Babble: Archived Puzzle for Saturday, May 6, 2023

12:03 am

SueMagee

So7

12:06 am

SueMagee

Sc8

12:10 am

SueMagee

Cr7

12:12 am

dizgrannie

bottom row done, hi all

12:14 am

dizgrannie

1st col done

12:16 am

Lizlin

so8

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

dizgrannie

nbt/nbs

12:17 am

Lizlin

to8

12:33 am

cybernan

so 7 x2

12:33 am

penquis

Sc7

12:34 am

cybernan

ntpn: place where you can straddle the prime meridian

12:35 am

penquis

Greenich

12:36 am

cybernan

gold star for pen

12:37 am

justafreep

in7/8 and late flip hello!

12:37 am

penquis

Hi freep…

12:38 am

Gillie

I think it's spelt Greenwich, actually

12:38 am

cybernan

yes, it is gillie, now that I think about it

12:38 am

penquis

I was wondering about that… ;o)

12:39 am

justafreep

phantom mean time.....

12:40 am

penquis

Ge 7

12:40 am

dizgrannie

ge 7

12:41 am

dizgrannie

SNAP, Pen

12:41 am

penquis

:oD

12:46 am

dizgrannie

ni 7

12:49 am

dizgrannie

or 8

12:52 am

justafreep

now you're just playing with us, dizgrannie

12:56 am

dizgrannie

lol

1:03 am

dizgrannie

FWs, not a bad grid, last word or 4/11

1:03 am

penquis

Congrats…

1:03 am

justafreep

well done!

1:08 am

dizgrannie

ty

1:12 am

penquis

Well the biggies are done….leaving 30 for later….bye all….

7:25 am

Scrabbler

I found the eel.

7:31 am

MollyL

I thought the 8's were pretty straightforward except one

7:34 am

MollyL

Kings and queen consorts and bears, oh my

7:44 am

Uneaixoise

God Save the King!

7:48 am

MollyL

It's hard to believe that monarchy still exists.

8:03 am

Aloyisius

you are right, Molly.. or7, a type of television camera tube, is not in most people's vocab! fw Happy Babbling!

8:03 am

Aloyisius

make that or8 !

8:04 am

Aloyisius

time for a coffa cuppee.. poof

8:06 am

MollyL

I wonder how much money is being made selling those paper crowns and union jack ponchos to onlookers

8:07 am

bichon

Has anyone here watched "The Crown"? Hives you the low down.

8:08 am

bichon

sorry, Gives

8:09 am

Scrabbler

I have not.

8:10 am

bichon

It's on Netflix

8:10 am

Scrabbler

I haven't watched TV here in 5 years. I am weird.

8:11 am

72 Temple Owl

it's an interesting take on the monarchy

8:16 am

MollyL

Apparently there are people in the UK ready to be done with it and they are protesting today

8:16 am

Scrabbler

It's historic but not very meaningful.

8:41 am

rururocks

it's meaningful to Camilla

8:41 am

welki

'morning, ru

8:41 am

rururocks

hi welks

8:53 am

rururocks

I can actually say today that oasis is my phantom

8:53 am

welki

a mirage, even

9:08 am

rururocks

I thought at first this was an easy grid.. but apparently not

9:13 am

MollyL

If you think it's not easy, the rest of us are doomed

9:15 am

rururocks

well i was cruising along and then ground to a halt at 30

9:17 am

origami

Wordle in 2 today!! Good morning all

9:18 am

rururocks

wow.. how do you guys do that game.. im lost in that one

9:21 am

origami

It's rare for me to get it on 2 tries.

9:21 am

phaeton

ru...start with a word that uses a lot of vowels. Works for me

9:24 am

phaeton

took 5 today

9:24 am

MollyL

I think Wordle is more about lucky guessing than word skill

9:25 am

Shirlockc

fav breakfast food is in the grid -- ONE of my favs, i have so many lol

9:28 am

rastapopolous

....croisssant isn't there.....

9:28 am

Shirlockc

ONE of my favs

9:29 am

MollyL

Neither are eggs, bacon, sausage, pancakes, waffles or French Toast

9:30 am

Shirlockc

you all are making me hungry

9:30 am

rastapopolous

at least all the letters of croissant are present in the grid though

9:31 am

MollyL

No bagels or doughnuts either

9:33 am

origami

It's been years since I have had a doughnut. Love them.

9:33 am

rururocks

I have a few a year.. only when i'm desperate on the road

9:37 am

marksdolly

good morning everybody :)

9:37 am

rururocks

hi dolly

9:37 am

origami

Hello, dolly.

