View Word List Friday, March 19, 2021

FINAL SCORES

3295 welki
3295 Catie
3295 parisla
3295 helenary
3295 JBV
3295 isles7
3295 westford
3295 Habes
3295 phaeton
3295 spellit
3295 graciecat
3295 gramma
3295 rururocks
3295 shorty
3295 dart001
3295 SuzeeQ24
3295 montreal13
3295 uleman
3295 BzznBea
3295 zoozzoom
3295 Turt
3295 MelJewell
3295 Haz1558
3295 skooj
3295 lbdawger
3295 broll
3295 dizgrannie
3295 Lorrie_in_SA
3295 vashongin
3295 Jacula
3295 Vicuna
3295 joansiebone
3295 sammysmom
3295 LuvWordGames
3295 penquis
3295 Sandieangel
3295 susanj2
3295 emtiandeca
3295 earth
3295 ursh
3295 anike
3295 suzysuz
3295 saanichcat
3295 reneeo
3295 Mercy
3295 CiociaJudy
3295 wvteach
3295 Bremen
3295 Dorens
3295 bubba218
3295 lynxxx
3295 pabtrek
3295 Kateq
3295 bookwomen
3295 VolleymomDee
3295 Grandma Barb
3295 72 Temple Owl
3295 sprong
3295 kim m
3295 grannyrose
3295 pat56
3295 cybernan
3295 NonoNanette
3295 maccafixx
3295 Funkylady
3295 ItalianGreyhound
3295 redshoes
3295 kangabrat
3295 bpalosky
3295 joym999
3295 galliwags
3295 jimmel
3295 bala
3295 ivesy3
3295 marigold
3295 Aloyisius
3295 stu mcc
3295 dianedecoder
3295 Dianne
3295 pamrepton
3295 jessmom
3295 rastapopolous
3295 clg47
3295 hokie carla
3295 NANCY
3295 Mubner
3295 Bogwoggle
3295 anmw85
3295 dromano66
3295 Kamanjah
3295 navcad
3295 Lizlin
3295 VDW
3295 Gillie
3295 msr
3295 jan
3295 Sam
3295 pcal2
3295 periwinkle
3295 sandy211
3295 claws
3295 bojazz
3295 wht
3295 svingy
3295 movieman
3295 DTins
3295 Chris P
3295 Michelle
3295 dofith
3295 SunnFlower
3295 poodletoes
3295 wordly wise
3295 ARB
3295 roncook
3295 Norma
3295 mrloser
3295 Tabbycat2
3295 dauber
3269 SummerBreeze44
3225 Verve
3159 SueMagee
3143 lomeshane2
3025 moolingwa
2933 Jayk
2917 angelinaxox
2903 bmb444
2884 marksdolly
2850 hurshy
2834 ladycece920
2760 HarryHood
2590 lyv4ever
2590 april98
2575 Dippnall
2573 Uneaixoise
2514 ChampFit
2508 helenkeller
2493 justafreep
2491 Karys
2479 mooz
2473 nrkii
2426 Notheroldquilter
2408 rabbasar
2400 Minveryork
2357 Cosmo Kramer
2310 georgiaj
2309 MumTT
2266 glittle
2225 mattygroves
2191 davurs
2175 evvvie
2164 Gitel
2157 whizette
2156 bichon
2147 rakelly
2103 corkee
2099 gemini_J13
2093 dolche
2081 dejavu
2069 Mary
2065 Hillsnow
2052 java2
2037 zTink
2016 Marian Todd
1980 Elliot
1977 BlackTar
1952 DLH1955
1948 mich_pdx
1934 eliotl
1932 catsmm
1900 Robespierre
1893 Uncagain
1891 Dragonfruit
1882 WoolyChris
1879 broony
1844 IndiaJan
1796 lazykoala99
1769 Lindrickway
1761 Elle n
1753 GailMkp
1750 sciencegeek
1731 uconn
1729 Vioxx
1723 mightyquin
1723 Jeff7
1715 mirandapan
1706 bigbirdboss
1705 shoo
1699 mymuseisme
1698 dan2bit
1690 JoyOh
1686 lexophile
1677 kjg
1675 mo
1667 swmbo
1662 cavalier25
1649 marilyn992
1642 Rachway
1621 Lindsay
1605 Bonasa
1602 Biged
1602 Bethjt
1602 idicyidikat
1601 mkg
1590 debbinla
1581 Sugrraleona
1578 auntnope
1572 mjhogg
1570 mael
1564 The_Mad_Egyptian
1542 gapeach
1539 JW4975
1533 Fit2knit
1532 Nana5
1529 azwj
1522 rbud
1520 VAjeweler
1513 pigeonman
1511 Andee
1498 Hebe
1488 Gabby65
1487 A*n*i*t*a
1487 coralily
1486 superflippy
1476 Riverdance
1473 bheron
1471 sugar
1465 Sunrise
1464 grannyg
1462 jeanne314
1460 waskallia
1454 Filomena
1451 MsCorvid
1447 JeeWhiz
1447 asterisk
1442 tessagram
1441 MollyL
1435 BerniceQ
1415 Ouwachita
1407 KrisE
1405 merlypoop
1399 MomStar
1394 lbuxx
1389 Jeanius421
1383 pam
1370 dcseain
1362 sooooo
1354 yubi
1353 hmgames
1353 CES222
1349 godthaab
1345 tceicher
1344 irishlady
1343 Julie
1343 zas
1340 hillary
1339 Colonel
1339 Katy
1335 little mim
1334 robin.redbreast
1326 MVA
1320 AtlKru
1308 no_zimmer
1305 yikeym32
1304 Annette
1299 rsiegel24
1297 jitesh
1296 deanoz
1285 MLFAN17
1282 jeanniejinx
1278 Steve G
1276 Solitare
1270 sally
1267 calon
1263 bethn
1263 Kitensplay
1258 hydra
1258 speedfreak
1249 Jodeen
1248 kueenbee
1244 daisy88
1241 suz01
1238 JIMMORRIS
1236 Stephanaki
1236 Playwoman
1236 Babbleybrook
1232 Tomago
1228 duvaldfm
1227 adubin77
1225 Deisix
1213 origami
1212 ypsigirl
1211 jwr
1208 chj
1207 gladius
1202 Valmar
1201 Dinoreid
1199 Biltong
1197 scribekd
1192 rkptbound
1188 Sam Snead
1179 inkydinks
1179 Mooch
1178 Gollux
1174 mty
1167 bs18
1164 dc43
1162 triceracop
1161 mery9419
1160 guernseygirl
1160 Snitkina
1154 gino
1151 AnnetteL
1149 Maisie
1146 Scrabbler
1142 Stitchknit
1134 Retired PJs
1131 Smdnjv
1123 Monnie
1122 jaxx7
1121 funhs
1116 cameron51us
1112 bookworm100
1106 LAT70
1102 hep
1101 weegee
1098 mehdc
1095 silversarah
1091 mcurlschool
1088 Judi
1084 Chessy
1080 Leaf
1071 bookgrrl
1067 oregonmarki
1064 aWolf
1058 PJDR
1056 ella
1043 MaddyMadd
1042 JJ
1039 SuzeQ
1033 Dog Fan
1024 hyacinthe
1023 markbowers7
1020 cg530
1017 trentsnana
1015 Rainiqui
1014 freakinandpeakin
1014 Naches girl
1012 Kaplan the Magne
998 Snowman31888
994 piggys_rule123
993 wjb
991 ALC
988 GrandmaS
986 mom23
980 jbp
976 iluvtigs
975 Marmar
967 Teulu
966 SeaSpray
963 8201girl
963 Trifioso
960 MPittore
958 tinkerbelle
951 xeiluj
949 scorpio
944 mtnmam
943 JaxH66
943 therealblah
941 kathy sue
939 machelle
934 mabaker8
929 Goat
928 linnet
926 African Indian
926 MRSWHISKI2
924 katiemac
912 BLouie
906 rolin
906 ianmac
905 ara1955
892 FrenchToast
885 wordplayer
883 RoundBarn
872 angrychick
871 nelleon
870 leisl
870 KenTropic
868 athena
860 mamabook3
850 scarydeb
839 bonkler
838 caps
838 circe
828 Soodle
824 ginnie
822 Calllie
822 khana
821 Pema
821 cherlyq
817 nadav
811 lawdoggy1
810 Buttonman
810 PMS
783 BlueFireFrog
778 PherceNunly
774 ajsb
771 player girl
771 emusing
755 jylcat
754 nursegladys
753 mizzlizz
748 raane
746 Gadget
744 smooze
743 frogface
740 ChrissieDee
735 rebeccs
730 LonnieC
724 Simmie
722 stidgmere
720 corpsvalue
720 Jivingjenny0
719 Keala
717 Mandy44
711 charliesmomuk
711 Q
707 jnkbck
707 kristin
693 fratfitz
692 amgreet8
688 nurse1000
687 Deeha
677 jka
675 SoccerMOM
659 mummy
656 worzel
655 milly24
639 shdybr8
634 kittychan
633 lara68
631 melody17
620 Alycia
615 hoyamd
614 nellebean
611 Jayde287
584 Olivia R MW
583 wesnurse
579 Wendrie
579 Fr/cat
576 scatterbrain
569 Angela
566 piano player
559 skheiny
558 webatx
557 SISI
556 Jo CA
554 Cordelia
554 Valiant
552 karenth
550 sallyann
547 Oboequilter
545 cjmomma
539 Torgo
536 potterylady
519 Krysten
509 words
508 Pillsy74
503 momof4&pe
498 lawyer-1
495 gswope
495 Doll414
493 moule
483 Momma K
483 fla
472 CadFan
458 mom82637
452 Reese\'s
449 akazev
449 ZsaZsa
442 anus
439 Gobble1
437 pors
433 mrrude
430 MirandaPanda
426 Virginia Strout
424 #1
423 cookiebaker
421 Sandraf
420 noki
416 cheeto44
409 TedinDurham
408 Shegran
406 crayola
403 roundabout
402 Skug
402 rowlie45
400 princessofburund
399 TQ
393 pbc
392 gingentle
384 selj09
360 Kukana
356 Alleyn58
349 Lib
344 jpc1966
343 doseffing
336 nodt
331 Elena laures
322 Katryxx
320 tickymong
318 flower65
315 jrr
314 donnana
307 yeyellowknifetoo
302 Plebian
301 rnp
298 Aussieme
293 gdine
274 diann
263 Buggie
253 eliwes
253 medusa
247 fit1
246 Hockeyfan
237 Romagirl
216 Glens
213 helmet
212 melonheadjujube
207 janeybird
203 BlueHen
202 Sugarblues
196 tsatch
191 beckyj
188 marie
188 woodchick
167 Julipp
166 iiosefi
158 crosshair
150 Frances
146 Jindigo
139 banasha
134 midnightbex
133 Strudders
129 Dominp
122 DeviousTango
122 KnightTime
117 mom99
109 Altagolfnut5
108 dpomfr
102 felicitas
90 Pink Socks
84 kiara13
60 Betsy Ross
58 Christa
54 freddie
38 bepotter
27 peter366
18 cody10

