Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, February 16, 2020

12:05 am

jessmom

ra8

12:10 am

ursh

tx jess - stupid word

12:11 am

jessmom

yw

12:11 am

cybernan

hi everyone -- not seeing that ra 8

12:13 am

grannyrose

pretty twisty, nan. start from the bottom go up the right side come back down on the left

12:13 am

grannyrose

firier

12:13 am

grannyrose

whew...non word

12:14 am

cybernan

will look, but it seems to me that would take a lot more than 8 letters

12:18 am

grannyrose

try for the short version of the word ra6/33

12:18 am

grannyrose

darn that's confusing. try for the shorter version of the ra8. ra6/33

12:18 am

cybernan

only ra words I have so far are the smelly ra 4 and 6

12:19 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:19 am

grannyrose

thanx mate

12:20 am

cybernan

i will look again later

12:20 am

cybernan

has the flooding subsided rose?

12:22 am

grannyrose

still large areas under water nan. after the really heavy rain we had a slow persistent fall of rain.

12:23 am

cybernan

are you ok then?

12:24 am

grannyrose

i'm okay. i live on the outskirts of a capital city. and sort of higher up, in the foothills of our ranges. our drains didn't handle the deluge well, but all clear now.

12:25 am

cybernan

thats good to hear

12:27 am

grannyrose

of course we were out when the skies opened up. DH was driving along muttering, at least we don't have a distributor to worry about. made me laugh. it brought back so many memories of flooded roads and our cars all stalled. our vehicle assist club would be flooded with calls...pun intended

12:31 am

Gillie

fi7

12:56 am

rururocks

I thought you walked on water GR?

1:01 am

grannyrose

lol.. ruru..... not according to the Book of Sons....

1:02 am

cybernan

good night all

1:02 am

grannyrose

sweet dreams nan

2:08 am

hydra

fi7 - more of what a fish swims with.

2:33 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

2:37 am

licketySplitAUS

Oh wow - it worked. I'm trying to setup my clues engine in the cloud, so that if I get power outages at home, it should still work. Not there yet, but first step looks promising. You might see a few more meesages like this as I test

2:38 am

zoozzoom

Sounds good to me, Lickety! Keep up the great work you do for us. Much appreciated!

3:22 am

Karys

Lickety... without you and your work I would never, ever finish ... you are so important, Thank You x

3:27 am

licketySplitAUS

Unfortunately I got snagged with a technical issue - so it's not in the cloud just yet. I never give up though.

3:27 am

licketySplitAUS

Thank you Karys for your kind words :)

3:45 am

Karys

It's just so you know !!

4:19 am

hydra

Lickety, you are amazing! I couldn't manage without your clues, either.

4:21 am

Lizlin

I agree 😊

5:12 am

deanoz

i don't use the clues often. i am happy just to find whatever i can find, but all the same, huge respect to lickety for such an awesome job.

6:39 am

MollyL

We ♥ Lickety : D

7:32 am

BzznBea

This grid is a bit of a challenge.

7:50 am

MLFAN17

looks like it too

7:53 am

wvteach

stats / help with the 8 pls

7:54 am

MollyL

ra8...something that makes things purer

7:55 am

MLFAN17

finally got a 7

7:56 am

MollyL

I really wanted go4/9y to be a word. Those plaid pants and saddle shoes look kind of go4/9y. : D

7:57 am

MLFAN17

you mean a sport molly?

7:59 am

MLFAN17

stats for the a pls?

8:01 am

mixi6

ah4 mlf

8:07 am

BzznBea

The other a is ar4.6

8:32 am

Aloyisius

lo

8:50 am

MLFAN17

ty mixi

8:51 am

MLFAN17

corner e stats pls?

8:52 am

hokie carla

Corner e stats pls? (It is me)

8:52 am

MLFAN17

hi hokie I just asked for it too

8:52 am

hokie carla

Ec6/24

8:52 am

phaeton

ec6/24

8:52 am

hokie carla

I know, that was my clue

8:53 am

BzznBea

ec6.24

8:53 am

MLFAN17

ty phae and hokie

8:53 am

BzznBea

ec6.30 is the other one from there.

8:54 am

phaeton

ty bea

8:54 am

hokie carla

Got it, thanks, bea

8:54 am

MLFAN17

didn't even think about that 6/30 until you gave stats ty

9:05 am

MLFAN17

clue for the 8 pls?

9:05 am

BzznBea

ra8.55

9:06 am

BzznBea

Molly clued it as something that makes thing purer

9:06 am

MLFAN17

hmm...

