Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, May 2, 2021

12:10 am

justafreep

no7 (and hello silent chatters!)

12:10 am

Lizlin

Hi all. Hi Freep

12:10 am

cybernan

hi freep

12:11 am

justafreep

ar7

12:11 am

justafreep

and hi nan and lizlin.

12:12 am

broll

to 7

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

cybernan

anyone found the lone o?

12:20 am

Gillie

an7

12:20 am

justafreep

ob6/24 nan

12:21 am

cybernan

ty - nbt, nbs

12:22 am

dizgrannie

ty freep...nbs

12:22 am

dizgrannie

and nbs

12:22 am

dizgrannie

nbt even

12:25 am

dizgrannie

oo 7 if not called

12:26 am

justafreep

thanks, diz. I never see the oo's....

12:27 am

dizgrannie

yw

12:28 am

cybernan

don't think the oo 7 is one I know

12:28 am

cybernan

don't have the an at my fingertips either

12:29 am

dizgrannie

unroof

12:29 am

dizgrannie

oh crap, I'm leaving the chat

12:30 am

SueMagee

Don’t - I needed that!

12:30 am

justafreep

Maybe stay til you find my last 7? :-)

12:30 am

dizgrannie

LOL

12:37 am

cybernan

found the an 7 finally

12:42 am

Lizlin

fo7

12:44 am

cybernan

ty liz

12:44 am

cybernan

just need that oo now

12:44 am

Lizlin

yw

12:45 am

justafreep

Thanks for that. (See, Dizgrannie? not so hard to help a freep out :-))

12:45 am

Lizlin

yw

12:49 am

rbud

if the oo7 started with be it would be a flower

12:49 am

Lizlin

Thanks, rbud

12:49 am

Lizlin

New word for me

12:49 am

Gillie

ty rbud (and other cluers) - got the 7s now

12:50 am

rbud

yw - me, too!

12:50 am

cybernan

ty rbud - have never seen that one before

12:50 am

rbud

(new word, I mean.)

12:50 am

justafreep

yeah. I don't know that one (unlike all the other oo7's I drop in day to day convo, really)

12:51 am

cybernan

don't even understand the def

12:51 am

Lizlin

BBL - have a good day / evening / night

12:52 am

justafreep

G'night from here....

12:53 am

cybernan

goodnight freep - won't be far behind you

1:00 am

cybernan

goodnight everyone -- last 39 will have to wait for the morning :)

1:15 am

SueMagee

Bogy

1:16 am

SueMagee

Sorry!

1:42 am

jbp

I don't understand rbud's clue "if the oo7 started with be it would be a flower"
if it started with what?

1:43 am

jbp

and hi all

1:45 am

ursh

jbp - took me a while to work that one out - if it started with "be" instead of 'oo" it would be a flower

1:45 am

jbp

OH, ok, thanks ursh!

2:28 am

mattygroves

Hi all. Has anyone got stats, please, for the lone O in the fourth column?

2:29 am

JaxH66

Ob6/24

2:32 am

mattygroves

Thanks!

6:49 am

crosshair

Ty for oo7 clue, rbud, and good morning everyone. :)

6:49 am

crosshair

shorn

6:49 am

crosshair

ops

6:49 am

crosshair

oops**

6:51 am

bojazz

Hi Crossy...

6:53 am

Christa

Good morning everyone.

6:54 am

crosshair

Howdy, Christa.

7:04 am

Scrabbler

Good morning.

7:17 am

crosshair

Howdy, Scrabby! :)

7:17 am

Scrabbler

How are you doing, Crossy? Staying safe in Ontario?

7:19 am

crosshair

Safe as I can be< scrabby. We are still not in a good place when it comes to vaccine numbers, but we are slowly getting there. I finally got my first shot last friday--it was of the AstraZeneca variety.

7:19 am

crosshair

We are in a hard lockdown until May 22

7:21 am

Scrabbler

I read about Canada everyday. And the rest of the world. COVID is decimating India and Brazil.

7:22 am

crosshair

It is horrible over there, to be sure. :(

7:22 am

Scrabbler

A global effort is needed and has started.

