12:00 am
MetFan
Howdy all
12:00 am
Rainiqui
Hi everyone
12:05 am
cybernan
hello everyone
12:05 am
Robespierre
Good morning! Greetings from Crete, where we’ve had nine consecutive days of rain, and the forecast gives at least a 50% chance of rain in 9 of the next 10 days…
12:06 am
justafreep
that's a lotta rain!
12:06 am
justafreep
(also... howdy)
12:08 am
Robespierre
If only I hadn’t procrastinated so much on building that ark!
12:11 am
Rainiqui
fr 7 and 8
12:18 am
justafreep
nice find
12:18 am
Gillie
but I still haven't found the co7!
12:19 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:19 am
justafreep
thanks, lickety
12:19 am
dcseain
thans, lickety
12:19 am
dcseain
hey,yall
12:20 am
Gillie
oh - I have found the co7 now - ty
12:21 am
cybernan
have a co 6-7, but no 8 or 9
12:21 am
Gillie
co8 is French - not very common in English, I think
12:22 am
Gillie
and co9 is the plural
12:22 am
cybernan
don't have that ar 7 either
12:22 am
cybernan
oh - there it is
12:23 am
justafreep
it's a 6-7, thoughI dunno that I've ever seen the 6
12:23 am
justafreep
(the ar, that is)
12:23 am
cybernan
not in my french vocab
12:25 am
Gillie
the co8 is built from a much commoner French word, with a prefix
12:27 am
dcseain
that co8/9 goodness not heard that word in decadeds. I thik i was in Montreal last time i heard it.
12:28 am
cybernan
not seeing any french words beginning with co - may be tomorrow
12:30 am
dcseain
portuguese dance plurals, btw
12:42 am
Robespierre
Thanks for the co 8/9 hint, dc! Finally found them.
3:15 am
dcseain
i’m glad that helped you, brother
5:12 am
lbdawger
gm, may I have a clue for the re8 plz?
5:22 am
lbdawger
nm found it, tadone!
6:58 am
hokie carla
good morning, babbleland
7:06 am
rbud
good mornng!
7:08 am
hokie carla
hey rbud
7:18 am
hokie carla
ugh, these s's again
7:30 am
periwinkle
morning all
7:30 am
hokie carla
hey peri
7:30 am
periwinkle
rehi is in the grid :)
7:34 am
hokie carla
yep, and rehi to you
7:40 am
hokie carla
pro tip: add an S to everything with all these duplicate tiles.
7:52 am
hokie carla
well, a bit stuck with 28 left. 2-9-6-7-3-1. guess I will eat breakfast and get ready for tennis.
7:53 am
hokie carla
oh, found a 6 to gray the 2nd column
8:02 am
Book Doctor Gwen
greetings, diving in
9:01 am
crosshair
Good morning, Babblers. :)
9:05 am
crosshair
Cannot see that co 8 and 9 portuguese dance. :(
9:13 am
BzznBea
It isn't a dance. It's French for colleague.
9:16 am
crosshair
Ty, bzz, for the clarification, and the assist. :)
9:23 am
crosshair
New ones for me--I hated taking french in high school. Back then they forced two years of it on you, so of course we hated it. Now I wish I had kept it up. :(
9:25 am
Book Doctor Gwen
nbt, nts, 98 to go, see y'all later
9:31 am
phaeton
help with the re8?
9:34 am
marksdolly
re plus the se 6
9:39 am
phaeton
FW...any clues wanted?
10:30 am
Mary
Clue please for the AF6,30
10:31 am
penquis
it's a + fr 5....
10:33 am
penquis
taking a break....bye all....
11:15 am
mkg
any clues for the 9 indluding stat welcome. ty.
11:18 am
periwinkle
I see the clue for the co8/9 but do not see the words. even looked on morewords
11:18 am
BzznBea
co8 and co9 clued earlier French for collegue
11:18 am
periwinkle
I saw that
11:19 am
periwinkle
ah I just remembered my high school french
11:19 am
BzznBea
colleague
11:19 am
mkg
ty. dont know french unfortunately. but ty anyway
11:19 am
BzznBea
Do you know google?
11:20 am
periwinkle
.I remembered the words Bea and found them and said ty
11:20 am
mkg
got it from google. ty.
11:25 am
moolingwa
morning all
11:25 am
periwinkle
morning mool happy wednesday to you
11:26 am
moolingwa
thanks peri, same to you
11:26 am
periwinkle
thanks
11:39 am
periwinkle
tough grid for me
11:39 am
periwinkle
fr7/8 please
11:39 am
moolingwa
I'm just starting the second row :)
11:40 am
hurshy
heidy ho good neighbors
11:41 am
moolingwa
hey hursh
11:41 am
hurshy
well i got 2 of the Z words but stumped on the other two
11:41 am
moolingwa
yeah, they're odd ones
11:42 am
hurshy
thought of Pinky from Pinky and the Brain and that sort of triggered it
11:42 am
moolingwa
yeah, that'll do it, and tomorrow we'll take over the world
11:42 am
hurshy
sounds like a plan
11:49 am
moolingwa
well, first past completed...51 left, and 8OFOET
11:50 am
moolingwa
yeah, the S and F a bit sticky in the 4th column
11:50 am
hurshy
i'm wrestling with Cs at the moment
11:50 am
moolingwa
still 3 left there for me
11:51 am
moolingwa
on the top c that is :)
11:51 am
hurshy
i need 1 there and 3 lower
11:52 am
moolingwa
1 and 5 now on the Cs
11:52 am
hurshy
got one more lower, spanish one
11:52 am
moolingwa
I got one on the lower as well
12:00 pm
hurshy
hmm, doesn't seem like there are many SH
12:00 pm
moolingwa
I have one so far
12:01 pm
hurshy
definitely sticky, as you said
12:01 pm
moolingwa
6-9-6-6-2-1
12:01 pm
moolingwa
6OFOET
12:02 pm
hurshy
phantom: sorcerer
12:02 pm
moolingwa
seems appropriate
12:10 pm
mkg
stat please for the E second column. ty. one word
12:15 pm
hokie carla
rehi
12:16 pm
hokie carla
I believe you want er4/4, mkg
12:18 pm
mkg
not the one i have. that one comes from top row E.