9:43 am

MollyL

I used to bring them to work but got tired of people bitching at me because they "shouldn't be eating them". Jeez, live a little and go for a walk later

9:44 am

origami

Everything in moderation is OK

9:45 am

rururocks

except scotch...

9:46 am

origami

The Richmond pour :D

9:46 am

rururocks

lol exactly

9:49 am

rururocks

i need a co 6 i'm guessing

9:54 am

rururocks

ah found it.. not really a word

10:33 am

hokie carla

I have a co6 that is a real word, maybe too real 😜

10:34 am

nrkii

hello all!

10:35 am

hurshy

hey nrkii and all!

10:35 am

nrkii

may I ask for stats for the 8s? I have so8 and to8, but not seeing others... I know there's a tough to find or8

10:37 am

hurshy

i just started

10:39 am

rururocks

in 8

10:39 am

rururocks

sc9

10:39 am

nrkii

thanks!

10:40 am

rururocks

sc8 that is

10:40 am

nrkii

ooh, sc8...got it

10:40 am

rururocks

how was your halloween display this year nrkii.I'm off of facebook so I can't see the pics

10:40 am

hurshy

well if the or8 is tough to find maybe ruru would clue it if he has it?

10:41 am

nrkii

it was fun... I did an 80's theme zombie doll dance party

10:42 am

MollyL

Start with the first 4 of tooth braces doctor, vowel short name for prisoner...or8

10:42 am

hurshy

ty!

10:45 am

nrkii

found in7/8... tyvm

10:50 am

hurshy

ever notice we can have an outcry but not an incry?

10:50 am

hurshy

i think we could ... it'd be like a cri de coeur

10:53 am

nrkii

phantom godson

10:53 am

hokie carla

ogee

10:53 am

hokie carla

oops

10:54 am

nrkii

5 left here...

10:54 am

hurshy

so you know how today is the coronation? i haven't even been paying much attention to it but it does get shown as an upcoming program on my british streaming stuff. but last night i had a dream that Queen Elizabeth was still alive and had decided to pass the torch before her death but wasn't saying WHO she was passing it to so then everyone was on pins and needles wondering if it WOULD be charles or if she would bypass him and go straight to william.

10:57 am

hurshy

oh that sc8 comes easily for me since sc5 is one of the "commands" rilla knows

10:58 am

nrkii

;)

10:58 am

hurshy

phantom: adage

11:02 am

nrkii

down to 3... a six and two sevens

11:03 am

hurshy

should i be getting the left S word or is it weird?

11:03 am

hokie carla

I believe it's a plural. I have it. gotta go though.

11:03 am

nrkii

you've seen it before, but it requires you to make a verb into a noun

11:03 am

hokie carla

in and out today while assisting mr. homie on our shower tiling.

11:04 am

hurshy

ah thanks!

11:05 am

hurshy

Ds Defeated!

11:07 am

hurshy

i'm really pretty sure i've heard academics use the word "egoic"

11:08 am

hurshy

pretty nice grid though - one pass, with a few clues, and down to 13 left

11:08 am

nrkii

agreed, but stuck on last 2

11:08 am

hurshy

Es Executed!

11:09 am

nrkii

need a C6 or C7 and a G6 or G7

11:09 am

hurshy

ooh i have all the G

11:09 am

hurshy

there is one ge7

11:09 am

nrkii

thank you, that will narrow things down!

11:09 am

nrkii

it jumped out at me!

11:10 am

nrkii

last one... c6... hunting

11:10 am

hurshy

:D

11:11 am

hurshy

As Annihilated!

11:12 am

nrkii

monkeys found it! fw

11:12 am

hurshy

for O if i have one 5 and one 8 and the rest fours, what am i missing?

11:12 am

hokie carla

well done

11:13 am

hurshy

congrats nrkii!!

11:13 am

nrkii

os6

11:13 am

hurshy

that is funny, the exclamation points are like upside down i and you have two i and then i put two exclamation points

11:13 am

hurshy

thank you!

11:15 am

nrkii

I've had that handle for over 35 years now... hard to believe

11:16 am

nrkii

I've been on babble for 17 years!

11:17 am

bichon

Me too!!

11:17 am

periwinkle

it will be 19 years for me this summer

11:18 am

hurshy

me too! 17 and a half

11:18 am

deanoz

about 21 years for me

11:19 am

nrkii

I joined because the NY Times had a Sunday crossword series that was a contest done in collaboration with Starbucks. And I found a blog where one of our Babblers was collaborating to solve. He commented about how he did on different puzzles every day, including Babble, so I came looking.

