Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, February 23, 2023

12:05 am

jessmom

ya7 x 2

12:06 am

cybernan

ty jess

12:06 am

jessmom

yw nan

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

jessmom

py7

12:20 am

cybernan

have you found the corner r yet jess?

12:21 am

jessmom

re5/10

12:22 am

cybernan

keep forgetting to make that a plural, ty

12:31 am

Gillie

Phantom repulse

12:31 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, sp 8

12:35 am

cybernan

missing the 8 and the py, but too tired - see you tomorrow:)

12:36 am

marksdolly

37 left here for morning, good night all

12:45 am

Gillie

Well - I've matched dolly's count, but like nan I still don't have the py7 or the sp8 - goodnight all!

2:02 am

dizgrannie

FWs...last word lu 6/27

4:22 am

Uneaixoise

Py + ro 5/12

5:30 am

aslindy

hello all

5:33 am

saanichcat

hi there lindy, how goes it?

5:33 am

aslindy

going ok, how are you?

5:38 am

saanichcat

snowed in. It's very pretty though!

5:39 am

saanichcat

How is your toe? Hoping it is getting less painful for you.

5:46 am

aslindy

So it wasn't just the toe that was broken, but also the metatarsal, near that toe. Still can't wear a regular shoe, and will still be a couple weeks at least to feel better. Aches already this morning. :(

5:46 am

aslindy

We also got snow but it's too dark yet to tell how much.

5:51 am

saanichcat

can really empathize -- had a similar problem, very miserable. hope it gets better soon. feet do more work than we credit them for!

5:52 am

MollyL

Only Babble players would say metatarsal instead of bone 😊

5:54 am

aslindy

It's super annoying because I also have a nerve issue with that foot, so I can't have the fracture shoe as tight as it probably should be, or my foot gets cold and numb but also hurts mroe. It doesn't make sense, but the nerve just doesn't work right.

5:59 am

saanichcat

wow that sounds awful and I sure hope it improves and recovers completely. And don't slip in the snow!

6:01 am

aslindy

Thanks. I'm glad I can stay at home and indoors. My daughters came last Saturday to visit, were supposed to go home yesterday but probably won't leave until Saturday now.

6:08 am

ItalianGreyhound

i keep seeing a machine landing on the water in this grid

6:10 am

aslindy

looks like we got bout 8 inches of snow or so, hard to be sure because of all the wind making drifts.

6:22 am

Dorens

I think it's really cold everywhere this week

6:24 am

saanichcat

either that or too hot.

6:27 am

rururocks

personally I can't wait for summer this winter has been going on cold forever

6:34 am

periwinkle

hi all. it is in the 40s now but supposed go to the 60s today.

6:55 am

dan2bit

we are expected to hit 80℉ today, which breaks a ~150 year old record for the date, and is the 2nd earliest date we've hit 80 here ever (1st was 21-Feb-2018). Morning all!

6:55 am

Frances

e

6:55 am

hokie carla

supposed to be 77F here I think

6:59 am

dan2bit

youper is definitely a word. just ask any Michigander or Wisconsonite

7:06 am

MollyL

Yeah, definitely not really cold 'round these parts.

7:17 am

hokie carla

gosh, how are they so many y's

7:17 am

hokie carla

well, I somehow managed to make up a bunch

7:18 am

dan2bit

lots of ya words

7:18 am

hokie carla

ya

7:21 am

mael

I would like once again to thank Whitman for half of my Y words.

7:22 am

mael

actually, more like most of my Y words

7:22 am

hokie carla

speaking of half, HOET was going well until I got to the bottom P

7:22 am

hokie carla

are there any PY or PT?

7:22 am

sukee

similar

7:22 am

dan2bit

barbarically grateful, indeed mael

7:23 am

MollyL

And mael wasn't even barbaric

7:23 am

hokie carla

found one

7:23 am

mael

no idea, I'm stuck on that one too

7:23 am

hokie carla

nm, it was from the upper P

7:23 am

dan2bit

there's a po6/21 but I don't have the other 2

7:23 am

mael

there is a place for barbarianism, Molly, especially when ya-ing

7:23 am

hokie carla

yeah, that's the one I have, but thanks

7:24 am

sukee

I tripped over a po 6/21

7:24 am

hokie carla

no pyro

7:24 am

MollyL

py 6 and 7

7:24 am

hokie carla

aha, thx. will look.

7:24 am

mael

thanks Molly, I hadn't tried that ending

7:24 am

dan2bit

ty Molly

7:25 am

hokie carla

what ending, she gave the beginning 🤣

7:25 am

MollyL

It was gratuitously clued earlier this morning

7:25 am

hokie carla

ok, will look for that in a minute

7:28 am

sukee

finally got the Ws

7:28 am

hokie carla

ok, HOET and 60 left.

