Babble: Archived Puzzle for Thursday, September 28, 2023

12:12 am

jeanne314

sw8

12:12 am

Gillie

fi7

12:14 am

cybernan

wi 9

12:16 am

Gillie

wi7

12:17 am

Gillie

wa7

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

Gillie

la7

12:17 am

Gillie

fa7

12:17 am

broll

fl 7, sa 7

12:18 am

Gillie

ya7

12:26 am

Gillie

wi7 x 2

12:26 am

Gillie

wi8 x 2

12:27 am

Gillie

Oops, wi8 x 1 (as far as I know)

12:27 am

Gillie

fi8

12:30 am

broll

sy 7

1:20 am

jbp

ne 8

5:31 am

dizgrannie

there is no Ne

5:32 am

dizgrannie

* 8

8:36 am

mael

two wi8s at least :)

8:38 am

saanichcat

Morning everyone!

8:39 am

saanichcat

mael, two 8s and 1 nine

8:39 am

mael

hey saani! how are things?

8:39 am

mael

haven't found the nine yet!

8:40 am

saanichcat

gerund the 6/33

8:40 am

mael

oh there it is

8:40 am

mael

and thank you

8:40 am

mael

sad that wi4men isn't a word

8:40 am

mael

fantasy has lied to me all this time

8:41 am

saanichcat

someone will jump on me for making gerund a verb! Agreed re the sages

8:41 am

saanichcat

I mean the wi4men.

8:46 am

mael

yep

8:47 am

mael

I can tell you that this grid got a lot easier when, after about 100 words, I discovered the gerund ending

8:47 am

mael

lol

8:48 am

saanichcat

same. I felt so silly!

8:48 am

mael

same

8:48 am

mael

I got down to the R and found the r4 and went.. oh. right.

8:50 am

MollyL

I am not word nerdy enough to jump on you for making a gerund a verb

8:51 am

saanichcat

thanks Molly. at least it's not hump letter , double hump and the chair letter etc we used to do

8:51 am

MollyL

That was the lamest of the lame

8:52 am

MollyL

My favorite was "roundy letter"

8:53 am

saanichcat

gosh, had forgotten that one

8:53 am

hokie carla

well, I'm already stuck on the first letter.

8:54 am

saanichcat

double hump, roundy letter, double sticks, sometimes vowel

8:55 am

saanichcat

hokie that wasn't a clue -- it was how 'Molly' would have been clued in ancient times

8:55 am

hokie carla

lol, yeah, I didn't take it as such

8:57 am

MollyL

The last letter in my name is "divining rod" 😊

8:58 am

saanichcat

perfect!

8:58 am

hokie carla

I guess mine is teepee or tepee or tipi

9:03 am

hokie carla

this is either a tough grid or I need to wake up more

9:10 am

mael

have you found the gerund ending? hah.

9:10 am

hokie carla

yes, I started by trying to make gelding

9:12 am

mael

just teasing, both saniich and I biffed on it for a long while

9:12 am

mael

I've 79 left and am quite stuck

9:13 am

hokie carla

once I saw the G with an N under it I looked to see if there was an i nearby. I did see it much earlier than usual.

9:13 am

hokie carla

159 here but still going through. have to leave in 15 min for a haircut so probably won't make it. have gotten half on everything so far but the K and E.

9:16 am

rururocks

200 but just got here...

9:16 am

rururocks

be thankful I passed on puns about divining rods

9:26 am

mkg

Hi all.

9:27 am

rururocks

hi mlf

9:27 am

rururocks

mkg that is

9:27 am

hokie carla

well, 87 left. didn't get half on the K, first E, or the A

9:27 am

mkg

Any clues for the k welcome.

9:35 am

montreal13

1st pass done - HOET - bbl for last 58 - have a great day all

9:36 am

rururocks

bye monty

9:36 am

rururocks

105 here still

9:37 am

montreal13

bye ru - "poof"

9:41 am

mael

K is ke5/20, i think it's another word for the rug

9:45 am

mkg

Really? The rug? Hmmm dont know it.

9:46 am

rururocks

the rug is spelled with a ki.. not sure what this word means

9:48 am

mkg

Not seeing anythinbg. Tried keged thinking it might work but didnt

9:49 am

mkg

Well if anyone has any more clues i could use one.

