12:17 am
					licketySplitAUS
					
					Clues are up
				 
							
					12:17 am
					grannyrose
					
					thanx lickety
				 
							
					12:18 am
					ursh
					
					thanks lickety - good few blanks here
				 
							
					12:23 am
					cybernan
					
					the words in these grids just keep getting more and more obscure
				 
							
					1:20 am
					JoyOh
					
					Any hints for la8, please?
				 
							
					2:11 am
					DTins
					
					la8 one who steals Joy
				 
							
					2:44 am
					GroovyKiwi
					
					And that’s fw for me 
				 
							
							
					7:00 am
					hydra
					
					I hate this grid. Surely that La8 should end with ist to be grammatical?
				 
							
					7:01 am
					donnasc6dogs
					
					ends with er
				 
							
					7:02 am
					hydra
					
					That sounds so wrong though!
				 
							
					7:02 am
					donnasc6dogs
					
					I see what you're saying, but this IS Babble
				 
							
							
							
					7:46 am
					dan2bit
					
					7 left, all L's and C's
				 
							
					7:53 am
					dan2bit
					
					4 left, an L4 and 3 x C4
				 
							
					7:53 am
					dan2bit
					
					found the L
				 
							
					7:56 am
					dan2bit
					
					fw! thanks donnasc6dogs and all cluers
				 
							
					8:51 am
					hokie carla
					
					geez, everybody finished before I woke up
				 
							
					8:52 am
					rururocks
					
					yup... you're the last one hokie
				 
							
					8:52 am
					LeslieAnn
					
					all alone
				 
							
					8:53 am
					rururocks
					
					(puts on All By myself on the stereo for hokie)
				 
							
					9:00 am
					LeslieAnn
					
					ru did you reset the groan count for the new year?
				 
							
					9:02 am
					hokie carla
					
					okay, I'm back. had to take winston out. 54 left. 🤣
				 
							
					9:14 am
					LeslieAnn
					
					tough grid for hoet, carla
				 
							
					9:14 am
					hokie carla
					
					yep, the upper R's are hard. have only found 1/4.
				 
							
							
					9:15 am
					hokie carla
					
					also no middle E
				 
							
					9:22 am
					hokie carla
					
					found a 2nd row R, now just need that middle E for HOET
				 
							
					9:22 am
					penquis
					
					it's a four...
				 
							
							
					9:23 am
					hokie carla
					
					with a dramatic entrance
				 
							
					9:23 am
					penquis
					
					carla!....
				 
							
					9:24 am
					penquis
					
					i wanted to put you out of your HOET misery... ;o)
				 
							
					9:24 am
					hokie carla
					
					well, still looking so you maybe haven't yet 😜
				 
							
							
					9:25 am
					hokie carla
					
					btw, phantom eerie from the other side
				 
							
					9:25 am
					hokie carla
					
					HOET!
				 
							
					9:26 am
					hokie carla
					
					9 left still though
				 
							
					9:26 am
					marksdolly
					
					hi Hokie!
				 
							
					9:26 am
					hokie carla
					
					hello dolly!
				 
							
							
					9:27 am
					marksdolly
					
					11 here
				 
							
					9:27 am
					penquis
					
					4 here...
				 
							
					9:27 am
					hokie carla
					
					7 now
				 
							
					9:27 am
					hokie carla
					
					3-1-2-0-1
				 
							
					9:28 am
					hokie carla
					
					ooh, found a 6
				 
							
					9:28 am
					penquis
					
					3 - 1 here....
				 
							
					9:28 am
					penquis
					
					N R CC....
				 
							
					9:28 am
					hokie carla
					
					thought that 6 could turn into an 8. alas, no.
				 
							
					9:29 am
					hokie carla
					
					R L C G AA
				 
							
					9:29 am
					hokie carla
					
					we're playing a different game
				 
							
					9:30 am
					hokie carla
					
					oh, found the G
				 
							
					9:30 am
					penquis
					
					your L is the 8....
				 
							
					9:30 am
					rururocks
					
					groan count reset.. thanks for the reminder leslie
				 
							
					9:30 am
					hokie carla
					
					oh, first try, thx
				 
							
					9:31 am
					hokie carla
					
					your N is a 4
				 
							
					9:31 am
					hokie carla
					
					all regular n's
				 
							
					9:31 am
					marksdolly
					
					4 left here
				 
							
					9:31 am
					LeslieAnn
					
					wishing you a year full of bountiful groans, ru
				 
							
					9:31 am
					hokie carla
					
					3 now. R C A  2-0-1
				 
							
					9:31 am
					penquis
					
					could be a four.....i have a four and a five left....N and R...
				 
							
					9:32 am
					rururocks
					
					it's declined quite a bit.. not from a lack of trying though
				 
							
					9:32 am
					hokie carla
					
					the n's are all regular 4's
				 
							
					9:32 am
					penquis
					
					yes, found the N....ty....
				 
							
					9:32 am
					hokie carla
					
					and I know what your R5 is but you will get it
				 
							
					9:34 am
					marksdolly
					
					tada!!!
				 
