Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, June 3, 2021

12:02 am

dcseain

typoed what turned out to be an fa5

12:03 am

SueMagee

Re7

12:03 am

SueMagee

De7

12:06 am

dizgrannie

ca 7

12:08 am

jessmom

pa7

12:10 am

jessmom

pr7

12:11 am

Rainiqui

pr 8

12:11 am

cybernan

ca 7 x2

12:11 am

Rainiqui

pr 9 nbt, nbs

12:12 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs, ty Rain

12:13 am

Rainiqui

np

12:14 am

Rainiqui

I was trying to find Jess's pr 7 and stumbled on the other two.

12:14 am

rururocks

thanks for the pr9

12:14 am

Rainiqui

yw

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:18 am

marksdolly

ty!

12:18 am

Lizlin

Hi all and thanks, Lickety

12:19 am

dizgrannie

one ts word so far

12:38 am

jessmom

no7

12:40 am

jessmom

re7 x 2

12:45 am

Lizlin

ap7

12:56 am

jessmom

ca8

1:13 am

dizgrannie

FWs ...ca 8 last word

1:24 am

joym999

I love a grid with a Z.

5:49 am

mattygroves

I seem to be stuck with 35 left - and I cannot see that pr9...may I have a gentle nudge, please? I do have a pr7, if that's any use

5:50 am

ItalianGreyhound

hunter, Matty

5:50 am

Haz1558

People you wouldn't like to be around you.

5:51 am

ItalianGreyhound

plural

5:51 am

Haz1558

Or animals, for that matter.

5:51 am

Scrabbler

TY, IG. Hello to all.

5:51 am

mattygroves

Ah ha - I was so focussed on pronouncing the first three letters with a long vowel that I didn't see it. Thanks!

5:52 am

Haz1558

Hello, Scrabbler, everyone.

5:52 am

ItalianGreyhound

Morning, all!

5:52 am

Scrabbler

Dark and rainy here. We need rain though.

5:53 am

Haz1558

Yes, rain does help to make things green but it's awfully wet.

5:54 am

Scrabbler

The ground is dry and cracked. Rain saves me from watering my gardens.

5:55 am

ItalianGreyhound

record rain for weeks here in Texas until sunshine yesterday

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Did you need rain?

5:56 am

Haz1558

That must have been strange for you, sunshine is the default in Texas I would imagine.

5:56 am

mattygroves

It's actually sunny and warm here and has been for around a week - makes a change from the dreadfully wet May

5:57 am

ItalianGreyhound

I live on a lake which is nearly over the banks

5:58 am

Scrabbler

Yikes, IG.

5:58 am

Haz1558

Yes, May was unseasonably cold but it is warming up now. Farmers here look forward to 'growthy' weather when it gets warmer but with the occasional shower to get the grass etc growing.

5:59 am

Haz1558

Have you ever seen the lake as full as it is now?

6:00 am

ItalianGreyhound

We should hit our Summer pattern of 90-100 degrees and no rain for 3 months. The lake was higher a few years ago when the remnants of a tropical system came up

6:01 am

Haz1558

Hopefully it won't expand any further.

6:03 am

ItalianGreyhound

Interesting to see how all the critters adapt to the rising water levels. ducks turtles; also have a beaver and a mink

6:03 am

Scrabbler

Neat.

6:05 am

ItalianGreyhound

Btw, this grid is fun!

6:06 am

Haz1558

It is, isn't it?

6:06 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I already have just 68 left.

6:06 am

Haz1558

I love grids where you can just type away in a frenzy.

6:06 am

Scrabbler

Babblers understand that frenzy.

6:07 am

Haz1558

Inevitably you do have to slow down eventually, but it's more fun than hunting for every single word.

6:11 am

Scrabbler

I have pr8. What is the other 8?

6:11 am

ItalianGreyhound

I'm always surprised the 4th FA 5/16 is allowed

6:11 am

Haz1558

A very good question, Scrabbler.

6:11 am

ItalianGreyhound

faze

6:12 am

ItalianGreyhound

damn

6:12 am

Scrabbler

I already have it, IG.

6:12 am

Haz1558

So did I. You can rest easy.

6:12 am

ItalianGreyhound

don't forget the plural : )

6:14 am

Haz1558

ca8 - relating to government districts in Switzerland

6:15 am

Scrabbler

I ma trying many endings.

6:18 am

Scrabbler

Morewords did not help.

6:18 am

Haz1558

Scrabbler, find ca6/21 - a tin and a weight and then build on it.

6:19 am

Haz1558

Our friend Mr Gore may be of assistance.

6:19 am

Scrabbler

TY, Mr Gore helped.

6:19 am

Haz1558

You're welcome.

6:20 am

Scrabbler

56 left and I must get ready for work.

6:20 am

Haz1558

Have a good day, Scrabbler.

6:28 am

Haz1558

I have an appointment with my vacuum cleaner so I'd better go as well. Enjoy the grid!

6:28 am

ItalianGreyhound

down to the A,s. hate to see this grid come to an end

6:29 am

Haz1558

I know, there are some grids that you want to last out, a bit like reading a good book and not wanting it to finish.

