Babble: Archived Puzzle for Friday, January 12, 2024

12:08 am

grannyrose

la 8

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

grannyrose

thanx lickety

12:18 am

ursh

thanks lickety - good few blanks here

12:23 am

cybernan

the words in these grids just keep getting more and more obscure

1:20 am

JoyOh

Any hints for la8, please?

2:11 am

DTins

la8 one who steals Joy

2:44 am

GroovyKiwi

And that’s fw for me

6:58 am

donnasc6dogs

gm

7:00 am

hydra

I hate this grid. Surely that La8 should end with ist to be grammatical?

7:01 am

donnasc6dogs

ends with er

7:02 am

hydra

That sounds so wrong though!

7:02 am

donnasc6dogs

I see what you're saying, but this IS Babble

7:03 am

hydra

lol

7:45 am

mael

FW

7:46 am

dan2bit

7 left, all L's and C's

7:53 am

dan2bit

4 left, an L4 and 3 x C4

7:53 am

dan2bit

found the L

7:56 am

dan2bit

fw! thanks donnasc6dogs and all cluers

8:51 am

hokie carla

geez, everybody finished before I woke up

8:52 am

rururocks

yup... you're the last one hokie

8:52 am

LeslieAnn

all alone

8:53 am

rururocks

(puts on All By myself on the stereo for hokie)

9:00 am

LeslieAnn

ru did you reset the groan count for the new year?

9:02 am

hokie carla

okay, I'm back. had to take winston out. 54 left. 🤣

9:14 am

LeslieAnn

tough grid for hoet, carla

9:14 am

hokie carla

yep, the upper R's are hard. have only found 1/4.

9:15 am

LeslieAnn

same

9:15 am

hokie carla

also no middle E

9:22 am

hokie carla

found a 2nd row R, now just need that middle E for HOET

9:22 am

penquis

it's a four...

9:23 am

hokie carla

pen!

9:23 am

hokie carla

with a dramatic entrance

9:23 am

penquis

carla!....

9:24 am

penquis

i wanted to put you out of your HOET misery... ;o)

9:24 am

hokie carla

well, still looking so you maybe haven't yet 😜

9:24 am

penquis

lol...

9:25 am

hokie carla

btw, phantom eerie from the other side

9:25 am

hokie carla

HOET!

9:26 am

hokie carla

9 left still though

9:26 am

marksdolly

hi Hokie!

9:26 am

hokie carla

hello dolly!

9:27 am

hokie carla

8

9:27 am

marksdolly

11 here

9:27 am

penquis

4 here...

9:27 am

hokie carla

7 now

9:27 am

hokie carla

3-1-2-0-1

9:28 am

hokie carla

ooh, found a 6

9:28 am

penquis

3 - 1 here....

9:28 am

penquis

N R CC....

9:28 am

hokie carla

thought that 6 could turn into an 8. alas, no.

9:29 am

hokie carla

R L C G AA

9:29 am

hokie carla

we're playing a different game

9:30 am

hokie carla

oh, found the G

9:30 am

penquis

your L is the 8....

9:30 am

rururocks

groan count reset.. thanks for the reminder leslie

9:30 am

hokie carla

oh, first try, thx

9:31 am

hokie carla

your N is a 4

9:31 am

hokie carla

all regular n's

9:31 am

marksdolly

4 left here

9:31 am

LeslieAnn

wishing you a year full of bountiful groans, ru

9:31 am

hokie carla

3 now. R C A 2-0-1

9:31 am

penquis

could be a four.....i have a four and a five left....N and R...

9:32 am

rururocks

it's declined quite a bit.. not from a lack of trying though

9:32 am

hokie carla

the n's are all regular 4's

9:32 am

penquis

yes, found the N....ty....

9:32 am

hokie carla

and I know what your R5 is but you will get it

9:34 am

marksdolly

tada!!!

9:34 am

hokie carla

nice!