							
					9:34 am
					hokie carla
					
					nice!
				 
							
							
					9:34 am
					penquis
					
					i am done....
				 
							
					9:34 am
					marksdolly
					
					enjoy your day!
				 
							
					9:35 am
					hokie carla
					
					congrats both. see you later.
				 
							
					9:35 am
					penquis
					
					congrats, dolly...
				 
							
					9:35 am
					hokie carla
					
					found my R. now C and A both 4s left. I got this.
				 
							
					9:35 am
					penquis
					
					not a bad grid for a small one....usually hate small ones....and this one looked like it would be tough....
				 
							
							
					9:37 am
					hokie carla
					
					wow, both mine were words that I should have seen earlier.
				 
							
					9:37 am
					penquis
					
					mine were too....
				 
							
					9:37 am
					penquis
					
					well i am heading out.....bye carla.....*waving to the lurkers*....
				 
							
							
					9:38 am
					mkg
					
					Any clues or stat for the 8? Ty
				 
							
					9:39 am
					LeslieAnn
					
					la8, one who steals
				 
							
							
					9:40 am
					mkg
					
					Never heard it before but got it.
				 
							
							
					9:57 am
					moolingwa
					
					good morning
				 
							
					10:01 am
					hokie carla
					
					mooo!
				 
							
					10:03 am
					moolingwa
					
					hey hoke, we made it to another Friday
				 
							
					10:11 am
					hokie carla
					
					is it really?
				 
							
					10:11 am
					moolingwa
					
					yeah, believe it or not
				 
							
					10:12 am
					hokie carla
					
					just made the top 500 in speed and bonus words
				 
							
							
					10:12 am
					hokie carla
					
					I'm sure I'll scroll out by tonight though
				 
							
							
					10:22 am
					hokie carla
					
					hey hurshy. you and moo are probably finished by now.
				 
							
					10:22 am
					bichon
					
					en 6/21, pls
				 
							
							
					10:22 am
					hurshy
					
					you might en6/21 your fingers while you're thinking hard
				 
							
					10:23 am
					hurshy
					
					i still need 3 C, 2 R, and 1 L
				 
							
					10:23 am
					MollyL
					
					Or praying
				 
							
					10:23 am
					hurshy
					
					one of which is the 8
				 
							
					10:23 am
					bichon
					
					ty hurshy
				 
							
					10:23 am
					hurshy
					
					ok it says 8 is L in the chat
				 
							
							
					10:24 am
					hurshy
					
					3-1-1, that's a nice change of pace :D
				 
							
					10:24 am
					moolingwa
					
					I need an L and a C
				 
							
					10:24 am
					hokie carla
					
					I like 311
				 
							
					10:25 am
					hurshy
					
					got the 6!
				 
							
					10:25 am
					hurshy
					
					2 fours left!
				 
							
					10:26 am
					hurshy
					
					one more C4!
				 
							
					10:26 am
					hokie carla
					
					well, I am getting up from my desk. hasta manana.
				 
							
							
					10:26 am
					hurshy
					
					not today
				 
							
					10:28 am
					hurshy
					
					(just a little C4 joke)
				 
							
							
					10:59 am
					cybernan
					
					good morning -- is the 8 a compound?
				 
							
							
					11:03 am
					cybernan
					
					hmm its either an l, i or r
				 
							
					11:04 am
					cybernan
					
					my phantom for the day is laconic, but that doesn't help
				 
							
					11:05 am
					cybernan
					
					not the r
				 
							
					11:05 am
					cybernan
					
					nor the i - forgot that babblet
				 
							
					11:06 am
					cybernan
					
					so an l 8
				 
							
					11:11 am
					hurshy
					
					did you want a clue?
				 
							
					11:11 am
					cybernan
					
					monkeyed it -- never seen before, was just playing around with the root word
				 
							
							
					11:12 am
					cybernan
					
					hagd everyone and ty, hurshy
				 
							
					11:19 am
					mkg
					
					Any clues for the R word second row?
				 
							
					11:20 am
					Sophie512
					
					so sorry just got here
				 
							
					11:26 am
					hurshy
					
					there's tie your shoes again
				 
							
					11:26 am
					hurshy
					
					and abbrev for the scouting work that military forces do before invading
				 
							
					11:27 am
					Sophie512
					
					thanks hurshy
				 
							
					11:29 am
					mkg
					
					Got it. Tie your shoes did the trick. Ty
				 
							
					11:30 am
					mkg
					
					One last clue needed. For the L in third column. Help welcome
				 
							
					11:33 am
					SummerBreeze44
					
					Former talk show host
				 
							
					11:59 am
					mkg
					
					Ty. L right????? As in johnny carson………..hmmm. Thinking
				 
							
					12:00 pm
					mkg
					
					Letterman not in grid. Not sure who it is…….there is a larry as well but not in grid. Any other hints?
				 