6:30 am

Haz1558

And then there are some grids where you think, 'Will this EVER end?'

6:31 am

Haz1558

Anyway, I must go. Bye for now.

6:31 am

ItalianGreyhound

YES! One of the 50 word grids can be like that with pesky little words

6:32 am

ItalianGreyhound

Bye Haz

8:58 am

hokie carla

scratching my head on this upper R. only found 3. not a lot of options for 2nd and 3rd letters, so how is it this hard?

8:59 am

montreal13

i have 4 starting with the color...

8:59 am

hokie carla

wow, all mine are the other 3rd letter. will try that then, thanks.

8:59 am

BzznBea

Several compounds, Carla/

9:00 am

montreal13

and 4 with the C in 3rd pos. - still missing 1 from that R

9:00 am

hokie carla

this explains why I'm not seeing them

9:01 am

BzznBea

four are again words and five start with the color

9:01 am

hokie carla

redants - those biting little *(&#5

9:02 am

hokie carla

are you getting rain, bea? pouring here right now.

9:03 am

BzznBea

No rain yet today. I hope we get some. Had about an inch yesterday.

9:03 am

hokie carla

I need to get a new rain gauge

9:05 am

hokie carla

well I found 1 color word but have all the do over words so moving on for now

9:06 am

hokie carla

ah, the famous fableist is in the grid

9:07 am

hokie carla

ooh, found an 8/9!

9:17 am

BzznBea

Carla, are you ready for tomorrow?

9:18 am

hokie carla

not quite, but pretty close

9:19 am

hokie carla

planning a run to Costco but now waiting til the rain stops

9:21 am

hokie carla

decat - to remove cats from an area

9:28 am

welki

'morning

9:29 am

hokie carla

howdy welki

9:29 am

BzznBea

Haven't seen you in a while, welki.

9:30 am

welki

we're in the process of moving

9:30 am

BzznBea

I thought that might be the case.

9:30 am

hokie carla

that's a big process

9:31 am

welki

yep, we decided to take a couple of days off, although my back would tell you otherwise

9:31 am

welki

so what do i do? go golfing - robax platinum is my friend

9:32 am

hokie carla

ooh, is that a thing like ben-gay or something?

9:33 am

BzznBea

I fell the other day while gardening. Landed on my bad hips and tailbone. Still quite sore.

9:33 am

hokie carla

yikes, that stinks

9:33 am

welki

nah,more like extra strength ibuprofen with an added kick of muscle relaxant (methocarbamol)

9:34 am

welki

oh bea - we don't bounce like we used to

9:34 am

hokie carla

interesting. is this prescription or OTC?

9:34 am

welki

otc

9:35 am

welki

oh! and we were able to get appointments for our second vax doses later this afternoon!

9:35 am

hokie carla

awesome!

9:36 am

welki

an added layer of safety - other than a sore arm, no side effects from the first. hoping we get lucky with the second, we have LOTS to do these next few days

9:36 am

BzznBea

Great news, welki.

9:37 am

welki

and, on that note, tee time in 20 - adios!

9:37 am

hokie carla

arm will probably not be as sore 2nd dose

9:37 am

hokie carla

adios

9:37 am

hokie carla

but other side effects more likely

9:37 am

MLFAN17

nbt

9:37 am

zoozzoom

No side affects for me welki on my second jab. Not even a sore arm.

9:42 am

MLFAN17

one of the clues earlier was something to do with Switzerland?

9:42 am

hokie carla

didn't see that one

9:42 am

BzznBea

For which word?

9:43 am

hokie carla

33 left after 1st pass. managed to gray 11 tiles.

9:43 am

MLFAN17

ca8

9:43 am

hokie carla

have 4 tiles with 1 left

9:44 am

MLFAN17

switzerland government or something

9:44 am

BzznBea

Yes, it is their form of govt.

9:46 am

hokie carla

thanks, bea, mlfan, and google

9:46 am

MLFAN17

i got a 6/7 from googling it

9:46 am

hokie carla

had the other forms of the word

9:46 am

hokie carla

it has an adjectival ending

9:46 am

BzznBea

Add Mr. Gore to the 6

9:47 am

MLFAN17

got it ty

9:47 am

hokie carla

ooh, finished the upper R somehow

9:51 am

MLFAN17

which pr is it for the 9?

9:51 am

hokie carla

upper

9:52 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie looking

9:53 am

hokie carla

a lion is one. or a serial killer.

9:54 am

MLFAN17

ty hokie

9:54 am

hokie carla

np

9:54 am

BzznBea

Time to get busy...

9:54 am

MollyL

Bzz

9:54 am

hokie carla

yeah, will probably do that here too

9:55 am

MLFAN17

we havent gotten any rain yet

9:55 am

MollyL

Bzz Wannabe

9:55 am

MLFAN17

i think i just heard thunder but it is kind of bright out

9:55 am

hokie carla

still raining here but not as hard. it was just one blob of rain directly over us like we're charlie brown or something.

