Babble: Archived Puzzle for Monday, December 18, 2023

12:00 am

Nef

Flip!

12:01 am

harpjane

fli[

12:03 am

justafreep

sc9!

12:04 am

harpjane

woah

12:04 am

Gillie

I don't even see how that one fits

12:05 am

justafreep

I should retire for the night. found that before a 7 or a 6.

12:05 am

Nef

That’s impressive freep

12:06 am

harpjane

goose alert

12:07 am

Gillie

he7

12:08 am

Nef

I found the sc 9 now too! Thanks, freep! But I did find the 6 & 7 first.

12:09 am

justafreep

huh. I do not have a 7 with that yet. go figure.

12:09 am

justafreep

fl7

12:09 am

Gillie

in7

12:10 am

justafreep

re7

12:10 am

Gillie

fe7

12:12 am

justafreep

fe7 x 2

12:14 am

Gillie

he7 x 2

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

justafreep

thanks, lickety

12:18 am

Gillie

el7

12:23 am

justafreep

ol7

12:25 am

Gillie

se7

12:26 am

Gillie

se7 x 2

12:39 am

justafreep

li7

12:39 am

harpjane

found a big sea bird

12:41 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs, su 8

1:03 am

ursh

this is quite a difficult grid - seems to just drag on and on

1:14 am

harpjane

I agree, ursh

4:39 am

meliae

He 7

8:03 am

gramma

HE7??? please.

8:04 am

phaeton

it's a pl of a mans name

8:04 am

rururocks

there are two he 7 gramma

8:04 am

gramma

ty

8:04 am

mael

multiple thoreaus

8:09 am

phaeton

su8?

8:13 am

mael

the other he7 is just a consonant away

8:13 am

mael

looking now, phae

8:14 am

gramma

That was painful but I'm done!

8:15 am

gramma

su8 s + a ride you call and pay for + in the court All rise - the 1st letter

8:16 am

gramma

sorry about that last part. A bit much

8:17 am

gramma

Anythii

8:18 am

gramma

Any other words I can bastardise for you all?

8:20 am

mael

thanks gramma, I had the su7 but not the 8. Not that they're that close...

8:22 am

gramma

That was the 8.

8:23 am

phaeton

ty

8:28 am

gramma

Well, I'm off to send cookies to my son in Utah.

8:30 am

rbud

that's so nice of you! Wish I still had someone to send me some, but for sure I'm making a bunch soon.

8:50 am

mael

oh found the 9

8:51 am

BzznBea

me too

8:51 am

MollyL

Oh

8:57 am

periwinkle

hi all. not getting clue for su8. I do not have a su7 either

8:57 am

MollyL

Clued earlier as s + ride you pay for + _____ and shine

8:58 am

periwinkle

ride you pay for?

8:58 am

MollyL

Not a taxi a more modern form of a ride you pay for

8:58 am

MollyL

They also have a food delivery service

8:59 am

dauber

The SU7 starts like the SU8 but ends like one of the SE4s.

9:01 am

periwinkle

ty Molly

9:06 am

MollyL

Su7...underwater ships + h___ and now

9:06 am

periwinkle

ty Molly

9:09 am

MollyL

This is a weird grid

9:10 am

BzznBea

agreed

9:20 am

mael

FW!

9:20 am

BzznBea

congrats!

9:28 am

mael

stay warm and dry today!

10:07 am

BzznBea

greyed the b's. that was brutal

10:07 am

BzznBea

need a break

10:43 am

BzznBea

clamworm alert

10:53 am

MollyL

You have to wonder what new people think when they see something like "clamworm alert".

10:57 am

mael

a sense of awe and wonder?

10:59 am

rururocks

well... they might try to mussel in on the conversation don't you think?

11:03 am

MollyL

Only mael could come up with that response

11:08 am

BzznBea

this was a tough one. my last was si7.

11:08 am

BzznBea

namaste

11:13 am

MollyL

*Ru puts on his dhoti and bows back

11:23 am

rururocks

dhow do you know that?

11:36 am

hurshy

shocking that we haven't got any pee-related words with that top left corner being what it is

11:39 am

hurshy

phantom: febrile

11:55 am

hurshy

got the 9!!

11:55 am

moolingwa

nice :)

11:55 am

moolingwa

12-11-9-6-1

11:55 am

bichon

me too!

12:05 pm

hurshy

not the 8 though, anyone have that?

12:09 pm

hurshy

ah i see rainqui called it, su8... i shall look

12:20 pm

MollyL

It's weird, but no big surprise with this game

12:23 pm

flosey

star trek fans... one clue is kyra's last name from deep space nine... i'm sure ...alt spel.

1:33 pm

mkg

Rein

1:46 pm

MollyL

deer

1:48 pm

Shirlockc

rudolph the red nose

1:48 pm

Shirlockc

iris

1:49 pm

Shirlockc

and oops

2:13 pm

mkg

Dont know the star trek people but would love a clue for the su 8

2:20 pm

jesdraggon

afternoon all

3:55 pm

MollyL

Hi Jes

4:47 pm

hurshy

that's a clue for su8? hmm, i thought Kira's last name started with Ne...?

4:49 pm

hurshy

or rather, her first name, since Bajorans do it like China

4:49 pm

hurshy

yeah no flosey's offspring must have meant that as a clue for ne6.

4:50 pm

hurshy

just a coincidence that it was posted when i was asking about su8

4:52 pm

hurshy

i spose if you remove the N and replace it..

