Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, December 21, 2021

12:02 am

jessmom

ty7

12:03 am

mich_pdx

ty jessmom

12:04 am

jessmom

hi mich, yw

12:04 am

justafreep

7up is gonna be upset with the enable dictionary....

12:05 am

mich_pdx

lol, freep

12:05 am

ursh

sa7

12:05 am

cybernan

sa 7

12:06 am

mich_pdx

crisp and clean, and no caffeine, 7up, the (nonword)

12:06 am

justafreep

ba7

12:11 am

harpjane

found a bandit like mammal

12:11 am

harpjane

and a duck

12:15 am

harpjane

and a taurus bovine

12:15 am

mich_pdx

and some snakes?

12:15 am

harpjane

not yet, but the night is young!

12:16 am

harpjane

yup, snakes are found

12:16 am

mich_pdx

and an alt spelling of an ozzy critter?

12:17 am

justafreep

pa7

12:17 am

mich_pdx

lots of fauna in this grid

12:18 am

harpjane

yes, to my delight!

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:19 am

mich_pdx

thank you, Lickety!

12:30 am

cybernan

missing the lone o and the y, but crashing. See you tomorrow :)

1:11 am

mich_pdx

Nan, if you read this later - the y is a hebrew letter (pl)

1:18 am

mkg

Why isnt yoyo a word? Dont they know what a yoyo is?

1:20 am

mich_pdx

a) it's typically spelled yo-yo, and b) although yoyo is an alternate, the enable dictionary is quirky and fickle!

1:32 am

aebmusica

un7.....clue please

1:35 am

mich_pdx

I don't have it, sadly. 79 down and 77 I'm leaving for tomorrow. Good night, and good luck!

1:36 am

aebmusica

ty anyway much-

1:44 am

aebmusica

nvm

1:56 am

player girl

Who remembers the Uncola Ads? From the 70s?

2:33 am

Gillie

justafreep and mich do, evidently

4:27 am

MollyL

Geoffrey Holder. Tons of movie credits (Annie, Charlie and The Chocolate Factory, Boomerang) and yet most people remember him as the uncola guy.

4:47 am

anike

Can anyone help me with un 7

4:48 am

anike

Oh, I see that has already been asked

4:51 am

mattygroves

I can't find it either :(

4:53 am

anike

un + male child + first 2 letters of blue toner

4:53 am

mattygroves

Ah, thanks. Not one I'd have tried by chance, methinks!

4:54 am

anike

Fireworks and goodnight. Happy babbling.

4:57 am

Uneaixoise

Congrats!

6:01 am

Aloyisius

ru

6:13 am

Aloyisius

oops, typo. FW. Happy Babbling.. poof

6:39 am

welki

rise and shine, babblers!

6:51 am

dan2bit

have some eggs and oh.... nm

6:52 am

BzznBea

I've risen, but I"m not shining.

6:52 am

welki

yeah, i hear you on the unshining part of rising

7:26 am

MollyL

Hi Bea. Felt up any men's shirts lately? 😊

7:27 am

BzznBea

Only while doing the laundry.

7:28 am

Shirlockc

phantom: calypso

7:35 am

BzznBea

Carla will be proud that I tried YOLO.

7:35 am

hurshy

that's a lot of c words

7:35 am

Shirlockc

i finally got why we were talking about eggs, over and easy

7:36 am

Uneaixoise

Indeed, hursh!!

7:40 am

aslindy

hello all

7:40 am

BzznBea

Good morning, lindy

7:41 am

Uneaixoise

Good morning :-)

7:44 am

aslindy

I'm here for stress relief. Hope you all are well.

7:44 am

BzznBea

I'm sorry you are stressed. Is it the holidays?

7:45 am

aslindy

Bea, mostly, because my in-laws with whom I don't enjoy visiting will be here. Also because my adult daughter is trying to get packed for her move out of here on Jan 8.

7:46 am

aslindy

spent hours shopping yesterday, for food and gifts, couldn't find what I wanted for my husband. Ugh. I hate shopping.