9:57 am

MLFAN17

we had rain yesterday or day before it was about 30s seconds came down really fast and then stopped

10:01 am

hokie carla

first col gray!

10:03 am

hokie carla

well, gotta get busy. 15 left for later. much nicer grid than yesterday.

10:08 am

cybernan

hello to anyone still here :)

10:33 am

Uneaixoise

Hey nan!

10:41 am

cybernan

hi une - sidetracked by a phonecall here

10:47 am

cybernan

stats for the 9 and the 8 that isn't ca please?

10:49 am

MLFAN17

i have all of the f words except one.i counted just the fa words and i have 17 i counted the list and got 19? extra f word or did i count incorrectly?

10:49 am

MLFAN17

need my last f word on last column

10:49 am

MLFAN17

ca8 cyber

10:49 am

MLFAN17

and pr 8/9

10:50 am

cybernan

ty mlf --- there are only 8 f words in the grid -- how did you get to 17?

10:51 am

cybernan

sorry -- looking at wrong square -- running on about 4 hours sleep!

10:52 am

MLFAN17

10 and 12

10:52 am

MLFAN17

4 hours of sleep?? yikes

10:52 am

MLFAN17

i am going to look at the fa5s

10:54 am

MLFAN17

FA 5/26 clue pls?

10:54 am

cybernan

ddoesn't every chinatown have a fantan alley?

10:54 am

MLFAN17

i have that one never mind

10:55 am

MLFAN17

no idea cyber

10:57 am

cybernan

not according to enable

10:57 am

penquis

my state doesn't have a chinatown... o)

11:02 am

MLFAN17

LA 6 clue pls?

11:03 am

cybernan

our province has one in just about every city. The people built up the neighbourhoods were descendants

11:04 am

cybernan

descendants of the men who came over to work on the transcontinental railway

11:04 am

penquis

MLF....ends with most of the ending of a facial feature....

11:05 am

penquis

interesting, nan....I think Maine is still the least diverse state....

11:06 am

MLFAN17

got it ty

11:06 am

penquis

yw...

11:08 am

cybernan

Vancouver has a huge Chinatown with absolutely gorgeous gardens. Unfortuneately the Chinese people and their buildings are being abused and defaced by a bunch of bigots I would dearly love to see behind bars -- no keys to be found

11:08 am

MLFAN17

i think nyc and somewhere in louisiana

11:08 am

MLFAN17

both have chinatowns

11:09 am

penquis

unfortunately, Asian abuse has really increased....

11:10 am

joym999

I grew up in NYC and live in SF, both have great Chinese food and great Chinatowns, but Vancouver has some of the best Chinese food I've ever had.

11:11 am

joym999

And the abuse against Asian-Americans here in the U.S. is horrific. What is the matter with people?

11:12 am

cybernan

they became emboldened by Trump and his ca 5

11:13 am

mael

absolutely, Nan. He legitimized hate and racism

11:13 am

joym999

I'm afraid you're right, nan.

11:14 am

MollyL

Prejudice existed long before Trump and sadly will exist long after him

11:14 am

joym999

although the hate and the racism were already there. As much as I detest Trump, I'm afraid he's a symptom of a larger disease.

11:14 am

MollyL

Exactly Joy

11:16 am

joym999

but just like in medicine, sometimes if you don't have a cure for the disease the best thing you can do is eliminate the symptoms and keep working on the cure.

11:16 am

moolingwa

morning all

11:17 am

penquis

hi mool....

11:18 am

moolingwa

hey pen, happy Thursday

11:18 am

penquis

ditto....

11:19 am

MLFAN17

hey mool

11:19 am

moolingwa

hey ML, happy Thursday to you too

11:21 am

MLFAN17

😁

11:24 am

penquis

well the first 150 words were fun... ;o)

11:25 am

moolingwa

yeah, 44 left here for me

11:26 am

penquis

35 here and moseying....

11:26 am

moolingwa

35 here too now

11:26 am

penquis

yes, but i am standing still....i am sure you are not...

11:27 am

moolingwa

not yet

11:27 am

moolingwa

wost

11:27 am

moolingwa

oops

11:28 am

penquis

already had it..

11:30 am

moolingwa

30 left 10 are C

11:30 am

penquis

32 here.....7 Cs missing...

11:31 am

moolingwa

found 2 c's

11:31 am

moolingwa

found 3 more

11:40 am

cherlyq

f's out of the way

11:40 am

cherlyq

last one would have got me a spanking if I called someone that lol\

11:42 am

moolingwa

nice cheryl

11:42 am

moolingwa

20 to go here

11:43 am

penquis

23 left here....still have two fours missing....

11:43 am

moolingwa

3 fours missing here

11:44 am

moolingwa

3-2-9-4-1-1 in hurshian notation

11:46 am

moolingwa

14 to go

11:46 am

penquis

stuck at 23 here...

11:48 am

penquis

well finally got the big three out of the way....

11:50 am

moolingwa

nice!

11:50 am

moolingwa

my last 7 words have been 6s and 7s...so pretty happy with that

11:51 am

penquis

nice.....wallowing at 19 here...