9:34 am

marksdolly

ty

9:34 am

penquis

i am done....

9:34 am

marksdolly

enjoy your day!

9:35 am

hokie carla

congrats both. see you later.

9:35 am

penquis

congrats, dolly...

9:35 am

hokie carla

found my R. now C and A both 4s left. I got this.

9:35 am

penquis

not a bad grid for a small one....usually hate small ones....and this one looked like it would be tough....

9:35 am

hokie carla

yep

9:37 am

hokie carla

wow, both mine were words that I should have seen earlier.

9:37 am

penquis

mine were too....

9:37 am

penquis

well i am heading out.....bye carla.....*waving to the lurkers*....

9:37 am

hokie carla

bye!

9:38 am

mkg

Any clues or stat for the 8? Ty

9:39 am

LeslieAnn

la8, one who steals

9:40 am

mkg

Ty

9:40 am

mkg

Never heard it before but got it.

9:40 am

mkg

Great clue

9:57 am

moolingwa

good morning

10:01 am

hokie carla

mooo!

10:03 am

moolingwa

hey hoke, we made it to another Friday

10:11 am

hokie carla

is it really?

10:11 am

moolingwa

yeah, believe it or not

10:12 am

hokie carla

just made the top 500 in speed and bonus words

10:12 am

moolingwa

woot!

10:12 am

hokie carla

I'm sure I'll scroll out by tonight though

10:14 am

hurshy

morning

10:22 am

hokie carla

hey hurshy. you and moo are probably finished by now.

10:22 am

bichon

en 6/21, pls

10:22 am

hurshy

no

10:22 am

hurshy

you might en6/21 your fingers while you're thinking hard

10:23 am

hurshy

i still need 3 C, 2 R, and 1 L

10:23 am

MollyL

Or praying

10:23 am

hurshy

one of which is the 8

10:23 am

bichon

ty hurshy

10:23 am

hurshy

ok it says 8 is L in the chat

10:23 am

hurshy

got it

10:24 am

hurshy

3-1-1, that's a nice change of pace :D

10:24 am

moolingwa

I need an L and a C

10:24 am

hokie carla

I like 311

10:25 am

hurshy

got the 6!

10:25 am

hurshy

2 fours left!

10:26 am

hurshy

one more C4!

10:26 am

hokie carla

well, I am getting up from my desk. hasta manana.

10:26 am

moolingwa

ciao

10:26 am

hurshy

not today

10:28 am

hurshy

(just a little C4 joke)

10:28 am

hurshy

done!

10:59 am

cybernan

good morning -- is the 8 a compound?

11:02 am

rururocks

Nope

11:03 am

cybernan

hmm its either an l, i or r

11:04 am

cybernan

my phantom for the day is laconic, but that doesn't help

11:05 am

cybernan

not the r

11:05 am

cybernan

nor the i - forgot that babblet

11:06 am

cybernan

so an l 8

11:11 am

hurshy

did you want a clue?

11:11 am

cybernan

monkeyed it -- never seen before, was just playing around with the root word

11:11 am

hurshy

mk :)

11:12 am

cybernan

hagd everyone and ty, hurshy

11:19 am

mkg

Any clues for the R word second row?

11:20 am

Sophie512

so sorry just got here

11:26 am

hurshy

there's tie your shoes again

11:26 am

hurshy

and abbrev for the scouting work that military forces do before invading

11:27 am

Sophie512

thanks hurshy

11:29 am

mkg

Got it. Tie your shoes did the trick. Ty

11:30 am

mkg

One last clue needed. For the L in third column. Help welcome

11:33 am

SummerBreeze44

Former talk show host

11:59 am

mkg

Ty. L right????? As in johnny carson………..hmmm. Thinking

12:00 pm

mkg

Letterman not in grid. Not sure who it is…….there is a larry as well but not in grid. Any other hints?

