Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, December 18, 2019

12:02 am

justafreep

or7

12:11 am

broll

ut 7

12:12 am

dizgrannie

Us unearthed

12:18 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

dizgrannie

Ws waived...wa 7

12:22 am

dizgrannie

Ps perfected

12:24 am

jessmom

er7

12:24 am

dizgrannie

fa 7/8

12:25 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:27 am

dizgrannie

iz 4

12:28 am

dizgrannie

fait

12:54 am

dizgrannie

FWs

12:58 am

rbud

congrats!

1:00 am

dizgrannie

ty. any clues needed?

1:00 am

rbud

nah, not me. I'm muddling through pretty quickly, but ty! :)

1:25 am

rbud

okay, done, but my last two, the wa 7 and the za 4 - would have been hopeless without morewords, haha. Silly words.

1:44 am

sammysmom

got a new loiuse penney book today.. like her writing... anyone else rea her stuff ??

1:51 am

ARB

i read her too -- love her created village

3:30 am

Frances

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3:31 am

rubyfoo

Better this Morning. I misread the scale yesterday and thought I had lost two kg. which would be very scary

3:34 am

rubyfoo

Frances? I just read yourr profile and would be happy to send you some of my deceased husband4s fancy silk ties for you patchworks They're mostly conservative, but lovely

3:42 am

Frances

Hello ruby that would be vry kid of o

3:43 am

Frances

you I haven't been on here for a while. I will e-mail you with an explanation

3:47 am

rubyfoo

I used to buy him designer ties for most occasions as he Always wore one to work and disn't need anything else.

4:03 am

mattygroves

Surely he needed trousers, shirt, underwear...or did he have a weird job where the only item of clothing was a tie.... :) (I have a terrible mind)

4:04 am

rubyfoo

a very long tie, like Trump

4:04 am

mattygroves

Haaaaa! Great minds!

4:06 am

rubyfoo

He was Always elegant

4:13 am

rubyfoo

frances: my e-mail address is in my profile

4:14 am

rubyfoo

roose

4:15 am

rubyfoo

sorry

4:15 am

Alleyn58

Going bonkers looking for the fa7/8. Is it too early for a hint?

4:28 am

MollyL

fa7 starts with the first three of a word that means belief and ends with _____ de France

4:32 am

Alleyn58

Still confused - obviously not fully awake!!

4:33 am

MollyL

If you have belief you have fa5 in God

4:33 am

MollyL

fa5 is not in the grid

4:35 am

Alleyn58

Thank you - was struggling

4:58 am

rubyfoo

my monkeys hae collapsed, looked for fa7

5:04 am

MollyL

Did you get it Ruby?

5:13 am

rubyfoo

nope

5:18 am

MollyL

Start with the first three of the County ____ where they have rides and ferris wheels, then add _____ de France. Then plural.

5:21 am

rubyfoo

I kept trying the wrong -- de France, thinking of the county rather than my g

5:22 am

rubyfoo

favorite event Thank you for your perpetual patience

5:24 am

MollyL

That is hilarious. I thought for sure you would be right on the de France word, since you are an avid watcher.
: D

5:26 am

rubyfoo

I kept trying to get s on the end of ile; maybe all the morphine is making me more stupid

5:26 am

rubyfoo

LOL

5:29 am

MollyL

Well, stupid or not, I hope it is helping with your pain. Still sending good thoughts your way.

5:30 am

rubyfoo

As long as I Don't stand up, I Don't hurt; now if I could just gain 3 or 4 kgs…………..

5:36 am

rubyfoo

yay, half and time for lunch and nap. How excitting is that?

5:46 am

sukee

I have a few days where I don't have to do any writing, I would love at least one super big grid that doesn't cause me too much grief :) Haven't seen one all week.

5:48 am

periwinkle

good morning all. help with way or er7pls

5:52 am

mattygroves

I have er7, but no idea how to clue it - it sounds a bit like to make something sexual but missing a C

5:53 am

mattygroves

It uses the high value tile near the end

5:53 am

sukee

Got that, ty matty

5:53 am

periwinkle

looking but not seeing it yet

5:54 am

periwinkle

found it ty matty

5:55 am

mattygroves

Glad my clue helped! I thought it was useless ;)

5:55 am

aebmusica

wa7.......clue please

5:57 am

periwinkle

or 7 pls

5:58 am

mattygroves

OR7 - people who talk effectively - some people say Obama or MLK were excellent OR7s

5:58 am

periwinkle

ty matty

5:58 am

aebmusica

wa7 please

5:59 am

mattygroves

Sorry, I don't have the wa7, and can't imagine what it might be

5:59 am

mattygroves

Do you know what the point value is?

