Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, August 17, 2023

12:00 am

Q

two tinies in a row.

12:02 am

mkg

Another small one? Hummmmm

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

rbud

pa7

12:18 am

rbud

no, really, I found it on my own, hahaha

12:18 am

Rainiqui

well thanks a bunch, nbt, nbs

12:19 am

rbud

an odd one.

12:23 am

rbud

was trying all the ma, ha, na, etc as 7's, (after un, of course) and there it was. new one for me!

2:31 am

worzel

phantom punitive

5:35 am

ItalianGreyhound

Ornery little grid! (or is it onery?)

5:38 am

ChampFit

It's whatever is in the grid. ;)

5:39 am

ItalianGreyhound

just staring at it with 28 to go

5:44 am

ChampFit

10 left. bbl to finish. enjoy!

5:48 am

Scrabbler

59. Pfft.

5:51 am

ItalianGreyhound

hi scrab

5:51 am

Scrabbler

How are you today?

5:53 am

ItalianGreyhound

dont know yet. No Im fine; you?

5:56 am

Scrabbler

Gaining consciousness here.

5:59 am

ItalianGreyhound

yeah, I need to kick my butt out of bed and get going

6:00 am

Scrabbler

I am vertical. I am dreading work as I am on call so I deal with all incoming issues all day and night.

6:01 am

ItalianGreyhound

maybe it will be slow

6:03 am

ItalianGreyhound

I guess being on call means you can never relax tho (?)

6:06 am

Scrabbler

No, I am always tense because of uncertainty. I retire soon though and days like today are confirmation.

6:07 am

ItalianGreyhound

you will handle whatever comes up

6:10 am

Scrabbler

Yes, I will.

6:16 am

ItalianGreyhound

anyway, hope your day is boring :)

6:20 am

Scrabbler

TY. Maybe many families are on vacation out of town.

6:48 am

sukee

I'm not loving this grid

7:48 am

Kiani

morning all

7:59 am

MollyL

Small grid? God forbid!

8:13 am

hokie carla

the problem with this small grid is I can't find the words

8:34 am

BzznBea

these small grids are ridiculous

8:39 am

Shirlockc

phantom all the lymph and nymph

8:39 am

marksdolly

here too shir

8:49 am

HarryHood

morning

8:49 am

MollyL

Ten minutes tops for Harry

8:49 am

HarryHood

first row greyed

8:49 am

montreal13

gm all

8:50 am

montreal13

1st row grey ☺

8:52 am

montreal13

2nd row NOT grey ☻

8:57 am

HarryHood

is the corner H obscure?

8:57 am

montreal13

4th row almost grey - 1st pass done - NO HOET - bbl for last 14 - have a great day all

8:58 am

BzznBea

hy4.7

8:58 am

hokie carla

I have the corner H but not sure what it is. oh, yes. never seen it.

8:58 am

MollyL

Yes Harry

8:58 am

HarryHood

oh ty

8:58 am

HarryHood

it was my neighbor's name many years ago

8:59 am

hokie carla

a tree frog apparently

8:59 am

MollyL

First or last?

8:59 am

HarryHood

first. she was a very nice lady, despite her being a tree frog

8:59 am

montreal13

ty Bea for H - bye for now - poof

8:59 am

hokie carla

lol

9:00 am

hokie carla

how about the V?

9:00 am

HarryHood

the other white meat?

9:00 am

BzznBea

v is easy

9:00 am

MollyL

That is funny because the Hebrew word hy4 means wood or forest

9:00 am

hokie carla

ah, thanks

9:00 am

hokie carla

still no HOET

9:00 am

HarryHood

huh? I'm not familiar with taht

9:01 am

MollyL

Cute clue Harry

9:01 am

hokie carla

and yes, I did have uv5, but couldn't find the v

9:02 am

HarryHood

hoet and 19

9:02 am

hokie carla

20 left here. 9-8-2-1

9:04 am

hokie carla

phantom navel and naval

9:04 am

penquis

drat!....was hoping for a big grid today....hello all...

9:04 am

hokie carla

pen!

9:04 am

mael

hey pen

9:04 am

HarryHood

hi pen

9:04 am

mael

and hokie and harry and molly :)

9:04 am

penquis

carla!

9:04 am

hokie carla

mael!

9:04 am

penquis

hi mael, harry....

9:05 am

mael

this grid has teeth for me...

9:05 am

penquis

i am not fond of small grids...

9:05 am

HarryHood

every time I enter "lanula" I think I've found a fantastic new word

9:06 am

hokie carla

they're either super easy or very hard

9:06 am

mael

same here

9:06 am

mael

hey, if lunula is a word...

9:06 am

MollyL

*Pats Harry on the head

9:06 am

penquis

i like it, harry....

