Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, February 23, 2025

12:03 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:03 am

periwinkle

hi nan

12:15 am

dizgrannie

have NBT but the D is a prob for NBS

12:17 am

dofith

diz, both begin with dh

12:17 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:19 am

dizgrannie

thanks Rain, nbt/nbs

12:26 am

ursh

stats for the 8 ?

12:31 am

cybernan

don't have it ursh but off for the night anyway. :)

12:31 am

ursh

tx nan sleep well

12:48 am

Robespierre

Yeeks--after my first pass, I have 2/3 of the words, but not a single 7 or 8

12:48 am

momof5

Pa7

1:08 am

rururocks

Os7

1:08 am

rururocks

Os8

1:13 am

saanichcat

thanks ru and mom

1:13 am

momof5

Thx. That gave me nbt/nbs and the 8

1:29 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

1:30 am

rururocks

Pi7

1:30 am

sprite

thanks, Lickety

1:55 am

grannyrose

cooee and * hugs * sprite. how was your night?

1:55 am

sprite

hi sweetie, a bit bumpy. How are you doing after your fall?

1:58 am

grannyrose

improving rapidly. but feet still quite swollen. tomorrow will go through my compression stockings (the ones with the open to4 ). i pulled out one pair the other day. although marked large i can hardly pull them wide enough to go over my to4. i am guessing i am going to have to just grit my teeth and have Don put them on me.

1:59 am

sprite

make sure you keep your feet up today! And hopefully you can put some on tomorrow.

2:00 am

MollyL

os8/40

2:04 am

grannyrose

oh hello Molly. don't see you here this late often. are you okay?

2:04 am

sprite

fireflies. That was one fast grid, wow.

2:05 am

grannyrose

sprite, i have never been diagnosed with PTSD. do you think it is possible? you know me well enough.

2:05 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE!!

2:05 am

sprite

quite possible, honey. I will move to whatsapp. *hugs*

2:05 am

grannyrose

okay. see you there.

2:22 am

Ray100

CULINARY TREATS

5:53 am

ivesy3

clue for the last ch 5plz

6:02 am

ivesy3

got it

6:59 am

godthaab

Name That Proper Noun: Egyptian God

7:20 am

MollyL

Pteh

7:21 am

MollyL

Pteh

7:44 am

godthaab

Very Excellent, but there is another. I will give you a prize anyway. You get a black bull: Apis

8:06 am

maccafixx

co 6/21?

8:08 am

hurshy

morning all

8:09 am

hurshy

top row grey!

8:14 am

LuvWordGames

The co 6/21 I have us a plural that ends in game, ***, match

8:14 am

hurshy

phantom: helix

8:18 am

hurshy

2nd row grey!

8:19 am

maccafixx

ty LuvWordGames!

8:24 am

crosshair

Good morning, Babblers. :)

8:29 am

hurshy

morning crossy

8:32 am

hurshy

phantom: tipsy

8:35 am

crosshair

Clue for H in first row, please.

8:36 am

phaeton

handle for a sword

8:36 am

crosshair

Ty, slap me with a fish. :)

8:37 am

phaeton

lol

8:37 am

phaeton

it took me forever to find the corner E

8:38 am

crosshair

:)

8:39 am

crosshair

The E in the third column, please.

8:39 am

hurshy

el4, et4

8:40 am

phaeton

abr for school grades

8:42 am

crosshair

Got the et. Ty

8:43 am

hokie carla

the el is the dumbest portmanteau here. never heard anyone use that. it might be US schools, crossy. you all might call them different things.

8:43 am

phaeton

el, not low

8:43 am

hurshy

my guess is there was a fad for using it in some previous decade and then it went away

8:44 am

hokie carla

probably 50s

8:44 am

hurshy

yeah

8:44 am

crosshair

Ty, phae, and hurshy. Call foul ðŸ˜” n that el4 tough

8:44 am

hokie carla

well, lo and behold the def says 1945-50

8:45 am

crosshair

Damn typos :/

8:45 am

hurshy

but we do have that one a lot so you gotta get used to it

8:45 am

hokie carla

yep

8:46 am

crosshair

Well, if I can absorb several words for a needlecase, I am sure my mind will retain this El4--eventually.

8:46 am

hurshy

lol

8:47 am

hurshy

phantom: pastiche

8:47 am

hokie carla

well I still haven't absorbed all the other ways for meow

8:48 am

hurshy

phantom: paisley

8:49 am

crosshair

I can see myself at 90 in some old age home cursing at Enable while pounding away on the keyboard with a magnifying glass in one hand.