9:50 am

mkg

Got it. So nm clues. Ty

10:02 am

BzznBea

phantom - mildew

10:03 am

mael

yeah, the ke5 is alternate spelling for the rug

10:04 am

mael

I just looked it up because I had no idea either

10:08 am

aebmusica

wa7/56....clue please

10:09 am

aebmusica

wared

10:09 am

aebmusica

sorry

10:09 am

BzznBea

add the gerund

10:10 am

aebmusica

tyvm.... Iveadded so many this one escaped me

10:11 am

BzznBea

yw

10:14 am

mael

63 left, bbl

10:25 am

rururocks

12 here.. but stuck

10:49 am

hokie carla

Ok, I’m processing. Am I supposed to have ever heard of a rug that starts with k? Feeling seriously dumb

10:50 am

hokie carla

and obviously having trouble chatting with the ipad

10:54 am

BzznBea

ke5 and it is all in the upper corner

11:00 am

hokie carla

Thanks, bea. Finally got the right combo of letters

11:00 am

BzznBea

yw

11:03 am

hokie carla

Are these a words hard? Can only find 3

11:04 am

hokie carla

Well, just found one more

11:04 am

BzznBea

I haven't got there yet.

11:12 am

BzznBea

Yes, they are difficult.

12:37 pm

Shirlockc

been pecking at this all day and still only have 4 As

12:43 pm

BzznBea

This was a tough one.

1:04 pm

bichon

I just found out yesterday that I came home from our river cruise with Covid. Can't think clearly enough to play Babble

1:09 pm

mael

dire

1:09 pm

mael

oops, wrong box

1:28 pm

cybernan

good morning/afternoon everyone :)

1:31 pm

saanichcat

hello there nan!

1:32 pm

mael

hello! FW for me!

1:32 pm

saanichcat

yay for mael!

1:33 pm

cybernan

Hi saanich. Were you getting all that heavy rain this week?

1:38 pm

saanichcat

light rain thank heavens. Now the soil is soft enough for a heavier rain. We need a lot more though. How,s it where you are?

1:46 pm

cybernan

been raining for 3 days -- sun is breaking through now though. Glad to hear it isn't to bad there - my neighbour is on a much anticipated vacation in the islands this week

1:53 pm

cybernan

I see that my tiara has my birthstone in it today :)

2:03 pm

saanichcat

nan, your neighbour will enjoy our sunny weather today

2:06 pm

cybernan

re

2:56 pm

Sophie512

Nan my birthstone too

3:16 pm

hokie carla

rehi

3:18 pm

hokie carla

still only 5 a's so no HOET

3:21 pm

hokie carla

hope you are better soon, bichon

3:58 pm

MollyL

Nan gets a tiara? I don't see Nan in the grid.

4:24 pm

hokie carla

must be her real name again, but we never guessed it that other time

4:31 pm

ChampFit

We get a tiara for having our name in the grid? Is it first or last?

4:39 pm

cybernan

hi again

4:39 pm

cybernan

yes, my real name is in the grid today

4:40 pm

dauber

Ahhh! So your real name is Flarine!

4:42 pm

cybernan

considering the other abreviations and acronyms we get, I thought wifi would be accepted

4:42 pm

dauber

I'm just down to the two or6es.

4:44 pm

cybernan

missing those as well, dauber

4:44 pm

dauber

Ooh, got one!

4:44 pm

dauber

Kinda looks like the brand name of a frozen food.

4:45 pm

cybernan

trying to find my last w at the moment

4:45 pm

cybernan

alas - we don't have the same brands as you do

4:45 pm

dauber

Ack! Didn't notice the maple leaf!

4:46 pm

cybernan

or the
B.C. flag :)

4:46 pm

dauber

Basically, it looks like a generic mineral.

4:47 pm

cybernan

your icon relates to today's grid I assume?

4:47 pm

dauber

WHOA!!! Got the other one, so FW for me!

4:48 pm

ChampFit

Needed that...thx!

4:49 pm

dcseain

thanks for the frozen food mineral! Potatolicious!

4:49 pm

ChampFit

You made me LOL Seain!

4:49 pm

hokie carla

wifi is too new

4:50 pm

dauber

Simply going by what I remember from high school French, the other or6 might be "relating to the ear."

4:51 pm

dauber

or "shaped like an ear"

4:51 pm

dcseain

and possible not allowed due to it being short for Wide Fidelity.

4:51 pm

hokie carla

champ, I think it's any part of your name for the tiara

4:51 pm

hokie carla

I mean elhi and jato are allowed and stupidly so

4:52 pm

dcseain

good point there

4:52 pm

ChampFit

My last name is Cline, which is a valid word. I'm due retroactive tiaras!

4:52 pm

dcseain

or6, WV is a place I just learned, the mineral one.

5:01 pm

cybernan

found what must be the mineral one

5:02 pm

cybernan

I agree the wifi is short for something else, but so are a lot of other accepted "words"

5:04 pm

cybernan

any clues for the other or 6?

