12:00 am
Rainiqui
Hi everyone
12:01 am
MetFan
Howdy all
12:01 am
justafreep
happy flip! And a whopper!
12:04 am
cybernan
hello everyone
12:04 am
Rainiqui
glittered
12:05 am
Rainiqui
oh crappola
12:05 am
justafreep
re7/8
12:07 am
JoyOh
Woohoo! Got a 9 letter one! Thanks Rainiqui!
12:08 am
Rainiqui
Thank Freep
12:08 am
harpjane
found a water animal
12:10 am
dizgrannie
at 8. hi all
12:10 am
jeanne314
LOL! I SWEAR I got it all on my own!!!
12:10 am
mkg
ta 8/9/9: two words and diff endings
12:13 am
justafreep
at8 x 2
12:14 am
justafreep
ag8 x 3 and an ag9
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:17 am
MetFan
Thanks Lickety
12:19 am
Robespierre
Oooh, a big one today! At8x3, at9
12:22 am
Robespierre
ag8 x 4. Never seen so many long "a" words!
12:24 am
Rainiqui
re 10, nbt ,nbs
12:34 am
cybernan
nbt, nbs and that 's it for me -- busy all day tomorrow, so doubt I will be back.
8:22 am
hokie carla
uh oh, it's a big one
8:22 am
hokie carla
26 8s! have mercy
8:22 am
hokie carla
and almost as many 6s as 4s. definitely not finishing this one.
8:24 am
hokie carla
phantom litigate
8:25 am
penquis
yes, i almost saw that, too...
8:25 am
hokie carla
this is going to be one of those jumping around all over the place days
8:26 am
penquis
yes...the first 200 words or so are fun... ;o)
8:26 am
hokie carla
only 16 in so far :D
8:31 am
penquis
i have 92 left....
8:32 am
hokie carla
noice! 335 left here
8:38 am
Flask1
afternoon all,,,
8:38 am
hokie carla
howdy
8:39 am
phaeton
phantom: content
8:39 am
hokie carla
ooh, grayed the top R
8:39 am
Flask1
it's a biggie, but so far it's fun but am only down to 267..
8:39 am
hokie carla
299 left here!
8:40 am
penquis
86 left here...first 200 words were fun... ;o)
8:40 am
hokie carla
well, I don't know about y'all, but I use snotted all the time
8:41 am
penquis
i actually tried snottage, lol....
8:41 am
hokie carla
I do have a lot of snottage right now
8:41 am
Scrabbler
Hahaha. You've wiped a lot of snotty noses, huh?
8:42 am
penquis
see?...it should be a word...
8:42 am
hokie carla
you know, that kid snotted all over his shirt
8:42 am
Flask1
I can't believe that snotter is not accepted!
8:42 am
penquis
snottage can be hard to remove...
8:43 am
Scrabbler
Kids hate having their snot wiped away.
8:43 am
hokie carla
I know, I never understood that. why would you want to keep that on your face?
8:44 am
Scrabbler
A forearm or hand works good enough for kids.
8:44 am
hokie carla
phantom triage
8:52 am
Flask1
any clues please for the middle e?
8:52 am
Scrabbler
I think 2 x ea5
8:52 am
penquis
one is ed 4....
8:52 am
hokie carla
phantom regalia
8:53 am
penquis
the other is ei 4....
8:53 am
Scrabbler
I am wrong about the e
8:54 am
Flask1
good clues thanks!
8:56 am
hokie carla
phantom aalii (only a longtime babbler would say that)
8:57 am
Scrabbler
Ha. I try to never miss that one.
8:58 am
hokie carla
agita still no good
8:58 am
penquis
tried that, too...
8:59 am
penquis
but extend it for five biggies...
8:59 am
hokie carla
well, I got 3, so will keep looking, thx
8:59 am
Scrabbler
TY, penquis
9:02 am
hokie carla
phantom interest
9:04 am
hokie carla
I know I have seen donettes on little gas station doughnuts
9:07 am
phaeton
any stats for the 10?