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:01 am
Mubner

At 8
12:02 am
hokie carla

Tr7
12:02 am
jessmom

tr7 x 2
12:02 am
grannyrose

to9
12:04 am
hokie carla

Re7
12:08 am
hokie carla

Le7
12:08 am
Gillie

th7
12:11 am
Gillie

ni7
12:13 am
periwinkle

re7x2
12:15 am
jessmom

re8
12:17 am
justafreep

ae7
12:18 am
justafreep

in7
12:19 am
cybernan

hello everyone :)
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:19 am
justafreep

hi, nan
12:20 am
justafreep

and thanks, lickety
12:20 am
gapeach

Thanks, Lickety.
12:22 am
ursh

morning all
12:27 am
dizgrannie

nbt/nbs, hi all
12:27 am
jessmom

la7
12:28 am
periwinkle

stats for the 10 pls
12:31 am
joym999

Apparently Dr. God has never MAXED out his credit cards.
12:34 am
justafreep

at8 x 2
12:34 am
justafreep

and peri, I don't believe the 10 has been called
12:41 am
cybernan

can't stay awake any longer -- good night everyone
12:41 am
grannyrose

re10/77
12:42 am
justafreep

oh. geez. thanks!
12:42 am
cybernan

ty rose - good place to quit :)
12:49 am
azwj

got the 10
12:50 am
azwj

is an re + 8 At
12:56 am
lynxxx

try not to give more than first 2 letters azwj - we usually like to torment ourselves a bit first
12:58 am
jessmom

de9
12:58 am
azwj

ohhhh, sorry ok :)
12:59 am
azwj

ty for telling me
12:59 am
lynxxx

yw - no real rules here but...
1:00 am
azwj

that's a great one, lynxxx
1:02 am
joym999

How is it possible that realtor is not in the dictionary?
1:04 am
grannyrose

ikr? and every time i try it...
1:06 am
joym999

LOL. Glad I'm not the only one who retypes as if it'll suddenly come to its senses.
1:06 am
grannyrose

one can hope, surely...
1:28 am
grannyrose

hey Joy. want to really do your head in? realtor IS in a2z dictionary. not enable. go figure....loll
1:31 am
joym999

so unfair!
2:55 am
jwr

joy - I looked up realtor awhile back - it's a registered trademark of the National Association of Realtors and regularly capitalized as such - so our dear enable wouldn't use it.
4:15 am
mattygroves

Can anyone tell me, please, how many letters the X has - that's all I need at the moment (well, that's all the information I need - I've only just started the grid ;))
4:20 am
AtlKru

x 5 letters 20 points - lickety babble clues :)
4:21 am
mattygroves

Thanks - I try not to go to Lickety's clues until I have had a bash this way - but thank you!
4:21 am
mattygroves

found it, cheers!
4:23 am
AtlKru

i only use it when i hace 20 or less words left
4:23 am
mattygroves

Where are you based? I'm in the UK so have really only just started but that X was bothering me :)
4:24 am
AtlKru

usa.
4:25 am
mattygroves

So it's the middle of the night?
4:25 am
AtlKru

i use this game to keep from forgetting english. learning only my 3rd language, but finding myself forgetting. its 5:25am
4:45 am
player girl

Can someone please help me with the N from the 3rd row and the X? Thanks in advance
4:48 am
crosshair

Ni 5/10
4:49 am
player girl

Thanks Crosshair. I kept trying ninth, it's not there!
4:50 am
AtlKru

theres 2 ni 5/10, ni 4/4 , ni 7/28, ni 8/40
4:51 am
crosshair

There ya go! :)
4:51 am
crosshair

I am just starting, so that will come in handy. :)
4:54 am
crosshair

Got them all ty
4:55 am
AtlKru

np
5:06 am
PMS

ao
5:58 am
pabtrek

na ed
5:59 am
MollyL

Whee! It's Type Random Letters In The Chat Friday!
6:16 am
ItalianGreyhound

LOL !
7:18 am
HarryHood

pththth
7:20 am
dan2bit

ouhaurg e
7:21 am
HarryHood

he was a viking king!
7:22 am
dan2bit

LOL Ouhaurg the Mumbler
7:22 am
HarryHood

he composed the paean "finland finland finland"
7:29 am
HarryHood

nbt. 95 to go after first pass
7:43 am
MollyL

Ouhaurg The Mumbler is a poker buddy of Hagar The Horrible
7:51 am
dauber

Given the circumstances, given MollyL's suggestion...I'm going to type "realtor" in the chat because it appears to be random letters.
7:52 am
saanichcat

lane
7:52 am
saanichcat

lanin
7:52 am
saanichcat

jeeze, sorry
7:53 am
MollyL

Lanin, yeah, that stuff in sheep's wool that is good for your skin.
: D
7:58 am
mkg

