Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, August 10, 2021

12:03 am

justafreep

dr7 *and happy flip

12:03 am

jessmom

so7 and hi :)

12:04 am

justafreep

ro7

12:05 am

justafreep

da7

12:06 am

SueMagee

Ad7

12:06 am

justafreep

ad8

12:06 am

cybernan

ad 8

12:07 am

cybernan

snap freep :)

12:07 am

justafreep

we are sooooo good, nan!

12:09 am

justafreep

mo8

12:09 am

chj

ho8

12:09 am

cybernan

yeah - you beat me by half a second

12:10 am

chj

I guess I have more ho8

12:16 am

justafreep

re7

12:16 am

justafreep

ad7 x 2

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

dizgrannie

so 7 x 2

12:22 am

cybernan

first col. black

12:22 am

deanoz

so8

12:25 am

cybernan

so 7 x3

12:27 am

deanoz

ad8

12:28 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, ma 9

12:33 am

cybernan

ty rain - had the others, but not the 9

12:34 am

Rainiqui

anytime Nan

12:34 am

justafreep

se7

12:47 am

cybernan

rashing - 77 for tomorrow - goodnight eveyone :)

12:48 am

dcseain

g'night nan

12:48 am

Lizlin

Sleep well, nan

1:42 am

ARB

s

5:45 am

Scrabbler

Good morning lurkers.

5:45 am

mattygroves

Morning Scrab!

5:46 am

Scrabbler

Hi Matty

5:47 am

mattygroves

I'm finding this a tough grid so far

5:47 am

Scrabbler

I have started at a fast pace but I expect to slow down soon.

5:53 am

mattygroves

I haven't found anything bigger than a 7, and am still missing anything from the E in the fourth column, third row

5:53 am

mattygroves

...and now I've found a word from that E

5:53 am

lynxxx

think Australian bird

5:54 am

lynxxx

flightless

5:54 am

mattygroves

For the E or for a long word? I found an em4/5 from the E

5:55 am

lynxxx

it's em4.6n (mispelt IMHO!)

5:55 am

Scrabbler

Alternate spelling for the bird

5:56 am

lynxxx

although maybe it is the em6.24

5:56 am

mattygroves

Aaah - that seems to have come from the other E :)

5:56 am

mattygroves

Ah, maybe it's the six, then :)

5:57 am

mattygroves

Yep, it was the 6 - thanks!

6:04 am

lynxxx

Goodnight all

6:05 am

Scrabbler

Sleep well, lynxxx.

6:11 am

Scrabbler

I must get ready for work. Bye.

6:41 am

BzznBea

Em7.32 and 6.24 come from that E.

6:51 am

ItalianGreyhound

straight forward fun grid - finished it with list

7:17 am

mattygroves

I'm really struggling. Still nothing longer than a 7

7:18 am

BzznBea

Do you want stats for the 9?

7:18 am

mattygroves

Please!

7:18 am

BzznBea

ma9.60

7:19 am

BzznBea

That will not give you an 8 however.

7:19 am

mattygroves

Is it a word I'm likely to use in conversation?

7:19 am

BzznBea

Noy unless you deal with buildings and architecture.

7:20 am

mattygroves

Sadly...I do not

7:21 am

BzznBea

Foundations of stone assembled by ma6.21

7:21 am

MollyL

Matty, I think it a word that is familiar to you

7:21 am

mattygroves

Thank you - Bea's clue did it for me!

7:21 am

BzznBea

yw

7:22 am

MollyL

Bea's clues do it for everyone
: D Well, almost

7:23 am

BzznBea

Yes, sometimes I do not have enough crayons.

7:23 am

mattygroves

My problem was I didn't have the ma6 (now I do) - getting that really helped

7:25 am

MollyL

Crayons, hmmmm

7:47 am

BzznBea

50 left for later.

8:40 am

MLFAN17

what is the crayon clue about?

8:44 am

MLFAN17

4th column e stats pls?

8:46 am

phaeton

em4/5

8:47 am

MLFAN17

hi phae ty

8:48 am

phaeton

yw

9:15 am

cybernan

good morning all

9:16 am

cybernan

aussie bird comes from the middle col.

9:16 am

cybernan

4th col. e = em 7, em 6

9:23 am

hurshy

human memory is so interesting and weird. like i can remember a word that we've had before, even ones we don't have very often but that aren't extra-memorable like crwth, and at the same time i can forget that i entered a word five seconds ago and type it again!

9:26 am

cybernan

you are not alone. Sometimes I wonder why I bother coming in at the flip - I can't remember what I entered the next day

9:30 am

hurshy

phantoms: insure, ensure

9:31 am

cybernan

not seeing that em 6 that was called last night -- have the em 7

9:32 am

hurshy

hmm, i'll look, i have neither

9:33 am

hurshy

got the 7

9:34 am

hurshy

ugh, i keep thinking emesis and it keeps not being there

9:34 am

cybernan

yes it was pretty easy

9:35 am

hurshy

ok i got it! like the green gem but put O instead of AL

9:37 am

cybernan

ty hurshy

9:38 am

cybernan

back after breakfast

10:00 am

mkg

I keep trying emu but there is no U near the m. So i am lost

10:00 am

mkg

Oh got it. Forgot one vowel.

10:01 am

mkg

Anyone have the 9 or stats and or clues?