9:07 am
penquis
re 10/70....
9:09 am
Scrabbler
I passed halfway so I am do4. Enjoy the day.
9:09 am
penquis
bye, scrabs....
9:11 am
penquis
i went looking for my fours....still have five to find... :o(
9:14 am
hokie carla
well, I have finished first pass. still 118 left. 12-23-35-25-17-5-1
9:14 am
penquis
70 left here...
9:14 am
hokie carla
going to do some things and save this for tonight. good luck!
9:14 am
penquis
missing two 9s and ten 8s besides other words....
9:14 am
penquis
ty...bye...
9:15 am
hokie carla
that's good work on the biggies
9:17 am
phaeton
I have three 8's and one 9
9:17 am
penquis
just found one more 7/8/8 set....co.....
9:18 am
penquis
the As are popular today for their biggies...
9:19 am
hurshy
yay! g'morning all!!!
9:19 am
penquis
hi hursh...
9:20 am
penquis
i think i need a break....leaving 67 for later...bye all....
9:22 am
hurshy
ok this is very niche but
9:22 am
hurshy
name that proper noun! the guy T'Pring actually wanted to marry instead of Spock
9:25 am
penquis
Stonn....and goodbye for now....
9:25 am
hurshy
ding ding ding!!! bye pen
9:35 am
rururocks
Would someone mind giving a hint on the 10 I just don't see it
9:37 am
Flask1
sorry, haven't seen it yet!
9:39 am
rururocks
i did it several times yesterday flask
9:39 am
rururocks
it happens
9:40 am
Flask1
I should really not chat...but its hard!!..lol
9:42 am
hurshy
76 Ts Total
9:43 am
hurshy
that's a lot of Ts
9:44 am
BzznBea
I found the 10 - gets back at
9:45 am
hurshy
like revenge
9:45 am
hurshy
but a verb
9:45 am
hurshy
70/76 Ts found
9:45 am
BzznBea
re9.54 and re10.70
9:46 am
hurshy
you'd have to be stupid not to plan for Iran to re9 by closing the strait of hormuz
9:47 am
origami
Thanks, hurshy
9:47 am
periwinkle
ty Bea and hurshy
9:47 am
Deeha
what are the stats for the 10??
9:47 am
hurshy
bea just said
9:48 am
Deeha
sorry didnt see it thanks
9:50 am
rururocks
god will this grid ever end?
9:50 am
hurshy
well, you can stop whenever you like
9:50 am
hurshy
if you are not having fun
9:50 am
origami
Oh, no he can't
9:51 am
hurshy
free your mind
and the re4 will follow
9:52 am
hurshy
phantom: retro
9:56 am
hurshy
Ns Nailed!
9:58 am
Flask1
any chance of a wee clue for the re9/10 combo, please?
9:58 am
BzznBea
We have a full day ahead. So there is no way I will even get halfway.
9:59 am
hurshy
we clued them like 15 mins ago
9:59 am
BzznBea
9:46 flask
9:59 am
hurshy
i see what someone was saying about all the lovely long A words! what fun!
10:01 am
Flask1
thnx guys!
10:03 am
hurshy
altho i am doing better on the upper A than the lower
10:04 am
hurshy
phantom: eagle
10:14 am
hurshy
finding the Ds Difficult
10:18 am
rururocks
i'm missing four of thos
10:18 am
hurshy
well i'm missing ten
10:23 am
rururocks
you'lll get your finger on it sooner or later :D
10:24 am
hurshy
ok that got me three
10:32 am
phaeton
help with the first in7/28?
10:33 am
hurshy
don't have, will look
10:33 am
marksdolly
there is another in 7 before that one
10:33 am
marksdolly
that in 7 you're talking about, think motion in science
10:34 am
hurshy
i words inveigled!
10:35 am
sajarn
phantom: litigate
10:39 am
hokie carla
rehi
10:39 am
hurshy
hiya hokie
10:39 am
hokie carla
nice
10:40 am
hokie carla
I walked winston. got off the couch. now I've sat back down.
