View Word List Sunday, October 1, 2023

FINAL SCORES

5082 maggiej
5082 khana
5082 Vioxx
5082 kellyk
5082 lynxxx
5082 Kateq
5082 nanrde
5082 pabtrek
5082 bubba218
5082 Dorens
5082 aebmusica
5082 MelJewell
5082 Bremen
5082 justafreep
5082 DTins
5082 bojazz
5082 ivesy3
5082 spellit
5082 pcal2
5082 shorty
5082 welki
5082 dofith
5082 Grandma Barb
5082 72 Temple Owl
5082 kim m
5082 pat56
5082 cybernan
5082 galliwags
5082 grannyg
5082 Mercy
5082 bpalosky
5082 Smdnjv
5082 montreal13
5082 maccafixx
5082 phaeton
5082 NonoNanette
5082 grannyrose
5082 paintguy
5082 graciecat
5082 rururocks
5082 Sandieangel
5082 dart001
5082 isles7
5082 bookwomen
5082 JBV
5082 dizgrannie
5082 vashongin
5082 joansiebone
5082 reneeo
5082 saanichcat
5082 LuvWordGames
5082 penquis
5082 suzysuz
5082 anike
5082 BzznBea
5082 ursh
5082 Catie
5082 SuzeeQ24
5082 Chris P
5082 lbdawger
5082 NANCY
5082 mrloser
5082 marksdolly
5082 SunnFlower
5082 Dianne
5082 dromano66
5082 marigold
5082 sandy211
5082 Freeman
5082 Gillie
5082 catsmm
5082 Dippnall
5082 broll
5082 bala
5082 Kamanjah
5082 Lizlin
5082 periwinkle
5082 Bogwoggle
5082 Jacula
5082 jessmom
5082 navcad
5082 Aloyisius
5082 clg47
4913 sammysmom
4648 Verve
4380 dauber
4323 hurshy
4058 hokie carla
3990 wildcat17
3628 java2
3605 rabbasar
3602 Zadit
3592 nrkii
3567 wvteach
3561 Dragonfruit
3551 poodletoes
3510 svingy
3374 mael
3326 GMpnk
3321 Sundaegrl
3314 scribekd
3302 jimmel
3270 wordly wise
3180 felicitas
3144 scatterbrain
3081 Sam
3072 zas
3061 Shirlockc
3058 Filomena
3051 Tabbycat2
3018 eliotl
3018 parisla
3017 circe
3013 dejavu
3004 wjb
2988 Andee
2975 Hillsnow
2952 georgiaj
2935 SummerBreeze44
2931 ladycece920
2853 helenkeller
2848 sally
2804 HarryHood
2776 waskallia
2743 Sunrise
2666 ItalianGreyhound
2620 Turt
2600 april98
2594 Shellbell_o-well
2594 Sev
2578 mery9419
2573 Robespierre
2540 Lorrie_in_SA
2540 jeepers
2528 BlackTar
2525 Babbleybrook
2517 jeanne314
2514 juniperberet
2506 Solitare
2505 hep
2476 pilgrim719
2461 uconn
2458 rbud
2420 dcseain
2416 msr
2408 Marian Todd
2395 godthaab
2392 skheiny
2387 chrisk
2381 pamrepton
2373 deanoz
2371 cavalier25
2358 Jayk
2358 Gitel
2349 cameron51us
2331 auntnope
2303 lexophile
2285 marilyn992
2284 evvvie
2281 nanowooster
2280 smaller
2278 mkg
2262 Lewandjoy
2235 mattygroves
2230 jka
2216 debgpi
2215 Biltong
2198 momof5
2187 DojaCat
2184 rastapopolous
2180 JaxH66
2178 specificity
2174 idicyidikat
2145 CES222
2123 A*n*i*t*a
2104 origami
2096 zabeth
2091 sciencegeek
2090 AnnetteL
2080 caps
2063 hmgames
2054 matanov
2048 pigeonman
2031 smooze
2024 Hebe
2019 Soodle
2012 Altagolfnut5
2011 poor richard
2002 suz01
1987 nelleon
1982 robin.redbreast
1974 MaddyMadd
1969 sajarn
1961 MsCorvid
1961 daisy88