10:03 am

hurshy

not i, said the little red hen

10:03 am

MollyL

Hurshy thinks green gem and I think what you need Preparation H for.

10:03 am

mkg

Ty anyway

10:04 am

HarryHood

em7 is not from the fourth col

10:04 am

MollyL

ma9 has to do with building, specifically brick work

10:04 am

hurshy

true

10:04 am

hurshy

em6 and an em4 are

10:04 am

hurshy

thanks molly

10:04 am

HarryHood

yah

10:05 am

MollyL

Yah, said the guy from Bahston

10:06 am

HarryHood

latch broke on a window lock this morning.

10:06 am

HarryHood

what a hassle

10:06 am

HarryHood

I can epoxy the thing or try to fix it right. probably means taking the whole assembly apart.

10:06 am

mkg

I have ma 5 and 6. They are builders. But not seeing a 9. Is it two words?

10:07 am

mkg

Oooh just got it. Ty for clue.

10:07 am

MollyL

No

10:07 am

mkg

My grandfather belonged to the ma 6. He built houses

10:08 am

HarryHood

did he know the secret handshake?

10:09 am

hurshy

i never really understood how it morphed from a professional association for members of a particular trade into a sort of a weird non-secret secret society

10:09 am

hurshy

perhaps i should look for a book on the history of the group

10:09 am

mkg

I assume so. I have a watch they gave him at some point. He became very rich and then in 1929 was wiped out during the depression. He had 100 houses rented out. And tenants couldnt pay so the bank took all but 3 of them. And he lost the rest of his money in the stock market. He never evicted one tenant. He didnt have the heart to do that. I didnt know him because he died when i was 2

10:09 am

mkg

Hurshy if you find one let me know.

10:10 am

HarryHood

there's this short story "cask of amontillado" where the guy says he's a ma5, but he means a bricklayer rather than a freema5

10:10 am

hurshy

that's Poe :)

10:10 am

HarryHood

right! I forgot.

10:10 am

mkg

I heard they started in biblical times or before. And were the first formed group based on a persons work.

10:11 am

hurshy

ugh, 25 left and i already found all the 4s

10:11 am

HarryHood

we had a ma5-ic temple in the NJ town where I lived. it was always empty. eventually became condos I think.

10:11 am

HarryHood

41 here.

10:11 am

mkg

Poe is hardly factual

10:12 am

hurshy

i have one 8, ad8. anybody have others?

10:12 am

dauber

There's a so8

10:13 am

HarryHood

I have so8, ma8, ne8, ad8

10:13 am

hurshy

that's a wealth

10:14 am

mkg

I only have ad 8 also hurshy. Need the others. Harry send clues.

10:14 am

mkg

Ty

10:14 am

hurshy

is the ma8 related to the group also?

10:14 am

HarryHood

no

10:14 am

HarryHood

at least not the one I have

10:14 am

mkg

Yes.

10:14 am

hurshy

found the ne8!

10:14 am

mkg

Oops not the 8, the 9. Sorry

10:14 am

HarryHood

wtg

10:15 am

rururocks

you can't see the forest for the trees hursh

10:16 am

HarryHood

got an mo8!

10:16 am

HarryHood

missing one 8 now.

10:16 am

hurshy

that's so funny, i found the word just by pulling it out of the recesses of my babble memory, and now because of your clue i know what it is, lol

10:16 am

HarryHood

hah - I thought it had something to do with italian mothers.

10:16 am

hurshy

Opie is in a Mood

10:17 am

dauber

Sacre bleu! Found the mo8. :)

10:17 am

hurshy

does that mean it's kind of french looking?

10:18 am

rururocks

oui

10:18 am

HarryHood

indeed madame

10:18 am

mkg

Wow. I still dont have mo 8.

10:18 am

hurshy

oh, VERY french lol

10:19 am

mkg

Got it. Now how on earth is that in this grid? SO NOT ENGLISH.

10:19 am

mkg

I had to google the spelling.

10:20 am

hurshy

ok now i am caught up to Harry for 8s

10:20 am

HarryHood

so what's our missing 8?

10:21 am

hurshy

well it must start with one of the letters in HERDS

10:24 am

rururocks

oh.. found the 9

10:24 am

rururocks

i have an ho 8

10:24 am

HarryHood

!!

10:24 am

HarryHood

ok will hunt

10:25 am

hurshy

haha it's so normal too

10:25 am

hokie carla

howdy folks

10:25 am

hurshy

hi hokie

10:25 am

HarryHood

hi carla.

10:25 am

rururocks

good morning hokester

10:25 am

hokie carla

is it just me or are the top R's hard?

10:27 am

hokie carla

had a breakthrough! now I have 7 and can move on

10:27 am

HarryHood

ah got them ty ru

10:27 am

hurshy

12 left here, thinking about listing

10:28 am

HarryHood

33 here.

10:28 am

hurshy

does anyone have any SM words?

10:28 am

hokie carla

168 left here

10:28 am

HarryHood

not me

10:29 am

hokie carla

still on 2nd row here

10:29 am

MollyL

There are no sm words

10:30 am

hurshy

ok cool

10:30 am

rururocks

just finished off the r's hokie.. they're pretty normal

10:30 am

HarryHood

back later. hagd!

10:31 am

MollyL

Slowly Carla turns
Step by step
Row by row

10:31 am

hokie carla

ok (with grain of salt)

10:34 am

rururocks

have to finish this one later work calls Have fun everyone

10:52 am

MLFAN17

does the ma 7/8 have anything ot do with the ma9?