10:42 am
hurshy
cool cool
10:44 am
hurshy
argh these Ds are still driving me crazy
10:44 am
hokie carla
these pretzels are making me thirsty!
10:45 am
rururocks
finished.. jeez
10:45 am
hokie carla
I only need 11 D's
10:45 am
hurshy
well did you see the clue ru gave me that got me three
10:45 am
hurshy
12 mins ago
10:45 am
hokie carla
if you say it was easy, ruru, Imma slap you through the internet
10:45 am
hokie carla
lol, no I just got here
10:46 am
hurshy
yes but you might've scrolled back a lil to look for clues
10:46 am
hokie carla
I'll look when I get down to the D
10:46 am
Aloyisius
Ugh, no power, no internet after a bad windstorm.
10:46 am
hurshy
is the out in the plains states?
10:46 am
hokie carla
starting 2nd pass so still on first tile
10:46 am
hurshy
i have a friend in nebraska who's been talking about the high winds
10:47 am
hokie carla
our wind was crazy on Thu. there are guys in front of our house right now cutting up a tree that fell across the road and winston is going nuts.
10:48 am
Aloyisius
NORTHEAST OHIO was slammed last night
10:49 am
hokie carla
was sure our power would go out but luckily it didn't. part of our 'hood is in NC and one of my neighbors said last night at the clubhouse that theirs was out for 12 hours.
10:49 am
hurshy
hokie n the hood
10:50 am
hokie carla
after helene our power company had to replace a ridiculous number of poles so they should be good for a while. but I guess if a tree blows down onto the lines it doesn''t matter.
10:50 am
Aloyisius
Boo, will have to pass on this big grid..later gators!
10:50 am
hokie carla
good luck, aloy
10:50 am
hokie carla
phantom sextant
10:53 am
hokie carla
hurshy, do you have the right side S? I just need one.
10:54 am
hurshy
yes, they all come from three roots
10:54 am
hokie carla
kthx
10:54 am
hurshy
including an 8
10:55 am
hokie carla
well yes, I don't have the 8. looking...
10:56 am
hokie carla
we've already established it's not snottage
10:56 am
hurshy
right root tho
10:56 am
hokie carla
now only 6 on the other S. wahhhh
10:57 am
hokie carla
what about the upper O?
10:57 am
hurshy
i have an st8
10:57 am
hurshy
did you get the potato-brand-like word
10:57 am
hokie carla
of course, thx
10:58 am
hokie carla
phantom eterne
10:59 am
hokie carla
and extra
11:00 am
hokie carla
is your st8 an extension of another word?
11:01 am
hurshy
though not necessarily actually related
11:01 am
hurshy
the back of the boat is the st5
11:02 am
hurshy
need some lunch
11:03 am
hokie carla
well, looked it up. it's related to an arthropod
11:05 am
hurshy
fun times
11:12 am
hurshy
you don't happen to have both center E by any chance do you?
11:12 am
hokie carla
yes I do
11:12 am
hokie carla
both 4s
11:12 am
hurshy
i have ei4
11:12 am
hokie carla
well then you're going to smack yourself
11:13 am
marksdolly
there is ei 4 and ei 5
11:13 am
hurshy
yes but ei5 is the lower E
11:13 am
hurshy
aha thanks hokie
11:13 am
hokie carla
not from there, it's ed4
11:15 am
marksdolly
well duh, I'll just go back to searching :)
11:15 am
hurshy
one more C to grey the 5th col and hit 350 words
11:15 am
hokie carla
phantom retro
11:15 am
hokie carla
I only need 9 c's but still working 2nd row
11:18 am
hokie carla
hit a wall again on the 2nd R with 8 left. guessing some big ones.
