12:17 am
licketySplitAUS
Clues are up
12:17 am
therealblah
thanks lickety!
12:26 am
Rainiqui
nbt, nbs, ei 7
1:09 am
sprite
morning babblers, thanks Lickety
2:03 am
72 Temple Owl
Sprite
2:05 am
72 Temple Owl
Hello
2:09 am
sprite
hiya Temple Owl :)
2:15 am
sprite
I found Obelix's rock
2:27 am
sprite
fireflies. And poofing.
6:21 am
aslindy
hello all
7:20 am
hokie carla
howdy lindy, all
7:20 am
periwinkle
hi carla, lindy, all
7:23 am
hokie carla
hey peri
7:27 am
hokie carla
first impression is this is a little harder than yesterday
7:28 am
periwinkle
yes it is
7:28 am
aslindy
it's taking me a long time because I'm also watching GBBO
7:28 am
hokie carla
about the same amount of words as yesterday and less big ones but still harder
7:29 am
hokie carla
ha, had to google that because I couldn't come up with it
7:30 am
hokie carla
wow, to add a degree of difficulty there are 14 Ks
7:30 am
periwinkle
I have 9 of the k words
7:32 am
periwinkle
60 left bbl
7:44 am
hokie carla
gotta go. 45 left for later.
7:50 am
rururocks
top row done
7:51 am
rururocks
starting on the second row.. sorry
7:51 am
saanichcat
'morning ru
7:52 am
rururocks
hi saan...we're both up early
7:53 am
saanichcat
this is a sneaky puzzle!
7:55 am
rururocks
hmm not having trouble yet
7:59 am
saanichcat
at least thepower is on, again. another storm coming in. ferries jammed, again. how is it where you are?
8:00 am
rururocks
constantly wet and raining.. a break today and then the big whammo on Sunday
8:02 am
saanichcat
good luck with that one ru
8:07 am
rbud
could I get a nudge on that i on the top row? it's the only thing keeping me from also having that row finished. Would also take a nudge on the BOTTOM lone i, haha.
8:07 am
rururocks
to be mad + most of Santa's common name
8:08 am
dan2bit
io5/12 on the bottom
8:10 am
rbud
thank you both! (shoulda gotten that bottom one, but it was just being evasive!)
8:11 am
rbud
*does a little nbt da5*
8:12 am
rbud
(I kept trying to go the "iso" route for the bottom one, duh!) :P
8:16 am
rururocks
that's a pretty good guess on that i. but not this time
8:17 am
rururocks
second row done
8:18 am
rbud
yes, I feel like a du5...
8:23 am
rururocks
third row don
8:23 am
rastapopolous
the doodle dandy is not allowed alas
8:24 am
rururocks
we can be yankeeful about that
8:42 am
MollyL
Or do the hanky panky
8:43 am
MollyL
But don't be cranky
8:53 am
dejavu
this was stanky
9:41 am
wingding
the em 5/14, master of ceremonies ... it alluded me for awhile ... big announcement though when i found it
9:42 am
wingding
still searching for the other top 'E's
9:49 am
wingding
heard a big boom when i found so 5/12 ... i miss the easy ones right off
10:09 am
wingding
what type of word is the in6 ?
10:09 am
aslindy
it's moreso
10:10 am
saanichcat
really leaky pen?
10:12 am
MollyL
Good clue Saan. How did you survive the weather out there?
10:13 am
moolingwa
morning all
10:19 am
saanichcat
thanks Molly, still here butpowerout mostof the time. oops run-on. Many if not all roads to west coast closed, the Island hadto bring in Hydro workers, in other words, it is a mess but could have beenworse. winds were up to over 110 mph.
10:28 am
MollyL
My sister got hit by Hurricane Helene. She hasn't had internet since September 29th.
10:31 am
72 Temple Owl
Can someone give stats for the 7 s pls?
