Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, February 10, 2021

12:01 am

jessmom

ur7

12:01 am

SueMagee

Ho7

12:03 am

SueMagee

Sa7

12:05 am

dizgrannie

nbt

12:12 am

SueMagee

Sa7 x 2

12:12 am

jessmom

re8

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

joym999

Thanks lickety

12:26 am

jessmom

do7

12:27 am

SueMagee

Ad9/10

12:30 am

jessmom

br7

12:33 am

lynxxx

si7 cl7

12:33 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs, those ad words are weird, thanx 'morewords'

12:47 am

joym999

what does nbtnbs mean?

12:47 am

ursh

is it to early to clue the re 8 ?

12:48 am

lynxxx

no blank tiles & no blank stats I believe

12:48 am

ursh

nbt - no blank tile : nbs - no blank stats

12:48 am

dizgrannie

joy, have one word from each letter of the grid and a word for each number in the stats

12:49 am

joym999

thx

12:49 am

joym999

eids

12:49 am

joym999

oops

1:11 am

joym999

i'd love a clue for those AD words if anyone's still awake

1:13 am

SueMagee

To foreshadow, joy.

1:18 am

joym999

ty

1:29 am

jessmom

di8

2:11 am

jessmom

ad8

2:21 am

Agentx20

Di/8 a compound chemical

2:24 am

Agentx20

Sorry

2:24 am

Agentx20

Sorry

2:25 am

Agentx20

Di/8 compound chemical plural

3:11 am

Uneaixoise

A clue for ad8 please? Don't understand the foreshadowing hint given earlier

3:14 am

Cosmo Kramer

ad8/65 - a + **** (stupid) + is it *e** or imaginary?

3:15 am

AtlKru

i have a question. how do the points work? do you get a bonus for words over 4 letters?

3:17 am

Uneaixoise

Tx cosmo!!

3:17 am

Cosmo Kramer

for 4 letters - the total point is sum of the points of the 4 letters..
for 5 letter words - it is sum of the 5 letter multiplied by 2
for 6 letters - multiplied by 3 etc..

3:17 am

AtlKru

ty cosmo

3:36 am

ARB

d

5:24 am

MollyL

If you look at the HELP section (tab above the chat) it talks about what words are allowed and how words are scored.

6:33 am

Sugrraleona

di6? the first one?

6:33 am

Haz1558

di6 - used as fuel

6:34 am

Haz1558

di6 - used as fuel

6:34 am

Norma

DI6 fuel for your car

6:34 am

Sugrraleona

thank you :)

6:35 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

7:02 am

Norma

se

7:41 am

Judi

Good morning, all. Yeah! Broke 200 without looking at Lickety.

7:42 am

MollyL

*Puts a little gold star next to Judi's name

7:47 am

BzznBea

Good morning, friends.

7:52 am

MollyL

Hello friend

7:54 am

BzznBea

How is your week going, Molly.

7:55 am

MollyL

Fine, but more crappy weather is on the way

7:56 am

BzznBea

Yes, I heard we are supposed to get rain.

7:59 am

hokie carla

cloudy here

8:01 am

BzznBea

Cloudy here but no rain yet.

8:03 am

hokie carla

started off so well with the o's, now just finding 30% of the B

8:08 am

BzznBea

Look at ll those C's in the corner.

8:08 am

hokie carla

just need 9 more c's

8:09 am

hokie carla

6 more

8:13 am

MollyL

If it is in any way frozen and falling out of the sky, we are supposed to get it. Wintry Mix my ass, it's a wintry pain in the butt.

8:13 am

hokie carla

may the odds be ever in your favor

8:14 am

Judi

LOL, Molls. Poised for same here in Delaware. The bane of winter.

8:15 am

Judi

* stomps on effigy of groundhog *

8:17 am

MollyL

*Prepares to burn the effigy of the groundhog when Judi is done stomping*

8:17 am

hokie carla

each area needs its own groundhog, why should the whole country rely on one in PA?

8:18 am

hokie carla

also, wasn't there some shenanigans this year like he saw his shadow but it was snowing out? sketchy

8:19 am

BzznBea

Sir Walter Raleigh predicts it here in the Triangle.

8:22 am

hokie carla

in the mountains, you put a bean in a jar for each foggy day in Aug, and that is the number of snows you get that winter

8:22 am

BzznBea

That is interesting lore.

8:22 am

MollyL

The groundhog doesn't even look for a shadow. The whole thing is a hoax. The grand poobah's in Gobbler's Knob decide shadow or no shadow and then the groundhog "talks" to one of them, in a special language that only the great grand poobah can understand. Must be some great weed up that way.

8:22 am

Judi

Beans in a jar. Now that's sketchy.

8:23 am

BzznBea

I'm running the vaccine van again today.

8:23 am

MollyL

Oh that Bea, is there anything she can't do?

8:24 am

MollyL

By the way, for all of you who enjoy Uncle Ben's products, the line will now be known as the politically correct "Ben's Original".

8:24 am

MollyL

I can't wait to see what they do to Aunt Jemima.

8:25 am

Judi

Molls - they just announced the makeover for Aunt Jemima. There's no "Aunt" or "Jemima" in the new name.

8:25 am

BzznBea

So will he still be black or are they eliminating him all together?

8:26 am

periwinkle

what is the new Aunt Jemima name?

8:27 am

MollyL

The logo for Ben's Original has no picture

8:27 am

hokie carla

here's an article for the beans...tinyurl.com/5942ktn8
if you google, a lot of the links are from NC, but this one is from the local (to my hometown) NBC station.

8:27 am

Judi

Pearl Milling Company is the new Aunt Jemima.

8:28 am

periwinkle

ok ty

8:28 am

MollyL

I will miss Jemima and Ben

8:29 am

BzznBea

Pearl Milling Company...Has a ring to it, don

8:29 am

BzznBea

t ya think?

8:29 am

periwinkle

me too they were icons

8:29 am

Judi

I think the whole name change thing for Uncle Ben's and Aunt Jemima is silly.

8:29 am

periwinkle

I guess there is no picture of a woman on the packages right?

8:30 am

MollyL

And icons in a good way. I never thought of them as deroggatory

8:30 am

periwinkle

me either

8:30 am

Judi

No faces on the new branding.

8:31 am

BzznBea

Do you think that's because we are white?

8:32 am

MollyL

Next up? The animal rights people will be demanding that Tucan Sam be taken off the Fruit Loops boxes. And what of Captain Crunch? Captian's lives matter!

8:33 am

PJDR

Yes, BzznBea, yes it is.

8:34 am

Judi

They'll have to take Uncle Remus out of "The Jungle Book".

8:35 am

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the UR6/24 and UR7/36?

8:35 am

MollyL

I don't know Bea. Is the Wendy's logo offensive to white people?

8:36 am

PJDR

I don't know, Molly. Has Wendy's iconography historically been used to support white supremacy?

8:37 am

BzznBea

The ur 7 ends with the **** of March

8:37 am

Judi

Wendy is a child. Wendy's is clearly displaying its support of child expoitatio. Oy.

8:38 am

Judi

Thanks, Bea.

8:38 am

BzznBea

yw

8:38 am

Judi

Time for a break. See y'all later. POOF

8:39 am

MollyL

Wow, I have never equated Aunt Jemima or Uncle Ben with white supremacy. I have always thought of them as loving images associated with good food and family.

8:40 am

PJDR

Exactly. That are the good negroes, the docile servants who comfort the white masters, and make them feel a little more comfortable with the obviously unjust society.

8:42 am

MollyL

Not at all what I said. I'm out of here.

8:42 am

PJDR

You have that luxury.

8:46 am

PJDR

toad

8:46 am

PJDR

oops, I was just trying to enter a word... that wasn't directed at anyone

8:47 am

WoolyChris

We know - we've all done it.

8:47 am

PJDR

thank you, but, contextually, it looks like I was being insulting, and that certainly wasn't my intention.

8:48 am

ChampFit

Thanks for the ur6 and 7...needed those.

8:52 am

MLFAN17

ty or the ur words

8:54 am

MLFAN17

i had heard they were changing the look of aunt jemima because of the "skin color" and uncle tom isnt it?

8:57 am

MLFAN17

nbt

9:00 am

rururocks

do people still buy aunt Jemima when there are so many other real and better syrups out there?

9:00 am

hokie carla

the smell of syrup makes me gag

9:01 am

MLFAN17

i eat any of the syrups for the most part. My husband cant make pancakes that well

9:03 am

MLFAN17

is the 10 a pl?

9:04 am

hokie carla

I don't have anything higher than a 7

9:04 am

rururocks

yup

9:04 am

BzznBea

yes

9:04 am

rururocks

hi bea

9:04 am

MLFAN17

hokie neither do i

9:04 am

BzznBea

Hey, ru.

9:04 am

rururocks

I bet you don't have aunt Jemima's around the house

9:05 am

BzznBea

I do not. Pure maple syrup.

9:05 am

rururocks

*knew it*

9:06 am

marksdolly

yes MLF the 10 is a pl

9:06 am

MLFAN17

hi mark

9:07 am

marksdolly

hi mlf )

9:07 am

marksdolly

hi Hokie!!

