12:00 am
godthaab
Rats- only 7 to go!
12:00 am
godthaab
This is much better!!!
12:00 am
justafreep
yikes!
12:02 am
justafreep
tr7 but there's a lot of 7s
12:11 am
justafreep
re7 x 2
12:12 am
justafreep
re7 x 3
12:13 am
SummerBreeze44
op7
12:17 am
SummerBreeze44
su7
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:18 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:18 am
justafreep
this one is not going as fast for me as some of the other big grids
12:19 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs, in 10
12:25 am
dizgrannie
nbt/nbs
12:26 am
dizgrannie
inert
12:27 am
justafreep
ahhh! thanks, dizgrannie. FW!
1:13 am
Gillie
en7, is7, pr7, ta7, ti7 (listing the long ones I have that don't seem to have been called)
1:17 am
Gillie
Well, it doesn't take poutine
1:22 am
Gillie
Well, I haven't found the qu9 (or the ru7), but I've only got 99 left now, so I think I'll leave it for now
5:33 am
ChampFit
Surprised it doesn't take poutine.
5:33 am
Scrabbler
Good morning, Champ.
5:36 am
ChampFit
Good morning!
5:40 am
ChampFit
BBL...this is gonna take a while!
6:41 am
sukee
TR 5/10 word of the day
7:32 am
ChampFit
So sorry! Just got back and cursor was in the chat
7:57 am
Uneaixoise
Phantom - eloquent
8:04 am
Aloyisius
um, Une.. look again
8:11 am
hokie carla
HOET and 152 left. hi/bye!
8:22 am
Book Doctor Gwen
Hi all, puzzle looks juicy today, diving in
8:42 am
mery9419
My town name is in the puzzle today: Aptos
8:51 am
rururocks
as in Santa Cruz?
8:51 am
marksdolly
good morn all1
8:52 am
mery9419
rurocks, yes
8:53 am
rururocks
nice place
8:53 am
rururocks
I go to seacliff beach each september
8:54 am
mery9419
It will look different this year.
8:54 am
rururocks
it got hit hard this year
8:55 am
mery9419
The pier is gone and the campground washed away.
8:55 am
rururocks
I heard most of the ship sank too off the pier?
8:56 am
mery9419
no, it's still there.
9:13 am
rururocks
I saw some pictures it looks pretty bad.. even the walk trail was wiped out
9:14 am
mery9419
The whole county is a mess.
9:15 am
rururocks
well I guess my family will picnic elsewhere this year
9:17 am
mkg
Hi all. So many q words and i keep getting sixes and not the higher numbers. Darn.
9:17 am
marksdolly
hi mkg
9:18 am
dcseain
hey, y'all :)
9:20 am
hurshy
hmm, i got a qu8, but not 9
9:21 am
rururocks
one of those u's is a bear to find
9:23 am
DTins
add a vowel on the end Hurshy
9:23 am
hurshy
it already HAS a vowel on the end
9:24 am
hurshy
maybe there's more than one qu8?
9:25 am
DTins
second qu8/55 needs a vowel on the end for the 9
9:26 am
hurshy
so i do need both 8 and 9 that you're talking about
9:26 am
dcseain
oh, foind qu9
9:27 am
dcseain
it's sort of an extension of a qu7.40
9:27 am
hurshy
ok then i ALSO need that 7, lol
9:27 am
dcseain
that 7 scans as Spanish to me, FWIW
9:28 am
dcseain
the 9 seems latinate
9:32 am
rururocks
thanks DC.. q's are done for me now
9:33 am
hurshy
ok i found a 7 that looks spanishy
9:34 am
dcseain
adjective now.
9:35 am
hurshy
for the 8 or for the 9
9:35 am
dcseain
for the qu9.72
9:36 am
dcseain
very twisty 10!
9:36 am
hurshy
and it ends with a vowel
9:36 am
dcseain
yes, the que9 ends with a vowel.
9:37 am
dcseain
qu9 rather
9:37 am
rururocks
what does the 10 begin with dc?
9:37 am
dcseain
it got me two words.
9:38 am
dcseain
both equally twisty.