11:19 am

hurshy

neat, i don't remember how i found it

11:20 am

hurshy

phantom: chicory

11:20 am

hokie carla

almost 18 for me. someone in my other internet community posted an article that mentioned it or posted a link. a bunch of us joined but I'm the only one that still plays.

11:21 am

hurshy

the few. the proud. the getting-close-to-two-decade babblers.

11:22 am

periwinkle

help with in7/8 please

11:22 am

hurshy

objects in motion tend to stay in motion...

11:23 am

hokie carla

well, I couldn't even see it but typed in the word based on hurshy's def and there it was

11:23 am

periwinkle

rats I already had them

11:23 am

hurshy

lol

11:24 am

bichon

I have Babbled in a dozen countries

11:24 am

hokie carla

I typed noodge earlier just in case

11:24 am

hokie carla

I have only babbled in US and Canada

11:25 am

periwinkle

ascot

11:25 am

bichon

Mostly on cruise ships and hotels

11:25 am

periwinkle

oops

11:25 am

hokie carla

oh, didn't have that one, thanks

11:25 am

hurshy

let me think, i've babbled in every country i've been to, how many is that?... half a dozen i think

11:25 am

bichon

I even Babble in Cambodia

11:27 am

periwinkle

sc8 or so8 please

11:27 am

hokie carla

well, I have reached HOET, finished first pass but not as easy as SOME PEOPLE are finding it. because I am dumb. 54 left.

11:27 am

periwinkle

axia

11:28 am

hurshy

sc8: when i tell Rilla to sc5, she almost always does, so then she is sc8!

11:28 am

hurshy

so8 calming, or feels good on a burn/itch

11:28 am

periwinkle

got the calming one ty

11:29 am

periwinkle

not getting the sc8

11:29 am

periwinkle

got the sc8 ty

11:29 am

hokie carla

yeah, not what I think of when I think of cats

11:29 am

hokie carla

but winston does it on his butt when his anal glands are full

11:32 am

periwinkle

bl

11:36 am

hurshy

i mean rilla just runs, but, i'm really just telling her to go in or out of a room and not to move in any certain way

11:37 am

hurshy

i like it because it rhymes with cute :D

11:39 am

nrkii

dog walk time... happy babbling everyone!

12:00 pm

penquis

hello all...

12:01 pm

mkg

Hi pen. Hi all.

12:02 pm

penquis

hi mkg...

1:00 pm

penquis

stalled at 10....taking a break....bye all...

1:45 pm

periwinkle

hi all

1:46 pm

periwinkle

last 8 is a to8. I do not see it

1:59 pm

MollyL

Gerund of what you do with a lit fire stick

2:28 pm

MollyL

Oh, looks like Peri mentioned a word she could not see then left

2:29 pm

BzznBea

she never does that

2:29 pm

MollyL

Maybe she will see it when she gets back

2:41 pm

periwinkle

I was on the phone.

2:42 pm

periwinkle

thank you. had the base word. did not think to make it a gerund

2:59 pm

Sophie512

hi any idea why my list is not in ABC order....the ones I've found.......shut it down and restart, right?

2:59 pm

periwinkle

bbl

3:21 pm

Sophie512

right

5:26 pm

MollyL

Left

6:09 pm

cybernan

hi all -- several hours behind to day after watching the coronation

6:16 pm

Kaplan the Magne

We had open studios so I was on my feet all day explaining my art to people. Repeating the same rap. I have so many different media and styles that it looks like a group show. I must have many personalities.

6:18 pm

Kaplan the Magne

The coronation leaves me cold. I think it sucks that Camilla gets to be Queen. I liked Elizabeth and what she symbolized in being such a long-lived person of consistency, but the rest of them don't move me in any way. Queen Camilla. She and King Charles have Diana's blood on their hands.

6:20 pm

Kaplan the Magne

I wplain living.as almost sympathetic with Harry but I read is book and it was the most solipsistic thing. So now he's Hollywood royalty. Living in Montecito is not exactly

6:21 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Not exactly middle class I meant. He's still going to have paparazzi. Sorry my cursor is jumping around.

6:23 pm

cybernan

I wouldn't change places with them for all the tea in China -- It doesn't matter what any of them do the press will criticize and sensationalize, and so will the public -- who knows what goes on behind closed doors. I think sometimes they are probably compelled to take a stance or do things they are not entirely in favour of.