9:07 am

BzznBea

It starts tith the ra4 that means not common

9:10 am

hokie carla

Well, I made it past halfway so I have that going for me. TTFN

9:10 am

MLFAN17

ty bzz I got the rest of the word from morewords

9:14 am

phaeton

ch7?

9:14 am

BzznBea

Disease, phae

9:15 am

MLFAN17

phae not sure of what it means, but we hhave had it before ends in a

9:15 am

MLFAN17

oh yes a disease ty bzz .. I gtg will be back...

9:15 am

phaeton

ty mlf

9:17 am

BzznBea

FW here. An clues before I go?

9:17 am

LuvWordGames

WTG Bea!

9:18 am

phaeton

fe6?

9:18 am

BzznBea

Another word for a man with a different letter at the end\

9:20 am

phaeton

ty

9:20 am

BzznBea

yw

9:22 am

LuvWordGames

fi 7/40 please?

9:23 am

BzznBea

More like a fish

9:23 am

LuvWordGames

thanks Bea

9:24 am

BzznBea

yw...

9:24 am

BzznBea

I've got to get busy!

9:31 am

phaeton

ke5?

9:32 am

LuvWordGames

ke + a type of evergreen tree

9:32 am

phaeton

ty

9:38 am

LuvWordGames

just finished, any clues needed?

9:39 am

LeslieAnn

congrats luv! just started here.

9:39 am

LuvWordGames

thanks Leslie

9:41 am

MLFAN17

that fi 7 I monkeyed it didnt think it would work

9:43 am

MLFAN17

a type of evergreen tree would be fe4/

9:43 am

MLFAN17

?

9:44 am

LeslieAnn

nope, try one with three letters ml

9:54 am

MLFAN17

oh I know what that ke5 is ty

9:55 am

LeslieAnn

:)

9:55 am

phaeton

fw

9:55 am

LeslieAnn

congrats phae!

9:55 am

MLFAN17

congrats phae

9:57 am

MLFAN17

I have the pi6 more pi4 I need aclue for the other pi6 pls?

9:58 am

phaeton

pi add spanish cheer

9:59 am

MLFAN17

ty phae

10:00 am

MLFAN17

re 6/27 that cant be a word??

10:05 am

phaeton

yw

10:08 am

origami

Good morning, folks

10:08 am

LeslieAnn

hey origami

10:10 am

MollyL

re6/27 ... definition...To replace the fe4/7 on (a roof, etc.).

10:14 am

MLFAN17

re fe4 Is that one I was talking about?

10:15 am

MLFAN17

hi origami

10:41 am

saanichcat

hi there origami!

10:41 am

origami

Hi Fan, saanich!

10:42 am

origami

And Leslie :D

10:42 am

penquis

hello all...

10:42 am

LeslieAnn

hello! just 2 left here

10:42 am

origami

Hi pen

10:43 am

LeslieAnn

huzzah fi**works

10:44 am

penquis

congrats...

10:46 am

LeslieAnn

any clues needed?

10:46 am

LeslieAnn

thx pen

10:46 am

SuzeeQ24

43 of them, lol

10:46 am

origami

congrats Leslie

10:48 am

LeslieAnn

lol do you have 7s? ch7 a disease, fi7 having more of a sea creature appendage, ri7 the art of shooting long guns

10:49 am

SuzeeQ24

I'll try and work with that

10:50 am

SuzeeQ24

got the first one, thx

10:53 am

SuzeeQ24

good clues...got them all

10:53 am

LeslieAnn

have a good day all!

10:53 am

SuzeeQ24

u2

11:08 am

penquis

heading out....bbl to finish....bye all....

11:33 am

bichon

gl 5/18, pls

11:35 am

clg47

gl 5 fame, honor

11:36 am

frogface

gl, gl, hallelujah.

11:36 am

bichon

ty cig, frogface

11:38 am

ChrissieDee

that’s what i was going to say froggie but couldn’t spell hallelujah :)

11:38 am

ChrissieDee

Must be in the genes

11:41 am

frogface

Hey chrissie,I wasn't sure if i'd got it right.

11:56 am

zoozzoom

Come to think of it..I do not think I could spell it either LOL

11:56 am

therealblah

fortunately there are lots of 'variations' lol

11:56 am

ChrissieDee

:)

11:57 am

zoozzoom

Halaylooyah :-)

12:03 pm

zoozzoom

It amazes me on how many people's names are allowed in these grids.

12:07 pm

rururocks

especially freed royalty types :D

12:07 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

12:09 pm

cybernan

good morning all :)

12:10 pm

zoozzoom

Good evening, Nan.

