Babble: Archived Puzzle for Tuesday, December 10, 2024

12:00 am

cybernan

hello everyone :)

12:00 am

ursh

hi all

12:01 am

periwinkle

hello, insominia here

12:01 am

gremlinn

de 8

12:02 am

cybernan

di 7

12:03 am

Rainiqui

in 7

12:03 am

gremlinn

in 7 x2

12:04 am

dizgrannie

mi 7

12:04 am

gremlinn

not minigun though

12:04 am

dizgrannie

lol

12:07 am

Rainiqui

nbt, nbs

12:07 am

periwinkle

wow Rain

12:07 am

penquis

Fi 7

12:08 am

penquis

Denuding

12:08 am

penquis

So sorry!

12:08 am

dizgrannie

thx pen

12:09 am

penquis

Yw, lol…

12:09 am

gremlinn

the opposite of that must be too offensive for the list

12:09 am

periwinkle

wi7

12:15 am

cybernan

some of these words are a bit of a stretch for me!

12:17 am

licketySplitAUS

Clues are up

12:17 am

penquis

Thanks!

12:17 am

gremlinn

not often I finish before lickety shows up

12:19 am

gremlinn

quine: a computer program that takes no input and produces a copy of its own source code as its only output

12:25 am

cybernan

has anyone found that n in the right column?

12:25 am

penquis

It is a 4

12:25 am

penquis

Babblet

12:26 am

cybernan

ty

12:27 am

penquis

Yw

12:32 am

moolingwa

Fw

12:33 am

penquis

Congrats, mool…

12:34 am

penquis

Leaving 20 for tomorrow….goodnight all…

12:40 am

cybernan

leaving 14 here - good night

1:08 am

sprite

morning babblers

1:20 am

grannyrose

good morning dear friend. how are you today? are you starting to settle down a bit after " the move " ?

1:21 am

sprite

yeah, the panic attacks are slowly abating. Just spent a night with cramping legs though. I ate a lot of magnesium but no joy. Still, onward and upward! How are you doing?

1:23 am

grannyrose

with Don's wonderful help and support have made it through. Amdrew thoroughly loved his strawberry shortcake birthday cake. he said it was as good as our mother's.

1:23 am

sprite

oh wow, well done darling! And am glad to see Don is stepping up.

1:23 am

grannyrose

strange about the cramping. ditto here. have had to take fast relief mag. a few times.

1:24 am

grannyrose

so if you would be so kind as to stop having those cramps we both might get some sleep.

1:25 am

sprite

lololol

1:26 am

sprite

sister of my soul... and my calves... and my feet... and my upper legs....

1:27 am

grannyrose

tomorrow another busy day which cannot be avoided. telehealth for Don at 9:15, then both of us to podiatrist at 10am. nails at 2pm. plus wash day, and clean the bathroom day. and no, i can't do it another day, as the two following are just as busy. good news, nothing booked for Saturday. guess what i will be doing?

1:28 am

grannyrose

* giggle * strange how our biorhythms match, even though we are so far apart.

1:28 am

sprite

if I hear anything other than nothing, you are in trouble

1:31 am

grannyrose

i promise... nothing is the word.

1:31 am

sprite

good girl

1:34 am

sprite

fireflies

1:35 am

grannyrose

WTG SPRITE !!!

1:35 am

sprite

some weird ones today. Fun grid.

1:35 am

grannyrose

it was for me too.

1:36 am

sprite

*hugs* my darling. Please pace yourself. That bathroom won't go to rot if you skip one week, you know.

1:36 am

grannyrose

* hugs * darling

4:21 am

Ray100

"minge" and "minger" are delightful words with all sorts of meanings, in the UK at least. A loss to the dictionary.

4:46 am

jeepers

any help on du5 very much appreciated

4:50 am

jeepers

omg i am such a du5. fw. gla

6:09 am

msr

I'm stuck on the en7. Any clues would be appreciated!

6:18 am

crosshair

Good morning. :)

6:20 am

crosshair

Right column greyed out. Weird one for me was the mi7/40--more of an ancient Asian vase as it were.

6:21 am

msr

Any clue for en7?

6:28 am

crosshair

Don't have it yet.