10:56 am

cybernan

no

10:56 am

MLFAN17

ty cyber

10:58 am

MLFAN17

got it!

10:59 am

MLFAN17

in6 clue pls?

11:01 am

momof5

in + street

11:02 am

cybernan

I'm ba-a-ack

11:02 am

MLFAN17

hi momof5 ty

11:02 am

MLFAN17

first column done

11:02 am

momof5

hello. yw

11:02 am

cybernan

that ne 8 is my last 8, but not seeing it - have an ne 6

11:02 am

MLFAN17

oops pb for me i meant finished

11:04 am

MollyL

MLF is the only person I know who sends herself to the PB

11:07 am

MLFAN17

well its only because i want to eat the good stuff in here before anyone else can get to it

11:08 am

MollyL

Nan, start like nerve specialist prefix and end like cancer suffix

11:09 am

hokie carla

I found an 8!

11:09 am

MLFAN17

good job hokie

11:09 am

hokie carla

lol, it was molly's clue

11:11 am

MLFAN17

i got a ne7 from that clue?

11:13 am

hokie carla

plural

11:13 am

penquis

hello all....

11:13 am

hokie carla

pen!

11:13 am

penquis

carla!

11:13 am

MLFAN17

weird i tired that before and it didnt work tried it again knowing it was right the first time and it took

11:14 am

MLFAN17

Hi pen

11:16 am

penquis

hi MLF....

11:26 am

hokie carla

1st col gray!

11:26 am

penquis

same here...

11:27 am

hokie carla

😁

11:30 am

MollyL

The clever girls are at it again

11:30 am

penquis

lol...

11:34 am

MLFAN17

👍

11:34 am

penquis

this grid is one of those that you have to try plurals even if you don't see them....

11:34 am

penquis

kind of a mirror like quality to it...

11:35 am

clg47

so true

11:40 am

MLFAN17

does the grid really have an ou5?

11:40 am

penquis

yes...

11:41 am

MLFAN17

clue pls pen?

11:41 am

penquis

starts with the Top O in the last column....

11:41 am

penquis

ends in two vowels....

11:41 am

MLFAN17

ty pen

11:42 am

MLFAN17

was going the wrong direction to begin with

11:42 am

penquis

yw...

11:59 am

hokie carla

rehi

11:59 am

hokie carla

oops

11:59 am

hokie carla

😂

11:59 am

hokie carla

I kill me

12:02 pm

hokie carla

found another 8! this time on my own

12:02 pm

penquis

rehi....

12:03 pm

penquis

i am stalled at 40....

12:03 pm

hokie carla

still 91 here

12:04 pm

penquis

first half went very quickly....

12:05 pm

hokie carla

well, I think i have gotten halfway on each tile

12:06 pm

hokie carla

76 now

12:10 pm

ItalianGreyhound

not good at French - took me a long time to find the French gent

12:10 pm

hokie carla

are both U's UR?

12:10 pm

penquis

ah....i spoke french before i spoke English... ;o)

12:11 pm

ItalianGreyhound

yes, Carla

12:11 pm

penquis

yes, UR...

12:11 pm

hokie carla

wow, french and spanish misters today, thx for the french IG

12:12 pm

hokie carla

funny how certain words in the 2 languages are so similar but others are so different

12:12 pm

penquis

yes....when i studied Russian there were words that came from French....

12:13 pm

ItalianGreyhound

Latin and German were tought at my school

12:14 pm

penquis

took two years of German in college...

12:14 pm

ItalianGreyhound

actually, Spanish was tought as well

12:14 pm

cybernan

back again - lazeboy repair man arrived

12:15 pm

hokie carla

only spanish and french at mine, though when my mom was there 30 years earlier she took latin

12:15 pm

ItalianGreyhound

I loved Latin in school - basis of so many words

12:15 pm

penquis

i had French from 1st grade to 10th grade....also took two years of Spanish in college....and one year of Japanese...

12:15 pm

penquis

only had one year of Latin in high school...teacher left....

12:16 pm

ItalianGreyhound

oaky, now youre just braggin! :)

12:16 pm

ItalianGreyhound

okay

12:16 pm

hokie carla

my freshman year roommate at school took russian and dropped it after one of the first assignments - writing the alpahbet

12:16 pm

penquis

LOL....

12:17 pm

penquis

i took 5 months in a night class some years ago....every one else had dropped out so they dropped the class...

12:17 pm

penquis

I took languages to balance other courses....no papers to write....

12:19 pm

hokie carla

my dad majored in spanish and then taught it for probably 15 years

12:20 pm

penquis

nice...

12:20 pm

cybernan

still looking for that ne 8 -- does it have somehting to do with the brain?

12:20 pm

NANCY

How many letters in the French mister word please

12:20 pm

hokie carla

brain or nervous system cancer I guess, nan

12:20 pm

penquis

five

12:21 pm

hokie carla

what? I thought french mister was 7 letters?

12:21 pm

ItalianGreyhound

8, Nancy

12:21 pm

hokie carla

I mean 8 letters

12:21 pm

NANCY

Thanks

12:22 pm

penquis

oh.....i was referring to the french lord or squire....

12:22 pm

hokie carla

stat for that?

12:22 pm

penquis

si 5/12....