6:00 am

aebmusica

wa7/60

6:01 am

sukee

NBS finally

6:01 am

sukee

I mean nbt :)

6:02 am

periwinkle

the wa7 builds off of the wa 4/11

6:02 am

periwinkle

for the end rearrange the opposite of false

6:03 am

mattygroves

Thank's Peri!

6:03 am

periwinkle

yvw

6:03 am

sukee

Is there only one wa 4/11?

6:04 am

sukee

Got it.

6:04 am

mattygroves

Does anyone have the stats for the 8, please?

6:04 am

sukee

Ws done :)

6:05 am

aebmusica

tyvm peri

6:09 am

sukee

Can someone clue the fa 7? Molly's clue has a letter missing.

6:09 am

sukee

The plural is the 8 too

6:10 am

sukee

Or I am misunderstanding the last part of the clue

6:12 am

sukee

Doh, got it, never mind :)

6:13 am

sukee

My clue. FA 7/44. First four letters of a belief + not my but o** . Then plural.

6:14 am

mattygroves

Thanks!

6:14 am

sukee

I means fake :)

6:15 am

sukee

Break time, gl

6:18 am

ChampFit

Never wouild've gotten there sukee...thx!

7:13 am

MollyL

Sorry, my clue for fa7 should have said "first four of belief"

7:14 am

BzznBea

Feeling better today, Molly?

7:14 am

MollyL

No, actually first three works if you use the bicycle race. I didn't know there was more than one thing that ended in "de France"

7:15 am

MollyL

I'm getting there Bea. Thanks for asking.

7:19 am

JaxH66

I am missing one 7 I have er, fa, or and ut. What am I missing please?

7:19 am

BzznBea

or7/28

7:20 am

JaxH66

Are there 2 or7/28 words?

7:21 am

BzznBea

No, I'm sorry, I missed the or in your question

7:21 am

BzznBea

wa7/60

7:23 am

JaxH66

Does it build off the wa4/11?

7:24 am

BzznBea

yes

7:26 am

JaxH66

Thanks got it eventually.

7:27 am

BzznBea

=)

7:50 am

InTheRedwoods

Can someone clue the ut 7 please.

7:51 am

BzznBea

take advantage of...uses the high point tile

7:51 am

InTheRedwoods

Thank you

7:52 am

BzznBea

yw

7:58 am

Judi

Good morning, y'all.

7:59 am

hokie carla

good morning

7:59 am

BzznBea

Good morning, ladies.

7:59 am

hokie carla

this grid has a lot of words for as ugly as it is

7:59 am

BzznBea

There are some doozies...

8:00 am

hokie carla

great

8:01 am

BzznBea

As long as a tree doesn't fall in our yard again today, I may be able to get this one done...AND get all the packages to the post office...

8:03 am

Judi

Existential question: If a tree falls in Bea's yard and everyone is Babbling, will her packages get to the post office in time? Answers? Discussion?

8:03 am

hokie carla

yikes, was it windy there? we have had a lot of rain, so I could see that happen

8:04 am

BzznBea

It was breezy. It was an old tree that should have been taken out a couple years ago.

8:04 am

hokie carla

hope it didn't hit your house or car or anything

8:04 am

Judi

Blah. That happened to us once. Side yard. I think hubby was rather gleeful that he got to take the chainsaw to it.

8:05 am

Judi

Then the neighbors took all the cut stuff for firewood. So, nothing went to waste.

8:05 am

BzznBea

Fortunately, it didn't fall on our lovely house! It did fall towards a van parked across the street, but barely any damage to it.

8:06 am

BzznBea

There are two more trees just like it in the front yard that need to come out or they will hit the house.

8:06 am

hokie carla

LOL, something about husbands and chainsaws. My husband loves when he has to get his out and saw something up.

8:06 am

Judi

Men and power tools. A lifelong love affair.

8:06 am

hokie carla

are these bradford pears? they just love to fall down.