Hi all. Any clues for the 10 or 9s?
8:00 am
dauber

Nothing for me yet, but I'm guessing those 9s and 10 will probably have "-ed" as a suffix.
8:03 am
mkg

Did anyone give stats for the x word?
8:03 am
dauber

xe5/20
8:04 am
dauber

By the way, "realtor" isn't in the dictionary.
8:05 am
dauber

Just wanted to warn you before you try it. :)
8:05 am
MollyL

We have that discussion every time realtor is in the grid. It is a registered trademark and a proper adjective.
8:05 am
BzznBea

It is a copyrighted word or something
8:05 am
MollyL

And not all the long words end in ed
8:06 am
dauber

That's crazy! never knew that! Interestingly, Webster's definition is recursive. https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictio\nnary/Realtor
8:06 am
mkg

I am a realtor so i know this.
8:06 am
dauber

Basically, it says if you're a realtor, it means you belong to the National Association of Realtors.
8:06 am
mkg

Copyrighted. You cant say you are a realtor unless you have certain quaifications.
8:07 am
dauber

How do you join that, then? I guess by being....a Realtor. But how do you become a Realtor? By joining the National Association of realtors.
8:07 am
dauber

It's like not finding work without experience, but to get experience you need to work.
8:07 am
mkg

You need to take a course and pass an two exams.
8:07 am
MollyL

To become a member of an association you have to have certain credentials.
8:09 am
dauber

The things you learn when playing Babble...
8:10 am
mkg

You must take the course and pass it with the exam at the end, and then take an exam given by the state you live in, and then you must join the associations which monitor behavior and assure that you do not do anything illegal. You belong to three associations: one local, one state and one national. You pay dues to them and they are involved with lockboxes and with any and all complaints against you if you do anything illegal or unethical.
8:12 am
mkg

Cant find the x word
8:12 am
dauber

If you know about the chemical element, it starts like that.
8:13 am
MollyL

I need to get in the association business. Get people to pay you dues so you can police them.
8:14 am
dauber

Funny you should mention it. I'm part of the online letter games association.
8:14 am
hokie carla

I keep trying rolator and rolate
8:14 am
dauber

You can Venmo me the fees.
8:15 am
MollyL

Thanks but we have already had our financial scams in this place.
8:15 am
hokie carla

we did?
8:15 am
dauber

Oh, it's not a scam: I'm actually being honest in telling you that I want your money. :)
8:16 am
dauber

hokie - yes, we did. Give me five bucks and I'll tell you about them.
8:17 am
MollyL

Yep, you were not around then Carla. Someone offered to collect money to help out a player in need and then that someone (possibly two people) kept the money that was collected.
8:17 am
hokie carla

sure thing, dauber, give me your bank account and I'll send it to you.
8:17 am
hokie carla

yikes
8:17 am
welki

'morning, folks
8:18 am
hokie carla

welki!
8:18 am
BzznBea

Good morning, welki.
8:18 am
hokie carla

bea!
8:19 am
BzznBea

Hey, Carla.
8:19 am
MollyL

Unfortunately, there are some people here who will throw money at anything, no matter how sketchy it sounds.
8:21 am
welki

there may be, but it's not fair to lump those of us who trusted wildcat to do the right thing
8:21 am
MollyL

No sorry, I didn't mean to do that.
8:23 am
hokie carla

here's a NTPN no one will get - annual mt. bike race in NC. mr. homie has done it twice but only finished once.
8:24 am
dauber

I had to look up NTPN...is that the part that "no one will get"?? Because even after finding several definitions, I don't get it. :/
8:25 am
BzznBea

It's a Babble thinkg.
8:25 am
BzznBea

Name That Proper Noun
8:25 am
hokie carla

sorry, NTPN is only here. name that proper noun!
8:25 am
MollyL

Carla is unable to type in whole words.
8:26 am
hokie carla

and noun was in the grid yesterday so I had to acronym it then
8:26 am
BzznBea

Is it the TORL?
8:26 am
hokie carla

but FTR, the answer is also an acronym - ORAMM - off-road assault on Mt. Mitchell.
8:27 am
BzznBea

Where is Mt. Mitchell?
8:27 am
dauber

Having said that...113 left for me, but sadly, my job isn't going to do itself...gotta clock in.
8:28 am
hokie carla

kinda Asheville. you know it's the highest point east of the mississippi, right?
8:28 am
hokie carla

bye, dauber. have a productive day. :D
8:28 am
BzznBea

Now I do. =)
8:29 am
hokie carla

you can get there off the Blue Ridge Parkway
8:29 am
BzznBea

Only greyed one letter in the first row...
8:30 am
hokie carla

only one I'm close on is the R
8:31 am
mkg

Any clues about the x 5 word??????? Canty get it.
8:32 am
BzznBea

It is xe5
8:32 am
welki

it ends like a beautiful flower
8:33 am
mkg

Ty
8:34 am
marksdolly

hi Welk
8:34 am
marksdolly

hi HOkie!
8:34 am
marksdolly

hello to you all!
8:34 am
welki

hi marks
8:34 am
hokie carla

bea, if you've never been on the blue ridge parkway, you should drive some of it sometime. some of the most amazing views you'll see.
8:34 am
hokie carla

dolly!
8:35 am
BzznBea

We have been on that route when we go west. Unfortunately, it makes me carsick.
8:35 am
marksdolly

good to see you Hokie!
8:36 am
hokie carla

yeah, I have to be driving. we rode 6 miles of it last weekend on bikes.
8:36 am
hokie carla

you too, dolly!
8:36 am
mkg

Giving up on x word. Any clues for the 9s?
8:38 am
hokie carla

I have been on most of the entire road. mr. homie biked it a couple of summers ago. I dropped him off at the start in VA and drove it all the way to I-77, then I met him a couple of times and then again at the end in Cherokee.
8:39 am
mkg

Got the x word finally. Ugh.
8:39 am
MollyL

He biked 469 miles?
8:41 am
hokie carla

well, there was a small portion that I drove him on because it was like 15 miles of gravel while they were doing road construction, but yes, pretty much.
8:41 am
hokie carla

he stayed at B&B's and sketchy motels along the way. took about a week.
8:42 am
mkg

My daughter in law did a bike trip from calif to maine. She was young then, a teenager.
8:43 am
mkg

Shge loved it.
8:43 am
mkg

Biking is wonderful.
8:43 am
mkg

I lived on my bike as a kid.
8:44 am
hokie carla

yeah, my youngest kid had a friend that went with a group from SC to CA one summer and I followed along on FB (back when I still had it) .
8:44 am
mkg

Great trips.
8:45 am
mkg

I stopped riding in my 50s. I dont like the seats anymore and have no padding on my rear. Skinny rear end.
8:45 am
mkg

Still not seeing the 9s or 10
8:46 am
BzznBea

Sounds like you are in the same place we are then, mkg.
8:46 am
hokie carla

yeah, I don't have any
8:46 am
marksdolly

the 10 starts with re and twists to the right
8:47 am
periwinkle

to9/54 builds on a to4/4
8:48 am
periwinkle

there is a de9 that I do not have
8:48 am
mkg

Ty peri. Any further clue? Is it two words?
8:48 am
periwinkle

no . it is a person.one who puts up with something
8:49 am
marksdolly

ty peri!
8:50 am
mkg

Got it! Great clue peri!
8:50 am
mkg

Ty
8:50 am
periwinkle

I need help with the de9
8:52 am
mkg

I keep thiinking it must be de and then m......not getting it yet.
8:52 am
marksdolly

okay Peri, the de + ae7
8:53 am
marksdolly

to remove gas from something
8:54 am
periwinkle

ty looking
8:57 am
periwinkle

ty dolly
8:57 am
mkg

Ty marksdolly.
8:57 am
mkg

Any clues for the 10?
8:58 am
marksdolly

to regain something re 10/77
8:58 am
mkg

Ty
8:58 am
marksdolly

anole
9:04 am
MollyL

So close to another word that starts with A and ends with ole that I use a lot
: D
9:09 am
marksdolly