9:38 am
hurshy
ok. that leaves only one more q word, so that's good
9:38 am
dcseain
oh, it came from a different I than I expected. huh.
9:39 am
hurshy
does it have to do with uneven distribution?
9:39 am
dcseain
does which one, hurshy?
9:40 am
saanichcat
no, more like toungue-tied -- the in 10
9:40 am
dcseain
agreed, saani
9:41 am
saanichcat
great!
9:41 am
rururocks
got it.. thank you
9:41 am
rururocks
that can often describe me :D
9:42 am
saanichcat
hot very often ru
9:46 am
rururocks
That depends on who you're asking Saanich :D
9:47 am
welki
oh boy, what have i walked into
9:47 am
saanichcat
a typo Welki, only a typo
9:48 am
welki
uh huh. where's freud when you need him?
9:48 am
hurshy
i am not doing very well at this grid
9:50 am
hurshy
found an ou8!
9:51 am
Kaplan the Magne
I love when the grid echoes the news.
9:52 am
hurshy
*looks vainly for 'indictment'*
9:54 am
rururocks
wishes for incarcerated
10:05 am
MollyL
You just want to be tied up
10:06 am
rururocks
ha you were bound to show up molly
10:06 am
MollyL
I truss you are not being snippy with that comment
10:08 am
rururocks
no.. not at all.. I'm just trying to have some sense of restraint
10:16 am
hurshy
prelit christmas trees must be too new for enable
10:19 am
hurshy
i have a grey letter! granted, it's only the single O, but... still...
10:19 am
hurshy
ooh now the D also!
10:20 am
hurshy
that's two, two grey boxes, a ha ha ha ha
10:21 am
mael
what a monster of a grid today!
10:21 am
hurshy
cookie monster?
10:23 am
cybernan
oh wow! Good morning
10:23 am
hurshy
morning cnan
10:24 am
mael
what? No POUTINE? what is enable coming to?
10:24 am
hurshy
add it to the list of food words that don't go
10:25 am
BzznBea
first row grey. no easy feat.
10:26 am
hurshy
i would need 18 more words to get that, lol
10:26 am
mael
I'm a ways away...
10:29 am
cybernan
I guess only some French words are accepted
10:29 am
cybernan
I can think of an in 12 that could mean tongue tied, but it isn't there
10:30 am
hurshy
that's weird, since in10 means that and is there
10:32 am
cybernan
found it -- same root
10:33 am
mael
top or bottom i? still looking
10:34 am
montreal13
bottom
10:35 am
montreal13
gm all
10:35 am
mael
thanks montreal
10:35 am
mael
speaking of poutine :)
10:36 am
montreal13
btw, not a fan of poutine ☻
10:36 am
montreal13
both of them ha ha
10:37 am
cybernan
me neither, mtl
10:37 am
montreal13
the stringy cheese, yech!
10:37 am
mael
mmhhh I never say no to a plate of french fries and gravy ;)
10:37 am
mael
curds are the best
10:38 am
cybernan
Big Mouth is being arrainged at 9:00am PDT - coverage in CNN if anyone is interested
10:41 am
mael
sure hope he can keep his big mouth to himself, but alas
10:42 am
BzznBea
it will be another one of his circuses.
10:42 am
cybernan
I read somewhere that his lawyers were worried that he would convicgt himself if dpesm
10:42 am
cybernan
t keep is mouth shut
10:43 am
mael
I think the best possible outcome for the country is if he insists on taking the stand
10:43 am
cybernan
* doesn"t
10:44 am
cybernan
I'm sure he will be screaming Democrat With Hunt again
10:48 am
rururocks
oh yeah.. everything is a conspiracy for him
10:49 am
mael
finally found the in10, I was going the wrong way...
10:53 am
cybernan
need one more from that i -- have 3 that begin with in, but can't figure out the last
10:54 am
rururocks
it's an io6 nan
10:55 am
mael
right column gray!
10:55 am
mael
thanks for that io6, ru
10:57 am
cybernan
ty - not seeing it - but will look again in a while
10:58 am
montreal13
108 for la5, yikes ! - have a great day all
10:58 am
cybernan
there it is!