7:46 am

BzznBea

Those are two big stressors. Will your daughter be moving far?

7:47 am

aslindy

bea, she'll be about a 7 hour drive away, from here in mid Michigan to Wisconsin

7:47 am

aslindy

she'll be living with our other daughter and son in law, so that will be great for all of them

7:48 am

BzznBea

That's a doable drive.

7:48 am

aslindy

thankfully my inlaws will be staying at a hotel, not at our house, but it's still stressful

7:49 am

BzznBea

I spent yesterday grocery shopping and didn't have a comprehensive list. Need to go back for a few items today.

7:50 am

aslindy

hopefully we have all we need to last through the 26th. fridge and freezers are full.

7:51 am

aslindy

I know my daughter is really stressed about the move and new job and all, but also really excited. I'm super happy for her to have this new job!

7:52 am

MollyL

Oh, if you like me, there will be some last-minute thing to run out for. 😊

7:53 am

aslindy

probably so. I bet it will be the half & half for my coffee!!

7:53 am

BzznBea

I have not shortening. How ami I going to bake?

7:54 am

BzznBea

My issue is my ankle. Walking and standing is painful.

7:54 am

MollyL

Time to give Mr. Bea a Honey-Do list

8:07 am

mab

almost maracas - we could dance.

8:10 am

dan2bit

stumped on the un7 - is the rest of it a word?

8:11 am

BzznBea

clued at 4;53

8:11 am

dan2bit

ty Bea and anike

8:12 am

dan2bit

happy solstice all!

8:12 am

hempshow

good morning everyone

8:12 am

aslindy

hello!

8:14 am

MollyL

Good solstice to all. Full moon solstice, extra special.

8:14 am

hempshow

darkest day of winter, from here on it's more light each day

8:14 am

mael

my chickens will start laying again any day. it's uncanny

8:15 am

BzznBea

I got fresh eggs at the farmer's market this week. She had four dozen.

8:17 am

MollyL

Yay for more light each day.

8:17 am

mael

it's sad for us that our chickens stop laying right before thanksgiving and restart by the new year... it's baking season!

8:18 am

hurshy

i heard if you don't wash them, they keep for a long time

8:19 am

MollyL

That extra light thing actually starts around the 10th. If you look at a sunrise/sunset list, the sun has been setting a minute later each day since the 10th.

8:19 am

mael

or wash them and keep them in the fridge, which is what we do. We generally have enough until mid december, but we had to buy our first couple dozen last week

8:19 am

MollyL

Who washes eggs?

8:19 am

mael

but it rises earlier still, it's a wash out, Molly

8:20 am

BzznBea

People who have chickens wash thier eggs.

8:20 am

hurshy

if you get the eggs straight out of the chicken, they have some sort of like film on them

8:20 am

aslindy

in the US, the eggs at the store have been washed

8:21 am

MollyL

I just looked it up and it said eggs collected from chickens do not need to be washed.

8:21 am

mael

they are at best muddy and at worst a little poopy when they come in from the coop anyway

8:21 am

mael

our chickens are not very neat about their nesting boxes

8:21 am

MollyL

Oh well yeah, I would wash those for sure.

8:22 am

mael

most eggs come out pristine only in situations where chickens either don't have access to the outdoors at all or have very small nesting boxes and limited movement

8:22 am

mael

farm chickens are... farmy :)

8:23 am

BzznBea

My daughter found one in the carton that had a feather stuck to it. She thought the chick was coming out.LOL!

8:23 am

mael

lol

8:23 am

hurshy

first col grey!

8:23 am

mael

we have a rooster now so there might be homegrown chicks in our future

8:24 am

MollyL

I love that Cicely Tyson line in "Fried Green Tomatoes"...
"He'll eat an egg that falls out of a chicken's ass but he won't sit down and eat next to a colored man."

8:32 am

hurshy

i'm having issues. we had to switch to distance learning for a bit, and i'm in the cafeteria, where the Wellness teacher is also conducting a lesson. and she is talking about muscles and joints, and she's like "what is a joint? what is the purpose of a joint?" and i'm wondering how all the students are refraining from saying, "a pot cigarette" and "to get you high"

8:34 am

mab

no unmuted giggles?