6:30 am

msr

Thanks crosshair. I have been stuck for a while on it.

6:31 am

crosshair

Just found an en 7/44

6:31 am

crosshair

To bestow someone with a gift.

6:32 am

crosshair

Not a common word.

6:35 am

msr

Thanks! Now I have a clue I can hopefully find it. Thanks again!

6:41 am

crosshair

Actually that clue is not right...

6:42 am

msr

Okay. Because I couldn't figure that out.

6:42 am

crosshair

It is more to infuse a character with a trait when you are writing, or doing a play.

6:43 am

msr

Thanks! I will start looking.

6:43 am

crosshair

My mistake.

6:45 am

msr

No problem. I appreciate the clue.

6:46 am

crosshair

A thesaurus might offer up alternatives such as infuse or endow.

6:50 am

msr

I will try that because I still can't find it. Thanks so much!

6:52 am

crosshair

Clue for the lone P, please.

6:55 am

msr

ends with opposite of out

6:56 am

crosshair

Ty

6:56 am

msr

And finally got the en7!

7:07 am

crosshair

Yaaa!

7:08 am

crosshair

I have 25 left, but it is tough going.

7:15 am

aslindy

hello all

7:30 am

Freeman

Good morning, I need help with du6/27, please?

7:39 am

Freeman

got it

7:39 am

aslindy

I was looking... can't find it either. clue please?

7:43 am

mkg

any clues for the 8 welcome with stats. ty.

7:45 am

aslindy

de8,65 but I don't have it

7:46 am

momof5

De + naked, with gerun d

8:04 am

rururocks

hi lindy.. I wanted to clear up that I was saying that HOkie's three xmas trees was over the top the other day, I wasn't commenting on your nativity scene... I think You thought I was criticizing you on that.

8:06 am

aslindy

oh ruru, thank you, but I really didn't feel any comments were at me personally. it was just one of those days where I felt annoyed by other things and it carried over here. no worries.

8:08 am

rururocks

oh.. ok.. I thought I hurt your feelings or something like that. Glad to hear it wasn't a problem. I like teasing Hokie a lot and she fires right back at me ...

8:11 am

aslindy

I'm usually good at picking up humor and sarcasm, but some days I'm not at my best. especially before I've had all my coffee. no hurt feelings here, but I appreciate you clearing it up. I hope you had a good weekend!

8:12 am

rururocks

i did.. we've been having really nice weather so I've been working outside a lot. lots of fun stuff for the holidays are happening for me

8:14 am

aslindy

that sounds great. we had a couple days of warmer weather too, it was 50 F yesterday so we took the dogs for a walk down to the creek.

8:16 am

hokie carla

howdy folks

8:18 am

rururocks

speak of the devil... :D

8:19 am

hokie carla

oh, do I have to go read?

8:19 am

hokie carla

my ears weren't even burning

8:21 am

rururocks

you don't have to go far.. just right below

8:23 am

hokie carla

👍🏼

8:24 am

hokie carla

well, I started with the D and can only find 2. this must be one of those terrible grids.

8:25 am

rururocks

I was pointing out what a good sport you are hokie, and how you give crap right back to someone giving you crap

8:26 am

aslindy

finally got fireworks with a word I thought I had already tried but must have typoed.

8:26 am

rururocks

the d is easy btw

8:26 am

rururocks

wtg aslindy

8:26 am

hokie carla

of course it is

8:27 am

hokie carla

well done, lindy

8:27 am

bichon

in 6/27, pls

8:27 am

dan2bit

to start labor, bichon

8:28 am

aslindy

got to go, these boxes just won't unpack themselves!

8:28 am

hokie carla

have fun

8:29 am

phaeton

phantom: squid

8:30 am

hokie carla

okay, finally got 4 on that D. moving on!

8:33 am

bichon

tyvm dan

8:35 am

hokie carla

yeah, thanks. otherwise I would have zero i's. this is one of those fussy small grids.

8:36 am

phaeton

anyone have the un6?

8:36 am

hokie carla

okay, found 2 more

8:36 am

rururocks

was there a pregnant pause on that clue dan?

8:40 am

hokie carla

how many points, phae? I don't see anything.