7:23 am

crosshair

The U.S is faring much better than much of the world when it comes to getting the vaccine out there and into peoples arms.

7:24 am

Scrabbler

Yes, but surveys indicate that 20% of folks plan to NEVER get a vaccine. I have been talking with parents in my office and many do not want a vaccine for themselves or their children. I don't get it.

7:25 am

crosshair

But ultimately, we will only be as good as the weakest country.

7:25 am

Scrabbler

Yes, "no one is safe until we are all safe."

7:25 am

crosshair

I have read tha, Scrabby, quite a lot of people in the southern states have yet to get their first shot.

7:26 am

bojazz

40% of U.S. Marines have refused the vaccine ... go figure

7:26 am

Soodle

Hey Crossy & Scrabbs. I'm still awaiting my first shot. Hopefully within weeks.

7:27 am

crosshair

Now, that is a disturbing figure.

7:27 am

MLFAN17

hi cross

7:27 am

Scrabbler

Some parents tell me that they are not interested, or "I will never get it", or "do you even know what is in that vaccine?" I educate and hope they start thinking.

7:27 am

MLFAN17

hi sooodle

7:27 am

MLFAN17

hi scrab

7:27 am

crosshair

howdy soodles, mlf

7:27 am

Scrabbler

Soon the vaccine will be required for many--students, workres, etc.

7:27 am

crosshair

yes, education is key, as there is a lot of misinformation floating around out there.

7:28 am

Scrabbler

Oh, Soodle, you are still waiting?

7:29 am

Soodle

Hats off to Boris in the UK. They are flying through the vaccination programme. Us here in the EU just have to grin & bear the wait.

7:29 am

Scrabbler

I do not understand the lack of fear of the virus. I am terrified of this virus.

7:29 am

bojazz

a wingnut in Wisconsin is telling people the vaccine contains a GPS tracker...

7:29 am

crosshair

there is a "scientist" in Ireland, who is flooding social media with her assertion that the vaccine will outright kill any one over 70 years of age within two years.

7:30 am

Scrabbler

The anti-vax and anti-science movements need to be squashed.

7:30 am

LuvWordGames

there's also misinformation that it will affect fertility

7:30 am

MLFAN17

can someone reclue the oo7 pls i read the chat and i dont get it?

7:30 am

Soodle

There's more than one tinfoil-hat merchant, Cross. At work, I'm being bombarded with emails from loonies.

7:30 am

crosshair

You know Covid in all its forms, scrabby, and have watched as families have been torn apart by it.

7:31 am

crosshair

I tell people who spout the fertility conspiracy theory that death from COVID will also most certainly affect your fertility.

7:31 am

MotherOwl

A GPS tracker - 1. They are not that small. and even if you convince me that they can be: 2. How do you even manage that the 5 trackers in each glass are nicely distributed with one per person? Those nutty ideas.

7:32 am

Scrabbler

Not only fatalities, but 10-30% of infected people become long haulers. The health care and disability systems will be overwhelmed.

7:33 am

Scrabbler

I don't have the oo- word yet.

7:34 am

MotherOwl

Is it the: if oo were be the word would be the name of a flower-clue that gets at you?

7:34 am

crosshair

I have a friend near me who is a "long hauler" and it has turned her life upside down, and destroyed the years she has spent at university. Her mind, her ability to learn and retain information has been and continues to be severely affected.

7:34 am

72 Temple Owl

an interjection or exclamation

7:34 am

LuvWordGames

add in to a g 5/14 word

7:34 am

MLFAN17

yes motherowl

7:34 am

godthaab

We have two pandemics

7:35 am

LuvWordGames

that's add oo

7:35 am

ChampFit

Oh, thanks for the oo clue! Never would've gotten that one.