9:08 am

MLFAN17

i just looked at the list, is it ad 8 9 and 10/

9:08 am

marksdolly

yeppers

9:09 am

BzznBea

Is it or it is?

9:09 am

BzznBea

If you looked at the list, you should know.

9:09 am

MLFAN17

i didnt know if the 8 went with it or not

9:09 am

ChampFit

It does.

9:10 am

BzznBea

Yes, but the 9 is not the plural of the 8

9:10 am

MLFAN17

no the 10 is pl of the 9

9:11 am

hokie carla

just need 1 D to finish 1st column

9:11 am

marksdolly

they are all related MLF

9:11 am

BzznBea

The 8 is an adjective.

9:20 am

MLFAN17

saw an earlier clue and used morewords

9:21 am

MLFAN17

and i just monkeyed the 8

9:23 am

rururocks

i have all the d's if you need one hokie

9:23 am

MLFAN17

ruru i am working on the d in the corner at the moment

9:27 am

hokie carla

sure, ru, if you want to guess at my left D

9:28 am

hokie carla

I have 4 that start with the same 4 letters and then 2 standalone 4's

9:29 am

hokie carla

nm, was a plural

9:29 am

hokie carla

1st column gray!

9:37 am

rururocks

first four columns grey now.. on the last row

9:38 am

hokie carla

wow. 5th col is by far my most lacking. need 5 C's, 2 L's, 4 T's, 11 S's, 4 D's

9:39 am

MLFAN17

hokie i only have 9 of the d words on last column

9:39 am

MLFAN17

but i do have other words from the other letters on that column.. nothing greyed yet

9:53 am

rururocks

the c's are killing me

9:53 am

hokie carla

guess my 2 c's from the bottom row :D

9:54 am

BzznBea

ca7 and 8

9:54 am

hokie carla

bea does it again!

9:55 am

hokie carla

actually no, it was ca5/6

9:55 am

hokie carla

ca7/8 must be from top

9:56 am

BzznBea

Finally found my missing r.

9:56 am

hokie carla

top R or 2nd row? I need 1 on top and R on other

9:57 am

BzznBea

second row r

10:08 am

hokie carla

not finding any of my missing c's or s's

10:08 am

BzznBea

40 left...all from the t and s in last column...egads!

10:08 am

hokie carla

52 here

10:10 am

hokie carla

ooh, finished that T!

10:12 am

hokie carla

nothing odd in the T's, bea

10:12 am

BzznBea

thanks

10:15 am

hokie carla

no budging on the other tiles. think I'll go do some work. 49 left for later.

10:43 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

10:47 am

Uneaixoise

Hey, Nan!

10:49 am

MLFAN17

hi une

10:49 am

MLFAN17

hi cyber

10:52 am

MLFAN17

may i have a clue for the do7 pls?

10:56 am

hokie carla

the one I have is the most do4

10:59 am

cybernan

this is not a kind grid

11:02 am

cybernan

not coming up with that ad 8-9-10

11:08 am

mael

related to shadows

11:10 am

Cosmo Kramer

a 9 - a + stupid + **** of interest
and plural

11:13 am

cybernan

ty cos -- I thought someone had said it was a pt - not that that really changed anything!

11:14 am

cybernan

a new word for me

11:14 am

jbp

thanks, Cosmo --took me a bit, but got it

11:18 am

cybernan

there should be a law against this many d's

11:29 am

cybernan

down to 100 - bbl

11:29 am

MLFAN17

lol agreed cyber

11:30 am

MLFAN17

its 8 9 and 10

11:31 am

MLFAN17

hi mael

11:31 am

MLFAN17

hi cosmo

11:31 am

MLFAN17

hi jpb

11:33 am

moolingwa

hey all

11:35 am

penquis

hi mool, MLF and everyone else here...

11:35 am

moolingwa

hey pen, hope life is treating you well

11:36 am

moolingwa

rats

11:36 am

moolingwa

oops, sorry :)

11:37 am

penquis

fine here, mool....hope you are doing ok....

11:38 am

moolingwa

yeah, just got back from walking...about 15 and light snow right now

11:40 am

penquis

nice....cold here but sunny...

11:40 am

penquis

24 F...right now....

11:42 am

hokie carla

53F here but supposed to drop. howdy!

11:42 am

MLFAN17

hi mool

11:42 am

MLFAN17

hi pen

11:42 am

MLFAN17

i need another clue for the do7 pls?

11:42 am

penquis

hi carla...

11:43 am

hokie carla

what? you didn't like my clue?

11:43 am

moolingwa

hey hokes, ML...happy Wednesday to you both

11:43 am

moolingwa

56 left here

11:43 am

penquis

can't complain really.....have had two storms lately but only about 4 or 5 in. from each....

11:43 am

MLFAN17

happy hump day mool

11:43 am

moolingwa

tx ML...it's decidedly humpy today

11:44 am

MLFAN17

is that good or bad mool?

11:44 am

hokie carla

44 left here but not much word finding. I seem to have maxed out.

11:44 am

moolingwa

yeah, a little bit sticky this one

11:45 am

MLFAN17

agreed mool

11:46 am

Cosmo Kramer

do7 - do + when * (you) are not well, doctor advise you to take **** for few days

11:46 am

MLFAN17

ty cosmo

11:47 am

penquis

it's a superlative...

11:48 am

hokie carla

she didn't like that clue, pen

11:48 am

penquis

sorry, didn't see it...

11:48 am

MLFAN17

hokie's didnt make sense to me

11:49 am

hokie carla

I think I said it was the most do4

11:49 am

MLFAN17

yes

11:51 am

moolingwa

all those vowels down the bottom half are problematic

11:52 am

hokie carla

still need 4 D's from bottom and 3 from 2nd col. the vowels aren't helping matters.

11:53 am

moolingwa

I need 2 off that D

11:53 am

moolingwa

need 3 from that second column too :)

11:53 am

MLFAN17

need 10 from 2nd column d

11:53 am

hokie carla

I even got some weird ones off the 2nd col

11:54 am

moolingwa

yeah, I got some weird ones off there

11:54 am

MLFAN17

9 now

11:54 am

moolingwa

well, found another D, off that second column

11:54 am

hokie carla

try some weird things,mlfan

11:54 am

Wendrie

phantom occur

11:54 am

moolingwa

and another d off that second column

11:54 am

MLFAN17

i need 4 for the corner d which is like pulling teeth

11:54 am

hokie carla

ok, moo, do share

11:54 am

Wendrie

weird things sounds like babble ;)

11:55 am

MLFAN17

hi wndrie

11:55 am

MLFAN17

very true lol

11:55 am

Wendrie

Hello everyone :)

11:55 am

moolingwa

oh, the two I got were just 4s, I imagine the ones you're missing are more likely to be the weird ones

11:55 am

hokie carla

true, wendrie

11:55 am

moolingwa

I hadn't been working on the D's...trying to get all my remaining tiles with fewer than 4 remaining

11:55 am

moolingwa

have the M, R, A and C all sitting at 4

11:56 am

MLFAN17

congrats

11:56 am

hokie carla

I'm really struggling with the S - still need 9

11:56 am

hokie carla

lower S

11:56 am

hokie carla

just need 2 on upper

11:56 am

moolingwa

I have a fun clue for an si5/6 off that right s ;)

11:56 am

MLFAN17

on the last column?

11:57 am

hokie carla

if it's a musical instrument I have it

11:57 am

Wendrie

ditto ;)

11:57 am

MLFAN17

i just found two more for that s

11:57 am

moolingwa

no, not an instrument

11:57 am

moolingwa

much funner than that

11:57 am

hokie carla

umkay..

11:58 am

moolingwa

found a d off the bottom....had a "devil" of a time with it :)

11:58 am

moolingwa

okay, for the s...

11:58 am

moolingwa

A French "mister" who forgot "himself"

11:58 am

MLFAN17

i only have 17 words from last column s?

11:59 am

Wendrie

thanks Moo

11:59 am

Wendrie

didn't have that

11:59 am

moolingwa

have 2 remaining off that s

11:59 am

hokie carla

got 'em, thx

11:59 am

moolingwa

yw Wend

11:59 am

hokie carla

now for the devlish d

11:59 am

moolingwa

thanks for indulging me

11:59 am

MLFAN17

18 now

11:59 am

MLFAN17

which one hokie?lol

12:00 pm

hokie carla

was about to give up when I read "french" but then I remembered mister

12:00 pm

moolingwa

actually I was wrong on the devil one, it's an anagram of it :)

12:00 pm

moolingwa

actually means "of or relating to a 24 hour period"

12:01 pm

hokie carla

I keep trying stuff I think means that but I guess I can't spell right.

12:01 pm

moolingwa

yeah, well this was only a 4 ,so perhaps you have it

12:02 pm

moolingwa

diadumb - a stupid crown

12:03 pm

hokie carla

that's what I should get today

12:03 pm

hokie carla

my name is almost in the grid too

12:03 pm

moolingwa

aw, come on hoke...this is a tough board...too hard on yourself

12:04 pm

hokie carla

did you finish the i?