9:06 am

hokie carla

ooh, found an la6, thanks

9:06 am

HarryHood

and lanulae

9:07 am

HarryHood

I have one la6 that's not close

9:08 am

hokie carla

no, but it made me look for bigger words there

9:08 am

mael

me too

9:08 am

HarryHood

ah

9:08 am

mael

I only have two 6s though!

9:08 am

hokie carla

because you know I can't see compounds

9:08 am

HarryHood

me too mael

9:08 am

hokie carla

I have 4 somehow

9:09 am

HarryHood

I did not know that about you carla

9:09 am

hokie carla

I typed an M6 earlier just in case and it took. could not see it at all.

9:09 am

hokie carla

well, I know bea knows that about me.😜

9:09 am

HarryHood

yeah - I also typed that on a whim

9:10 am

mael

oh I found another 6

9:10 am

hokie carla

2 of mine end the same

9:10 am

hokie carla

and probably rhyme

9:11 am

mael

two of mine rhyme

9:11 am

hokie carla

ooh, found a color

9:12 am

mael

desperately trying to make that color into a longer word but it's not working, alas

9:13 am

hokie carla

I saw the 7 is a P and forgot the 2nd letter but can't find it if anyone can spare a clue

9:14 am

rururocks

pa7 hokes

9:15 am

BzznBea

manhunt must be two words

9:15 am

hokie carla

that's bs, bea. it's definitely 1 word now.

9:15 am

hokie carla

thanks ruru, will let you know if I find it. haha.

9:15 am

mael

agreed

9:15 am

rururocks

it's two words for the Kardashian family

9:16 am

HarryHood

it's weird when the neighbors are having a very vocal fight in an airbnb

9:16 am

HarryHood

I don't even know these people and am part of their intimiate lives

9:17 am

hokie carla

do they have windows open?

9:17 am

HarryHood

it sounds like they're outside.

9:18 am

rururocks

why rent a vacation house if you're going to fight

9:18 am

HarryHood

but she just drove away

9:18 am

mael

6 left, including the 7 and two 6s...

9:18 am

HarryHood

I think they're owners. we're renting.

9:18 am

hokie carla

still 15 here. 6-7-1-1

9:18 am

HarryHood

13

9:19 am

hokie carla

finally HOET!

9:19 am

HarryHood

I found a word to describe me perfectly: napman

9:20 am

BzznBea

9 3-3-2-1

9:20 am

hokie carla

finally found the last right side N.

9:20 am

penquis

too-many-to-count.... ;o)

9:20 am

mael

same hokie, keyboard mashing for me

9:21 am

hokie carla

and there's that darn bone I always miss

9:22 am

hokie carla

what letters do you have left, mael, so I can know what my last 6 is

9:24 am

mael

found all the 6s now! a6, h6, l6, m6, p6,

9:25 am

hokie carla

I thought it might be an H

9:25 am

mael

it's a weird one, monkeyed it

9:25 am

mael

just missing the p7...

9:26 am

mael

anyone have any clues? I've tried all the endings I can think of

9:26 am

hokie carla

still don't have it

9:26 am

rururocks

iran language

9:26 am

hokie carla

or the h6

9:27 am

rururocks

sounds like the dessert

9:27 am

hokie carla

well, that's certainly a clue that doesn't help me.🤣

9:27 am

hokie carla

which dessert? ice cream? pie?

9:27 am

mael

ha +m4, hokie

9:28 am

rururocks

meringue

9:28 am

hokie carla

and it was the iran language I was referring to not helping me

9:28 am

mael

hmmm... like the russian sounding dessert?

9:28 am

HarryHood

babka

9:28 am

mael

ahah, got it! thanks Ru

9:28 am

penquis

ty, ru....

9:29 am

mael

it's a pa7/48, the point total is going to help

9:29 am

mael

FW

9:29 am

penquis

congrats....

9:29 am

hokie carla

well done

9:29 am

HarryHood

wtg mael

9:29 am

hokie carla

got the H, thanks

9:31 am

hokie carla

okay, looked up the P. never would I ever have monkeyed that. thanks, all, for trying.

9:32 am

mkg

Any meaning for the pa 7? Or is it a word we have never seen before?

9:32 am

penquis

it's iranian language used in the third to tenth centuries....

9:32 am

penquis

never seen before....

9:32 am

hokie carla

looks like it's a gold coin from that dynasty

9:33 am

mkg

Ouch. Doubt i would know that one.

9:33 am

hokie carla

ok, 3-5 left

9:33 am

hokie carla

U H AA U MM L

9:34 am

penquis

there are two odd M fours....odd to me anyway....

9:34 am

mael

I would also clue it as sounds like a cross between the dessert and an improvised meeting, though that's obscure too...