1951 machelle
1932 JIMMORRIS
1930 rosalie4
1922 kitnkayj
1905 helenary
1889 leisl
1885 beckyj
1872 melody17
1864 gemini_J13
1848 superflippy
1845 hydra
1837 Jeff7
1830 Yosh
1825 bichon
1822 Textex
1819 Gabs
1805 GeekMan
1786 avril
1775 Sam Snead
1768 rutinka
1757 mummy
1754 irishlady
1742 tessagram
1732 scarydeb
1732 Riverdance
1730 Jodeen
1728 Q
1728 beepbeep
1728 UntitledDocument
1709 tceicher
1702 cg530
1690 KrisE
1656 Notheroldquilter
1651 kueenbee
1634 Dinoreid
1621 Jivingjenny0
1620 Monnie
1616 little mim
1604 sooooo
1604 Mary
1600 rsiegel24
1599 westford
1598 katiemac
1584 mehdc
1584 mtnmam
1573 wb12eos
1548 bheron
1538 o2baflyndog
1535 Alycia
1516 fratfitz
1513 pam
1495 GrandmaS
1474 ann
1474 lara68
1459 crayola
1446 mabaker8
1441 Stephanaki
1431 speedfreak
1420 Bklay
1405 Stitchknit
1404 player girl
1387 sprong
1382 msg
1354 Habes
1352 mcurlschool
1350 skooj
1347 gingentle
1346 Sugarblues
1339 Simmie
1325 kathy sue
1308 Sophie512
1307 Keala
1296 Sip
1295 nursegladys
1294 ZsaZsa
1290 aWolf
1283 funhs
1279 bs18
1277 Biged
1259 jbp
1254 wenren
1245 tinkerbelle
1242 oregonmarki
1228 sukee
1218 sugar
1214 mightyquin
1208 zTink
1205 Miadog
1204 redshoes
1191 nellebean
1186 Virginia Strout
1175 momof4&pe
1172 Geep
1118 ChampFit
1113 Kaplan the Magne
1112 ginnie
1103 silversarah
1098 8201girl
1098 BlueFireFrog
1095 Scrabbler
1090 ElTrev
1088 bookworm100
1086 milly24
1070 Shephard
1063 Retired PJs
1058 selj09
1052 MomStar
1044 therealblah
1040 carmonli
1032 weegee
1016 diann
1013 moule
1011 Kitensplay
1007 mom23
1004 rolin
994 Dash2
994 shoo
987 piggys_rule123
967 lawdoggy1
966 duvaldfm
964 Marjetta
963 Rainiqui
954 abbyss
948 npr
943 jrr
940 Elle n
929 RoundBarn
925 lazykoala99
914 jzw
889 ella
880 Dog Fan
876 Baruth
872 MollyL
867 eliwes
859 mama
858 lshult
854 Sandraf
853 lynnet
844 pbc
825 Marmar
798 pjd
794 Nef
794 Rollie Pollie
788 wesnurse
787 BLouie
784 laurielou
764 karenth
754 movieman
736 pen...
721 rowlie45
721 LonnieC
710 rebeccs
705 Angelsong
694 KenTropic
693 craftylady
680 Barby
666 yubi
647 m9f9l
635 sallyann
619 anus
612 shooshoo
604 Nana5
591 MPittore
590 janeybird
570 lawyer1
570 akazev
563 woodchick
548 disneyjessi
538 ChloeKat
530 Jen
527 mom82637
489 Gramjane
489 #1
470 Torgo
414 yikeym32
413 barbarella1981
379 Playwoman
377 Book Doctor Gwen
376 LUHAN
373 Guernseygirl 2
371 Christa
357 Sugrraleona
350 NannyChris
343 labecs
336 nadav
329 princessofburund
319 Kentuckian
305 emusing
296 jocularity
294 earth
255 Babbler
228 kristin
217 Lib
202 nick03
194 sillyfellow
176 iiosefi
156 TQ
145 TXZinnia
143 PenguinP
138 ajsb
115 bethn
111 larkspurple
110 donnasc6dogs
109 davurs
67 tnw
54 worzel
30 Curtisrx
28 Historyjo
25 Stevebec
21 bonko