12:04 pm

moolingwa

part of my name is in the grid, but only the first two letters are connected

12:04 pm

hokie carla

mo

12:04 pm

moolingwa

ah...noooo

12:04 pm

moolingwa

well yes...but no

12:04 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

12:05 pm

moolingwa

hey zoo

12:05 pm

hokie carla

was just going to say IT'S RIGHT THERE

12:05 pm

moolingwa

okay ho, I see it

12:05 pm

zoozzoom

Hello!

12:05 pm

moolingwa

mobrat - a mafia informant

12:06 pm

hokie carla

ok, I need to work on 2nd col. 2 B's, 2 M's, 3 D's.

12:06 pm

hokie carla

wish it was mobrat(s)

12:06 pm

moolingwa

for a moment I read that as "I need to wonk"

12:06 pm

moolingwa

33 to go

12:06 pm

moolingwa

not sure how one would wonk

12:06 pm

hokie carla

do you need readers yet, moo?

12:07 pm

moolingwa

yeah

12:07 pm

moolingwa

I'm wearing them

12:07 pm

moolingwa

but also didn't sleep well, so that always screws up my vision a bit

12:07 pm

hokie carla

mr. homie is your age and doesn't really, but I have needed them for several years now.

12:08 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I got them just this past year

12:09 pm

hokie carla

I've been having BPPV lately, which I don't recommend. the v stands for vertigo. had a PT do the Epley maneuver on Mon. so I've been sleeping at 45 degree angle per reco. all that to say I have not slept well.

12:10 pm

zoozzoom

Sorry to hear that, Hokie. Not nice.

12:11 pm

hokie carla

not wearing readers now but last night I ordered supper from a deli on an app. my son only wanted tomatoes on his chicken sandwich, but I unchecked everything except tomatoes, incl. the chicken. luckily they called me to double check. LOL

12:12 pm

hokie carla

thanks, zooz, going back to PT tomorrow. I'm guessing she'll check to see if she needs to do the maneuver again.

12:12 pm

moolingwa

sorry to hear that hoke :(

12:12 pm

zoozzoom

It is supposed to work really well.

12:12 pm

moolingwa

finished the fourth column

12:13 pm

hokie carla

that I can't use my phone without readers? LOL. I kill me. but thanks.

12:13 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I think it has worked very well so far

12:14 pm

hokie carla

still need 1 R, 5 A, 1 E, 1 i in 4th column

12:16 pm

hokie carla

2 easy a's missed

12:21 pm

hokie carla

any A words that are AE tricky british spellings?

12:21 pm

Wendrie

nope, I've cleared the As

12:21 pm

Wendrie

a couple that have ae at the end mind you

12:22 pm

hokie carla

ok, I have tried that ending on everything I could think of so probalby have those. need 1 A on bottom and 2 on top now.

12:23 pm

hokie carla

ooh, found the bottom. almost harry potter's profession

12:24 pm

zoozzoom

There are 8 AU words.

12:25 pm

hokie carla

ok, I have 7, so that must be one of my missing ones from top

12:25 pm

moolingwa

guess I'm missing one

12:25 pm

hokie carla

oh, got it. now just one A from top

12:26 pm

moolingwa

well, I need to get on a bunch of consecutive calls here now, so will try to get back in later

12:26 pm

hokie carla

adieu to you (phantom)

12:27 pm

hokie carla

phantom bruiser. thought for sure I'd found my missing B's

12:28 pm

zoozzoom

Maybe check for plurals, Hokie.

12:29 pm

hokie carla

yeah, nothing sticking out, maybe a combo with a plural

12:29 pm

hokie carla

found them, was a combo. don't think I've ever seen before.

12:30 pm

zoozzoom

Oh sorry I thought you were looking for just one A.

12:30 pm

hokie carla

oh, still looking for that, thought you were referring to my 2 B's.

12:31 pm

zoozzoom

Nope A's

12:32 pm

hokie carla

yeah, nothing sticking out on my list

12:33 pm

zoozzoom

For the B's you said you have not seen before were they the ones with alien on a bike ending?

12:34 pm

zoozzoom

aoh forget that totally different letters I was referring to anyway lol

12:34 pm

hokie carla

well, they end in that cons. but different vowel. like a boston hockey team but diff last cons.

12:34 pm

zoozzoom

Yeah they are the ones I meant haha!

12:35 pm

hokie carla

do you have a ca7/8? I heard earlier I need that but haven't found.

12:35 pm

zoozzoom

Back to the missing A..You do have the AR6 I take it?

12:35 pm

hokie carla

yes, I have an ar6

12:36 pm

zoozzoom

AR4/6

12:36 pm

hokie carla

have it

12:36 pm

hokie carla

I probably need a babble blindness break, a BBB

12:37 pm

zoozzoom

AR 5/10 x 2

12:37 pm

hokie carla

you might be on to something. I think I only see one ar5/10

12:37 pm

zoozzoom

Okie dokie, Hokie!

12:38 pm

hokie carla

found it, thanks!

12:38 pm

Wendrie

yeah!

12:39 pm

hokie carla

one of those tricky ones

12:39 pm

zoozzoom

Yay! Okay I am out of here for a while.. Luck with the rest of the grid.

12:39 pm

Wendrie

I dunno - sometimes the tricky ones are easy words in a weird way.... took me longer than I'd like to admit to find proto-toast ;)

12:40 pm

hokie carla

bye zooz!

12:41 pm

hokie carla

may take me a while to figure out what proto-toast is

12:41 pm

hokie carla

do you know what Oreos are, Wendrie? not sure if you have them over there.

12:48 pm

MollyL

Reminds me of the first time I saw "digestive biscuits"

12:48 pm

hokie carla

if you are like me you were like, WTF is that

12:49 pm

hokie carla

anyhoo, oreo has come out with gluten free oreos that even my son and mr. homie agree taste like regular oreos.

12:49 pm

MollyL

I was and they literally don't have graham crackers in the UK. Which means...GASP...no s'mores

12:50 pm

hokie carla

I heard a podcast once about the creation of graham crackers. kind of a crazy story you might find interesting if you care to google it.

12:51 pm

clg47

I had to google proto-toast. I have Wasa Rye crispbread and a brioche in my bread box - from one extreme to the other.

12:51 pm

Wendrie

Molly - we use digestive biscuits to create S'mores, there are chocolate coated ones which make quite nice s'mores too ;)

12:52 pm

Wendrie

I do know what oreos are - and have had some gluten free ones.

12:52 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I've had some GF brand ones before that were decent, but these are actual Oreo brand.

12:53 pm

MollyL

Okay I am in tears laughing at the story of the invention of graham crackers. The guy really thought his diet was going to be the end of "the scourge of masturbation"?

12:53 pm

Wendrie

ah - I've seen them here as 'chocolate sandwich cookies'

12:53 pm

hokie carla

and I have used all kinds of things for s'mores

12:53 pm

Wendrie

sorry clg - was trying to be funny

12:54 pm

Wendrie

Molly - there is a movie based on Kellogs 'the road to wellness' which is funny

12:54 pm

hokie carla

I did not remember that part of the graham cracker story. The podcast I was talking about is these 2 comedians and one tells the other the story and he has no idea what it's about. quite amusing, and I'm sure they hit on that point in it.

12:55 pm

Wendrie

yeah - Graham and Kellog were very much of a type

12:55 pm

hokie carla

my go-to for s'mores when I can find them Molly, is the Goodie Girl brand of GF fudge stripe cookies

12:57 pm

Wendrie

I really enjoyed wandering around Kohl's and buying gf groceries my last visit to the US. Thankfully most stuff is now available here too.

1:03 pm

hokie carla

and I like to go to World Market and see what I can find from UK and elsewhere ;)

1:18 pm

clg47

My local market has spotted dick and vegie mate I should explore other isles.

1:19 pm

HarryHood

there's a chemistry joke in the grid. what do you get when you combine two ur4/5 molecules?

1:26 pm

hokie carla

read the room, harry! LOL

1:27 pm

HarryHood

yeah - ok. crickets.

1:27 pm

HarryHood

89 to go here

1:29 pm

HarryHood

found my first 8

1:30 pm

MollyL

What should you do if no one laughs at your chemistry jokes? Keep telling them until you get a reaction. Bah-dum-ching.

1:31 pm

HarryHood

wow molly - good one! you can be an honorary geek :)

1:31 pm

hokie carla

I did actually LOL at that

1:32 pm

MollyL

Is the answer to your joke diur4

1:32 pm

HarryHood

yes. and I then found the di8 which I didnt have :)

1:34 pm

AtlKru

does anyone have a better clue for the di/8 45

1:34 pm

AtlKru

i only can think of one word and its not inthe puzzle

1:34 pm

hokie carla

better than what?

1:34 pm

HarryHood

swimmer williams and her friend iwth the same first name

1:34 pm

AtlKru

thanks

1:35 pm

HarryHood

I assume better = not chemistry related :)

1:35 pm

hokie carla

duh.

1:35 pm

HarryHood

though I doubt that synchronized swimming history is any better

1:35 pm

hokie carla

well, I think Atl is pretty young, so swimming clue may be tough, since that lady was before my time

1:36 pm

hokie carla

just need 1 bottom D now

1:36 pm

hokie carla

I mean and 30 other words

1:36 pm

HarryHood

well my other idea is JJ "dynamite"'s mother and her friend

1:37 pm

MollyL

Oh come on, a Google search on swimmer Williams is not that hard

1:37 pm

hokie carla

dy-no-mite!