11:18 am
hurshy
idk, i don't have as many biggies there as you'd think
11:18 am
hurshy
missing 3
11:19 am
hurshy
just one re8
11:19 am
hokie carla
ok, I have one 8 and 4 7
11:19 am
hurshy
so at least five of yours are not big
11:20 am
hokie carla
there's the 5 I always miss
11:20 am
hurshy
first R i have is the one that is similar to 80s president
11:20 am
hokie carla
oh, that old babblet, thanks
11:21 am
hurshy
and that's pretty much the weirdest one i've got
11:21 am
hokie carla
there's a re6/18 I wouldn't ever use IRL
11:23 am
hokie carla
do you have the 2nd row N gray?
11:23 am
hurshy
1-4-9-7-5-4
11:23 am
hokie carla
still need 3 and don't see anything
11:23 am
hurshy
2 ne5/10s
11:24 am
hurshy
one is a plural w/o singular, the other plural with singular
11:24 am
hokie carla
have those
11:24 am
hurshy
everything else pretty run of the mill
11:24 am
hokie carla
have 5 no
11:25 am
hurshy
10 no total from both Ns
11:25 am
hokie carla
ok, have 2 from bottom so must be 3 NO!
11:25 am
hokie carla
like the RO
11:26 am
hokie carla
well are all 3 related because I can only get 2
11:26 am
phaeton
FW...any clues wanted
11:26 am
hokie carla
congrats
11:27 am
hurshy
the first one is 4
11:27 am
hokie carla
like not yeses?
11:27 am
hokie carla
oh, nm. got it.
11:28 am
hurshy
i think i will list now
11:28 am
hokie carla
moving on to 3rd row
11:28 am
hokie carla
84 left. 8-12-23-21-14-5-1
11:34 am
hokie carla
phantom tetra
11:34 am
hokie carla
oh, brand of shoes that were popular when I was in high school
11:36 am
hokie carla
can anybody guess my missing 2 T's on the tile with 5?
11:36 am
hokie carla
only one way to go there
11:37 am
hurshy
baby 2000 lbs
11:38 am
hokie carla
hmm, not tonlet, tonnette
11:38 am
hurshy
so close 2nd one
11:38 am
hokie carla
lol, I have tried like 4 different spellings of that
11:38 am
hokie carla
what's the actual stat?
11:39 am
hurshy
to7 and 8
11:40 am
hokie carla
finally got it, thanks
11:43 am
hokie carla
ooh, found a drug
11:44 am
hurshy
i was feeling good until i got to a group of three long ta words, i'm really kicking myself for missing those
11:44 am
hokie carla
I know that feeling
11:45 am
hokie carla
and I do not have those
11:45 am
hurshy
an 8 with two 9s
11:45 am
hokie carla
compound?
11:46 am
hokie carla
and obvi from the upper T because I just need one lower
11:47 am
hokie carla
argh, thanks
11:47 am
hokie carla
well done
11:48 am
marksdolly
17 left here
11:48 am
hokie carla
68 here
11:48 am
marksdolly
you're gaining Hokie!
11:48 am
hokie carla
and I refuse to list before 30 because it's just a pain to look up the ones I can't find
11:48 am
hokie carla
ha, dolly!
11:51 am
hokie carla
well I just found a group of big i's I missed first time around
11:52 am
hokie carla
and then just typo'd another :D
11:54 am
hurshy
yes 30 was a pretty good time to list
11:54 am
hokie carla
57 now
11:56 am
hokie carla
my aim now is to get 6 or less on each (since I still have 6 R)
11:57 am
hokie carla
but struggling with the D. still need 7.
11:58 am
hokie carla
okay, 6. moving on!
12:05 pm
marksdolly
fireworks here!!
12:05 pm
hokie carla
congrats!
12:06 pm
marksdolly
ty Hokie!!
12:07 pm
marksdolly
enjoy your weekend!!
12:07 pm
hokie carla
thanks, you too
12:08 pm
hokie carla
so connotate isn't a word?
12:10 pm
hokie carla
oh well, 50 left. a nice round number. will try again tonight if I feel like it. 3-5-17-15-6-3-1
1:57 pm
mael
good afternoon everyone!
1:57 pm
hokie carla
rehi and hi mael!
1:58 pm
hokie carla
found 2 words!