:)lol
9:11 am
hokie carla

hey! grayed a tile that wasn't one word
9:16 am
mkg

Still dont get that re 10/77.
9:17 am
BzznBea

it ends with at6
9:17 am
hokie carla

sorry, I checked out for a while to miss clues, so I can't help
9:18 am
mkg

Got the 10. Ty.
9:18 am
mkg

Bea your clue was wonderful. Ty.
9:19 am
BzznBea

yw
9:23 am
hurshy

any guesses which of the 4 D words i would miss? the three i got are all easy
9:23 am
BzznBea

probably the 9
9:23 am
hurshy

oh my
9:24 am
hokie carla

that must be my missing one too then
9:25 am
mattygroves

I too am missing that one
9:25 am
hurshy

could we have a clue?
9:25 am
BzznBea

remove the air
9:26 am
hurshy

tx
9:26 am
hokie carla

those always trip us up
9:26 am
hokie carla

thx
9:27 am
mattygroves

Thankee kindly
9:27 am
hokie carla

now justt need 2 a's to finish last col
9:28 am
hokie carla

easier said than done
9:29 am
hokie carla

maybe not - 5th col gray!
9:32 am
BzznBea

It is snowing here.
9:33 am
hokie carla

wow! windy here but 48.
9:34 am
BzznBea

We had wind and rain earlier.
9:34 am
hokie carla

just partly cloudy here
9:39 am
BzznBea

Finally got the last A...
9:39 am
hokie carla

I still need 2 from each of the other 2 A's
9:51 am
hokie carla

well, I have hit a wall with 46 left. TTFN.
9:59 am
rururocks

well.. i just started but have the r's now
10:01 am
BzznBea

The R's are relentless.
10:01 am
BzznBea

How did you shot go?
10:01 am
rururocks

today at four pm.. hope i don't have a big reaction to it
10:01 am
BzznBea

Ah.
10:03 am
rururocks

happy to get it either way though
10:21 am
MollyL

I never thought I would live to see the day that people were happy about getting shots.
: D
10:22 am
rururocks

<-- especially this one.. i'm afraid of needles
10:32 am
penquis

i am happy....just got my second shot... :oD
10:33 am
rururocks

are you in my age group pen?
10:33 am
penquis

no....older....
10:34 am
rururocks

really? I think of you as younger
10:34 am
penquis

got the Moderna today...
10:36 am
MollyL

I remember when people used to go out for drinks on Friday. Now they go out and get a shot. Whee!
10:37 am
penquis

yup....and in about an hour, I am going to pick up my brother and take him for his second shot...
10:37 am
rururocks

I'm just trying to stick around to annoy people here :D
10:40 am
penquis

feel free... ;o)
10:49 am
MLFAN17

reclue re 10 pls?
10:51 am
penquis

to have gotten back again....it's a pt....
10:52 am
penquis

or to have reached something again....
10:53 am
MollyL

Reclue re10? Is that like reredo?
10:57 am
MollyL

And Ru, you are just vying for a mention in our resident crtic's profile.
: D
10:59 am
rururocks

ah.. then I can be serene
11:01 am
rururocks

or serene-aded
11:01 am
rururocks

along with Hokie
11:01 am
hokie carla

shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots shots (I think that song is about another kind of shots)
11:02 am
MLFAN17

corner a stats pls?
11:03 am
rururocks

at5, 6, 8
11:03 am
wvteach

AT 5/10
11:03 am
rururocks

easy grid.. had to look up one new word
11:03 am
MLFAN17

hi wv ty
11:04 am
rururocks

<---is chopped liver
11:05 am
MollyL

Did you know that people often choose user names that are the opposite of what they are?
11:05 am
rururocks

no.. i didn't know that
11:05 am
MLFAN17

well i have managed to get 3 re 7's so far
11:06 am
rururocks

I can see that for Backwards Man and Caped Crusader etc
11:07 am
MollyL

I don't know if that opposite thing applies to people who hide behind fake names though.
11:07 am
rururocks

sure it does
11:08 am
MLFAN17

mine does but only by the fact that i am female and ML isnt lol
11:11 am
hokie carla

that's right, I'm not a hokie nor a carla
11:11 am
hokie carla

and easy grid?? stuck at 46 today. too many t's.
11:12 am
MollyL

Yes but you are a Meatloaf Fan which is what your user name is.
11:12 am
MLFAN17

yes
11:12 am
rururocks

yes it was straightforward to me hokie.. except one i guessed on and one I've never seen before
11:13 am
hokie carla

phantom trattoria
11:13 am
MollyL

Ru is a Babble savant. They are all easy for him. Him and those mensa people who play at that flip
11:13 am
hokie carla

yep
11:14 am
rururocks

naw.. just been doing this a long time.. i'm no savant
11:14 am
MLFAN17

seriously:)
11:14 am
hokie carla

I have finished quite a few recently that I would say were mostly easy, but not this.
11:14 am
MollyL

I beg to differ, Rainman
11:14 am
rururocks

I am an excellent driver
11:15 am
rururocks

ooh the bat signal went out
11:15 am
hokie carla

ooh, march madness starting
11:17 am
MLFAN17

omg i was going the wrong way and then the light bulb decided to come on when i saw the vowel.. duhh finally got the re10
11:17 am
rururocks

wtg mlf
11:18 am
hokie carla

phantom thorax
11:18 am
MLFAN17

ty ruru phew
11:18 am
MLFAN17

hokie any damage in your area>
11:18 am
MLFAN17

?
11:19 am
hokie carla

not that I know of
11:20 am
hokie carla

wind has really picked up since this morning and it's really wet, so wouldn't be surprised if trees go down
11:20 am
MLFAN17

we didnt get any.. rain came down rally fast and hard for a short time and we had thunder.. power stayed on too
11:21 am
hokie carla

yes, just street flooding yesterday during the storm
11:21 am
MLFAN17

its getting a bit cloudy here
11:21 am
hokie carla

and a smidge of hail
11:21 am
MLFAN17

yeah we had rain in the usual places
11:22 am
hokie carla

finally found a word!
11:22 am
MLFAN17

i am looking for a 8 letter word at the moment
11:22 am
hokie carla

wow, I have 4 8s
11:23 am
MLFAN17

i have 2
11:23 am
hokie carla

if you have the 10 you have 2 8s
11:23 am
rururocks

<--has 5 (smug look)
11:23 am
hokie carla

re8 - med that can make your muscles looser
11:24 am
MLFAN17

i have the pt
11:24 am
hokie carla

there are 2 at8 pt
11:26 am
hokie carla

maybe some smug guy can tell me my missing one
11:26 am
MLFAN17

no idea
11:26 am
Jeanius421

How is realtor not found in the dictionary?
11:26 am
hokie carla

well the at6 ends in ripped
11:26 am
MLFAN17

about that or the other at8
11:26 am
hokie carla

jeanius, it's a trademarked proper noun
11:27 am
hokie carla

the other at8 is in your re10 mlfan
11:28 am
MLFAN17

i have the one about getting something back
11:28 am
Jeanius421

interesting but weird
11:29 am
MLFAN17

its just like the japanese noodles
11:30 am
MLFAN17

i will b back..
11:32 am
hokie carla

like xerox & bandaid
11:32 am
hokie carla

except those are now accepted, so not like it ;)
11:32 am
hokie carla

well xerox is, not bandaid
11:38 am
MollyL

realtor is a proper adjective. It is the trademark that Enable objects to, I think.
11:55 am
dcseain

realtor is a trademark of the National Association of Realtors, yes, at least in the US.
11:55 am
hokie carla

well in the UK they call them estate agents
11:56 am
dcseain

true that!
11:56 am
dauber

And in the UK they use "hoover" as a new generic for vacuum cleaner.
11:56 am
mattygroves

In the UK, we often use far ruder words...they're not the most respected of professions ;)
11:56 am
hokie carla

and I disagree that it's an adjective. clearly describes a person, place, or thing.
11:57 am
mattygroves