8:35 am

mael

hahaha hurshy

8:37 am

mael

they are more disciplined than i

8:42 am

mab

that goes with the t'is the season to be jolly bit.

8:47 am

MollyL

You have to be really dense to be a high school teacher saying "What is a joint?" There has to be another way to get that message across.

8:48 am

MollyL

And why are they making you both teach distance lessons from the cafeteria? Doesn't that get distracting?

8:55 am

hurshy

well normally multiple tutors work in groups in the cafeteria anyway, so there aren't enough rooms for everyone

8:57 am

hurshy

hopefully tomorrow we can just do it from home.

9:08 am

hurshy

anyone want to collaborate a bit?

9:10 am

hokie carla

howdy.

9:10 am

hokie carla

down to 21 here. 8-7-3-3

9:10 am

hokie carla

B PP SS C10 SS R TT U

9:11 am

mab

u, t, s p, b ---- what is that other 7?

9:12 am

hokie carla

guess I need a P and a B 7, thx

9:13 am

mab

pa is my favorite today - ill-gotten gains (rhymes with crayons)

9:13 am

hokie carla

darnit, I love that word and usually see it, thx

9:14 am

mael

thanks mab, I never would have gotten that

9:14 am

hokie carla

hurshy asks for collaborators and then disappears

9:14 am

hokie carla

I always think of the music/radio industry with that one

9:14 am

mab

ba is what juliet hangs over to talk to romeo

9:15 am

hokie carla

argh, thanks again

9:15 am

hokie carla

I'm going to guess the last 7 is a C

9:15 am

mael

I'm also missing the one 7 that you don't have, mab

9:16 am

mael

good bet, hokie

9:16 am

mael

hah, and I just found it

9:16 am

mael

it is a C, not a plural

9:17 am

hokie carla

and?...

9:18 am

hurshy

sorry sorry i shouldn't have asked right before the switch between periods

9:18 am

hokie carla

not calypso

9:19 am

hurshy

it's very latin looking (as in Rome, not latin america)

9:19 am

mab

ty for that c

9:19 am

hurshy

i need the u7

9:19 am

hokie carla

stat for the c?

9:19 am

hurshy

co7/36

9:19 am

hokie carla

un7 ends like it's a state of being something. no def in dict link

9:20 am

mab

sort of like not gravy

9:20 am

mab

the un

9:20 am

hokie carla

ok, no idea on the c

9:21 am

hurshy

if you are having medical issues with your co5, don't tell ** about them

9:21 am

hokie carla

gracias

9:21 am

hokie carla

hurshy, I used a 4:53 clue for the un7

9:22 am

mab

also on the un --- it's similar to the french sans s______

9:22 am

hokie carla

means unlucky, finally found it in scrabble dict

9:23 am

hurshy

phew, weird one!

9:23 am

hokie carla

alt sp of the scottish word we have a bit

9:24 am

hokie carla

of course the opposite is not accepted (remove the un) as alt sp

9:24 am

hurshy

i need one other U, too. i have 4, 6, 5, 7, 4

9:25 am

hokie carla

now 8-7-2

9:25 am

hokie carla

that's what I have, so no idea

9:25 am

hurshy

how are you on the right S? i need two more there.

9:25 am

hokie carla

same

9:26 am

hokie carla

ooh, just found an sn5

9:26 am

hurshy

thanks!

9:27 am

mab

have such a hard time with n words for who knows why

9:27 am

hurshy

i have those if you want help

9:27 am

hokie carla

if they are looking for an actor for a role, it is still un6

9:27 am

mab

and sn words.

9:28 am

hokie carla

but no

9:28 am

hokie carla

and everyone knows 7-up is the un6

9:29 am

mab

un very groovy

9:29 am

hokie carla

un alone

9:29 am

mael

I tried that un6 too, hokie

9:32 am

hurshy

3-3-1

9:32 am

rbud

un5 x 2

9:32 am

hokie carla

duh, thanks

9:33 am

hurshy

how is it a duh? i am having trouble monkeying it

9:34 am

hurshy

aha finally got it!

