

go harp~still crawling, with 31 to go

10:50 pm

harpjane

4 to go, it's getting tedious, but there is an end in sight

10:54 pm

harpjane

done. lots of unfamiliar words today!

10:54 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for harpjane!!!! well done!

11:03 pm

torgone

I'm losing in8/40 in this grid. 35 to go and getting tired ..

11:09 pm

harpjane

do the right thing, torg

11:10 pm

Trifioso

FIREWORKS!!! Woot woot

11:12 pm

torgone

Yay Trifs!

11:12 pm

harpjane

good for you, tri!

11:59 pm

ursh

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