ENTIRE CHAT LOG

12:09 am
Gillie

cl7
12:10 am
Gillie

x 2
12:10 am
Rainiqui

sn 7
12:11 am
justafreep

cl7 x 3
12:11 am
Rainiqui

ro 7
12:11 am
justafreep

de8
12:12 am
justafreep

ra7
12:12 am
Gillie

mi7
12:12 am
Rainiqui

sn 8
12:13 am
justafreep

ig8 and ig7 x3
12:13 am
justafreep

lo7
12:14 am
justafreep

cl8
12:15 am
justafreep

cl8 x 2
12:17 am
licketySplitAUS

Clues are up
12:17 am
justafreep

thanks, lickety
12:17 am
justafreep

di7
12:18 am
justafreep

mi7 x 2
12:19 am
Gillie

re7
12:19 am
Book Doctor Gwen

Diving in, splosh
12:20 am
justafreep

and I must dive out. Good luck, all... and good night!
12:22 am
Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, cl 9
12:23 am
jeanne314

why cant "raincloud" be one word, boo hoo
12:23 am
cybernan

hello everyone - giving this half an hour before I hit the sack
12:26 am
Gillie

co7
12:30 am
Gillie

in7, in8 x 2, in9
12:35 am
Gillie

ne7
12:35 am
Gillie

al7
12:39 am
cybernan

no inline skates either
12:40 am
Gillie

un7
12:41 am
Gillie

un7 x 2
12:45 am
Gillie

cl8 x 3
12:46 am
Gillie

cl8 x 4
12:46 am
Gillie

cl7 x 4, cl8 x 5
12:48 am
Gillie

Well, HOET and 91 left - I think maybe I'll leave it for now
12:55 am
cybernan

nbt/nbs and good night :)
7:36 am
saanichcat

good morning everyone!
7:52 am
aebmusica

187 and I am not even done with the cs
7:54 am
mael

oh hey, narnia is in the grid today
8:08 am
sukee

Onto the baseball playoffs...
8:09 am
Scrabbler

Go Jays.
8:11 am
sukee

:)
8:11 am
sukee

Today they get to party
8:21 am
MollyL

I'm pulling for the Orioles. I'd like to see them get a Series in memory of Brooks.
8:52 am
periwinkle

hello all. help with lower i in second column pleae
8:53 am
penquis

io 4/5...
8:53 am
phaeton

io/4
8:53 am
periwinkle

sheesh, ty pen
8:53 am
penquis

sorry...it's JUST io 4 that i have...
8:55 am
phaeton

stats for upper right i?
8:55 am
mael

in7/32 and three related words
8:55 am
phaeton

ty
8:55 am
periwinkle

in7/8/8/9
8:56 am
phaeton

got them, thanks
8:56 am
periwinkle

yw
8:57 am
mael

... omg. I have 100 words left and JUST now saw the gerund ending
8:57 am
mael

damn
8:58 am
periwinkle

I am more than 1/2 way and only one word with gerund ending so far
8:58 am
periwinkle

make that 2 words
8:59 am
mael

I guess that's the upside, I've only found four so far
8:59 am
penquis

there are a bunch of rhyming words....
8:59 am
penquis

i have five of those...
9:02 am
phaeton

6
9:05 am
hokie carla

howdy y'all. just started but wondering how there are 17 D's
9:06 am
penquis

carla!
9:06 am
hokie carla

pen!
9:09 am
phaeton

got 7 with gerund end
9:22 am
periwinkle

ok I will keep looking then
9:22 am
periwinkle

hi carla
9:25 am
hokie carla

hey peri
9:29 am
saanichcat

hi mael, was just looking at chat and guess what, I did the very same thing. The invisible gerund, visible only at 100 words. Twice in a row, no excuse!
9:36 am
hurshy

ahhh, g'morning babblers!
9:36 am
penquis

hi hursh...
9:37 am
hokie carla

hey hurshy
9:37 am
hokie carla

lins
9:37 am
hokie carla

oops
9:38 am
hurshy

phantom: ardent
9:39 am
hokie carla

well I have grayed 2 i's and then struggled to find any on 2 of the other i's.
9:41 am
hurshy

hmm, weird
9:41 am
hurshy

which 2
9:41 am
hokie carla

well, finally found 2/3 on the 4th row, but still can't find any on the 2nd row 5th col
9:42 am
montreal13

IN 7,8,8,9 for that one carla
9:42 am
hurshy

one of the simple machines is a certain kind of plane
9:42 am
penquis

i have only grayed the fifth column i tiles...
9:43 am
hokie carla

I knew that was going to be the case
9:44 am
montreal13

it's the 4th row i that prevents me from HOET ☻
9:44 am
hurshy

in4/4 babblet, io4
9:44 am
hurshy

whatever the third one is is my last i
9:44 am
hokie carla

haven't gotten to the c yet but doing okay on 4th row so far
9:45 am
hokie carla

oh, missed your "i" in that statement, monty
9:45 am
montreal13

tks hurshy !, babble blindness strikes again
9:46 am
montreal13

1st pass done -HOET - bbl for last 84 ! sigh... have a great day all
9:46 am
hokie carla