12:23 pm

penquis

remember than MON means my....

12:23 pm

hokie carla

sieur

12:23 pm

hokie carla

oops

12:23 pm

penquis

bingo!

12:23 pm

cybernan

found it - ty carla

12:24 pm

cybernan

lots of french in this one -- even the city at the mouth of the Seine is acceptee for some reason

12:24 pm

penquis

yes, weird...

12:25 pm

MollyL

Ooo, Cuomo bites the dust

12:25 pm

hokie carla

stat for that?

12:25 pm

hokie carla

like, he's dead or what?

12:26 pm

penquis

ro 5/12...

12:26 pm

cybernan

not right at the mouth but closer to LeHavre than to Paris

12:26 pm

cybernan

he resigned

12:26 pm

MollyL

God Carla, I'm not that crass. He resigned due to sexual harrassment charges.

12:26 pm

penquis

i was there two years ago...

12:27 pm

hokie carla

ah, thanks for clarifying 🤣

12:27 pm

penquis

i guess it's a duck....you can pl it...

12:27 pm

cybernan

I think there are a lot of politicians out there that are guilty of worse crimes than he is charged with

12:27 pm

hokie carla

I guess if you said "bought the farm" that would've been clearer

12:28 pm

cybernan

anyone care to guess what my missing h is?

12:28 pm

hokie carla

hmm, found ro5/12 that is a pl. so I guess back to work.

12:28 pm

hokie carla

nan, I still need 6 so in no position to guess

12:29 pm

penquis

carla....you may have most of the city word...

12:29 pm

ItalianGreyhound

maybe HE 6/27?

12:29 pm

hokie carla

ok, found what I assume is the ro5/6 set like the city

12:30 pm

cybernan

yes - have he 6/21, but not 6/27

12:30 pm

hokie carla

yes, a wild duck

12:30 pm

ItalianGreyhound

ends in the occasional vowell, Nan

12:30 pm

hokie carla

wow, no he6's here. gotta get busy again

12:31 pm

ItalianGreyhound

slacker

12:31 pm

penquis

ty IG...that was my last H as well....

12:31 pm

hokie carla

still 68 left, so I'm missing a lot

12:31 pm

cybernan

ty IG - top row black

12:31 pm

penquis

30 here...

12:32 pm

hokie carla

4 H's now

12:32 pm

hokie carla

ha, 4H

12:32 pm

hokie carla

(maybe half of you know what that is)

12:33 pm

ItalianGreyhound

I think I do, Carla

12:35 pm

hurshy

i would have thought US people would all know, unless like, raised in the inner city or something

12:36 pm

hokie carla

I was included non-US people in the half that didn't know

12:36 pm

hokie carla

and the big city folk

12:36 pm

ItalianGreyhound

youth Ag club, right?

12:37 pm

hokie carla

we have several that grew up in NYC. I can't imagine any of them ever heard of it

12:37 pm

hurshy

but maybe canada has it too, as a neighbor?

12:37 pm

hokie carla

yeah

12:37 pm

hokie carla

I don't know, maybe Nan will chime in

12:37 pm

cybernan

head heart hands health

12:37 pm

hokie carla

wow, nan comes through!

12:38 pm

hokie carla

when I was a kid our local skating rink had 4H night every week and that was a big deal, everybody went

12:39 pm

cybernan

even though we now have a population of 108,000 with accompanying high rises, when I was growing up here the pop was 10,000 and surrounded by orchards and farms

12:40 pm

hokie carla

meanwhile, I think my small town has decreased in pop.

12:42 pm

cybernan

yes, well, this is what happens when your town is situated in a valley on a large lake with a mild microclimate and someone has the brilliant idea of building a couple of highways connecting it with large cities like Vancouver and Calgary

12:44 pm

hokie carla

looks like my town was 1543 in 1980 and 1327 in 2010, so not that big a drop

12:46 pm

cybernan

see the lost fish is in the grid - too bad it's a proper noun

12:47 pm

hokie carla

but the city next to us where everything is was 32k in 1980 and 48k in 2010 so it grew a bit

12:49 pm

cybernan

why isn't smores a word?

12:50 pm

penquis

i am assuming that is a rhetorical question... ;o)

12:50 pm

cybernan

yes

12:50 pm

cybernan

it's as valid as a lot of the stuff we get

12:51 pm

hokie carla

the apostrophe

12:51 pm

hokie carla

it's a contraction and none of those are accepted

12:51 pm

hokie carla

due to the apostrophe

12:51 pm

penquis

smores are not even in dictionary.com....

12:51 pm

cybernan

and there is no apostrophe in he 5?

12:52 pm

BzznBea

Back to work on the last 50...

12:52 pm

hokie carla

no, click on the def of that. not what you think it is

12:52 pm

hokie carla

hey bea, 63 here

12:52 pm

cybernan

probably not even english

12:53 pm

penquis

hi Bea...

12:53 pm

hokie carla

it is a civil law word for those who inherit

12:53 pm

cybernan

44 and tough going

12:53 pm

BzznBea

Had to take my BF to the airport.

12:53 pm

hokie carla

not sure why that's different from the other he5 for those who inherit

12:53 pm

cybernan

thought that was the other he 4-5

12:53 pm

hokie carla

does mr. bea know you have a boyfriend?

12:54 pm

BzznBea

Yes, he knows.