Many people in the UK use 'red sauce' for ketchup and 'brown sauce' for steak sauce. Nothing if not descriptive
11:57 am
hokie carla

yeah, first time I heard hoover was at my scottish friend's soccer place. I was like, are you using a brand name as a verb?
11:59 am
hokie carla

I also struggled the first time I heard them say caravan and caravan parks for camping. caravan has a much different def. here.
11:59 am
dcseain

my grandparents used hovver like that. But that fell out of use here in the US>
12:00 pm
hokie carla

interesting. I don't rem. ever hearing my grandmother say that.
12:01 pm
MollyL

I say red sauce for marinara or spaghetti sauce. I have never used that phrase for ketchup.
12:02 pm
dcseain

Well, due to great-grandparents bonnet for hood of car, windscreen, windscreen wipers, and some other Brishisms are common in my family.
12:03 pm
dcseain

yes, red sauce is marinara over here usually. Though in New Mexico, it's red chili sauce as opposed to green chili sauce.
12:03 pm
moolingwa

car park
12:05 pm
hokie carla

molly, if you were from philly you would call spaghetti sauce gravy. that's insane.
12:06 pm
MollyL

An adjective is a word that tells us more about a noun. It "describes" or "modifies" a noun. Realtor describes a person in the National Association of Realtors.
12:06 pm
hokie carla

where you park the cars? would have never known. ;)
12:06 pm
bichon

You hear gravy a lot in "The Sopranos"
12:07 pm
MollyL

People from Philly are a little off. Ask anyone who has been to an Eagles game. They can testify.
12:07 pm
clg47

I know I have a friend that said 'I am going to make some spaghetti gravy and we will have dinner together tonight." I did not know what to expect & I did not watch the Sopranos
12:07 pm
dcseain

philly sports fans are the worst.
12:08 pm
hokie carla

at least they said "spaghetti gravy" clg. my friend just says gravy and I think of biscuits and gravy.
12:08 pm
dcseain

gravy to mean spaghetti sauce is Philly/NJ, yeah. Sounds weird to me, but i understand it.
12:08 pm
wvteach

stats for either of the 9s
12:09 pm
clg47

de 9,60
12:10 pm
clg47

to 9,54
12:12 pm
hokie carla

I understand they do it, I don't understand why
12:15 pm
mattygroves

A sweater is a jumper. A jumper is a pinafore dress. Sneakers are trainers. Pumps are court shoes. Don't even get me started on plimsoles ;)
12:17 pm
hokie carla

yeah, I had to explain our jumper on reddit recently, and I said pinafore dress :D
12:20 pm
maccafixx

last ta 6/18?
12:23 pm
bichon

we always wore jumpers in elemantary school
12:23 pm
moolingwa

flip flops in australia are thongs....they're jandals in new zealand
12:23 pm
moolingwa

jumpers are jerseys in NZ
12:23 pm
bichon

tear
12:23 pm
hokie carla

I've heard thongs and that makes me laugh
12:24 pm
bichon

sorry
12:24 pm
hokie carla

like sports jerseys? so, not sweaters like in UK?
12:24 pm
moolingwa

no, sweaters are jerseys :)
12:24 pm
hokie carla

sorry, macca, I don't have any ta6
12:24 pm
moolingwa

occasionally you're also here guernsey
12:25 pm
moolingwa

here=hear
12:25 pm
hokie carla

isn't guernsey a cow?
12:25 pm
mattygroves

We're all separated by a common language ;)
12:25 pm
moolingwa

guernsey and jersey are the channel islands in the UK
12:25 pm
moolingwa

they do have several things named after them
12:25 pm
mattygroves

Your spackle is my polyfilla. Your anchors are my rawlplugs.
12:26 pm
hokie carla

lol, but what's gravy?
12:26 pm
moolingwa

oh, sticky tape in NZ is Sellotape
12:26 pm
moolingwa

if you're in Philly, gravy is pasta sauce :)
12:26 pm
mattygroves

It's Sellotape here too. Durex in Britain is a brand of condom. I hear that downunder it's sellotape
12:26 pm
bichon

I find it amusing the Canadians spel words with a u, like neighbour
12:27 pm
moolingwa

I find it amusing that americans say "noo" for new....I ask them where they sit in a church
12:27 pm
hokie carla

yeah, I know you don't read the chat moo. philly gravy already discussed.
12:27 pm
moolingwa

and macaroni too I suspect
12:28 pm
moolingwa

and hoagies
12:28 pm
hokie carla

what do you suspect macaroni of?
12:28 pm
moolingwa

all pasta is macaroni
12:29 pm
moolingwa

so it's macaroni and gravy
12:32 pm
hokie carla

oh, I haven't heard that
12:33 pm
hokie carla

so, you all are saying what we call scotch tape is sellotape?
12:34 pm
moolingwa

yep
12:35 pm
mattygroves

Yep
12:35 pm
moolingwa

and heros/subs are hoagies in Philly
12:35 pm
MollyL

The most potentially embarrassing difference in UK vs US is the use of the word fanny
12:35 pm
mattygroves

Oh yeah. You do NOT want to say you have a fanny pack in the UK
12:35 pm
MollyL

Heros/subs are grinders in Connecticut
12:35 pm
moolingwa

the way australians name a glass of beer varies a lot by state...can be quite intimidating :)
12:36 pm
mattygroves

Also, though it's falling out of use, rubber=eraser. So you can borrow someone's rubber and then return it when you're through
12:36 pm
MollyL

You don't really want to say you swatted someone on the fanny either
12:36 pm
moolingwa

yeah, rubbers in NZ/Aus too
12:36 pm
mattygroves

Trump might, Molly ;) (grab them by...etc)
12:37 pm
MollyL

Here in the US we frown on borrowing rubbers or using someone else's, since to us, rubbers are condoms.
12:37 pm
hokie carla

bum bag
12:37 pm
moolingwa

there you go
12:37 pm
dauber

My dad always used the term "rubbers" to mean galoshes.
12:37 pm
moolingwa

serviette for napkin
12:38 pm
moolingwa

nappies for diapers
12:38 pm
mattygroves

My dad did too! I'd forgotten about that!
12:38 pm
hokie carla

I've seen that on napkin packs, thought it was just some french canadian thing
12:38 pm
moolingwa

my ex-bro in law went to australia and made the mistake of asking for an extra nappy at a restaurant
12:38 pm
welki

here, they say "pissed" if someone is drunk, not pissed off
12:38 pm
rururocks

after I was born my father always used rubbers :D
12:38 pm
MollyL

I hope those guys kept their rain shoes and birth control straight
12:39 pm
hokie carla

taking the piss is one of my fave britishisms
12:39 pm
moolingwa

hopefully he wasn't trying to erase you ru :)
12:39 pm
dcseain

rubbers are a word for galoshes :)
12:39 pm
moolingwa

oh yes, gumboots in NZ
12:39 pm
moolingwa

wellingtons still used some in australia
12:40 pm
rururocks

that'd be extra kinky molly :D
12:41 pm
welki

i get messed up when i have to spell the letter Z to someone - if on the phone with US, it's Zee, here, Zed (and yep, some folks don't know they're the same)
12:41 pm
moolingwa