9:34 am

hokie carla

oh, mine were the MY set

9:35 am

HarryHood

was missing the my words. ty.

9:35 am

HarryHood

done with Ms.

9:35 am

hokie carla

I hate these u's

9:36 am

penquis

missing one U....

9:36 am

penquis

take that back....one from the top and five from the other....ugh.....

9:37 am

hokie carla

haha

9:37 am

rururocks

bye alll have a great day..

9:37 am

hokie carla

found an A

9:37 am

penquis

bye, ru...

9:37 am

hokie carla

bye ruru

9:38 am

mael

bye all, heading out!

9:38 am

hokie carla

bye mael

9:38 am

penquis

bye, mael...

9:38 am

hokie carla

think I will list so I can get on with it. going to rollerblade for my exercise today.

9:40 am

HarryHood

6 left. 2-2-2

9:40 am

hokie carla

well, check your latin plurals

9:43 am

hokie carla

and your asian wood and european war things

9:43 am

penquis

i have 12 fours remaining....and only 6 other words.....weird....

9:44 am

hokie carla

and your chemistry. that's it for me.

9:46 am

penquis

congrats....

9:48 am

HarryHood

later all! gotta come back with fresh eyes

9:48 am

penquis

bye, harry...

10:00 am

penquis

stalled at 7....taking a break....bye all....

10:14 am

BzznBea

i never would have found the pa7 without morewords.

10:19 am

jmcnrick

hi all (briefly)

10:22 am

jmcnrick

bye!

10:30 am

MollyL

JMC fly by

10:43 am

moolingwa

morning all

12:35 pm

bichon

la 6/27, pls

12:41 pm

Sophie512

sorry don't have

12:43 pm

MollyL

No a priest or cleric

12:43 pm

MollyL

Not a member of the clergy

12:45 pm

bichon

ty Molly

12:46 pm

Sophie512

thanks molly

12:58 pm

bichon

pa 7/48, pls

1:04 pm

Sophie512

got it

1:04 pm

Sophie512

no idea how to clue

1:04 pm

Sophie512

it's a coin

1:05 pm

bichon

what kind of coin?

1:06 pm

Sophie512

the country and coin are too similar

1:06 pm

Sophie512

gold

1:07 pm

Sophie512

country existed from 1925 - 1979

1:12 pm

bichon

I don't think I've ever heard of this country

1:19 pm

MollyL

The pa7/48 is a language according to the definition

1:20 pm

MollyL

Iranian language of the 10th century

1:23 pm

bichon

Got it, ty Molly and Sophie

1:24 pm

MollyL

Not sure where she was getting that coin information

2:14 pm

periwinkle

hello all. help with corner H please

2:20 pm

HarryHood

back for my last 4.

2:22 pm

hokie carla

the definition I read on bestwordlist said it was a coin

2:22 pm

HarryHood

1-2-1 U H U L

2:23 pm

hokie carla

that was the common noun def, and the proper noun def was the dynasty

2:23 pm

hokie carla

do you want me to guess, harry? because I'm pretty sure on what all 4 of those are.

2:24 pm

HarryHood

give it to me carla

2:24 pm

hokie carla

uh5/14

2:24 pm

hokie carla

ha6/27

2:24 pm

hokie carla

la5/12

2:25 pm

hokie carla

prob a ul4

2:26 pm

HarryHood

will hunt

2:26 pm

HarryHood

search rather :)

2:27 pm

hokie carla

ha, too late!

2:28 pm

hokie carla

btw, the uh5 and one of the ul4 are alt sp

2:30 pm

Sugrraleona

la5?

2:30 pm

hokie carla

it is phillipine mahogany if that helps

2:31 pm

HarryHood

2 to go. the ha6 and the U4

2:31 pm

periwinkle

not seeing that ha6

2:31 pm

periwinkle

stuck with 28 left

2:31 pm

Sugrraleona

got it hokie

2:31 pm

Sugrraleona

ty

2:32 pm

bichon

la 5/12, pls

2:32 pm

hokie carla

ha + what a tiger might do, peri

2:32 pm

HarryHood

three vowels in a row, bichon

2:32 pm

hokie carla

by any chance are you a king of the hill fan, bichon?

2:32 pm

HarryHood

sorry. wrong hint

2:33 pm

periwinkle

I give up may be back later

2:33 pm

hokie carla

no, that's right, harry.

2:33 pm

HarryHood

oh ok - was confused on my confusion

2:33 pm

HarryHood

I have beach brain.

2:34 pm

Sugrraleona

fireworks - can I halp anyone?

2:34 pm

hokie carla

I don't know, do you have any cure for beach brain?

2:35 pm

HarryHood

a nap is the only cure. and it doesn't seem imminent

2:37 pm

HarryHood

done

2:37 pm

HarryHood

what a pesky grid

2:37 pm

HarryHood

ty for your help

2:38 pm

hokie carla

but you're a napman!