10:58 am
saanichcat
nan it is io plus not dark
11:06 am
cybernan
need to get the trash out and find some breakfast. Ladies"s coffee at the clubhouse also this moring - bbl
11:08 am
speedfreak
PPail
11:43 am
funhs
great game for learning new words, someday I'm going to find out what they mean
11:55 am
periwinkle
hello all. glorious day here. sunny and 70 degrees. I hae all my windows open
12:32 pm
periwinkle
halfway but only one 8
12:34 pm
moolingwa
92 left here, only 3 8s
12:34 pm
periwinkle
help with the in10 please
12:46 pm
moolingwa
in10, poor language skills I guess
12:58 pm
DTins
peri, if you have the el8/55 the in fits on
1:15 pm
mattygroves
Hi. Late start today. May I have stats, please, for the O in the last column?
1:16 pm
mattygroves
Ah, should have seen that. Thanks.
1:57 pm
periwinkle
looking for el8
1:58 pm
periwinkle
may i have a clue for the el8 please
1:58 pm
ursh
el8 a very good speaker
1:59 pm
periwinkle
ty got the el8 and the in10
2:00 pm
ursh
i have been at this grid since forever and still have 44 left - some words I have never ever heard before
2:00 pm
periwinkle
178 left here but playing off and on and did some errands too
2:01 pm
periwinkle
does the ou8 start with not in?
2:01 pm
periwinkle
I cannot find it
2:02 pm
ursh
one uses a brush to apply to walls etc
2:03 pm
periwinkle
ty dumb word
2:09 pm
aebmusica
some help with the pr7, please
2:12 pm
car.eeyore
anyone find it peculiar that POTUS and tr 5/10 are both in the grid today?
2:12 pm
periwinkle
and he just pled not guilty!!
2:13 pm
car.eeyore
of course! are you surprised?
2:13 pm
periwinkle
not at all
2:14 pm
ursh
my daughter watches with great interest - for me not so much - we have enough political and corrupt drama without needing whathisface :)
2:40 pm
ursh
fireworks - what a chore :))
2:40 pm
moolingwa
nice one...still 71 left here
2:50 pm
BzznBea
this one isn't going to get finished
2:50 pm
hokie carla
rehi. don't think I'll finish either.
2:51 pm
HarryHood
163 left and I'm packing it in momentarily
2:52 pm
BzznBea
hate it when there is a large grid and life gets in the way
2:52 pm
HarryHood
almost 11 pm here. need to sleep
2:54 pm
BzznBea
Where are you, HH?
2:55 pm
HarryHood
we're in Israel for a couple weeks
2:55 pm
BzznBea
wonderful! enjoy!
2:55 pm
HarryHood
thank you. still jetlaggy
2:56 pm
BzznBea
i'm sure. I get laggy just crossing one time zone.
2:57 pm
cybernan
hi again
2:58 pm
cybernan
enjoying lots of heat and sunshine, Harry?
2:59 pm
HarryHood
kind of chilly right now, but strong sun during the day
3:00 pm
HarryHood
well that's all for me
3:00 pm
cybernan
Think I would enjoy chilly - we're still getting frost at night
3:00 pm
HarryHood
150 to go - have a good night!
3:00 pm
cybernan
good night
3:03 pm
hokie carla
79F here in TN, nan
3:03 pm
hokie carla
hi/bye, harry!
3:03 pm
BzznBea
i had to go to short sleeves today
3:04 pm
BzznBea
how's you momma doing, carla?
3:05 pm
hokie carla
I'm visiting her right now but she's taking a nap. Was trying to get her to go out on the patio but haven't talked her into it yet. it is about 1000 degrees inside her room.
3:05 pm
cybernan
47F here
3:05 pm
hokie carla
supposed to be 85F at my house tomorrow
3:06 pm
BzznBea
it will take her a bit of time to get comfortable there. it is such a big change for them.