12:11 pm

cybernan

hi zoom -- sorry, I wasn't thinking about the time difference. It's too early on a Sunday morning for me :)

12:12 pm

zoozzoom

That is no problem at all, Nan! I am just being silly :-)

12:13 pm

cybernan

I can't say that I blame the royals --- apparently the British press (and her grandfather-in-law) made some pretty cutting comments - including racial ones. That must have been very hard for him to see that happening.

12:13 pm

sukee

Besides, I doubt Harry wants to have the same kind of life that Princess Margaret had being the spare.

12:13 pm

sukee

At least he married the woman he loved.

12:14 pm

zoozzoom

Sad to say but racism seems to be rife here. So I do not blame him at all.

12:15 pm

rururocks

me neither and i salute him for trying to live a more normal life

12:19 pm

zoozzoom

I do not particularly care too much about the royal family. I have nothing in common with royalty but do not wish any of the royals any bad malice. I wish Meghan And Harry and their family all the best.

12:19 pm

cybernan

lol - that might be stretching it, ru - their lives will never be normal

12:19 pm

mrloser

corein

12:20 pm

zoozzoom

I tried that non word, Mr Loser even though i have all the Cs LOL

12:21 pm

rururocks

well at least a little more normal although they still are living off his Father I think

12:21 pm

zoozzoom

Yes they will be for a little while yet, Ruru.

12:23 pm

M3

I think the Taxes pay for the majority?

12:24 pm

cybernan

I thought they were off the taxpayer dole now

12:25 pm

zoozzoom

Prince Charles uses a lot of the money from the duchy of cornwall estates.

12:25 pm

rururocks

they've gathered wealth from before nan i think and have had special exemptions to taxes and other rules

12:26 pm

rururocks

with Harry departing the royal title it's exposed a lot of the trail of money in the monarchy i think

12:26 pm

cybernan

I must say though that the mansion they are leasing on Vancouver Is. is more like a palace - aboslutely beautiful.

12:27 pm

rururocks

sure looks beautiful.. but i'm happy for them

12:27 pm

zoozzoom

And it is that money that he is giving to Harry for now.

12:28 pm

rururocks

he's worth more than a few billion zooz.. Charles can swing it

12:28 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

12:29 pm

cybernan

oh well, if he runs out maybe mike will give him a loan...

12:29 pm

rururocks

mike?

12:29 pm

cybernan

bloomberg

12:29 pm

zoozzoom

I think there is a bit of a song and dance about who is going to pay for the security arrangements.

12:29 pm

rururocks

oh

12:30 pm

rururocks

I voted for Bloomberg actually

12:30 pm

cybernan

yes -- we have enough taxes to pay without adding to it - after all, we didn't exactly pressure them to move here

12:30 pm

cybernan

yes, ru - I think I would have too

12:31 pm

rururocks

it's my belief he's the only candidate that can beat Trump right now.. so i'd vote for Satan if that were the case

12:31 pm

cybernan

I like the idea of politicians not being beholden to anyone

12:32 pm

rururocks

me too actually

12:32 pm

zoozzoom

Come on nan dig into your pockets it will not cost you all hat much surley LOL

12:32 pm

zoozzoom

that*

12:33 pm

rururocks

(one less golfing vacation for nan .. it's for harry)

12:33 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

12:34 pm

zoozzoom

I am just joking about, Nan! Take no notice of me.

12:34 pm

cybernan

currently we are too busy paying carbon taxes, funding a new house of commons reno and paying through the nose so that Trudeau can romance the hereditary chiefs

12:36 pm

cybernan

...another politician we need to get rid of if only the other party can come up with a decent candidate

12:36 pm

rururocks

we'll take Trudeau here..but you have to take Trump

12:36 pm

zoozzoom

Ah see! One more burden to take is not much to ask :-)

12:36 pm

rururocks

we'll throw in Celine and Justin Bieber too

12:36 pm

cybernan

no thanks

12:37 pm

zoozzoom

You could stay in one of his towers, Nan!

12:37 pm

rururocks

how about if we toss in the Kardashians nan?

12:37 pm

zoozzoom

And he likes a game of golf or two!

12:38 pm

zoozzoom

Are they still on TV! wow!

12:38 pm

cybernan

no he likes to pretend he can golf - there is a difference

12:38 pm

zoozzoom

LOL

12:39 pm

zoozzoom

You could be his personal trainer or cadie, Nan! Now get ready to polish his balls!

12:40 pm

zoozzoom

(Golf balls) Behave you lot please.