12:55 pm

hokie carla

honestly I'm surprised at the spanish words with ñ that are accepted

12:56 pm

BzznBea

Are they Spanish or Portugese?

12:56 pm

hokie carla

spanish. I don't know if portugese uses the ñ or not.

12:56 pm

BzznBea

That's waht I was wondering as well.

12:57 pm

BzznBea

Carla, did you get the cat sound?

12:58 pm

hokie carla

of course not, thx

12:58 pm

hokie carla

I like my cat sounds spelled like normal cat sounds

12:58 pm

cybernan

that n is a tough one today

12:59 pm

penquis

tough to finish, for sure...fun to start... ;o)

12:59 pm

cybernan

yes - looking for the last 3

1:00 pm

hokie carla

I need 3 N's as well

1:00 pm

penquis

i am down to 21...still missing one N....

1:01 pm

ItalianGreyhound

the NE 7/8 ends in -- and Pa

1:01 pm

hokie carla

have those

1:01 pm

penquis

have those...ty...

1:01 pm

ItalianGreyhound

theres a plural NO 5/12 without a singular

1:02 pm

cybernan

was missing the singular on that

1:02 pm

hokie carla

that was one, thanks. and of course I tried it as a sing. more than once

1:03 pm

cybernan

ty IG - down to 1 now

1:03 pm

BzznBea

Japanes decendent

1:03 pm

cybernan

have that

1:03 pm

penquis

have the descendent....must be missing the pl that has no sing....

1:04 pm

penquis

no, i have that pl....

1:04 pm

penquis

have the Ns now...

1:04 pm

penquis

need a break....bbl to finish....bye all....

1:05 pm

cybernan

what was your last one pen?

1:05 pm

cybernan

duh - found it

1:06 pm

cybernan

now for the r below that n -- missing a lot there

1:07 pm

BzznBea

There is a ra6/7 combo that is like the gas.

1:07 pm

hokie carla

yeah, I need 4 there

1:08 pm

ItalianGreyhound

RA 6/7: Delilah's beau, Mis-spelled

1:08 pm

hokie carla

lol, thanks IG

1:09 pm

cybernan

ty IG

1:09 pm

MollyL

Bea, you may need the shelter
: D

1:09 pm

hokie carla

I guess my last 2 are bea's combo

1:10 pm

hokie carla

not seeing how to make that though. maybe I'm thinking of the wrong thing

1:10 pm

ItalianGreyhound

Juliets beau, as well!

1:10 pm

cybernan

and ty bea

1:10 pm

cybernan

still need 2 from that r

1:11 pm

BzznBea

Change the last letter of the gas and add a silent letter

1:11 pm

cybernan

thought ramen was some kind of noodle

1:11 pm

ItalianGreyhound

get up again, Nan?

1:12 pm

hokie carla

lol, ramen comes up literally every time it's in the grid. you know enable is picky on its allowed pastas

1:12 pm

cybernan

have that

1:12 pm

MollyL

Bea's ra6/7 ends in circular ceiling

1:13 pm

ItalianGreyhound

good clue, Molly!

1:13 pm

hokie carla

I'm feeling quite the moron as nothing is making any sense.

1:13 pm

MollyL

There are a lot of words that come up every time they are in the grid. Oreo is another one. And the never ending discussion about spam

1:13 pm

hokie carla

yep

1:14 pm

MollyL

Bea's ra6/7 ends with the first part of Juliet's parnter?

1:14 pm

hokie carla

the youngest was sitting next to me earlier and I told him to look for words. he kept trying to get me to try oreo, and I was like, no. just no.

1:14 pm

MollyL

Only start with a different letter

1:14 pm

hokie carla

radrom?

1:15 pm

hokie carla

is that anything like redrum

1:15 pm

ItalianGreyhound

Baldy is a "chrome ----"

1:15 pm

MollyL

Well I wasn't going to go that far but there you go

1:15 pm

hokie carla

finally something that makes sense - thanks IG!

1:16 pm

hokie carla

well, apparently I am super slow today, molly

1:16 pm

hokie carla

ok, if you had said circular roof instead of ceiling I might have gotten it

1:17 pm

MollyL

You are too smart to give clues that include that many letters of the word. I would feel like I was insulting you.

1:17 pm

hokie carla

now just need one R from the right to finish all those stinkers

1:17 pm

BzznBea

Did you plural it?

1:18 pm

hokie carla

yes, I finished that R

1:18 pm

hokie carla

need one from the right

1:18 pm

cybernan

need 2 from there

1:18 pm

Uneaixoise

He6/27 please

1:18 pm

ItalianGreyhound

yeah, try to plural everything from the right side

1:19 pm

hokie carla

this is a dumb game you say? that's he6 to us!

1:19 pm

MollyL

The bird with an extra vowel Une

1:19 pm

BzznBea

Blasphemy, une

1:19 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx!!

1:19 pm

MollyL

Ooops, sorry, wrong H

1:20 pm

cybernan

down to 19 - need to take a break

1:20 pm

hokie carla

55 still here!

1:21 pm

hokie carla

ok, it was a plural I was missing

1:21 pm

hokie carla

last col gray!

1:21 pm

BzznBea

20 left. All the bottom S. Must contain my last 8

1:21 pm

hokie carla

I need 8 from the bottom S

1:22 pm

ItalianGreyhound

"that certain, special, So------"

1:22 pm

BzznBea

Didn't really need the clue, but thanks.

