Babble: Archived Puzzle for Wednesday, August 23, 2023

12:00 am

lshult

flip

12:00 am

lshult

morning all

12:00 am

jbp

flippy hello

12:02 am

justafreep

howdy

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:32 am

Rainiqui

ca 7, nbt, nbs

12:36 am

jeanne314

Thank you! I don't have it yet, but at least it narrows some choices!

12:42 am

dizgrannie

FWs...last word ri 6

1:24 am

Q

fw... last word, fa6. :)

1:43 am

rbud

oooh, love that ri6 word, haha!

1:58 am

origami

I really want caracara to be here :D

1:58 am

saanichcat

likewise

1:59 am

rbud

certainly seems like a distinct possibility at a glance! :D

2:29 am

mab

carewac, jack, of course. on the road. mmm... possibleee didn't use exactly that spelling. why kwibble.

2:30 am

lynxxx

karourac perhaps

2:36 am

mab

yes, but i keep seeing it the other way. was it truman capote who said kerouac didn't write, he typed? something to that effect. would look it up, too tired. would go to bed, sleeping cat looks too adorable to move so I can.

4:44 am

marigold

c

6:43 am

Sugrraleona

anyone have a clue for the ca7 - it's my last word, driving me nuts

6:46 am

Sugrraleona

nevermind, got it - fireworks whoop

6:48 am

NANCY

SO could you share the clue sug

6:50 am

bubba218

the fee for using an automobile

6:52 am

periwinkle

ty bubba

6:59 am

NANCY

thanks bubba got it

7:09 am

MollyL

All the "nevermind" people should remember that others may be looking too and might like a clue.

7:31 am

mael

good morning

7:43 am

Kiani

hi all

7:44 am

hokie carla

Well, bottom row gray but that’s about it. This is a tough little sucker. 24 left for after tennis.

7:44 am

mael

14 left for me, nasty little thing

7:44 am

mael

enjoy tennis! and hi Kiani :)

7:45 am

Kiani

this grid...

7:48 am

72 Temple Owl

this grid is a lot of caca....

7:48 am

mael

8 left after my second pass... can't see how I'm going to make any more words from these Fs..

7:48 am

mael

PB for TO! lol

7:50 am

72 Temple Owl

at this point, gladly. except no donuts, going to the gym in an hour.

7:50 am

mael

I confess that a lot of the words I found I just tried without bothering to figure out if they would actually work in the grid, what with all the Cs and As

7:52 am

72 Temple Owl

so many teases of words

7:53 am

72 Temple Owl

playing spelling bee as well and miffed that it won't accept caracal

7:56 am

HarryHood

20 to go. still missing a lone A.

7:57 am

72 Temple Owl

can anyone share stats for the last column o pls?

7:57 am

HarryHood

on4

7:57 am

72 Temple Owl

oh hell. ty

7:57 am

HarryHood

yes indeed

7:58 am

72 Temple Owl

either too many word games at on4 or just not awake

7:58 am

72 Temple Owl

12 left.

7:58 am

72 Temple Owl

i playes sqauredele and now working on spell bee

7:59 am

72 Temple Owl

ah, found the questionable spelling of the zigzag fabric trim. 11.

8:02 am

72 Temple Owl

later all happy babbling

8:03 am

HarryHood

bye to

8:08 am

mael

FW!

8:09 am

mael

thanks for the clue about the questionable spelling, TO, that was my last word

8:17 am

ChampFit

Me too...FW from that. Hagd!

8:38 am

hurshy

pretty sure aircar is GOING to be a word sooner or later

8:59 am

MollyL

Keep hoping. It's been 38 years and we still don't have hover boards yet.

9:02 am

HarryHood

aah got my lone A. 15 to go

9:41 am

BzznBea

this grid is a stinker

9:53 am

mkg

Yup. Agree

9:54 am

mkg

I dont get any 7s even those clued.

9:55 am

BzznBea

there is only one

9:56 am

mkg

Oh.ok confusing sixes and the seven.

9:56 am

mkg

I see. Yes. Ca. Not getting it from the clue. Thinking.

10:00 am

mkg

Got it/.

10:01 am

mkg

Easy once you think of it long enough.

10:04 am

mkg

Still missing some tiles. Ugh.

10:24 am

mkg

Any clues for the T?

10:25 am

BzznBea

to4

10:25 am

dan2bit

to4/4 babblet

10:25 am

mkg

Ty.

10:25 am

mkg

Got it. Duhhhhh…. Ty

10:29 am

mkg

Could use one more clue: for the A word second column, second row. Ty. Probably an easy one as well. Ty

10:38 am

nrkii

ac6 = a type of tree -- ends with the spy agency

10:41 am

mkg

Ty got it.

10:42 am

mkg

Time to make lunch for the kiddies………..ahhh pasta

11:21 am

hokie carla

Questionable spelling? I thought that’s how it was spelled. But thanks, hadn’t thought about that in years.