8:07 am

hokie carla

true, judi

8:07 am

MollyL

I agree with Judi. It's men and power tools

8:07 am

BzznBea

The city cleaned up most of it as it fell into the street. We still have to deal with the 8 foot trunk that is about 4 feet in diameter...

8:07 am

Judi

* whistles Lumberjack song from Monty Python *

8:08 am

BzznBea

No, it was an old maple.

8:08 am

hokie carla

if we were closer I'd send my husband over :D

8:08 am

Judi

Yikes. That's a huge tree, Bea.

8:08 am

BzznBea

It was. Over 70 years old.

8:09 am

MollyL

♪I'm a lumberjack and I'm OK
I sleep all night and I work all day♪

8:09 am

hokie carla

we have about a million new maples if you want me to bring one ;). I swear I pull up saplings all over the place here.

8:10 am

MollyL

Bonfire at Bea's house!!

8:10 am

hokie carla

it'd be fine if they were in the woods but they're always in inconvenient places

8:10 am

Judi

Sigh. I'll trade you acorns for maple saplings, Carla.

8:10 am

hokie carla

sounds good!

8:10 am

hokie carla

(the bonfire, not the acorns)

8:11 am

BzznBea

On the bright side, loosing that tree will give me more eastern sunlight.

8:14 am

Judi

Although, the squirrels are vigilant and scoop up most of the acorns. Nice plump squirrels for the hawks and eagles to feast on.

8:16 am

bichon

Where do you live Judi, that there are eagles?

8:17 am

hokie carla

what is the stats for the 8?

8:17 am

Judi

Northern Delaware, Bich. We get all kinds of birds that commute between here and the Chesapeake Bay.

8:17 am

BzznBea

fa8/60

8:19 am

bichon

Nice Judi

8:22 am

hokie carla

thx, bea.

8:23 am

hokie carla

judi, my SIL lives on the Intercoastal in Jacksonville and there is an eagle's nest at a house on her street. Actually, there was one and the people wanted the tree cut down and it was a huge ordeal of red tape but they finally did and the eagles built another in a different tree.

8:25 am

BzznBea

I'm heading out...I will get these packages in the mail today or die trying...

8:26 am

hokie carla

good luck! got my Xmas cards in the mail yesterday so who knows when people will get them.

8:30 am

JaxH66

clue for te5 please

8:30 am

MLFAN17

hello

8:31 am

marksdolly

good morning mlf :)

8:31 am

MLFAN17

good morning mark

8:32 am

Judi

Glad the eagles stayed in the neighborhood, Carla.

8:33 am

MLFAN17

jax I don't have it sorry

8:35 am

MLFAN17

judi?

8:36 am

Judi

Yes, MLF?

8:36 am

MLFAN17

having fun with this grid today?

8:37 am

Judi

Well, enjoying chatting. Almost done with grid.

8:38 am

Judi

Anyone have a clue for the Su6/21?

8:39 am

marksdolly

think of courting Judi

8:39 am

Judi

Thank you.

8:39 am

marksdolly

:)

8:41 am

Judi

Fireworks!

8:41 am

marksdolly

congrats!

8:42 am

MLFAN17

ty mark

8:42 am

MLFAN17

congrats judi

8:42 am

Judi

Te5: Te + _____ ______ (part of) pants on fire.

8:43 am

Judi

Off I toddle to do a bit of work.

8:44 am

MLFAN17

I got it

8:48 am

MLFAN17

i got the er7 thanks to earlier clue

8:48 am

hokie carla

where was that, mlfan?

8:48 am

MollyL

Carla and Bea are really buying into that "Keep Christmas With You, All Through The Year" thing
: D

8:49 am

hokie carla

last year was the first time I actually got my cards out early and then they were lost in the mail for weeks and people got them after Xmas.

8:49 am

MLFAN17

the clue? i had to open the chat to find it..i was looking for stats for another word but didn't see any

8:49 am

hokie carla

ok, I will check the whole thing

8:50 am

MLFAN17

first column o stats pls?

8:50 am

hurshy

or5, 6, 6, 7, all related

8:50 am

MLFAN17

oh i found or 5/6 for that o

8:51 am

mixi6

ty hurshy

8:51 am

hurshy

a sick martian would be an ailien

8:52 am

MLFAN17

hurshy different 5/ then what i have>'

8:52 am

MLFAN17

i got all of them ty hurshy

8:56 am

MLFAN17

i will be back..