11:51 am

MLFAN17

i have 6 of the 11

11:52 am

moolingwa

9 of 11 on the sevens

11:52 am

MLFAN17

an 6 clue pls?

11:52 am

moolingwa

don't have that one yet

11:53 am

moolingwa

nm, it means to coat I think

11:53 am

penquis

it's a glass making word.....has to do with the kiln, i think....

11:53 am

moolingwa

nope, it's for glass...to heat it to remove stress according to dictionary

11:53 am

moolingwa

add an alternate male name to it

11:53 am

penquis

MLF....ends with Mr. Armstrong....

11:53 am

penquis

or at least sounds like that...

11:54 am

moolingwa

yes homophone of that

11:54 am

cybernan

we had it a week or so ago -- to cool glass slowly in an oven

11:54 am

penquis

my sister in law used to do a lot of glasswork...

11:55 am

MLFAN17

ty got it

11:55 am

moolingwa

but then she saw through it?

11:55 am

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

11:55 am

penquis

yup....

11:56 am

moolingwa

must've been a pane anyway

11:57 am

moolingwa

well, must do some work now...back later...12 to go

11:57 am

cybernan

bye mool

11:58 am

MLFAN17

ap 6 and 7 is a combo right?

11:58 am

penquis

ap 5/6/6/7 all related...

11:59 am

MLFAN17

the first ap 6 ends in a cons

12:00 pm

penquis

yes....

12:00 pm

penquis

so does the 7...

12:00 pm

MLFAN17

ty got them

12:01 pm

MLFAN17

As are done

12:03 pm

penquis

i am stuck at 19....

12:05 pm

penquis

i need a break....bbl to finish....

12:38 pm

cybernan

popping in between chores

12:38 pm

cybernan

have the sleep disorder - I take it you are talking about a differernt ap series

12:40 pm

LuvWordGames

all the ap's have to do with the sleep disorder, just different spellings

12:41 pm

cybernan

doesn't the first one end in a vowel?

12:41 pm

MLFAN17

that is the disorder

12:42 pm

cybernan

have four of them -- I guess that is all

12:43 pm

LuvWordGames

yes 4 ap's

12:44 pm

joym999

the AP 5 ends in a vowel, the first AP6 in a consonant, the second AP6 in a vowel, the AP7 in a consonant.

12:46 pm

cybernan

had them all joy - was just confused by what I thought mlf and said

12:46 pm

cybernan

need to take a nap -- 4 hours sleep is just not enough

12:53 pm

joym999

I know the feeling, nan.

1:04 pm

origami

Hi folks.

1:05 pm

mich_pdx

hello, all. Taking a work break to babble :)

1:06 pm

origami

Hi mich

1:34 pm

MLFAN17

hello again

1:36 pm

MLFAN17

clue for the 2nd po 5 pls?

1:37 pm

zoozzoom

plural

1:38 pm

MLFAN17

duh ty

1:38 pm

MLFAN17

hi zooz

1:38 pm

zoozzoom

Hello.

1:50 pm

hokie carla

rehowdy

1:50 pm

hokie carla

well, it looks like my missing 4 A's are AP. found 2 of them at least.

1:52 pm

hokie carla

duh, stupid extra silent letters

1:52 pm

hokie carla

11 left!

1:58 pm

zoozzoom

There are 4 ap words.

1:59 pm

hokie carla

yes, got 2 american ones, then realized there were 2 british ones

1:59 pm

hokie carla

and then I found 2 F's, so 9 left now

2:00 pm

zoozzoom

Don't forget the ts word.

2:01 pm

hokie carla

well, I tried the one that's not there just in case, the russian ruler but didn't see that. thanks! 8 left.

2:02 pm

zoozzoom

Would you like any nudges before I go?

2:05 pm

zoozzoom

I will take that as a no. Toodle pips!

2:07 pm

hurshy

hi folks

2:09 pm

hokie carla

sorry, got distracted doing something else, but thanks for the offer and hasta manana, zooz.

2:09 pm

hokie carla

hi hurshy

2:10 pm

joym999

my damn job won't leave me 5 minutes at a time to do my more important work of finishing this grid.

2:10 pm

joym999

Is there really a TS? how many letters?

2:11 pm

hokie carla

ts5

2:11 pm

hokie carla

LOL, how dare they

2:12 pm

joym999

Hey, if the tsar's wife is called the tsarina, what do they call their kids?

2:12 pm

hokie carla

apparently the ts5 is a hebrew letter. it's T + the nigerian british singer, was kinda big in the 80s

2:12 pm

hokie carla

it's a babblet

2:12 pm

joym999

thanks, that's helpful, got it.