1:37 pm

HarryHood

I am also only missing one D from bottom row

1:37 pm

hokie carla

did her name have an H in it?

1:37 pm

MollyL

Ah Florida and James

1:37 pm

AtlKru

i got it

1:37 pm

HarryHood

florida actress.

1:37 pm

AtlKru

harry's clue helped

1:37 pm

AtlKru

ty

1:38 pm

MollyL

Yes, the woman's name has an H the chemistry thing does not

1:38 pm

hokie carla

what is my missing i?

1:38 pm

HarryHood

I am also missing one i :)

1:39 pm

hokie carla

darnit

1:39 pm

MollyL

I want to know how Carla knows how old AltKru is

1:39 pm

hokie carla

well, he or she told me one day they were in Blacksburg but taking a pandemic break from school

1:39 pm

AtlKru

i talked about college

1:40 pm

HarryHood

are you majoring in synchronized swimming?

1:40 pm

hokie carla

atl is also better at brevity than me

1:40 pm

HarryHood

or blacksploitation sitcoms?

1:41 pm

AtlKru

hehe something with computers. kinda close hehe

1:41 pm

hokie carla

I knew some swimmers and divers when I was there, no synchronized (at least in the 90s)

1:42 pm

hokie carla

what are my 2 missing u's?

1:42 pm

sammysmom

this friggin game is getting ridiculouser

1:42 pm

hokie carla

today's is tough, fer shur

1:42 pm

HarryHood

77 to go. gotta get caffienated before class. bye!

1:43 pm

sammysmom

it is the ridiculousest game EVER !!!

1:43 pm

hokie carla

bye, harry!

1:43 pm

AtlKru

later

1:45 pm

ursh

for 303 words - this is a tough grid :(

1:45 pm

hokie carla

I only have 2 4s left and the rest are bigger, ugh.

1:45 pm

hokie carla

agreed, ursh, usually a grid with this many words has more easy ones

1:47 pm

mkg

Hi all. Please send clues for the 9 and 10. With stats. Ty.

1:49 pm

ursh

ad 9/84 and plural for 10

1:50 pm

AtlKru

ive gotten 146 . im happy. more than normal. have a good day all!

1:50 pm

ursh

a+really stupid+how do you ra4 your chances

1:50 pm

hokie carla

bye, atl!

1:50 pm

hokie carla

mkg, someone spelled it out in the chat earlier. not a word I've seen or would know.

1:51 pm

hokie carla

oh, ursh is going to tackle clueing

1:51 pm

mkg

Ty got the ad 9.

1:51 pm

mkg

And the 10. Ty.

1:51 pm

ursh

there you go hokie - I am a good cluer :))

1:52 pm

ursh

10pm here - will hopefully finish last 41 words in the morning - night all

1:53 pm

hokie carla

well done, ursh!

1:54 pm

hokie carla

mkg, there is an adj. form that is ad8

1:56 pm

mkg

Ty got it.

1:57 pm

speedfreak

Could someone help with my last 8 it is the s and I am not seeing it. Thank you

2:10 pm

hurshy

dang, one R short of brrr

2:17 pm

periwinkle

help with re8 please

2:17 pm

hokie carla

shoot, I only have 2 8's, sorry peri and speed

2:18 pm

hurshy

why does the number of C words that seems reasonable always fall short of the number of C words that there are in the grid

2:18 pm

hurshy

i haven't got any 8s

2:18 pm

periwinkle

hi all.not a bad day here sun is out. above freezing. supposed to get snow/ice next few days

2:18 pm

periwinkle

I have 3 8's

2:18 pm

hokie carla

I have been stuck on 5 c's left since I first started playing

2:18 pm

hurshy

well that's two less than i have left

2:19 pm

periwinkle

I have 33 C words

2:19 pm

hokie carla

I did hear there's a ca7/8 that I can't find

2:19 pm

hurshy

oh wait i wasn't counting the bottom C

2:20 pm

hokie carla

I finished the bottom c so not counting it either

2:20 pm

periwinkle

I have 5 c's left

2:20 pm

hurshy

ok i did the bottom C, that one was ok

2:20 pm

periwinkle

from top C

2:21 pm

hurshy

you both have 5 but i have 7 :(

2:21 pm

hurshy

BUT at least i have my TEA

2:22 pm

hokie carla

did you get the 2 similar to my name?

2:22 pm

hurshy

three, really, yes

2:22 pm

periwinkle

I do now :)

2:23 pm

periwinkle

what is TEA?

2:23 pm

hokie carla

yes, 3, but thought you might've missed 2

2:23 pm

periwinkle

other than what you drink?

2:23 pm

hurshy

TEA is a hot beverage which i am drinking

2:23 pm

hokie carla

she is obsessed with drinking tea

2:23 pm

periwinkle

I like tea too.

2:23 pm

hurshy

which i love and it makes me so happy

2:23 pm

periwinkle

what kind of tea are you drinking, hursh?

2:24 pm

hurshy

did it or did it not help revive the doctor after his regeneration from Eccleston into Tennant?

2:24 pm

hurshy

black, decaf, at the moment

2:25 pm

periwinkle

I like Earl Grey and green tea with mint. But I have several other flavors in the pantry

2:26 pm

hurshy

i have black, caff, first in the morning. then i have a variety of other kinds for after that, all decaf/herbal/etc

2:26 pm

origami

Hi folks - I'm drinking orange pekoe right now :D

2:26 pm

hurshy

i really really really wanted to like Earl Grey because it is Capt Picard's fave but i just didn't :(

2:27 pm

periwinkle

stuck with 92 left

2:27 pm

hokie carla

I find tea disgusting

2:27 pm

origami

I do love Earl Grey, but I know it has a strong flavor that wouldn't be to everyone's liking.

2:27 pm

hurshy

:.(...

2:27 pm

Dorens

bergamot

2:28 pm

origami

Yes. I got some with double bergamot recently and it is very tasty.

2:28 pm

Dorens

and i do love it. once had shampoo that had it and I was in heaven when I was washing my hair

2:28 pm

hokie carla

have you done S yet, hurshy?

2:28 pm

periwinkle

maybe you just have not found the right one carla. I also drink coffee sometimes with Baileys Irish cream creamer.

2:28 pm

hokie carla

still need 7 lower

2:28 pm

periwinkle

never had double bergamot. what brand, origami?

2:29 pm

periwinkle

bbl

2:29 pm

origami

I can't remember, peri. The box is gone now.

2:29 pm

hurshy

speaking of flavors/scents, last summer my friend made chocolate cupcakes with lavender flavored frosting. i ate them, but i kept having to tell myself, "i am not eating lotion. i am not eating lotion. it tastes like lotion but it's not lotion. it is ok."

2:29 pm

origami

Back to the salt mines. See y'all later.

2:29 pm

hurshy

i have only worked on upper S so far, hokie

2:29 pm

hurshy

i'll do the lower one next i guess

2:30 pm

hokie carla

I think I will get back to work for a while and then come back. really difficult at this point.

2:31 pm

hurshy

did you get the end of french mister, hokie?

2:34 pm

hurshy

hmm, i think lower S is easier than upper, i have 30 of them now and only 11 upper

2:34 pm

hurshy

oho, 12 upper now

2:34 pm

hurshy

13

2:35 pm

hurshy

oh oh oh did someone want re8 it is um like houses which are for sale

2:36 pm

periwinkle

I did

2:36 pm

periwinkle

thanks got it.

2:36 pm

hurshy

:D

2:37 pm

hurshy

my first 8 :D

2:38 pm

periwinkle

there is a di7/8 chemical words which have been in grids before

2:38 pm

periwinkle

are not is

2:38 pm

hurshy

ah well you see i haven't gotten to the Ds yet but thanks now i have those!

2:38 pm

hokie carla

ah, thanks

2:38 pm

hokie carla

for the re8

2:39 pm

periwinkle

bbl

2:39 pm

hokie carla

I'm seriously thinking about a nap

2:40 pm

Dorens

naps are good

2:41 pm

hurshy

L a bit harder than expected

2:42 pm

Dorens

I'm finding the s's harder than the l's. just missing one of them

2:42 pm

hurshy

i only need 3 S

2:42 pm

hurshy

funny

2:43 pm

Dorens

and i need 11 s's Maybe I should list

2:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

naps ARE good. But i've never mastered the art of taking them

2:43 pm

hurshy

did you get end of french mister and pl

2:44 pm

hurshy

and did you get the mountain word and pl

2:44 pm

hurshy

and the Ravi Shankar instrument

2:44 pm

hurshy

and the se5/12

2:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

bad timing. bbl

2:44 pm

Dorens

not sure about the mountain word.. have all the rest

2:44 pm

hurshy

sorry TO

2:44 pm

moolingwa

rehi

2:44 pm

hurshy

like in CA there are the _______ Nevadas

2:45 pm

Dorens

thanks got em now

2:45 pm

moolingwa

I particularly like the Celebration Ale :)

2:46 pm

Dorens

none of the L's should give you trouble, hursh. they've all been here

2:46 pm

Dorens

what is celebration ale??