adieu
9:46 am
penquis

bye montie...
9:46 am
montreal13

au revoir all - "poof"
9:50 am
hurshy

phantom: tedium
9:52 am
hokie carla

the bottom A is awful too
9:54 am
hokie carla

wondering how much time I should spend making up against words
9:54 am
penquis

i have already spent too much time doing that, lol....
9:55 am
hurshy

if the M were in the opposite corner we could have manticore
9:55 am
penquis

missing one from the bottom left A and five from the other...
9:55 am
hokie carla

against change in my pocket
9:56 am
penquis

i am also against that!....
9:56 am
hurshy

against dolly the sheep science
9:57 am
penquis

also tried that....
9:58 am
hokie carla

finally got those i's. now just need 2 a's for HOET
9:58 am
penquis

which As?
9:59 am
hokie carla

bottom one with 21. I have 10 there now.
9:59 am
penquis

the ones i have are not odd...usual stuff....i have 15 of those....
10:00 am
hokie carla

found one - HOET! but 98 left.
10:01 am
penquis

101 here....moseying along while watching a football talk show....i should get a life, lol....
10:01 am
hurshy

then you subtracted wrong, pen
10:01 am
hokie carla

you aren't watching the jags and falcons in england?
10:01 am
hokie carla

think I will go play the other games
10:02 am
penquis

that is only on ESPN + .... don't have that....
10:06 am
hurshy

phantom: encore
10:16 am
penquis

phantom: silicon....
10:16 am
penquis

silicon....
10:16 am
penquis

thought i misspelled it... ;oP
10:18 am
hurshy

whaddya mean "bing" is not in the dictionary?
10:19 am
penquis

chinese word for ice....i tried it, too....
10:22 am
cybernan

good morning everyone :)
10:22 am
hurshy

morning nan
10:23 am
penquis

hi nan....
10:35 am
cybernan

does it seem strange to you that we can have adios but not bueno?
10:35 am
hurshy

it's even stranger that we can have adios but not hola, lol
10:36 am
penquis

yes...lots of things seem strange here....
10:36 am
penquis

we have Himalayan cedar trees but not some forms of pasta....
10:36 am
penquis

we could go on forever about that...
10:38 am
penquis

going to fix an early lunch....bbl....bye all....
10:38 am
hurshy

dang it, thought i had the third 9 but no
10:43 am
cybernan

still need 8 x4 and 9 x2
10:46 am
hurshy

well i only need one 9 but i need 6 8s
10:47 am
hurshy

9s i have are cl and in
10:49 am
cybernan

have the in
10:50 am
cybernan

have cl 8 x3 but no 9
10:51 am
hurshy

when the trumpet sounds its cl7 call, and then pl and pt
10:51 am
hurshy

was the pl one of the 8s you have? cause if not then i need another cl8
10:52 am
hurshy

aHA
10:52 am
hurshy

got another cl8 :D
10:52 am
cybernan

have 3 cl 8's
10:53 am
hurshy

well there are at least 4
10:53 am
penquis

at least 5....really going now... ;o)
10:53 am
cybernan

ty for the cl9
10:54 am
hurshy

oh man
10:54 am
cybernan

a 3-fer :}
10:54 am
hurshy

ok so one of my other 8s is less sunny sky, and two are based on influence, what else you got pen?
10:55 am
cybernan

cl 8 x5 - musical instrument
10:56 am
hurshy

oh for heaven's sake
10:56 am
hokie carla

I have cl8x2, ig8, in8x2, sn8 and one more I couldn't see in the list
10:56 am
hurshy

thanks
10:56 am
cybernan

and instrumental to Rhapsody in Blue
10:56 am
hokie carla

thanks, nan
10:56 am
hurshy

instrumental, haha
10:57 am
hokie carla

oh, I have a ra8
10:57 am
hurshy

well now you know there are 3 more cl8s
10:58 am
hokie carla

they say knowledge is half the battle, but not in my case
10:58 am
hurshy

they just all got clued tho
10:58 am
hokie carla

so what you're saying is...I should read the chat
10:59 am
hurshy

yeah
10:59 am
cybernan

mmm - does the ig 8 have any relatin to the 7?
10:59 am
hurshy

yes but there's more than one 7
11:00 am
hurshy

one goes left at the fork and the other goes right
11:00 am
cybernan

ok - I have the 6-7 that carla was doing with the chat
11:00 am
hurshy

that's the one that goes left
11:01 am
hokie carla

well I found a type of trumpet but not the words you were cluing
11:01 am
cybernan

was missing the pyromaniac
11:02 am
hurshy

the one i was cluing isn't a TYPE of trumpet
11:02 am
cybernan

solo intrument in Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue, carla
11:03 am
cybernan