2:13 pm

joym999

So, the tsar and the tsarina call their kids tsardines. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

2:13 pm

hurshy

the sons would be tsarevich

2:13 pm

hokie carla

great! I love when I'm actually helpful with pop culture clues

2:13 pm

hokie carla

tsarastasia

2:13 pm

hurshy

the daughters were tsarevna

2:14 pm

hurshy

that's their version of prince and princess

2:14 pm

hurshy

oh i see, it was a joke

2:16 pm

joym999

I hate it when I make a joke and people respond seriously. It's almost as if you don't think I'm funny. Don't respond to that, please 😁

2:16 pm

hurshy

well i didn't see that it was a joke until after, i missed your post with the punchline

2:16 pm

hokie carla

LOL, I thought it was funny

2:17 pm

joym999

carla is my friend!

2:17 pm

hokie carla

does anyone know my missing W?

2:17 pm

hurshy

2 wa, 1 wo

2:18 pm

mkg

Any clues for the 8s or 9? Ty

2:18 pm

mkg

Eons

2:18 pm

mkg

Oops

2:18 pm

mkg

Sorry

2:18 pm

hokie carla

I have wa4, hurshy, what length is the other?

2:18 pm

joym999

both wa 4s

2:19 pm

hokie carla

pr8/9 is easy today - a lion or perhaps a serial killer

2:19 pm

joym999

one wo4

2:19 pm

joym999

wo is a babblet

2:19 pm

hokie carla

I have wa4 and wo4, guess I will try every other combo of wa4

2:19 pm

mkg

Ty got both pr words.

2:19 pm

hokie carla

wow, can't believe I couldn't get the stinging insect

2:19 pm

joym999

what's the other 8?

2:20 pm

hokie carla

ca8, makes a ca6 into an adj

2:20 pm

cherlyq

ca 8 55

2:20 pm

joym999

ty cherlyq

2:21 pm

joym999

46 words left, want to get it down to 40 before I list

2:22 pm

hokie carla

7 here - F P D CCC S

2:22 pm

joym999

wow, carla. w/out listing?

2:22 pm

mkg

How do we do that ca 6 into an adj?????there is no ending....

2:22 pm

NANCY

re 6/24 please

2:23 pm

mkg

What am i. Missing?

2:23 pm

origami

Just got a nice delivery of homemade dinners for 4 nights and bottles of wine from ruru.

2:23 pm

hokie carla

how nice!

2:23 pm

origami

ruru rocks :D

2:23 pm

joym999

yum, ori!

2:23 pm

hokie carla

yes, joy. finding today's way easier. I have gotten a few from chat but not a whole lot. I think I got to 15 on my own.

2:24 pm

hurshy

tin vessel + music is normally to5

2:24 pm

hokie carla

nancy - color + not bottom

2:24 pm

origami

I haven't been able to cook much since I broke my arm (in 3 places) and he felt bad for me.

2:24 pm

mkg

Ty got it hurshy. Ty

2:25 pm

hurshy

wow that's so great, babblers helping babblers :)

2:25 pm

NANCY

ty carla got em

2:25 pm

NANCY

tace

2:26 pm

NANCY

sorry

2:27 pm

joym999

that's so nice, origami. I hope you can open the wine with your arm!

2:27 pm

hokie carla

weird, my missing D was a singular that I had the plural to and I would swear I already entered it

2:28 pm

hokie carla

6 left - 3x5 and 3x6

2:28 pm

origami

He opened one for me before he left :D

2:28 pm

moolingwa

rehi

2:28 pm

hokie carla

moo!

2:28 pm

moolingwa

12 left here.... 3-1-4-2-1-1

2:29 pm

moolingwa

hey hoke, happy day

2:29 pm

hokie carla

F P CCC S

2:29 pm

origami

I can't! believe there are 190 words in this grid

2:29 pm

moolingwa

11

2:29 pm

hokie carla

thanks, you too

2:29 pm

hokie carla

I can't believe there are 27 C's

2:30 pm

moolingwa

I can't believe it's not butter

2:30 pm

moolingwa

or anything that Donald Trump says

2:30 pm

hokie carla

found a C!

2:30 pm

hokie carla

LOL

2:30 pm

moolingwa

probably just me tho

2:31 pm

hokie carla

I can believe it's not butter, because my mom buys that and it's no butter

2:31 pm

moolingwa

well, found the 8/9

2:31 pm

moolingwa

so 9 left

2:31 pm

hokie carla

easy peasy, not sure how it took you that long

2:31 pm

moolingwa

2-1-4-2

2:32 pm

moolingwa

1.8 WPT

2:32 pm

MollyL

No one would ever believe that crap was butter

2:32 pm

hokie carla

first P's I saw today

2:32 pm

hokie carla

1.25 WPT

2:32 pm

moolingwa

perfect

2:32 pm

moolingwa

found a 6

2:34 pm

origami

What is WPT?

2:34 pm

moolingwa

word per tile :)

2:35 pm

moolingwa

sometimes it gets slow in here...so we amuse ourselves

2:35 pm

origami

Ah - tucks that away in my mental list of hokie-isms :D

2:35 pm

hurshy

bottom row grey!

2:35 pm

hurshy

one more A for third row grey...

2:35 pm

moolingwa

I prefer to consider it an alternative stat :)

2:35 pm

hurshy

got it!!