7:36 am

MotherOwl

Well I have it. I'll try OO, a misspelled lunatic and two vowels

7:37 am

MLFAN17

sorry still dont get it

7:39 am

Scrabbler

I had to go to Morewords, MLFAN. oo + He left, he is long ***e + vitamin B th**mine

7:39 am

BzznBea

oo + opp of stop + letter after m and two vowels

7:39 am

MotherOwl

Uh, I'm not good at making clues. I mostly just repeat the chat's. OO + not there any more (still misspelled) + German Yes also misspelled

7:41 am

Scrabbler

I passed halfway so I am done. My first art show of the season is in 3 hours so I need to load the car. Bye.

7:41 am

MLFAN17

got it ty and morewords too

7:41 am

MotherOwl

Bye and good luck

7:41 am

BzznBea

Good luck at the show!

7:42 am

Scrabbler

Haha, I need to work on my retirement fund.

7:43 am

MLFAN17

4th column o stats pls?

7:43 am

moule

thanks for the oo tips, a biology/cell term

7:43 am

MLFAN17

hi moule

7:47 am

BzznBea

ob6.24

7:48 am

ChampFit

Thank you!

7:48 am

ChampFit

More proof that my brain doesn't go left!

7:49 am

MLFAN17

is it a real word?

7:49 am

moule

oo=immature sex cell

7:50 am

BzznBea

Yes

7:50 am

BzznBea

to get

7:50 am

MotherOwl

THanks

7:53 am

MLFAN17

i hate this grid

7:55 am

MotherOwl

yes - there's too many "type in strange letter combos" words here.

7:56 am

MotherOwl

And ARGH is not one of them!

8:07 am

MLFAN17

yeah it should be though lol

8:11 am

MLFAN17

any against words?

8:12 am

BzznBea

no

8:12 am

MLFAN17

ty

8:12 am

BzznBea

Coulld be because there is no anti in the grid...

8:13 am

MLFAN17

non?

8:14 am

BzznBea

yes.

8:14 am

MLFAN17

weird lol

8:16 am

MLFAN17

still dont have the ob wordfor 4th column?

8:16 am

BzznBea

go left

8:17 am

BzznBea

to achieve or get

8:17 am

MLFAN17

omg duhh

8:45 am

bonkler

morning all

8:46 am

hurshy

morning bonkler

8:47 am

hurshy

wow we're so close to having torgone in the grid!

8:49 am

MLFAN17

its a strange grid hurshy

8:50 am

bonkler

grid's a bit of a stinker

8:51 am

hurshy

the thing i will never really understand is why "aargh" is the word, and "argh" is not

8:52 am

BzznBea

There are a lot of weird words that end in today's vegetable.

8:52 am

doseffing

... it's funny because the dictionary app has both of them ...

8:53 am

hurshy

sensible app :D

8:54 am

doseffing

... Enable was probably prepared by a Dutch pirate so it only has the double "a" version

8:54 am

hurshy

lol

9:01 am

HarryHood

so paneer is not accepted, but gh4 is?

9:02 am

hurshy

i guess

9:02 am

hurshy

the lesson we are all learning here

9:02 am

hurshy

"ours not to reason why,
ours but to find words or die"

9:02 am

HarryHood

maybe paneer is a brand name, like ketchup

9:02 am

MotherOwl

Strange grid - even stranger words. Some are not even in the dictionary when clicking the ? in a box ... ?

9:02 am

HarryHood

but ketchup is in enable.

9:03 am

HarryHood

huh.

9:03 am

HarryHood

as is "fridge"

9:03 am

rururocks

condiments to your research harry

9:04 am

HarryHood

I mustard woke up on the wrong side of the bed. But I relish the thought of going back to sleep.

9:06 am

rururocks

you can it just turned mayo .. er I mean may

9:06 am

HarryHood

hah

9:07 am

rururocks

I'm soy sorry for that terrible pun

9:08 am

hurshy

aioli wish you would stop punning

9:08 am

HarryHood

I literally picante even

9:09 am

rururocks

that's a salsalacious comment if I've ever seen one

9:09 am

HarryHood

later all!

9:09 am

bonkler

42 left, taking a break, have fun all

9:21 am

MotherOwl

any clue for bo6 36?