In australia you could be pissed that your piss tastes like piss and so you won't get pissed
12:42 pm
rururocks

ewww
12:42 pm
dcseain

My family says zed, though i heard z on the radio.
12:42 pm
moolingwa

I'm the lone zedder in my family
12:42 pm
welki

singing the ABC song must be problematic for canadian parents
12:43 pm
welki

and 'from a to zed' just doesn't sound right
12:43 pm
hokie carla

I used zed here just yesterday.
12:44 pm
hokie carla

I also love using "maths" for math. and I've heard /read drugs bust, whereas here it's drug bust.
12:44 pm
welki

we finally got our vaccine appointments - march 31 - yay us!
12:44 pm
cybernan

hello everyone :)
12:45 pm
rururocks

you get the tiara today nan
12:45 pm
rururocks

(in fact we are all getting nanned)
12:45 pm
dcseain

congrats, welki
12:45 pm
cybernan

lol
12:45 pm
welki

it'll be a relief when both are done, but no idea when the second injection will happen
12:46 pm
rururocks

getting my second poke today welki
12:46 pm
dcseain

sigh. I get my 2nd next Thursday.
12:46 pm
welki

i hope it goes well for both of you, no side effects
12:46 pm
rururocks

any truth to the rumor that Canada is changing its name to Nannia?
12:47 pm
cybernan

hubby getting 1st shot today -- mine is scheduled for a week Sunday
12:47 pm
dcseain

i had side effiects from dose 1. i shudder to think how dose 2 will go.
12:47 pm
rururocks

me too dc
12:48 pm
dcseain

best with it, ruru
12:48 pm
MollyL

The ABC song with zed sounds so funny...QRSTUV...WXY and ZED. It's like CLUNK
12:48 pm
dcseain

though zed rhymes with said. :)
12:50 pm
mattygroves

My first shot is Wednesday - probably AZ
12:50 pm
cybernan

but the rhyming words ar gee, pee and zee
12:51 pm
cybernan

seain and ru -- which vaccine did you get?
12:51 pm
dcseain

yay matty.
12:51 pm
dcseain

i received Pfizer
12:52 pm
rururocks

pfizer here too hurt like hell
12:52 pm
cybernan

I think that's what we are getting as well
12:53 pm
Haz1558

I had Pfizer, a slight sore arm, no other symptoms. I think it just varies from person to person.
12:53 pm
dcseain

the injection and injection site neither hurt nor swelled for me. Extreme fatigue, headache galore though, for three days.
12:53 pm
mattygroves

Apparently, younger people tend to suffer more from side effects than older. Also, you're more likely to have side effects if you've already had COVID. Other than that, it's a crap shoot
12:53 pm
welki

here's hoping the second dose is a walk in the park
12:54 pm
cybernan

well what is one more? -- arms and leg still sore and bruised from last week's fall.
12:54 pm
dcseain

based on my symptoms from shot one, i think i may have had asymptomatic covid. I'm breathing better now.
12:54 pm
dcseain

heal well, nan
12:54 pm
dauber

My wife and I had our second Moderna doses two weeks ago. Other than tightness/soreness in the injection spot, we felt nothing other than being kind of fatigued the next day.
12:54 pm
Katryxx

Hi wordy people :) I had my second pfizer shot a week ago yesterday. I read somewhere that broccoli helps ease some of the side effects of the shot, so I had broccoli for 3 of 4 meals before my shot.
12:55 pm
dcseain

huh. I eat a lot of broccoli.
12:55 pm
Katryxx

My arm was much more sore after the second shot, but I did a lot of deltoid arm raises to work the muscle which was hard, but made my arm feel perfectly fine the next day.
12:56 pm
Katryxx

I was REALLY tired all the day after, but then had NO other side effects.
12:56 pm
mattygroves

I'm really tired today...and haven't yet had a vaccine. Perhaps I'm having pre-effects ;)
12:58 pm
rururocks

that was a rumor brought up by a broccoli farmer katryxx ;D
1:00 pm
Katryxx

Haha, maybe! But I did read some stuff about it having an antioxidant that reduced inflammation. I was also mis-diagnosed as being allergic to broccoli, and only recently discovered that I'm not actually allergic, so I GLEEFULLY scarfed ALL the broccoli I could haha
1:00 pm
dcseain

hm. need to go see what the cat knoked down
1:01 pm
mattygroves

Better, probably, than having to see what the cat dragged in
1:04 pm
hokie carla

LOL, how gassy were you when they gave you the shot, Kat?
1:13 pm
MollyL

The COVID vaccine helps your body to build up immunity so you won't GET COVID. It doesn't CURE COVID.
1:15 pm
hokie carla

what is this other R on the bottom?
1:17 pm
MollyL

One who assigns value to
1:17 pm
cybernan

ro 4, 6
1:18 pm
hokie carla

ah, thanks molly
1:22 pm
cybernan

sorry - thought you wanted the bottom r
1:23 pm
MollyL

That is the bottom R
1:23 pm
KnightTime

there is no ro 4,6
1:24 pm
cybernan

this is an r 4 and an r 6 unless we are playing different grids
1:24 pm
KnightTime

you are correct, there is an r4 and an r6, but there is no ro 4,6
1:25 pm
cybernan

there is no ro 4/6 you mean?
1:25 pm
KnightTime

as clued at 1:17 by you
1:26 pm
MollyL

All the ro words come from the 4th row R. The bottom r words are ra
1:27 pm
cybernan

ah - see -- usually the comma is used to indicate 2 words, where has the forward lash indicates letter/points
1:28 pm
KnightTime

of course, no one ever clues a single word using commas.
1:28 pm
cybernan

not normally, no
1:41 pm
cybernan

yes -- realized later that the one I had come from the other r
1:43 pm
hokie carla

but thanks for trying, nan ;)
1:46 pm
clg47

maned
1:59 pm
hokie carla

wouldn't an accountant be a totaler?
2:00 pm
cybernan

don't see why not
2:01 pm
hokie carla

still don't understand why maxed isn't good
2:02 pm
hokie carla

oh, and they gave you the tiara today, but mael gets one too
2:05 pm
moolingwa

144 to go :)
2:05 pm
hokie carla

33 here. have been in and out but only found a few more.
2:06 pm
hokie carla

still 6 4's
2:29 pm
moolingwa

139 to go...50 4s
2:43 pm
hokie carla

Found 4 4’s so only 2 left now
2:43 pm
hokie carla

27 in all
2:54 pm
cybernan

no list carla?
2:55 pm
hokie carla

Not yet
2:59 pm
cybernan

well done - listed at 50 and struggling with 37 to go
3:01 pm
hokie carla

Ru said it’s easy today. But I’ve found this one pretty difficult.
3:01 pm
cybernan

ru always says they're easy, doesn't he?
3:02 pm
hokie carla

Yes
3:04 pm
hokie carla

Good point
3:05 pm
hurshy

ooeee i just found to9
3:05 pm
hokie carla

From which T?
3:06 pm
zoozzoom

Top corner.
3:06 pm
hokie carla

Kthx
3:07 pm
hurshy

it's just such a rush
3:07 pm
hurshy

when you find a big one on your own
3:07 pm
hokie carla

Agreed
3:08 pm
hokie carla

So you are saying it’s a regular word? Does it go with an 8? I still need one 8.
3:09 pm
hurshy

it does not go with an 8. at least, it does but not an 8 that is actually in the grid today
3:09 pm
hurshy

(just like the de9)
3:09 pm
hurshy

but it is a more normal word than de9
3:10 pm
cybernan

two of the ones I'm stuck on
3:10 pm
hokie carla

Got it, thx
3:11 pm
hokie carla

Nan, the de trips us up in various forms all the time. A thing that removes air
3:11 pm
cybernan

oh - found the to
3:12 pm
cybernan

ty carla
3:14 pm
hokie carla

Just found a dr seuss character
3:15 pm
hurshy

Lorax
3:15 pm
cybernan

mmm - not the lorax
3:16 pm
cybernan

oh - I thought you meant accepted in the grid
3:16 pm
hurshy

left L cnan
3:16 pm
hurshy

oh haha
3:16 pm
hokie carla

Yes, the lorax
3:17 pm
cybernan

9 left -- all 6's and 7's
3:17 pm
cybernan

think I'm getting too old for this -- the mind doesn't want to work anymore. Mind you, not really at the top of my game right now.
3:17 pm
hokie carla

I have 9 6s and 4 7s and a bunch more
3:19 pm
cybernan

an 6/33 please?
3:19 pm
hokie carla

Found a word!
3:20 pm
hokie carla

Thx, nan. Add a vowel to the high an5
3:21 pm
cybernan

ty carla
3:21 pm
hurshy

what is that, a french an5?
3:22 pm
Trifioso

hello friends! Just popping in for a few, but did want to at least wave a cheery friday hello!
3:22 pm
hokie carla