1:23 pm

ItalianGreyhound

sorry, I have a habit of clueing unasked

1:23 pm

ItalianGreyhound

working on it

1:23 pm

hokie carla

oh, found another N

1:24 pm

hokie carla

some people are so excited about the words they just can't help sharing, IG 😜

1:24 pm

ItalianGreyhound

been waiting to use that word in a Monte Python movie song

1:25 pm

hokie carla

no SM, correct?

1:26 pm

ItalianGreyhound

correct

1:27 pm

hokie carla

has anyone complained about domo today?

1:30 pm

hokie carla

just found a boatload of Ds

1:30 pm

hokie carla

not sure how I missed them on first pass

1:37 pm

ItalianGreyhound

just looked up the def of the second SO 6/18 - 7/28. Gotta start using it!

1:38 pm

ItalianGreyhound

its Scottish

1:38 pm

hokie carla

I had a feeling it was scottish

1:39 pm

hokie carla

and yes, I already had those, so still 5 S's. but just working on all tiles right now. wait, if you want to clue something, what is my missing U?

1:39 pm

ItalianGreyhound

bear-like

1:39 pm

ItalianGreyhound

thats for the 6

1:40 pm

hokie carla

why do I see it immediately when I was trying all kinds of things around the bear word this morning and nothing

1:40 pm

ItalianGreyhound

youre distracted?

1:41 pm

hokie carla

no, it's like I just can't see it unless I know it exists

1:43 pm

BzznBea

That's it for me today. See you all tomorrow!

1:43 pm

hokie carla

well done, bea!

1:43 pm

joym999

Hi, peeps. Clue for the EM6 or EM7 please?

1:44 pm

hokie carla

the em7 I have is like nail files

1:44 pm

hokie carla

do not have a 6

1:44 pm

hokie carla

and hi joy!

1:44 pm

ItalianGreyhound

Hi, Joy - They both start like the jewell. one is plural

1:44 pm

ItalianGreyhound

one ends with rocker/crooner stewart

1:45 pm

hokie carla

thx

1:46 pm

joym999

ty carla and grey!

1:46 pm

ItalianGreyhound

yw

1:47 pm

hokie carla

just found D6 similar to the S6 we were talking about. 3 different regional definitions and all pretty different meanings

1:47 pm

hokie carla

and just discovered both have spellings as 5s

1:48 pm

joym999

Yeh, I looked that one up and was surprised to find the 3 different meanings too!

1:49 pm

hokie carla

english is weird

1:55 pm

hokie carla

26 now - still 10 M's. my goodness

1:56 pm

hokie carla

ooh, found the 9 all by myself

1:57 pm

dauber

I have learned so many ways to spell the sound a cat makes since I started playing this game earlier this year.

1:58 pm

hokie carla

it's ridiculous really

2:02 pm

joym999

I wish someone would make a list of all the cat sound words.

2:06 pm

joym999

I need a clue for the NE6,18. It should be obvious, but I can't find it.

2:07 pm

joym999

Does it start with the Roman emperor?

2:10 pm

dauber

Just stumbled on it. No, no emperor. Weird word.

2:12 pm

joym999

hmmmmmmmmmm

2:13 pm

joym999

ty dauber. That is weird.

2:20 pm

hokie carla

well, I reckon that is my missing N. looking

2:20 pm

hokie carla

should have gotten that

2:21 pm

hokie carla

weird, but we have it all the time

2:22 pm

MollyL

Well, we don't all keep lists of the weird words like some folks do. And I have no memory retention for words like that.

2:27 pm

dauber

I've learned about the existence of at least five weird words from this puzzle just by typing in letters from going with random paths!

2:29 pm

dauber

make it six. good grief!

2:32 pm

dauber

aaaaaand fw...again, from guessing.

2:32 pm

cybernan

re hi as carla would say

2:32 pm

cybernan

grats dauber

2:32 pm

dauber

maybe I should learn what some of these weird words MEAN!!

2:34 pm

dauber

anyhoo...I'll keep the tab open for a few minits. Anybody need any clues??? I'll try my best. :)

2:36 pm

cybernan

anyone still looking for the em 6?

2:37 pm

hokie carla

no, but I need one E

2:38 pm

cybernan

which e carla?

2:38 pm

hokie carla

the middle

2:38 pm

cybernan

I need 2 2nd row s

2:38 pm

hokie carla

me too

2:39 pm

hokie carla

and 2 H and 7 M and 3 D and 5 A and 2 S from the bottom

2:39 pm

cybernan

you have the money from over the pond?

2:39 pm

dauber

One of the second-row Ss is the root of one of the weirder words that people are questioning as to why it's allowed in this puzzle!

2:39 pm

hokie carla

yeah, that's from the top E

2:40 pm

cybernan

so it is

2:40 pm

cybernan

the weird 5?

2:40 pm

cybernan

or should I say spooky?

2:40 pm

hokie carla

if it's french, we have it, dauber

2:41 pm

hokie carla

spooky it was. usually just try that if we have a lot of e's

2:42 pm

hokie carla

oh, I forgot hiree is not allowed. thought I was onto something

2:43 pm

MollyL

Where are you seeing an H and I and an R that connect?

2:43 pm

hokie carla

LOL, in my mind I guess

2:43 pm

hokie carla

this might be my problem

2:43 pm

cybernan

dauber - are you talking about the french si?