you are looking for a cl 8
11:03 am
hokie carla

no, not that one.
11:03 am
hokie carla

the one hurshy was cluing about trumpeting sounds
11:03 am
hurshy

scratch that, the one i was cluing IS a medieval type of trumpet, i just didn't know
11:03 am
cybernan

what were you cluing, hurshy?
11:04 am
hurshy

the one that has the cl9 past tense
11:04 am
hokie carla

supposedly like 2 or 3 more cl8 plus a 9
11:04 am
hurshy

7-9-8
11:05 am
cybernan

oh - got that from you previous clue, ty
11:05 am
hurshy

yes but hokie is still wrestling with it lol
11:05 am
cybernan

still need one more 9 though -- have in and cl
11:05 am
hurshy

there, i canna help ye
11:06 am
hokie carla

well, considering I don't know any medieval trumpets I think I will move along
11:06 am
hurshy

but i didn't either but i've still heard of a cl7 call
11:07 am
cybernan

but you have heard the term "cl 7 call"
11:07 am
hokie carla

well, me having heard of a word and being able to think of it are 2 different things.
11:07 am
hurshy

lol
11:09 am
cybernan

need 5 8's: have cl x5, ig, in x2, sn
11:10 am
hokie carla

ra8 is a pt
11:11 am
hokie carla

well technically prob an adj since the root is a noun
11:12 am
hokie carla

just found a de8
11:12 am
hurshy

ooo
11:12 am
cybernan

don't have the ra 6 other than the fruit
11:12 am
hurshy

thanks hokie!
11:13 am
hurshy

ra6 ill-will, anger
11:13 am
hokie carla

oh, I didn't have the fruit
11:14 am
hurshy

you mean the dried-up fruit i suppose
11:14 am
cybernan

yes
11:14 am
hokie carla

yes
11:15 am
hurshy

is anyone done with E? have en, eo x3, er, et
11:16 am
cybernan

ah - found the ras 6-8
11:16 am
hokie carla

I still need 3 e's
11:16 am
hokie carla

but I have 2 en
11:17 am
hurshy

ooh then that's helpful
11:17 am
hokie carla

didn't have et and 2 eo so I should gray it
11:18 am
hokie carla

thanks, e gray
11:18 am
hurshy

not mine yet lol
11:18 am
hurshy

aHA there
11:19 am
hokie carla

was about to say we have those all the time
11:20 am
cybernan

need 2 more eo's
11:20 am
hurshy

they are 6s
11:20 am
hokie carla

both eo6, we have them a bit and I usually look for them
11:21 am
hurshy

woot, found the last i word!
11:21 am
hurshy

io6
11:22 am
cybernan

found one of them
11:22 am
hokie carla

just change 3rd letter, nan
11:22 am
hokie carla

hurshy, any clue for that io6?
11:22 am
cybernan

yes - e's glack
11:22 am
cybernan

*black
11:23 am
hokie carla

also, I still need 2 i's on bottom right
11:23 am
hurshy

sounds like something you'd find on the periodic table
11:23 am
hokie carla

6/18?
11:23 am
hurshy

no
11:24 am
hurshy

24
11:25 am
cybernan

ty hurshy
11:26 am
hokie carla

as usual, I got nothing
11:26 am
cybernan

still looking for that de 8 and the remaining 9
11:26 am
hokie carla

still don't have all those big cl words
11:26 am
hurshy

de8 is like... scorn, mocking
11:26 am
hokie carla

and 80+ other words
11:27 am
hurshy

how about O? i have 1 or and 4 ou
11:28 am
hokie carla

I only have 4 ou
11:28 am
hurshy

oh duh, chop the i from the io6
11:28 am
hokie carla

found or5
11:29 am
cybernan

duh - just couldn't see that one - ty hurshy
11:29 am
hokie carla

ok, what's the stat of your last o for those of us who don't have the io6?
11:30 am
hurshy

on5
11:30 am
cybernan

5/14
11:31 am
cybernan

stomach is rebelling - need a breakfast break :)
11:32 am
hokie carla

I was just thinking I need lunch
11:32 am
hurshy

oh oh oh
11:32 am
hurshy

an7 and 8
11:32 am
hurshy

weird animal combo we have sometimes
11:33 am
hokie carla

oh yeah, thanks
11:54 am
cybernan

hi again - certainly not seeing any animals
11:54 am
hokie carla

it's a picnic pest plus the king of the jungle
11:58 am
cybernan

ty - I just don't remember the weird and wonderful we come across
11:58 am
rururocks