9:36 am

mab

5 s's - no part skirt, part shorts

9:37 am

mael

I must be missing an un5

9:37 am

hurshy

now i need
three Callous C words
two Sneaky S
and a Terrible Terminal T

9:40 am

hurshy

i have 3 ty, 2 tu, 1 tr, the rest TO, anyone know what i need?

9:41 am

rururocks

another to

9:41 am

hurshy

thanks

9:41 am

hurshy

got it, silly me, not even a hard one

9:42 am

hurshy

are there any cy?

9:42 am

mab

not sure

9:43 am

NANCY

NO cys

9:44 am

rururocks

no cy

9:44 am

hurshy

ok thanks

9:44 am

rururocks

time to get ready for work. No rest for the wicked Have a great day everyone.

9:51 am

rbud

you, too, ru

10:29 am

MollyL

Please do, Ru.

10:30 am

MollyL

If Ru lived in Whoville, would he be RuRu Who?

10:37 am

hempshow

lmayo

10:43 am

MollyL

Laughing in mayo?

10:44 am

hempshow

the preferred way to laugh

10:47 am

bichon

ro 5/14, pls

10:48 am

hokie carla

some mountain bike trails are really ro5 from all the trees

10:49 am

bichon

ty carla

10:50 am

hokie carla

yw. wasn't my missing R though. 😞

10:50 am

MollyL

Oh, I was going to do the IHOP clue

10:50 am

hokie carla

fresh and frooty or something?

10:51 am

MollyL

Well I wasn't going to go as far as putting the word in the chat

10:53 am

hokie carla

I'm in a giving mood for Christmas

10:59 am

hokie carla

9 left - all c's. yuck.

11:00 am

hokie carla

I guess the collaborators all finished and left

11:02 am

penquis

hello all...

11:02 am

hokie carla

pen!

11:03 am

penquis

carla!

11:03 am

hokie carla

5 left now, just making up c's that are taking.

11:05 am

penquis

90 left here....

11:06 am

hokie carla

4 now - 1-1-2

11:08 am

hokie carla

it appears my luck making up words has run out. can't even make up the last 4.

11:08 am

penquis

i don't eveh have any sixes or sevens yet....

11:09 am

hokie carla

there are some weird 7

11:09 am

hokie carla

but some regular words that I should have gotten but didn't see because we don't have them often

11:10 am

hokie carla

and I meant the last 4 letter word, not the last 4 words. but it fits both.

11:10 am

cybernan

a brrrry good morning to you all :)

11:10 am

hokie carla

hey nan

11:10 am

penquis

good morning....

11:12 am

hokie carla

went to list and now I'm finished. TTFN

11:12 am

penquis

congrats...

11:13 am

cybernan

grats carla

11:17 am

MollyL

I bet Carla and her family speak to each other all in acronyms. They are like The Coneheads.

11:17 am

penquis

lol...

11:20 am

MollyL

Perfect response (even though I bet you didn't really laugh out loud)

11:20 am

penquis

almost... ;o)

11:21 am

cybernan

stats for the y please?

11:21 am

penquis

it's a four....yo 4/7

11:24 am

cybernan

ty pen - forgot that one

11:25 am

penquis

can I please buy an E?....

11:25 am

penquis

yw...

11:30 am

cybernan

sorry - there is no e in the puzzle

11:30 am

penquis

:o(

11:32 am

cybernan

running out of ideas for that c and there are soooo many left to find

11:33 am

penquis

yes...i still need 13... and i am down to 50....

11:33 am

cybernan

need 10 and I am down to 22

11:34 am

penquis

i took carla's advice....making up words....and found one more at least...

11:34 am

cybernan

yes - resorting to french here and some are accepted

11:35 am

penquis

good to know...