8:49 am

hurshy

you can make stuff bigger on the screen, you don't need a magnifying glass lol

8:49 am

hokie carla

and it'll be the same enable from 2000

8:50 am

crosshair

Yup.

8:50 am

hokie carla

can't make the keys bigger!

8:50 am

hokie carla

of course if you had typing class you know where the keys are

8:50 am

crosshair

The glass is for they keyboard! Lol

8:50 am

hurshy

oh, you guys never learned to touch type?

8:51 am

hokie carla

never heard it called that, but yes, I had typing class in 10th grade

8:51 am

crosshair

Never did, sadly, though I can hunt and peck 50wpm when I am on a roll.

8:52 am

hurshy

i feel like typing class was the most obviously useful class i ever took

8:52 am

crosshair

But not on this idiotic touch screen.

8:52 am

hokie carla

my current keyboard has little nubs on the F and J but the J is worn down so I occasionally find my right hand on the wrong spot. the other day I was typing LOL and it came up KIK.

8:52 am

hurshy

i don't babble on a touch screen, have always kept it to laptop

8:53 am

hurshy

you could make a little new nub with a dot of glue, hokie

8:53 am

hokie carla

I do touchscreen babble occasionally in bed at night but I hate it

8:53 am

hokie carla

true

8:54 am

hokie carla

well, the c is being a PITA yet again today. still 7 there.

8:54 am

hurshy

1 ce, 7 ch, 10 co

8:54 am

crosshair

Any nice clues for the longer pa and pi words?

8:55 am

hokie carla

not from me, just on 4th row

8:55 am

hurshy

in Cornwall a standard quick lunch is pa7

8:55 am

crosshair

Got that one

8:55 am

phaeton

not there yet

8:55 am

hurshy

pi7 rhymes with a little purple flower

8:56 am

LuvWordGames

thanks for the pi 7 hursh

8:56 am

crosshair

Lol I barely know a rose from a dandelion. :)

8:56 am

hurshy

if there are more i need them too

8:56 am

hurshy

this flower is very well known, also the name of a color of the rainbow and a girl's name

8:57 am

hurshy

trust me, i am no botanist myself, if i use a flower clue it is probably a flower everybody knows

8:57 am

crosshair

You would be surprised. :)

8:58 am

hurshy

it's too bad we don't HAVE the flower in the grid despite the fact that we do have a V

8:58 am

hurshy

roy g biV

9:01 am

crosshair

Oh well, will just come back to it when it is my last word. :)

9:01 am

hurshy

you really didn't get it with flower, color, AND girl's name and you don't know roy g biv???

9:01 am

hurshy

maybe they only do roy g biv in US schools

9:02 am

crosshair

That last bit means nothing. Looks like a tyop to me.

9:02 am

crosshair

Typo

9:02 am

hurshy

Red Orange Yellow Green Blue Indigo and...

9:02 am

phaeton

I have no idea what Roy g biv means

9:02 am

hurshy

it's a mnemonic acronym

9:02 am

hurshy

for the colors of the rainbow

9:02 am

crosshair

Glad I am not the only one. :)

9:02 am

welki

g'morning

9:03 am

phaeton

the pi6 is an ice ax

9:03 am

welki

don't be such a shrinking vi*

9:03 am

LuvWordGames

the v flower word-remove a letter for a word that means very aggressive

9:05 am

crosshair

Ty all, and ty, Luv. From nally found it

9:05 am

crosshair

Finally.

9:05 am

crosshair

Cannot recall ever seeing ut gefore.

9:05 am

crosshair

It before*

9:05 am

hurshy

yay

9:06 am

crosshair

No wonder you all had to beat me over the head with it to get it. :)

9:07 am

crosshair

Sounds like someone who flys a plane.

9:08 am

phaeton

pa7...food

9:09 am

crosshair

Got that one, ty, phae

9:11 am

hurshy

so now that you got pi7, would you say that you have indeed heard of the flower i was talking about, that it rhymes with

9:11 am

phaeton

os7?

9:11 am

hurshy

os7 ends with spanish cheer

9:12 am

phaeton

ty

9:12 am

crosshair

Of course, I do, but it is odd how minds work differently if you had said sound like the person that flies a plane I would have been all over it.