6:27 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Sorry to offend any royalists. And after WWII the Big 4 divided up the Middle East with dire results. World politics makes it really hard to respect the power of these nations that determine the fate of the world. But I am a great fan of Helen Mirren as the Queen and am interested in what goes on with them--I always wondered about Elizabeth's innermost feelings. I thought she would have preferred to be a rancher, but she believed in duty. Charles wanted to be Camilla's tampon. But like everyone else, I was compelled by Diana, and watched the funeral all day.

6:28 pm

Kaplan the Magne

Charles is a sad man, and I really cannot stand Camilla.

6:30 pm

cybernan

I guess you are not aware of all the charity work Camilla does. I think Charles would have married her in the beginning, but the Queen wouldn't give her permission. The marriage with Diana (who had stars in her eyes) was more or less arranged by the Queen Mother and Lady Fermoy. I don't think Charles was given any choice in the matter.

6:43 pm

penquis

back for my last 10....hello all....

6:43 pm

cybernan

hi pen

6:43 pm

penquis

ni nan....

6:50 pm

cybernan

last co 6 please?

6:51 pm

penquis

the last one i have is a gerund, but i am missing some Cs....

6:52 pm

cybernan

if your last one is the bird sound, there is another one after that

6:52 pm

penquis

one of my four missing Cs....

6:54 pm

periwinkle

hi all, back to find my last 26

6:55 pm

penquis

wb, peri...

6:57 pm

penquis

do you have the stats for that co 6?

6:58 pm

cybernan

co 6/27

7:02 pm

penquis

so there must be at least four co 6/27 words....

7:05 pm

periwinkle

yes 4

7:05 pm

penquis

ty, peri...

7:06 pm

cybernan

yes

7:06 pm

penquis

well i am biting the bullet and listing for my last 5....

7:07 pm

cybernan

I listed a while ago - still need 15

7:11 pm

penquis

well except for that co 6, i think i should have found the others....a couple i thought i had entered....and two were fours!

7:11 pm

cybernan

did you find the co 6?

7:11 pm

penquis

no....looking now....it's my last word...

7:12 pm

periwinkle

done, must go to clean up kitchen

7:12 pm

penquis

congrats, peri...

7:14 pm

penquis

found it....it's a gerund.....the root is not completely there....

7:14 pm

cybernan

I need the co and the sc 7

7:16 pm

penquis

the sc 7 is the bah humbug guy...

7:17 pm

cybernan

found the 7

7:17 pm

cybernan

ty pen - hadn't seen that you gave a clue

7:17 pm

penquis

no problem...

7:17 pm

penquis

did you get the 6?

7:18 pm

cybernan

found the co - done :)

7:18 pm

cybernan

off to the bee

7:19 pm

penquis

congrats...

7:19 pm

penquis

heading out....goodnight....

7:19 pm

cybernan

guess I need to get supper in the oven first! good night

7:21 pm

Uneaixoise

Tx pen!

8:29 pm

ItalianGreyhound

Bing Crosby best CR 7/32?

8:52 pm

hokie carla

ge7 anyone?

8:52 pm

HarryHood

first pass done. still missing the lone S and A

8:53 pm

hokie carla

hey harry. lone S is a plural of another S.

8:53 pm

HarryHood

got it. ty

8:53 pm

HarryHood

weird word.

8:53 pm

hokie carla

it's actually a word you would never think to plural

8:54 pm

HarryHood

I was thinking like the port in egypt maybe.

8:54 pm

hokie carla

which lone A? upper is ax4. lower is ai4 I think.

8:54 pm

HarryHood

got the A as well.

8:54 pm

HarryHood

nbt, and 56 to go

8:55 pm

hokie carla

I am on the list now. 12 left.

8:55 pm

HarryHood

I though ergonic was a word

8:56 pm

hokie carla

like ergonomic?

8:56 pm

HarryHood

well a reaction can be exergonic or endergonic. but I guess ergonic makes no sense.

8:57 pm

hokie carla

totes

8:58 pm

HarryHood

wrong window?

8:58 pm

hokie carla

I was just agreeing with you in slang

8:59 pm

HarryHood

oh. heh - my slang is so last millenium.

9:00 pm

hokie carla

just hoping it will lure molly out to clue my ge7

9:00 pm

HarryHood

got your ge7

9:00 pm

HarryHood

or A ge7

9:01 pm

HarryHood

sounds like the guy who cleans the office at night

9:01 pm

hokie carla

has to be it

9:04 pm

hokie carla

ah, your clue snuck in there later. thanks! that's it for me.

9:04 pm

HarryHood

wtg carla

9:10 pm

HarryHood

36. that's all for me

9:10 pm

HarryHood

night

9:14 pm

hokie carla

good night!

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