7:29 am

sukee

I just need the lone U in the 4th column for hoet

7:29 am

hokie carla

ul4

7:29 am

sukee

got it, ty

7:30 am

hokie carla

yw

7:30 am

hokie carla

4th row gray!

7:31 am

sukee

Wow, I still need 6 Us

7:31 am

sukee

lol, Ys

7:31 am

hokie carla

just make up Y4 words and then use all the endings

7:50 am

hokie carla

well, gotta get ready for a bike ride. 34 left for later.

8:12 am

HarryHood

corner R anyone?

8:13 am

penquis

it's a pl....

8:14 am

MollyL

You will kick yourself there when you find it

8:17 am

HarryHood

Is that a clue molly or just an observation

8:17 am

HarryHood

oh duh

8:17 am

HarryHood

ty both.

8:17 am

penquis

yw...

8:18 am

MollyL

You have to go googly-eyed to see it

8:18 am

HarryHood

pen did you get snow

8:18 am

HarryHood

we had to leave vt last night and missed a foot of fresh powder.

8:19 am

penquis

yes, and still snowing but tapering off....expecting more tonight....and it's chilly....16 degrees now...

8:19 am

penquis

going to be 80 in DC today, i heard....weird.....

8:20 am

MollyL

And it is supposed to get near 80 here today. Whee!

8:20 am

HarryHood

we may get some here on monday night and tuesday

8:20 am

HarryHood

yes - hundred degree variation

8:22 am

MollyL

You Massachusetts people must be drooling for snow by now

8:22 am

penquis

we expect more tonight and then on early Tuesday, I think....same storm patter as you....

8:23 am

HarryHood

it's been a rotten winter. and I could use a snow day

8:24 am

phaeton

hello...U stats pl

8:25 am

HarryHood

which one?

8:25 am

phaeton

sorry...bottom one

8:25 am

penquis

i have a four for the left U...ordinary word....

8:25 am

HarryHood

I have ul4/5

8:26 am

phaeton

have us5 from left U

8:26 am

HarryHood

ah ty phae

8:26 am

HarryHood

that was my last U

8:26 am

phaeton

ty Harry

8:26 am

penquis

ty both...

8:26 am

phaeton

I'll look for the U4

8:27 am

phaeton

ahh...got it

8:31 am

welki

'morning, babblers

8:31 am

HarryHood

hi welki

8:31 am

penquis

hi welki...

8:34 am

MollyL

Thought for the day...feelings are like children. You don't want them driving the car, but you shouldn't stuff them in the trunk either. 😊

8:34 am

penquis

hah....

8:35 am

HarryHood

29 here. have hit the wall.

8:36 am

mael

I'm back, hello again

8:36 am

HarryHood

hi mael

8:36 am

penquis

hi mael...

8:36 am

welki

hi, mael

8:40 am

mael

this grid moves fast...

8:41 am

HarryHood

not when you spend 80% of your time looking for "luau"

8:41 am

mael

hah! I was looking for lanai...

8:41 am

HarryHood

and lwei

8:42 am

HarryHood

24 for later. have a fun day!

8:43 am

mael

bye!

8:43 am

penquis

bye harry....

9:07 am

mael

got all the Ys, yay

9:23 am

mael

FW! had to go to lickety for the sp7 and 8... wth was that

9:24 am

penquis

congrats....

9:45 am

penquis

done for now...bye all....

9:55 am

Uneaixoise

Clue for the sp7 please? Thanks!

9:56 am

MollyL

No shit about sp7 and 8

9:56 am

MollyL

Sp7 ends with what Jack Sprat's wife ate none of

9:57 am

MollyL

Someone went crazy buying vowels from Vanna for the 8

9:58 am

HarryHood

ty for those molly

10:00 am

Uneaixoise

Tx molly!

10:02 am

vashongin

repo

10:02 am

vashongin

oops

10:05 am

hurshy

gmornin

10:05 am

vashongin

good morning

10:06 am

origami

Good morning, hursh, all.

10:08 am

MollyL

I'm dying laughing at the comments under an article about the opening number at the BAFTA awards. Most of them are "WTF are the BAFTA's?" 😊

10:11 am

origami

Why would someone do that rather than looking it up? People astonish me.

10:15 am

MollyL

It seems there are a lot of people who find doing a Google search way too exhausting.

10:16 am

HarryHood

13 left. 6 of them are 4s!

10:16 am

hurshy

go harry!

10:16 am

MollyL

I also think a lot of the comments were meant to point out that unlike The Oscars, The BAFTAs are not so well known.

10:19 am

HarryHood

taking a break. the end is tough!

10:37 am

hurshy

only have one from the corner P, a po6/21... anyone have others?