12:41 pm

rururocks

oh. jeez zooz

12:42 pm

rururocks

I thought he goes to Russia for that feature

12:42 pm

cybernan

nah - he doesn't need coaching - he cheats well enough on his own (ignoring other comment)

12:42 pm

zoozzoom

Nothing would surprise me, Ru.

12:44 pm

zoozzoom

Are you saying he lied his way to the top job, Nan! He will be tweeting about you if you are not careful!

12:45 pm

rururocks

many americans feel like they are in the twilight zone with this guy in charge

12:45 pm

zoozzoom

You will all be pleased to know that I have just finished the grid and will be on my way!

12:46 pm

rururocks

nice to see you zooz.. enjoy your evening

12:46 pm

cybernan

grats zoom - bye

12:47 pm

zoozzoom

Thank you, Ru! I already am I am high on my medication so for a very rare occurrence I am feeling happy!

12:47 pm

zoozzoom

Toodle pips!

12:48 pm

rururocks

oh.. we want you to be happy all the time zooz

1:07 pm

cybernan

down to the last few - need to list

1:09 pm

cybernan

ke 5 please?

1:12 pm

Vioxx

ke + a type of tree

1:12 pm

cybernan

ty vioxx

1:16 pm

cybernan

ra 8 please?

1:17 pm

cybernan

or the 6 that follows?

1:19 pm

Vioxx

ra4/4 + the tree with another vowel b4 the last letter

1:20 pm

MollyL

ra8 is something that makes the air more pure

1:21 pm

cybernan

ty for both

1:23 pm

cybernan

*!*~*!* hagd everyone

1:48 pm

HarryHood

help with the lone i anybody?

2:00 pm

HarryHood

nm

2:06 pm

SuzeeQ24

I am not comprehending the ra8 clue

2:14 pm

bichon

ol 6/27, pls

2:15 pm

MollyL

I found that one on morewords.com

3:14 pm

bichon

ol 6/27, pls

3:23 pm

stidmama

looking bichon, not finding it yet. Just started

3:26 pm

penquis

bichon...ends with the appendage fish have....

3:27 pm

bichon

ty pen

3:27 pm

stidmama

:-D thanks penquis

3:28 pm

penquis

yw.....just passing through... ;o)

3:29 pm

stidmama

:-) I am trying for halfway today. Almost there!

3:37 pm

stidmama

trying for NBT and halfway, help on the lone i in the second column, please?

3:43 pm

bichon

re 6/27, third one, pls

3:45 pm

stidmama

I don't think I have that one yet, sorry

3:47 pm

stidmama

and there's halfway. back later *poof*

4:03 pm

CiociaJudy

Re + fr

4:03 pm

CiociaJudy

4

4:03 pm

CiociaJudy

Re +f4

5:17 pm

bichon

sorry, JJudy, don't get that

5:19 pm

therealblah

no fr4 in the grid...

5:37 pm

bichon

re 6/18, first one, pls

5:39 pm

bichon

ty Judy

5:45 pm

Tigereye

're + l4

5:46 pm

bichon

ty Tiger

6:57 pm

72 Temple Owl

foley is not accepted.

8:46 pm

dan2bit

fi4words! thanks lickety and all cluers

10:19 pm

mkg

hi all.

10:19 pm

mkg

any clues for 7s or 8s?

10:19 pm

mkg

ty

10:26 pm

mkg

got the 8 from below. ty.

10:27 pm

mkg

any clues for 7 letter words? ty

10:31 pm

doseffing

ri 5/6/7 .... a long gun ... someone who shoots it ... and a sometimes vowel

10:32 pm

doseffing

fi7/40 ..,.. describing a fish with too many side or tail appendages

10:33 pm

doseffing

ch 6/7 .... think of a disease

10:34 pm

SuzeeQ24

stuck with 7 to go...flustered, hehee

10:34 pm

doseffing

... 8 left ... and midnight approaches

10:37 pm

SuzeeQ24

lechor

10:43 pm

doseffing

... and done ... phew .... may I offer any clues ? ....