8:40 am

rururocks

un6 very distinctive

8:41 am

rururocks

one of a kind

8:41 am

hokie carla

aha, thanks

8:41 am

phaeton

ty

8:45 am

phaeton

du6?

8:47 am

phaeton

found it...FW

8:48 am

hokie carla

congrats

8:48 am

phaeton

clues wanted?

8:52 am

hokie carla

name that harry potter character!

9:02 am

auntnope

uine

9:02 am

MollyL

Hedwig

9:03 am

hokie carla

✅✅✅

9:03 am

MollyL

You know Hurshy is going to do that one again

9:03 am

hokie carla

yep

9:07 am

hokie carla

have stumbled down to 2 left. 1-0-1 D U

9:07 am

hokie carla

found the U!

9:08 am

sajarn

phantom: unified

9:11 am

hokie carla

okay, if anyone wants to help me with D6, I'll take it (upper D)

9:13 am

EmaMaria

To remove the surface or covering of something

9:13 am

welki

de 6/27

9:13 am

bichon

in 7/44, pls

9:17 am

welki

brought forth, like labor

9:17 am

hokie carla

I have one de6/27

9:20 am

wingding

in 7/44 in + your library book is + gerun ending

9:20 am

welki

it's another du 6/27

9:21 am

welki

not another - it's du 6/27

9:29 am

hokie carla

hmm, looking thanks

9:30 am

Dorens

good morning

9:30 am

hokie carla

hey dorens

9:31 am

Dorens

Does this grid follow the curse of the litle grids or is it friendly?

9:32 am

hokie carla

it's not too friendly. I found most of the words eventually but they didn't pop out. and I still have one left.

9:33 am

Dorens

ok thanks, I'll give it ten minutes and see where we end up

9:34 am

hokie carla

welki, is the du6 a normal word that I just can't see?

9:36 am

welki

nope - it's a little odd

9:37 am

Dorens

just how odd is a little odd? hint please

9:39 am

rururocks

a bill that is du* + not the beginning mixed up

9:39 am

rururocks

hi doren

9:39 am

welki

a south american gnome - but sounds

9:39 am

Dorens

hi ru. and welki. and hokie

9:40 am

Dorens

crazy clue ru but it worked

9:40 am

rururocks

<---cluing savant

9:41 am

welki

good, because i really couldn't think of what it sounds like :D

9:41 am

hokie carla

shocker, did not work for me

9:41 am

Dorens

well ii have the right column greyed out.

9:41 am

hokie carla

but I finally monkeyed it. tada.

9:42 am

Dorens

hooray for carla

9:43 am

Dorens

cr

9:43 am

rururocks

I'd best get to work.. no rest for the wicked they always say...

9:43 am

hokie carla

thanks

9:43 am

hokie carla

bye ruru. I gotta go too. still have 2 trees to decorate and a grocery list to make.

9:43 am

welki

no rest, maybe, but i understand the wicked have a ton of fun

9:44 am

Dorens

go make the world a little bit wi6/30, ru

9:49 am

Dorens

ok, i gave it 15, not 10 and still have 19 left. Maybe later. enjoy the day welki and anyone else who might be left

9:52 am

bichon

sorry, I need the second in 7/44

9:53 am

BzznBea

wingding clued at 9;20

10:00 am

bichon

tyvm wingding

10:25 am

wingding

ty ru for 9:39 ... i got stuck till i used the top du instead of the middle du

10:35 am

BzznBea

Namaste

11:01 am

bichon

fi 6/30, pls

11:04 am

periwinkle

hi all. help with i in right column please

11:11 am

hokie carla

non studio movie

11:11 am

hokie carla

the fi6 is betrothed

11:32 am

crosshair

Ty for du 6/27 clue.

11:38 am

crosshair

Well, I have NBT/NBS, but these last 18 words are not coming easily.

11:42 am

periwinkle

ty carla

11:42 am

mael

good afternoon

11:42 am

crosshair

Ty, Carla.

11:42 am

mael

I started earlier but it's going quick, 9 left

11:42 am

crosshair

Howdy, mael

11:43 am

periwinkle

hi mael

11:43 am

mael

hey hey :)

11:43 am

periwinkle

crossy how are you and your beloved feeling?