2:36 pm

moolingwa

then there's hurshian notation

2:36 pm

hurshy

1-3-6-1

2:36 pm

joym999

34 words left...going to the list...don't stop me...I'm going in.

2:36 pm

moolingwa

there you go

2:36 pm

hurshy

i feel that if the long words are zeroes, they can be omitted, just like if they came after a decimal point and were at the end

2:36 pm

moolingwa

2-1-3-2-0 here for me

2:37 pm

moolingwa

and hursh is the inventor, so is the authoritative source

2:37 pm

hokie carla

0-2-3 then

2:38 pm

moolingwa

F RR C N SSS

2:38 pm

hurshy

C and P are the most trouble, need 3 of each

2:38 pm

moolingwa

found another word

2:38 pm

hokie carla

are we missing the same F then?

2:38 pm

moolingwa

perhaps

2:38 pm

hokie carla

F P CC S

2:38 pm

hurshy

i too am missing one F

2:39 pm

moolingwa

mine has some letters in it

2:39 pm

origami

It's like you guys are speaking in tongues :D

2:39 pm

moolingwa

it's really just babblese

2:40 pm

hurshy

is it a top F you guys are missing? cause that's what i need

2:40 pm

hokie carla

I've heard that before but it makes perfect sense to me, until moo doesn't do the same order as me

2:40 pm

hokie carla

yep

2:40 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that was my mistake

2:40 pm

hokie carla

aha, my P was a spanish word. 4 left!

2:41 pm

hokie carla

at least 3 spanish words today

2:41 pm

moolingwa

at least

2:41 pm

hurshy

father, mister... and...

2:41 pm

moolingwa

you bastid

2:41 pm

hokie carla

just took a wild guess and got the F - looks plural

2:41 pm

hokie carla

house

2:42 pm

hurshy

oh yeah house

2:42 pm

moolingwa

oh yeah, got it too

2:42 pm

hokie carla

and the spanish dessert. this is the plural for that

2:42 pm

hurshy

have those

2:43 pm

hurshy

those the only two FL words?

2:43 pm

hokie carla

no, there's the sing and 2 alt sp of the pl

2:43 pm

hokie carla

CC S

2:44 pm

hokie carla

0-1-2

2:44 pm

hurshy

oh i see, cool, thanks

2:44 pm

moolingwa

1-1-2-2

2:44 pm

moolingwa

RR C N SS

2:44 pm

hurshy

1-1-4-1

2:45 pm

hurshy

ooh got my P words, now that means 1-1-3

2:46 pm

moolingwa

nice

2:46 pm

hurshy

CLANS

2:46 pm

hurshy

can't for the life of me think what to try for the L, i have two combos

2:46 pm

hokie carla

lol

2:46 pm

moolingwa

I have no vowels

2:46 pm

moolingwa

yeah, there's a standalone L

2:47 pm

hurshy

mind cluing it?

2:47 pm

hokie carla

it's as plain as the thing on your face

2:47 pm

hurshy

ah thanks

2:47 pm

origami

phantom: lantana

2:47 pm

moolingwa

looks like you knows what it is hoke :)

2:47 pm

hurshy

CANS

2:47 pm

hokie carla

I also thought I was seeing lantana today

2:48 pm

moolingwa

I saw it, but the board didn't cooperate

2:48 pm

hurshy

SAC

2:49 pm

hurshy

are all the C words CA?

2:49 pm

hokie carla

going to check for plurals etc

2:49 pm

origami

Are you calling out where I live hursh?

2:49 pm

hurshy

i keep having phantom cedar

2:49 pm

hokie carla

all the ones I have are

2:49 pm

rururocks

<-- at least he knows Ori will have a nutritious meal.. plus some damn good vino

2:49 pm

hokie carla

yes, I tried cedar earlier

2:50 pm

hokie carla

ruru, how do I get a special delivery here?

2:50 pm

origami

Yes, thanks so much ru!!!

2:50 pm

hurshy

aHA got my C

2:51 pm

moolingwa

cedan - a wooden automobile

2:52 pm

hurshy

got my S!

2:52 pm

hurshy

done!

2:52 pm

hokie carla

still looking for an S and 2 C's here

2:52 pm

hokie carla

good job

2:52 pm

hurshy

:D

2:52 pm

moolingwa

congrats hursh

2:53 pm

origami

Congratulations, hursh

2:53 pm

hurshy

my last S was "holy" but sa6/21 is weirder

2:53 pm

hokie carla

I have the holy one

2:53 pm

hokie carla

do not see an sa6/21 in my list, so that must be it

2:54 pm

rururocks

you're very welcome Ori.. hope they taste great.

2:54 pm

hurshy

sa* antonio, TX + not yup but ***e

2:54 pm

hokie carla

argh, we've had that before. now just 2 c's.

2:55 pm

origami

I'm sure they will, ru! You're a good cook.

2:55 pm

hurshy

there's a King James/Shakespeare ca5/12

2:55 pm

hokie carla

was easy as soon as I knew the points

2:55 pm

hurshy

and another that's like if you tell a kid they aren't able to do something they might say "I *** **!!!"