12:18 pm
hokie carla
this one is periods of time. taylor swift likes to use it.
12:21 pm
mkg
got it!!!!!!!! yes, the clue was key. ty.
12:22 pm
hokie carla
no prob
12:23 pm
hokie carla
where did hurshy go? I'm going to need some collab.
12:26 pm
hokie carla
or moo
12:27 pm
hokie carla
still 2-9-5-7-3-1 left. Z2 C E R S7 R F A S3 A2 N F2 O C3
12:28 pm
hokie carla
ooh, found the bottom Fs
12:29 pm
moolingwa
4-8-6-6-2-1 for me
12:30 pm
moolingwa
and good morning :)
12:30 pm
hokie carla
well you have a bit more 7s. and good afternoon.
12:32 pm
hokie carla
phantom confer
12:34 pm
hokie carla
conefish - kinda self explanatory
12:35 pm
hokie carla
I will not type afro today
12:37 pm
hurshy
yeah i tried conefish, canefish, carfish, canfish...
12:37 pm
hurshy
of course codfish would work but doesn't CONNECT
12:37 pm
hokie carla
lol, yeah I thought that too
12:37 pm
hurshy
i finished lunch which means i may be in and out depending on work
12:37 pm
hokie carla
I have golf in a bit so hope to finish this.
12:38 pm
hokie carla
did just find a lower S
12:40 pm
hurshy
name that proper noun! so4 brand
12:41 pm
hokie carla
found my last E
12:42 pm
hokie carla
found a 7
12:42 pm
hokie carla
and my N, which was a babblet I always miss.
12:42 pm
hurshy
found an 8!
12:44 pm
hurshy
whoops, finished 4s
12:45 pm
hurshy
ooh ooh one of those marine animals that actually works for a 7
12:45 pm
hokie carla
thanks, my last O
12:46 pm
moolingwa
had that one already
12:47 pm
hokie carla
1-6-4-5-3-1
12:47 pm
periwinkle
fr7/8 please
12:47 pm
moolingwa
4-7-5-6-2-1
12:47 pm
moolingwa
found a 6/7 combo
12:48 pm
hokie carla
you likely have one in your place, peri.
12:48 pm
hurshy
where you keep your ice cream
12:48 pm
moolingwa
and a 4/5 combo
12:48 pm
hokie carla
does anyone have the other 2 z's?
12:48 pm
periwinkle
sheesh ty carla and hurshy
12:50 pm
hokie carla
oh, see the z's
12:50 pm
hokie carla
thanks for nuthin
12:51 pm
moolingwa
another 6/7 combo...and 4OFOET
12:53 pm
moolingwa
3-6-4-4-1-1
12:53 pm
moolingwa
oh, it was a 7/8 combo not a 6/7
12:53 pm
hokie carla
0-5-4-5-3-1
12:54 pm
hokie carla
just found my lower left A. questionable.
12:54 pm
hokie carla
first 2 columns gray
12:55 pm
hokie carla
2 C's for the last column gray and everything else is in 3rd and 4th
12:55 pm
moolingwa
I need 3 Cs for that row and column
12:56 pm
moolingwa
ah an easy 5 I missed
12:57 pm
moolingwa
and another one
12:58 pm
moolingwa
another 5
12:59 pm
hokie carla
nothing
1:00 pm
hurshy
tell about your last 7/8 combo mool, my only 8 is the cold one we just clued for peri
1:10 pm
mirandapan
Hokie and Hursh--there is a co 8/9 that ends in the French for brother.
1:16 pm
hokie carla
thanks, miranda. last column and bottom row gray!
1:19 pm
hokie carla
found an S7!
1:20 pm
hurshy
ty kindly miranda
1:20 pm
hokie carla
0-4-4-4-2 C R S6 R F S2 A2
1:20 pm
hurshy
ooh you're ahead of me on F
1:20 pm
mirandapan
YW, kindly.
1:21 pm
hokie carla
which F, hurshy? both or upper?
1:27 pm
hokie carla
well, gotta go. TTFN
1:56 pm
hurshy
ok caught up on upper after thinking about the co9 lol
1:56 pm
hurshy
so 1 left there but 2 lower
1:57 pm
hurshy
aha got the lower ones
1:59 pm
hurshy
phantom: fracas
2:01 pm
hurshy
how many CE have people got? 4? or is there a fifth?
2:15 pm
hurshy
just the 4 in case anyone else is wondering
2:36 pm
moolingwa
16 still left
3-3-4-4-1-1
2:38 pm
moolingwa
ah, found the 9
2:38 pm
moolingwa
and for the record hursh, I have only 4 ce...though I Have one more C from the top to find