							
					12:00 pm
					Sophie512
					
					after Carson
				 
							
					12:01 pm
					mkg
					
					Hmmm. Never watch it so not sure who it was. 
				 
							
					12:03 pm
					mkg
					
					got it. The ugly one. Ty. And i am done for today. Ty all. Off to cook for the weekend. And then swim.
				 
							
					12:22 pm
					periwinkle
					
					hello. help with center e please
				 
							
					12:23 pm
					Sophie512
					
					if it's 6 letters, it was clued earlier   something to do with fingers
				 
							
							
					12:24 pm
					periwinkle
					
					ty but that was not it
				 
							
					12:24 pm
					MollyL
					
					Science  word
				 
							
					12:26 pm
					periwinkle
					
					got it ty Molly
				 
							
					2:22 pm
					LuvB
					
					Clue for the l8 please
				 
							
					2:46 pm
					dan2bit
					
					la8 a weird word for thief. starts with the legal name of the crime itself
				 
							
					2:50 pm
					jesdraggon
					
					Thanks Dan
				 
							
					2:55 pm
					jesdraggon
					
					ro6 clue please?
				 
							
					2:56 pm
					Shirlockc
					
					use the double consonant jesdraggon
				 
							
					2:57 pm
					jesdraggon
					
					Thanks, Shirlock
				 
							
					2:58 pm
					jesdraggon
					
					3 left and only 2minutes before I gotta go back to work
				 
							
							
					3:00 pm
					forwardbyfaith
					
					I need some help with the en6 and the re6 please
				 
							
					3:00 pm
					jesdraggon
					
					re6 is tie your shoes again
				 
							
					3:00 pm
					Shirlockc
					
					both end the same way with the shoe ties
				 
							
					3:01 pm
					jesdraggon
					
					thanks, shirlock
				 
							
					3:01 pm
					jesdraggon
					
					got the le5?
				 
							
					3:01 pm
					jesdraggon
					
					nm, FW
				 
							
					3:02 pm
					forwardbyfaith
					
					thanks!
				 
							
					3:02 pm
					jesdraggon
					
					and back to work I go, have a good afternoon all :)
				 
							
					3:17 pm
					Sugrraleona
					
					re6 anyone?
				 
							
					3:17 pm
					Sugrraleona
					
					nevermind found it - fireworks :)
				 
							
					5:26 pm
					Sophie512
					
					back again down to 8
				 
							
							
					5:35 pm
					Sophie512
					
					thanks Dan 2 bit
				 
							
					5:40 pm
					Sophie512
					
					Fireworks! Thanks all!!!!
				 
							
							
					6:38 pm
					joym999
					
					anyone here?
				 
							
					6:42 pm
					joym999
					
					I'm all alone 🎶
				 
							
							
					6:59 pm
					mich_pdx
					
					21 left, you?
				 
							
							
					7:08 pm
					Amy Babs
					
					Hi all fw
				 
							
					7:10 pm
					mich_pdx
					
					yay, Amy! congrats
				 
							
					7:14 pm
					mich_pdx
					
					firewords!  see you at the flip, perhaps
				 
							
					7:50 pm
					bleugirl2
					
					FIREWORXXX!!!
				 
							
					9:36 pm
					rbud
					
					~☆~ me, too! ~☆~
laters, all! ♥
				 
							
					11:37 pm
					Pinikula
					
					7 to go
				 
							
					11:39 pm
					Pinikula
					
					en6 plz?
				 
							
					11:43 pm
					grannyrose
					
					en 6, en + tie your shoe with it
				 
							
							
					11:44 pm
					Pinikula
					
					3 to go now
				 
							
					11:44 pm
					grannyrose
					
					yw. next
				 
							
					11:45 pm
					Pinikula
					
					2 now...let's see....
re6 and ro6
				 
							
					11:46 pm
					grannyrose
					
					re 6 almost the same as en 6
				 
							
					11:46 pm
					Pinikula
					
					-- slapping forehead -- duh!
				 
							
					11:46 pm
					Pinikula
					
					thx again!
				 
							
					11:47 pm
					grannyrose
					
					* kisses pini's head * don't do that honey. that's my job...lol
				 
							
					11:47 pm
					Pinikula
					
					ROFL!  I'll remember that for the next one!
				 
							
					11:48 pm
					Pinikula
					
					*** FIREWORDs ***
				 
							
					11:48 pm
					Pinikula
					
					with moments to spare!
				 
							
					11:48 pm
					grannyrose
					
					WTG PINIKULA !!!
				 
							
					11:49 pm
					Pinikula
					
					Couldn't have done without your help! Greatful!
				 
							
					11:49 pm
					grannyrose
					
					now to see how much clean laundry i can fold in 10 minutes... lol
				 
							
					11:49 pm
					Pinikula
					
					I hear ya!
				 
							
					11:49 pm
					Pinikula
					
					see you at flip!
				 
							
					11:50 pm
					grannyrose
					
					yw pini
				 
							
					11:50 pm
					grannyrose
					
					i'll be lurking, but feel free to yell...