2:44 pm

cybernan

do you have the he 6/27 - to speak against church teachings?

2:44 pm

dauber

Mais oui.

2:44 pm

hokie carla

yep

2:45 pm

MollyL

Why do people still question what is allowed in grids. This is what is allowed in grids: Whatever the hell the Enable word nerds say is on their list. That's it.

2:45 pm

cybernan

missing 5 s's from the bottom - missing a series maybe

2:46 pm

Uneaixoise

So true, Molly! :-)

2:47 pm

hokie carla

do you have the 7/8 pronoun combo, nan?

2:48 pm

MollyL

You can't make sense of the senseless Une
: D

2:48 pm

hokie carla

there's also a set of 3 scottish words so6/7/5

2:48 pm

cybernan

yes

2:48 pm

MollyL

Three scotch coming up. Single malt.

2:49 pm

cybernan

have a scots so 6-7 combo -- meaning healthy

2:49 pm

hokie carla

there's an alt sp 5

2:49 pm

cybernan

oh and the 7

2:49 pm

hokie carla

molly, you know I can't have scotch!

2:51 pm

cybernan

make mine a macallam please

2:51 pm

hokie carla

oh, just found 5 A to finish it

2:51 pm

cybernan

*macallan

2:51 pm

rururocks

I'll drink hokie's macCallan

2:54 pm

hokie carla

back in the before times we had a scottish guy come to our soccer place (which is owned by scots) in the summer to run kids' camps and stuff and he used to do women's camps. anyhoo, we ladies would take him out for drinks and he would always order a beer for me and then take it so he could have 2 at once.

2:54 pm

hokie carla

wow, that was a long story

2:55 pm

rururocks

you can't drink beer or alcohol/

2:55 pm

hokie carla

but ru reminded me of it

2:55 pm

hokie carla

I can have some rums, potato vodka, cider, wine

2:56 pm

hokie carla

don't like wine. is that he6?

2:57 pm

hokie carla

I did say in here yesterday that I liked a late harvest semillon that I tried once but my friends who love wine thought it was gross.

2:58 pm

rururocks

late harvest wines appeal to a certain person. I love them personally, but rarely drink them

2:59 pm

hokie carla

I think I have one in my fridge (unopened) that I bought at an NC winery maybe 3 years ago. 🤣

3:00 pm

rururocks

can you have peaches and ice cream? that's a good pairing

3:01 pm

hokie carla

yes

3:01 pm

hokie carla

peaches and ice cream are great together 😜

3:01 pm

rururocks

with the wine you dork

3:02 pm

hokie carla

haha

3:21 pm

cybernan

late harvest wines are great well chilled and served with fois gras :)

3:22 pm

hokie carla

I'm more likely to have peaches and ice cream available

3:22 pm

cybernan

giving up and heading for list

3:22 pm

hokie carla

11 left - 0-2-3-4-2. I think I should just list

3:25 pm

cybernan

missed trumpsie -- who knew that was a name

3:25 pm

cybernan

*a word

3:25 pm

hokie carla

oh, I mentioned that earlier. rhymes with the S?

3:26 pm

hokie carla

well, my H's were fairly normal words, just big, so I couldn't find them.

3:30 pm

cybernan

and I know I entered the radioactive gas last night

3:31 pm

hokie carla

had to look up some m's that were fabric. never heard of it.

3:31 pm

cybernan

and the gypsy guys that I added last night

3:33 pm

hokie carla

glad I went to the list

3:35 pm

cybernan

yes me too. hagd everyone :)

3:36 pm

hokie carla

back atcha

4:04 pm

joym999

clue for the SO7,8?

4:07 pm

LuvWordGames

would you like so 7/32 to clue it for you?

4:08 pm

joym999

oh for heavens sake, how did I miss that. Thanks, Luv!

4:08 pm

LuvWordGames

he

4:08 pm

joym999

great clue, BTW, Luv.

4:08 pm

joym999

And it gives me FW!

4:08 pm

LuvWordGames

yw

4:08 pm

LuvWordGames

with

4:09 pm

Soodle

Ah. Lovely clue. Thank you LWG

4:09 pm

LuvWordGames

trying to do this on a tablet & auto correct is being obnoxious

4:09 pm

LuvWordGames

could I please have a clue for the n

4:10 pm

LuvWordGames

m 9

4:10 pm

Soodle

I feel your pain.

4:12 pm

LuvWordGames

m9 please?

4:14 pm

Soodle

Ma 5/12. Craftsman who specialises in stone plus anagram of what the sun does in the east...

4:14 pm

LuvWordGames

thanks Soodle, great clue :-)

4:15 pm

Soodle

Hope that’s not too obscure?

4:15 pm

cherlyq

thanks

4:15 pm

Soodle

Cool. 🤗

4:15 pm

LuvWordGames

emeries

4:15 pm

LuvWordGames

oops sorry

4:16 pm

LuvWordGames

need to stop trying to use tabket

4:17 pm

LuvWordGames

tablet

4:18 pm

Soodle

Tablets are great for most things. Babble’s not one of them.

4:20 pm

LuvWordGames

so true

4:22 pm

mkg

I do babble on my tablet and it is fine.

4:22 pm

mkg

Just delete the auto correct.

4:23 pm

mkg

Ok all send more clues. Ty.