9:13 am

hurshy

oh yes, i understand that crossy

9:13 am

hurshy

i just want my lack of botanical knowledge and accuracy of what flowers are known by all to be clear

9:13 am

hurshy

lol

9:13 am

crosshair

But ty for all your effort. I appreciate it.

9:14 am

hurshy

whatever else i may tolerate, i will not be thought a botanical expert!!

9:15 am

hurshy

although what i do wish i knew was like that whole "language of flowers" people made up, where different flowers represent concepts like love, hope, grief, etc. that's just pretty.

9:15 am

crosshair

Lol. Main reason why my wife wont let me buy her flower--I would come back with a pot of chives.

9:15 am

phaeton

co7?

9:16 am

hurshy

co + vowel + location, as of a construction project

9:16 am

phaeton

ty

9:17 am

crosshair

Ty, hurshy

9:20 am

hurshy

wow, there's a weird sc6/36

9:20 am

hurshy

(went to the list for my last 10)

9:22 am

phaeton

as7

9:22 am

crosshair

Ty, the points nailed that one down. Never would have found it itherwise.

9:22 am

crosshair

Otherwise

9:23 am

crosshair

Think facy wristwatch. :)

9:23 am

crosshair

Fancy

9:23 am

hurshy

are you asking for a clue phae, or reporting that you found as7

9:24 am

phaeton

clue...I get what crossy said but trying to connect that to ai

9:24 am

hurshy

by the way, crossy, i apologize if my incredulousness about my clues not working was insulting. i should think before "speaking"

9:25 am

phaeton

oops..as

9:25 am

hurshy

crossy was talking about sc6, it's not related to as7

9:25 am

hurshy

did you read Lois Lowry's books about a girl called An******* Krupnik?

9:26 am

crosshair

It is fine, hurshy. I am a bit dense when it comes to flowers. We all have blund spots, and this one is mine.

9:26 am

phaeton

ahh...lol

9:26 am

crosshair

Blind

9:27 am

hurshy

did you know that clue phae?

9:27 am

phaeton

no

9:28 am

hurshy

that girl's name was also the name of the Romanov daughter that people always had rumors that she survived the massacre by the bolsheviks even though that's pretty clearly impossible

9:28 am

phaeton

ty got it from that clue...FW

9:30 am

crosshair

Ty for as7, Hurshy

9:31 am

crosshair

Got that, but did not see a flower--go figure. :)

9:32 am

crosshair

Yaa for phae!

9:34 am

phaeton

ty...hagd

9:36 am

crosshair

Trying to hunt down my one missing V...

9:41 am

crosshair

Taking an eye refresh break; go read the news, see what Trump has set on fire today.

10:15 am

mkg

hi all. Not seeing the d words at all. Any help welcome.

10:15 am

penquis

d + what you dig to create...and pl....

10:16 am

penquis

should say ... you dig to create this...

10:16 am

mkg

Got both words. Ty.

10:16 am

mkg

Pefect clue.

10:16 am

penquis

yw...

10:16 am

mkg

Any clues for the 8? And stat as well please. Ty.

10:18 am

penquis

os 8....last four letters are the last four letters of the dh pl word....there is a singular os 7....

10:18 am

mkg

Ty. Any meaning?

10:18 am

penquis

no idea...

10:19 am

penquis

Biology. a small opening or pore, especially in the fruiting body of a fungus.

10:20 am

penquis

atart with the left O...

10:21 am

mkg

Struggling to get from os to the ho within two moves. Ostisechole????????

10:22 am

penquis

there is only one way to get there, I think....you have the correct first four letters....

10:22 am

mkg

Yes start with left os and then either t or p, and then i cant use the E as this is the last letterâ€¦â€¦hmmm

10:22 am

penquis

look at what i just said...

10:23 am

mkg

Got it!!!!!!!! Try

10:23 am

mkg

Ty

10:23 am

penquis

yw...

10:23 am

mkg

Ok ty for great help!

10:23 am

mkg

Off to start the day over.

10:24 am

penquis

bye...

10:52 am

penquis

time for lunch....bye all....

12:16 pm

crosshair

Ty for the os7 and os8, Pen.

12:36 pm

crosshair

Yaa! The V's are vanquished!

12:38 pm

crosshair

The sneaky one was the vo5--a measurement for electricity but with an extra vowel on the end.