9:08 am

rururocks

a sick martian would have something wrong with his venus

9:09 am

hurshy

but if you told him he had something wrong with his venus, he'd probably say, "YOU have something wrong with uranus!"

9:11 am

hurshy

well, i might need a clue for fa8, not seeing it

9:12 am

marksdolly

Fireworks!!! YAY!!\

9:12 am

bichon

fa + vowel + a Euopean ****

9:12 am

hokie carla

it is pl for fa7. molly clued earlier. ends in * de france.

9:12 am

hokie carla

well done, dolly

9:13 am

hurshy

thank you both :)

9:13 am

hokie carla

I still need 9 r's. where are they?

9:14 am

hurshy

i need 3, whereas, i only need one of any other letters

9:14 am

marksdolly

you will find the majority of them starting with RO

9:15 am

hokie carla

well, I still need 11 s's I just realized.

9:15 am

hokie carla

thx, will try harder on ro

9:15 am

marksdolly

there are 18 Ro's

9:15 am

mixi6

wa7?

9:16 am

MLFAN17

hokie that clue is it supposed to be fa to4?

9:17 am

MLFAN17

never mind

9:17 am

MLFAN17

middle column first I stats pls?

9:17 am

rururocks

fatwus.. iranians who go to war but chicken out

9:18 am

hurshy

both il4/4

9:18 am

hurshy

zo4/9, what's the other z?

9:18 am

MLFAN17

ty hurshy

9:18 am

mixi6

za4,12 hurshy

9:18 am

hokie carla

za4/12

9:18 am

hokie carla

ridiculous word

9:19 am

hurshy

thanks!

9:19 am

MLFAN17

4th column e help pls?

9:20 am

hokie carla

$$

9:20 am

hokie carla

well, I'm off to the gym. TTFN

9:20 am

marksdolly

tata Hokie

9:21 am

mixi6

fw. off to wrap packages.

9:21 am

MLFAN17

I got it

9:23 am

hurshy

at4, aw4, and...?

9:25 am

phaeton

at5/10

9:25 am

rururocks

at5

9:26 am

hurshy

ty

9:41 am

rururocks

hmm that z is now coming in handy

10:08 am

MollyL

They were singing this on the radio this morning:
♪I'll be sick for Christmas♪
♪Pass the tissue please♪
♪Please have Ny-Quil and some Vicks♪
♪And Chicken soup by the tree♪

10:27 am

KnightTime

Christmas Sonnet
Dale L Knight - 12/17/04

I start the car and drive off to the mall
The radio plays the music of the season
But why do I subject myself to all
the lunacy – I mean, what is the reason?

Why give a gift at this time and not another?
And mail ridiculous cards for all to read?
Then have to wrap the gifts – I ask you brother.
“Does this address some deep neurotic need?”

Forget the cards, the gifts, the incessant greetings
of Merry Christmas! and Happy Holidays!
And please, oh please, desist from carol singing
I can’t take another Christmas song today.

O haste the day of this dread season’s end
‘Cause we’ll rest ten months and do it all again.

10:33 am

libarebel

I agree, Knight-- worst time of year for me-- no nuclear family left but me :(

10:35 am

NatashaW

I'm in that same boat libarebel - last one standing. Holiday time is tough.

10:40 am

hokie carla

it does sound tough. I can't imagine.

10:42 am

libarebel

ty, Nat & hoki

10:43 am

bichon

ou 6/33, pls

10:44 am

montreal13

armed conflict bichon

10:44 am

hokie carla

also a strange word

10:45 am

MollyL

Not in + not peace

10:45 am

montreal13

it is indeed...

10:45 am

bichon

ty Molly

10:48 am

hokie carla

27 left. nothing new coming. do I sit here and try to make up words all day? nah, I'm going to the list so I know what I'm looking for and can get on with my life.

10:49 am

montreal13

go carla go ☺☺

10:50 am

hokie carla

omg, already mad about missing the needle case

10:54 am

hokie carla

now I feel like a pu4 for missing that word too

10:55 am

montreal13

lol

11:01 am

dan2bit

you must ut7 all your powers

11:02 am

montreal13

and don't be UP5 if you missed a few...