4:24 pm

mkg

Any fruit with ice cream or regular cream or even sour cream is super wonderful.

4:53 pm

periwinkle

ty for the ma9

4:53 pm

periwinkle

hi all. may I have a nudge for the so8 pls

4:54 pm

periwinkle

I am looking for the ho8 but no luck as yet

4:55 pm

periwinkle

just found the ho7/8

5:19 pm

MollyL

No luck at 4:54, found it at 4:55

5:40 pm

hokie carla

classic peri 😁

5:40 pm

Gillie

so8 is an unlikely plural of a common word

6:19 pm

MollyL

Unlikely plural is the most given clue today for so8

6:21 pm

MollyL

And I don;t actually find it so unlikely

6:25 pm

ItalianGreyhound

yeah, my precious so s

6:38 pm

periwinkle

clues are not helping me with the so8

6:42 pm

periwinkle

nm found it

7:07 pm

MollyL

Anyone who knows The Music Man is now singing...
♪♫Goodnight my so7 goodnight my love♫♪

7:11 pm

ItalianGreyhound

been to a show lately, Molly?

7:12 pm

ItalianGreyhound

I think the last Broadway show I saw was Peter Pan

7:22 pm

ItalianGreyhound

any clues needed?

7:31 pm

periwinkle

28 left I will bumble along

7:33 pm

periwinkle

thunder here

7:34 pm

periwinkle

and rain

9:07 pm

origami

Can I please get a clue for the last ra 6/21?

9:10 pm

origami

Never mind. Channeling peri here.

11:03 pm

Jacula

Good morning Babblers all. Today is my 16th official birthday of Babbling. (I played for some time before officially joining.) I never tire of seeing what the grid will bring each day.

11:32 pm

maggiej

any hints for the ho 7/26?

11:33 pm

maggiej

nm

11:36 pm

grannyrose

wow ! Happy 16th Babble Birthday, Jacula. xx

11:37 pm

Jacula

Thanks grannyrose. Just going through my first sweep of the grid. 68 left to find. HO7/26 isn't one I've found yet. x

11:38 pm

grannyrose

well you have plenty of ho's in you, unless you are going through menopause...loll

11:39 pm

maggiej

emeu

11:39 pm

maggiej

sorry about that

11:39 pm

Jacula

Thanks for the clue, granny rose. Got two words from that. I'm well past that stage in life. :(

11:40 pm

Jacula

Thanks maggiej. Hadn't got that one. 64 left to find...

11:40 pm

maggiej

Congrats on your 16th year ... I have been playing off and on for 9 years ... wow where has the time gone!

11:40 pm

grannyrose

oh i'm loving it. have been through it, now coasting on the other side of the hill...

11:41 pm

Jacula

Yes, indeed, maffiej - the years go by so quickly.

11:41 pm

grannyrose

maggie, i was just thinking. what if we added up our individual time spent on babble...how many years would it work out to? loll

11:41 pm

Jacula

Glad you're loving it, grannyrose. I'm not finding all parts of the other side of the hill so sunny.

11:42 pm

maggiej

A silly hint on the HO 7 ... what verbalization does a hooker make ... and it's plural for the 8 ...

11:42 pm

maggiej

No kidding granny

11:43 pm

grannyrose

Jac you will honey, you will.

11:43 pm

Jacula

I think we must have hundred of years Babble expertise between us all.

11:44 pm

maggiej

I haven't found this side of the hill pleasant either ... been going through a messy divorce for 3 years, had to weather heart surgery alone, trying to resolve family business issues all the while ... but I try to be positive.

11:44 pm

grannyrose

roflol. a few years back when i was still working, one day we added up all the years of work experience in our recovery room. it came to over 200. collectively.

11:46 pm

Jacula

((Hugs)) maggiej.

11:46 pm

maggiej

Sorry TMI by me. Not my usual MO.

11:46 pm

maggiej

ty Jac

11:46 pm

Jacula

Don't apologise, maggiej. We all need to let it out sometimes.x

11:47 pm

grannyrose

maggie, you will make it through. because you are female. sure, every now and again we break down, throw thigns, like words, kids, ....but then we pick ourselves up, dust ourselves off, and say, bring it on. honey, i have been through all that rough stuff. and here i am. happy, and mostly content with my lot in life. xx

11:48 pm

Jacula

grannyrose talks sense. However, there are times when it seems there is yet another mountain to climb. We'll get there!

11:49 pm

grannyrose

any time you want to vent Maggie, either email me or PM me in FB. i will be there for you.

11:49 pm

maggiej

thanks you very much for the encouragement

11:54 pm

Jacula

Maybe the sight of a well-toned Ad6/21 would perk us all up? (Clue.) *grins*

11:54 pm

grannyrose

cabana boy??

11:55 pm

maggiej

lol

11:55 pm

Jacula

Yep. lol

11:58 pm

grannyrose

my cardio doc in his younger days (still does actually) would set all the nurses hearts aflutter. i mentioned it whilst out with a group of bikers, saying what terrific eye-candy he was. you should of heard those blokes howling me down with cries of sexist etc.

11:59 pm

ursh

haha to over the hill - sometimes a daughter will say come to the shops with me - I say oh no I am not dressed decently - then think what the hell - I am invisible and wearing a mask so I go as is :):)

11:59 pm

Jacula

Snowflakes, every one of them! ROFLOL

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