5:05 pm

ChampFit

Reminds me of what you use Preparation H for

5:05 pm

cybernan

oh - I thought that was the mineral one

5:06 pm

dcseain

different middle vowel for mineral

5:06 pm

cybernan

got it though

5:06 pm

ChampFit

yay!

5:06 pm

cybernan

ty seain

5:09 pm

cybernan

fl 8 please?

5:13 pm

dcseain

I'm finding fl7s so far...

5:15 pm

cybernan

the 8 follows the one who escapes

5:15 pm

MollyL

Oh, it's the secret real name

5:16 pm

dcseain

oh, interesting, thank you Molly

5:20 pm

cybernan

last two: fl 8 and wi 6/39

5:25 pm

cybernan

any clues please?

5:26 pm

cybernan

found the w

5:27 pm

ChampFit

The fl8 is like the fl7..add a cons in the middle.

5:27 pm

ChampFit

Just finished. Enjoy!

5:27 pm

MollyL

Adele

5:27 pm

dcseain

yay champ!

5:31 pm

cybernan

that's me done as well - ty for the help

5:32 pm

cybernan

Close, Molly :) Enjoy the rest of your day everyone

5:33 pm

dcseain

yay nan, HAGD

6:48 pm

nrkii

oh my goodness this grid

6:48 pm

nrkii

first pass and still 43 to go

6:48 pm

hurshy

i'm only on the first row

6:48 pm

hurshy

i can't find the K

6:50 pm

nrkii

Also missing the K

6:51 pm

penquis

KE 5 / 20....

6:51 pm

penquis

a word i did not know...

6:51 pm

nrkii

got it

6:51 pm

nrkii

thanks

6:51 pm

hurshy

ty, the stats helped me monkey it

6:52 pm

nrkii

it's like a very bad abbreviation for a type of pie :)

6:52 pm

hurshy

lol

6:57 pm

hurshy

phantom: mildew

6:57 pm

hurshy

better than real mildew

7:18 pm

72 Temple Owl

nrk still here?

7:20 pm

nrkii

still here... dog wants me to stop babbling

7:21 pm

nrkii

down to 33 now

7:21 pm

nrkii

still don't have the 9... stats?

7:24 pm

72 Temple Owl

idk. read interesting news story today about putting programmable lights on the bridge. environmentalists opposed.

7:25 pm

hurshy

programmable ... traffic lights? decorative lights?

7:25 pm

nrkii

like LED light displays?

7:28 pm

nrkii

traffic lights would make sense on that bridge, but would slow things WAY down, so I'd probably oppose... LEDs would just be silly and unnecessary... the bridge is pretty enough as is.

7:29 pm

hurshy

which bridge

7:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

yes. complaints about a disney like atmosphere and harming the swallows that nest under the bridge.

7:30 pm

nrkii

Lambertville, NJ - New Hope, PA free bridge

7:31 pm

72 Temple Owl

a protected species. if i lived there, i would say no.

7:31 pm

nrkii

TO, I agree about both, even though I'm not exactly an "environmentalist." I just think of all the beautiful towns in Scotland I've visited, and few if any of those would put programmable lights on an old bridge. :)

7:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

i get it. please don't get me started on the disneyization of america

7:33 pm

nrkii

this grid... ugh

7:33 pm

72 Temple Owl

really. i started it while waiting for my luncheon out this afternoon.

7:40 pm

nrkii

Went to the list at 32, and just struggled to find my 2 missing A's. So far the list is only helping me go from NO to SLOW.

7:41 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need 80

7:41 pm

hurshy

not long ago a girl posted on reddit asking for advice about whether she should quit dancing after instead of getting moved up to a higher class, she was moved to a lower one

7:42 pm

nrkii

add ing to a lot of words

7:42 pm

hurshy

i told her it really just depended whether she ENJOYED dancing

7:42 pm

hurshy

if she did, then she should keep doing it

7:42 pm

hurshy

if not, there's no reason she had to

7:42 pm

72 Temple Owl

i have only 4 longer words

7:43 pm

nrkii

heh, hurshy, too true... my instructor didn't put me on the list for some "exams" that are coming up in December, and at first I was kind of sad, but I reminded myself of how much fun I'm having and I got over it in about 5 minutes

7:43 pm

72 Temple Owl

thanks for that hint

7:43 pm

nrkii

wi5/7/8 combo, where the 8 is a gerund

7:44 pm

hurshy

well it's the same with babble... don't keep yourself going on a grid if you're no longer having fun :)

7:44 pm

nrkii

sw5/8 combo, where the 8 is a gerund

7:44 pm

72 Temple Owl

i am glad you are enjoying dancing. beats the gym any day. hope you are feeling better.

