Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, September 10, 2021

12:01 am

ursh

close nan

12:01 am

FrenchToast

flip!

12:02 am

FrenchToast

wow cybernan, did yyou say 83?

12:02 am

SueMagee

Pr7/8

12:03 am

SueMagee

Re7

12:03 am

ursh

di7

12:13 am

cybernan

hi everyone - got busy in the kitchen and didn't realize the time.

12:13 am

cybernan

I was out by 12 - called 97

12:15 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:16 am

rururocks

di8

12:18 am

grannyrose

ts5/20

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:20 am

mich_pdx

thank you, Lickety!!

12:21 am

rururocks

finished

12:21 am

mich_pdx

congrats, ruru!

12:22 am

rururocks

glad it was a small one.. hoping the same for tomorrow

12:22 am

rururocks

go dart go !! :D

12:26 am

cybernan

grats ru

12:34 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:39 am

cybernan

all these clever finishers! grats diz. Falling asleep here - 20 for tomorrow

1:39 am

mich_pdx

woo hoo! firewords!

2:35 am

rbud

me, too! :D

5:03 am

ItalianGreyhound

2 intersting words so far - DI 7 and DI 8

5:04 am

ItalianGreyhound

the DI 8 is more funny than interesting

5:13 am

Scrabbler

I will search, IG.

5:13 am

ItalianGreyhound

Hi, Scrabbler!

5:14 am

Scrabbler

I am bringing my car in for a maintenance check and fear what will be found.

5:14 am

ItalianGreyhound

how old is it?

5:15 am

Scrabbler

5.5 years, 82K miles. Actually, I want everything fixed that needs to be fixed.

5:16 am

ItalianGreyhound

thats smart

5:16 am

Scrabbler

I want to keep the car for another 5+ years.

5:19 am

ItalianGreyhound

wow - ive gotten lazy and just lease a new one every 3 years. Used to keep a car for 5 years or more

5:20 am

Scrabbler

My father taught us to run a car into the ground.

5:29 am

ItalianGreyhound

ive seen the SE 6/30 before, but never the SE 7/44

5:31 am

Scrabbler

I have no big words yet.

5:48 am

Scrabbler

22 left. Maybe I will return tonight. Enjoy the day.

7:24 am

MollyL

Ah, what a great start to the football season. Dallas goes down in the opening game.
: D

7:26 am

markbowers7

phantom: tsetse

7:28 am

BzznBea

Mine too.

7:37 am

MollyL

It's a fly by night phantom (for Ru)
: D

7:41 am

mael

me three

7:41 am

dan2bit

that was bugging me, MollyL

7:43 am

MollyL

Swatter you gonna do, 2Bit

7:44 am

dan2bit

gnat much, I guess

7:46 am

markbowers7

rets

7:46 am

markbowers7

d'oh!

7:46 am

MollyL

I insected a response like that

7:46 am

mael

that is not the last R I need, mark :)

7:46 am

Norma

hr

7:50 am

BzznBea

I know the one you need, mael.

7:51 am

mael

is it a TS? because I can't see how it could anything else unless it's a weird other 9 or something

7:51 am

mael

oh, yeah, also missing a T haha

7:52 am

mael

annnnd I just got the R, thanks for inspiring me bea :)

7:52 am

mael

I always forget that's a word

7:52 am

BzznBea

the ts is a sound

7:53 am

mael

hmm, thanks.

7:58 am

HarryHood

first pass done! 13 to go, but still missing the lone T. do you have stats?

7:58 am

BzznBea

ts5.20

7:59 am

penquis

tw 4/8 for the lone T....

7:59 am

HarryHood

huh. there's two of them?

7:59 am

mael

yeah, the lone T is a tw4

7:59 am

HarryHood

ty pen. nbt

7:59 am

HarryHood

gotta get my mind back in the gutter

7:59 am

BzznBea

sorry

7:59 am

HarryHood

np bea

8:00 am

mael

got the ts, thanks

8:00 am

penquis

yw...

8:10 am

MollyL

Welcome back Harry (to the gutter)

8:17 am

mael

hmm, I'm just missing an s6 and s7

8:18 am

mael

is the s7 a plural of the s6?