usually i just get the weird :D
11:58 am
cybernan

did you find the cl's?
11:58 am
hokie carla

just looked them up
11:58 am
hokie carla

hey ruru
11:59 am
rururocks

gm hokes
11:59 am
hokie carla

are you finished already? this grid is terrible
11:59 am
cybernan

good morning ru
11:59 am
rururocks

no.. one hundred to go
11:59 am
rururocks

hi nan
12:00 pm
hokie carla

have clawed down to 62 left
12:00 pm
cybernan

103 here
12:02 pm
hokie carla

oh, now up to 45 c's.
12:03 pm
hokie carla

oh, add a c to that on5, nan
12:05 pm
cybernan

had that, carla - was answering your request for stats
12:06 pm
hokie carla

oh, I didn't see it mentioned, only the io6 and on5
12:06 pm
hokie carla

so was giving you a free clue
12:08 pm
cybernan

:)
12:11 pm
cybernan

need one more from each of the bottom 2 i's
12:11 pm
hokie carla

I need 2 from bottom right
12:11 pm
penquis

hello again...
12:11 pm
hokie carla

pen!
12:12 pm
penquis

carla!
12:12 pm
cybernan

hi pen
12:12 pm
penquis

hi nan...
12:12 pm
hokie carla

nan, bottom left i, you have the hard one so you're missing a 4
12:13 pm
hokie carla

found my 2 bottom right. totally overlooked.
12:13 pm
cybernan

I have the plural
12:14 pm
hokie carla

in4 babblet
12:14 pm
cybernan

have 2 in 4 babblets, but not from that i
12:15 pm
hokie carla

4th row i, right? it's a former monetary unit of peru
12:15 pm
cybernan

ah - found it - ty
12:16 pm
cybernan

now just need one more from the corner
12:16 pm
hokie carla

phantom bunion
12:16 pm
hokie carla

2 related ic, 4 related ig, 2 related ig
12:17 pm
hokie carla

so just recheck all forms of the roots you have
12:17 pm
cybernan

duh - missed the root
12:19 pm
hokie carla

how's your B? I need two and have no idea.
12:20 pm
cybernan

still missing 3
12:20 pm
hokie carla

also really baffled how there are 6 more M's
12:20 pm
cybernan

bi x4, bu x2
12:21 pm
hokie carla

I have one more bu
12:22 pm
cybernan

bu5,4
12:22 pm
penquis

bu 7...pt...
12:23 pm
hokie carla

another 4
12:23 pm
hokie carla

thanks pen
12:23 pm
penquis

yw...
12:23 pm
cybernan

tu pen
12:23 pm
penquis

yw...dumb word...
12:24 pm
hokie carla

made it to 50 left
12:24 pm
hokie carla

wish I could get off the couch to eat lunch
12:24 pm
penquis

79 here....
12:24 pm
cybernan

not finding that other bu 4
12:25 pm
cybernan

there it is!
12:25 pm
cybernan

and me in wine country!
12:25 pm
hokie carla

still one b left
12:26 pm
penquis

same here...
12:27 pm
hokie carla

I only have 5 4's left. I hate that.
12:27 pm
penquis

i should look for my 16 missing fours...
12:27 pm
hokie carla

5-11-14-17-2-1 this is why I hate this grid, too many 6s and 7s.
12:27 pm
cybernan

that must be nice - have 18 left
12:29 pm
cybernan

had enough - heading for the list
12:30 pm
penquis

ooh...found my last 9....
12:32 pm
hokie carla

what was it, pen?
12:33 pm
penquis

an 9/60....
12:34 pm
penquis

do you want a clue?
12:34 pm
hokie carla

is it an against word finally? sure I'll take one
12:34 pm
penquis

someone who is against Patsy, the iconic country singer....
12:34 pm
hokie carla

thank you
12:34 pm
penquis

apparently it is a rock formation....
12:35 pm
penquis

yw...
12:35 pm
cybernan

ty pen
12:35 pm
bichon

tyvm pen
12:35 pm
penquis

yw....accidentally found it... ;o)
12:36 pm
marigold

hi all
12:36 pm
marigold

how are you feeling bichon?
12:36 pm
penquis

i am having a lot of trouble with the Rs, especially ones from the left column....
12:36 pm
hokie carla

hurshy was so close earlier with against Dolly the sheep
12:36 pm
hokie carla

I need 7 + 2 R's. they are no joke.
12:36 pm
penquis

yes, i had tried that earlier, too...
12:37 pm
periwinkle

hi all. bichon are you feeling better
12:37 pm
hokie carla

my big trouble tiles are D, M, R. as in more than 4 left.
12:37 pm
penquis

hi peri...
12:39 pm
hokie carla

well, found a regular word r4
12:39 pm
penquis

they are problematic for me, too...
12:39 pm
bichon

ty marigold. A lot better, but weak
12:40 pm
penquis

glad to hear you are better, bichon....
12:40 pm
cybernan

glad you are feeling better bichon -- not the kind of holiday memory you want
12:41 pm
bichon