9:22 am

hurshy

i want to dance in a retro way, i want to bo6

9:22 am

rururocks

the bo6 man

9:23 am

MotherOwl

I think I tried all variations of that. Got to keep on trying

9:23 am

MLFAN17

agreed mother owl

9:23 am

hurshy

there are two, there's 5 and 6

9:24 am

MotherOwl

Too many for my poor brain.

9:24 am

MotherOwl

But thanks for the thums up. Got it.

9:24 am

MLFAN17

in5 clue pls?

9:25 am

hurshy

i see you're a new member, MotherOwl, welcome and nice to meet you

9:25 am

BzznBea

in5 the beginning

9:25 am

MotherOwl

THanks, I'm mostly lurking.

9:25 am

MLFAN17

duhh

9:26 am

MLFAN17

aty

9:26 am

MLFAN17

ty

9:27 am

rururocks

a large part of this community lurks a lot.

9:27 am

penquis

*lurking right now*.... ;o)

9:27 am

MLFAN17

i just read on the main page of my computer that olympia dukakis died

9:28 am

MLFAN17

she was 89

9:28 am

MLFAN17

lol hellopen

9:28 am

rururocks

yes... yesterday

9:28 am

rururocks

loved her in Moonstruck

9:28 am

hurshy

i'm not finding this a bad grid, got down to 16 left in one pass

9:28 am

MLFAN17

loved her in Steel Magnolias

9:28 am

MLFAN17

congrats hurshy

9:29 am

rururocks

me too hursh. i'm down to four

9:30 am

hurshy

name that proper noun! U2 man

9:30 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

9:31 am

MLFAN17

gm cyber

9:31 am

rururocks

hi nan

9:31 am

hurshy

morning nan

9:31 am

MotherOwl

morning

9:31 am

welki

hi folks (bono!)

9:32 am

MLFAN17

hi welk

9:32 am

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

9:33 am

MLFAN17

ro6 clue pls?

9:33 am

BzznBea

ends with the vegetable

9:33 am

hurshy

r + crying root veggie

9:34 am

cybernan

the generation gap: When hurshy said U2 man, I thought what is she talking about? -- Gary Powers isn't in the grid...

9:34 am

MLFAN17

ty

9:34 am

MLFAN17

that was the o i needed to complete the center o too ty

9:34 am

hurshy

ah but that's U-2 not U2 lol

9:35 am

hurshy

who wants to collaborate on 7s? i have: an, ar, no

9:35 am

rururocks

fo7

9:36 am

rururocks

oo7

9:36 am

rururocks

to7

9:36 am

MLFAN17

i only have 1

9:37 am

rururocks

the fo 7 will mist-ify you

9:37 am

hurshy

tx ruru, will look

9:37 am

hurshy

is the oo weird? have we had it before?

9:37 am

MLFAN17

ty ruru

9:37 am

rururocks

oo7 is the country where oo's live

9:37 am

cybernan

not that I remember

9:37 am

MLFAN17

rotfl

9:38 am

dan2bit

or the fo7 will remind you of a looney tunes chicken

9:38 am

MotherOwl

very weird. Clue was given earlier in chat :) THink it's a new one

9:38 am

cybernan

like a waxy petaled flower

9:38 am

hurshy

lol

9:38 am

MLFAN17

dan just was wondering if they might be related or not

9:39 am

rururocks

to7 are tiny foot apparel for digits

9:39 am

BzznBea

ballet slippers

9:40 am

MLFAN17

bzzz i was about to say the same thing

9:40 am

cybernan

good luck figuring out which clue goes with which word

9:40 am

MLFAN17

yeah if you dont follow the chat you might be in trouble

9:41 am

MLFAN17

or try making sense of it

9:42 am

Atbeat

Trona

9:42 am

MLFAN17

i now have half of the 7s

9:43 am

Atbeat

Trona

9:43 am

MLFAN17

wrong box

9:43 am

BzznBea

Doesn't help to keep posting the word to tne chat, Atbeat.

9:46 am

penquis

i have been playing this game too long....i actually got ru's clue for the oo 7.....ty, ru.....

9:46 am

cybernan

s there a 6 from that bottom t?