4:52 pm

hurshy

ok so it's "prefix for under" + vowel + the sun will ____ each morning

4:53 pm

hurshy

anyone else around?

5:02 pm

moolingwa

I kind of am

5:02 pm

MollyL

Nominates su8 as the most clued word of the day.

5:09 pm

hurshy

i'm having trouble with the lower i tile. i only have il5/12 from there.

5:15 pm

MollyL

in6 and in7

5:15 pm

hurshy

oh thanks!

5:15 pm

moolingwa

stick with it hursh, you'll find them

5:16 pm

hurshy

and how about the lower U? have un4/7

5:16 pm

moolingwa

all 4s

5:17 pm

hurshy

oh, of course, out of 3 U words i miss the most normal one!

5:17 pm

moolingwa

yep, easy to miss tho

5:19 pm

hurshy

i'm afraid to ask now but lower E, i have el5 and 7

5:19 pm

moolingwa

e4

5:19 pm

hurshy

ty

5:20 pm

moolingwa

which ironically was the first one I found on that tile

5:20 pm

hurshy

tossup for weirdness between those

5:20 pm

moolingwa

yep

5:20 pm

moolingwa

down to 19 here

5:20 pm

moolingwa

4-6-5-4

5:21 pm

hurshy

18! 5-8-4-1

5:21 pm

moolingwa

woot!

5:21 pm

moolingwa

oh, found a 5

5:21 pm

hurshy

i knew selfie wouldn't work but i'm still sad it won't take

5:22 pm

moolingwa

yeah, they didn't have selfies when they made this dictionary :)

5:22 pm

moolingwa

found a 4

5:33 pm

moolingwa

well, got it down to 10...think that will do it for me

7:09 pm

cybernan

hi again

7:10 pm

cybernan

anyone here? could use stats for the lone u

7:25 pm

mkg

Top row U has me stumped nan

7:27 pm

broll

plural of shortened non-rural

7:30 pm

mkg

Ty got u word.

7:30 pm

mkg

Would love clue for the 8 and 9 please. Ty. Su 8 has me stumped.

7:33 pm

mkg

Also missing the i words.

7:33 pm

broll

8 is underwater boat ascending, 9 is landscapes

7:36 pm

cybernan

ty broll

7:36 pm

broll

yw

7:36 pm

mkg

Ty must find the word. Ty.

7:36 pm

mkg

What is stat for 9 please?

7:37 pm

broll

sc 9/60

7:37 pm

mkg

Ty.

7:37 pm

mkg

Got sc. ty

7:37 pm

broll

yw

7:37 pm

mkg

Still dont know second part of the su 8. Thinking

7:40 pm

mkg

the word is surfacing so i dont get it. I googled it and that is the term.

7:40 pm

broll

last part is to go up

7:40 pm

mkg

Yes i know the word ri** but that is not it.

7:41 pm

broll

yes, connecting vowel

7:42 pm

mkg

I got it but I NEVER EVER SAW THAT WORD. Sorry but they use the word surfacing. Oh well.

7:42 pm

mkg

But ty for clues.

7:42 pm

mkg

Well still missing 5th row E words.

7:45 pm

mkg

Got one of them so gnight

7:49 pm

mkg

Wow i only got one 7. Wow.

7:49 pm

mkg

Bad grid for me.

8:53 pm

hokie carla

me too. can't even get HOET.

10:00 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

diving in, hi my droogies

10:01 pm

m9f9l

Hello all!

10:02 pm

m9f9l

Ohhh, got the 9!

10:04 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

wtg m !!!

10:07 pm

m9f9l

Thanks! 8 is eluding me...

10:08 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

found my first 7 woot

10:08 pm

m9f9l

Yay!

10:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

two now

10:09 pm

m9f9l

I have 9 6s and 5 7s. But not the 8

10:09 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

three!!

10:16 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

NBT finally

10:16 pm

m9f9l

Good job! I don't have that yet. Nothing on the bottom i, and nothing on the bottom u.

10:17 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

only just found the bottom i -- one of those weird ones

10:18 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

un + "to ** or not to **"

10:20 pm

m9f9l

Wow. Really? Thanks.

10:20 pm

m9f9l

I got I!

10:21 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

IL5 = IL + two diff vowels + plural letter

10:21 pm

m9f9l

so nbt. But still not the 8

10:22 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

me neither

10:22 pm

m9f9l

not quite HOET either...

10:23 pm

m9f9l

Bottom i and e each have one. Otherwise HW

10:23 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

woot !!!

10:24 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sense (phantom)

10:26 pm

m9f9l

beams from the daystar is my phant!

10:26 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh aye

10:27 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

been stuck at 63 to go far too long LOL

10:29 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

i found a celebrity couple "Bennefer" LOL

10:30 pm

m9f9l

Ha ha. I have 65 to go

10:30 pm

m9f9l

64

10:30 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

found a real word -- gonna faint now

10:31 pm

m9f9l

Too many phant sinus for my comfort! I'm sick.

10:31 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

do you know the stats for the 8 and/or 9?

10:32 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

sorry, hope you feel better soon

10:33 pm

m9f9l

The 9. sc 9/60

10:33 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

okay, hunting now

10:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oooooh

10:35 pm

m9f9l

Take in the view while you're at it...

10:35 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

it's a plural; the backdrops andfurniture in a play

10:36 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

oh, you got it, NM LOL

10:37 pm

Book Doctor Gwen

well, i'm pooping out,61 to go, night

11:31 pm

rbud

done and dusted, finally. Laters, all! ♥

11:47 pm

harpjane

99 to go here, i'm cutting it close!

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