8:18 am

penquis

no...

8:18 am

penquis

similar though...

8:18 am

BzznBea

se6.30 and 7.44

8:18 am

mael

thanks for the stats!

8:19 am

penquis

i am done...

8:19 am

mael

monkeyed them, thank you! FW

8:20 am

penquis

congrats...

8:22 am

bichon

se 6/30, pls

8:22 am

BzznBea

ocean pale

8:22 am

penquis

nice clue...

8:23 am

BzznBea

ty

8:24 am

bichon

ty Bea

8:30 am

dan2bit

di7 clue? it doesn't seem related to the di8 which I have

8:31 am

BzznBea

take away the chair

8:32 am

MollyL

Such a dumb word

8:36 am

hokie carla

how are there so many dumb words on the list when you could make a million other similar ones that aren't on they list (rhetorical ?)

8:37 am

hokie carla

*the list

8:44 am

MLFAN17

the se6 clue doesnt work?

8:46 am

phaeton

add another vowel to the se5/18

8:46 am

MollyL

Yes it does

8:46 am

MollyL

A word that means ocean and a word that means pale

8:46 am

hokie carla

thanks

8:46 am

phaeton

clue for the di8 ps

8:46 am

hokie carla

can confirm it does work

8:47 am

MollyL

Like Bea said, ocean pale

8:47 am

hokie carla

most airheady phae?

8:48 am

phaeton

ty carla...fw

8:48 am

hokie carla

well done. 54 to go here

8:49 am

MLFAN17

ty for the di8

8:52 am

hokie carla

ooh, have finished all the w's

8:56 am

HarryHood

3 left. 1-1-1

8:56 am

hokie carla

nice. 25 here.

8:57 am

HarryHood

now 0-1-1. it's t5/6

8:57 am

hokie carla

ooh, the suspense!

8:57 am

HarryHood

done!

8:57 am

HarryHood

no list :)

8:58 am

hokie carla

well done!

8:58 am

HarryHood

though ru seems to have finished in 22 minutes last night

8:58 am

hokie carla

wow

8:58 am

hokie carla

too many distractions here

8:58 am

HarryHood

yah - gotta work now. hagd!

8:59 am

hokie carla

bye, you too

9:01 am

hokie carla

oh, young obi-wan is in the grid

9:02 am

dan2bit

total points today? I'm down to my last, an s5

9:02 am

hokie carla

there is an s5 like the s6 clued earlier

9:03 am

marksdolly

good morning Hokie!

9:03 am

marksdolly

good morn everybody!

9:03 am

hokie carla

I still need 4 s's though and already have a lot of s5's so could be anything

9:03 am

hokie carla

dolly!

9:04 am

marksdolly

from huge grid to small grid, every day is a surprise :)

9:04 am

hokie carla

oh well, I'm saving 11 for later. gotta get to work.

9:05 am

marksdolly

have a good day :)

9:08 am

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

9:12 am

dan2bit

I have that one carla, just need the total points from someone who has finished

9:20 am

cybernan

I'm surprised tweak isn't accepted

9:20 am

cybernan

oh - it's a phantom - lol

9:25 am

penquis

1065 total points today....

9:26 am

penquis

hi and bye to everyone....heading out....

9:26 am

cybernan

bye pen

9:26 am

cybernan

still 10 to go here

9:26 am

dan2bit

thanks pen, my last was sw5 of land or fabric

9:31 am

cybernan

still missing one s, but it wasn't that one

9:40 am

mkg

Hi all.

9:40 am

mkg

Hi all.

9:40 am

mkg

Need a clue for the i top corner please. Ty.

9:41 am

mkg

And stat as well. Ty

9:43 am

cybernan

is 5 - japanese babblet

9:44 am

mkg

Got it. Ty. It is a term for japnese americans

9:44 am

cybernan

are there more than 2 t6's?

9:55 am

BzznBea

3 t6's

9:56 am

waskallia

yes nan there are three

10:00 am

cybernan

ok my missing t is a t 6 then - have te 6 x2

10:01 am

BzznBea

ta6.30

10:02 am

cybernan

ty bea

10:02 am

cybernan

even had the 5!