2:47 pm

hurshy

hmmmmmmm

2:47 pm

moolingwa

a beer brewed by the aforementioned S Nevada brewing company

2:47 pm

Dorens

ahhhh

2:47 pm

moolingwa

headquartered out of Chico, CA

2:48 pm

hurshy

i know some people that live in Chico

2:48 pm

moolingwa

oh yeah? Only been there the once

2:48 pm

moolingwa

back in 1996

2:48 pm

hurshy

i haven't been there

2:49 pm

hurshy

i only know these people via podcast/online stuff

2:49 pm

moolingwa

ah

2:50 pm

hurshy

i hate U words too

2:51 pm

hurshy

i feel like half of them are always about pee

2:51 pm

moolingwa

understandably

2:51 pm

hurshy

or maybe i just assume some are pee words but they are actually something else

2:51 pm

moolingwa

unusual words I'm afraid, in the mix there

2:52 pm

hurshy

well i just need 3 of them now

2:52 pm

hurshy

so that's not TOO bad

2:52 pm

moolingwa

that is good

2:52 pm

moolingwa

do you have the 6/7 combo?

2:52 pm

hurshy

ur... no

2:52 pm

hurshy

i have a bunch of 6 but no 7

2:52 pm

moolingwa

that's what i figured

2:53 pm

Dorens

plural the ur 6/24

2:53 pm

hurshy

um, ur, ud?

2:53 pm

moolingwa

ur

2:54 pm

hurshy

hmm can i have a clue?

2:54 pm

moolingwa

the 6 is ur+a 4 letter word that's also in the grid

2:55 pm

Dorens

sounds like a brand of frozen potatoes

2:56 pm

hurshy

ahhh ty

2:56 pm

hurshy

i forgot we can have that with U and not just O

2:56 pm

jmcnrick

hi all

2:56 pm

Dorens

:)

2:57 pm

Dorens

hi j

2:57 pm

moolingwa

I was tempted to clue it that way, but thought it wouldnt have helped much

2:57 pm

hurshy

howdy j

2:57 pm

moolingwa

not like the o word is top of mind

2:57 pm

hurshy

you just never know i guess

2:57 pm

hurshy

when it comes to cluing

2:58 pm

moolingwa

indeed

2:58 pm

hurshy

in other news, i have tested negative for COVID19!

2:58 pm

moolingwa

woot

2:58 pm

jmcnrick

yay hursh!

2:59 pm

Dorens

that's always good news. I got my first vaccine, which is also good

2:59 pm

jmcnrick

yay Dorens

2:59 pm

moolingwa

still 28 to go for me

2:59 pm

hurshy

thumbs up!

2:59 pm

moolingwa

still probably a couple of months before I qualify for vaccine I suspect

3:00 pm

hurshy

me too, i'm like, end of the line

3:01 pm

moolingwa

I'm okay waiting...plenty of higher risk folks out there ahead of me

3:01 pm

hurshy

yeah

3:01 pm

hurshy

it's only when vaccines are going to waste because the guidelines are so stringent that we have a problem

3:02 pm

moolingwa

yep

3:02 pm

Dorens

I'm 71 with COPD so I feel okay getting it now

3:02 pm

hurshy

definitely

3:02 pm

moolingwa

yeah, you'd more than qualify in my part of the world

3:03 pm

Sugrraleona

do7 clue anyone?

3:03 pm

hurshy

do7 the most do4

3:03 pm

jmcnrick

the clinic my friend runs melts the number of shots that people have signed up for that morning and if they do not show they start calling the standby list so the first person on that list that can get there before the shot expires gets the shot. nothing goes to waste

3:03 pm

Sugrraleona

thank you

3:04 pm

moolingwa

sounds like a thought out process jm

3:04 pm

hurshy

that is good jmc

3:04 pm

jmcnrick

I think so.

3:04 pm

Dorens

Was very difficult to schedule an appointment. All the news about the system being difficult is quite true. I jumped through hoops to get something for my 93 year old mother, who is diabetic, hypertensive, asthmatic, et al. But the appointments nearer to her house are impossible

3:04 pm

hurshy

it just varies by state

3:05 pm

hurshy

are there any AE words?

3:05 pm

Dorens

It does. But i've heard complaints from friends in NY, PA, MD, CT and CA

3:05 pm

mich_pdx

no, hursh

3:05 pm

Dorens

no AE

3:06 pm

hurshy

mk

3:07 pm

hurshy

might i have some help with the 9 & 10?

3:08 pm

moolingwa

Still looking for them

3:08 pm

Wendrie

the 9 & 10 are related to an 8, all three start with ad

3:09 pm

Dorens

a + mute (or not smart) + i****(angry)

3:09 pm

hurshy

oho, those are all the A words i need from that tile then

3:09 pm

hurshy

thankee

3:09 pm

Dorens

the 8 is an adjective

3:09 pm

jmcnrick

ty

3:09 pm

hurshy

i love when one gets a few with one fell swoop

3:10 pm

Dorens

yup - most satisfying

3:10 pm

moolingwa

tx too, wouldn't have stumbled over those by myself

3:11 pm

Dorens

no they definitely stump the monkeys

3:12 pm

lbuxx

can anyone help with the CA 7/40?

3:13 pm

zoozzoom

Silvery white element.

3:13 pm

hurshy

oh my

3:13 pm

hurshy

thanks

3:14 pm

Dorens

thanks

3:15 pm

hurshy

woot, now i'm down to two missing C, so now i need to work on D and T

3:15 pm

Dorens

i'm down to 32 and need a break. later all

3:15 pm

hurshy

Ts Toppled!

3:16 pm

jmcnrick

bye dorens

3:18 pm

lbuxx

Thank you!

3:19 pm

zoozzoom

You are all most welcome!

3:19 pm

hurshy

no DH today right? (she said hopefully)

3:20 pm

zoozzoom

Nope.

3:20 pm

hurshy

so what two DO am i missing from the left then

3:21 pm

zoozzoom

DO 4/7 and plural?

3:21 pm

hurshy

i have a pair like that

3:22 pm

hurshy

hard to see what else there can be that is less obvious than those so maybe i am being fishy

3:22 pm

hurshy

aha, got them!

3:23 pm

hurshy

21 words to go!

3:27 pm

hurshy

have id4 x 2, is5, what is my missing i word?

3:28 pm

zoozzoom

ut6 /24

3:28 pm

zoozzoom

it 6/24 sorry.

3:28 pm

hurshy

:D

3:28 pm

hurshy

aha got it thanks

3:33 pm

hurshy

Ds Demolished!

3:35 pm

hurshy

is there an SM word? if not then what top S do you think i might have missed?

3:36 pm

zoozzoom

No SM words.

3:37 pm

hurshy

ok

3:37 pm

zoozzoom

6 of them to do with seasoning

3:37 pm

hurshy

have those

3:38 pm

zoozzoom

SA 6/21

3:38 pm

hurshy

oho i do not have that

3:39 pm

zoozzoom

Can give a nudge if needed.

3:39 pm

hurshy

got it!

3:39 pm

zoozzoom

Nice!

3:40 pm

hurshy

ok so 8s are ad, ca, di, re, and....?

3:42 pm

zoozzoom

ST8

3:42 pm

zoozzoom

ST 8/50

3:45 pm

zoozzoom

Time for me to go to bed. Luck with the rest of the grid!

3:45 pm

jmcnrick

night zooz

4:09 pm

Uneaixoise

Clue for re8?

4:11 pm

Uneaixoise

Is st8 a compound word?

4:14 pm

hokie carla

re8 is multiple properties for sale

4:15 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx carla!

4:18 pm

hokie carla

I'm going to have to list.

4:20 pm

hokie carla

ah, the ca7/8 I could never get is of course a tricky british spelling

4:24 pm

moolingwa

of course it is...not sure I have it

4:25 pm

hokie carla

well, just add extra vowels in for no reason and you'll be fine ;)

4:25 pm

moolingwa

awesome

4:26 pm

hokie carla

my last D on the bottom is a regular word that I miss literally every time

4:26 pm

moolingwa

just got to figure out what it is :)

4:26 pm

hokie carla

and the 3 on the other were easy too

4:26 pm

moolingwa

was it the 7/8?

4:26 pm

hokie carla

yes

4:27 pm

moolingwa

lucky guess :)

4:27 pm

hokie carla

oh, what? the ca7/8 is the british spelling

4:27 pm

moolingwa

yeah, I just need to figure...the british spelling of what :0

4:27 pm

hokie carla

the D was fuel and the other D was the kind of day we're having here

4:27 pm

gramma

I am missing a S 4 and I have no clue what it should be. Any clues to my vague request?

4:28 pm

hokie carla

LOL, I will look, gramma, but I still have 1 4 left and a lot of S's so i might be missing it too

4:28 pm

gramma

It's the last column S

4:28 pm

moolingwa

ah yes, I had forgot the fuel...which is a little maddening because I thought of it before, but then dismissed it

4:28 pm

moolingwa

a plural 3 gramma?

4:29 pm

moolingwa

22 left here

4:29 pm

hokie carla

what you sit on?

4:29 pm

moolingwa

my cat

4:29 pm

hokie carla

most of shiny fabric?