9:47 am

BzznBea

tr6.24

9:49 am

cybernan

ty bea

9:49 am

cybernan

my last t word :)

9:51 am

penquis

i am missing one T word...

9:52 am

cybernan

which t?

9:52 am

penquis

found it....

9:52 am

penquis

it was a TITT word...

9:52 am

MLFAN17

may i have a clue for that tr 6 pls?

9:53 am

cybernan

lol - I have lots of those

9:54 am

cybernan

tr 6 - a geometric shape found in a cave? Use the points mlf

9:55 am

penquis

MLF....ends with an ending used for lots of shapes....like the ending for the military building that was hit on 9/11....

9:56 am

penquis

it's actually a bird...

9:56 am

MLFAN17

i guessed and got it though inmy head i was going oct etc

9:56 am

cybernan

un, ur x2 -- missing please?

9:57 am

BzznBea

un6.30 ad 6.21

9:57 am

BzznBea

and

9:57 am

penquis

the ur is a 4/5...

9:58 am

MLFAN17

tehy are very colorful birds and beautiful

9:58 am

cybernan

ty bea - missing the 6/21 -- looking now

9:59 am

cybernan

got it - ty

9:59 am

MLFAN17

me too cyber

9:59 am

MLFAN17

looking that i

9:59 am

MLFAN17

is

10:01 am

MLFAN17

is it a real word cyber?

10:01 am

BzznBea

They are all real words.

10:01 am

BzznBea

just change the last letter.

10:01 am

MLFAN17

👍

10:02 am

cybernan

in 4/4 is a babblet

10:03 am

cybernan

in 5/10 is in the beginning

10:08 am

cybernan

not a bad grid until now

10:22 am

cybernan

go 6 please?

10:22 am

penquis

extend go 4...

10:23 am

cybernan

ok - tried that, but will have another try at it

10:24 am

cybernan

oh duh - ty pen

10:24 am

penquis

yw...

10:31 am

penquis

well i am down to 22 and crawling....need a break....bbl to find my last 22....

10:32 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone

10:32 am

cybernan

listed at 20, pen

10:33 am

penquis

congrats....leaving now!

11:06 am

jbp

howdy, all

11:07 am

jbp

could anyone clue me the 4th column o?

11:17 am

jbp

anyone?

11:18 am

dan2bit

ob6 acquire

11:18 am

jbp

I get it, thanks, Dan!

11:18 am

dan2bit

yw

11:26 am

jbp

with 57 left, I'm getting some coffee. hope to bbl

1:13 pm

HarryHood

ty for the O Dan - nbt and 62 to go

1:16 pm

bonkler

29 left and I'm typing nonsense huntnig for words

1:17 pm

HarryHood

yeah - it's an unfortunate grid. I think I will just list it later on.

1:18 pm

HarryHood

56 now. c u later

1:18 pm

bonkler

cheers harry

1:34 pm

Soodle

Just got the 6/24. I apologise in advance, but I can't resist.... HEY YOU GUYS!!!!!

1:38 pm

bonkler

hey soodle!

1:38 pm

MotherOwl

*smile*

1:39 pm

Soodle

Hey Bonk, Mama Owl. 🤗

1:40 pm

MotherOwl

Lots of nonsense words in this one.I am also just typing letters ;)

1:43 pm

bonkler

grid is go**y

1:44 pm

Soodle

Re the 6/24 reference. Multi-plex cinemas were pretty new here, 40 years ago. I thought I was going to see a James Bond movie, but clearly went in the wrong door. The movie was half over before it dawned on me that 007 wasn't going to show up. 🙄

1:47 pm

hokie carla

Hey, y'all. the words certainly aren't jumping out at me today

1:48 pm

bonkler

i may have to retire with 20 left

1:56 pm

MotherOwl

eww, too bad

2:25 pm

hokie carla

finally got halfway on each tile. made it to 37 left. have made up a lot of words that are apparently real.

2:33 pm

mrloser

go6/24 movie with kids find pirate ship and gold

2:34 pm

hokie carla

ha! for some reason I tried that word with a B but forgot to try the G

2:47 pm

HarryHood

boooya

2:50 pm

MotherOwl

Fireworks!