10:03 am

BzznBea

yw

10:03 am

cybernan

is there an e 7?

10:04 am

BzznBea

no

10:04 am

cybernan

ty -- looking for an e 5 and an s 7 then

10:05 am

BzznBea

es5 and se7

10:05 am

cybernan

found the e - looking for the 7, ty

10:06 am

cybernan

*!*~*!* thanks for the help :)

10:07 am

cybernan

anyone want a clue before I leave?

10:11 am

cybernan

hagd everyone. not sure what time it is in Australia - about 12 to 15 hours ahead of us? It's 10:07am here

10:26 am

MollyL

*Reminds self to teach Nan how to Google search "what time is it in Australia?"

11:03 am

amandacath

se7 - the feeling you have when you long to go to the ocean?

11:20 am

periwinkle

hi all I new one more W in corner. 12 left to find

11:21 am

periwinkle

9

11:22 am

periwinkle

found missing W

11:25 am

hokie carla

never any doubt

11:25 am

periwinkle

5 left and stuck

11:27 am

hokie carla

what's left?

11:27 am

periwinkle

3 to go

11:28 am

periwinkle

e, w and t

11:28 am

periwinkle

not using list but two 6 letter words and one five letter word

11:28 am

hokie carla

I have finished w if you want me to guess (which w though)

11:29 am

periwinkle

middle W

11:29 am

hokie carla

we6 and the rest are 4 or 5

11:29 am

periwinkle

it is the we6

11:30 am

periwinkle

got it thank you

11:30 am

hokie carla

I just saw your post about 2 6's and a 5

11:30 am

periwinkle

upper E and t in 4th column

11:30 am

periwinkle

one 6 letter and one 5 letters

11:31 am

hokie carla

I still need 1 e there but I have an e5

11:31 am

periwinkle

I have an es5

11:31 am

hokie carla

ok, that's what I have

11:31 am

hokie carla

oh, just monkeyed another - es5/18

11:32 am

periwinkle

I need that one

11:32 am

periwinkle

got it thanks

11:32 am

hokie carla

and just found a ta6 that looks like a plural of ta4 that already looks like a plural

11:32 am

periwinkle

one 6 letter t word left to find 4th column t

11:33 am

periwinkle

that was the one thanks so much carla

11:33 am

periwinkle

I am done

11:33 am

periwinkle

what can I help you with

11:34 am

hokie carla

well done! I am down to 7 but going to try another look. thanks for asking.

11:34 am

periwinkle

ok then I will go. good luck I know you will find them

11:34 am

hokie carla

6!

11:34 am

periwinkle

go carla

11:35 am

hokie carla

thanks for your confidence 😁

11:40 am

MollyL

♪♫Peri has confidence in sunshine ♫♪ Peri has confidence in rain ♪♫

12:01 pm

hokie carla

now down to 1

12:01 pm

m9f9l

go carla!

12:01 pm

hokie carla

aw, shucks. thanks.

12:03 pm

hokie carla

did anyone ever post the total points for today?

12:06 pm

hurshy

i have 2 left, both 7s...

12:06 pm

m9f9l

I have 9

12:06 pm

hurshy

i wanted dissent but no such luck

12:06 pm

m9f9l

I need one 7

12:06 pm

hokie carla

mine is a 7 as well

12:07 pm

hurshy

monkeyed the S7 i needed

12:07 pm

hurshy

now just that D

12:07 pm

hurshy

got it!

12:07 pm

hokie carla

ah, mine is S7. so, it's not regular?

12:07 pm

m9f9l

whoo hoo!

12:07 pm

hurshy

no, it's weird

12:07 pm

hokie carla

the d7 is stupid and I'd never have gotten it if there wasn't a clue when I signed on

12:08 pm

hurshy

ocean + desire for the S

12:09 pm

m9f9l

didn't have that ocean one. thanks

12:09 pm

hokie carla

weird, thanks.

12:10 pm

m9f9l

that's pretty obscure

12:10 pm

hokie carla

ok, I'm outie. later.

12:56 pm

MollyL

**Knew Carla used the phrase "I'm outie"

12:58 pm

MollyL

Interesting that the second part of that se7 was clued as desire for the $

1:02 pm

joym999

hi all...I'm trying to avoid the list, but I heard a rumor that there's a WE6. What's the stat?