3:07 pm
moolingwa
it's snowed here
3:07 pm
BzznBea
while you wrestle with the guilt
3:08 pm
hokie carla
(snow)
3:08 pm
moolingwa
well the roads and sidewalks are clear
3:08 pm
moolingwa
but it was a bit unpleasant out there earlier
3:08 pm
BzznBea
perfect snow, then
3:13 pm
BzznBea
going to go prep for dinner. need some comfort food.
3:25 pm
hokie carla
I'm probably going to have heat stroke in here. It was nice knowing y'all.
3:26 pm
cybernan
time for the a/c carla
3:45 pm
BzznBea
we haven't had the needlecase in a while. glad to see the volcano. we also almost have the hawaiian goose for the trifecta
3:49 pm
cybernan
looking for the he 8's with no success
3:50 pm
BzznBea
they are weird
3:51 pm
cybernan
figure both the qu and the w have to be used, but how?
3:51 pm
BzznBea
look for the qus
3:52 pm
BzznBea
spelling short of the female roayal
3:52 pm
BzznBea
and a different vowel
3:53 pm
BzznBea
and I am sure that is the easieast clue all day...
3:54 pm
BzznBea
start with the female hen
4:15 pm
Lewandjoy
Phantom enertia
4:19 pm
cybernan
inertia isn't it?
4:21 pm
moolingwa
I'm still missing so much
4:21 pm
moolingwa
I have inertia
4:26 pm
gramma
I need the last 2 in words. I am babbleblind
4:26 pm
moolingwa
inconceivable
4:27 pm
gramma
I got the 7 now for the 6...
4:27 pm
moolingwa
you can have kinglets, but no queenlets :)
4:27 pm
cybernan
io + not heavy
4:29 pm
gramma
Ohfor pete's sake it was a plural! I deserve a glass.
4:29 pm
BzznBea
congrats, gramma. what you drinking?
4:34 pm
cybernan
first pa 7 please?
4:35 pm
moolingwa
I have no pa7s, so cannot assist I'm afraid
4:36 pm
moolingwa
oh, I found a pa7
4:37 pm
moolingwa
a very lightly coloured young child?
4:37 pm
moolingwa
yeah, found another pa7, and it's after it
4:39 pm
BzznBea
great clue. thanks
4:50 pm
moolingwa
finally found the 9
4:50 pm
cybernan
qu 7-8-6-9 !!! I give up
4:51 pm
moolingwa
oh, guess I'm missing a q8
4:51 pm
moolingwa
yep, was related to the 9
4:52 pm
moolingwa
actually was 7-6-8-9
4:53 pm
cybernan
this isn't fun anymore with all these weird words
4:53 pm
moolingwa
quite a lot of weird ones today
4:54 pm
moolingwa
and a lot of long words
4:56 pm
MollyL
I agree Nan, no fun
5:02 pm
Gillie
The qu9 looks a lot like a word for something worn under a skirt to puff it up
5:03 pm
dcseain
it does, rather.
5:03 pm
Gillie
(took me a bit, but I managed to monkey the qu's)
5:04 pm
72 Temple Owl
great clue ty
5:08 pm
sammysmom
poutine IS a word... i have eaten it
5:09 pm
72 Temple Owl
yes, a tasty word
5:09 pm
72 Temple Owl
but nooooooooooooooo
5:10 pm
periwinkle
un8 please
5:13 pm
72 Temple Owl
284 down...it's either list or quit
5:14 pm
periwinkle
noisy?
5:14 pm
periwinkle
more help please
5:15 pm
Gillie
Think - what's the opposite of noisy?
5:18 pm
72 Temple Owl
break time
5:21 pm
MollyL
Peri, un + S______ Night...Christmas
6:31 pm
periwinkle
thank you all for un8. I did not have the main part of the word
7:39 pm
BzznBea
opp of loud
7:39 pm
Gillie
I think she has it now
7:41 pm
BzznBea
sorry lag in the chat as I didn't see anything after 5:10
7:42 pm
Gillie
peri - I hope you didn't think I was being condescending. I also didn't have the root word and wasted some time looking for "unquiet" (even though that's not even the right length)
7:43 pm
amelu0218
lol, same here Gillie.
7:48 pm
72 Temple Owl
clue for the ou8 pls?