10:32 am
MollyL
ei and os both 7/32
10:35 am
72 Temple Owl
Thank you
11:29 am
periwinkle
hi all. help with E in 4th column please
11:36 am
montreal13
volcano peri
11:50 am
periwinkle
sheesh, ty
12:00 pm
hokie carla
rehi
12:03 pm
hokie carla
have we talked about why yanqui is allowed but not yankee?
12:05 pm
Aloyisius
yanker doesn't work either.. hi hokie and everyone
12:05 pm
hokie carla
yeah, I also tried yanker
12:07 pm
hokie carla
still looking for one Y
12:11 pm
hokie carla
also am apparently going to need a nudge on the upper i if anyone can help
12:13 pm
Gillie
starts with anger, ends with most of a small dent (or take the E off one of the 7s)
12:14 pm
hokie carla
hmm, found it but now have to find that 7, thanks.
12:14 pm
Gillie
I can't see the bottom I
12:15 pm
Gillie
oh yeah - ty
12:15 pm
hokie carla
ok, got the 7, thx
12:17 pm
hurshy
small dent... not ding... hmmm
12:18 pm
hokie carla
also a guy's name
12:18 pm
hokie carla
like santa
12:18 pm
hokie carla
adj ending
12:18 pm
hurshy
why can't y'all just say "peaceful"
12:19 pm
hokie carla
I didn't get it right off either
12:21 pm
hurshy
need one more left corner E for top row grey
12:21 pm
hokie carla
same
12:22 pm
Gillie
Master of ceremonies?
12:22 pm
hokie carla
have that one
12:22 pm
hurshy
ahh thanks gillie
12:22 pm
hokie carla
and em4
12:22 pm
hurshy
hokie you may need en6, similar to that brendan fraser movie en6 man
12:22 pm
hokie carla
aha, thanks
12:23 pm
Shirlockc
thx carla!
12:23 pm
Shirlockc
now i need one from the other corner, i think it's an ei 7
12:24 pm
hokie carla
yes, it's e + the i6 that gillie clued below
12:24 pm
hokie carla
hurshy wants you to know e + peaceful 🤣
12:24 pm
Shirlockc
oooo thx
12:25 pm
hurshy
tis from greek
12:26 pm
Shirlockc
what about the oi7? would love a clue for that too
12:27 pm
hokie carla
oh, didn't know that one existed
12:28 pm
hurshy
hmm, maybe related to that oi5 we get sometimes?
12:28 pm
penquis
there isn't....it's os 7...hello all....
12:28 pm
MollyL
Starts like bone related plus robot ending
12:28 pm
hokie carla
ah, thanks pen
12:28 pm
Shirlockc
i thought i saw that the 7s were ei and oi
12:28 pm
hokie carla
and thanks molly
12:28 pm
penquis
ty, molly....hadn't monkeyed it yet....
12:28 pm
Shirlockc
o, thx pen
12:28 pm
penquis
i just peeked to be sure...
12:29 pm
MollyL
I clued them earlier as ei and os
12:29 pm
hokie carla
must've been while I was freezing on the pickleball court
12:29 pm
MollyL
Peeking implies sneaky. It's okay to look at the list people.
12:29 pm
penquis
just a way of saying it...
12:29 pm
hokie carla
who are the list people?
12:30 pm
MollyL
It is not an outdoors day here.
12:30 pm
hokie carla
(🤣)
12:30 pm
hurshy
what, how is doody not a word?
12:30 pm
MollyL
Sorry Ms. Pedant, I forgot my comma.
12:30 pm
MollyL
Same way yankee is not a word. Enable.
12:32 pm
hurshy
phantom: munchkin
12:32 pm
Aloyisius
just monkeyed the ya4.8, my missing y
12:33 pm
hokie carla
thanks aloy, hopefully I can find it now
12:34 pm
Aloyisius
.. yay
12:36 pm
hokie carla
guess something cannot be nichier
12:41 pm
hokie carla
oh, middle row gray. one N from each N was too tricky, and they were both regular words.