1:04 pm

joym999

NM

1:04 pm

joym999

Ok, I'm missing a 6. I have three T6, the W6, and an S6. What am I missing?

1:10 pm

MotherOwl

re 6

1:10 pm

joym999

thanks, owl!

1:11 pm

joym999

oops...I have the RE6. I'm missing something else.

1:11 pm

MotherOwl

I have no more :(

1:12 pm

joym999

we should put out a classified ad together "Joy and Owl desperately seeking 6 letter word."

1:12 pm

ypsigirl

done yay

1:13 pm

joym999

congrats ypsi

1:13 pm

MotherOwl

Hehe, Joy

1:13 pm

MotherOwl

Gz

1:13 pm

ypsigirl

there is an a6

1:13 pm

ypsigirl

its a plural of a5

1:13 pm

joym999

ypisgirl answered our ad!

1:14 pm

joym999

I am terrible at the A words. I can never find them.

1:15 pm

ypsigirl

a5 is to be in store for... like an event

1:15 pm

joym999

Doh! Why didn't I see those? Thanks ypsi

1:16 pm

ypsigirl

yay! I'm off! Good luck!

1:19 pm

MotherOwl

Wow, totally ordinary, everyday words. Anbd I found them last!

1:20 pm

joym999

right?

1:33 pm

joym999

Seven words left and not a clue how to find them. Sigh. I guess I'll have to list...

1:35 pm

MotherOwl

I could not do this without the list

1:43 pm

joym999

yeh, me either, but one of my goals is to finish without listing. Occasionally I manage on very small grids.

1:44 pm

MotherOwl

Well there's jus too many words I do not know :(

1:45 pm

joym999

i don't know them either, but my monkeys do. 😁

1:47 pm

joym999

That's FW for me...as usual, the list answered all my questions.

1:48 pm

MotherOwl

Grats!

2:40 pm

MLFAN17

agreed motherowl

2:40 pm

MLFAN17

but i am not finsihed

3:17 pm

dcseain

this game is great for learning new words :)

3:34 pm

MollyL

Yeah, new words that you will never use unless you are playing this game.

3:40 pm

dcseain

or scrabble or what, but yeah, you're right, Molly :)

4:57 pm

Uneaixoise

Fw!!

5:03 pm

ItalianGreyhound

at least these are (supposedly) real words - The NY times crossword has way too many proper names of people I dont know!

6:41 pm

ItalianGreyhound

so di 8/45 can be male or fenale?

6:42 pm

ItalianGreyhound

female

6:50 pm

FrenchToast

helloooooooooo!!!!!!

6:50 pm

FrenchToast

TGIF!

6:58 pm

grannyrose

here to say to my fellow babblers, most of whom are American, i, too, will never forget 9/11.

6:58 pm

FrenchToast

aw thank you granny

6:58 pm

FrenchToast

it's a hard day

7:00 pm

FrenchToast

clue for the single i word please?

7:00 pm

grannyrose

is5/10. japanese immigrant

7:01 pm

FrenchToast

of course! thank you

7:01 pm

grannyrose

yw

7:10 pm

FrenchToast

the di7 is so stupid

7:12 pm

grannyrose

yup.

7:13 pm

Trifioso

agreed. And hello!

7:14 pm

FrenchToast

hello Tri

7:17 pm

Trifioso

bonjour, french!

7:17 pm

FrenchToast

9 left

7:17 pm

Trifioso

wow, that's great! I am just throwing a lick at it today

7:18 pm

eieios

Can i get a clue for di8? 😅

7:18 pm

FrenchToast

the one who is most airbrained

7:19 pm

Trifioso

HA! I just typing something by mistake and enable took it - y favorite kind of mistake!

7:20 pm

eieios

Thx, french.

7:21 pm

eieios

I feel like that now. Lol

7:21 pm

FrenchToast

2 left!

7:21 pm

eieios

18 to go. I know i am missing some easy ones....

7:22 pm

FrenchToast

fireworks!!!!!!!!!!!!

7:23 pm

eieios

Yay, french! WTG

7:23 pm

Trifioso

huzzah for french!!!!