Who knows, all I know is i’ve tried an7, one who does, several times
3:22 pm
hokie carla

Howdy trif!
3:22 pm
hurshy

hey trif
3:22 pm
cybernan

ax 6/36 please?
3:22 pm
Trifioso

hello!
3:24 pm
cybernan

nm - found
3:24 pm
hurshy

then you clue it plz :D
3:25 pm
hokie carla

Yeah, nothing working here
3:25 pm
cybernan

guy who wields the chopping tool
3:26 pm
hurshy

dang it i kept thinking fo the pl version of that and it wasn't there and i forgot to think of that
3:26 pm
hokie carla

Ah, wrong A
3:26 pm
cybernan

me too
3:27 pm
hokie carla

Still 23 left. Luckily I’m just sitting in a car.
3:28 pm
Trifioso

funny thing, such a big grid with no s
3:29 pm
hokie carla

And not as many past tense as you’d think
3:29 pm
Trifioso

agreed
3:29 pm
cybernan

me 7/32 and me 6/36 please?
3:30 pm
Trifioso

oops 4:30, that's me gone.....take care all
3:30 pm
hokie carla

Bye trif!
3:30 pm
hokie carla

Probably my 2 missing M’s, nan. Hold on.
3:34 pm
cybernan

found the 7
3:34 pm
cybernan

sounds like an oinment for skin cancer
3:36 pm
hokie carla

Well, it’s pigment in your skin or something
3:36 pm
hokie carla

Thx
3:37 pm
cybernan

still looking for the me 6/36 -- must have the x in it somewhere
3:38 pm
hokie carla

Agree
3:41 pm
cybernan

do you have the no 7/32?
3:42 pm
cybernan

oh - found that one too
3:42 pm
hokie carla

Nope
3:46 pm
hokie carla

Taking a break here
3:47 pm
cybernan

that me 6 is my last one
3:53 pm
cybernan

had to look it up -- would never have found it and don't even know how to clue it
3:54 pm
cybernan

another one for the docs
3:58 pm
moolingwa

okay, back to see if I can do anything with these 139
4:04 pm
periwinkle

76 left
4:06 pm
moolingwa

down to 100 now
4:08 pm
periwinkle

this a tough one
4:31 pm
moolingwa

haven't had enough time to really look at it, but it seems that way
4:42 pm
Uneaixoise

Last at8?
4:48 pm
moolingwa

only have one at8 so far
4:49 pm
wht

at8 - past tense of what a lawyer does?
4:49 pm
moolingwa

tx wht
4:49 pm
Uneaixoise

Have the "achieved" one
4:50 pm
moolingwa

it's the one that wht clued
4:54 pm
Uneaixoise

Got it!
4:54 pm
moolingwa

yay!
4:54 pm
moolingwa

good clue that one
4:54 pm
moolingwa

45 to go
4:59 pm
wht

Fireworks for me. They certainly scraped up some words from the bottom of the Enable barrel today.
5:04 pm
moolingwa

nice one
5:19 pm
periwinkle

last ar5 please
5:23 pm
moolingwa

the last ar literally sounds like letter shaped headwear
5:23 pm
moolingwa

sorry, that's the last ar one I have
5:24 pm
periwinkle

I need the one after that please
5:24 pm
periwinkle

50 left. I have been watching The Queens Gambit on Netflix. I highly recommendit.
5:28 pm
moolingwa

Yeah, if I had more time I'd like to see it
5:28 pm
moolingwa

My evenings are mostly consumed by my daughter :)
5:29 pm
moolingwa

okay, found another ar5
5:29 pm
helenkeller

brilliant set design
5:29 pm
moolingwa

sounds like a letter inspired phone company
5:29 pm
periwinkle

ty mool
5:29 pm
periwinkle

bbl
5:29 pm
moolingwa

yw
5:29 pm
moolingwa

40 left
5:58 pm
moolingwa

30....tough going
6:26 pm
hurshy

name that proper noun! Hercules battled the ______ Hydra
6:32 pm
periwinkle

no idea hurshy
6:33 pm
periwinkle

back to finish,37 left
6:33 pm
hurshy

Lernean
6:34 pm
hurshy

i know this not because i know classics well, but because Agatha Christie wrote a series of 12 short stories in which Hercule Poirot did cases that somehow paralleled each of the 12 labors of his namesake, Hercules
6:38 pm
ChampFit

I have it! 12 Labours of Hercules
6:38 pm
hurshy

:D
6:40 pm
hurshy

i liked The Stymphalian Birds one
6:40 pm
ChampFit

My middle child is an Agatha Christie fanatic. When she graduated college we planned her grad trip around The Mousetrap in London. Saw the play in the theater there where it's played forever.
6:40 pm
hurshy

where Hastings was soooo suspicious of these "evil" looking old women and was totally wrong about who was criminal
6:40 pm
hurshy

yes, i saw the Mousetrap in London as well!
6:40 pm
ChampFit

Ah, my good man Hastings!
6:41 pm
ChampFit

It was so worth it! Memorable. And somehow, we didn't kill each other after the 10 day trip.
6:42 pm
hurshy

i appreciate Christie very much, but when all's said and done, she was no Dorothy Sayers. her mysteries have so much more character development and depth... they're so masterful.
6:43 pm
ChampFit

She's an easy read, and I love the characters.
6:44 pm
hurshy

even if you completely remember "whodunit" they are so enjoyable to read again at any time, because there's way more to them than the mystery itself
6:44 pm
ChampFit

What did you think of the latest Murder on the Orient Express?
6:44 pm
ChampFit

Movie
6:44 pm
hurshy

haven't seen it yet, i don't think?
6:45 pm
hurshy

that is the one Christie book that i find hardest to revisit since the solution is SO memorable. most of them, after awhile you might forget the solution because it really could be almost anybody that did the deed.
6:45 pm
ChampFit

Don't. My daughter was appalled. Google it for the trailer. So many missteps. We cringed through most of it.
6:45 pm
hurshy

mk thanks for the warning lol
6:46 pm
ChampFit

Most egregious, the man who plays Poirot doesn't have dark hair, and has a ridiculous moustache.
6:47 pm
hurshy

well, Christie did tend to describe his moustaches as "luxuriant"... lol
6:48 pm
hurshy

it was Branagh, i see
6:48 pm
hurshy

but they did go a bit over the top even for luxuriant
6:48 pm
ChampFit

Exactly. Not a great fit for the role.
6:48 pm
hurshy

you know what IS great tho
6:48 pm
ChampFit

?
6:49 pm
hurshy

they did a Doctor Who episode that riffed off it, Mummy on the Orient Express, and it was a really good one
6:49 pm
ChampFit

:)
6:49 pm
hurshy

i highly recommend it
6:50 pm
ChampFit

Thank you..good to know!
6:50 pm
hurshy

:)
6:54 pm
hurshy

fifth column grey!
6:54 pm
hurshy

that sounds like i'm talking about some old spy thing
6:54 pm
ChampFit

WooHOO!
6:55 pm
joym999

clue for the ae7?
6:55 pm
hurshy

the thing that puts the bubbles in the fish tank
6:57 pm
joym999

ty hurshy..wasn't looking at that corner
6:57 pm
periwinkle

last word 2nd to6/18 pls
6:57 pm
hurshy

you make a de9 out of that too, joy
6:58 pm
hurshy

i'm missing a couple of T words peri, i have a baby 2000 pounds and a rich cake variant
6:58 pm
hurshy

but idk if those are the only ones
6:59 pm
periwinkle

ooops I need the first to6/18
7:00 pm
hurshy

well, i'd say the exact same thing either way, lol
7:00 pm
Lizlin

Good morning all
7:00 pm
hurshy

morning liz
7:01 pm
hurshy

though i am not in morning whatsoever
7:01 pm
hurshy

decidedly evening
7:01 pm
Lizlin

Well, it sounds weird to me to say good evening at 10 am
7:01 pm
Lizlin

But good evening, Hurshy
7:01 pm
hurshy

ya
7:01 pm
hurshy

what a world, what a world
7:02 pm
hurshy

that Wicked Witch line is coming in awfully handy these days in a lot of contexts
7:02 pm
periwinkle

ty hurshy. it was the baby 2000 lbs
7:03 pm
hurshy

i suspicioned as much!
7:04 pm
hurshy

i heard the 10 is re10 but i'm having no luck
7:04 pm
MollyL

Liz, you go on and greet people however you like. Good day.
: D
7:04 pm
Lizlin

Well, if you keep on trying, you'll get there (sort of a clue)
7:05 pm
Lizlin

G'day, Molly
7:05 pm
hurshy

aha! thanks
7:05 pm
hurshy

needed the a words also
7:05 pm
Lizlin

:)
7:08 pm
hurshy

it is a great compliment when a cat sits on you and bathes himself
7:09 pm
Lizlin