11:35 am

cybernan

still missing a couple of 7's -- probably a c in there somewhere

11:35 am

penquis

down to 10 of those Cs now....guess that's progress...

11:36 am

penquis

just found two more....real words actually...

11:37 am

rbud

my last C was also my last 6, co6/21, like what's between your car seats without the final vowel

11:37 am

rbud

my last C was also my last 6, co6/21, like what's between your car seats without the final vowel

11:37 am

cybernan

found a co 7

11:37 am

cybernan

ty rbud

11:38 am

rbud

yw

11:40 am

cybernan

19 and heading to list

11:41 am

penquis

40 here...still plugging away....did bring my Cs down to 5....

11:45 am

cybernan

forgot the alt. aussie one

11:46 am

cybernan

no embarrassed about any of the other missing c's though

11:50 am

penquis

i still have five missing, but i have moved on to other letters...

11:56 am

cybernan

un 7 please?

11:56 am

penquis

don't have it....will look....

11:56 am

cybernan

a couple of high point tiles -- it is un 7/44

11:58 am

cybernan

follows not the hatfields

11:58 am

penquis

monkeyed it....ends like Mrs. Reagan's last name ends...

11:58 am

penquis

make that FIRST name.ends...

11:59 am

cybernan

her maiden name or previously wedded name?

11:59 am

penquis

FIRST name...

12:00 pm

cybernan

ty pen

12:00 pm

penquis

yw....no definition....

12:01 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* only 3 of the last 19 were known to me, so feel ok about that :)

12:01 pm

penquis

but with an S replacing the C, there is a definition...

12:01 pm

penquis

congrats....

12:01 pm

cybernan

not our bonnie healty lass

12:02 pm

penquis

means bringing bad luck...

12:03 pm

penquis

assuming it's an alt spelling...

12:03 pm

cybernan

scottish?

12:03 pm

cybernan

any clues wanted before I leave?

12:04 pm

penquis

no, thanks....34 left....will probably list soon...

12:04 pm

cybernan

ok - hagd and good luck :) Stay safe everyone

12:04 pm

penquis

ty....bye...

12:38 pm

periwinkle

hi all help with O in fourth column please

12:40 pm

Cathyar

I have an OA4/4 peri, but not the other

12:41 pm

periwinkle

I have an oa4 from the other O will look. ty Cathy

12:43 pm

Cathyar

Oooh...it might be on4/4 actually Peri

12:43 pm

aslindy

clu for the ba7 please?

12:43 pm

joym999

Romeo and Juliet

12:43 pm

periwinkle

ok will look for that one

12:43 pm

periwinkle

ty joy

12:43 pm

Cathyar

ba7 is often part of an apartment.

12:44 pm

saanichcat

great clue joy!

12:44 pm

aslindy

of course! thank you!

12:44 pm

periwinkle

it was the on4 Cathy thanks

12:44 pm

joym999

ty

12:44 pm

periwinkle

there are two on4 from that O

12:45 pm

Cathyar

Just found it. Thanks Peri.

12:45 pm

periwinkle

yw

1:11 pm

joym999

Did someone say there's a PA7? If so, anyone have a hint?

1:11 pm

joym999

NM

1:11 pm

joym999

It's a 6/7 combo if anyone's looking. Kind of an obscure word.

1:17 pm

hurshy

not as obscure as co7 or un7 :D

1:23 pm

joym999

those words are beyond obscure, especially the UN.

2:26 pm

joansiebone

A big scandal among DJ"s/radio stations and record companies about 50 years ago I am referring to the PA6/7 combo

2:26 pm

joansiebone

time warp

2:27 pm

joansiebone

Happy holidays to fellow lurkers

2:28 pm

joansiebone

oh similar greetings to the chatty ones

2:29 pm

joansiebone

May 2022 bring peace, love, good health and prosperity to all in the coming year

2:53 pm

PMS

bs

3:01 pm

joym999

I'm hoping 2022 brings LESS prosperity to people like Jeff Bezos.

3:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, diving in, sploosh!