11:03 am

montreal13

hi and bye dan and carla - bbl for last 21 - take care

11:03 am

hokie carla

argh, that was my missing u! (up5) and I am up5 about it

11:04 am

montreal13

lol - have a great day - poof

11:04 am

hokie carla

bye, you too

11:05 am

hokie carla

was also missing se5, the anagram

11:09 am

hokie carla

well, easy peasy with the list. now on to some present wrapping.

12:24 pm

Douglas

I certainly hope neither of the z's are particularly common. I'm not seeing them yet. Stats, please?

12:27 pm

Naches girl

Otile

12:44 pm

Uneaixoise

Za4/12......z + dog bark

1:14 pm

rururocks

zawoof

1:14 pm

rururocks

damn it

1:18 pm

MollyL

zabowwow didn't work either

1:19 pm

rururocks

lol.. good one

1:27 pm

MollyL

Didn't there used to be someone here who went on and on about the za4?

1:30 pm

rururocks

there is a player named zarf on serpentine

1:43 pm

rururocks

*saunters off to the PB for that one*

1:57 pm

MollyL

I bet you swagger too
: P

2:03 pm

rururocks

more like stagger :D

2:18 pm

turqaz

i'm stuck. a clue for et 6/18 please?

2:22 pm

rururocks

star in french

2:23 pm

turqaz

tyvm, ruru. i avoided that because it's french!!

2:39 pm

ALC

for the French word use the same letter to start and end the word with difficult work in the middle.

2:42 pm

ALC

sure

3:55 pm

wht

Is the wa7 a state of joy induced by the aromas of holiday cooking?

4:17 pm

MollyL

Cute Wht. I thought it was finding out the end of days smells like good food. : D

4:24 pm

lil*monkey

hmmm trying to figure out that clue

4:30 pm

lil*monkey

aha

4:30 pm

lil*monkey

got it

4:47 pm

mkg

hi all.

4:54 pm

Soodle

Hi mkg. This is quite a friendly little grid.

4:55 pm

mkg

to those without family for christmas, who are the last ones standing from family, i want to say that I can so so so relate. I was an only child. when my mom died after my dad had already died, i was so devastated. try to surround yourselves with friends. that is all i can say.

4:55 pm

mkg

hi soodie.

4:56 pm

mkg

soodle, is that you in the photo? sitting in a chair? with gray hair and blue on? where do you live?

4:56 pm

sukee

I join the list of those alone. My sister is on the west coast and my parents are gone. Friends have their own families.

4:56 pm

sukee

I have the cats and food and Netflix :)

4:57 pm

mkg

one suggestion: go volunteer for xmas! at a hospital or a homeless shelter or somewhere and it gives meaning to your life and to your day.

4:57 pm

sukee

It is hard when you have a mobility issue.

4:58 pm

sukee

Can't believe I missed that movie title earlier...

5:19 pm

MollyL

I agree with mkg. There are a lot of meaningful ways to spend Christmas if you are on your own.

5:43 pm

mkg

I once spent an entire xmas at a nursing home just chatting with the people living there who ventured into the communal living room. It was wonderful.

5:44 pm

mkg

Sukee, is there anyone to take you somewhere to volunteer? I just say in the living area and talked......

5:44 pm

mkg

ok, i need to finish this grid! ugh have client in 15 min so will be back later. but any quick clues for the 8 and stats?

6:22 pm

grannyrose

fa8/60. fa + not him or her but ** + not theirs. the fa7 is the singular form. and yes i know mkg has gone. leaving this clue for her. xox

6:34 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

hi all, leaping off the couch and diving in

6:49 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

nbt, nbs, left column done, woot

8:10 pm

mkg

i am back! getting the clue granny.

8:10 pm

mkg

unsure about not theirs.

8:10 pm

mkg

got the fa 8! ty. super clue!

8:11 pm

mkg

still missing the E and i words for top row. stats and clues welcome

8:13 pm

mkg

otherwise have most of it.

8:13 pm

mkg

any clues for the E or i top row more than welcome.

8:13 pm

mkg

just found the e words. so just i needed.

8:16 pm

mkg

off to bed. bye.

10:39 pm

crayola

Fireworks. Anyone want clues before I go?

10:45 pm

crayola

Okay, back after the flip.

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