11:44 am

crosshair

Still sick, I'm afraid. We are both getting that infection taste, so off to see the family doctor in a day or two.

11:45 am

periwinkle

I am sorry to hear this. hope you both feel better soon. is it covid or the flu?

11:46 am

crosshair

Was COVID. Testing negative now, but the lungs are still a mess, and sinuses backing up.

11:46 am

periwinkle

:(

11:46 am

ch1212

{{{ sending virtual hug and chicken soup }}} my daughter and son-in-law are just now getting over COVID.

11:49 am

crosshair

Ty all for well wishes. Have lots of chicken soup at the ready, just need the doctor to give us some meds for lung infection and things should settle down.

11:49 am

mael

I'm so sorry

11:49 am

mael

it takes so long to start feeling better

11:51 am

crosshair

When your sputum is a lovely shade of green you know it is time to add some meds. :/

11:53 am

mael

definitely

11:53 am

mael

you don't want to mess with that

11:53 am

mael

FW! does anyone want any clues?

11:57 am

wingding

carla, ty for 11:11 clue ... i should of seen, been together 17yrs

12:40 pm

crosshair

Yaa for wingding. 17 years! Good stuff. It gets easier as time marches one. My beloved and I just celebrated our 31st.

12:42 pm

ch1212

My beloved and I will celebrate our 21st - and my 70th birthday with a grand cruise through the Panama Canal this year. ♥

12:43 pm

crosshair

Very nice!

12:44 pm

medusa

hi all. Does anyone have a clue for cu---

12:45 pm

ch1212

medusa, the act of giving an actor a hint

12:46 pm

medusa

cu5. I have the 4

12:46 pm

ch1212

right -- gerund.

12:47 pm

medusa

thank you. Cant believe I could not see that!

12:47 pm

ch1212

babble blindness affects all of us sooner or later :)

12:50 pm

crosshair

It does. 16 left and I am stalled for the moment.

12:54 pm

hokie carla

rehi - we have 30 coming up in Jan! where has the time gone?

12:55 pm

crosshair

Yaa for Carla!

12:57 pm

hokie carla

and who knew I was old enough ;P

1:00 pm

hokie carla

and who is shocked 1995 was 30 years ago? I'm thinking like 10 if I hear it.

1:00 pm

ch1212

lol :D

1:00 pm

crosshair

And here I thought you were a sweet young 35 year old. :)

1:01 pm

hokie carla

I don't think any of that is accurate. LOL

1:02 pm

ch1212

hokie, YES. I turned 40 in 1995. Seems like yesterday!

1:04 pm

crosshair

Lol, my son is getting his first grey hairs!

1:05 pm

joym999

hello

1:06 pm

crosshair

Howdy, Joy.

1:08 pm

ch1212

hi Joy!

My daughter will turn 50, and she's had grey hair for many years. I, on the other hand, weirdly only have a wisp of grey along my ears. I don't color my hair, I just (apparently) am not going grey. My hairdresser says it's something to do with both genes and reddish hair.

1:08 pm

wingding

ch1212 i don't remember by 70th :))

1:09 pm

joym999

my daughter says my hair is grey and brown, but it still looks brown to me.

1:09 pm

hokie carla

joy!

1:09 pm

joym999

I may be biased though. :)

1:10 pm

joym999

hi carla! How's life?

1:10 pm

ch1212

Wow, wingding ... do tell. Must have been one heck of a party!

1:10 pm

hokie carla

my mom had brown hair and didn't start getting grays until her 60s. I am 51 and might have 10 gray hairs.

1:11 pm

hokie carla

good joy, just taking a break from tree decorating to chat with you fine people. How are you?

1:11 pm

joym999

good. I'm going to Spain for Christmas!

1:12 pm

hokie carla

ooh! feliz navidad!

1:12 pm

ch1212

Nice, joy!!

1:13 pm

joym999

Yes, it'll be fun, especially since I'm stopping off in NYC to break up the flights and see friends and family.

1:15 pm

hokie carla

that sounds good too!

1:17 pm

hokie carla

oh well, back to work

1:17 pm

joym999

have fun with your tree, carla. I hope you don't have cats.