12:51 pm
hokie carla
3-10-6
MMM C KKK RR AA
UU AA T
DD S
12:51 pm
hokie carla
break time
1:14 pm
wingding
ty carla 12:24 ei 7/32 ... where do these words come from ?
1:14 pm
penquis
top right E...
1:15 pm
penquis
it's an alt spelling of another word in the grid...
1:15 pm
wingding
molly ty os7/32 clue, you are good
1:18 pm
penquis
i also need a break....bbl to finish...bye all....
1:37 pm
wingding
i'd much rather be doing this than filling in the blanks for the IT auditor .... but, i need a pay check
1:50 pm
ChampFit
Back for last 23. Saw Wicked last night, and it was fabulous. Highly recommend!
1:52 pm
hokie carla
hey champ. back for 19. I may have anymore though.
1:52 pm
ChampFit
Oooh...6 of mine are 4's. That's helpful!
1:53 pm
hokie carla
*may not
1:53 pm
hokie carla
only 3 4's for me
1:54 pm
ChampFit
Well allrighty then!
1:58 pm
hokie carla
found one 4
2:02 pm
ChampFit
Got one!
2:03 pm
hokie carla
noice!
2:04 pm
hokie carla
ooh, found my r's!
2:12 pm
hokie carla
apparently that is all I can find
2:16 pm
ChampFit
Starting to feel that way too. Going to the list sooner rather than later.
2:23 pm
hokie carla
yep, I'm doing it
2:23 pm
hokie carla
1-9-6
2:25 pm
hokie carla
ah, forgot about that weird A
2:37 pm
wingding
carla, i did not realize there are 3 AI combo .. the top right was the one to work off of ty
2:38 pm
hokie carla
not sure how I helped but yw
2:41 pm
wingding
2:25 comment
2:45 pm
hokie carla
I was talking about the weird ad5 from the lower that I only know from this game.
2:51 pm
hokie carla
well, 5 that I couldn't find even with the list.
2:53 pm
hokie carla
wow, missed the madagascar mammal. the one day I don't type it in randomly just in case.
2:57 pm
hokie carla
done. last word da6/24. of course it's scottish!
2:57 pm
ChampFit
Way to go!!! Stupid scots.
3:02 pm
hokie carla
had to look it and the me6 up that I never get
3:20 pm
72 Temple Owl
En 6 clue pls?
3:23 pm
hokie carla
similar to the CA town - Brendan Fraser movie - * man
3:24 pm
72 Temple Owl
Ty carla
3:32 pm
72 Temple Owl
Never going to finish this stinker .
3:34 pm
MollyL
It really is a crappy grid
4:43 pm
hurshy
does it have any TS words?
4:44 pm
hurshy
well yay, that's something at any rate lol
4:47 pm
hurshy
i suppose it's already been done?
name that proper noun! actor Reeves
4:51 pm
hurshy
phantom: anemic
5:17 pm
hurshy
i am Worried
5:19 pm
hurshy
i was meant to have a zoom call at 6 (5 Babble time) and the person hasn't showed up and isn't responding to texts either
5:21 pm
hurshy
10 left, from 10 different tiles
6:08 pm
hurshy
phew - finally heard back - they just fell aSLEEP
6:31 pm
MollyL
Yeah, that happens
6:48 pm
penquis
can't find my last two....:o(
6:49 pm
penquis
ooh...found one...
6:50 pm
penquis
latin pl....i am done...
6:51 pm
penquis
*waving goodbye to the lurkers*....
10:39 pm
mkg
Hi all. Any clues for the 7s welcome with stats. Ty.
10:40 pm
mkg
Also missing thetop row i word.
10:54 pm
mkg
Please send a clue for ir 6 word. Ty
10:56 pm
mkg
That ir six word is really stumping me.
10:57 pm
mkg
Monkeys worked for ir word.
11:34 pm
Jacula
All done now, MKG?