2:50 pm

periwinkle

hi all, an7or ar7 please

2:50 pm

HarryHood

I have both as plurals, except not really - verbiage

2:50 pm

HarryHood

they are identical

2:51 pm

periwinkle

hmm

2:51 pm

HarryHood

what you do to a king, and then Astro saying that word.

2:51 pm

MotherOwl

an7 to putoil on somebody

2:52 pm

periwinkle

aha ty both

2:57 pm

HarryHood

38. stuck. bbl

2:59 pm

hokie carla

ah, AR6/7 were my last 2 A's, thanks

2:59 pm

hokie carla

28 left

3:12 pm

dan2bit

un6/30 please? I have the 6/21

3:13 pm

hokie carla

tear down the top of a house?

3:13 pm

dan2bit

aha!

3:13 pm

hokie carla

I'm missing a U

3:13 pm

dan2bit

ty carla

3:13 pm

hokie carla

that was my first U, just a complete guess

3:14 pm

dan2bit

2 x un6, ur4/5. the other un6 change the last consonant (and use a different pair of the doubled vowel)

3:15 pm

hokie carla

aha, thanks

3:24 pm

dan2bit

stuck on ho6 after horse foot

3:24 pm

hokie carla

huzzah!

3:24 pm

dan2bit

oh duh, ty!

3:25 pm

hokie carla

I think I just tried goob for the 5th time

3:25 pm

dan2bit

hehe

3:25 pm

dan2bit

firewords! thanks carla and lickety and all cluers

3:26 pm

hokie carla

well done

3:26 pm

hokie carla

23 left here

4:32 pm

mty

hello

5:05 pm

ItalianGreyhound

im a GO 6/24

5:19 pm

wvteach

stats for O in 4th column pls

5:22 pm

lynxxx

possibly the oo7.36 - swap the OO for BE for an old fashioned flower

5:23 pm

wvteach

sorry from the other O in 2nd row

5:23 pm

lynxxx

(not a flower you cut)

5:25 pm

lynxxx

oo4.5 exclamations perhaps

5:25 pm

wvteach

already have a oo 4/5 (unless there are 2)

5:26 pm

lynxxx

no just one

5:27 pm

lynxxx

oy4.6 or4.8

5:27 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi lyn!

5:28 pm

lynxxx

Hello Owl !

5:28 pm

wvteach

have the OY and OR

5:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am a bit sick of this one. i need to get dinner, but it's kind of hot to cook.

5:29 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi teach

5:30 pm

wvteach

hello TO

5:30 pm

lynxxx

sorry Teach I can't work out what you are missing

5:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need two

5:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

ans they should be obvious but nooooo....

5:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

tr6...

5:34 pm

wvteach

gave up and went to the list - it is OB 6 - will look

5:35 pm

lynxxx

oh sorry, I thought you were looking from the 2nd row O

5:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

anyone have tr6? i am so hungry...

5:36 pm

lynxxx

think national flag of Wales but change first vowel as well

5:37 pm

72 Temple Owl

nm, anyone else having issues like they enter a word and it does not take? then it does?

5:37 pm

lynxxx

all the time

5:39 pm

lynxxx

I'd better go - bye Owl

6:29 pm

Trifioso

count for the single o please?

6:44 pm

Trifioso

nm

9:54 pm

Jacula

Hi all. Finished the grid many hours ago but just came back here due to insomnia to see if anyone needs any clues.

10:08 pm

Jacula

Okay, no takers.

I'll just take the time to wish Haz a belated happy birthday.

10:13 pm

Jacula

I meant to send you a card and a letter, Haz, but time just slipped by, I don't know to where. This past year and a bit has been very strange.x

10:20 pm

Jacula

I'll be off now if no one wants clues.

11:38 pm

harpjane

hi jac, i just got here

11:48 pm

Jacula

Hi Harp. Lovely to see you.x

11:52 pm

Jacula

Guess you're waiting for the next grid, as am I?

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