After 3 years and the vaccinations and boosters, I get it
12:41 pm
hokie carla

yep, and at least you didn't feel bad on the trip
12:42 pm
bichon

In retrospect, I did toard the end
12:42 pm
hokie carla

we went to a neighbor's dinner party last night and this morning the host was going to go on a bike ride with us but said he had a bad cough and sore throat, so I guess I have it coming.
12:42 pm
bichon

I wonder how many of the other passengers did?
12:42 pm
hokie carla

how big are those river cruise ships?
12:43 pm
bichon

Yes, 7th one we went on
12:44 pm
cybernan

which ones bichon -- I only found 4 that didn't duplicate part of one we had been on
12:44 pm
hokie carla

found a fabric!
12:45 pm
bichon

We used Avalon Waterways. Two of the cruises were other than Europe [Asia and South America]
12:45 pm
penquis

we were invaded by senior citizens with backpacks last week...cruise ship was in the harbor....
12:46 pm
penquis

carla....what are the stats for your fabric?...
12:46 pm
cybernan

we used viking: Europe, Russia, China
12:47 pm
penquis

ooh....guessed and found another 8....si 8...
12:50 pm
periwinkle

90 left bbl
12:50 pm
penquis

bye peri...
12:58 pm
hokie carla

de5
12:58 pm
hokie carla

and I have been trying to make up things for si8, can you make a clue?
12:59 pm
penquis

oh...have the fabric then....
12:59 pm
penquis

sure...build on the ambulance noise....
1:00 pm
hokie carla

ok, was headed in the right direction at least
1:00 pm
hokie carla

got it. was trying to make upper right corner ending work
1:01 pm
penquis

have you made that upper right corner ending work with other words?
1:01 pm
hokie carla

some, hold on and I'll look
1:01 pm
penquis

can almost make linoleum....
1:02 pm
hokie carla

well, I had to look up two that hursh was talking about. there's io6, on6, co6. I think that's all I have
1:02 pm
penquis

have the CO....will look for the others...ty....
1:03 pm
penquis

found them....the ON was new for me...
1:05 pm
hokie carla

found an R finally - in wrinkle creams, etc
1:05 pm
penquis

got that one, ty....
1:05 pm
hokie carla

still have one 8 left
1:06 pm
penquis

duh....found the R fruit....still missing one 8 as well....
1:06 pm
hokie carla

I did try ra6et in case it wasn't a proper n4 anymore
1:13 pm
penquis

phantom: reunion....
1:14 pm
hokie carla

I did have phantom union but not reunion. have had a lot of -nion phantoms
1:15 pm
penquis

yes...
1:24 pm
penquis

stalled at 67....this grid is making me feel dumb...:o(
1:26 pm
penquis

listing....
1:27 pm
hokie carla

45 left here, just went back to connections. will try to finish squaredle and then get busy. might come back to this tonight.
1:27 pm
hokie carla

not that I will see any more words then
1:28 pm
penquis

see you later then...
1:37 pm
rururocks

anyone have the de 8?
1:37 pm
penquis

yes....want a clue?
1:38 pm
rururocks

yes please
1:38 pm
penquis

ends with the ending of the word TV.....
1:39 pm
rururocks

thank you
1:39 pm
penquis

yw...
1:43 pm
rururocks

this grid is slowly killing me
1:43 pm
penquis

it's awful...
1:44 pm
penquis

some stupid pt words...
1:52 pm
cybernan

hi again. Can't find some of the words even with the lickety assist
1:52 pm
penquis

i can relate....down to 27 with a list but have skipped some words...
1:56 pm
cybernan

same here but with 32
2:08 pm
cybernan

still haven't found the right ending for the si 8 that begins with the emergency vehicle sound
2:09 pm
penquis

it ends in the lower left quarter of the grid...
2:18 pm
penquis

well when I got through the list, I still have 10 to find...
2:18 pm
cybernan

do you have the un 8?
2:19 pm
penquis

yes....it's a piece of money that hasn't been made yet....stupid word...
2:19 pm
cybernan