2:56 pm

hokie carla

think I have all those

2:56 pm

hokie carla

keep trying capre for some reason

2:56 pm

hurshy

what lengths are left here? both 5s or one 5 and one 6 or what?

2:57 pm

hokie carla

0-1-1

2:58 pm

hurshy

so the pairs are: boat/boats, officially included book(s), section(s) of an epic poem

2:58 pm

hurshy

if you have those three pairs then they are not a combo

2:58 pm

hokie carla

oh, it's the boats. thought that was just a phantom for some reason

2:58 pm

hokie carla

sometimes you've just been playing too long :D

2:58 pm

hurshy

yeah

2:58 pm

cherlyq

19 s's and p's left uggh

2:59 pm

hokie carla

alright back to work here

2:59 pm

hokie carla

you can do it, cheryl!

3:09 pm

Uneaixoise

No7 please?

3:11 pm

hurshy

the future

3:13 pm

joym999

the future? Is that a clue for the NO7?

3:15 pm

mkg

Isnt ponze a word????

3:16 pm

Gillie

I think the present counts too (for no7)

3:16 pm

moolingwa

you mean Ponzi?

3:16 pm

joym999

dunno about ponze, but ponzi is a word. But it's a proper noun

3:17 pm

moolingwa

that n word is lame

3:18 pm

joym999

I'm totally lost on the NO. Not yet? Not now?

3:19 pm

joym999

OMG just found it that's so not a word.

3:20 pm

joym999

Lantana is a phantom in the grid, but I've got some growing in my backyard.

3:21 pm

cherlyq

I wanted stanza to work so bad but its a phantom too

3:25 pm

Soodle

Just home from getting my second Pfizer shot. Boy, am I grateful. It’s been a long 15 months. I cried as the doc jabbed me - not because it hurt, just because it felt as if there is actually light at the end of this dark dreary tunnel. I’m a happy Babbler right now. 🤗

3:30 pm

Gillie

I will be very glad when I can get my second shot too - probably not until August.

3:30 pm

hokie carla

congrats, soodle

3:31 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats soodle!!

3:32 pm

Uneaixoise

Not understanding the no7......

3:33 pm

Gillie

Covers present and future (by negation)

3:34 pm

Uneaixoise

Got it....thanks

3:35 pm

Gillie

yw

3:38 pm

joym999

congrats, soodle. I got my second shot in April but we're still mostly staying home because my daughter wasn't eligible until a few weeks ago. But it's reduced so much of my anxiety, and enabled me to visit my dad, and go to restaurants.

3:40 pm

cherlyq

got my second one 3/19/2021 still mostly a homebody as I have so many health issues but it does give peace of mind I should not get it a second time

3:42 pm

joym999

I hope you weren't too sick, cherlyq

3:43 pm

cherlyq

I was but survived, I was on a lot of meds for gallbladder flare up and I swear might have helped

3:43 pm

joym999

is the AN6 a normal word?

3:43 pm

joym999

Awful, cherylq. Glad you're ok now!

3:43 pm

Soodle

Oh, I think it will be many a long day before I stop wearing a mask, sanitizing my hands & avoiding large groups of people, but it’s a step in the right direction. My Dad died in 2018 & my Mam died in 2019. Both would have struggled hugely with the restrictions etc. It must be very difficult gor you & your Dad, Joy.

3:44 pm

joym999

Oh, it was awful not seeing my dad. He's 86, so he's not going to be here forever. It's the longest I've gone my whole life without seeing him. Fortunately, that's over.

3:45 pm

joym999

And I agree about the masks. I take the bus to work and I'll be wearing a mask on it from now on.

3:48 pm

Soodle

Happy you are OK Cherylq. This ‘long-covid’ can be an absolute nightmare. A cousin of mine, aged 49, non smoker, thin as a whip, fit as a fiddle, has huge cardiac problems following covid. Latest news is he needs heart surgery.

3:49 pm

joym999

I have a friend whose kids (6 of them!) all got covid, and one of them has long-covid and is in pain all the time. Poor little girl is only about 12 years old.

3:57 pm

Soodle

This God-awful pandemic is going to have repercussions on individuals, families, communities, countries & continents for many years to come. (Mutters under her breath ...... they can put a man on the moon, invent the internet, harness wind-power, but a seemingly simple virus can cause chaos to us....) I’ll stop ranting now & revert to gratitude that I’ve been vaccinated!

4:02 pm

Trifioso

hello friends! SOOODLE!!!

4:05 pm

joym999

I'm trying, too, soodle, to be grateful for the vaccine and for what we do have. It's hard sometimes.

4:07 pm

eieios

help with the big words? the 8's and the 9?

4:07 pm

eieios

stats, at least?

4:07 pm

joym999

PR8/9 combo is a common word but twisty and hard to see IMO

4:08 pm

cherlyq

I have had a few brushes they say are long covid but mine could be from Hashimotos too, so they are not sure, my heart beat will get eratic

4:09 pm

cherlyq

ca 8 45 and the two already mentioned pr 8/50 and 9/66

4:10 pm

joym999

does anyone have a clue for that AN6?