7:23 pm

grannyrose

WTG FRENCHTOAST !!

7:23 pm

FrenchToast

clues for anyone????

7:23 pm

Trifioso

count for lone t would be appreciated, plese

7:23 pm

Trifioso

please

7:24 pm

eieios

Pr7 and re7. What are the other two?

7:24 pm

FrenchToast

maybe tr4 ?

7:24 pm

FrenchToast

or ts5?

7:24 pm

eieios

Tr4/8

7:24 pm

FrenchToast

di7 and se7

7:26 pm

Trifioso

not any of those, but thank you

7:26 pm

FrenchToast

iggy?

7:26 pm

grannyrose

lone t tile. tw 4/8

7:26 pm

eieios

Oh geez. 🙄

7:26 pm

eieios

Yes, tw, not tr

7:26 pm

Trifioso

ah, so there it is! Thank you, and apologies, I guess!

7:26 pm

Trifioso

lol

7:27 pm

FrenchToast

well good night all

7:27 pm

Trifioso

bon dormi

7:28 pm

eieios

I am going to need help with those 7's. The di and se?

7:30 pm

grannyrose

di7, uses double consonant + to consume food.

7:30 pm

Trifioso

the se 7...lets' see.....think water, and then add a wa4

7:30 pm

grannyrose

se7. ocean + not a need but a desire

7:30 pm

eieios

Strange

7:37 pm

eieios

Thx, granny!

7:39 pm

grannyrose

yw eieios

7:40 pm

eieios

Are all the t's from the first column tr's? I am missing one.... habe the journey and pl and the tr4/4 and pl.

7:40 pm

grannyrose

ts5/20 eieios

7:41 pm

eieios

Is there a double cons?

7:42 pm

grannyrose

past tense of sound of disapproval. no double consonant. uses one of the high point tiles.

7:42 pm

eieios

Got it.

7:43 pm

grannyrose

well done. it's a tad loopy....loll.... like me....

7:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi, rose!

7:46 pm

eieios

Aren't we all! It's friday!

7:48 pm

grannyrose

hi, TO. lovely to 'see' you honey. all well with you? all good here.

7:48 pm

eieios

Fourth column d, any weird ones?

7:49 pm

eieios

Woth the second letter something besides a?

7:52 pm

grannyrose

dr4/9 and it's plural.

7:52 pm

72 Temple Owl

good to hear that, rose. i ams eeking th di7, anyone have it?

7:52 pm

eieios

Or bottom row r. I have re6/7 combo and re4/4. What am i missing?

7:53 pm

eieios

Thx, granny. I tried that woth the middle letters reversed....

7:55 pm

grannyrose

missing re5/12. re + abbreviated name of man in the lion's den

7:56 pm

72 Temple Owl

gtg, nice to see you, rose. happy babbling

7:57 pm

eieios

I monekeyed that right as your clue popped up. 😊

7:57 pm

eieios

Night TO

7:57 pm

eieios

9 left....

7:58 pm

eieios

8

8:03 pm

eieios

5

8:04 pm

eieios

Aw6, re6, te6 x 2, we6. What am i missing?

8:06 pm

grannyrose

se6/30. lose the last consonant from the se7

8:07 pm

eieios

I have the version without the first a

8:12 pm

eieios

One four, one five, one six. One a, two t's....

8:13 pm

eieios

Is the a t6?

8:13 pm

eieios

Besides the exam related ones?

8:21 pm

grannyrose

te6, past tense and the one who does.

8:22 pm

grannyrose

sorry. ta6/30, plural of ta5/18

8:22 pm

grannyrose

start with t tile in third row. use high point tile

8:31 pm

eieios

I just can't see it.... i will keep playomg around.

8:33 pm

eieios

Found it! Thank you so mich!

8:34 pm

eieios

FW!

8:34 pm

grannyrose

well done again eieios

8:34 pm

grannyrose

WHOOT !!! WTG EIEIOS !!

8:34 pm

eieios

It was a group effort. Thank y'all!

9:29 pm

cherlyq

Fireworks

11:39 pm

bleugirl2

speeding towards the end!

11:42 pm

bleugirl2

FIREWORXXX!

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