Babble: Archived Puzzle for Sunday, October 15, 2023

12:02 am

dcseain

phantom hominid

12:03 am

justafreep

Like Yeti or Sasquatch!

12:03 am

dcseain

exactly my thought, freep :)

12:04 am

dcseain

moomin!

12:05 am

justafreep

a fine grid for phantoms

12:06 am

Rainiqui

gr 7

12:07 am

justafreep

ou7

12:09 am

hokie carla

yep, phantom trough

12:09 am

justafreep

that's where the phantom hominids are hiding

12:10 am

hokie carla

that causes phantom terror

12:13 am

maggiej

ou 8

12:13 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, thanks Maggie

12:14 am

justafreep

ahh, thanks. and ou7 x 2

12:14 am

maggiej

yw

12:17 am

hokie carla

phantom coterie

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

hokie carla

woot! I'm sure I'll need 'em, thx.

12:18 am

mabaker8

thanks

12:21 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:22 am

justafreep

huh. crimini is in the Merriam Webster dictionary but not enable....

12:23 am

hokie carla

same for cremini

12:26 am

justafreep

phantom mushrooms, I tell ya!

12:28 am

hokie carla

is the d something weird like a dh?

12:29 am

Rainiqui

No

12:29 am

hokie carla

if I could get past the phantom digit

12:29 am

justafreep

(though it's not a word I've ever used)

12:29 am

Rainiqui

Same here

12:30 am

hokie carla

well, I challenge you both to use it in conversation tomorrow

12:32 am

justafreep

I will craft an epic poem using it. Promise.

12:32 am

hokie carla

can't wait

7:51 am

MollyL

Epic poetry?
There once was a player named Ruby
Who would give an occasional clue-bie
She liked to have fun
She was no nun
Think of her when you light up a doobie

7:51 am

MollyL

I miss our Ruby

7:51 am

origami

I do as well, Molly.

7:54 am

MollyL

She was one of a kind

7:59 am

bichon

So do I. We both went to Queens College

8:02 am

origami

She sent me a picture of herself as a very young woman wearing a checkered shirt and Daisy Dukes reclining in a hay loft. 😀

8:10 am

MollyL

That is so Ruby

8:12 am

MollyL

She was probably saying "Come get me Cowboy"

8:25 am

saanichcat

great memories of Ruby and a poem to boot. Miss you Ruby. What an image ori!

8:26 am

saanichcat

and a Good Morning to all!

8:27 am

origami

Good morning, saanich!

8:36 am

Dorens

what a weird grid

8:49 am

Shirlockc

stats for the lone D pls? it's for my NBT

8:50 am

MollyL

di6/27

8:50 am

rururocks

di6/27

8:51 am

Sunrise

I was thinking of Ruby the other day as I played .A courage and funny woman... fondest thoughts x

8:57 am

rururocks

she sure was fun

9:01 am

MollyL

What is .A courage and funny woman?

9:02 am

rururocks

short for courageous

9:04 am

MollyL

Wow, you're getting hip to this internet jargon

9:04 am

rururocks

hokie has been helping me

9:22 am

hokie carla

maybe you should get someone younger to help you if you want to be hip

9:24 am

rururocks

I don't care about being hip really.. IDRGAS

9:26 am

MollyL

Ooo, I got that one. I'm half past give a shit about that too

9:32 am

hokie carla

I don't get it but read it as IDGARA

9:33 am

hokie carla

oh now I get it

9:43 am

hurshy

morning!

9:44 am

hurshy

i can see i'm going to have phantom -ing words

9:46 am

hurshy

any rh words today?

9:47 am

doseffing

... lickety says no

9:47 am

hurshy

cool

9:49 am

hokie carla

still don't have the D. rainiqui and freep got it no problem but said it's a word they've never used.

9:49 am

hokie carla

so if anyone knows the stat, please share

9:49 am

doseffing

... di 6/27 .. turning down the lights

9:51 am

hokie carla

um, okay. thanks.

9:51 am

hurshy

like a compound hokie

9:51 am

hurshy

it's weird

9:52 am

hurshy

phantom: hominid

9:52 am

hurshy

true

9:52 am

hurshy

scuse me

9:54 am

hokie carla

well, had to look it up or I would lose count of how many times I was typing dimmin. never seen that before.

9:54 am

hurshy

oh i thought my compound clue would help

9:55 am

hokie carla

you would think

9:56 am

hokie carla

but I couldn't see any 3 letter word to go with it

9:56 am

hurshy

got the 8!! woohoo!!!

9:57 am

hurshy

phantom: origin

9:57 am

hokie carla

I have 1-4-7 left. definitely going to have to list for those 6s.

9:58 am

hokie carla

currently stuck on guess 4 of wordle, so I may as well finish here.

9:59 am

hurshy

done with 7s!

10:00 am

hurshy

phantom: crimson

10:00 am

MollyL

It's a new lyric for Donna Summer. ♪♫di6 the lights sweet darlin' 'cause tonight it's all the way♫♪

10:02 am

hokie carla

calling bs on the one co6

10:03 am

hurshy

it says it's a turtle

10:03 am

hokie carla

the other co6.