3:43 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

net, nbs, woot

3:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

yes, joym !!!!

4:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

stuck on the so5/16

4:32 pm

windingwake

The state of being clean?

4:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

holy cow, got it. staring me in the face this whole time. Fish Me Please and fireworks

4:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

tyvm windingwake !!

4:46 pm

windingwake

Congrats!

4:57 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

unless someone needs clues, imma sc5

4:58 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

cheerio, buddies

5:32 pm

ItalianGreyhound

cheerio, Gwen

6:02 pm

ItalianGreyhound

not much of a chat

6:40 pm

Uneaixoise

Hey, IG.....10 to go here.....

6:46 pm

Uneaixoise

9.....

6:52 pm

MollyL

Mona Lisa Une counts it down

7:29 pm

Uneaixoise

7....

7:34 pm

MollyL

Mona Lisa Une closes in on the finish line

7:36 pm

Uneaixoise

Nah..... I'm lost in a sea of C's

7:37 pm

MollyL

7 words is a small sea

9:43 pm

harpjane

hello 86 to go

9:50 pm

mab

You are so fast, harpjane. I noticed you zipping through the grid last night.

9:50 pm

harpjane

not really, i just have my moments occasionally!

9:52 pm

harpjane

is the un9 related to the 5 ?

9:52 pm

mab

no

9:54 pm

harpjane

thanks i meant un7, but I guess you knew that...

9:54 pm

mab

and the root word does not stand on it's own

9:55 pm

harpjane

i figured it out but I don't know what it means

9:56 pm

mab

harp, you sing in chorale groups, yes?

10:03 pm

harpjane

I play piano and harp for choral groups at church. I'm not much of a singer, I'm afraid!

10:08 pm

grannyrose

according to google un7 means unlucky.

10:09 pm

grannyrose

it's in scrabble word definitions.

10:10 pm

mab

well. i'm of a different faith, but for years I've listened to John Rutter's Cambridge Singers - similar to the choir of kings college cambridge - because it's just so beautiful.

10:10 pm

mab

wondering if your group ever uses Rutter arrangements

10:14 pm

harpjane

I like Rutter. I've done some in the past. I'm semi retired now.

10:14 pm

harpjane

I like Rutter. I've done some in the past. I'm semi retired now.

10:23 pm

mab

glorious arrangements..

10:25 pm

harpjane

I like them. He really knows the human voice!

10:35 pm

mab

i love how he intricately weaves together the boys' and men's voices. would love to hear it in transcription for other choirs.

10:35 pm

harpjane

7 to go

10:38 pm

mab

even with my interrupting. among the babble anointed you are.

10:38 pm

harpjane

I list early, my dirty secret

10:42 pm

harpjane

Have you heard Tomorrow Will Be My Dancing Day? It's a suite for womens chorus and harp. It's a difficult harp part but it's wonderful!

10:43 pm

harpjane

lots of really strange words in today's grid

10:51 pm

mich_pdx

thanks for the clue from Annika and the trail of crumbs through the chat, I have firewords!

10:57 pm

mich_pdx

anyone nees clues?

10:58 pm

cybernan

finished but have posted a Christmas Story in my profile for everyone :D

10:59 pm

lshult

morning all

10:59 pm

lshult

never understood why YOYO is not a word???

11:00 pm

mich_pdx

Nan, I copy/pasted your The Covid Night before Christmas on Facebook - it was a hit!

11:01 pm

cybernan

this is a new one to me, but don't know how old it is

11:02 pm

mich_pdx

Except I replaced "CERB" with "the dole" so my American friends wouldn't stumble on it :)

11:04 pm

cybernan

makes sense - acronyms are so regionally specific

11:04 pm

cybernan

hope you will get a chuckle out of this one too -- off til the flip

11:05 pm

mich_pdx

It was cute (though a bit cheeky, so to speak). See you later, Nan

11:07 pm

mich_pdx

Hey Ishult, didn't mean to ignore you :) yo-yo is hyphenated in its most common spelling

11:10 pm

lshult

good to know, but shame

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