ty pen - that gets me down to 7
2:20 pm
cybernan

how about the ti 6?
2:20 pm
penquis

don't have that one yet...
2:22 pm
cybernan

ends like the beginning of the duck
2:23 pm
penquis

ty....got it...
2:23 pm
cybernan

metal + duck beginning
2:24 pm
penquis

missing three R words after the fruit....are they related?
2:25 pm
cybernan

yes, root word + pt and p
2:26 pm
cybernan

*pl
2:26 pm
penquis

ty....found them....
2:27 pm
penquis

down to 4...
2:27 pm
cybernan

ra 6 = resentment
2:27 pm
cybernan

good
2:28 pm
cybernan

missing the mu 6-7 that follow what you shove in the bell of a horn to muffle the sound
2:28 pm
penquis

it's almost like a revolution at sea...
2:30 pm
BzznBea

I'm about to throw the towel in on this one. 170 left...oyvey
2:30 pm
penquis

it's a killer...
2:30 pm
penquis

do you have the second ar 6/18?
2:30 pm
cybernan

ty pen
2:31 pm
penquis

yw...
2:32 pm
cybernan

sorry game stalled - I will look
2:33 pm
cybernan

first mu 5 please?
2:33 pm
penquis

i am down to 2....re 5/10 (second one) and the ar 6/18 (second one)....
2:33 pm
cybernan

ar 6/18: like the bear but with a different first vowel
2:34 pm
cybernan

oh no that is the 3rd one - don't have the 2nd one either
2:34 pm
penquis

found the R word...
2:37 pm
cybernan

do you have the 1st mu 5?
2:39 pm
cybernan

I also need the lo 7/40
2:39 pm
cybernan

nm - found
2:40 pm
penquis

just add the gerund to the previous four...
2:40 pm
cybernan

so, looking for the same ar 6 as you, the first mu 5 and the si 8
2:41 pm
penquis

the si builds on the ambulance noise...
2:42 pm
penquis

the MU starst with dirt and ends in a vowel...
2:42 pm
cybernan

yes I just can't find the ending -- it uses the entire 5 letter ambulance noise, doesn't it?
2:43 pm
cybernan

got the mu, ty
2:43 pm
penquis

yes....and then heads south in the grid....make sure to use the last letter of the noise with the letter in the second column....
2:45 pm
cybernan

got it - ty - sure I typed that before
2:45 pm
cybernan

so we are both looking for the same ar 6 now
2:46 pm
BzznBea

is it the one that is like the talk show host AR6 Hall?
2:47 pm
penquis

no....
2:47 pm
penquis

comes from the top A....
2:49 pm
BzznBea

ar + a connection between bones j****
2:50 pm
cybernan

ty bea
2:50 pm
penquis

ty....
2:50 pm
BzznBea

yw
2:50 pm
hokie carla

rehi - darnit, I already have that one
2:50 pm
cybernan

and finally finished - not a fun grid. hagd everyone - off for lunch
2:51 pm
cybernan

thanks for all the help :)
2:51 pm
penquis

funny i thought of that earlier but ended with the other N and didn't see the T....
2:51 pm
penquis

i am done as well....a real slog today...
2:53 pm
penquis

thanks for the help....going back to watch Buffalo roll over the over-rated Dolphins... ;o)
2:54 pm
penquis

bye all....
3:38 pm
BzznBea

I feel like I should shout every time I close out a tile.
3:48 pm
Shirlockc

this is not an easy grid
3:48 pm
BzznBea

It's one of the hardest I have ever done.
3:49 pm
BzznBea

So many vowels and so many out of the ordinary words.
4:22 pm
bichon

phantom snerd
4:23 pm
bichon

terne
4:23 pm
bichon

sorry
6:58 pm
BzznBea

14 left...
7:23 pm
BzznBea

anyone here to give a clue for un8?
7:24 pm
Lizlin

Good morning - un8 - Un + loose pocket change + pt
7:27 pm
BzznBea

Bless you, liz...
7:27 pm
Lizlin

yvw
7:29 pm
BzznBea

brutal! I may need to take a day or two of rest...
7:29 pm
Lizlin

Really difficult grid
7:51 pm
HarryHood

ooh I was missing the right i, and just got all 4 in one shot.
8:58 pm
NANCY

if anyone is still out there, i need a clue please for the last two an words, an 7 and 8
8:59 pm
NANCY

are they the against word first or something else. my last two words in the monster
9:10 pm
NANCY

FINALLY FIREWORKS