10:04 am

hokie carla

I've heard of the turtle and TITT but apparently hadn't

10:04 am

hurshy

oh, i had taken from your statement that there WAS only one

10:04 am

hurshy

clue the bs one then?

10:04 am

hokie carla

sorry

10:04 am

hokie carla

misspelling of blending things together

10:05 am

hurshy

ty

10:05 am

hurshy

yeah that is weird

10:07 am

BzznBea

phantom hominy

10:08 am

hurshy

As Annihilated!

10:09 am

hokie carla

yeah, I tried homini just in case. there are a lot of phantoms today.

10:09 am

hurshy

Ns Nailed!

10:09 am

hurshy

4th row grey!

10:10 am

hokie carla

just looked up my last H, just clue blurting for y'all...alt sp of a food

10:10 am

hokie carla

never seen it before

10:11 am

hurshy

but not homini lol

10:11 am

hokie carla

nope

10:12 am

hokie carla

and the last i in the middle means the same as the stupid c

10:12 am

hurshy

oh thanks, i tried that as an in5 earlier but not that

10:13 am

hurshy

what kind of a food is it? like is it a natural thing like a fruit, or a complex recipe, or...?

10:13 am

hokie carla

appetizer with crackers

10:13 am

hokie carla

or pita bread pieces

10:14 am

hurshy

oh wow, never would have thought to spell it that way! ty

10:14 am

hokie carla

that's why I dropped it here. who would?

10:14 am

hurshy

4-3-3

10:14 am

BzznBea

ty

10:15 am

hurshy

phantom: mosaic

10:16 am

hokie carla

oh, british spelling strikes again on me

10:16 am

BzznBea

finally figured out the d6

10:17 am

hurshy

you mean the ri6, hokie? :)

10:17 am

hokie carla

down to one T6

10:17 am

hokie carla

yep

10:17 am

hurshy

all i've got is to6/18 and tu6/30

10:18 am

hokie carla

yeah, it's another tu6

10:18 am

hurshy

but it's not turret :(

10:19 am

hokie carla

6/27, so should be easy

10:19 am

BzznBea

groot must be a proper noun

10:19 am

Freeman

Looking for ri6, please?

10:19 am

hokie carla

my name is groot

10:19 am

hokie carla

british sp of ri5 if you have that

10:20 am

BzznBea

I love him

10:20 am

Freeman

That was it thanks

10:21 am

hokie carla

looked up the tu6. could've sworn I tried that just a second ago.

10:22 am

hurshy

ooh i got it too

10:23 am

hurshy

phantom: common

10:23 am

hokie carla

oh I typed common just in case it was there

10:30 am

BzznBea

carla, did you get wordle yet?

10:40 am

hokie carla

yeah, I think in 5. had to sacrifice a guess to get letter placement. I had 3 yellows from guess 2.

10:42 am

BzznBea

the uncommon letter today tripped me a bit

10:43 am

hokie carla

I should have had it sooner but was overlooking that one too

10:43 am

hokie carla

I did get in the 200s on speed on squaredle, though I'm sure that'll change as the day goes on.

10:46 am

hokie carla

now hopefully no one gets mad about a spoiler😑

10:47 am

BzznBea

i have never looke at my speed on squardlle.

10:50 am

hokie carla

I don't really bother with the accuracy. and the bonus words is just it is what it is. I can't find anymore bonus words after finishing. I just try everything I know trying to get the words, so once I finish I can't see any more bonus ones.

10:53 am

BzznBea

I don't go for more bonus words either. when im done, im done

10:54 am

Freeman

in6, please?

10:55 am

hokie carla

those people that get every bonus word should play here

10:55 am

LeslieAnn

in + the majority

10:55 am

hokie carla

freeman, similar to an in9 that could describe your feelings, etc.

10:56 am

Freeman

Thanks got it

11:10 am

jbp

hi all.

11:10 am

jbp

clue for the di 6 please?

11:11 am

BzznBea

compound jbp. turn down the lights

11:11 am

jbp

thanks Bea --silly word.

11:12 am

BzznBea

yw

11:14 am

LeslieAnn

thanks jbp that grayed last column for me ;)

11:15 am

jbp

I do what I can. ;-)

11:15 am

LeslieAnn

and bzzn ofc

11:15 am

jbp

I find it amusing that uterus is masculine. grammatically /etymologically speaking

11:17 am

jbp

nbt, nbs, time to forage some breakfast. bbl

11:19 am

ch1212

jbp, I remember reading about how ancient men in Europe believed that the uterus was merely an empty vessel to hold sperm, and that the woman herself contributed nothing to the creation of a child other than being a vessel. Of course, when I think about, men were the namers of everything until a microsecond ago in human time.