4:29 pm

moolingwa

only because he keeps taking by chair

4:30 pm

hokie carla

whoops,that is other S

4:30 pm

hokie carla

haha

4:30 pm

moolingwa

I'm sticking with the plural 3 guess

4:30 pm

gramma

I have 4 4 10 4 4 4 12 10 4 14 24 4 10

4:31 pm

moolingwa

well you're missing an early s4 off the top s then

4:31 pm

moolingwa

or maybe I am

4:31 pm

gramma

Huh?

4:31 pm

hokie carla

no, I think it's the one that looks like a plural 3

4:32 pm

hokie carla

the unit of weight in india

4:32 pm

moolingwa

sorry those numbers don't correlate to my s4s...so not sure what to offer

4:32 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that was the one I was guessing hoke

4:32 pm

moolingwa

plural 3 gramma

4:33 pm

hokie carla

I need to finish my se's to follow along

4:33 pm

gramma

I have the plural oceans

4:33 pm

moolingwa

another one

4:33 pm

moolingwa

the plural indian unit of measurement

4:34 pm

hokie carla

do you know the other name for COVID? ****-2 something. it's similar to that but change a vowel

4:35 pm

moolingwa

or a homophone for a group of men/knights

4:36 pm

gramma

Okay I'm just going to say it. I have sers

4:36 pm

hokie carla

oh, good one

4:36 pm

hokie carla

gooder one

4:36 pm

moolingwa

oh

4:36 pm

hokie carla

LOL, then I think you're missing the anagram of what you sit on

4:37 pm

moolingwa

or when the s will get here ;)

4:37 pm

gramma

nope got it

4:37 pm

moolingwa

okay, the heavenly body?

4:37 pm

moolingwa

or the location, or the thing that is not front or back

4:38 pm

hokie carla

ok, you listed all the se's, so it's not that

4:38 pm

gramma

Oh for pete's sake it was twinkle twinkle little

4:38 pm

moolingwa

happens to all of us gramma

4:38 pm

hokie carla

blinded by the light

4:38 pm

gramma

ha ha

4:38 pm

moolingwa

trust me, hoke even points out how I get these ridiculous words and miss easier ones

4:39 pm

hokie carla

yep, happens to the best of us. and me too.

4:39 pm

gramma

I have gone babble blind. Off to enjoy a cocktail. Thanks everybody for the help.

4:39 pm

moolingwa

I just like making it hard for her to guess what I don't have

4:39 pm

hokie carla

adios!

4:40 pm

moolingwa

to god!

4:40 pm

hokie carla

well, I don't know if you saw, but I went to the list. had at least 2 easy 4's. ridiculous.

4:41 pm

moolingwa

21 to go...2x4, 10x5, 5x6, 1x7 and 2x8

4:41 pm

moolingwa

I did see your posts about the d

4:41 pm

hokie carla

15 here. stuck on those 2 darn M's

4:41 pm

moolingwa

I think it's tougher on this board because of all the vowels, makes us all a bit blind

4:41 pm

moolingwa

oh yeah, haven't looked at those for a while

4:42 pm

hokie carla

probably

4:42 pm

moolingwa

after the capital riots, didn't they have a mobsale?

4:43 pm

hokie carla

LOL, one of my R's is another that I never, ever see

4:43 pm

moolingwa

still have 3 r's to go

4:43 pm

hokie carla

well, I can tell you it's not mob-related

4:43 pm

moolingwa

all off the second row

4:43 pm

moolingwa

I do have kind a blind spot on re words sometimes

4:44 pm

hokie carla

well, now i have 2

4:44 pm

hokie carla

this one is an re + a 3, which is why I never see it

4:44 pm

moolingwa

oh, I think I have that one

4:46 pm

moolingwa

Ax1, Bx2, Cx4, Dx1, Lx2, Mx2, Rx3, Sx3, Tx2, Ux1

4:46 pm

hokie carla

still 11 here, SS MM R U Sx5

4:47 pm

moolingwa

lot of S's

4:47 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I haven't looked at the rest of S yet since we sorted out gramma

4:48 pm

moolingwa

you could say they were superseded

4:48 pm

hokie carla

sure sure

4:48 pm

moolingwa

found my a

4:48 pm

moolingwa

was one of the ones he had a couple of days ago

4:48 pm

hokie carla

and?

4:49 pm

hokie carla

oh, like you read my mind

4:49 pm

moolingwa

sounds like an oracle, but think it has another meaning

4:49 pm

hokie carla

was it a 5 that looks like a plural?

4:49 pm

moolingwa

apparently it's more than one eyrir...which turns out to be Icelandic currency

4:50 pm

hokie carla

oh, I need to stop typing until I read your answer

4:50 pm

moolingwa

nah, I got that one earlier

4:50 pm

moolingwa

thought that too was in that same grid

4:51 pm

hokie carla

did you finish upper S?

4:51 pm

moolingwa

finished my b's..saw the word earlier, but didn't type it because I wasn't certain it was a word

4:51 pm

moolingwa

one S left on that one...2 on the bottom one

4:51 pm

hokie carla

that has never stopped me from typing a word

4:52 pm

moolingwa

Hard to take the boggle out

4:53 pm

hokie carla

well, just skipped an S on the top and two on the bottom.

4:53 pm

moolingwa

ah, an easy r5 I had missed

4:54 pm

hokie carla

wow, I can't find any s's right now

4:54 pm

moolingwa

seriously

4:55 pm

moolingwa

you have the non freshwater crocs right?

4:55 pm

hokie carla

so 9 left, with the list! ridiculous

4:55 pm

moolingwa

although I guess if you're not in australia, it refers to a sailor

4:56 pm

moolingwa

probably would offend Molly given her past declarations :)

4:56 pm

hokie carla

canadian slang per dictionary. I do have those.

4:56 pm

moolingwa

okay

4:56 pm

moolingwa

got the mountains I assume

4:57 pm

NANCY

I need a clue for the first re 6 please

4:57 pm

hokie carla

well, I can tell you what I'm missing but then that'll give it away.

4:57 pm

NANCY

re 6 21 that is

4:57 pm

hokie carla

nancy, that is my R I had to skip. no idea!

4:58 pm

NANCY

oh really, if you find it please clue and I will do the same

4:59 pm

hokie carla

I might just look it up. :D

4:59 pm

sandr

re 6 21 to live

4:59 pm

moolingwa

that's the one I had

4:59 pm

moolingwa

still missing 2 r's so assume that's the first one :)

5:00 pm

hokie carla

there is one before that

5:00 pm

REG

re 6 21: to have knotted again

5:00 pm

moolingwa

that's after

5:01 pm

hokie carla

yeah, not that one

5:01 pm

moolingwa

well found an r5 I was missing

5:01 pm

moolingwa

found it

5:01 pm

moolingwa

ends in a french word

5:01 pm

hokie carla

oh, we had it the other day. rhymes with stitching again

5:02 pm

moolingwa

perhaps the fidelity of french water?

5:02 pm

moolingwa

that's the r's done...15 to go

5:03 pm

hokie carla

8 here!

5:03 pm

NANCY

mool, please clue to dummies the 6 21

5:03 pm

moolingwa

do you know any french?

5:04 pm

hokie carla

did you see mine, nancy?

5:04 pm

moolingwa

like the french word for water?

5:04 pm

NANCY

no

5:04 pm

moolingwa

ends in three vowels

5:04 pm

NANCY

yes i know that

5:05 pm

moolingwa

then you have 5 of the 6 letters :)

5:06 pm

hokie carla

look at my 5:01

5:07 pm

moolingwa

finished my L's

5:07 pm

sandr

can someone clue the st 8?

5:07 pm

moolingwa

if you took out random indian words, currencies, botanical terms and anatomical terms, I think the dictionary would be substantially smaller

5:07 pm

NANCY

I saw that but I only have r plus french word for water which is only five letters

5:08 pm

hokie carla

sandr, I am trying to look it up right now with no luck

5:08 pm

moolingwa

you need to add a letter between the start and the end

5:08 pm

moolingwa

apparently those are my missing S's

5:09 pm

hokie carla

oh, we've had this before. trying to think how to clue, sandr.

5:11 pm

NANCY

geez, finally got it. ty all

5:12 pm

moolingwa

13 left, and still 2 4's

5:12 pm

hokie carla

if you take the other half of the comedy duo with Hardy...his partner's first name minus a letter + a word americans bad at public speaking interject into speeches + the last 3 letters of Hardy's partner's last name.

5:12 pm

moolingwa

sorry it was work nancy

5:13 pm

NANCY

that is always a bad search those pesky re words.

5:14 pm

periwinkle

thank you carla for st8

5:14 pm

moolingwa

wouldn't have stumbled on that one

5:15 pm

hokie carla

nancy, is there a way I could make my clue better for the re6 for future?