12:00 pm

Sophie512

after Carson

12:01 pm

mkg

Hmmm. Never watch it so not sure who it was.

12:03 pm

mkg

got it. The ugly one. Ty. And i am done for today. Ty all. Off to cook for the weekend. And then swim.

12:22 pm

periwinkle

hello. help with center e please

12:23 pm

Sophie512

if it's 6 letters, it was clued earlier something to do with fingers

12:24 pm

MollyL

It's a 4

12:24 pm

periwinkle

ty but that was not it

12:24 pm

MollyL

Science word

12:26 pm

periwinkle

got it ty Molly

2:22 pm

LuvB

Clue for the l8 please

2:46 pm

dan2bit

la8 a weird word for thief. starts with the legal name of the crime itself

2:50 pm

jesdraggon

Thanks Dan

2:55 pm

jesdraggon

ro6 clue please?

2:56 pm

Shirlockc

use the double consonant jesdraggon

2:57 pm

jesdraggon

Thanks, Shirlock

2:58 pm

jesdraggon

3 left and only 2minutes before I gotta go back to work

3:00 pm

jesdraggon

2

3:00 pm

forwardbyfaith

I need some help with the en6 and the re6 please

3:00 pm

jesdraggon

re6 is tie your shoes again

3:00 pm

Shirlockc

both end the same way with the shoe ties

3:01 pm

jesdraggon

thanks, shirlock

3:01 pm

jesdraggon

got the le5?

3:01 pm

jesdraggon

nm, FW

3:02 pm

forwardbyfaith

thanks!

3:02 pm

jesdraggon

and back to work I go, have a good afternoon all :)

3:17 pm

Sugrraleona

re6 anyone?

3:17 pm

Sugrraleona

nevermind found it - fireworks :)

5:26 pm

Sophie512

back again down to 8

5:31 pm

Sophie512

6

5:35 pm

Sophie512

thanks Dan 2 bit

5:40 pm

Sophie512

Fireworks! Thanks all!!!!

6:38 pm

joym999

Hi folks

6:38 pm

joym999

anyone here?

6:42 pm

joym999

I'm all alone 🎶

6:59 pm

mich_pdx

Hi, Joy

6:59 pm

mich_pdx

21 left, you?

7:04 pm

mich_pdx

10....

7:08 pm

Amy Babs

Hi all fw

7:10 pm

mich_pdx

yay, Amy! congrats

7:14 pm

mich_pdx

firewords! see you at the flip, perhaps

7:50 pm

bleugirl2

FIREWORXXX!!!

9:36 pm

rbud

~☆~ me, too! ~☆~

laters, all! ♥

11:37 pm

Pinikula

7 to go

11:39 pm

Pinikula

en6 plz?

11:43 pm

grannyrose

en 6, en + tie your shoe with it

11:44 pm

Pinikula

thx!!!

11:44 pm

Pinikula

3 to go now

11:44 pm

grannyrose

yw. next

11:45 pm

Pinikula

2 now...let's see....
re6 and ro6

11:46 pm

grannyrose

re 6 almost the same as en 6

11:46 pm

Pinikula

-- slapping forehead -- duh!

11:46 pm

Pinikula

thx again!

11:47 pm

grannyrose

* kisses pini's head * don't do that honey. that's my job...lol

11:47 pm

Pinikula

ROFL! I'll remember that for the next one!

11:48 pm

Pinikula

*** FIREWORDs ***

11:48 pm

Pinikula

with moments to spare!

11:48 pm

grannyrose

WTG PINIKULA !!!

11:49 pm

Pinikula

Couldn't have done without your help! Greatful!

11:49 pm

grannyrose

now to see how much clean laundry i can fold in 10 minutes... lol

11:49 pm

Pinikula

I hear ya!

11:49 pm

Pinikula

see you at flip!

11:50 pm

grannyrose

yw pini

11:50 pm

grannyrose

i'll be lurking, but feel free to yell...

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