1:17 pm

hokie carla

I hope I don't either

1:18 pm

joym999

lol

1:19 pm

hokie carla

winston hasn't really bothered a tree since his first xmas when he was a tiny puppy. he bit a light bulb.

1:20 pm

joym999

ouch

1:22 pm

hokie carla

you should've seen me trying to put it back together like a puzzle to see if any glass was in his tummy. it was one of those skinny bulbs too.

1:23 pm

joym999

yikes

2:12 pm

wingding

for those w/ grays, i can attest to more growing in, when you start pulling them out . . something to do w/ the melanin cells being stressed and they don't produce the pigments ... leave them alone, or cut the single gray hairs

4:14 pm

MollyL

Grey comes in grey when it's ready to. Cut it, pull it, it will still grow back grey. Set to dying it or get used to the grey.

4:30 pm

wingding

i dyed for many years, once i got into my mid 60s i stopped ... i'm fortunate to have a full head of thick hair

4:36 pm

Mubner

Hey fellow babblers, been a while, but I’m wondering if anyone online right now remembers Rubyfoo? I can’t remember where she lived in France, any help?

4:43 pm

medusa

are there any clues for the in6s please?

4:44 pm

wingding

in 6/27 what doctors do when the fetus refused to leave the womb

4:46 pm

medusa

thank you. Do you have the other one?

4:48 pm

wingding

no, but, when you do, plz share .... i'm looking for 'U's now, have un 4/6 un5/16 un 6/30

4:50 pm

medusa

Not started them yet

4:51 pm

medusa

extend the 5 before

4:55 pm

wingding

"U's taken care of the un 4/6 i've not seen before

4:56 pm

medusa

sound interesting

4:56 pm

wingding

the in 7/44 ?? got that

4:58 pm

medusa

first or second?

4:58 pm

wingding

two-toed sloth

4:58 pm

medusa

???

4:59 pm

wingding

gotta start making dinner ... tomorrows another day un 4/6

4:59 pm

medusa

enjoy. xx

5:11 pm

MollyL

RubyFoo passed away a few years ago. She did live in France.

5:11 pm

medusa

un---- please?

5:12 pm

medusa

un6 please?

5:12 pm

medusa

pein

5:12 pm

medusa

oops

5:20 pm

joym999

I'm also looking for a hint for that UN6. It's driving me nuts.

5:20 pm

NANCY

ME TOO ON H

5:20 pm

NANCY

THAT UN 6

5:21 pm

MollyL

If something is un6 it is rare, hard to find

5:24 pm

joym999

doh! Thanks, Molly

5:25 pm

NANCY

Still not getting it

5:31 pm

NANCY

finally got it

5:58 pm

Amy Rumler

fireworks!

6:20 pm

Soodle

Hi Mubner. Our dear friend RubyFoo lived in a town called Verrier du Lac, quite close to the Swiss border. (Geneva would have been her local airport). Babblers Sprite and Granny Rose visited her there in person, so they might have further info. For the record, I still miss Ruby. 😓

6:46 pm

wingding

help with the mi 7/40 would be appreciated

7:25 pm

penquis

it's like a Di 7 in this grid...a comparison word....

7:52 pm

penquis

i am done....goodnight all...

7:52 pm

hurshy

hello

8:34 pm

hurshy

just when i was relieved that i finished something and the light at the end of the tunnel is so so close... my cat bit me and it's swelling and idk if i need to go to urgent care or if it can wait until tomorrow or what

8:56 pm

wingding

do some hot compresses and take a mild antibiotic ... golden leaf or echinaca(?) for a couple of days, clean the wound well, peroxide .. did you get it to bleed ? that cleans it also

9:02 pm

hurshy

well i was giving a presentation on zoom when it happened so i didn't get to wash it out for like half an hour

9:03 pm

hurshy

i don't have golden leaf or echinacea. i did put topical antibiots on it after i was finally able to wash it out

9:03 pm

hurshy

i'm just afraid the topical was too late, already got into the bloodstream

9:04 pm

hurshy

i probably should've excused myself to clean it right away but ...

9:06 pm

hurshy

i guess i can try i hot thing tho

8:59 pm

gingentle

hurshy, I suggest you go to clinic straight away. A cat's claws and bite are always septic and you can have a potentially worrisome infection inside you by this time...

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