5:15 pm

periwinkle

new word for me

5:16 pm

moolingwa

wonder what idiot came up with that word

5:16 pm

hokie carla

we've definitely had it before but I would never rem. it

5:16 pm

moolingwa

it appears I missed it last time :)

5:16 pm

NANCY

carla, maybe to sew again pronounced in french

5:17 pm

periwinkle

me too

5:17 pm

moolingwa

didn't like my high fidelity french water then :D

5:17 pm

hokie carla

ok

5:17 pm

NANCY

does not really rhyme with sew

5:18 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I really have no idea, so I almost said "in my mind" it rhymes

5:18 pm

NANCY

but thank you very much for the delightful clue for the st 8

5:18 pm

periwinkle

br7 please

5:18 pm

hokie carla

I'll just leave it to the professionals next time

5:18 pm

NANCY

that was spot on

5:19 pm

periwinkle

will go to list soon 75 left and do not want to stay at laptop much longer

5:19 pm

hokie carla

peri, pt 6

5:19 pm

periwinkle

don't have br6 will look

5:19 pm

hokie carla

br7 ego, I dropped something on my foot and br7 it

5:21 pm

periwinkle

ty carla got br6 and br7

5:22 pm

moolingwa

and least you didn't get battered

5:23 pm

moolingwa

I think I'm nearing the end point of my interest in this board

5:24 pm

periwinkle

how many left mool?

5:24 pm

moolingwa

11

5:24 pm

moolingwa

had some help on about 6 words too

5:24 pm

periwinkle

70here

5:24 pm

moolingwa

good luck :)

5:24 pm

periwinkle

will go to list

5:25 pm

moolingwa

good luck :)

5:25 pm

periwinkle

ty

5:25 pm

periwinkle

I do not always finish

5:25 pm

moolingwa

hoke, you still had some left over from the list right?

5:25 pm

hokie carla

yep, 2 M's and 2 S's

5:26 pm

hokie carla

peri, I only made it to 30 before listing

5:26 pm

moolingwa

I have one S on each and 2 M's...along with a D, U, 4xC and a T

5:26 pm

moolingwa

nm, found 2 C's

5:27 pm

hokie carla

have looked up several and am about to look up the rest. I don't do it just to finish but I like to see what I missed/if I should know it/can I remember it next time.

5:27 pm

moolingwa

coincidentally finished my 7s and 8s

5:27 pm

hokie carla

I am missing si6/7 combo

5:27 pm

moolingwa

2x4, 4x5 and 3x6 remaining

5:27 pm

moolingwa

the mountains?

5:28 pm

moolingwa

also part of the name of an african country

5:29 pm

hokie carla

wow, yes

5:29 pm

moolingwa

which translates as lion mountain

5:29 pm

hokie carla

babble blind, though I probably would've thought proper noun

5:29 pm

moolingwa

:)

5:30 pm

hokie carla

m's are completely new to me

5:31 pm

moolingwa

yay

5:31 pm

moolingwa

got my last d

5:31 pm

moolingwa

8 to go

5:31 pm

hokie carla

I think your U might be a 4, but it could be a 5

5:31 pm

moolingwa

was yet another easy 4

5:32 pm

moolingwa

I have the bear and the city sounding one

5:32 pm

moolingwa

and the nitrogen compound

5:33 pm

hokie carla

this u4 is zoology and anatomy

5:33 pm

moolingwa

never knew it was anatomy

5:34 pm

moolingwa

but why not, reinforces my point from earlier

5:34 pm

hokie carla

yep

5:36 pm

moolingwa

C,C,M,M,S,S,T,U

5:37 pm

hokie carla

do you want a "funny" clue for the M's?

5:37 pm

moolingwa

sure

5:38 pm

hokie carla

a spanish person singing the camp granada song. well, when I typed it I see a problem.

5:39 pm

moolingwa

not sure what camp granada is :)

5:39 pm

moolingwa

though it is spanish

5:40 pm

hokie carla

ah, we discussed it not too long ago on here. allan sherman sang this song, hello *, hello faddah

5:40 pm

moolingwa

oh

5:40 pm

moolingwa

yeah, it's from I think a 19th century opera

5:40 pm

moolingwa

which apparently was very serious

5:41 pm

joym999

are there any clues for the ST8?

5:41 pm

moolingwa

then got different words added to it

5:41 pm

hokie carla

joy, i did a long convoluted one earlier that people seemed to get.

5:41 pm

moolingwa

sounds german for the first syllable, and abbreviation for kin on the end

5:42 pm

hokie carla

5:12 in the chat, joy

5:42 pm

moolingwa

well, I got the m's....so the clue worked hoke :)

5:43 pm

moolingwa

I appreciate the creativity on that one

5:43 pm

hokie carla

well, in my mind it made more sense :D

5:43 pm

moolingwa

6 to go

5:43 pm

moolingwa

still one 4 too

5:45 pm

hokie carla

what letters?

5:45 pm

moolingwa

C,C,S,S,T,U

5:45 pm

moolingwa

S and U in the middle column

5:45 pm

moolingwa

C,T,S on the right

5:46 pm

moolingwa

I'm guessing a 5/6 combo on the c

5:47 pm

hokie carla

did you ever find the tricky british sp. c's?

5:47 pm

moolingwa

the 7/8...yes

5:47 pm

moolingwa

only have 1x4, 3x5 and 2x6 left

5:47 pm

hokie carla

how about the 5/6 spelled almost like my name

5:47 pm

moolingwa

ah, that would be it

5:48 pm

moolingwa

4 remaining then

5:49 pm

moolingwa

found my last s in the middle column

5:49 pm

moolingwa

just a 4 and 2x5 left

5:49 pm

hokie carla

do you have the powder?

5:49 pm

moolingwa

found my last u

5:49 pm

moolingwa

T and S left

5:50 pm

moolingwa

both 5s

5:50 pm

hokie carla

was it the 5 with all the vowels?

5:50 pm

moolingwa

no...had that

5:50 pm

joym999

finally got the ST8, ty hokie

5:50 pm

hokie carla

you're moving faster than I can keep up

5:50 pm

JaxH66

As per your username?

5:50 pm

moolingwa

it was the elephant with the big ears, if he had been Dleted

5:50 pm

hokie carla

no prob, joy!

5:51 pm

moolingwa

the U and the anagram that's also in the board, are popular vowel dumps in sfrabble

5:51 pm

hokie carla

that's the U I told you about earlier ;)

5:51 pm

hokie carla

is sfrabble a knockoff? LOL

5:52 pm

moolingwa

german version :)

5:52 pm

moolingwa

found my final s

5:53 pm

hokie carla

super!

5:53 pm

moolingwa

if you collapsed a certain nasally endowed french detetcive into a single word, you might get this one

5:55 pm

hokie carla

are you talking about the ice that falls and kills people on everest?

5:55 pm

moolingwa

so just a t5 to go

5:56 pm

hokie carla

may want to check your words. looks like all my T5's are parts of sets

5:56 pm

hokie carla

wait, there's one

5:56 pm

moolingwa

okay

5:57 pm

hokie carla

one of my final words recently so I got it early today

5:57 pm

moolingwa

yeah, have all the obvious sets

5:58 pm

hokie carla

ok, it's that standalone one then :D

5:59 pm

moolingwa

oh yeah, that was definitely a loner

5:59 pm

hokie carla

well done

6:00 pm

moolingwa

tx, and tx for the help

6:00 pm

moolingwa

that was a toughie

6:00 pm

hokie carla

yeah, hopefully tomorrow will be more fun

6:01 pm

cybernan

back again

6:01 pm

Lizlin

Good morning all

6:02 pm

hokie carla

howdy nan and lizlin

6:02 pm

Lizlin

You made me smile Carla - my grandparents had that Allan Sherman album!

6:03 pm

moolingwa

well good night all

6:03 pm

hokie carla

it's a great song. that's the only thing i know by him.

6:03 pm

Lizlin

Have a good evening mool

6:03 pm

hokie carla

night, moo

6:03 pm

moolingwa

and good morning Liz

6:04 pm

Lizlin

Perhaps it was a single - I don't remember any other tracks.

6:04 pm

moolingwa

see you all tomorrow

6:07 pm

hokie carla

have to figure out supper here. already after 7pm!

6:08 pm

Lizlin

have a good evening and bon appetit

6:10 pm

Lizlin

I never knew that the red wine in the grid is known as Shiraz in Australia!

6:11 pm

cybernan

ca 7-8 please?

6:12 pm

Lizlin

ca 7/8 is a chemical element (I think - sorry to any chemists if I've got that wrong) and contains a Roman emperor.

6:13 pm

cybernan

I thought the wine in the grid was fortified, no?

6:13 pm

Lizlin

No it's a blend of cabernet and shiraz grapes (so google says)

6:14 pm

cybernan

ah -- so they are not the same then. Shiraz is a varietal

6:15 pm

Lizlin

Yes it says that in what I read.

6:21 pm

Lizlin

Fireworks - time to go and make some bread. Have a good day / evening everyone.

6:22 pm

joym999

That lone IS is driving me crazy...what could it be...someone tell me if it's an everyday word plz or a weirdo word?

6:23 pm

Trifioso

hello friends

6:25 pm

Trifioso

it's a weird sort of word, joym sounds like eeyore's favorite flower, if that helps?

6:28 pm

cybernan

end of the scottish flower

6:33 pm

joym999

TY, Trifioso!

6:33 pm

Trifioso

you are very welcome

6:39 pm

cybernan

not finding that ca - will leave it for now

7:04 pm

lynxxx

Nan - ca7/8 try the ending of magn_____ (often a deficiency in the body)

7:19 pm

72 Temple Owl

helo, all. a clue for st 8/50 pls?