4:11 pm

eieios

captor

4:12 pm

eieios

oops!

4:13 pm

eieios

do the pr's come from the top p or the bottom p?

4:14 pm

joym999

both

4:14 pm

cherlyq

an 6 the last part sounds like mans name

4:15 pm

eieios

so the pr's arent a combo?

4:15 pm

cherlyq

8/9 comes from p in top row

4:15 pm

joym999

ty cherlyq, don't know why I didn't see it!

4:16 pm

cherlyq

they are a combo

4:18 pm

joym999

And that's FW for me!

4:19 pm

cherlyq

7 left

4:21 pm

joym999

I'll be in and out so that I can admire my fireworks so I can provide clues if needed.

4:27 pm

cherlyq

two left and Congrats Joy

4:28 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats Joy!

4:29 pm

cherlyq

FW

4:30 pm

Uneaixoise

Congrats, cherlyq!

4:31 pm

cherlyq

thanks anyone need any clues?

4:45 pm

moolingwa

it's been a day

5:00 pm

hokie carla

I made the mistake of putting myself on the couch. now I am having problems getting off the couch.

5:00 pm

moolingwa

so stay on the couch

5:00 pm

moolingwa

who cares what people think!

5:01 pm

hokie carla

well, I have things to do but it looks like I might just stay on the couch.

5:01 pm

moolingwa

I have one to go

5:02 pm

moolingwa

I would like to fall asleep on the couch though...or better yet in bed

5:02 pm

hokie carla

I finished a while back, turns out my last 2 c's were regular, easy words that I thought were phantoms.

5:02 pm

hokie carla

is it 4:00 there?

5:03 pm

moolingwa

my last c was a 5

5:03 pm

moolingwa

yeah

5:06 pm

moolingwa

fw

5:07 pm

tiger98

How do I become a friend of babble ??

5:08 pm

moolingwa

Not sure I know what you mean

5:08 pm

hokie carla

I don't think those have changed in like 15 years

5:09 pm

hokie carla

moo, look under the grid tile stats

5:10 pm

moolingwa

oh, I never look below there :)

5:12 pm

hokie carla

if you click the link to "become a friend...", it says to just mention babble on your website and if you have a lot of people sign up he will add you to the list. but I don't think Dr. God does any maintenance or anything on this website until someone emails him there is a problem.

5:16 pm

hokie carla

what's your one left, moo?

5:18 pm

moolingwa

I found it

5:18 pm

moolingwa

was s6

5:23 pm

ItalianGreyhound

hope for more grids like this one

5:39 pm

cybernan

hello everyone

5:41 pm

Uneaixoise

Hey nan. :-)

5:44 pm

eieios

sorry, back for the pr 8/9 combo. is t a prefix with aother grid word?

5:44 pm

eieios

nvm, just saw it.

5:46 pm

cybernan

first ca 6/21 please?

5:46 pm

cybernan

nm - found

5:47 pm

moolingwa

I'd give it to you....

5:50 pm

cybernan

fl 6 please?

5:55 pm

cybernan

or the no 7?

5:56 pm

Uneaixoise

No7 not in previous times

5:58 pm

cybernan

not seeing it une

5:59 pm

cybernan

oh - yes I do :) ty

6:07 pm

eieios

fl7n = like the things that fly, but different first letter

6:08 pm

eieios

missing an l. i have the road and pl, and i have the rest and pl. what am i missing?

6:08 pm

eieios

tha clue was for fl6!

6:14 pm

cybernan

ty eio

6:17 pm

hokie carla

la6 - it's as plain as the word on your face

6:19 pm

dan2bit

evening all! just found the 9

6:37 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* have a good evening everyone :)

6:41 pm

eieios

thx, hokie. had a break for dinner!

6:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

clues for pr7/8/9 pls?

6:43 pm

dan2bit

the 8 and 9 are related - meat hunter & plural

6:43 pm

eieios

pr8/9 = someone who preys on others and pl

6:43 pm

dan2bit

pr7 to assign actors in advance

6:44 pm

eieios

pr7 - something you do before you select the final actors?

6:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty and good luck

6:45 pm

eieios

your clue was way better, dan. lol

6:48 pm

eieios

phantom = sponsor

6:58 pm

dan2bit

firewords! I always forget there are two spellings of the sleep syndrome

6:58 pm

dan2bit

thanks lickety and all cluers

7:00 pm

eieios

stuck at 31. i think i am done for the day. not bad for no list.

7:10 pm

periwinkle

help with non7 please

7:11 pm

dan2bit

present or future are non7

7:15 pm

periwinkle

hmm

7:25 pm

periwinkle

ty

7:32 pm

MollyL

Oh yeah, like that is a word that would ever be used in normal conversation.

7:34 pm

penquis

doing a play-by....i am done....hello all....

7:35 pm

MollyL

We are blessed by Saint Pen Of The Lobstermen

7:40 pm

penquis

:oD

7:41 pm

penquis

Goodnight all....*offering a simple blessing to all*....

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