7:45 pm

nrkii

yes, hurshy, I do quit when I am annoyed, but I always try on my own, with the current chog, and then with the list first

7:45 pm

nrkii

I'm at 24 now... whoo hoo!

7:45 pm

hurshy

i just found an sy7 and 8 (pt)

7:45 pm

nrkii

ri5/6/8 combo, but that 8 is not a gerund

7:46 pm

nrkii

ooh, sy7 and 8, looking

7:46 pm

hurshy

have all the 8s now, but not the 9

7:46 pm

nrkii

ooh, nice!

7:46 pm

nrkii

I have 6 of 7 of the 8s

7:47 pm

penquis

the SY words are ordinary words...

7:47 pm

nrkii

yep found em

7:48 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! pond associated with Thoreau

7:48 pm

penquis

walden

7:48 pm

hurshy

ding ding ding!!!

7:50 pm

nrkii

11 to go

7:51 pm

hurshy

whoa, now you're speeding right along :)

7:54 pm

nrkii

6, but some of these words I really would never have found without the list

7:54 pm

nrkii

found the 9!

7:55 pm

nrkii

down to 2

7:55 pm

nrkii

TO, also try adding the guys word to the end of some words

7:56 pm

nrkii

done!

7:56 pm

nrkii

anyone want a nudge on the 9?

7:57 pm

penquis

i do!

7:57 pm

nrkii

it's a shortened version of a be11 word

7:58 pm

nrkii

wi9

7:58 pm

hurshy

thanks

7:58 pm

hurshy

or what almanzo couldn't help doing every moment of his life

7:58 pm

hurshy

lol

7:58 pm

penquis

ty...

7:59 pm

nrkii

I was thinking of doing a Nellie-appropriate clue, hurshy, but I thought I'd be kinder than that

7:59 pm

hurshy

lol

8:00 pm

nrkii

okay, dog is giving me the "you really don't love me if you babble instead of cuddling with me" look... gotta run

8:00 pm

penquis

bye, nrkii...

8:06 pm

72 Temple Owl

em7/36 # 2 pls?

8:07 pm

72 Temple Owl

bye, nrk

8:07 pm

hurshy

i only have one, the green gem

8:07 pm

hurshy

oooh yeah there's the one that sounds like a painful and embarrassing thing you can have...

8:07 pm

penquis

starts the same...has the mineral ending...or robotic ending...

8:08 pm

72 Temple Owl

ty

8:09 pm

hurshy

i'm very weak on D words

8:10 pm

penquis

missing one....

8:10 pm

penquis

but i listed a while back...

8:16 pm

72 Temple Owl

it would be a lot easier to do these longer grids if words didn't disappear...

8:16 pm

hurshy

ooh i found another pair of Ds!

8:17 pm

penquis

i had a false start this morning....didn't realize that i wasn't being credited with finding words for a while....very irritating...

8:20 pm

hurshy

name that proper noun! Brave princess

8:20 pm

penquis

sorry...no clue...

8:22 pm

hurshy

it's ok, i just throw them out there. if people know them, they do, and if they don't, they don't

8:22 pm

hurshy

90% done!

8:25 pm

penquis

i went through the list and still have 18 to find....lots of 7s and two 8s still missing...

8:26 pm

penquis

lots of 6s, too....

8:26 pm

72 Temple Owl

i hate to ask for clues but i fear if i need one no one will be here.

8:27 pm

penquis

i will be here a while longer, that's for sure...

8:30 pm

72 Temple Owl

or6/21 pls?

8:30 pm

penquis

like the brand of frozen potatoes but different ending vowel...

8:31 pm

penquis

change the third vowel for the other or 6/21....

8:32 pm

72 Temple Owl

is that the second one?

8:33 pm

penquis

the first one i clued is the first....the other is the second one....

8:34 pm

72 Temple Owl

okay let me look ty

8:36 pm

72 Temple Owl

i need the last re word as well, it's a 6

8:36 pm

penquis

the two middle letters are vowels in both words...but the first of those is different in the second word...

8:39 pm

72 Temple Owl

i do not understand both words.

8:40 pm

penquis

or + two vowels + **lta airllines....that works for both words....

8:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

or rather, why you are referencing two words.

8:40 pm

penquis

well i didn't know which you needed and they are almost the same...

8:40 pm

72 Temple Owl

nm i found it. do you need anything

8:43 pm

penquis

no, thanks...

8:45 pm

72 Temple Owl

good night

8:45 pm

penquis

goodnight...

9:04 pm

penquis

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

9:27 pm

dcseain

ooh, pouring in the vodka ahead of the OJ makes a stronger drink. Noted.

9:27 pm

dcseain

And Tito's Vodka FTW

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