7:21 pm

grannyrose

hey TO. will give it my best shot.

7:24 pm

grannyrose

it means stupid or half-witted. st + german for tree, as in the the christmas carol + most of true, minus a vowel.

7:24 pm

lynxxx

hi - try st & vwl & most of what you hold over your head in the rain - less the B

7:24 pm

grannyrose

sorry it's very hard. lose the first letter of german for tree

7:24 pm

lynxxx

Hi Rose

7:25 pm

grannyrose

hey lyn. cooee mate.

7:25 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty i am thinking it out

7:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty all how are you liz and rose

7:29 pm

lynxxx

OK down here - hoping you are all getting better up there

7:29 pm

grannyrose

thanx for asking TO going through coming off the opioids. no cravings, just nausea and generally yuck. i will win this battle.

7:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

best to you, rose.

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

these re words are driing me mad

7:32 pm

grannyrose

our usual babblet which i never remember. re6/21. means net-work. sounds french

7:34 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx rose!

7:36 pm

grannyrose

cooee une. np's

7:38 pm

cybernan

ty for the ca, lynxxx

7:39 pm

lynxxx

yw Nan

7:40 pm

LuvWordGames

urb s

7:40 pm

LuvWordGames

sorry

7:41 pm

lynxxx

bye all

7:42 pm

cybernan

not seeing that re 6/21 either

7:42 pm

LuvWordGames

re + ocean + vowel

7:45 pm

cybernan

ty luv

7:45 pm

cybernan

never remember that one

7:48 pm

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

7:49 pm

cybernan

still have 20 to go, but ty

7:52 pm

Uneaixoise

Si7?

7:53 pm

Uneaixoise

My last 7

7:53 pm

HarryHood

nevada pale ale

7:54 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

7:54 pm

HarryHood

yw ;)

7:54 pm

grannyrose

si6 leone, africa. plural

7:55 pm

grannyrose

too slow my bad. hey HH.

7:55 pm

HarryHood

hi gr :)

8:08 pm

cybernan

st 8 please?

8:19 pm

cybernan

can anyone give a clue for the st 8 please?

8:30 pm

cybernan

giving up

8:31 pm

circe

cyberpunk, granny and lynxxx were cluing that at 7:34 and 7:36

8:31 pm

circe

so so sorry cyberNAN!

9:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, congrats to all the winners! diving in!

9:11 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt

9:26 pm

Nef

Good evening, Gwen. I haven't quite made NBT yet; still missing an O from row 2

9:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

is that a clue request? (hi nef!)

9:27 pm

bookwomen

ou 4/5

9:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, hey, bookwoman!

9:28 pm

Nef

thanks. I was totally blind there. NOW I have nbt

9:28 pm

bookwomen

hi gwen how are you, sorry have my nose in the grid

9:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woot nef

9:28 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

me too!

9:29 pm

bookwomen

i was going cross eyed which is why i glanced at the chat

9:29 pm

Nef

I got here right between Gwen's 2 posts in chat. I don't think I'll finish this grid tonight if I couldn't see that obvious word!

9:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i'm doing fine my my dad and my cousin (the only cousin I'm the least bit close to, and not even that close) are on their last legs

9:31 pm

bookwomen

sorry to hear that. I am thankful everyday we are all still healthy. Lonnie got his first shot the other day

9:31 pm

Nef

Oh,Gwen, I'm sorry to hear that.

9:32 pm

wht

That is so sad Gwen.

9:32 pm

Uneaixoise

So sorry, Gwen :-(

9:33 pm

bookwomen

are you able to spend time them?

9:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

not really -- one livesin CA (I'm in Mich) and the other is kind of a recluse -- plus I don't have a car right now so it costs about $45 in Lyft rides to visit him

9:38 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

pretty sucky so I'm trying not to think about it

9:38 pm

bookwomen

I am sorry Gwen, it is hard when they are far away

9:39 pm

wht

Is is possible to get a clue for the ad8?

9:40 pm

bookwomen

a+stupid+hook letter+mr gore

9:41 pm

wht

ty bookwoman

9:41 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

thanks, great clue

9:41 pm

bookwomen

yw

9:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbs (i'm floored)

9:44 pm

Nef

Yay, Gwen! Keep going!

9:44 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

the 10 is a word I learned from watching Doctor Who -- thanks Doc!

9:47 pm

bookwomen

you probably never thought you would have a use for that word

9:48 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

you are correct !!

9:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well i am 2/3 done and have at least 50% of every tile but one, so i'm happy to quit right now. Hope everyone has a great rest of the month -- cheers

9:50 pm

bookwomen

good night. I have 12 left so I am going to finish. Enjoy your evening

9:50 pm

wht

Good night Gwen

9:52 pm

Nef

Good Night Gwen.

9:54 pm

wht

Can I get a clue for the first re6,21?

9:54 pm

bookwomen

re+ocean+vowel

9:55 pm

wht

ty bookwomem

9:56 pm

bookwomen

yw

9:57 pm

wht

and now fireworks.

9:57 pm

bookwomen

congrats

9:59 pm

bookwomen

me too, not a bad grid

10:02 pm

wht

wtg bookwomen

10:03 pm

wht

Time for me to be off. Good night all. And thanks for the clues.

10:12 pm

Nef

YAY, wht!!! WTG!!!

10:12 pm

Nef

WTG, book women!! YAY!!!

11:08 pm

grannyrose

NEF, YOU SILL HERE ??

11:08 pm

grannyrose

*still*

11:09 pm

stidmama

*pokes GR and runs away laughing*

11:09 pm

SuzeeQ24

clues for the ca7 and ca8 plz

11:10 pm

grannyrose

oh darling stiddy. i was hoping for someone sane but you will do. xx

11:10 pm

stidmama

*sits near Suzee to steal clues*

11:10 pm

stidmama

rofl....

11:10 pm

SuzeeQ24

lol

11:10 pm

stidmama

Love you too, GR

11:10 pm

grannyrose

suzee, start with roman emperor, finish with chemical suffix.

11:11 pm

stidmama

We're apparently going to get snow (for real this time) tomorrow.

11:11 pm

stidmama

super clueing GR *presents award for excellence in cluing*

11:12 pm

grannyrose

stiddy, i am coming off the opioids. the implant is working well. but, gosh, the nausea and yucky feeling is vile. no actual craving.

11:12 pm

stidmama

oh gee, I hate even coming off prednisone, GR -- I cannot imagine opiod withdrawal. ((((gentle hugs))))

11:13 pm

SuzeeQ24

ty rose..wouldn't have ever found those

11:13 pm

stidmama

If you drop me a note in messenger with your address, I'll send you a note....

11:13 pm

grannyrose

thanx honey. Don is being so patient with me. fortunaltely no tantrums as yet, and me neither..

11:13 pm

stidmama

Of course the way my luck is going this week it might be 8 years before it reaches you.

11:13 pm

stidmama

I am glad about the implant though. YIPPEE!!!!!!

11:16 pm

grannyrose

so pleased to see yo though. i have been incommunicado for a while. holding my breath, trying to hope it will work. and it has. oh and did i i tell you about my fall/trip/meeting with the shower base face first?

11:16 pm

stidmama

OH NO! oh your poor face. When did this happen?

11:17 pm

grannyrose

of course i didn't. well i have torn my biceps tendon. have to book in for an injection with ultra sound. *sigh* my right foot just didn't go where it should have.

11:17 pm

stidmama

drat

11:17 pm

stidmama

I'll send bubble wrap with the card.

11:18 pm

stidmama

And bouncy flooring.

11:18 pm

grannyrose

funny things these right feet. you gotta keep them on a tight leash or they take off of their accord.

11:18 pm

stidmama

I am sorry about the arm, though. tendons seem hard to heal.

11:19 pm

grannyrose

roflol... that's about the third offer of bubble wrap i have had. send some to spritey too. she hasn't fallen recently so she's long overdue.

11:19 pm

stidmama

Good to know. (readies pigeon for special delivery)

11:21 pm

grannyrose

how you going? all safe in the stid household? please PM me if you would rather. i haven't heard anything about your Dad in ages.

11:23 pm

stidmama

Dad lives. With the help of a student's innocent question I discovered my inhaler was out of medicine so I got it refilled and am much happier. Tom is amazing. Wally is a goof. The boys are well. Mother is busy. And I never have enough time/energy/brainpower to get everything done. [that's the short version]

11:25 pm

grannyrose

oh stiddy. okay, how long does your inhaler usually last?

11:26 pm

stidmama

about a month, but that one was about a week shorter than I expected -- and then I thought I had a spare in the closet, but didn't. Refill arrived in a couple days, so not too long.

11:27 pm

grannyrose

front door bell. bbl xx

11:28 pm

stidmama

later GR ***blows kisses***.

11:28 pm

stidmama

I am almost halfway, so that's good enough. Have a grand evening/day/weekend all! *poof*

11:59 pm

Cosmo Kramer

353 - next grid size

11:59 pm

gapeach

Does anyone know about Facebook charging now?

11:59 pm

dcseain

not true, peach

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