11:25 am

MollyL

How else would you spell it?

11:27 am

labecs

please help with the ca 5/14... losing my head here

11:28 am

rururocks

tree that helps create chocolate

11:29 am

labecs

Oh, rururocks.. how did I never saw it? LOL!! Thank you! FW!!

11:31 am

hokie carla

It can also have k on the end of each syllable, molly

11:32 am

hokie carla

Phantom frond

11:34 am

dan2bit

19 left, mostly in the 2nd row

11:35 am

bichon

fa 6/27, pls

11:35 am

dan2bit

tinkerbell is a fa6 bichon

11:35 am

dan2bit

from the lower F

11:36 am

bichon

ty dan

11:36 am

dan2bit

yw

11:37 am

hokie carla

12 here. Finally got HOET.

11:39 am

hokie carla

Have not seen the 7 but going to assume C or F. Or maybe A.

11:44 am

hokie carla

3-6-1-1 A E FFF CCCC W C

11:56 am

cherlyq

Fs done no 7 yet

11:56 am

cherlyq

oops missed one lol

11:58 am

cherlyq

got it not the 7 still

12:02 pm

72 Temple Owl

carla!

12:04 pm

72 Temple Owl

okay later all

12:05 pm

penquis

so many small grids lately....*sigh*.....hello all....

12:08 pm

penquis

just got here and already I don't like this grid...

12:09 pm

hurshy

yeah it's not great

12:15 pm

hurshy

saw that ca7 was called at the flip but not seeing it

12:16 pm

penquis

it's one of my missing 29....

12:16 pm

hurshy

same goes for ri6

12:18 pm

penquis

don't have that one either....

12:18 pm

MollyL

Neither is too complicated

12:21 pm

hurshy

aHA got the ca7

12:21 pm

hurshy

thanks

12:26 pm

hurshy

AND got the ri6 at last

12:26 pm

hurshy

phew

12:27 pm

hurshy

now let's see... 4 F, 3 C, 2 A

12:27 pm

penquis

22 here....

12:27 pm

penquis

are either of those two recognizable words?

12:28 pm

hurshy

kinda?

12:28 pm

hurshy

so when you fly you pay your air____, this is like that but if you were driving

12:29 pm

hurshy

and ri6 is like um that squiggly trim that you can put on little girls' dresses

12:29 pm

penquis

ok, thanks....

12:29 pm

penquis

got them...

12:30 pm

penquis

you may be missing the two F words that mean stuffed in french....term used in cooking....

12:37 pm

hurshy

maybe? idk

12:37 pm

hurshy

yes ok i think i got them, ty

12:37 pm

penquis

yw...

12:46 pm

hokie carla

Rehi

12:46 pm

penquis

carla!

12:46 pm

hokie carla

Wish I knew french cooking

12:46 pm

hokie carla

Pen!

12:56 pm

penquis

stalled at 8 left....

12:58 pm

penquis

taking a break....bye all....

12:58 pm

hokie carla

Still 10 here. Going to clean up the kitchen. Bye.

1:05 pm

bichon

fa 5/18, third one, pls

1:08 pm

doseffing

... a great distance + the first part of a spy agency

1:10 pm

bichon

tyvm dose fireworks

1:16 pm

cherlyq

finally got the 7

1:27 pm

MollyL

Is it that it's hard to see? I thought it was a pretty normal word. Maybe that's just me.

1:28 pm

cherlyq

It was an easy word I was just blind I guess lol

1:31 pm

cherlyq

trying to look for a harder word instead of something easy lol

1:43 pm

hokie carla

I can’t see it either

1:44 pm

hokie carla

So I guess it’s hard to see

1:54 pm

cherlyq

3 left

1:56 pm

hokie carla

I listed and just finished

2:05 pm

sajarn

phantom: fanfare

2:08 pm

cherlyq

Fire works

4:35 pm

Shirlockc

ac6 pls?

4:47 pm

marksdolly

ac 6 a kind of tree

4:54 pm

MollyL

ac + vowel + US secret organization

5:21 pm

Shirlockc

thx molly and mark -- i couldn't figure out how to spell it

5:25 pm

MollyL

The tree thing doesn't click with everyone

5:25 pm

MollyL

cuif

5:26 pm

MollyL

Free clue

5:26 pm

Sophie512

already had it, 22 left and need to leave to babysit the grands

5:34 pm

MollyL

Already had it, so smart.

6:55 pm

periwinkle

ra6/21 please

6:59 pm

periwinkle

nm

7:02 pm

Sophie512

back for a few more while grands are having supper

7:30 pm

Sophie512

stuck on an F and an R

7:38 pm

Freeman

Need a clue for ca7, please?

8:26 pm

Sophie512

read below...... compound word

10:26 pm

Freeman

I don't see the clue? If you could please give me one I would appreciate it. Thanks

10:27 pm

Freeman

Got it thanks

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