10:45 pm

SuzeeQ24

yess

10:45 pm

SuzeeQ24

re5,16 first one on list

10:46 pm

doseffing

... just one "l"

10:48 pm

SuzeeQ24

not getting it

10:49 pm

doseffing

... it comes right before a 6 with two "l"s

10:50 pm

SuzeeQ24

got it

10:51 pm

SuzeeQ24

need on more re5..gotta figure out which one

10:55 pm

doseffing

after re4/7 ...t there's an re5/20 .... that has a sometimes vowel

10:56 pm

doseffing

... there's also re 5/10 ... to have participated in a race again

10:57 pm

SuzeeQ24

think i have the re now..need another r tho, trying to figure it out...not too swift with the figuring yet

10:57 pm

doseffing

... and re 5/16 ... to look to something as a source or information

10:58 pm

doseffing

... there are eight ra's six ri's and four ro's

10:59 pm

SuzeeQ24

ri6,33

11:00 pm

doseffing

adverb form of ri 4/7

11:04 pm

SuzeeQ24

ty

11:04 pm

SuzeeQ24

4 to go

11:05 pm

doseffing

... most welcome.... good night

11:05 pm

SuzeeQ24

good nite

11:11 pm

ursh

can help if you need suzee

11:11 pm

SuzeeQ24

wonderful

11:11 pm

SuzeeQ24

lo6

11:12 pm

SuzeeQ24

lo6,24

11:12 pm

ursh

there is a lo6/18 and lo6/24 both of which follow on from the fours before them

11:15 pm

SuzeeQ24

got it..never heard of it, lol

11:15 pm

ursh

me neither :)

11:15 pm

SuzeeQ24

3 c words left

11:16 pm

ursh

oh looked it up - it a small scots lake

11:16 pm

SuzeeQ24

takes me 4 ever to figure out which ones

11:16 pm

SuzeeQ24

loch ness monster lake :)

11:16 pm

ursh

so you dont used lickety's list ?

11:16 pm

ursh

*use

11:17 pm

SuzeeQ24

yes, but i'm dyslexic..get my numbers jumbled up

11:17 pm

ursh

no prob

11:18 pm

hurshy

how do the P words manage to be hard to complete when there are only 5 of them?

11:23 pm

SuzeeQ24

2 ch6,24

11:26 pm

SuzeeQ24

did my helper leave?

11:28 pm

hurshy

thing you see with + ro4 doesn't count waaaaaaaaah

11:28 pm

grannyrose

suzee? do you need a hand?

11:28 pm

Gillie

An old fashioned word for anger. The following word extends it.

11:28 pm

SuzeeQ24

yes

11:29 pm

SuzeeQ24

i need two ch6,24

11:29 pm

grannyrose

ch6. ch**, to burn with flame + first part of my name

11:30 pm

grannyrose

next ch6. ch + spanish cheer + egyptian sun god

11:30 pm

SuzeeQ24

charrer

11:31 pm

grannyrose

ugh that was ch7. take off the vowel for ch6

11:31 pm

ursh

sorry - load of laundry needed attention

11:32 pm

grannyrose

lol hurshy. but i tried it anyway. you are not alone honey.

11:32 pm

SuzeeQ24

got that one..trying to figure out the first one

11:32 pm

hurshy

darn narcissistic clothes!

11:33 pm

grannyrose

see me at 1129

11:34 pm

grannyrose

1129 clue uses double consonant

11:34 pm

SuzeeQ24

yay...thanks for your help..i got them!

11:34 pm

ursh

ch6/24 is a mexican horseman

11:34 pm

grannyrose

yay suzee

11:34 pm

SuzeeQ24

:)

11:35 pm

SuzeeQ24

need to read the dictionary more

11:36 pm

grannyrose

*gigle* helps to have a couple of dictionaries on hand. one in french, one in german, one in scots, one in medieval english...catching my drift?

11:37 pm

hurshy

phantom: college

11:38 pm

grannyrose

and every babbler has the dictionary of coins, past and present, foreign and homeland...lolll

11:45 pm

hurshy

help with A words?

11:46 pm

grannyrose

ah4. sailor's shout

11:46 pm

grannyrose

ar4/6

11:46 pm

hurshy

ty!

11:47 pm

hurshy

except i can't make the second one work

11:48 pm

grannyrose

hurshy, go straight up with a roght diagonal at the end

11:48 pm

grannyrose

roght??? RIGHT....

11:49 pm

hurshy

ahhh thanks

11:49 pm

hurshy

i think that is literally the only 6 point combo i did not try

11:50 pm

hurshy

and for 7s we had ch, fi, and what?

11:50 pm

hurshy

oHO, ri7!

11:52 pm

grannyrose

yeah ri7. a little odd. ends with sometimes vowel

11:52 pm

hurshy

i know, i found it, that's why i said, oHO

11:53 pm

hurshy

you don't say oHO if you like, look at the list and find out what it is :D

11:56 pm

hurshy

i don't think it's as odd as the fi7

11:56 pm

hurshy

like fish swim around saying, "my dad is fi7 than YOUR dad!"

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