If you say so ....
7:10 pm
hurshy

especially if that cat is a magnificent King, clothed in splendor with thick, luxuriant golden robes built right in
7:11 pm
Lizlin

Sounds lovely but I'm happy to leave that experience to you. I like cats - but not that much.
7:11 pm
Lizlin

no7 pls?
7:12 pm
hurshy

looks like something i need to find as well
7:12 pm
Lizlin

I've been looking for a while - I'll come back to it later
7:12 pm
Lizlin

I'm not finding this an easy grid.
7:13 pm
hurshy

yeah
7:13 pm
joym999

I'm also finding it tougher than usual.
7:13 pm
hurshy

you can tell i'm stuck because i'm prattling about Opie bathing himself
7:14 pm
Lizlin

And Doctor Who - as I logged on this morning.
7:14 pm
lynxxx

no7 doesn't end with sea
7:14 pm
Lizlin

I remember that Orient Express episode.
7:14 pm
hurshy

well that was just the tail end of a whole agatha christie convo
7:14 pm
lynxxx

Morning all
7:14 pm
Lizlin

Aha!
7:14 pm
Lizlin

Morning, Lyn
7:14 pm
hurshy

thank you lynxxx!
7:14 pm
Lizlin

And thanks
7:15 pm
hurshy

that's the estate from Sense and Sensibility
7:17 pm
Lizlin

And 10 to go - thanks to Lickety (and Lynxxx)
7:18 pm
hurshy

no rh, i hope?
7:18 pm
Lizlin

rh6/21
7:19 pm
ChampFit

Just watched that again recently. Has anyone read The Other Bennet Sister? Written from the perspective of the middle sister. Enjoyed it.
7:19 pm
hurshy

mary? is it dreadfully dull and snippy? lol
7:20 pm
ChampFit

It's good! Not too dull and snippy, and has a happy ending.
7:20 pm
hurshy

neat
7:21 pm
hurshy

thanks liz
7:21 pm
Lizlin

yw
7:25 pm
Lizlin

Fireworks - needed morewords for the last few. me6/36 - last word - not one I've ever seen before that I can remember.
7:25 pm
ChampFit

Way to go!
7:25 pm
hurshy

can you clue it?
7:26 pm
Lizlin

me + consonant + not out and then you can figure the last letter from the value.
7:26 pm
Lizlin

Thanks
7:26 pm
hurshy

ty :)
7:27 pm
Lizlin

Got to go - sorry no time to clue more. Enjoy your days / evenings everyone
7:28 pm
ChampFit

Insane word!
7:28 pm
Lizlin

Just looked up the meaning. It's the singular of a word which I do know - medical - membranes around the brain and spinal cord
7:29 pm
ChampFit

Well there ya go! Why would I know that? thx Liz
7:37 pm
LuvWordGames

to
7:42 pm
Uneaixoise

Me6.....what a word!!
7:45 pm
ChampFit

Cray cray!
7:46 pm
Uneaixoise

Indeed!!
7:50 pm
moolingwa

tattoos for males perhaps :)
7:52 pm
ChampFit

Ha!
7:54 pm
hokie carla

Yeah, I’m glad I saw the clue.
7:54 pm
hokie carla

I kept trying mex-something
7:56 pm
moolingwa

still have 26 to go
7:56 pm
hokie carla

No wonder nan opted out of clueing it
7:58 pm
joym999

I just can't find the RE7 that comes right after the RE10. Clues?
7:59 pm
lynxxx

they told a story
7:59 pm
joym999

TY lynxxx!
8:03 pm
moolingwa

well, finished the 8s
8:03 pm
hokie carla

I still need 1, guess it :D
8:04 pm
moolingwa

well the last one I got was something you might take if you have muscle spasms
8:04 pm
hokie carla

Oh, found that one early
8:04 pm
moolingwa

otherwise...
8:04 pm
moolingwa

the lawyered
8:05 pm
moolingwa

then not the
8:05 pm
hokie carla

I have 2 at, 2 re
8:05 pm
moolingwa

don't have either 9 yet...but still have three 7s...so should check them :)
8:06 pm
moolingwa

ni8
8:06 pm
hokie carla

Hmm
8:06 pm
moolingwa

something that adds oxygenated nitrogen
8:07 pm
Uneaixoise

De + ae7/28
8:07 pm
hokie carla

Odd, thanks
8:07 pm
moolingwa

tx une
8:08 pm
moolingwa

20 to go
8:09 pm
hokie carla

20 here. 1 4, 9 5, 6 6, 3 7
8:10 pm
moolingwa

5x4, 5x5, 7x6, 2x7 and 1x9
8:10 pm
hokie carla

Well that looks like 19.
8:10 pm
hokie carla

(Mine)
8:10 pm
moolingwa

found two
8:10 pm
hokie carla

Oh, I need 2 4s
8:11 pm
moolingwa

I've found two fours and a five
8:14 pm
moolingwa

now i'm down to 2x4
8:15 pm
moolingwa

16 overall
8:16 pm
hokie carla

20
8:22 pm
Uneaixoise

40 to go......whew
8:23 pm
hokie carla

Yeah, this one
8:23 pm
hokie carla

stinks
8:24 pm
hokie carla

I have TT LLL O NN A E LL EEE N T RRR. T
8:25 pm
moolingwa

TT LL TTT NN E AAA L R T
8:26 pm
moolingwa

found an A :)
8:26 pm
hokie carla

Yours are top to bottom? Mine are left to right. A lot of differences
8:26 pm
moolingwa

okay...
8:27 pm
moolingwa

TT L NN LL E TTT AA R T
8:28 pm
hokie carla

Found the O!
8:28 pm
moolingwa

nice
8:29 pm
moolingwa

found a t
8:29 pm
hokie carla

Tight
8:29 pm
moolingwa

thanks
8:30 pm
hokie carla

Totally
8:30 pm
moolingwa

too much
8:30 pm
hokie carla

True
8:31 pm
moolingwa

well, think that's it for me
8:31 pm
moolingwa

have a great night hoke
8:31 pm
hokie carla

You too!
8:36 pm
hokie carla

Found a word!
10:03 pm
Minveryork

Knock! 🚪 Knock! 🚪 Is anybody home 🏠 ???
10:10 pm
joym999

nobody here but us chickens
10:21 pm
joym999

I've got 2 left and I'm stumped. NO7 and ME7.
10:23 pm
hokie carla

me7 is the pigment in your skin
10:23 pm
bookwomen

No 7 no+hook letter+solid ground
10:24 pm
hokie carla

no7 is a portmanteau of not east, south, or west + not water
10:24 pm
joym999

Thanks Hokie! It's always so obvious after you see it. LOL
10:36 pm
hokie carla

np!
10:39 pm
Minveryork

This chicken gave up on the grid at 8:00pm. Stopped at a nice round total of 2400. Congrats to those who finished!
11:48 pm
cybernan

hi everyone -- just booted up for the flip
11:54 pm
ursh

phew -- last minute.com fireworks
11:55 pm
Minveryork

Any guesses for the next grid size? My guess is 240 words.
11:56 pm
ursh

i like 150 to 180 so will guess 170
11:56 pm
rururocks

372
11:57 pm
Cosmo Kramer

235