11:31 am

BzznBea

namaste

11:32 am

ch1212

I'm just getting started and this grid seems more difficult today. Is it me, or is it the grid? Either answer I'll accept! lol

11:34 am

LeslieAnn

i think it's better than yesterday's

11:35 am

ch1212

In that case, it's me. Some days my brain is not adequate to the task at hand. :)

11:36 am

LeslieAnn

it takes a bit to get in4/4, just start throwing g and u's in words

11:37 am

ch1212

thanks for the tip.

11:38 am

ch1212

LeslieAnn, you joined babble just 4 days after I did, in 2005. I thought your name seemed familiar!

11:39 am

LeslieAnn

those were the days eh?

11:40 am

ch1212

Yes, in some ways very different than today. We were a much smaller group back then, and we didn't have the helps like Lickety.

11:41 am

LeslieAnn

you could usually find a list though - being the completionist i am, i wouldn't be happy sludging halfway through

11:42 am

LeslieAnn

now i don't mind as much

11:44 am

ch1212

Me too! I was careful not to start one of those giant grids unless I felt I could finish it. And by necessity, the chat was far more focused on helping each other. But I do enjoy Lickety's list. And, like you just mentioned, there are days when I get to an unfinished point and think, "That's enough for today." :)

11:47 am

ch1212

And on that cheerful note, I'm diving back in. Good to see you today!

11:48 am

LeslieAnn

likewise!

12:28 pm

cybernan

good morning everyone :)

12:28 pm

penquis

hi nan....lurking here....

12:29 pm

cybernan

HI Pen - I played for about 15 min. last night before crashing - still have 55 to go

12:30 pm

penquis

23 here....

12:30 pm

cybernan

Do you have the stats for the lone T -- couldn't find that one

12:31 pm

penquis

yes....it's to 6/18...

12:32 pm

cybernan

thanks

12:32 pm

penquis

yw...

12:32 pm

cybernan

see it now

12:36 pm

cybernan

lol - I really was half asleep last night -- just found the breakfast cocktail

12:36 pm

penquis

breakfast cocktail?

12:36 pm

cybernan

yes

12:37 pm

penquis

stats?

12:37 pm

cybernan

our family has it for very special occasions - like Christmas morning

12:37 pm

cybernan

mi 6

12:38 pm

penquis

ah, of course....ty...

12:58 pm

penquis

found an odd ho 6...

1:00 pm

cybernan

only have one and it isn't unusual -- stats?

1:00 pm

penquis

ho 6/27....

1:04 pm

cybernan

ty - found it by points

1:06 pm

cybernan

going to list now -- need to get out and finish putting the garden to bed while the sun is still out

1:06 pm

penquis

19 here but stalled....

1:08 pm

MollyL

I can't ruin good champagne with orange juice

1:09 pm

penquis

me either, lol....

1:12 pm

cybernan

we don't either - use prosecco instead

1:15 pm

penquis

still missing five Cs....

1:16 pm

cybernan

one unusual co 6 and a cr 5 babblet

1:16 pm

penquis

ok, thanks...

1:19 pm

cybernan

you should have co 6 x2

1:20 pm

penquis

missing both....

1:20 pm

penquis

no....missing one...

1:21 pm

penquis

found one...

1:23 pm

penquis

meant to say....found a second one...

1:24 pm

cybernan

oc 6 please?

1:25 pm

penquis

don't have it....will look....

1:26 pm

cybernan

I didn't think the first one should have a double letter

1:26 pm

penquis

same here...

1:28 pm

penquis

the oc 6 ends in two vowels...

1:30 pm

cybernan

got it - ty pen

1:30 pm

penquis

yw...

1:30 pm

cybernan

that does it for me - need any help before I leave?

1:30 pm

penquis

how about the lone D?...

1:31 pm

cybernan

turn the lights down - compound word

1:32 pm

cybernan

probably a cinematograhpy word

1:32 pm

penquis

hmmm....thought i tried every way to extend that di 3...

1:34 pm

penquis

got it....ty....

1:34 pm

cybernan

anything else?

1:35 pm

penquis

no, thanks...i will muddle through....

1:35 pm

cybernan

refers to a power grid failure

1:35 pm

penquis

makes sense...

1:35 pm

cybernan

ok on my way. hagd everyone.

1:36 pm

penquis

bye, nan...

1:36 pm

penquis

also going to take a break and leave 14 for later....bye all...

2:55 pm

Freeman

I have one cr5 and can't find the other one. Here is the definition of the one I have: a small container for salt, pepper, oil, or vinegar for use at a dining table. So I need a clue for the other one please?

2:57 pm

Gillie

The other cr5 ends with a different vowel and consonant

2:59 pm

Freeman

Thanks

9:21 pm

mkg

Any hints for the 8? Ty. Dont have stat either. Ty.

9:23 pm

mkg

Got the 8. Ou.

9:24 pm

mkg

So now all i need is the di word. It is a six. Cant even begin to see it. All help welcome

9:27 pm

mkg

Gee never saw 6 hours of no chat before. Wow. What happened?

9:29 pm

mkg

is anyone on line??????

9:30 pm

mkg

Off i go.

9:46 pm

doseffing

di 6/27 ... turn down the lights slowly

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