1:04 pm

cybernan

hello everyoe :)

1:05 pm

cybernan

thx for that crossy

1:07 pm

crosshair

Hidy, Cybernan. :) Nice to see someone is alive out there. :)

1:07 pm

BzznBea

Namaste

1:08 pm

crosshair

Hiwdy, bzzbea. :)

1:08 pm

crosshair

Howdy*

1:12 pm

crosshair

Bit of French in here as well with the pa7

1:14 pm

cybernan

is there a patisserie (she asks hopefully) - a croissant would be lovely about now

1:15 pm

cybernan

no such luck

1:16 pm

crosshair

No, and it is creole spoken by a group of people to be more accurate

1:17 pm

cybernan

yes - I found it -- thought it could be any french dialect though

1:17 pm

crosshair

Even that is not exactly right. My cluing skills are off today.

1:17 pm

Shirlockc

the pa7? I have a pa6 that is the creole, not sure how to make it a 7

1:18 pm

cybernan

anyone want to guess my misssing i word?

1:18 pm

crosshair

Sorry a 6 not a 7 my mistake

1:18 pm

cybernan

oh yes - it is a 6

1:19 pm

cybernan

the pa 7 could be something you eat or nipple covers - take your pick

1:20 pm

Shirlockc

could be both, nipple covers that you can eat

1:20 pm

crosshair

Now there is an idea...

1:20 pm

cybernan

lol

1:21 pm

cybernan

even in cornwall?

1:22 pm

crosshair

I sm sure they also have nipples in Cornwall. :)

1:22 pm

Shirlockc

solet

1:22 pm

Shirlockc

oops

1:34 pm

crosshair

Someone please tell how on earth 63 words can hide so well. :(

1:35 pm

cybernan

same attributes as the 55 I need

1:36 pm

cybernan

including 5 c's - grrr

1:37 pm

crosshair

:/

1:38 pm

crosshair

I still need seven c words.

1:39 pm

cybernan

as soon as I hit 50, I'm listing

1:40 pm

cybernan

oh -- misse 3 ea words :)

1:41 pm

cybernan

48 - off to lickety

1:41 pm

crosshair

There is a ch5 and 6 that sounds like ethnic slang as is "honey ch5" when referring so a young person.

1:41 pm

cybernan

have that

1:41 pm

crosshair

Though I am told it is another word for oeppers

1:41 pm

crosshair

Peppers

1:42 pm

cybernan

co 7 please?

1:45 pm

crosshair

Co6 is co+ game, ***, and match, and pl

1:46 pm

cybernan

il

1:46 pm

Shirlockc

co + vowel + place

1:46 pm

Shirlockc

co + vowel + place like a construction ****

1:47 pm

crosshair

Sorry, was cluing the six by mistake

1:47 pm

cybernan

ty shirl - my last c :)

1:47 pm

Shirlockc

can someone clue the is6 please?

1:56 pm

cybernan

don't have it but will look

1:57 pm

crosshair

Looking as well.

1:57 pm

cybernan

is + vowel + most of satan's world

1:58 pm

crosshair

Ty, Cybernan.

1:59 pm

Shirlockc

ty!

2:00 pm

Shirlockc

how about the sc6?

2:02 pm

cybernan

don't have that either

2:05 pm

crosshair

Seems like most of my missing words are of the five letter variety. :/

2:06 pm

cybernan

begins like the reprimand before it and ends like a very expensive watch

2:07 pm

Shirlockc

thx crosshair!

2:09 pm

crosshair

I actually forgot that I clued it much earlier. When using the tablet the word found list does not scroll for me, so after the first twenty words or so I have no idea what words I have found. :(

2:09 pm

cybernan

pi6/21 that follow michaelangelo's statue(s), please?

2:11 pm

crosshair

Do the statue ones sould like the person who flies a plane?

2:11 pm

crosshair

Sound

2:12 pm

cybernan

no

2:13 pm

cybernan

famous statue in St. Peter's, Vatican City: La Pi 5/12

2:14 pm

cybernan

ty crossy - that was the one I needed

2:19 pm

crosshair

:)

2:19 pm

cybernan

La Pi 5 is the most beautiful statue I have ever seen. It is the one of Mary holding the body of Jesus.

2:20 pm

crosshair

Ty for pi5,cybernan

2:21 pm

crosshair

Thebone I love is the statue that is male on one side and female on the other, but I cannot rememer who carved it.

2:22 pm

cybernan

I don't know how anyone can get such a moving expression on the face of a person carved in marble.