10:38 am

Sophie512

sorry no P from the corner

10:54 am

hurshy

how about 7s? i have sp7 and ya7 x 2

11:21 am

Sophie512

py7 44

11:26 am

Sophie512

Hurshy these are your missing Ps the 7 is a plural

11:26 am

hurshy

ooh boy

11:26 am

hurshy

looking

11:26 am

hurshy

got 'em! thanks!

11:35 am

sajarn

larerupe

11:36 am

hurshy

there's only one 8 and it's an sp8 :)

11:44 am

Sophie512

uh huh it may have to wait a while longer

11:54 am

periwinkle

got the sp7 thanks. looking for the sp8

11:54 am

periwinkle

help with first column H please.

11:55 am

dan2bit

hu4 quiet

11:56 am

periwinkle

sheesh, ty dan

11:56 am

dan2bit

yw

11:57 am

periwinkle

what is Miss 2 bit up to?

12:12 pm

moolingwa

morning all

12:19 pm

dan2bit

she is a 7th grader(!) and sings in her school chorus.

12:21 pm

bichon

sweet dan

12:28 pm

EvaNadine

are the SP7 and SP8 related?

12:29 pm

HarryHood

yes eva - extra vowel

12:30 pm

EvaNadine

in that case, can i have a hint for both of em?
lol

12:31 pm

HarryHood

hah! begins with cave exploration, ends in another word for skinny

12:31 pm

HarryHood

or not fat

12:32 pm

EvaNadine

TY!

12:32 pm

HarryHood

yw

12:33 pm

EvaNadine

hows about that solo A in the right column?

12:33 pm

EvaNadine

NM. noodled it.

12:33 pm

BzznBea

al4

12:36 pm

HarryHood

I'm listing my last 11.

12:40 pm

HarryHood

last word. LA 5/12

12:41 pm

HarryHood

done.

12:41 pm

HarryHood

I don't think I've ever seen that LA5 before.

12:45 pm

MollyL

I guess you are not fluent in Phillipino. Shame.

12:51 pm

hokie carla

rehi

12:57 pm

HarryHood

it is one of my many faults and shortcomings

1:01 pm

HarryHood

have a good day everyb ody

1:05 pm

hokie carla

bye harry

1:42 pm

MollyL

For some reason, I thought the fable guy was a word. Delusional.

2:35 pm

cybernan

helo :)

2:46 pm

moolingwa

hey nan

2:47 pm

cybernan

hi mool -- it seems like every day the grid is more of a struggle

2:48 pm

moolingwa

this one seems tough, have 45 left

2:49 pm

cybernan

77 here - and still missing half of the 6's, 2 7's and the 8

2:49 pm

moolingwa

16-15-10-3-1

2:50 pm

moolingwa

well, found a 6/7 combo there

2:50 pm

cybernan

looking for the py words -- assumeing from the comments that it is a 6-7 combo

2:51 pm

moolingwa

yeah, that's what I just found

2:51 pm

cybernan

does it have to do with fire?

2:51 pm

moolingwa

that's the starting part

2:51 pm

moolingwa

apparently its a mineral

2:55 pm

cybernan

ty - and I know that wasn't the first time I tried that combo

2:55 pm

cybernan

now for the st 7 and 8 - not sure if they are related

2:55 pm

cybernan

*sp I mean

2:56 pm

moolingwa

oh, wondered what the 8 was

2:58 pm

moolingwa

well...found an sp7

2:58 pm

moolingwa

and the 7....not even close to being normal words

2:59 pm

cybernan

points please?

2:59 pm

moolingwa

sorry, and the 8

2:59 pm

moolingwa

sp 7/32 ... if you figure that out, you probably can figure the 8 out

2:59 pm

cybernan

ok - looking

3:05 pm

cybernan

no luck

3:05 pm

MollyL

The vowels are ridiculous in the 8 Nan

3:06 pm

cybernan

still looking for the 7 - are they related

3:06 pm

moolingwa

7 ends in a 4 letter word that is in the grid

3:06 pm

moolingwa

yeah, alternate spellings

3:06 pm

MollyL

Sp7 ends with what Jack Sprat's wife ate none of

3:07 pm

cybernan

ty molly

3:32 pm

hokie carla

rerehi

3:34 pm

hokie carla

thanks for that 7. no idea how to make it an 8

3:35 pm

cybernan

hi carla - me neither -- off for lunch

3:35 pm

hokie carla

enjoy

3:36 pm

hokie carla

tried to make the vowels ridiculous even

3:39 pm

hokie carla

5th col gray!

3:39 pm

hokie carla

calling my last A a bit questionable

3:47 pm

MollyL

Nothing new in this game

3:47 pm

hokie carla

nope

3:49 pm

MollyL

sp8...same as the 7, put an A after the L

3:49 pm

hokie carla

ah, thx

3:59 pm

hokie carla

made it down to 20 left. 9-6-5.
H OO S6 R3 P4 LL T A
just remembered I have to go get dog food. TTFN!

4:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

carla

4:17 pm

cybernan

hi again - ty molly

4:29 pm

cybernan

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

4:29 pm

cybernan

any clues wanted?

4:30 pm

cybernan

bye - have a good evening

4:32 pm

moolingwa

32 left here

4:32 pm

moolingwa

10-12-9-1

5:43 pm

mkg

Hi all. Any clues for H first column? Ty

5:44 pm

penquis

be quiet!....that's my clue...

5:44 pm

mkg

Perfect pen. Got it.

5:44 pm

mkg

How about A word for A fifth column? Ty

5:45 pm

penquis

which one?

5:46 pm

mkg

Oh sorry, second one. In 4th row

5:47 pm

penquis

it's a four....al 4....

5:47 pm

mkg

Got it. Great. Ty

5:48 pm

mkg

One more tile needed the U fourth row. Ty.

5:48 pm

penquis

another four....ul 4....

5:49 pm

penquis

i am done...

5:50 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight all....

5:50 pm

Shirlockc

so to hit the keys is accepted but the one who does the hitting is not?

5:53 pm

moolingwa

different ending for one who hits the keys :)

5:56 pm

Shirlockc

yes, that is the word, but the other one is common use too

5:57 pm

Shirlockc

sour

5:57 pm

Shirlockc

oops

6:08 pm

rururocks

that was sweet of you to post that shirl

6:09 pm

Shirlockc

what are you doing here at this hour ru? and better posting that by mistake than being tasteless in other ways

6:10 pm

rururocks

well looks like you got a late tart on this grid shirl

6:11 pm

Shirlockc

had the tab open but didn't as-salt it until now

6:12 pm

MollyL

Hope there are no bitter replies

6:12 pm

Shirlockc

i'm sure they're peppered throughout, i haven't checked

6:13 pm

rururocks

shirl has a zest for this game really,

6:13 pm

MollyL

There are a lot of unseasoned people here

6:13 pm

Shirlockc

which game are we really chewing over?

6:13 pm

Shirlockc

that was a stretch i gotta admit

6:13 pm

rururocks

some of us like it spicy though

6:15 pm

Shirlockc

well, we're all friends regardless, there are no umani here

6:15 pm

MollyL

That helps when the bland show up

6:15 pm

rururocks

yeah.. we're like taste buds

6:16 pm

rururocks

Too many puns and we'll fall out of savor

6:16 pm

Shirlockc

oooo that's a good one!

6:17 pm

rururocks

back to work now.. have a great grid

6:17 pm

Shirlockc

you know you relish a good pun

6:38 pm

periwinkle

help with re6/21 please. it is my last word

6:40 pm

periwinkle

found it. good night all

6:40 pm

scouser

what time is it now?

6:41 pm

ItalianGreyhound

AL 5/22 is not a word without S

6:48 pm

ItalianGreyhound

its show time

7:47 pm

mkg

Any clues for the U word for U in fourth column? Ty

7:49 pm

mkg

Shop

7:49 pm

mkg

Shop

7:49 pm

mkg

Hops

7:49 pm

mkg

Oops darn./ apologies to all

7:49 pm

mkg

Off to PB

7:51 pm

mkg

Still not seeing the u word for fourth column U. Darn. All help welcome

7:52 pm

mkg

Just got it. Ty ayway

7:53 pm

mkg

any clues for the PY words? Ty.

7:55 pm

mkg

Got the py words. Ty.

8:33 pm

NANCY

clue for re 6/21 please

8:36 pm

NANCY

NM GOT IT

8:41 pm

Gillie

I guess the sp7 and/or sp8 give the origin for the word "spelunker"?

8:59 pm

mkg

I am so confused. I went to lickety and i dont know what grid that is. Not todays for sure.

8:59 pm

LuvWordGames

my lickety is today's grid

8:59 pm

mkg

i need clues for the 8 badly. Ty. Spelunker is a clue? Not sure.

9:00 pm

LuvWordGames

don't have the yet either

9:01 pm

mkg

Someone must have a clue for the sp 8…please?

9:02 pm

mkg

well now lickety has the right grid. Hmmm.

9:04 pm

mkg

Well does anyone have the sp words? Gillie? Can you send a clue?

9:07 pm

mkg

I got the 7 but not the 8. Darn.

9:09 pm

mkg

No plural or ending in sight.

9:10 pm

LuvWordGames

add an e after the l

9:11 pm

LuvWordGames

L

9:11 pm

LuvWordGames

no, that's an A not an E

11:22 pm

Jain

mkg do you have sp8 now?

11:23 pm

Jain

I also have the same trouble getting the newer grid. Don't know why...

11:23 pm

Jain

But I have it now.

11:25 pm

Jain

Oh I see the time difference - it is 9:26 here. A little late with sp8 question :)

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