7:53 pm
BzznBea
recover the walls more than the last person
7:54 pm
periwinkle
no I didn't Gillie
7:55 pm
periwinkle
20 left and tired but will keep on going
7:57 pm
BzznBea
Go Peri go!
8:01 pm
periwinkle
I am going. 9 left
8:05 pm
periwinkle
and done! phew. would love to stay and clue but I am tired. so off to bed to read for a while. happy babbling
8:35 pm
ItalianGreyhound
I have been accused of being IN 10/91; still dont know what they meant
8:42 pm
ItalianGreyhound
ok that never happened
9:10 pm
mkg
Hi all. Would love clues. Missing the 7s, 8s, 9 and 10. Stats and clues welcome
9:15 pm
mkg
Wish i knew the in 10 word sorry i dont
9:15 pm
grannyrose
ap 7. a +mail +most of sick
9:16 pm
mkg
Ty got it granny. Ty
9:16 pm
grannyrose
an 8. an4(against) + what happens to uncoated metal in the rain
9:18 pm
grannyrose
qu 9. one of five babies + vowel + power ****, brings power to the house
9:18 pm
mkg
Got it. Fantastic clues.
9:21 pm
grannyrose
in 10. in + h**l*, greeting, + first three letters of waiting with others to be served, + *u*, what squirrels hoard
9:34 pm
mkg
In plus i dont see two Ls in grid. So lost.
9:35 pm
mkg
Dont see nut in grid either. Nor is acorn in the grid. Hmmm
9:36 pm
mkg
Ooooh i have to get to the S to do the squirrel stuff. Wow i am all lost.
9:37 pm
mkg
Gee not seeing how to get to the top corner N. Need more help.
9:39 pm
mkg
Well struggling and not getting it. Darn.
9:39 pm
mkg
Got it. Wow. That was not easy. Ty very much.
9:40 pm
mkg
Wow. Ten is grey. Now for the 9 and i have no blanks. All clues welcome.
9:42 pm
mkg
I see clue below but am trying to figure it out. I thought 5 babies were quints.
9:42 pm
mkg
Yes they are quints.
9:44 pm
mkg
power grid brings power to the house. Where is the g?????
9:44 pm
mkg
More help welcome.
9:45 pm
bookwomen
it is the wire that brings power to the house
9:45 pm
mkg
Wow dont know what the wire is called. Hmmm…..
9:46 pm
mkg
Tried li word and no luck.
9:47 pm
bookwomen
try again
9:47 pm
mkg
Wow who would think this is so difficult.
9:48 pm
mkg
Lets see, another word for wire…..
9:50 pm
bookwomen
the li word is correct
9:50 pm
mkg
Wow amazing. Now what did i do wrong?
9:50 pm
mkg
Ok got it. Ty for the clarity. Ty
9:51 pm
mkg
So no blanks now. Ty. Still need to get half way which is my goal. So off to try. Ty ty to all cluers.
10:42 pm
NANCY
STILL working on this slog. need a te 5 and te 8 can anyone give me a clue
10:44 pm
bookwomen
no te 8 which te 5 do you need
10:44 pm
NANCY
SORRY need a te 5/6 pair
10:45 pm
bookwomen
te+short for dad, te 6 +short for friend
10:47 pm
NANCY
have those it is the set right above that i am missing
10:47 pm
NANCY
they come from the te in the top row
10:47 pm
LuvWordGames
number + two vowels for the 5 then add latin ending for 6
10:47 pm
bookwomen
te number after nine plus two vowels, three vowels
10:48 pm
NANCY
have those as well, there is a set right ab
10:49 pm
NANCY
right after the ones you just gave me
10:49 pm
LuvWordGames
the 6 above the te 5 clued ends in what you use a hammer on
10:53 pm
NANCY
TY LUV, GOT THE 6 BUT STILL NEED THE 5
10:54 pm
bookwomen
te 5 is short for phone and two vowels
10:56 pm
NANCY
ty very much got it now just re to go
10:58 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
hi all, back to find a few more, maybe, before i konk out
11:21 pm
Book Doctor Gwen
150 to go, calling it a night