2:23 pm

cybernan

like many things in the art world photos don't do it justice

2:24 pm

NANCY

NAN THE PI 6 IS THE SAME AS A PURPLE FLOWER WITH A P BEGINNING

2:24 pm

crosshair

There is also a female bust where the carver had such skill that he carved a transparent veil out of marble. It is stunning.

2:24 pm

NANCY

BUT WITHA P BEGINNING

2:26 pm

NANCY

and it also has a pt

2:27 pm

cybernan

that rings a bell, crossy - was it a Rodin?

2:27 pm

crosshair

I think so, Cybernan.

2:28 pm

crosshair

It has been popping up in my FB feed of late.

2:34 pm

cybernan

Done -- anything else wanted before I leave?

2:34 pm

crosshair

Yea, if you could clue my last 52 words that would be great. :)

2:35 pm

crosshair

Just clue the toughest word you have before you go. :)

2:36 pm

crosshair

How is Nancy doing this fine day?

2:37 pm

Nef

Good afternoon. Crossie, I just started & have 52 words but Iâ€™ll bet theyâ€™re the ones you found first & wonâ€™t be helpfyul to you

2:37 pm

crosshair

Lol, howdy, nef. :)

2:38 pm

crosshair

Buckle up, there are some really strange ones, nef.

2:39 pm

Nef

Iâ€™m seeing that already. But I have the top row black already. :D

2:40 pm

crosshair

:)

2:41 pm

Nef

And now NBT (still need the 8 though for NBS)

2:42 pm

hokie carla

almost tapioca

2:42 pm

cybernan

the last few clued were my toughest. :)

2:43 pm

cybernan

btw: the veiled lady I was thinking of is by an Italian - not Rodin

2:43 pm

cybernan

hagd everyone :)

2:44 pm

Nef

Bye cyber

2:49 pm

Nef

Great clue hokie but still working on it

2:49 pm

hokie carla

lol, I didn't clue anything

2:50 pm

hokie carla

I just said we almost have tapioca in the grid

2:53 pm

Nef

OH! No wonder I canâ€™t find the 8! I just checked the word counts now & see I need an os 8/40, so am working on that now

3:28 pm

NANCY

Nan did you find the pi 6?

3:43 pm

dcseain

thanks, Nancy. got it

3:47 pm

NANCY

OH good to know someone got my clue.

3:55 pm

Nef

Stole

3:55 pm

Nef

Oops! Sorry

4:09 pm

hokie carla

phantom pastiche

4:25 pm

Nef

I think I see more phantoms than words now, so BBL with fresher eyes. Happy Babbling!

5:18 pm

periwinkle

ce5 please

5:22 pm

moolingwa

stop

5:23 pm

72 Temple Owl

hi moo

5:24 pm

moolingwa

hey TO, only kinda here :)

5:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am leaving now.

5:27 pm

periwinkle

ty mool

5:36 pm

suefrad625

as5?

5:38 pm

penquis

ends with another word for pee.... ;o)

5:39 pm

suefrad625

ty pen

5:40 pm

penquis

yw...

5:41 pm

suefrad625

does the 7 build

5:41 pm

penquis

no...the 7 ends like the Russian princess killed in 1917 (?_..the one people thought survived...

5:42 pm

penquis

ends like the end of her name...

5:43 pm

suefrad625

ty pen

5:43 pm

penquis

yw...

5:45 pm

medusa

dh5 please?

5:45 pm

penquis

ends with the spanish cheer....and pl....

5:46 pm

medusa

Thank you

5:48 pm

scatterbrain

Any clues pls for co 7

5:49 pm

penquis

ends with what you call the place that has a URL...

5:49 pm

penquis

it's a web****....

5:49 pm

penquis

only one way to get to that ending...

5:52 pm

scatterbrain

Thanks pen but just not getting it

5:53 pm

penquis

co + vowel + web****....the location of a webpage is the web word....

5:58 pm

scatterbrain

Thanks pen the penny just dropped

5:59 pm

penquis

yw...

6:11 pm

medusa

os 7 please?

6:12 pm

medusa

I am assuming the 8 is plural

6:13 pm

penquis

yes....ends with the spanish cheer....starts like a bone word....

6:14 pm

medusa

thank you

6:14 pm

penquis

yw...

6:15 pm

Nef

Good clue, pen, it took me a long time to find it & cluing it wasnâ€™t easy

6:15 pm

penquis

ty...

6:30 pm

penquis

i am done....goodnight all....

6:32 pm

Nef

WTG, pen, goodnight

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