2:39 pm

HarryHood

hagd all!

2:40 pm

bichon

ty Harry

3:47 pm

Shirlockc

can someone clue pa7? i saw clues earlier but i'm not getting it

3:51 pm

penquis

google old iranian dynasty and you should see it....

3:53 pm

ch1212

Clue please for the na 5/16? I'm all out of patience at this point...

3:53 pm

penquis

it has three vowels....ends in a vowel....

3:53 pm

nrkii

like an innocent and trusting person, but scramble it

3:53 pm

nrkii

I''m down to 2

3:54 pm

nrkii

P - L
4 - 6

3:55 pm

ch1212

ahh! Thanks pen and nrkii!

3:56 pm

ch1212

That's sparklers for me. Any clues needed before I put clothes in the dryer?

3:56 pm

nrkii

how many P6 words are there?

3:57 pm

Sophie512

1

3:57 pm

nrkii

okay, so I need P4 and L6 help

3:57 pm

Sophie512

I have 7 left

3:57 pm

nrkii

got the p4

3:57 pm

nrkii

just need L6

3:58 pm

ch1212

l6 - not an ordained male, but a ...

3:58 pm

Shirlockc

thx penquis, no way i would have monkeyed that

3:58 pm

nrkii

slapping my head... I actually tried that with the P :)

3:59 pm

penquis

yw....i couldn't even clue it!

3:59 pm

ch1212

lol - so did I!

3:59 pm

ch1212

** poof **

4:00 pm

penquis

anyone have the H from the corner?...stats?

4:01 pm

hurshy

aw man, another baby one? wasn't yesterday's 67 or something? or was that the day before

4:01 pm

penquis

yes....yuck....

4:02 pm

Sophie512

hy

4:02 pm

Sophie512

worth 7

4:02 pm

penquis

ty....just got it...

4:02 pm

Sophie512

4 letters

4:07 pm

Sophie512

time out with 5

4:19 pm

penquis

i am done....bye all...

4:23 pm

MollyL

Sophie, why did you think the pa7 was a coin?

4:56 pm

hokie carla

did you see my post about the coin, molly?

5:02 pm

Sophie512

that was the definition I read... from a country with a similar name

5:10 pm

Sophie512

1 left should be a simple A

5:13 pm

Sophie512

I give up

5:17 pm

cherlyq

most of the a's are 4s but there is one 6

5:19 pm

Sophie512

it's a 4 that's why it's so frustrating

5:20 pm

cherlyq

ahhh has the sometimes vowel I bet thats the one

5:22 pm

Sophie512

nope got that one, too

5:23 pm

hurshy

i have the singing scales exercise "bumblebee" stuck in my head

5:24 pm

Sophie512

got it I am so embarrassed

5:26 pm

cherlyq

still got 9 here I think I am having brain fog lol

5:29 pm

Sophie512

need a quick clue before my HOA meeting?

5:30 pm

cherlyq

Thanks but think I will muddle through

5:30 pm

Sophie512

ok good luck

5:30 pm

cherlyq

Thanks

5:37 pm

hurshy

ha6?

5:39 pm

cherlyq

one of my missing sorry hurshy

5:41 pm

hurshy

ok, i morewordsed it

5:41 pm

hurshy

add what a lion does when it attacks you

5:43 pm

cherlyq

got it thanks

5:43 pm

cherlyq

last 7 are all m's

5:54 pm

cherlyq

3 left

5:59 pm

cherlyq

fire works finally

6:07 pm

mkg

A lion kills you. Dont see kill in grid.

6:07 pm

mkg

Or eats.

6:15 pm

mkg

Any clues for the pa word? I just cant see it. Ty. Need clues.

6:36 pm

MollyL

It's ha + the word for attack. No one said eat.

6:37 pm

MollyL

Or kill

7:12 pm

periwinkle

corner H please

7:13 pm

periwinkle

or either ha5 please

7:15 pm

periwinkle

got the corner H

7:18 pm

dan2bit

ha5 what ghosts do

7:18 pm

periwinkle

ty dan

7:20 pm

dan2bit

the other is harder to clue, but starts with the pork product

7:22 pm

periwinkle

ty got it

7:43 pm

Shellbell_o-well

Sooo, it's really NOT uhaul?

9:02 pm

mkg

Ha 5: ha+ opp of pa is __ __ plus cons. At end.

9:02 pm

mkg

Still need clues for the 7: pretty please?

9:07 pm

mkg

Pa and i am so so stuck.

9:12 pm

mkg

How about the na 5 word from N fifth column? Ty

9:22 pm

mkg

oh well if no clues are to be had i am off.

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